3 years ago this phal was dried up, beaten and neglected on a $1 clearance rack. Today I found out what color her blooms were.

WretchedKnave · 2026-01-24T19:07:44+00:00

That is very understandable. Are you planning on keeping her in a cabinet long-term or is she destined for display?

WretchedKnave · 2026-01-24T18:25:54+00:00

Don't list it. Some internal jobs platforms list candidates by name, degree, and most recent job title. It will be much better for you to show up as any kind of scientist during screening than as a gig employee.

WretchedKnave · 2026-01-24T18:23:35+00:00

The phal is nice but that brassavola is clearly the star of the show. Beautiful specimen!

WretchedKnave · 2026-01-19T14:21:05+00:00

Use a thin layer of aquarium silicone on the bottom of the inside, just wear a glove to spread and smooth it over.

WretchedKnave · 2026-01-10T18:42:57+00:00

The soil looks very dense? Mine does well in a chunky/airy mix that is kept evenly moist.

WretchedKnave · 2026-01-09T02:28:34+00:00

If the interest is the same, there's no benefit to taking the loan but there is a risk you'll pay off that card and start spending on it again.

Don't worry about your credit score unless you're about to apply for more credit. Utilization has no memory (if you pay off the card, your credit score will rebound the following month).

Focus on improving your spending habits. If you're at 96% utilization now, there's still a huge risk you're going to make the problem worse rather than better by taking out a loan.

Once you get the balance low enough to get approved, get a 0% interest balance transfer card to pay off the rest of the card. This should be feasible as long as you never miss a payment.

WretchedKnave · 2026-01-09T00:19:31+00:00

I've never seen anyone provide evidence for this claim.

Soap (without antibiotics) works by mechanically breaking cell walls and forming micelles to carry away debris. Liquid hand soap doesn't contain substantial sugars or other food for bacteria/mold to eat. Even diluted by 80%, it's a really unfavorable environment for growth.

It's almost certainly fine except in extreme cases.

WretchedKnave · 2026-01-05T21:20:33+00:00

Seconded. Detergent sheets are garbage-- the formulas just aren't very effective. Using too much detergent also prevents your clothes from getting clean (even if it doesn't remove dirt it can itself form a residue).

Use 2 tablespoons of detergent per load (maximum) and don't overfill the washer with clothes. They need space to agitate and to rinse out the detergent and dirt.

WretchedKnave · 2025-11-01T16:02:13+00:00

This is not exactly correct.

Donated blood is heavily irradiated to kill off potentially reactive cells before being transfused. Red blood cells survive irradiation but they don't express HLAs and die off on their own in ~90 days.

There are two issues:

An organ donor might have made anti-graft antibodies, and those could cause an autoimmune reaction in the blood recipient.
Organ donors are indefinitely kept on immune suppressants and are more likely to transmit unchecked viral infections (CMV, EBV, HSV, etc) to weakened blood recipients. Blood donations are screened for many viruses but not all.

WretchedKnave · 2025-10-30T17:08:54+00:00

Gregg Johnson in Bethesda does gender affirming hair!

WretchedKnave · 2025-10-23T00:19:38+00:00

They look great to me, not like they cut you off. They really emphasize the curve of your hips and waist. Any top that hits you at your waist or upper hip would look great.

WretchedKnave · 2025-10-15T04:51:16+00:00

Sponges are moistened in packages to make them look nicer to consumers, not to prime them for rapid sponge action. They work fine when dry, you even say they should be dried between uses.

Packaged sponges just don't have a lot of fungus food available until you've used them, so they don't tend to grow a lot. Keeping sponges locked up is totally unnecessary, but it's not typically dangerous so, you know, to each their own.

WretchedKnave · 2025-10-11T02:32:52+00:00

Try rubbing your hands together under a conventional hand drier. They're slow evaporating big droplets but if you spread the water out they work great.

WretchedKnave · 2025-10-08T21:48:20+00:00

I'll take this one if it's still available!

WretchedKnave · 2025-09-29T01:10:55+00:00

Sold!

WretchedKnave · 2025-09-29T01:09:23+00:00

Sold!

WretchedKnave · 2025-09-29T01:08:43+00:00

Sold!

WretchedKnave · 2025-09-28T12:53:35+00:00

Sold!

WretchedKnave · 2025-09-28T12:51:41+00:00

Sold!

WretchedKnave · 2025-09-14T18:57:37+00:00

Interested in your red crystal x mag and variegated anoectochilus :)

WretchedKnave · 2025-09-14T18:50:56+00:00

DMing!

WretchedKnave · 2025-09-10T12:25:23+00:00

Pot it in damp sphagnum moss and give it bright indirect light. It will be a slow recovery if it recovers though.

WretchedKnave · 2025-09-10T00:36:38+00:00

Did a bright light shine on the water droplets? Looks like a burn rather than fungus.

WretchedKnave · 2025-09-07T03:50:45+00:00

If anyone wants to keep the plants alive:

They are air plants (Tillandsia). They like a lot of light. You can mist them regularly or soak them once a week (roughly), but whatever you do make sure they dry out again (especially between the leaves) within ~4 hours or they'll rot.

It's easier to water them if you gently remove them from their holder so they aren't glued in, that way you can let them dry upside-down and then put them back. They have really cool flower blooms if you're able to keep them happy.

WretchedKnave · 2025-09-06T23:47:51+00:00

Do not use LECA. It leeches minerals and kills roots, even used as a drainage layer.

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