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Re: What does this inside of a dead Fitbit One look like? This:

Darren "DWilly" Williger — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 09:26:01 -0000

I find a super-sharp razor blade to be the best tool for opening. Begin on the side towards the button (opposite side as the gold contacts), as it's very easy to accidentally slice the charging contacts if unfamiliar with the amount of pressure to apply. If necessary, you can warm with a heat gun for a few seconds to loosen the glue. Removing the glue on old Ones is often the most time consuming part of replacing batteries.

Take note to what @Conor O'Neill said about not slicing between the plastic and metal, or you're just increasing your work by removing a panel you'll end up gluing back into place. There are actually (2) different styles of Ones, one version is a 2-piece clamshell, the second being one with 2 pieces and the metal addition (the first version has the similar silver panel piece, it's part of the plastic case, and isn't metal).

If you think these batteries are tiny, open an Alta!

Re: Darren Williger is a Handsome Bald Man

Darren "DWilly" Williger — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 13:57:56 -0000

Something with 3's ROFLMAO...

To be a smart ass on last comment, What comes easy to me (like making videos maybe, I never realized it wasn't for everyone) come with cost of not being able to do things well like phones or email, which, I've documented since 1992 as a key to my success. HP had me get rid of my administrative assistant (to me another sign the drugs were rotting my brain; I've never been a pussy ahem pushover before) and I'm overwhelmed. It's hard to do what you people (you people LOL) do. People see what they can't do, not what I can't do sometimes and it's OK.

Re: Darren Williger is a Handsome Bald Man

Darren "DWilly" Williger — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 13:54:24 -0000

I missed one! OK to "how are you ever going to work again when people find documentation of the disaster that your life is? Maybe you're not thinking that far ahead. God bless you."

First, thanks for the blessings. To the first part, the how am I ever going to work again is the first part, the 'after find', well, to that part as I heal, I hope that my future customers or employers find a man who pushed through and recovered from this and respect me for the man I am, perhaps working arrangements to leverage my strengths and have others use theirs, it's how I've always worked. This got weird. It's "why" I'm sharing, it's like me as a little kid getting my ass shoved in lockers for intellectual and creative gifts, and me running outside to the playground, where other kids could say "hey, be nice to Darren, he's cool". I've been bulled my whole life but not like this since childhood. I've been blessed my whole life to have beautiful friends find me and love me how I am. My blog is a playground and it's time for recess!

Re: Darren Williger is a Handsome Bald Man

Darren "DWilly" Williger — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 13:47:29 -0000

Very bald LOL and thanks for commenting.

Unsure if you'll revisit, as your crafty email won't get through, but very grateful for blog comments.

You gave me a great "Funny, you don't look autistic" title for future post. It's one of many reasons I don't discuss autism. It's unique for each person and other physiological, neurological, psychological and other factors play a great deal into each person's individual experience. Personally, I never chose to share as believe we each have our burdens and fought my whole life (over-compensated) to fit in. I'd busted through appearing normal over and over, only to be made special by my parents, until running away, eventually becoming property of the state.

Homosexual? I wish! Heard of an app called Grindr, and idea of no-small-talk intimacy (or, as I'd call STIR, Short Term Intimacy Requirements) sounds great, but just like my brain, I'm wired heterosexual.

Also, it's Williger. Willinger is Jwillie.

Addict? Maybe. Dependent? Probably. Been trying to detox from this nonsense encouraged by my manager since Feb and kept being encouraged due to HP crap. I also can see where this is "out of sync" and that bothers me too. You've motivated me to do something for myself (and hopefully your amusement too, it was cool learning what I find very therapeutic in any way impacted someone, so there's so real weird stuff I'm sure you'll dig).

I'll be going full-disclosure on my blog and YouTube. Reasons they'd been unlisted or private were to keep quiet with Sedgwick, HP, AON and doctors.

Sharing CT? Well, you've not made offer like "hello, I'm a top neurologist and wanted to give you a free second opinion", so not worth the effort. Also damn well aware I'm constantly "re-learning" and at the moment, that sounds idiotic, specifically from my (IMFUR - In My Fucked Up Reality) mind state, which does include pharmaceulogihell, I see no value to. Sell me on why, and if beneficial to me or others, I'll consider sharing it. Totally transparent here, it's Sedgwick I don't want to get this as they triggered many bad neurological events before taking further steps which triggered more nonsense. It makes no sense to me and likely unbelievable to you or anyone, so I'll be sharing that publicly and previous medical data I NEVER Wanted this! HP leaked my medical information in the first place following 2nd concussion and started a whirlwind of hell in the rumor pool freaking me out. I basically went quiet, told by HP, AON and Sedgwick that I could "only" contact Sedgwick. I was so effed up in the head from concussions, shock, and continuous use of mediums which hurt me (come on, I hide my autism in plain sight with websites dedicated to how much I hate phones and the like), that I believed them. That decline was VERY hard to see. Doctors told me it's normal to forget events during fugue states and around time of concussions but I took video.

