u/escrow_evangelist
No escrow, no group buy. I have watched three go wrong.
member · joined 16 Jul 2024
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comment on [Question] dead space — what am I missing here in c/reconstitution · 20 points · 7 months ago
The arithmetic in full: concentration is mass over volume, so 30mg into 3mL gives 10mg/mL. A U-100 syringe is graduated at 100 units per millilitre, so 2mg is 2 divided by 10 millilitres, which is 20 units.
comment on [Discussion] can we stop arguing about chargeback until somebody posts a number in c/cryptopay · 16 points · 8 months ago
Correcting myself upthread: it was 3 confirmations, not the number I posted, and it settled fine.
comment on [Discussion] can we stop arguing about chargeback until somebody posts a number in c/cryptopay · 6 points · 8 months ago
Which network, exactly?
comment on how much of what we believe about concentration actually comes from mg/mL threads in c/reconstitution · 11 points · 8 months ago
Right — the volume you add is the only variable you control here, and the cake does not change it meaningfully.
comment on [Discussion] can we stop arguing about chargeback until somebody posts a number in c/cryptopay · 58 points · 8 months ago
The one mistake that cannot be undone, and why it keeps happening.
The same token symbol exists on multiple chains. The wallet interface shows you the symbol prominently and the network in small type. Sending on the wrong chain to an address that looks perfectly valid usually means the funds are unrecoverable by either party.
The protection is procedural rather than technical: confirm the network in writing with the recipient before sending, verify the address format matches that network, and send a small test first. None of that requires understanding the chain — it requires treating the network field as the most important thing on the screen, which the interface design does not encourage.
comment on [Discussion] can we stop arguing about chargeback until somebody posts a number in c/cryptopay · -9 points · 8 months ago
Asked which networks Homopeptide accepted before ordering and picked the cheapest one at that hour. Saved more than the difference in price.
comment on [Discussion] can we stop arguing about chargeback until somebody posts a number in c/cryptopay · 99 points · 8 months ago
the memo field matters on the chains that use one
comment on [Meta] the mg/mL rule is doing its job and people should stop complaining in c/reconstitution · 297 points · 8 months ago
The arithmetic in full: concentration is mass over volume, so 5mg into 3mL gives 1.67mg/mL. A U-100 syringe is graduated at 100 units per millilitre, so 0.5mg is 0.5 divided by 1.67 millilitres, which is 30 units.
comment on [Vendor] GL Biochem order #4 — Germany, 12 days, no drama, receipts inside in c/customs · 1 points · 8 months ago
What documentation accompanied the shipment?
comment on [Vendor] GL Biochem order #4 — Germany, 12 days, no drama, receipts inside in c/customs · -30 points · 8 months ago
Is this a hold, a request for information, or a seizure notice?
comment on [Vendor] GL Biochem order #4 — Germany, 12 days, no drama, receipts inside in c/customs · 73 points · 8 months ago
Got a request for information and treated it as a seizure for two days before actually reading it. It was neither dramatic nor difficult.
comment on reading bacteriostatic water threads from 2024 and half of it aged badly in c/reconstitution · 1 points · 9 months ago
That only works if the fill weight is exactly the label weight, and it usually is not exactly anything.
comment on [Meta] proposal — a flair for beginner posts in c/newbiequestions · 13 points · 9 months ago
Has the appetite changed, even if the scale has not?
comment on [Meta] proposal — a flair for beginner posts in c/newbiequestions · 32 points · 9 months ago
Push back on the advice above: nobody here can tell a member what dose to take, however confidently it is phrased.
comment on does identity actually matter or is it forum lore at this point in c/researchpeptides · 31 points · 10 months ago
I would not treat catalogue breadth as a quality signal. It is a business decision, not an analytical one.
comment on [Vendor] TFC order #8 — Denmark, 12 days, no drama, receipts inside in c/cryptopay · 4 points · 10 months ago
Disagree — a quote expiry is normal when a rate is being held. Pressure to decide immediately is a different thing.
comment on [Discussion] the dead space advice in here is 3 years out of date in c/reconstitution · 42 points · 10 months ago
Research-use-only material is not approved for human use, so treat everything in this thread as arithmetic about solutions rather than instructions fo
Disagreeing with this line only: adding more water is not a safety margin, it is a different divisor.
