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Lounge

Lower-stakes conversation. Still civil, still sourced when a claim is made, but the bar for relevance is lower.

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26 topics

Topic	Participants	Replies	Views	Activity
Follow-up: What other technical communities get right that we do not Lounge › Off topic long read beginner friendly What other technical communities get right that we do not I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if…	+117	126	13k	14mo
Revisiting: The best-written scientific paper you have read Lounge › Off topic beginner friendly long read Posting this under the heading it deserves: Revisiting: The best-written scientific paper you have read Everything below is what sits behind that. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if…	+102	121	21k	1h
Spreadsheets: an appreciation — what changed since Lounge › Off topic long read beginner friendly Spreadsheets: an appreciation — what changed since — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if anyone makes a claim.…	+102	113	26k	17h
The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for — a second dataset Lounge › Off topic beginner friendly long read Posting this under the heading it deserves: The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for — a second dataset Everything below is what sits behind that. Lower-stakes topic, but…	+111	121	6.6k	9mo
Introducing myself: pharmacist, sceptic, reluctant participant — one year on Lounge › Introductions beginner friendly onboarding Posting this under the heading it deserves: Introducing myself: pharmacist, sceptic, reluctant participant — one year on Everything below is what sits behind that. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule…	+101	107	14k	4mo
Here for the analytics and not much else Lounge › Introductions onboarding beginner friendly Here for the analytics and not much else — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if anyone makes a claim. Something…	+93	102	10k	16h
The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for Lounge › Off topic long read beginner friendly The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still…	+54	61	57k	1d
The best-written scientific paper you have read Lounge › Off topic long read beginner friendly The best-written scientific paper you have read Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if anyone makes a…	+69	74	1.1k	2mo
[2026 update] Long-time reader, first-time poster Lounge › Introductions onboarding beginner friendly Solved Long-time reader, first-time poster — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if anyone makes a claim. Something adjacent…	+46	50	23k	5mo
Units, standards, and other things that quietly hold the world together Lounge › Off topic long read beginner friendly Closed Units, standards, and other things that quietly hold the world together — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if anyone…	+33	38	31k	15mo
Spreadsheets: an appreciation Lounge › Off topic beginner friendly long read On the subject in the title: Spreadsheets: an appreciation Working notes rather than a conclusion. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if anyone makes a claim. Something adjacent that I…	+26	30	25k	2.1y
Follow-up: The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for Lounge › Off topic beginner friendly long read On the subject in the title: The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for Working notes rather than a conclusion. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if…	+30	34	9.7k	11h
[2026 update] Hello from a laboratory that does not do peptides Lounge › Introductions onboarding beginner friendly Hello from a laboratory that does not do peptides Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if anyone makes a…		2	49k	4mo
Introducing myself: pharmacist, sceptic, reluctant participant Lounge › Introductions onboarding beginner friendly Introducing myself: pharmacist, sceptic, reluctant participant Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if…	+13	17	23k	2mo
Hello from a laboratory that does not do peptides — does this still hold? Lounge › Introductions beginner friendly onboarding Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Hello from a laboratory that does not do peptides — does this still hold? Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if anyone makes a…	+1	5	35k	19mo
Joined after a search result and stayed Lounge › Introductions beginner friendly onboarding Posting this under the heading it deserves: Joined after a search result and stayed Everything below is what sits behind that. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if anyone makes a claim.…	+5	9	26k	7h
Books and papers worth reading that are not about this at all Lounge › Off topic beginner friendly long read On the subject in the title: Books and papers worth reading that are not about this at all Working notes rather than a conclusion. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if anyone makes a…	+13	17	13k	19mo
What other technical communities get right that we do not Lounge › Off topic beginner friendly long read Wiki What other technical communities get right that we do not — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if…	+2	6	23k	5h
About the Off topic category Lounge › Off topic long read beginner friendly Pinned Wiki Anything adjacent and interesting. Not a rules-free zone, just a relaxed one. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is recorded with its author and a…	+1	5	20k	21mo
Long-time reader, first-time poster Lounge › Introductions beginner friendly onboarding On the subject in the title: Long-time reader, first-time poster Working notes rather than a conclusion. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if anyone makes a claim. Something adjacent…	+15	19	2.5k	8mo
Here for the analytics and not much else — one year on Lounge › Introductions beginner friendly onboarding On the subject in the title: Here for the analytics and not much else — one year on Working notes rather than a conclusion. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if anyone makes a claim.…	+6	10	10k	19mo
Hello from a laboratory that does not do peptides Lounge › Introductions onboarding beginner friendly Hello from a laboratory that does not do peptides — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if anyone makes a claim.…	+2	6	10k	15mo
About the Introductions category Lounge › Introductions onboarding beginner friendly Pinned Wiki Closed Say hello. No question required. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is recorded with its author and a note. If the scope described here has drifted…		4	2.3k	23mo
Books and papers worth reading that are not about this at all — one year on Lounge › Off topic long read beginner friendly Books and papers worth reading that are not about this at all — one year on — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if…	+3	7	424	1mo
Revisiting: Joined after a search result and stayed Lounge › Introductions onboarding beginner friendly Under review Revisiting: Joined after a search result and stayed Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if anyone makes a…		2	1.6k	22mo
Units, standards, and other things that quietly hold the world together — one year on Lounge › Off topic beginner friendly long read Solved On the subject in the title: Units, standards, and other things that quietly hold the world together — one year on Working notes rather than a conclusion. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still…		2	91	18mo

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