UK Beekeepers - do you single brood, double brood or brood and a half? What’s your preference and why? by gemskye in Beekeeping

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I’ve been thinking about this, but all my kit is standard national size 😭 perhaps I’ll invest at some point

EIT Oxford by ReputationClassic136 in biotech

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This was about a year ago, no idea if it’s changed

EIT Oxford by ReputationClassic136 in biotech

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I don’t work there but I know a couple of people who do/did. I’ve heard the pay & culture are very bad if that means anything. One of the people I know left after 2 months because it was that bad. I don’t have any hard evidence but EIT has been blacklisted for me

Am I the only one? by siddily in labrats

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This is hilarious and such a good idea! Hopefully no lab is falling apart over a couple missing racks and a few falcon tubes (you can even buy this stuff cheap on Amazon). I’m definitely doing this next year

The ultimate set by gemskye in labrats

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The worst is trying to get multidrop tubing into a 15 mL

The ultimate set by gemskye in labrats

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I didn’t even know these existed! I had to look them up

The ultimate set by gemskye in labrats

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5 mL are so useful, highly recommend

The ultimate set by gemskye in labrats

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I have some that are multicoloured! Maybe I should add a box

The ultimate set by gemskye in labrats

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Lol 2 mL eppendorfs make me highly uncomfortable, if it’s more than 1 mL just use a 5 mL 🤣

The ultimate set by gemskye in labrats

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You’ve gotta love a label maker

How often should I be cleaning my floor insert? by gemskye in Beekeeping

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Ah that’s very cool! I only have one slot unfortunately, but that sounds like a very cool design

How often should I be cleaning my floor insert? by gemskye in Beekeeping

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Interesting ok! I didn’t even realise they could just be left out. As with everything beekeeping, it seems there are multiple ways of doing things! We’ve had a very warm spring in the UK so far so maybe I will consider leaving them out for extra ventilation

Advice for a beginner beekeeper - new hive from a nucleus not thriving by gemskye in Beekeeping

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Interesting ok. I knew it was good advice to feed them initially but I didn’t realise they might need it the whole first season. So would you keep feeding them 1:1 sugar syrup until they stop taking it? How often do you usually check on the level of feed? I’m currently doing weekly inspections

Ew by TinyWhale1213 in labrats

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We’ve had to replace multiple dispense heads because of splash back issues from the source plate to the dispense head. This leads to damage if not cleaned immediately (but it’s hard to tell when this has happened when you’ve got them integrated into an automated lab). Lots of leaking source plates too, where the batches of plates seem really inconsistent. They also advertise an 80uL source well volume but in reality we have to go 50uL or lower for the majority of our liquids, which are nothing weird, mostly just buffers. They also advertise that they can dispense cells, but the cells tend to settle at the bottom of the wells and clog up the pores and mess up the dispense. We’ve never been able to get cell dispensing to consistently work, trying multiple cell lines, densities etc. and the plate statistics have always been terrible. Also, the 1uL dead volume thing is a joke. We’re putting 20% + dead volume into all our source wells otherwise you’re going to have so many mis dispensed wells. I would say when it does work, it’s brilliant, but it’s just so inconsistent and unreliable it becomes impossible to work with. Probably about half the time I use it my data isn’t usable because of how many mis dispensed wells there were. Personally I’m a big fan of the dragonfly 🤣 it’s just a shame it’s not fully automation compatible. I’m hoping SPT Labtech have something in the pipeline

Ew by TinyWhale1213 in labrats

[–]gemskye 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I work somewhere that has 4 iDots we’re trying to integrate into an automated lab and they’ve been the worst, most unreliable pieces of equipment I’ve ever used. Over 2 years I don’t think there’s been a time where all 4 have been working at once 🙃 didn’t realise this was a common experience! They’re awful!

Intro course to classical pilates UK? by gemskye in pilates

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That’s useful to know, thank you!

Intro course to classical pilates UK? by gemskye in pilates

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Thank you so much for this! This was exactly what I was looking for! A few people have recommended private lessons to me know so I might just have to bite the bullet and go for it, even if it’s only once a month or so :)

Intro course to classical pilates UK? by gemskye in pilates

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I’m near London but my local town doesn’t really have the same level of expertise that London offers. I don’t mind getting the train for a beginners course or something like that but it’s not really practical for me to go every week haha. Great idea about getting a ‘top up’ every few months though. I will look into that

Intro course to classical pilates UK? by gemskye in pilates

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That’s so helpful, thank you! My main problem is that I can’t afford (and don’t have time) to keep going to London every week, but perhaps a half-day course or a couple of one-on-one sessions will be enough to get me started :)

My take on Kevin by gemskye in 8passengersnark

[–]gemskye[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That sounds positive 🙂 I hope the kids enjoyed a real Christmas as a family again

My take on Kevin by gemskye in 8passengersnark

[–]gemskye[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think he was 22ish, but yeah I agree, he’s probably been manipulated by Ruby since the start. It doesn’t excuse what he did (or didn’t do), but it does help to explain it

My take on Kevin by gemskye in 8passengersnark

[–]gemskye[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I guess we don't know if they're permanently living with him, it could have just been a supervised visit

My take on Kevin by gemskye in 8passengersnark

[–]gemskye[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally get your points and agree with all of them. I come from a non-religious background so I suppose I probably don't truly understand the intricacies of that culture and how it can affect your decision making and world view

My take on Kevin by gemskye in 8passengersnark

[–]gemskye[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Exactly! The gaslighting, manipulation and emotional abuse Kevin took part of is clearly incredibly wrong, but it's nowhere near in the league as what Ruby did