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2018-11-10 at 7:42 PM UTC in Users you would do
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2018-11-10 at 7:39 PM UTC in Shit, i was gonna do a Sober Saturday but instinctively did a bump of K just now
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2018-11-10 at 7:27 PM UTC in Shit, i was gonna do a Sober Saturday but instinctively did a bump of K just now
Originally posted by aldra are you using tor or a proxy/vpn? I suspect this is the sort of thing that actually draws attention
My dumd/lazy ass hasn't gotten around to setting all that up yet.
It's kind of ironic, too, because I'm a software developer, you'd think I'd know better.
But do the feds really care about small-scale personal-use production, anyway? -
2018-11-10 at 6:07 PM UTC in Shit, i was gonna do a Sober Saturday but instinctively did a bump of K just now
Originally posted by Ghost Nice setup, you can never have too much.
Thanks, it's a work in progress.
Originally posted by Ghost Are those round or flat bottoms? if its round you might need some clamps to rig it up.
I have a few of both.
And YES, clamps are on my shopping list, top priority. I ordered a clamp set on amazon, but it's a Chinese supplier so it'll be a while.
The Rona down the street has lots of useful climping and clamping type stuff though, too.
Originally posted by Ghost You also might need an aquarium pump for the condenser and a bucket if you don't have one already
Looking into that right now.
Originally posted by Ghost Large amounts of dry chemicals like ammonium sulfate/nitrate, magnesium sulfate, calcium chloride (be careful how you store this), iron powder, magnesium, salt.
Next on my list.
Originally posted by Ghost You can also never have enough beakers, glass rods, Ph paper, pipette, graduated cylinder, plastic and glass CONTAINERS, washbottle, test tube, flask, watchglass and funnels.
Got like 5 graduated cylinders and a few pyrex pots ranging from 50ml to 1000ml.
Got several different pipettes (with different accuracies), as well as a huge bag of like 100 disposable plastic ones.
I have a few steel funnels.
Got about a dozen glass rods.
Got the pH paper by the roll.
Watchglass I had to look up (I'll grab me one of those).
I also didn't realize the value of a scoopula until I had to use my NaOH for a GHB synth, so I'm gonna get some of those. -
2018-11-10 at 5:38 PM UTC in Anyone good @ retaining serials?Use Linux.
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2018-11-10 at 5:27 PM UTC in should lanny stop pretending to be an important philosopher
Originally posted by vindicktive vinny none of the old and dead philosophers were certified philosophers.
Actually, since the days of Plato, there was a rigorous curriculum in place, with accolades and nominative titles of respect given to graduates.
But you do raise a good point that it always wasnt quite as formal as it is now.
Socrates certainly didn't enroll in Philosophy 101 only to be stuck sitting next Diogenes of Sinope, known for his lack of hygiene. -
2018-11-10 at 5:24 PM UTC in Anyone good @ retaining serials?I have Fruit Loops and Captain Crunch in the cupboard.
Maybe some Raisin Bran too. -
2018-11-10 at 5:20 PM UTC in Shit, i was gonna do a Sober Saturday but instinctively did a bump of K just now...
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2018-11-10 at 5:17 PM UTC in Shit, i was gonna do a Sober Saturday but instinctively did a bump of K just nowThe pictures got mixed up a bit but I think I got them all in order now.
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2018-11-10 at 5:15 PM UTC in Shit, i was gonna do a Sober Saturday but instinctively did a bump of K just now
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2018-11-10 at 5:14 PM UTC in Shit, i was gonna do a Sober Saturday but instinctively did a bump of K just now
Some glassware from a distillation kit (not yet assembled).
Some tools and such (polyethylene and rubber tubing, rubber door stoppers (with drilled holes for tubes), as well as some graduated cylinders.
Magnetic stirrer and heater.
Some volvents (more available nearby).
More solvents, plus baking soda to make EDIT: Sodium carbonate. -
2018-11-10 at 4:52 PM UTC in Shit, i was gonna do a Sober Saturday but instinctively did a bump of K just now
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2018-11-10 at 4:48 PM UTC in should lanny stop pretending to be an important philosopher
Originally posted by HTS On the one hand, discussing and hashing out our ideas in a public forum is a time-honored philosophical tradition, and one which I am very fond of.
On the other hand, it's also just a big ole intellectual wankfest, which I'm not so fond of.
