Another vaper here, going on about 2 years now. I also "roll my own" juice, since the FDA made the laws a little too strict for the mom 'n' pop juice shops. PG, VG, food flavoring, nicotine is all that goes into my juice as well.
Used to smoke about a pack a day for almost 30 years. When I switched to the e-cigarettes, I found the following benefits:
- I don't smell like a stale ashtray (now just a mild hint of vanilla!) - My skin stopped turning yellow (noticed by friends) - My lungs no longer crackle when I exhale - I no longer have that persistent cough - I breathe easier when exercising - My sense of taste and smell is better than it has been in years
Now I'm not going to say that these things are healthy. They haven't been studied enough yet to know all of the risks. Even if the carcinogenic effects of vaping are just as bad as smoking, though, it's hard to overlook all of the other benefits over smoking this has.
I'm sure it's not completely safe, but it sure beats cigarettes. The article is misleading in that they are only looking at a single effect known to cigarettes and ignoring all of the other hazards of tobacco use that just aren't there with vaping.
For what it's worth, I just (today) finished a contract working for Microsoft on a product that is not part of the Windows OS. When I began working on the project, I was specifically instructed by my boss not to use any APIs or information from within the company that are not publicly available. So at least from that experience, it looks they're making a genuine attempt to comply.
The main issue here is whether or not Microsoft is attempting to gain an edge over the competition by using functionality in the OS that's not available to the general public. If Microsoft is developing applications that take advantage of functionality in the OS that competitors don't know about, that creates an unfair advantage for Microsoft.
Any parts of the OS they don't want to make public, they can't use in their own non-OS software.
And what VISA are they going to use to gain enterance to the US?
A tourist visa, I'm guessing. It's (relatively) easy to get permission to travel in the US (for most countries, anyway). Getting permission to work here (H-1B visa) is a lot more difficult.
Your description of yourself reminds me very much of myself. I've led a pretty unusual life, mostly because of thinking like yours and I don't regret a day of it.
Do what interests you, not what you think you should do. Whatever you feel like pursuing, pursue. This may lead you some strange places, but I promise if you're true to yourself, you won't regret it.
I went to college for a year, and decided it wasn't for me. There was a lot of bullshit, and not enough real "enlightenment" to balance it out. Granted, it wasn't the best college, but I didn't like high school either, if you know what I mean...
Since I left college, it's almost seemed like an adventure. I've worked as a photographer, cook, played for that blackjack team that's on the History Channel, played professional poker, taught myself C++ and Win32 programming and worked my way up from a junior programmer making $10/h to a senior programmer raking in over $100k a year.
Another thing, don't think you'll ever find any answers that are permanent. Like you, I get bored with just about everything I do after a while. Even the computer programming, my "dream job" for so many years. It just got old. The hard part is understanding that if you're anything like me, you're not going to find one area in your life to focus on forever. Even that sweet programming job got old after a while. I quit, sold my house and lived in Costa Rica for 2 years, learned a lot of Spanish and experienced a totally different kind of life.
Anyway, the only advice I have is to do what *you* want to do. Study what *you're* interested in. All the rest will fall into place. Don't worry about your future; just concentrate on living here and now.
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Another vaper here, going on about 2 years now. I also "roll my own" juice, since the FDA made the laws a little too strict for the mom 'n' pop juice shops. PG, VG, food flavoring, nicotine is all that goes into my juice as well.
Used to smoke about a pack a day for almost 30 years. When I switched to the e-cigarettes, I found the following benefits:
- I don't smell like a stale ashtray (now just a mild hint of vanilla!)
- My skin stopped turning yellow (noticed by friends)
- My lungs no longer crackle when I exhale
- I no longer have that persistent cough
- I breathe easier when exercising
- My sense of taste and smell is better than it has been in years
Now I'm not going to say that these things are healthy. They haven't been studied enough yet to know all of the risks. Even if the carcinogenic effects of vaping are just as bad as smoking, though, it's hard to overlook all of the other benefits over smoking this has.
I'm sure it's not completely safe, but it sure beats cigarettes. The article is misleading in that they are only looking at a single effect known to cigarettes and ignoring all of the other hazards of tobacco use that just aren't there with vaping.
Looks like the servers just came back online, but are configured to not accept connections.
For what it's worth, I just (today) finished a contract working for Microsoft on a product that is not part of the Windows OS. When I began working on the project, I was specifically instructed by my boss not to use any APIs or information from within the company that are not publicly available. So at least from that experience, it looks they're making a genuine attempt to comply.
The main issue here is whether or not Microsoft is attempting to gain an edge over the competition by using functionality in the OS that's not available to the general public. If Microsoft is developing applications that take advantage of functionality in the OS that competitors don't know about, that creates an unfair advantage for Microsoft.
Any parts of the OS they don't want to make public, they can't use in their own non-OS software.
And what VISA are they going to use to gain enterance to the US?
A tourist visa, I'm guessing. It's (relatively) easy to get permission to travel in the US (for most countries, anyway). Getting permission to work here (H-1B visa) is a lot more difficult.
Your description of yourself reminds me very much of myself. I've led a pretty unusual life, mostly because of thinking like yours and I don't regret a day of it.
Do what interests you, not what you think you should do. Whatever you feel like pursuing, pursue. This may lead you some strange places, but I promise if you're true to yourself, you won't regret it.
I went to college for a year, and decided it wasn't for me. There was a lot of bullshit, and not enough real "enlightenment" to balance it out. Granted, it wasn't the best college, but I didn't like high school either, if you know what I mean...
Since I left college, it's almost seemed like an adventure. I've worked as a photographer, cook, played for that blackjack team that's on the History Channel, played professional poker, taught myself C++ and Win32 programming and worked my way up from a junior programmer making $10/h to a senior programmer raking in over $100k a year.
Another thing, don't think you'll ever find any answers that are permanent. Like you, I get bored with just about everything I do after a while. Even the computer programming, my "dream job" for so many years. It just got old. The hard part is understanding that if you're anything like me, you're not going to find one area in your life to focus on forever. Even that sweet programming job got old after a while. I quit, sold my house and lived in Costa Rica for 2 years, learned a lot of Spanish and experienced a totally different kind of life.
Anyway, the only advice I have is to do what *you* want to do. Study what *you're* interested in. All the rest will fall into place. Don't worry about your future; just concentrate on living here and now.