CBD oil is basically a marajuana derived product, without the THC, the known agent to cause the effects of the high. CBD acts upon certain neurotransmitters and basically has the same calming and anti-anxiety effects, without the negatives of the psychoactive components of the drug. 

It's completely legal in my state, and while it's not cheap, I got my hand on some, and I can say it works like no other. I'm truly pretty impressed. 

Anyone else ever tried similar products or have anything to say? (@leo, curious what your thoughts are )

so I'm back to vlogging and would like some Q&A for one of my upcoming vlogs, best 10 questions will be answered!

so please feel free to ask me anything!

Most people say around 55-65 MPH is best as far as fuel efficiency is concerned. It's certainly true that going faster dramatically decreases your gas mileage, particularly over the speed of 70. Most people blame the transmissions and say they need deeper overdrive gears, and while the transmission makes a huge difference, most new cars do in fact have very deep overdrive gears, and the mileage still dips considerably as you approach the speed of normal traffic on your typical freeway. Turns out that the wind drag makes a pretty significant difference all on its own, and I decided to put a lot of that to the test in my new ride. 

My 2007 jetta, 5 cylinder 2.5 liter is pretty nice. Snagged another steal on it and paid 2400 for it with 60K miles, and it's clean inside and out with no mechanical issues whatsoever. EPA claims it gets around 19 MPG in the city and 28 on the highway. 

Granted, I have yet to own a single car yet where I didn't exceed the gas mileage estimates. I don't necessarily drive like I'm in the Indy 500, but I don't drive like a grandma either, so I'm a little pleasantly surprised by this. In the city, I do generally average only around 20 MPG or so (a little better back home, usually closer to 23). But on the highway, rolling at 70 MPH or so, I get about 30-32 easily, sometimes a hair better. A noticeable amount better than the EPA's estimates, and without dipping down to an unreasonably slow speed. 

It's a small sedan, and most compact cars do a little better than this, but for a car that isn't specially designed with fuel-economy in mind, 18-20 in the city, 30-32 on the highway isn't bad and is definitely liveable. But for a car that's the same size as my corolla, I wanted to see how far I could push it. 

I noticed that around 50-52 MPH or so, my mileage was a good bit better than I expected, and even in the city (if I was driving at a good time and didn't hit a lot of red lights), my mileage was actually a little better than it was on the freeway. Turns out that around this speed in my jetta, it will easily average about 36-38 MPG. Took it out on the open freeway and put it in cruise control at about 55-60 MPH or so in the evening, got about 35 miles to the gallon. Not bad at all for a 2.5 liter engine that's only rated for 28 MPG on the highway.  

Did a little quick research, and it turns out there's an explanation for this, despite the super deep overdrive gears in most newer cars. Wind drag is basically the result of your velocity/speed squared. So increasing speed from 70 and going up to 85 miles per hour increases your wind drag by around 33% alone. Based on those calculations, my car would only get about 20 MPG or so roaring at 85 MPH. I can get away with that easily in my civic and still not dip below 30 MPG, but in my Jetta, I think I'll be staying below 70... 

Interesting stuff indeed. EPA estimates can in fact be beat. And pretty easily at that. 

what I'm about to present to you guys is a really old trick but handy if you've got some old computers that you either want to get on the internet or want to link without Ethernet, effectively allowing you to dial into them in the same way you used to dial into an ISP.

now there's a couple things you need to know, first of all you're going to need to generate a line voltage on the phone cable, this is normally handled by the normal setup with the phone company but since you aren't dialing out of your house it's something to work around.

some modems actually can generate this for you so a bit of research is needed but most PCI/ISA/PCI-E etc modems are software based and only have the hardware required to send data.

Your Mileage May Vary.

second thing to know is that your data limit will be based on the slowest modem on the link, 33K or more is fairly standard though.

now that the basics are out of the way here's a couple circuits which you will need to splice into your modem to modem RJ11 (phone cable), cable.

the supplies to construct them are as listed

• Telephone cord ( straight... about 10 or 15 feet ( 3 1/2 meters ) )
  
• Capacitor ( .47 �FD - 1 �FD Electrolytic (Very Important))
  
• Resistor ( 330 ohms - 390 ohms )
  
• 9V battery snap connector(standard or heavy duty)
  I say go with the heavy duty snap connector because the connectors pull out too easily on the cheaper version
  
• 9V battery
  
• Utility knife ( 'Exacto' knife)
  
• Electrical tape or solder w/ soldering iron.
  

so tons of people have used raspberry pi and variant boards for all sorts of cool projects, personally I'm using them to build a home automation system 1 room at a time.

so what sorts of things do you guys come up with?

Seeing as to how we went way off topic in the Hydration thread, right about here, it warranted enough to start another conversation. 

So, let's have it. What's in your cup of tea?

Obviously there are tons of blends in each category, but if I listed them all we would be here for days. Vote for your favorite, then share your preferred blend if applicable.

so... technomancy, literally Technological Diviniation if the name is to be translated correctly.
but basically, a mastery and knowledge of technology, usually information technology, to the point that the user seems to be performing magic.

would a technomantic wizard be someone who's just really good with tech or some sort of magic, or something else.

