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So it came with stickers?.... :D
Ninja'd.... That's what I was thinking..

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got this footbath today, same brand but not exact model... mine also has a heating element and vibration...


my feet going to be so happy after long walks. just need to buy some epsom salt now to put in it.
My wife got something like this. Thought it was stupid until she talked me into using it once. Now it's a weekly ritual for us. Regarding Epsom Salts, don't use too much! 2 tablespoons is all you need otherwise your toe-nails will get brittle. Trust me, cracked and bleeding toe-nails are a special brand of hell!!
 
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My wife got something like this. Thought it was stupid until she talked me into using it once. Now it's a weekly ritual for us. Regarding Epson Salts, don't use too much! 2 tablespoons is all you need otherwise your toe-nails will get brittle. Trust me, cracked and bleeding toe-nails are a special brand of hell!!

I was going to google instructions. I don't think I will even use 2 tablespoons, one should do it for me. I really don't need any, I just thought it would be nice is all to get the full experience. I think half a table spoon on each side should do the trick for me

I used to think sauna was stupid as well, but after doing it twice in Finland with my friends there, I was hooked... soooo refreshing. They crank it hotter than Americans do... then once your drenched in sweat, go do ice cold water rinse or jump in cold lake (I did it both ways, the lake is fun) then go back into sauna... rinse and repeat...

Problem with America is only saunas I can find on infrared, and I refuse to use those, Finnish style only, hot stones and water... or wood burning stove and water (I have experienced all 3 and will never do infrared again, its garbage in comparison).

I am going to build my own traditional Finnish sauna someday, it's not very hard. A finnish electric rock stove is about $500, and I can just run an extension cable from the house to it.

Now if I really get rich someday, I am going to do a very nice pool and 10 foot privacy fence, so I can do my own version, which will include swimming because I love swimming, then back into sauna, rinse and repeat.
 
Added some early technology to my collection. The Aspen is 45lb pull the Sycamore is 28lb pull, click to enlarge.

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Are those the actual woods used, or is it branding only?
Real laminated wood for the handle and metal front and back with wood inner on the limbs, hard to imagine medieval ages people used to pull 90 pounds on a recurve bow and have to hold it until their commander yelled "loose".
 
Real laminated wood for the handle and metal front and back with wood inner on the limbs, hard to imagine medieval ages people used to pull 90 pounds on a recurve bow and have to hold it until their commander yelled "loose".
Yep. The don't make biceps like they used to.

So the are made of Aspen and sycamore specifically? I had never heard of using those particular woods in a bow.
 
My main reason was I am using glasses and had for years plus my eyesight sadly ain't getting better so 27 even 32inch 4K was too small for me in the long run but I have tried it and also concluded with myself the hardware to run 4K I do not want to pay it's too expensive and 1440p is a good balance.

Plus I only used like half of the real estate that 4K really gave me :roll:

4K is awesome for movies and series that supports it why I got my oled tv but I do which a 1440p 27inch panel with good colour and 600 nits if not more wasn't so ridiculous expensive.
With a little lowered details and FSR at quality, I play at 4K with an overclocked 6700 XT myself. Having a 32" monitor just kicks ass. :)
 
Just got my Latitude 7390 2in1 from dellrefurbished.com for 348$ shipped. It is replacing my 7353 2in1 with a 6th gen i3 6100U with 6Gb DDR3L 1600Mhz.

8th gen i5 8350U, 16Gb LPDDR3 2122Mhz, 512Gb PCIe 3.0 NvME drive. It also came with a Dell original 65W USB-C charger and is spotless and has no scratches or dings (Even the bottom cover).

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A Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO mechanical keyboard. It was on sale, ~100EUR cheaper than its original price.

I'll post a pic or two in monday when I'll go home and grab it from the post office. Got already a SMS that it was arrived.
 
Just got my Latitude 7390 2in1 from dellrefurbished.com for 348$ shipped. It is replacing my 7353 2in1 with a 6th gen i3 6100U with 6Gb DDR3L 1600Mhz.

8th gen i5 8350U, 16Gb LPDDR3 2122Mhz, 512Gb PCIe 3.0 NvME drive. It also came with a Dell original 65W USB-C charger and is spotless and has no scratches or dings (Even the bottom cover).

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are those canadian dollars? cause i think you could have found a better deal than this.

for example 7530u amd apu laptops are only 400 over on HP.com and they are brand new processors that just came out.
 
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....moving to air cooling after years with AIOs and custom W/C.
 
....moving to air cooling after years with AIOs and custom W/C.
Great choice! I've got the regular U12A for my i7 12700K however I changed the fans to Be Quiet Pro ones, a great little cooler!
 
With a little lowered details and FSR at quality, I play at 4K with an overclocked 6700 XT myself. Having a 32" monitor just kicks ass. :)
2160p 32" 144Hz IPS should be the final piece of my main pc puzzle, and the most expensive one as well. 27" 1440p is tempting, but nah, too close (in size) to 1080p 24" I'm using for a (too) long time.
 
Got a UPS. Ordered late at night on phone. Realized wrong model ooooooops.
went to cancel and couldn’t. After it’s returned and refunded then reorder proper model……..if it’s still on sale and free shipping.
 
are those canadian dollars? cause i think you could have found a better deal than this.

for example 7530u amd apu laptops are only 400 over on HP.com and they are brand new processors that just came out.
You'd need to see if what he got was another Latitude. They do cost quite a bit over a similarly specced Inspiron or Vostro.
 
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....moving to air cooling after years with AIOs and custom W/C.

you picked the right one!!!!
Great choice! I've got the regular U12A for my i7 12700K however I changed the fans to Be Quiet Pro ones, a great little cooler!

this is one thing I will never understand, those U12A fans are some of the best engineered and made fans on the planet, I just don't see why anyone would replace them.
 
I just don't see why anyone would replace them.
Because my motherboard had issues with the original noctua fans, they would stop spinning short after powering on my system, I know weird but I needed fans that without 0rpm option.
 
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....moving to air cooling after years with AIOs and custom W/C.
Noctua kicks ass, they make sure that compatibility works as they always also have mounting hardware for new sockets.

So,

Samsung 970 EVO Plus MZ-V7S500BW​


... i think for 38 euro it's the best, will it procuse a lot of heat ?
Get a cheap heatsink for it if it gets too hot? :)
 
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