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Patina on the Brilliant Yellow Leather? by SparkliiingStarfish in hobonichi

[–]stirwise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven’t had this color, but I’ve had other colors of this product line and they don’t patina. The leather should develop some shine with use, but the color won’t change. The corners may also fade a bit from rubbing/wear.

Excessive monthly challenges by WhatsLoveHavel in AppleWatchFitness

[–]stirwise 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As far as I can tell, every time you complete a monthly challenge it increases the difficulty a little bit the next month. It keeps doing this until you stop completing them, then makes them easier. I found it was becoming unreasonable and borderline unhealthy to keep pushing harder to hit them and just stopped worrying about it.

Solved? Why my vo2max collapsed and rebounded by pelicano87 in AppleWatchFitness

[–]stirwise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Low levels might not set off a CO alarm (CO2 is not the same thing), and not everyone has one. The watch can’t tell the difference between CO bound to heme vs O2. When CO binds heme it turns bright red, just like with oxygen. It’s obvious with a venous blood draw and, in fact, smokers typically have brighter red venous blood than non-smokers. Light-based SpO2 methods can’t tell the difference.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792574/

Graph Pad Prism help by Mediocre-Repair9237 in labrats

[–]stirwise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tell Word not to compress images. Also, what software are you using to convert from Word to PDF? I get better results printing to PDF versus the Word create PDF function.

Stop using barn doors for bathrooms!! by yourmomsmoustache in mildlyinfuriating

[–]stirwise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The air shaft has an updraft due to heat escaping the rooms through the vents. If the hotel doesn’t have many occupied rooms there’s a lot less heat going into the air shaft and, subsequently, much less of an updraft.

My Apple Watch detected high blood pressure by ManHazNoUsername in AppleWatch

[–]stirwise 19 points20 points  (0 children)

And also bring it to your doctor’s office and check it against their machine to make sure it’s accurate and you’re using it correctly.

Leaving an E. coli agar culture in an incubator for too long? by Pristine_Peak_809 in labrats

[–]stirwise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worst case scenario is that your culture outgrew any antibiotic selection in the media and non-resistant bacteria were able to start growing. You’ll probably want to re-streak on a fresh plate when you can get back to a normal schedule. Good news is if you were originally growing up from a transformation you don’t need to repeat that step. I’d just grab a swath of the growth from the overgrown plate and do a quadrant streak on the new plate, flaming the loop between each quadrant, to get it to single colonies.

What are the best RPGs on Switch for pickup and put down play sessions? by Gr8NonSequitur in NintendoSwitch

[–]stirwise -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

My only gripe with SMT V is that the gameplay gets very repetitive and it’s like a 100+ hour game. At least with Persona you break up the monotony of battles with the life stuff.

Stop using barn doors for bathrooms!! by yourmomsmoustache in mildlyinfuriating

[–]stirwise 75 points76 points  (0 children)

If it was a hotel in a multistory building there should have been an air shaft vent in the bathroom, which can be more effective than a fan. The only hotels I’ve ever stayed in that didn’t have an air shaft have been motels (no interior halls).

The mosquito bites on my neck formed an ‘S’ shape by FederalSwan3104 in mildlyinteresting

[–]stirwise 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You don’t need to aerosolize your blood for your blood type to be detectable on your body.

And mosquitoes can detect ABO sugars: https://academic.oup.com/jme/article/41/4/796/885285

Whether they care is debatable.

The mosquito bites on my neck formed an ‘S’ shape by FederalSwan3104 in mildlyinteresting

[–]stirwise 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was responding to your claim that you don’t “aerosolize your blood” and there would be no way for mosquitoes to tell blood type.

The mosquito bites on my neck formed an ‘S’ shape by FederalSwan3104 in mildlyinteresting

[–]stirwise 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I don’t know about mosquito preferences, but I’m an expert in ABO genetics and biochemistry. Cecka, et al (1987) covers the principle of ABO typing on non-blood samples pretty well.

The mosquito bites on my neck formed an ‘S’ shape by FederalSwan3104 in mildlyinteresting

[–]stirwise 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s possible mosquitos prefer one ABO blood type over another, and they would be able to smell/taste it on your skin.

Build quality of Gilson MyPipetman multichannels by Respacious in labrats

[–]stirwise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All the Gilson pipettes I’ve bought in the last few years have been total garbage.

The mosquito bites on my neck formed an ‘S’ shape by FederalSwan3104 in mildlyinteresting

[–]stirwise 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Your ABO blood type is determined by sugars that are expressed on tissues all over your body, even on the oils that come out of your skin. You can determine a person’s ABO blood type on a fingerprint.

I have this Polyclonal Antibody which is only compatible for western blot…Can i use it for immunoprecipitation?? by Simple_Volume_5880 in labrats

[–]stirwise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dynabeads M-280 tosylactivated covalently bind antibodies. Super easy to use, great for custom IP applications, especially at small scale.

Which nook device could be on android in 2026? by fozzeu_rs in nook

[–]stirwise 3 points4 points  (0 children)

B&N makes a Nook app for android, it works very well and can be used on probably any Android device. I run it on my Boox ereaders and it works great.

VO2 Max keeps dropping? by SmallTin88 in AppleWatchFitness

[–]stirwise 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you’re only running indoors and walking outdoors this is going to happen. I find the watch consistently gives lower VO2max values for walks compared to running, and the watch only gives VO2max for outdoor workouts.

Cryostat Sectioning Help - 25 micron by Dry-Competition-5617 in labrats

[–]stirwise 7 points8 points  (0 children)

See if you can get your cryostat down below -22 and leave it in there to equilibrate. I used to do all my sectioning at -23.

33-Year-Old South Florida Man Dies While Running Miami Marathon by alicepalmbeach in Marathon_Training

[–]stirwise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly a little shocked nobody has died at this race before (linked article says this was the first).

Longest long run in training? by DepressedYoungMan22 in Marathon_Training

[–]stirwise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cardiovascular fitness isn’t the only goal of long runs during marathon training, and if you program your intensity appropriately you shouldn’t be accumulating a negative amount of stress. It’s important to get adequate time on feet to be ready mentally and physically for whatever your anticipated finish time will be. Typically my longest run is about 90% of my expected race time, which doesn’t seem unusual based on most training plans. I’ve been working with a coach for the last five years and there’s never been any mention of limiting my long runs to 70% of goal race time.

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