Hey guys, Since the Lowe's mods have basically been MIA for days and are totally ignoring this thread:
where someone is out here straight-up promoting amphetamines—which is a banned drug that causes serious addiction and all kinds of nasty side effects—I've already flagged this twice, and another guy even posted a longer breakdown about it. I’m really asking you to please just step in and delete this thread ASAP.
Some nasty hemorrhoids popped out on me. I'm guessing they're internal, but they keep bulging out after I go to the bathroom. 🤦 I've been applying some hemorrhoid cream, which helps the pain, but one of them turned this weird grayish color... looks like it might be infected or something. 🤦 What should I do? They aren't sliding back inside anymore after a few days like they used to.
Karen Allen16 said:I've been dealing with hemorrhoids for a few years now—basically just some bright red blood after using the bathroom. But lately, it's been getting pretty bad. Today it even started on its own, even though I hadn't even gone yet. I'm gonna call the doctor tomorrow to get checked out. Is this actually just hemorrhoids or could it be something else? I know I won't really know until a pro looks at me, but honestly, I'm kind of freaking out. I'm 24.
Man, I've been fighting this crap for years. Internal hemorrhoids are the worst. Usually, they bleed after a heavy bowel movement or if I spend too much time sitting on the toilet. Lately, since I've been eating way more fruits and veggies, things have actually gotten a lot better. Now it only happens occasionally after I go, and even then, it's just a little bit.
Kevin Adams71 said:There’s no such thing as an instant energy boost you can get from just eating something alone.😉
@ Dennis Davis5 - you can find them in a few different ways... usually pills in small or large bottles, or those powder packets (supposedly they hit faster, but I haven't tried 'em yet). Maybe grab some Sumac supplements in a small bottle first, just to see if they even work for you.😉
Fuck all these pills. Just eat better, eat more, get more sleep, and cut back on the booze—that's how you actually get your energy up. It won't be instant, but it beats popping pills any day. No supplement is gonna save you if you're skinny or running on zero sleep.
Both of you are way too skinny. Especially you, David Ross3. I’m sitting at about 185 lbs at 6'1". I actually spent a huge chunk of my life being super underweight because I had zero appetite and was dealing with some nasty parasites back when I was a kid. Eventually figured things out, though, and now I've just got a bit of a beer belly. 🙄
urbancyclist8 said:So earlier today I got this notification saying my Google Chrome was running slow, I clicked on something, and then Google just reinstalled itself. Everything seems fine now except for the fact that I'm getting hit with annoying ads on basically every single page. Anyone got any tips on how to stop this?
Hey, urbancyclist8
Man, what did you click on? Honestly sounds like you accidentally installed a Trojan. To block all those ads, just grab Adblock Plus from the add-ons section in Chrome—it kills all that junk, works great for me. If that doesn't cut it, you might need to completely uninstall Chrome (just make sure you wipe your entire history first) and then grab the latest version.
Maybe get checked for parasites? A ton of people have them without even realizing it. It could also be an overactive metabolism or some thyroid stuff going on. Honestly, you should probably take it easy on the workouts for a bit.
If you're trying to get those old-school games running, you'll probably need to grab some patches from gamecopyworld.com. Honestly, just toggling compatibility mode on Windows 98 or XP usually does the trick too.
Try running chkdsk c: /f in your command prompt, then just give Windows a quick restart. It’ll check your file system. If you think the drive might have some bad sectors, you can always dig into that using some tools from a Microsoft boot CD.
darkowl72 said:I honestly don't even know what to say... EVERY decent motherboard manufacturer puts dual BIOS on their higher-end models...
Looking at a review for Intel X99 boards:
"Note that many high-end boards -- like MSI's Z97-GD65 -- offer a "dual-BIOS" feature. This is a good thing. The reason that flashing firmware can brick a board is because there exist no consumer means to recover a corrupted firmware chip. To update firmware, the board must first wipe the existing blocks housing the firmware, then apply the update block-by-block to the flash device. Failure or power loss during the 'wipe' phase will likely result in catastrophic failure -- or unrecoverable corruption to the Flash memory.
Dual BIOS eliminates this concern. If BIOS fails due to a bad flash, a physical switch on the board can be toggled to enable the backup BIOS chip."
That all sounds great in theory, but my issue was getting hit with two broken BIOS chips right out of the box. Both were unstable, so the backup kept kicking in every single time I rebooted. Now I'm just chilling on my laptop with a single BIOS and zero issues. Honestly, screw the dual BIOS system when a single BIOS works better than the "backup" ever did. And don't even get me started on how often Gigabyte drops new BIOS updates that are so buggy they have to release patches constantly. It drives me nuts—I'd much rather they just release one solid, stable version that actually lasts a year.
Larry Ortiz5 said:Look, I’d suggest you don't take what guys like crimsonfalcon38 are saying too seriously—either he’s totally out of the loop or he’s just trolling at this point.
When it comes to motherboard sales, Dell usually leads the pack, followed closely by Intel. While those rankings might shift slightly from month to month, I can tell you one thing for sure: an Intel board isn't some piece of junk.
My old Intel board was actual trash, though. Had issues right out of the box with the BIOS and that stupid dual BIOS setup they have—where the second one is just a backup. Honestly, I haven't seen such a weird workaround anywhere else, and they probably only need a backup because their stuff is so unstable. Long story short, I'm never buying Intel again.
Honestly, you can't trust those knock-off laptop RAM sticks. You gotta go with the genuine stuff if you want any peace of mind that it'll actually work.
Man, I’m hitting the exact same wall with my HP. On paper, this new RAM is a perfect match for the old stuff. So, I pulled both old modules out, popped the new ones in, and everything looks fine—the BIOS sees them clearly. But here’s the kicker: the built-in BIOS memory test won't even run. If I try to boot Windows, it just freezes up after a few seconds. But then, get this... if I boot Linux from an external drive, it works perfectly fine?!
Seriously, stay far away from those Intel motherboards. I've had some pretty nasty run-ins with their boards before because the BIOS is just straight-up garbage and they’re constantly pushing updates that are riddled with bugs. Total junk, honestly.