u/thementalist222

Hi im a British indian eith long thick wavey/curly hair and wanted some general advice on keeping it healthy long term.

At the moment, I wash my hair once a week, and try to comb it twice a week but ive noticed it gets knotted up really quickly.

Currently I use Tresemmé shampoo and conditioner which seems decent so far.

I’d appreciate advice on things like:

How often should I wash long hair?

How often should I shampoo vs just condition?

What type of shampoo/conditioner is best?

How often should I comb or brush it?

Any tips for avoiding dryness, thinning or breakage?

Oils worth using or avoiding?

If ive missed anything id especially appreciate and useful advice.

Thanks

Hi everyone,

I’m considering getting a puppy, possibly a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, but before making the decision I’d really like to hear some honest, realistic “day in the life” experiences from actual owners.

I’m less interested in general advice and more interested in what your average day genuinely looks like from morning to night.

For example:

What time does your puppy wake up?

How often are you taking them outside?

How much supervision do they need during the day?

What would you have done differently?

How exhausting is it mentally?

How much does your routine/lifestyle change?

How much free time do you realistically have left?

What’s the hardest part of a normal day?

At what point did life start feeling normal again?

I think online videos can make puppy ownership look easier and calmer than it probably is, so I’d appreciate the reality, including the stressful parts.

For context:

I’m from the UK

I live on a ground floor flat

I live with my brother

I already have 2 cats

I’m considering a Staffy if that matters

I’m just trying to make a realistic and responsible decision before committing.

Thanks.

Hello, I’m currently learning how to build my own home media server for accessing my 4K movies across different devices around my house.

So far I know I want

A box running 24/7 so I can access movies anytime

Something like a Synology NAS⁠ connected to my router

Plex or Jellyfin as the media host/interface

What I’m trying to understand now is the workflow for ripping 4K Blu-rays to my PC so I can copy them over to the NAS.

What software are you guys using to rip/burn your 4K movies to your PC? I keep seeing people mention things like MakeMKV⁠ but I’m not fully sure what the standard setup is.

anything you wish you knew starting out, im not extremely tech savvy so any simple setups would be great,

My list for hardware so far is

-Pioneer BDR-XD08S Portable Blu-ray Drive

-Synology DS423+ 4-Bay NAS

Any advice would be great.

Hello, I dont know if this is the right place to post this, but I’m currently learning how to build my own home media server for accessing my 4K movies across different devices around my house.

So far I know I want

A box running 24/7 so I can access movies anytime

Something like a Synology NAS⁠ connected to my router

Plex⁠ as the media host/interface

What I’m trying to understand now is the workflow for ripping 4K Blu-rays to my PC so I can copy them over to the NAS.

What software are you guys using to rip/burn your 4K movies to your PC? I keep seeing people mention things like MakeMKV⁠ but I’m not fully sure what the standard setup is yet.

anything you wish you knew starting out, im not extremely tech savvy so any simple setups would be great,

Thanks

I don’t really listen to much music outside of kirtan, but I’ve always been a fan of rap. These days though, most rap seems focused on drugs, women, money, and negativity.

Are there any Sikh rappers within the Panth who actually promote a positive message, spirituality, discipline, growth, or meaningful topics instead?

I havent bought anything from vinted for a while, I was about to buy a cd system today and I noticed there wasn't an option for it to be delivered to alterative collection point. I dont prefer evri to deliver to my house because of past issues. But they seem to deliver to shops just fine.

I cant see the options to deliver to local shop, has this option been removed?

Sat Kartar!

Sangat ji,

What is the appropriate way to respectfully dispose of damaged kakaars? I also have a fair amount of old dastar material that I no longer need.

any guidance would be appreciated.

Akaal