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like, imagine coating the CCD strip with a heterogeneous film of a fluorescent material with a nanostructured surface, and interaction of this surface with small molecules caused alteration or quenching of the fluorescence

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vaguely imagining approaches to array sensors for chemicals based off easily available linear CCD arrays.

ok third time

what's the least painful way to get some kind of app running on

any recommendations for a cheapish, compact dedicated digital camera? requirements ain't strict. should have an uncomplicated feature set and ux, and be in a smallish package. a decent optical zoom a definite plus

I assume that putting two snakes in a tank is asking for trouble

vaguely imagining a double tank where there would always be glass or plastic separating the two snakes

bleh online product photos usually give zero sense of scale. they don't even bother trying

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any recommendations for a cheapish, compact dedicated digital camera? requirements ain't strict. should have an uncomplicated feature set and ux, and be in a smallish package. a decent optical zoom a definite plus

food 

one day I'll get Kara / Chara to stop stuffing themselves with junk food when they get depressed, and eat some damn oats and apples instead

For years I saw this car in my neighborhood, assuming its owner simply attached some pre-printed ornamental foil.

Then one day recently, I saw this young lady squatting in front of it, edding marker in hand, carefully adding line for line.

And I realized: the whole sprawling floral madness of sea-horses, algae and jellyfish is completely handmade!

Kudos, unknown neighbor – this is what determination looks like.

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what's the least painful way to get some kind of app running on

I am vaguely trying to imagine a display technology involving colonial phosphorescent bacteria

how would that even woooork

re: Asking for help, boosts ok 

I'm still about $300 short on my rent this month, and haven't had any luck finding a roommate just yet.

I super appreciate everybody who's boosted or donated to help me out, yall are amazing, thank you so much. <3

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there's the Unity approach but, ugh, it's Unity

is there something a bit less of a faff

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oh yeah time to ask again about what the least painful options are for getting some kinda app running

I figure if I repeat the question enough days, I might get an answer in a month maybe

what would be the most valuable use of low-tech for the people. got major choice paralysis between options

home serum monitoring of hormones is a possibility

food analysis? like, getting nutritional values for foodstuffs?

low-tech atmospheric CO2 monitoring?

ok switching to the "mastodon light" theme seems to give more reliable behavior

why would a theme make the behavior of the website different

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bleh I like the look of this particular theme on computerfairi.es but I can't tell if my favorites are sticking or not

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