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I usually do if the instrument has an unplated finish, and the patina is 'nice enough'. It's getting to be past tense now as I've sold a few (the Inderbinen went to New York a couple of years ago)

Adding 20% yeast biomass to existing artificial bee feed formulations is a complete diet apparently. A major benefit is that feeding domestcated bees on this not only greatly increases their brood raising performance, but also removes their reliance on natural pollen allowing native wild bee species to flourish also.

I do so hope that was posted for humourous effect! 😱 Warm soapy water, careful drying, appropriate lubricants (light machine/spindle oil & petroleum jelly for me), and meticulous oral hygiene. An occasional buff with Renaissance wax polish

MDMA is also notorious for causing acute dehydration. As @StringJunky says, a dry throat and elevated temperature won't help.

Just a mask to wear when cordial, constructive dialogue appears to have left the building. Perhaps you should PM me. I don't bite.

You should see a mechanic, or perhaps a fishmonger. I'm struggling to make 'six' and 'hello' sound different. Shchzhzhshch....itch.

It seems like an appropriate response to one whose sole intent consistently appears to be to wreck any meaningful dialogue. (And maybe payback for past ad hominems). ... which compares unfavourably to @DavidWahl 's well-considered, constructive response to what could well have been taken as a deliberately provocative critique. (It was). We both gained from the exchange which is surely the intent of this forum. I'm done with your abusive negativity for now.

It does, though the heavy lifting should be done by a mild abrasive rather than chemical action. In some formulations, Brasso uses a bit of oxalic acid (pKa 1.25) as its main chelant, though the pH is balanced by the addition of ammonia. One does not want acid pitting on the Bauerfeind bronze valve casing of a custom Inderbinen trumpet. Does serious damage to the resale value. (Actually wouldn't even use Brasso on mine!)

Engineered Yeast provides rare but essential pollen sterols for honeybees

https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Polish_phrasebook Polish phrases for tourists.

Well answered!

My apologies. I should have avoided all ambiguity by referring to him as Doctor Watson 🤭

You're thinking about "A Catcher in the Rye" Hardly! Holden Caulfield is a puerile narcissist; a young Trump in the making. Similarly destructive of course, but quite a different character type. Do you identify with this rôle? ... and drink from the cattle trough of doom? No thanks. Not when the hedgerows have brambles and elderberries a-plenty.

Not if he wishes to remain in the priesthood. Then follow that path if you believe it's the one for you. Rubbish. One channels it, and all other negative impulses into positive, constructive action. Or you sit, wallowing in self-pity, and pretend that that somehow makes you a philosopher. Self-flagellation? Not for me. John's a pathetic, self-pitying wimp. I could however identify with Helmholtz, perhaps. Except that I chose exile in Nigeria rather than the Falkland Islands. Actually, when I think about it, the parallels are... interesting.

Then by the same token, you must fail to understand it too. Pointless and off topic. Why are they mutually exclusive? The priest promises relief from hardship in the afterlife; the engineer strives to deliver it in the present. Sorry, I don't do angst. As a palliative I'd recommend The Roads to Freedom. Both more constructive and on topic.

A rather extreme and melodramatic example, but with the appropriate life insurance policy... Kin altruism certainly shaped (or excused) many of the (free?) choices I made in my adult life; willingly accepting the responsibility of raising a brood of good little numerate atheists, well-equipped to fend for themselves in uncertain times. Strangely, I found that adapting to meet the economic constraints imposed by family responsibility did not have to compromise my personal freedom. Quite the reverse. Which leads me to suspect that just as one defines one's own purpose in life, one can also define what freedoms one can indulge in. However, there are always trade-offs. No free lunches and all that. I'm rather bored by the free-will debate. Evolution has given me the very strong impression that my significant choices are made freely, and it suits me to accept that at face value if not as an article of faith then at least by Occam's Razor. The principle of personal responsibility for one's actions seems a lot more useful. I'm going to call your 'mystical, god-shaped dimension' Luilekkerland; declare that there's nothing fundamental about it (it's just a childish fantasy); and leave Darwin to decide who made the best evolutionary choice: the priest or the engineer. The Epstein files are full of those weak-willed enough to be lured into Luilekkerland. Reality has now bitten a few of them on the bum. (Looking at you, Andy Mount-Battenburg)

We often get meningitis outbreaks in Northern Nigeria at this time of year where for the strains involved, high temperature, dust, and low humidity have been identified as significant factors. Perhaps for the strain(s) involved in the Kent outbreak, climatic conditions are similarly involved.

