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one fluffy cat, her caretaker, and some chemistry shenanigans.

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@inafoxhole this one's up there with "exceptions as control flow".

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fuck, the giberellic acids in that shipment that is "held".

more time to design and plan I guess, and clear space for the experiment.

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The bottom one is @Explosions_Fire

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This vendor apparently has a history of sending flammable solvents *and* oxidizers in the same fucking box without the proper labels, why am I shocked they would do the same with other things.

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Me: pay vendor an extortionate fee for ADR courier delivery of some stuff.

Vendor: ships it via a regular courier, probably without the required hazard labels, pockets fee.

Courier: your shipments on hold.

Me: "oh no what happened?"

[XKCD Comic @xkcdComic]

Extended NFPA Hazard Diamond https://t.co/y4HWad7k3J https://t.co/qmQc66RSpZ

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@bexben9 @inafoxhole Plasma airfoils.

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@DanKaszeta The Conservative and Unionist Party have done more for Irish reunification than Sinn Fein lately

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@DieselDragonUK @0x47DF Most pharmacies don't carry any useful chemicals anymore (and most won't order for you either).

You gotta find the really old ones in small towns for that IME.

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@0x47DF Where? :O

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@IamHappyToast @DanKaszeta If you, or any of your followers/friends happen to be in Germany, report his account and select the "Nazi shitbag" option (displaying that symbol is an offense there, and twitter tends to take those reports more seriously).

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@0x47DF That's gonna be the first place I go when I arrive on that island for steelcon.
Also wonder if that burrito place in Sheffield is still there...

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Need to find some small screws and a length of small plastic tubing to make a better (contained) spark gap.

Executive dysfunction coming in with "yeah I can't remember where I keep the screws, I have a fuckload of them somewhere but idk".

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*screams in dataviz*

[Will Bailey-Watson @mrwbw]

What a wonderfully misleading diagram in the Times today 📈

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@jennakaycosmic Awwwww!! They are ADORABLE

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The whole "buy to let HMO empire" scheme a lot of unscrupulous landlords in the UK use tends to feature tax evasion, illegal overcrowding, violation of multiple rental laws, violation of planning permission, violation of fire regulations, and various other fuckery.

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British slumlords claim they will be forced to sell up... Because they will no longer be able to evict tenants without valid cause.

[Stan's Account @tristandross]

fuck OFF hahahahahahaha

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@realhomerhickam Do you know if it will be recorded or placed online at any point?

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@AttackOnChitin @ATinyGreenCell Have 10 trays, the usual cheap seed germination incubators/make babby plant grow gardening ones, intended to be disposable but can be reused.

I need to rummage my seed bank and select species to try, but foxgloves and n. rustica will feature (as I have an assload of seeds).

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Forgot I ordered Gibberellic acid, I guess I'll fuck with some plant seeds soon.
Here's the experiment plan:
Same soil, same batch of seeds, same tray, same watering. 12 seeds per tray. 6 treated with acid, varying concentrations, 6 without as controls? Might change the numbers

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I mean, a better route would be glacial acetic acid, salicylic acid, and phosphorous pentoxide (to delete the water formed and create an acid catalyst - phosphoric acid - in-situ).

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I will have to put this to the test at some point (acetic anhydride is expensive, and the paperwork involved is a real pain in the backside).