This is way too cool.
There is this
and also imagine if contact lenses could, somehow, tag items so when things go missing, little arrows in your eyes would just literally point you in the right direction. I'd totally get a pair!
Friday, 13 January 2012
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Antifungal paints
Wil: Oh yup. Just had morning tea. Gossip gossip. Apparently our floor is "infested" with fungal spores -_-
Me: Oh? Are the ceilings mouldy? Ooh I've been wondering, if we paint bathroom ceilings with ergosterol, would mould grow?
Wil: Ergosterol paint?
Me: Or ergosterol mixed into paint xP
Wil: Why ergosterol? It has no antifungal properties.
Me: Oh! Was it for yeast? Oops my bad. What about amphotericin!
Me: I SWEAR ergosterol was for something fungussy...
Wil: Ergosterol is the "cholesterol" of fungal cell membranes. Are there paints with amphotericin in it?
Me: oh... so it needs ergosterol! I remember now. And no there probably isn't, but we could make our own!
Wil: Where would you get amphotericin? It's an antifungal drug that's used in life threatening fungal infections.
Me: Don't ask me! You're the pharmacist!
Me: Or azoles!
Wil: I know where *I* would get amphotericin. I'm asking where *you* would get it from for the purposes of making antifungal paint. A doctor will not prescribe it for that purpose.
Wil: Aren't there commercially available antifungal paints?
Me: I'll get it off you! haa. Are there? dang, and I thought it was a new idea! XP
Wil: Where did the idea of mixing drugs into paint come from? It's not as straight forward as one might think. Paint probably isn't very friendly to the stability of drugs.
Wil: No I didn't know you were joking. I take drug questions very seriously :P
Me: Well actually I was half-joking and wondering if it'd actually work xP
Me: Guess there's always the option of rubbing azole creams on the ceiling.
Wil: Ha although I think your concept isn't entirely silly. I'm willing to bet that people have wondered the same thing before. Rubbing cream won't do anything. Fungal infestations usually go deep into the wall/ceiling.
Me: Oh what, really! I thought it was all superficial! Outside-in. Darn!
Wil: Nope. It's why it's quite difficult to get fungal wall infestations cleared. Boo.
Me: How lame! Hmmm which agars are fungus-limiting?
Wil: I'm not sure. I'm not an expert on culture agars. I guess ones with higher pH like tryptic soy would reduce fungal growth.
Me: High pH! Of course! Vinegar-releasing humidifiers!!!
Wil: I would hate to think what a constantly high pH would do to the rest of the room though!
Me: Dissolve the wallpaper?
Wil: Possibly.
*
This was a very good scientific discussion.
Me: Oh? Are the ceilings mouldy? Ooh I've been wondering, if we paint bathroom ceilings with ergosterol, would mould grow?
Wil: Ergosterol paint?
Me: Or ergosterol mixed into paint xP
Wil: Why ergosterol? It has no antifungal properties.
Me: Oh! Was it for yeast? Oops my bad. What about amphotericin!
Me: I SWEAR ergosterol was for something fungussy...
Wil: Ergosterol is the "cholesterol" of fungal cell membranes. Are there paints with amphotericin in it?
Me: oh... so it needs ergosterol! I remember now. And no there probably isn't, but we could make our own!
Wil: Where would you get amphotericin? It's an antifungal drug that's used in life threatening fungal infections.
Me: Don't ask me! You're the pharmacist!
Me: Or azoles!
Wil: I know where *I* would get amphotericin. I'm asking where *you* would get it from for the purposes of making antifungal paint. A doctor will not prescribe it for that purpose.
Wil: Aren't there commercially available antifungal paints?
Me: I'll get it off you! haa. Are there? dang, and I thought it was a new idea! XP
Wil: Where did the idea of mixing drugs into paint come from? It's not as straight forward as one might think. Paint probably isn't very friendly to the stability of drugs.
Me: I've been joking the whole way, I hope you know :P
Wil: No I didn't know you were joking. I take drug questions very seriously :P
Me: Well actually I was half-joking and wondering if it'd actually work xP
Me: Guess there's always the option of rubbing azole creams on the ceiling.
Wil: Ha although I think your concept isn't entirely silly. I'm willing to bet that people have wondered the same thing before. Rubbing cream won't do anything. Fungal infestations usually go deep into the wall/ceiling.
Me: Oh what, really! I thought it was all superficial! Outside-in. Darn!
Wil: Nope. It's why it's quite difficult to get fungal wall infestations cleared. Boo.
Me: How lame! Hmmm which agars are fungus-limiting?
Wil: I'm not sure. I'm not an expert on culture agars. I guess ones with higher pH like tryptic soy would reduce fungal growth.
Me: High pH! Of course! Vinegar-releasing humidifiers!!!
Wil: I would hate to think what a constantly high pH would do to the rest of the room though!
Me: Dissolve the wallpaper?
Wil: Possibly.
*
This was a very good scientific discussion.
Thursday, 17 November 2011
A new purse
Me: I go out to buy presents for others' 21st and end up with stuff for myself.
Wil: ha buy me presents! What did you get?
Me: A new purse!
Wil: Just what I needed!
Me: I don't think you'd appreciate the purse for yourself :P It's about the size of the Oracle cards and has embroidered leaves and a rose on it!
Wil: I appreciate roses!
I didn't know that.
Wil: ha buy me presents! What did you get?
Me: A new purse!
Wil: Just what I needed!
Me: I don't think you'd appreciate the purse for yourself :P It's about the size of the Oracle cards and has embroidered leaves and a rose on it!
Wil: I appreciate roses!
I didn't know that.
Pretty homogenous
Very observant of Wil:
"I'm in the staff room for morning tea. I've noticed that the microbiology/immunology department is a pretty homogenous group - they're all white!"
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Accessorising
TXT from Megs:
"I'm not going to the [ball] this year. No male handbag to go with my dress! :P"
"I'm not going to the [ball] this year. No male handbag to go with my dress! :P"
Election 2011
TXT from Megs:
"Actually I have no faith in NZ politics. The best reason the Opposition seem to provide voters to vote for them is solely because they're not the current government. I'm not kidding!"
"Actually I have no faith in NZ politics. The best reason the Opposition seem to provide voters to vote for them is solely because they're not the current government. I'm not kidding!"
bong out of the blue
14.9.11
Text from Wil, 1.31pm: "I finally discovered how clock towers work! I always thought it was just a whole lot of bongs but the number is actually quite specific xP"
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