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Lounge
Lower-stakes conversation. Still civil, still sourced when a claim is made, but the bar for relevance is lower.
26 topics
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Follow-up: What other technical communities get right that we do not
What other technical communities get right that we do not I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. A digression I have been saving for the right category. It…
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+117 | 126 | 13k | 14mo |
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Revisiting: The best-written scientific paper you have read
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Revisiting: The best-written scientific paper you have read Everything below is what sits behind that. Asking about best-written scientific paper directly, because…
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+102 | 121 | 21k | 1h |
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Spreadsheets: an appreciation — what changed since
Spreadsheets: an appreciation — what changed since — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. What changes if the standard account of Spreadsheets is wrong? I ask because I have…
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+102 | 113 | 26k | 17h |
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The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for — a second dataset
Posting this under the heading it deserves: The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for — a second dataset Everything below is what sits behind that. A digression I have been…
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+111 | 121 | 6.6k | 9mo |
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Introducing myself: pharmacist, sceptic, reluctant participant — one year on
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Introducing myself: pharmacist, sceptic, reluctant participant — one year on Everything below is what sits behind that. Introducing myself before I ask anything,…
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+100 | 107 | 14k | 4mo |
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Here for the analytics and not much else
Here for the analytics and not much else — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Saying hello, and stating my interest so that it is on the record rather than inferred. I am here…
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+92 | 102 | 10k | 16h |
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The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for
The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. A digression I have been saving for the right…
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+54 | 61 | 57k | 1d |
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The best-written scientific paper you have read
The best-written scientific paper you have read Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Asking about best-written scientific paper directly, because I have read four…
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+69 | 74 | 1.1k | 2mo |
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[2026 update] Long-time reader, first-time poster
Long-time reader, first-time poster — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Saying hello, and stating my interest so that it is on the record rather than inferred. I am here for…
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+46 | 50 | 23k | 5mo |
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Units, standards, and other things that quietly hold the world together
Units, standards, and other things that quietly hold the world together — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I was wrong about units in a thread last spring and I would like…
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+33 | 38 | 31k | 15mo |
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Spreadsheets: an appreciation
On the subject in the title: Spreadsheets: an appreciation Working notes rather than a conclusion. A methods question rather than a substantive one, about spreadsheets. Everyone quotes the same figure and I…
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+26 | 30 | 25k | 2.1y |
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Follow-up: The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for
On the subject in the title: The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for Working notes rather than a conclusion. A digression I have been saving for the right category. It is…
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+30 | 34 | 9.7k | 11h |
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[2026 update] Hello from a laboratory that does not do peptides
Hello from a laboratory that does not do peptides Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Saying hello, and stating my interest so that it is on the record rather…
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Introducing myself: pharmacist, sceptic, reluctant participant
Introducing myself: pharmacist, sceptic, reluctant participant Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Introducing myself before I ask anything, since the welcome…
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+13 | 17 | 23k | 2mo |
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Hello from a laboratory that does not do peptides — does this still hold?
Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Hello from a laboratory that does not do peptides — does this still hold? Saying hello, and stating my interest so that it is on the record rather…
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+1 | 5 | 35k | 19mo |
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Joined after a search result and stayed
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Joined after a search result and stayed Everything below is what sits behind that. Saying hello, and stating my interest so that it is on the record rather than…
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+5 | 9 | 26k | 7h |
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Books and papers worth reading that are not about this at all
On the subject in the title: Books and papers worth reading that are not about this at all Working notes rather than a conclusion. Reading back through what has been written here about books and papers, three…
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+13 | 17 | 13k | 19mo |
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What other technical communities get right that we do not
What other technical communities get right that we do not — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. A digression I have been saving for the right category. It is…
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+2 | 6 | 23k | 5h |
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About the Off topic category
Anything adjacent and interesting. Not a rules-free zone, just a relaxed one. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is recorded with its author and a…
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+1 | 5 | 20k | 21mo |
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Long-time reader, first-time poster
On the subject in the title: Long-time reader, first-time poster Working notes rather than a conclusion. Trying to work out what would count as evidence on long-time reader, before collecting any. This is the…
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+15 | 19 | 2.5k | 8mo |
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Here for the analytics and not much else — one year on
On the subject in the title: Here for the analytics and not much else — one year on Working notes rather than a conclusion. First post, and a question about how to read the place rather than a technical one.…
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+6 | 10 | 10k | 19mo |
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Hello from a laboratory that does not do peptides
Hello from a laboratory that does not do peptides — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Saying hello, and stating my interest so that it is on the record rather than inferred.…
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+2 | 6 | 10k | 15mo |
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About the Introductions category
Say hello. No question required. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is recorded with its author and a note. If the scope described here has drifted…
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Books and papers worth reading that are not about this at all — one year on
Books and papers worth reading that are not about this at all — one year on — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Reading back through what has been written here about Books…
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+3 | 7 | 424 | 1mo |
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Revisiting: Joined after a search result and stayed
Revisiting: Joined after a search result and stayed Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Saying hello, and stating my interest so that it is on the record rather…
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Units, standards, and other things that quietly hold the world together — one year on
On the subject in the title: Units, standards, and other things that quietly hold the world together — one year on Working notes rather than a conclusion. Two things I would like separated before anyone…
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2 | 91 | 18mo |