a partial record of the TXT conversations of b1-66er - especially those with Special K ... updated sporadically
30.3.20
In the vacuum
DENT:
We are reusing N95 masks for a week at a time.
He is what I have devised: it turns out you don't need high temps to inactivate the coronavirus. 70C (158 F) for 30 minutes will do it. Or, lower temps like 65 C for 1 hour. I rigged my sous vide machine inside a cooler to get those temps. 👍. We can have multiple people put the masks in ziplock bags and run them. I am still working out the details because 70C was damaging the plastic parts of the mask, but I think we are almost there!
<ed: this is what you get with a doctor whose undergraduate degree is in chemical engineering.>
The croutons will be impressive
b1-67er (agricultural machine designer): Just sent <the CA> governor's office an email.
b1-66er: Good citizen.
What'd you say?
67: I said tens of thousands of people are moving to Salinas in mid April from Yuma, and Yuma has lower restrictions. I suggested it was good material for a governor to governor talk. Specifically suggested Newsome try to get higher restrictions on lettuce producing counties for the next couple weeks.
66: Good citizen.
Impressive.
67: Sprinkled in a little about protecting the food supply from coronavirus.
66: ... as seasoning...
KbrAne only one neural jump away
A rare KTXT news item, provided to all three of you as a community service.
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