Almost. We just had a massive kick to AI tech, so if it ever becomes solar energy dependent we probably need to keep this project in our back pocket.

Oops. I read the title as “menthol”, not methanol, so this article really confused me at first.

Still, I found a paper on death by menthol that was an interesting read: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4830155/ (Who knew there were hidden dangers in peppermint factories?)

North Korea isn’t that big. We could convert it to a parking lot in a month or two.

Thanks for tracking that down, detective!

( Tumblr link: https://www.tumblr.com/jubilationsart )

Can anyone source this? The closest match I found was a storyboard artist (Josh Shepherd) that has done a lot of dogs. The exact source is elusive.

The Mexican theme is funny. I get it and it doesn’t technically fit, but it’s still cute.

The carrier will be fine and the title is a hair click-baity as the deployment time is more politically determined.

The real magic is that most ships run a lot rougher than the public is aware of and that they can be underway for a long time, provided that supplies are kept steady. The article doesn’t lie when it mentions sea water being an issue and it absolutely is for the aircraft. However, there are plenty of airmen that are on deck to do multiple wash jobs per day and aircraft maintenance cycles don’t stop just because they are underway.

Eventually, enough aircraft will go down for long enough that regular flight ops can’t be sustained. Regular wash jobs or not, time (and salt mist) will eventually take it’s toll on airframes but it will take longer than 6-8 months to corrode away a few squadrons.

General purpose printing will just be a filler, of sorts, and I can basically do that in my sleep. The only goal of that is to utilize equipment that would otherwise be idle.

The 3D scanning and reverse engineering is going to be the main focus but decent paying jobs will likely be sporadic for a while. The main function of the printers will be to prototype as to allow clients to test fit designs before they are finalized with proper materials.

When it comes to mold making, that is probably going to be part of what I do. However, that is its own science and takes a ton of experience to make viable commercial molds. (Simple molds are probably the only thing I could do at this point.)

Still, those are some good ideas so thanks.

What a strange jumble of words you just used.

There is a large collection of poorly written articles/blogs on LinkedIn, actually. They are just bad enough to be good enough for Google.

Strangely enough, LinkedIn is owned by Microsoft. If Microsoft actually let Google use it as a data source, it was to sabotage Google’s AI training.

Add more garlic and you’ll be fine.

Russians really need to stop smoking around flammable things.

I’ll double down on the need for a vacuum sealer after your comments. I forgot that the enemy of just about everything is oxidation. While I have no idea how oxygen effects shrooms, I speculate that it can’t be good in many cases.

But yeah, anecdotally, my mason jars have been just fine too. Each strain I have is a unique experience and does slightly change over time. While a mason jar isn’t as effective as vacuum sealing for “perfect” storage, I suspect that oxidation (or just age) may alter the other psychedelic compounds found in the mushrooms a little more aggressively. (Just speculation though.)

For starters, I have a Prusa printer, Moose 3D scanner and a full license for Fusion 360, a small custom built CNC and a good selection of specialty tools.

If needed, I can revert to photogrammetry for capturing high detail on small parts. (Probably within 15um/.5 thou? I need to test the limits of what I can actually do before I say for certain…)

I can scale printing super fast and am lucky enough to have a Microcenter near me so I can buy more printers and filament in a hurry. (Now that I think about it, I’ll probably order a resin printer this evening. It’ll be useful for my own projects where I need to duplicate some injection molded parts.)

For now, I am going to let the jobs determine the scale of my operation and how I invest in additional equipment. Thankfully, I am decent enough at the mechanical aspects of this stuff to handle issues fairly quick.

But yeah, I already have a few thousand dollars in tools, assorted parts and filaments. It’s the odd tools I have that give me a good starting advantage, me thinks. (Nobody else I know has a full set of pin gauges, as an odd example. My electronic component and fastener selection is also fairly substantial.)

Honestly, it’s time to get an ROI from all of my own, personal projects that I have made substantial investments in over the years.

From my research, psilocybin is best preserved in a dry, sealed container in a cool, dark area. Vacuum sealing is probably ideal to prevent molding.

Too hot or too cold is not good for it, actually. Just above freezing (typical fridge temps) probably doesn’t do much for preservation of they are properly dried and and puts them at a higher risk of freezing, which may start the breakdown process.

Heat stability data: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/Documents/Stability of Psilocybin and Analogs.pdf

(Breakdown starts at 25C)

Getting it too cold probably won’t be possible for most people: https://analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dta.2950

(Breakdown starts at -80C)

The interwebs consensus is a storage temperature at just below ~21C/70F.

Personally, I use mason jars stored in a cabinet using several desiccant packs per jar. (The only strain that has degraded on me was a few bulk grows of JMF in gallon ziploc bags with poorly maintained desiccant. JMF ain’t that potent anyway.)

If there is a major pitfall for me, it’s the numbers bit. While proper accounting could resolve any tax issues before they happen, I’ll play it safe and probably also put back +20% extra for taxes, at least for the first few years. Thanks for the info!

Thanks for the recommendation and I just ordered a copy. (Used/$17 after tax from Amazon if anyone else was curious.)

Many instances have already adopted the lemming as a mascot, like my home instance:

Still though, you do you. I got no complaints about what people want to call things. ;)

*Lemmings. (I was going to use that as an answer to your post, but someone learning something new never gets me even the slightest bit miffed.)

–

Most scam products like “power saver” plug-in modules for your home, fake ODB2 gas saver modules for cars or those little stickers for cell phones that are sold as “antenna boosters”. Also, anything that is marketed as a “detox” product will piss me off.

All of those products are actively being sold on Amazon, EBay and at some other major retailers or in malls. They are openly sold because people refuse to learn that magic does not exist.

Please. Stop buying these things.

It got unpinned today somehow. I ended up filtering the post like others did.