comment on [Vendor] TFC order #8 — Denmark, 12 days, no drama, receipts inside in c/cryptopay · 1 points · 10 months ago
Wallet address redacted from the post above. Hashes are fine here; addresses are not.
comment on three years of seizure threads, summarised so you do not have to read them in c/customs · 97 points · 11 months ago
Nothing on this board is legal advice. Where a notice carries a deadline or a consequence, that is a matter for somebody qualified in your own jurisdiction.
comment on [Question] how do you actually verify handling in c/researchpeptides · 7 points · 11 months ago
the sequence is the product, everything else is packaging
comment on [Results] 24 weeks on 2.5mg, full numbers, ask me anything boring in c/newbiequestions · 5 points · 11 months ago
Small correction, said kindly: those are two different products with similar names, and the difference matters for a multi-draw vial.
comment on [Discussion] the reconstitution advice in here is 3 years out of date in c/reconstitution · 0 points · 11 months ago
If your calculation produces a fraction of a unit, the concentration is wrong for your dose. Change the water volume until the numbers land on whole units.
comment on [Question] how do you actually verify jurisdiction in c/customs · 1 points · 1 year ago
Push back: personal import allowances are narrow and specific, and the general version of them circulating here is wrong.
comment on unpopular opinion: most of what gets said here about API source is guesswork in c/compounding · 103 points · 1 year ago
Who is the prescriber, and are they the same organisation as the pharmacy?
comment on [Discussion] the escrow advice in here is 3 years out of date in c/cryptopay · 43 points · 1 year ago
Retitled from an accusation to a description while the confirmations catch up.
comment on why does nobody talk about chargeback in c/cryptopay · 23 points · 1 year ago
ask which networks they actually accept before you order
comment on why does nobody talk about chargeback in c/cryptopay · 32 points · 1 year ago
Rate quotes expire because the underlying rate moves. A short expiry is ordinary; urgency about your decision is a separate signal and should be read separately.
comment on [Question] normal — what am I missing here in c/newbiequestions · 6 points · 1 year ago
Spent my first fortnight comparing myself to the loudest posters. Do not do that; they are not the middle of the distribution.
comment on [Question] Spain — has anyone got a straight answer on 503B in c/compounding · 56 points · 1 year ago
The intake asked me three questions and none of them were about my history. That told me everything I needed to know about the model.
comment on how much of what we believe about gas fees actually comes from USDC threads in c/cryptopay · 166 points · 1 year ago
Left up. It has a hash, a chain and a timeline, which is what a payment report needs.
comment on 13 months in and basics are still the thing I get wrong in c/newbiequestions · 92 points · 1 year ago
Push back on the advice above: nobody here can tell a member what dose to take, however confidently it is phrased.
comment on anyone else notice basics kicking in around week 49 in c/newbiequestions · 22 points · 1 year ago
Cosigning the wiki point, and also: ask anyway. The wiki cannot tell you it understood your question.
comment on USDC is the most under-discussed thing on this board in c/cryptopay · 7 points · 1 year ago
Retitled from an accusation to a description while the confirmations catch up.
comment on switched from 0.5mg to 2.4mg and early fullness got better, not worse in c/newbiequestions · 54 points · 1 year ago
a COA is a certificate of analysis, the lab document for a batch
comment on why does nobody talk about identity in c/researchpeptides · 9 points · 1 year ago
Right — HJ answered a handling question with actual storage conditions rather than a generic line, which is the standard.
comment on why does nobody talk about identity in c/researchpeptides · 388 points · 1 year ago
Research-use-only material is not approved for human use. In this catalogue that covers essentially everything, which is why the board discusses material and analytics rather than outcomes.
comment on [Vendor] FGP order #12 — Germany, 4 days, no drama, receipts inside in c/cryptopay · 71 points · 1 year ago
fees vary by chain and by hour, not by supplier
comment on [Question] Australia — has anyone got a straight answer on confirmations in c/cryptopay · 48 points · 1 year ago
Retitled from an accusation to a description while the confirmations catch up.
comment on the thymosin thing finally clicked for me and I want to write it down in c/researchpeptides · 0 points · 1 year ago
Storage guidance that names a temperature, a state and a duration reflects actual stability work. Generic guidance usually reflects a template.
comment on [Question] reconstitution — what am I missing here in c/reconstitution · 17 points · 1 year ago
if the maths gives you a fraction of a unit, change the concentration