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New comment by dnnddidiej in "US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional"

dnnddidiej — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:58:42 +0000

vice versa

> Ethanol is the most commonly used antidote to block the metabolising of methanol. Ethanol works by competing with the metabolic breakdown of methanol, thereby preventing the accumulation of toxic byproducts.

MSF: https://methanolpoisoning.msf.org/en/for-health-professional...

I can see the ambiguity of my comment. I was trying to phrase as a riddle but can be interpreted both ways.

New comment by dnnddidiej in "US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional"

dnnddidiej — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:58:19 +0000

Ah I didn't realise methanol had the same psychological effect. I thought it was just tasteless poison.

New comment by dnnddidiej in "I run multiple $10K MRR companies on a $20/month tech stack"

dnnddidiej — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:56:51 +0000

Is infra where investors money is going? I imagined salaries would be it. Marketing costs maybe.

New comment by dnnddidiej in "US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional"

dnnddidiej — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:47:27 +0000

Genuine q then. Why don't the destinations serve watered down shots instead? If it is just to save money.

New comment by dnnddidiej in "US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional"

dnnddidiej — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:38:58 +0000

And if you have one of those poisons the antedote is the other one.

Edit: only one way round! This is not medical advice. I am not a doctor. I am not your doctor or drinking doula.