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IT News<p>Blast Away the Flux — With Brake Cleaner? - Can you use brake cleaner for flux removal on PCBs? According to [Half Burnt Toast... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/12/26/blast-away-the-flux-with-brake-cleaner/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/12/26/blast-</span><span class="invisible">away-the-flux-with-brake-cleaner/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/perchloroethylene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>perchloroethylene</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/brakecleaner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brakecleaner</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/toolhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toolhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cleaning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cleaning</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/acetone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>acetone</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/removal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>removal</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/solvent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solvent</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/toluene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toluene</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/solder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solder</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/flux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flux</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcb</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Judge says far-right US news outlet filed bankruptcy in bad faith </p><p>A bankruptcy judge dismissed a bankruptcy case filed by the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Gateway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gateway</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Pundit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pundit</span></a> on Wednesday, saying the far-right outlet did not file the case in good faith.</p><p>The ruling from the US bankruptcy judge Mindy Mora in the southern district of Florida comes as the outlet faces significant <a href="https://c.im/tags/defamation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defamation</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/cases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cases</span></a> from two Georgia election workers and a former Dominion voting systems employee who say the site spread <a href="https://c.im/tags/false" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>false</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/claims" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>claims</span></a> about them after the 2020 election</p><p>Calling the site’s assets “eye-catching”, Mora noted that they were <br>22 times the size of its liabilities.</p><p>“TGP remains both balance sheet and cash flow <a href="https://c.im/tags/solvent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solvent</span></a>. <br>There is no present financial distress, no looming foreclosure sale, no prospect of a market crash. <br>There is only the State Court Litigation in which TGP must defend itself. <br>That’s not a basis for bankruptcy relief; it’s the justice system in operation,” Mora wrote.</p><p>The Gateway Pundit declared bankruptcy on 24 April saying it was doing so as a litigation strategy in the defamation cases filed against it. <br>Filing for bankruptcy pauses all civil proceedings against a business.<br>“This is a common tool for reorganization and to consolidate litigation when attacks are coming from all sides. <br>It allows TGP to consolidate this lawfare in one court for ultimate resolution,” Jim Hoft, the site’s founder, wrote at the time.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/25/gateway-pundit-bankruptcy-filing?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/articl</span><span class="invisible">e/2024/jul/25/gateway-pundit-bankruptcy-filing?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Sandpaper Alternatives for 3D Prints - A finished 3D print, especially plastic deposition types, often have imperfections... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/01/04/sandpaper-alternatives-for-3d-prints/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/01/04/sandpa</span><span class="invisible">per-alternatives-for-3d-prints/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/3dprinterhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinterhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/polyurethane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polyurethane</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/spraypaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spraypaint</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/3dprinter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinter</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/sandpaper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sandpaper</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/3dgloop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dgloop</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/solvent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solvent</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/finish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>finish</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/epoxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>epoxy</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/print" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>print</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Retrotechtacular: The Story of Turpentine - If someone in 2023 has ever had much call to use turpentine, chances are good it w... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2023/12/04/retrotechtacular-the-story-of-turpentine/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2023/12/04/retrot</span><span class="invisible">echtacular-the-story-of-turpentine/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrotechtacular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrotechtacular</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/distillation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distillation</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/turpentine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>turpentine</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/solvent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solvent</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/solder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solder</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/resin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resin</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/rosin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rosin</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/flux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flux</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>‘Extremely toxic chemical’ found in many products may be banned by EPA. What is <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TCE</span></a>?</p><p>Brendan Rascius<br>Tue, October 24, 2023 </p><p>"The Environmental Protection Agency (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a>) proposed a ban on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trichloroethylene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trichloroethylene</span></a> (TCE), a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a>-causing chemical found in consumer and industrial products.</p><p>"The proposed near-total ban — part of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> administration’s 'moonshot' initiative to eradicate cancer — would take effect next year, following a period for public comment, according to an Oct. 23 EPA news release.