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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is definitely a question for HR, but generally an employment change is a "life event".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

This is a terrible title and article. This is not an exception to the laws of thermodynamics.

 

Textured ceilings probably help hide things, but why the lines?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

It was just the Chlorox bathroom cleaner, so nothing that might be considered industrial strength. I think an all-purpose cleaner or maybe some Castile soap may be enough.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Just a warning: check what cleaners are compatible with your new toilet seat. I used the same bleach I normally use on my new wooden seat and now my toilet is all streaked and discolored because the paint was removed. I'm going to try a spray-on enamel oil-based paint at some point to try to repair (after stripping and sanding), but better to not have to do this at first.

Most likely, I'm using stronger stuff than I need to anyway and I should switch cleaners. You shouldn't need to clean "99.99+% of viruses and bacteria" on your personal toilet seat because you and your family will spread those to each other through other means than your butts.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

This is a Thermo handheld XRF. I wasn't working at this place when it was purchased, but it was somewhere between $40k-$60k.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When I found out they had lead last year, I went to work with the cup to confirm. This is a handheld XRF, which depends on the specific spacing of electrons in atoms to determine the identity. Not much to it other than point and shoot! (with shielding)

[–] [email protected] 72 points 1 month ago (5 children)

XRF showing lead (Pb) from the pattern.

 
[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm assuming if the syringe was wet before being placed in the microscope, the vacuum of the chamber would cause most of the water in the plasma to vaporize. The remaining salts and compounds would be much smaller than the red blood cells. The density of the red blood cells would be much larger than any remaining plasma, so the bulk of your backscattered electrons will be coming from the cells and needle, making the plasma essentially transparent. This is a fairly low magnification image for SEM, but that's how you get such fantastic depth of field.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

No name, but for the longest time, I thought she was a man with a big mustache.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

This one time at the Champaign Blues, Brews, and Barbecues festival, I opened a port-a-potty and there was a woman on top of a man inside having some fun, so I apologized and shut the door.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I plan on installing some water to feed my garden later this summer. I was considering PVC, but is this a better case for metal? How does the plastic handle the UV from the sun? I thought outdoor might be gray PVC, but I was thinking underground PVC with galvanized above.

 

I made a quick template sensor to pull in data from AirNow. After, I then found out about the post at https://lemmy.world/post/730349, but I thought it might still be useful to share for a quick glance.

template:
  - sensor:
     - name: "Air Quality"
       unique_id: "airnowaqitemplate"
       state: >
         {% set aqi = states('sensor.airnow_air_quality_index') | int %}
         {% if aqi <= 50 %}
           Good
         {% elif aqi <= 100 %}
           Moderate
         {% elif aqi <= 150 %}
           Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
         {% elif aqi <= 200 %}
           Unhealthy
         {% elif aqi <= 300 %}
           Very Unhealthy
         {% elif aqi >= 301 %}
           Hazardous
         {% else %}
           Unknown
         {% endif %}
       icon: >
         {% set aqi = states('sensor.airnow_air_quality_index') | int %}
         {% if aqi <= 50 %}
           mdi:emoticon-happy
         {% elif aqi <= 100 %}
           mdi:emoticon-neutral
         {% elif aqi <= 150 %}
           mdi:emoticon-sad
         {% elif aqi <= 200 %}
           mdi:emoticon-sick
         {% elif aqi <= 300 %}
           mdi:emoticon-dead
         {% elif aqi >= 301 %}
           mdi:skull-crossbones
         {% else %}
           mdi:minus-circle
         {% endif %}
       availability: "{{ has_value('sensor.airnow_air_quality_index') }}"
 
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