Wasn't fired for making videos LOL those were to document I was wise enough to record smart enough not to publish (have MANY RULES in place). Actions proceeded my actions on Twitter and I am embarrassed. I'll be candid; not looking to point out "this happened it's my excuse" but to share as "this happened, this was my response, this is how I'd normally respond, this is what's different since the brain injuries, where can I improve".

Videos were part of my life before HP and the only allowed and encouraged medium for me. My assumption is your statement is an assumption or envy (you may correct me, stating assumption as don't know and need to re-learn a lot) that my videos somehow are time consuming. These, like other things that I learn others don't do naturally, I actually do. Some things I don't.

Never thought to record BP readings with cuffs, though have some and have about 500 that I've not posted as it's just boring as hell but have created a separate YouTube channel just for my BP logs.

The videos were for Doctor Khipple, who doubted many machine's accuracy when over-prescribing vs. permitting an MRI or CT after 2nd injury. My new doctors (plural, yes they have several excellent folks figuring out how I survived this after meeting me) think it's silly for me to make videos of my BP so I've got to unlearn that. They prefer the Android app as we can diagnose trends and look at non-drug ways to keep improving.

To the HP on Twitter thing - YIKES! Very not-me, until @DominickEvans mentioned I wasn't myself, I didn't realize. Behavior I've noticed consistently following concussions is I quickly try to re-assemble, like "what was I doing I must make sure I do what I was doing", it's a bit weird, but it's not, it's like all of us, autistic or neuro-normal, we want to always appear to have our shit together even when we don't, and that... that's what bothers me! Yes I'm mad at how HP attacked my family and medical orders and how they fired me, but not that they fired me. I'm mad at me for tweeting in a concussed state. The circumstances, which I'll document in shameful detail, again aren't an excuse, it's for me and others like me to learn.

To the YouTube, WOW it's WAY out of sync. I'm going to go plan a big vLog dump, get all that shit out of the way and start sharing what I want you to see, is me pushing through this muck to be Darren!

Regarding legal stuff.. Starting FMLA I'd contacted attorneys, researched rights, etc. After PTSD diagnosis when HP's Human Resources pretexted me, then my mom, I wasn't able to speak or understand people. It's very weird to see my communications decline while Id been trying to get my processes back together (will have to share more in other posts or ask any questions).

Doctor, provided by HP helped me get off the drugs, it was wonderful the video http://youtu.be/E1aStEEWQB8 helps show this. Again, I do get from your perspective how my broken timeline (kicks my ass too) is showing you things out of order, and appreciate knowing this. Mostly grateful to learn you were paying attention.

Got a video, not released yet when realizing had I been on Twitter the past year I would have received immediate help vs. counting 100% on Sedgwick as lifeline (to that, yes I was obviously brain damaged to believe that, this is rather clear as I've begun to wake up). In this video, I'm crying. I've never seen me this emotional. It again supports why I wish at times I were gay LOL but I'm just a smiling bald man with emotions, always happy inside, overwhelmed a bit with new emotions but taking it as a chance to grow and connect differently, and that's OK.

Let me know if I missed anything and thanks again!

Re: Discovering Some Newer Ways Creates Better Brighter Days!

Darren "DWilly" Williger — Sun, 05 May 2013 16:30:59 -0000

Darren. Congrats on finding your balls. Love, Darren

Re: Doctor Says Hypertension from my Job Is Killing Me!

Darren "DWilly" Williger — Sat, 04 May 2013 23:41:25 -0000

This post was previously published privately. I'd not wanted to share health conditions and first several months only discussed with my manager at work. I didn't want friends or family to worry.

This wasn't healthy and I'm working on getting better. Situation has gotten worse as this was bad back in November when my doctor insisted that I take time from work. I was repeatedly advised to risk myself by those I trusted. When I finally did take time from work, it came with just bizarre retaliation, chased with pretexting human resources personnel, spiking even worse problems. Month into begging for a break when I've burned leave just being tormented has gone too far - taking back control of my health. Working with two doctors. Avoiding workplace toxicity and willing to risk getting fired if that's what's necessary for me to be healthier.