Thoughts?

personally I think it's someone who's transcended being a mere hacker to do really crazy stuff with technology.

people like ben heckendorn, Steve Wozniak, or some of the people out there who are really good at re-purposing things to do more than they were designed for if their technological knowledge is high enough anyway.

so yeah, what do you guys think? what separates a technomancer from a hacker/really skilled programmer?

so I just got through upgrading my car radio, because of the way my car setup I had to take out the combo AC/Radio unit and drop $260 on a new AC and radio unit which were separate, it was tedious but personally I feel like it was worth it.

mostly because the end result was awesome!



CB radio to be mounted below the radio later.

so what do you guys think? do you prefer to have someone install it or would you be willing to actually install it yourself, wire soldering and all?

just posting some pics on this world I'm working on now, it's pretty cool.

Hello Everyone and welcome to ZORK: The Underground Empire, the rules are simple.
once per day I will update the game log and map depending on the decisions everyone makes, Majority wins.
there will be an inventory list kept in the opening post.

note: not all posts are direct actions, so feel free to discuss what you think might be the best move to make next before the next action is picked.

the map will update as you explore.

Red dot = your position on the map

EDIT: if however no updates are made a random choice will be made, not all of them will progress the game.

Quote:LORE
a list of known information about objects, monsters, and places.

Mailbox: on the east side of the mysterious house.

Leaflet: found in the mailbox, says the following:

Quote:"WELCOME TO ZORK!


ZORK is a game of adventure, danger, and low cunning. In it you will explore
some of the most amazing territory ever seen by mortals. No computer should be
without one!"

Kitchen:

Quote:The kitchen of the white house. A table seems to have been used

recently for the preparation of food. A passage leads to the west and a dark
staircase can be seen leading upward. A dark chimney leads down and to the east
is a small window which is open.

Living Room:

Quote:The living room of the white house. There is a doorway to the east, a wooden door with

strange gothic lettering to the west, which appears to be nailed shut, a trophy
case, and a large oriental rug in the center of the room.

Quote:INVENTORY

• Leaflet
  
  
• Brown Sack with a lunch inside
  
  
• an elvish sword of great antiquity
  
  
• A battery-powered brass lantern
  

• A bottle of water
  
  

Quote:MAP

Quote:TURN 0:
ZORK I: The Great Underground Empire

Copyright © 1981, 1982, 1983 Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved.
ZORK is a registered trademark of Infocom, Inc.
Revision 88 / Serial number 840726

West of House
You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front
door.
There is a small mailbox here.

TURN 1:
>open mailbox

Opening the small mailbox reveals a leaflet.

Turn 2:
>Read leaflet

(Taken)
"WELCOME TO ZORK!

ZORK is a game of adventure, danger, and low cunning. In it you will explore
some of the most amazing territory ever seen by mortals. No computer should be
without one!"

Turn 3:
>examine surroundings
West of House

You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front
door.
There is a small mailbox here.
-
There's nothing special about the surrounding wall.

TURN 4:
>walk toward front door

It's here!

(door)
The door cannot be opened.

TURN 5:

>Walk to south side (to look for another door?)

South of House

You are facing the south side of a white house. There is no door here, and all
the windows are boarded.

TURN 6:
>east

Behind House
You are behind the white house. A path leads into the forest to the east. In one
corner of the house there is a small window which is slightly ajar.

TURN 7:
>Open window

With great effort, you open the window far enough to allow entry.

TURN 8:
>go through window

Kitchen

You are in the kitchen of the white house. A table seems to have been used
recently for the preparation of food. A passage leads to the west and a dark
staircase can be seen leading upward. A dark chimney leads down and to the east
is a small window which is open.
On the table is an elongated brown sack, smelling of hot peppers.
A bottle is sitting on the table.
The glass bottle contains:
  A quantity of water

TURN 9:
>open sack

Opening the brown sack reveals a lunch, and a clove of garlic.

TURN 10:
>take sack

Taken.

TURN 11:
>west
Living Room

You are in the living room. There is a doorway to the east, a wooden door with
strange gothic lettering to the west, which appears to be nailed shut, a trophy
case, and a large oriental rug in the center of the room.
Above the trophy case hangs an elvish sword of great antiquity.
A battery-powered brass lantern is on the trophy case.

TURN 12:

>take all

trophy case: The trophy case is securely fastened to the wall.
sword: Taken.
brass lantern: Taken.
carpet: The rug is extremely heavy and cannot be carried.

>investigate area

nothing has changed, 

Living Room

You are in the living room. There is a doorway to the east, a wooden door with
strange gothic lettering to the west, which appears to be nailed shut, a trophy
case, and a large oriental rug in the center of the room.

TURN 13:

>east

Kitchen
A bottle is sitting on the table.
The glass bottle contains:
  A quantity of water

TURN 14:

>take bottle

Taken.

TURN 15:

>west
Living Room

you already have the sword in your inventory

TURN 16:

>Go Outside
Living Room

The Door cannot be opened, it appears to be locked or barred from the other side.