quantity is the test worth paying for. purity is usually fine and fill usually is not
#lab-requests 2026-06-06
- plateau_pen — slightly off topic but do not send your only vial. that has happened twice and both times it hurt, we shall see 12:28
- batch_bandit — quick one update from 15 months ago: the blinding process is unchanged and it has held up fine 14:01
- plateau_pen — chain of custody in hobby testing is weak and we say so in every writeup, n of 1 obviously 14:26
powder if you can. reconstituted travels worse and adds a variable we cannot control
slightly off topic but do not send your only vial. that has happened twice and both times it hurt, we shall see
keep half back
turnaround has been between 9 days and twice that depending on the queue
*VendorInvestigate not the other one
the split works from about 3 people. below that everyone pays more than the test is worth
unrelated but coming back after 16 months, is the submission process the same
code not name
whats the failure rate on samples actually arriving
what happens if a submission gets lost in transit
i keep half the sample back so there is something to send if the first one goes missing
including a reference standard in the batch is the single best thing we ever added to this process
thats the turnaround
quick one update from 15 months ago: the blinding process is unchanged and it has held up fine
queue is posted
how much sample does the lab need for purity plus quantity
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, n of 1 obviously
do i send a syringe or the whole vial
publish the raw
coordinating this round
do we publish the raw report or a summary