Re: Dining Out Without Cheating On A Low-Carb Diet

Darren "DWilly" Williger — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:04:53 -0000

I'd do appreciate the feedback. What would you like to see me focus on and I can either add to that article or to a different one. There are a couple of links within the article that take you to additional pages you may find handy as well. Thanks for reaching out.
Typos complements of Google voice transcription on my HTC from Sprint!
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Re: Some Fast Foods You Can Eat on a Low Carb Diet

Darren "DWilly" Williger — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 22:22:06 -0000

Absolutely! Here's the drive-through version http://youtu.be/gVYWysUChpM :)

Re: Do It Yourself Mead Wine Making

Darren "DWilly" Williger — Sun, 27 May 2012 10:43:14 -0000

Yes, you'll need to add yeast. The good part is with mead, you can pretty much try any type of yeast and get a good result. Champagne yeasts also work well and will yield a higher alcohol content (though take longer to ferment). There's also some specific mead yeasts available from Wyeast (http://bit.ly/wyeast)

Re: Do It Yourself Mead Wine Making

Darren "DWilly" Williger — Sun, 27 May 2012 10:39:49 -0000

Due to the qualities of honey and the long fermentation process, most any yeasts will work for mead. You can use traditional wine yeasts, like the Lalvins or even plain grocery store Fleischmanns all purpose yeast. Dryer yeasts will produce dryer mead and champagne yeast, is hardy and produces a high alcohol content.

Wyeast (http://bit.ly/wyeast) offers some yeasts specifically for mead, but I've not tried them yet. Your results will also be dependent on the honey you use. Experiment and enjoy!

Re: Beginner’s Winemaking

Darren "DWilly" Williger — Sun, 27 May 2012 10:21:15 -0000

root beer wine or homemade root beer? either way, sounds good!

Re: Beginner’s Winemaking

Darren "DWilly" Williger — Sun, 27 May 2012 10:20:22 -0000

You should check with state and local authorities to see if there happens to be any local restrictions in your area on home winemaking. The Federal Government has made home winemaking legal with a couple of caveats. Annually, a household of two or adults can make up to 200 gallons of homemade wine each year. Single adult households can make up to 100 gallons of homemade wine per year.

Re: How Long After Making Can You Drink Homemade Wine?

Darren "DWilly" Williger — Sun, 27 May 2012 10:14:17 -0000

It's an awesome hobby and you get wine out of it too! Have you started?

Re: Chat Rooms for Winemakers

Darren "DWilly" Williger — Sun, 27 May 2012 10:13:41 -0000

Don, a possibility with your flat vs. bubbly could be that the fermentation really didn't take off as preferred. There's actually yeast boosters you can experiment with, as well as adding additional sugar during initial fermentation.

Re: Chat Rooms for Winemakers

Darren "DWilly" Williger — Sun, 27 May 2012 10:12:18 -0000

I've never considered boosting the alcohol in old wine, but in theory you could add vodka or another spirit, though this would change the wine's taste.

Re: COMPLETE Homemade Wine Recipe Database!

Darren "DWilly" Williger — Sun, 27 May 2012 10:09:13 -0000

Fantastic and thanks for the note! I've tried the database successfully, so perhaps it's your browser. Regardless, I'll take this as further reason I should get the old recipe database converted to WP already :)

What kinds of fruits and vegetables do you grow on the farm? Definitely will be a fun switch from kits to juice since you grow your own.

Re: Wine Making Without Grapes

Darren "DWilly" Williger — Sun, 27 May 2012 10:06:24 -0000

I'd be curious to learn the recipe and how it came out. I actually do have one beet wine recipe (see http://bit.ly/beetwine) but haven't yet tried it. I did make a straight up raisin wine - total mess but tasted like delicious sweet sherry :)

Re: Benefits Making Your Own Wine

Darren "DWilly" Williger — Sun, 27 May 2012 10:03:56 -0000

Thanks Marie! How's your wine stash progressing? I agree, it's a challenge for all winemakers (well, maybe not the ones with large batches) to keep and not drink them. I've managed to increase production to supply for the immediate term as well as future... It's 2012 and I have a couple of bottles from 1996+ still to re-evaluate now that they've aged. Definitely was harder in the beginning to save any :)

Re: Online Marketing für Handwerker: 7. Social Media Marketing

Darren "DWilly" Williger — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:27:43 -0000