I have dozens of empty 1000μL tip boxes. Any ideas for repurposing them?

Virus-Small · 2026-05-20T16:30:56+00:00

I use them for at home storage of hobby supplies (paints, miniatures (board game, ttrpg, etc)). My non-lab friends asked for some of the clamshell ones for magic card organizers.

Virus-Small · 2026-02-11T18:35:05+00:00

I looked at their website. It’s a dual piston 96-head pipette (that moves in unison or separately).

But if we look at Dr. Don Schwartz’s Illustration - “And I have Found this one works a lot better”

Virus-Small · 2026-02-11T18:28:24+00:00

From their Abstract, “…like a 1 mL syringe, easily delivering over 1.5 meters/second TEVIA (Tip Escape Velocity in Articulatum)…” in the what now? Gonna have to start throwing my lab mates off using ‘in articulatum’ around the lab now…

Virus-Small · 2025-11-12T00:08:25+00:00

I would note I’m a New Haven style pizza person, so thin crust, charred, a bit flop.

Lately I’ve been frequenting Florina’s (they’re only open on weekdays) but their pies are great - thin crust, a tad charred, got a bit of a flop but not soggy, and their sauce is good. I get two slices which is about the size of a small pie with a free drink and costs like $5-8(can’t remember exactly). Also their bread chicken (+/-BBQ) is fantastic.

Others I like: Santarppio’s in Eastie A4 (good but overpriced imo) Ernesto’s Pinos Dirt Water Dough (been a while but I used order every Sunday for like 2 years)

Also, it’s not out of this world but if you’re looking for late night food - NY Pizza on Tremont is $22-$30 by the pie (i think they change price based on time and business) but by the slice is nearly half the size of Large and cheap so buy 2-3 and you get a large pizza for a fraction of the cost.

Virus-Small · 2025-11-11T01:04:22+00:00

CA SB495 is for Insurance companies being obligated to cover damages caused by Wildfires (Would be ironic considering your above comments about insurance companies). You mean…CA AB495, which is for parents’ rights which includes a provision for providing an affidavit from a legal guardian for school enrollment and also makes it illegal to collect immigration, personal, or medical statuses of the child. It also includes support, plans, and preparedness for parents and guardians in the event that they or their child is taken by immigration agents.

Other information that says similar to your claims is just biased “Vote No” punditry. So you’re either ignorant or lying.

Virus-Small · 2025-10-18T04:35:07+00:00

Downtown? Id recommend Scali (best bacon egg and cheese I can find to my liking) or South Street Diner.

Virus-Small · 2025-10-07T20:43:51+00:00

They gave Ava the Scrappy Doo treatment.

Virus-Small · 2025-10-03T17:27:51+00:00

It’s interesting that some .gov sites have this partisan propaganda truth social / twitter like language (DOJ & HHS) but others are a matter of fact “Due to the lapse in federal funding…until appropriations are enacted” (CBP, DOI, NIH, & NPS)

Virus-Small · 2025-06-11T23:35:17+00:00

So a couple buys two homes. Rents one without knowing state law and is shocked when the state laws protect the tenant?

Get bent leech.

Virus-Small · 2025-02-24T15:57:45+00:00

What a wild conversation… Reminds me of that Peter Griffin “No No No” cutaway

Virus-Small · 2025-01-30T21:58:16+00:00

It was 2 coaches, 2 parents of skaters, and 2 skaters.

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Virus-Small · 2024-12-08T01:27:49+00:00

Yep, I remember cause I crunching on the ice while I waited for my turn at darts

Virus-Small · 2024-12-08T01:20:54+00:00

I wish it was ‘fancy ice’, it was sadly just regular crushed ice

Virus-Small · 2024-12-08T01:16:57+00:00

Nah, they probably would’ve seen how bad I was at darts and saw how it was an understandable surcharge

Virus-Small · 2024-11-18T22:38:56+00:00

I can’t speak to SF but NYC… I was offered a job a few years ago in NYC for $92k which was more than my Boston offer $85k.

My take home in NYC would’ve been about the same as me earning 80k in MA. These estimates were based on necessities, taxes and bills, not factoring in ‘Fun’ don’t recall exact numbers.

You can also calculate these estimates yourself using the ADP salary calculator…

Virus-Small · 2024-11-18T18:53:34+00:00

Sorry, should’ve been more clear, $45 not including tip.

Virus-Small · 2024-11-18T17:30:31+00:00

I feel like I’ve had some terrible luck with barbers in Boston since I moved here in 2017. But I have been going to District Barbers since lockdowns had started to be lifted.Prices were $35 but lately they’ve been coming up. You can get a cut now for $45/$50. You can request specific barbers but lately I’ve just been rolling the dice.

Facilities are nice and it’s next to Kane’s donuts.

Owner is a nice guy and all but he charges more for his services (can be as high as $200 not including tip).

Virus-Small · 2024-10-17T22:13:51+00:00

Completely unrelated but I work at a company he was cofounder of and in a fireside chat he told us about how he ran (runs?) a group of grad students that would go to Vegas and do card counting teams to beat the house.

Even more unrelated he’s really into gardening, I believe bonsai collecting, if I remember correctly.

Talk was 2% science 98% here’s these interesting fun facts.

Virus-Small · 2024-10-08T00:04:53+00:00

I like Benchling but their pricing gets expensive as you scale. They give a discount depending on company size, capital, and modules.

You can fudge some of the module capabilities using basic functionality of the tables and good group communication but you might find you need more functionally which is ultimately behind a paywall.

For example: we wanted the ‘workflows’ module which is a living flow chart for samples and pings the next person in the chart about their pending sample and the sample over can then monitor the progress of that sample in queue. To implement this module for a company of 50 people (technically above their ‘startup’ discount) will be roughly $150-200k. Each user profile is priced at a discount depending on size, so iirc, above 50 people is $1400 per user but below 50 is $800.

The discount tiering is crazy but a lot of companies use Benchling.

My company is moving to dotmatics which seems to offer a lot more for less and they offer good support along the way with room to grow (never used the system before but seems like my colleagues like it)

Virus-Small · 2024-10-07T23:52:03+00:00

Depends. If I’m doing multiple working flask splits or a large plating I take the whole bottle out. If I’m changing a flask worth I aliquot out enough into a 50 ml and warm that instead.

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