UtilityDave

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by UtilityDave 8y ago
It is partly what "opens the purse strings" but also what makes a given diagnostic and treatment protocol available. 30 years ago you could be what is called autistic now, and you would have probably been diagnosed Asperger's
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by UtilityDave 8y ago
Honestly the computers kids should have are the most barebones python and assembly beige boxes that can be found, and told they can play games when they can make them. That's why I learned to code. And beige boxes are WAY cheaper than
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by UtilityDave 8y ago
Infants can see contrast. Including color contrast. Interpreting color is the bit they don't really have. There is an interesting digression to be had about amblyopia and the difference between optic nerve presence and use here if you
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by UtilityDave 8y ago
Anyone know if this is anything like B.f. Skinner's crib?
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by UtilityDave 8y ago
I was unclear. Thank you ( just woke up) thanks!
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by UtilityDave 8y ago
Progs are pretty great. Some minor downsides, but comparing them to a lined bifocal... Depends on personal preferences. Neat Sherlock Holmes Ian trick, at about halfway up your lens, near the nose, and temple, there are some laser etchings
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by UtilityDave 8y ago
I mostly want to try to spread more information about this sector of the economy, it is interesting, and I really wish there were more competition. Right now there are competitive garden walls if you want to use Zeiss, essilor, rodenstock,
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by UtilityDave 8y ago
Yeah, can't get much cheaper than readers, unless you want to get a pair with glass lenses for very long term (much harder to scratch, can shatter)
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by UtilityDave 8y ago
If you get any of essilor's scratch coats (or any of unity's they offer a warranty your optician may not tell you about (so he has more wiggle room, or he may buy without warranty to save money)
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by UtilityDave 8y ago
Most offices who keep stock lenses keep cyl (astigmatic correction) up to two diopters in quarter increments in my experience. The main limitation is usually material choice.
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by UtilityDave 8y ago
If people needed glasses "now" the local optician would not be a dying trade, and LensCrafters wouldn't have killed off half of their labs three years ago, while eliminating the one hour guarantee. Davis optical also closed a
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by UtilityDave 8y ago
Optician here with some relevant experience regarding the opthalmic space, recognizing that isn't primarily what the article is about. For the most part glasses still have to be custom made to some extent. That process has been getting