StringJunky

You just know a site's going to be full of lies and generally excremental with 'Truth' in its name.

The new roof is going to be plain metal for you to paint, or already finished?

The GOP have a right internal pickle on their hands.

Rust-o-leum company, is US+-based iirc, makes stuff for that application. This is a UK reseller company that stocks them, and you can see from here the sort of solutions that may be available to you in the US. https://www.promain.co.uk/roof-paints-primers-cleaners/metal-roofs-cladding-paint.html

This Politico article reminds me that he's already let down many protestors last time, so there won't be so much enthusiasm this time, probably.

That particular picture could be efflorescence and not fading; leaching of consitituents to the surface.. Those are masonry pantiles on that roof.

Perfect.

Which my post alludes to in fewer words. You are preaching to the choir.

I'm not denying nature. It's because of nature that we are probably wired this way. We can choose to think a certain way, but I'm saying, viscerally and by default, we perhaps tend towards rejecting those not like ourselves. Of course, we can override them if we want to. I guess those that have less personal insight, empathy and competence tend to prefer to act on their feelings. Think MAGA groups.

That seems a reasonable take on it. The challenge for people now is to get everyone to feel they are in the same team. The issue to increasing the size of the group is that people lose their sense of personal relevance to a group. I think there comes a critical mass where the group numbers become too large, then splits occur along some line of social issue to bring back their identity and personal relevance in the new groups because the numbers are smaller.

Thank you. That's useful.

We can be sure whatever happens it will not make sense.

Yes, not a flattering picture. He's the original Combover Man.

But this time he's trying to get himself out of a possible hole, and zero to do with his candidacy.

Sounds like he's prepping... One thing is clear. He has not changed his MO one iota. Do people think he'll try and cause another riot if his arrest occurrs?

I've re-ordered the book. Progressive Winemaking by Duncan and Acton. Released 1968.

Thanks for that. Yes, each acid contributes a different quality and mouth feel. Onlythe empirical discovery of tasting will find the optimal balance, then I can quantify it for future reference and consistency. Yes. Thanks. I remember from that book it mentioned about sulphite can be fed to the yeast in low doses to increase glycerol. He showed the chemical pathway the yeast use as well. I don't expect it to be accurate. I know I'll be working with a lot of noise obscuring my targets. Tis life!

Thanks that will be useful but I didn't want to use indicator for visibility reasons. It turns out I can measure the endpoint with my meter.

Yes, thanks. That sounds like it. I had a feeling it was to do with the fact that there is a detectable correlation in taste using titration but not pH. Is it likely that the H+ ion concentration does not correlate to taste differences? You have given me something to make a start to look into. Thanks.

ppt-parts per thousand. I'm just looking at this parameter. I'm fully aware of the intricacies of winemaking, but it's been a long gap and I remember that I didn't fathom this. I'll probably just buy the book again. I know a lot more now and will probably fall in to place anyway once I read it again.

A long time ago, I had a book on winemaking that delved into the chemistry more than most. It said, iirc correctly, that titrating wine was a more accurate/predictable measure of how acidic the wine would taste than measuring pH. In those 80's days it was litmus paper tests or titrating. Titrating red wine was difficult to see the indicator result. Fast forward to now, I'm thinking of winemaking again and would like to use an electronic pH meter I have. Does anybody understand the difference the author was talking about. The authors were chemists themselves.

You mean the black cohort, regardless of whether they are in say Africa or the US, the outcomes are similar? If so, that needs addressing. Would it be a stretch to say there is a sizable group, even subliminally, that don't want more black babies who will ultimately be voters?

I'm sure there will be plenty who handwave it away because it doesn't suit their purposes.

The joys of 'universal' private health care that do great things for the wealthy and largely ignore those with less means.

I don't know why, but this saying came up in my mind: "Poise is the art of raising the eyebrows and not the roof."