how are we splitting the cost this time
#lab-requests 2026-04-12
Sunday25 messages8 participantstimes are UTC
Highlights from this day
- careful_claims — how long do you keep the retained half of the sample 23:07
- blank_run — roughly one sample in 3 rounds has gone missing in transit. budget for it emotionally 23:09
- alcohol_hits — a pooled result tells you about the pool. it does not tell you about your vial 23:23
- HPLC_Hank — including a reference standard in the batch is the single best thing we ever added to this process 23:33
- VialBot — Reminder set. I will post here in 9 days. 23:43
the split works from about 4 people. below that everyone pays more than the test is worth
including a reference standard in the batch is the single best thing we ever added to this process
we publish the raw report. summaries hide the thing you needed to see
chain of custody in hobby testing is weak and we say so in every writeup
how long do you keep the retained half of the sample
⚠️8❤️4💀11
roughly one sample in 3 rounds has gone missing in transit. budget for it emotionally
🔥6😂6👍10
Janoshik has been the fastest for us. VendorInvestigate has been the most detailed. those are not the same lab, ymmv
we do not help with wording beyond that and the mods are strict about it, from memory
is there a queue position i can check
*Janoshik not the other one
blinded obviously
[edited]send a capped syringe with enough for a rerun. the minimum is never enough if they need to repeat it
🧪1
a pooled result tells you about the pool. it does not tell you about your vial
😂14📉1
quick one the queue is posted and updated. if your code is not on it, it did not arrive
what happens if a submission gets lost in transit
two labs on the same lot is a luxury but it is how we learned what inter-lab variance looks like
whats the wording on the customs declaration for a sample
including a reference standard in the batch is the single best thing we ever added to this process
🎉4🤝6
i coordinate the round, collect the codes, and post every result including the dull ones
queue is posted
i would rather fund one careful quantity test than three purity tests
Reminder set. I will post here in 9 days.
how do we stop the pool telling us about the pool instead of my vial
declare it as an analytical reference sample with a low value. that is what it is
for the archive quantity is the test worth paying for. purity is usually fine and fill usually is not