Responsibility is thrust upon us whether we would wish it or not. The way things seem to be going, 'most of us' need to grow up before reality bites us on the bum. Some perhaps. @DavidWahl 's definition of freedom is more the mediaeval utopian idealism of a Cockayne or Luilekkerland. I share some aspects of it myself to a certain extent. Who wouldn't want to live in a land where: It's an age old fantasy, still shared by many.

A normal Tuesday in Washington DC then.

But what of those who occupied that garden of Eden before you? Or those who would seek to displace you from it? What of their freedom? Biology has shown us that vacant, habitable niches are highly unstable. The occupant has to first fight for it and then defend it. ... or rely on some external agency to sacrifice some of their freedom to defend yours. So freedom only counts if it doesn't involve invasion, self-defence, gardening, or cooking? What about constructing shelter? Collecting firewood? Water and sanitation? Health care? ... perhaps that external agency would sacrifice more of their own precious freedom to supply you with some or all of these also? But it seems to me a) you have no inclination to repay that external agency (which we can call 'society') for the freedoms they have given away in order to create yours; and b) I cannot distinguish your use of the word 'freedom' from the general usage of the word 'comfort'. If that particular individual or group have chosen to sub-contract out responsibility for the vast majority of significant life choices to an external agency in return for: ... the copious free time and resources of a (not entirely metaphorical) prison cell. Your post reminded me that after 50 years thinking about it off and on, I still can't decide between Sartre and Camus on this. In short, Sartre’s answer would not be a fixed goal, but a task: ... to continually define oneself through free, responsible action in a meaningless universe, through communication, political involvement, and commitment to others. ie. to be a constructive, adult participant in society. Camus’ “purpose” would not be to define oneself, but to experience life intensely, lucidly, and defiantly—like Sisyphus, who finds contentment in endlessly pushing his rock. (or performing mathematical feats in his prison cell). Neither of these exercises in freedom are the safe and comfortable options. They both come with serious responsibilities.

... pose, perhaps?

For best results, you need a mildly abrasive component. Anybody's kitchen solution is usually given as a paste made from baking soda mixed with a few drops of lemon juice. Personally, I'd reach for the Duraglit as I always have a tin of it somewhere. When clean and dry, a dab of Vaseline on all bearing surfaces (eg threads etc) The 'blue' corrosion products appear to be coming from the 'thing' on the bottom right that appears to be made out of something else (phosphor bronze filter maybe?). The 'white' bits look more zincy or aluminiumy to me. So they're probable a scale coming from somewhere else too.

How many of the above components of the balanced, healthy lifestyle promoted by your inserted document are adhered to in appropriate proportion by committed bodybuilders do you think?

'Can I introduce you to my wife?' If I don't spot the tell-tales, the better half will.

Does this seem to confirm my original post? It occurred to me last night that it implied that helium should therefore have three 'liquid' phases: Helium I (2.7K to 4.2K @ ambient pressure) - a normal cryogenic liquid phase. Helium II (superfluid part) Helium II (BEC part) 'Condensate' is pretty much a wastebasket category in my industry for any liquid that has emerged from a condenser, and I've been caught out before confusing the composition of one condensate with that of another. Perhaps I'd been caught out again. However https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium contains the following that seems to confirm that Helium II is indeed a mixed phase state, albeit a somewhat different mix to what I had in mind. Why on earth did they pick 'condensation' as a name for this phase change? In the case of Helium II it leads to a decrease(!!!) in density from what one would expect. It's confusing the hell out of me and I'll bet I'm not the only one.