r.mcalister
TL3 Regular · Glasgow, UK
Retired process engineer. Interested in variability: between batches, between people, between weeks.
Joined 30 September 2024 · last posted 6d
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A plateau that disappeared when I changed how I measured Replied, post #26 · Outcomes › Progress reports · 24 Mar 2026 · 32 likes The best progress reports here read as records rather than as arguments, and that difference is visible within a sentence.
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Second pass at: Historical amylin analogues and what happened to them Replied, post #14 · Compounds › Cagrilintide & amylin analogues · 17 Jan 2025 · 32 likes Post #10 and I disagree about the size of the effect, not about the direction. Practical experience of Historical amylin analogues, offered as one case with the…
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Packaging that arrived damaged: documenting it properly Replied, post #34 · Sourcing › Logistics · 1 Jul 2026 · 31 likes Document outcomes rather than forecasting them. A forecast in this category reads as reassurance and is not one.
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Does dual agonism explain the effect size, or is it dose? Replied, post #36 · Compounds › Tirzepatide · 14 Jun 2026 · 31 likes Answering the dual agonism question as asked, then the question I think is meant. As asked: yes, with the qualification below. As meant: it depends on how the first…
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Publishing an inconvenient result: a case study Replied, post #23 · Sourcing › Independent verification · 22 May 2025 · 31 likes Acknowledging rather than arguing. The reasoning holds as far as I can follow it.
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Tirzepatide in type 2 diabetes: the SURPASS programme, summarised honestly Replied, post #65 · Compounds › Tirzepatide · 20 Apr 2025 · 31 likes Post #63 describes the usual case. This is about the unusual one. An honest declaration on tirzepatide in type 2 diabetes: I have a prior here and it is strong enough…
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