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ilhankon Blinded after applying contact lenses with wet hands

So my habit of doing a martial arts class with contacts, showering at the gym with them in, and then continuing the rest of the day or evening with the same pair of daily contact lenses is a significant risk to my well-being? I need to bring an extra pair and switch them out after my shower, making sure to wash and dry my hands beforehand?

ilhankon How I Wrote the Screenplay for “Arrival” and What I Learned Doing It

Manipulative use of a dead child as backstory to build character. Lack of science in general, merely spectacle and CGI. Overly emotional melodrama instead of a real story. Is that good enough for you?

ilhankon How I Wrote the Screenplay for “Arrival” and What I Learned Doing It

This was not a good movie or story, so I don't care.

ilhankon How to disable Facebook NewsFeed in 3 minutes

I personally found this very useful. I unfollowed everybody and every page and group, then went through and re-followed the ones I cared about individually. I did this while watching a YouTube video that was floating on top with the "Floating for YouTube" Chrome extension.

ilhankon Imitate. We are imperfect mirrors

For example see Michael Bublé.