Also: what does it even mean to "pretend" to be a philosopher? Does philosophy require some kind of degree? Documentation? Are you not a philosopher until you have a PhD? Surely all it takes to be a philosopher is a passion for pondering/love of thought. Neh?
Well, technically you're a plumber if you plunge your toilet or hook up a few pipes and gaskets.
You're also technically a chef if you can follow a recipe and prepare a Thanksgiving dinner for a whole host of people.
You might even say you're a mathmetician if you can count from 1 to 2.
It's all a matter of degree.
And the word degree is unexpectedly quite relevant to make this point.
Officially speaking, there are certifications/credentials one must accumulate in order to truly and officially proclaim to be a philosopher, plumber, mathematician, chef, etc.
It's all about the standardization and academic measurement that comes with formal education.
I could fancy myself a philosopher all I want, because I do read a lot of the traditional thinkers, and heck, I even have a minor in philosophy, so I have the teeniest morsel of evidence to substantiate the validity of my "philosopher" status (truly the bare minimum though).
I don't think anyone is really all that pretentious enough to simply tune out any opinion from an Unofficial Philosopher TM outright merely because of the source, because that is one of the most fundamental logical fallacies - the Ad Hominem attack (attacking the arguer, not the argument itself).
With all that being said, though, would you be more likely to trust a philosopher with a PhD over some rambling NIS poster, assuming the arguments proposed aren't uncontroversial enough to make a judgment on their claims alone?
Are you also willing to let the chef with toaster experience to cook for you, or the handyman with but a wrench and plunger on his tool belt? -
2018-11-10 at 4:29 PM UTC in I'm gonna die of smoke inhalation
Originally posted by Lanny I've definitely been guilty too in the past. The culture is such that if you're perceived to perform well and the money's coming in you can get away with a lot so it's easy to think of yourself as above the need for collective bargaining. But when things get tighter that freedom turns into you being expected to clean up when things go awry and pick up the slack on demanding schedules. Things have been sweet for a number of years now but it's important to remember tech has had booms and busts plenty in the past.
I'll keep the notion in mind going forward. I'll also have to look into that Lanetix labor dispute.
Solidarity for software developers is going to be a hot button issue soon, if it isn't already.
The egos will always get in the way though. It'll be an interesting development. -
2018-11-10 at 4:20 PM UTC in Shit, i was gonna do a Sober Saturday but instinctively did a bump of K just nowCan I still still call it sober saturday?
It was only one bump.
I got a ton of shit I need to do today and I don't want to get distracted with drugs again.
My place is a drug-lovers playground. There are just too many toys.
But I gotta pay the bills, somehow, you.
Plus I need to take the trash out and do some cleaning.
I guess drugs can make all that better and more enjoyable/endurable. -
2018-11-10 at 4:14 PM UTC in If you're not doing G, K, shrooms, and a fuckton of the rest of the damn betabet...Why thank you,
It truly take a beta man to use to the word dear. -
2018-11-10 at 6:50 AM UTC in Since when do stores not carry ammonia?
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2018-11-10 at 6:42 AM UTC in I'm gonna die of smoke inhalation
Originally posted by Lanny Have you been following the Lanetix labor dispute at all? Personally I'm glad to see programmers start to organize around labor issues, I hope we see more of it in the future. I think a lot of developers kind of have this pride thing where they're like "I'm hot shit so I can negotiate my own contract, like a star athlete" or something and we've failed to take the notion of collective bargaining serious, even though it's widely acknowledged that many developers work in really abusive death-march style environments.
I'm guilty of that kind of thinking.
I can't help but feel (delusionally or not) that I'm just that damn good at what I do that I don't need a union.
But you're totally right that, once the developer ego issue can be put aside, a developers union actually makes a LOT of sense. -
2018-11-10 at 6:37 AM UTC in If you're anything but a classic liberal you literally enjoy masturbating while sucking cock in public
Originally posted by Sudo free trade open markets and limited government
anyone else, including libertarians (who the same applies to except they only masturbate while sucking cock among a group of select friends they feel won't judge them) is part of the problem.
For women this literally means you cover yourself in a full burqa 3 weeks of the month but when you're on your period you're completely naked
prove me wrong
I'm fairly apolitical, but this does come pretty damn close to describing my political leanings. -
2018-11-10 at 6:31 AM UTC in Do you like yourself?