</p><p>"'The science is loud and clear on TCE,' EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe said in the release. 'It is a dangerous toxic chemical and proposing to ban it will protect families, workers, and communities.'</p><p>"TCE is a colorless, liquid chemical compound that is manufactured primarily as a cleaning <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/solvent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solvent</span></a>, according to the National Cancer Institute.</p><p>"It’s typically not found in products marketed to consumers, but among the household products it is used in are <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CleaningPipes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CleaningPipes</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PaintRemovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaintRemovers</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Carpet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Carpet</span></a> Cleaners, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToolCleaners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToolCleaners</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SprayAdhesives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SprayAdhesives</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrakeCleaners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrakeCleaners</span></a>, officials said.</p><p>"Industrially, it’s used to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/degrease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>degrease</span></a> metal materials found in aircraft and as a refrigerant. It’s also employed in the manufacturing of battery separators found in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElectricVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricVehicles</span></a>.</p><p>"The chemical compound is 'extremely toxic' and has been linked to adverse health effects, the EPA says.</p><p>"The agency has found that TCE causes <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NonHodgkinsLymphoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NonHodgkinsLymphoma</span></a> and liver and kidney <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a>, officials said. It also damages the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImmuneSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImmuneSystem</span></a>, the central nervous system, reproductive organs and puts fetal development at risk.</p><p>"'These risks are present even at very small concentrations of TCE,' officials said.</p><p>"'TCE is also associated with Parkinson’s disease and possibly other neurodegenerative diseases,' Briana De Miranda, a professor specializing in toxicology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, told McClatchy News.</p><p>"Exposure to the chemical can occur in a number of ways, the most common of which is via inhalation, De Miranda said.</p><p>"'If people work with TCE they may inhale it through its vapor phase or off gassing of the liquid,' De Miranda said. 'If people live or work where it contaminates the soil or ground water, they could inhale TCE via vapor intrusion into buildings.'</p><p>"It can also be ingested orally, including through <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contaminated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contaminated</span></a> drinking water, and through the skin, though this is less common, De Miranda said.</p><p>"Exposure often occurs at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Superfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Superfund</span></a> sites, which are swaths of land across the country that are designated as contaminated by the EPA. These include manufacturing centers, processing plants, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/landfills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landfills</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mines</span></a>."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/extremely-toxic-chemical-found-many-164645595.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.yahoo.com/extremely-toxic</span><span class="invisible">-chemical-found-many-164645595.html</span></a></p>
Maciek Majdecki<p>Calming 😌 distillation of organic base✨️<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/laboratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laboratory</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/solvent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solvent</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/keepcalm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>keepcalm</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/slow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slow</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/boiling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boiling</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/movie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>movie</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/goodday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>goodday</span></a></p>
Nafnlaus 🇮🇸 🇺🇦<p>A <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LFP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LFP</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/battery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>battery</span></a> is a <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/steel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>steel</span></a> can containing primarily (A) <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/graphite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>graphite</span></a> (synthetic or natural), and (B) <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/iron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iron</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/phosphate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phosphate</span></a> (which is basically fertilizer). The next largest component is <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/electrolyte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electrolyte</span></a>, primarily organic carbonates (a <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>petrochemical</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/solvent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solvent</span></a> - on the lower toxicity end as far as solvents go). Next most common are the metal foils (<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/alumium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alumium</span></a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/copper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copper</span></a>). Next is the (<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a>) separator membrane. </p><p> In tiny quantities at the bottom of the list? Electrolyte additives and the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/lithium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lithium</span></a> itself.</p>
Nafnlaus 🇮🇸 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://jorts.horse/@Timmy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Timmy</span></a></span> ... (<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a>) separator membrane. Beyond all this, there's a variety of minor additives, as well as the small amount of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/lithium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lithium</span></a> itself.</p><p>The main limiting factor in scaleup however is none of this; it's plant capacity. And in particular, film synthesis for the jelly rolls. Traditionally this is done with a wet-phase process, but this requires <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/VacuumOven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VacuumOven</span></a>.s the length of a football pitch for each line to extract the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/solvent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solvent</span></a>.</p>