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  1. Something I wanted to put out that I've been forgetting. I ran into this problem again today so I remembered.

    If you're a #Costco shopper and buy their bulk packs of house-brand ( #Kirkland ) AAA or AA cells/batteries, you may want to check any devices you've got them in.

    I found that some I bought a few years ago have a really bad leak failure rate - something like half the AAAs in a pack, and maybe a third of a pack of AAs - all leaked after being used in low-drain devices like remote controls after just a year or two. It's not a case of them leaking after they're discharged or when they get too old - the terminal voltage on them is just fine, and their best-before date is still years from now -- there's just a manufacturing defect.

    The AAAs in particular tend to spit out a lot of electrolyte from the negative terminal end, so it gets all over the spring contact and corrodes it. If you leave it long enough, you may find the remote stops working or becomes intermittent even with new batteries in it. You need to clean off the corrosion and possibly put a layer of solder on it to get a good contact again.

    The bad AAAs I have are labelled "Best Installed by March 2030" and have what looks like a lot code of "1015673" on them. They're from the era when they had a gold and blue colour scheme, at least in Canada.

    Anyway: open up remotes and other long-lived things and see if they're leaking.

    #PSA #cell #battery #batteries #alkaline #AA #AAA #leak #corrosion

  2. Something I wanted to put out that I've been forgetting. I ran into this problem again today so I remembered.

    If you're a #Costco shopper and buy their bulk packs of house-brand ( #Kirkland ) AAA or AA cells/batteries, you may want to check any devices you've got them in.

    I found that some I bought a few years ago have a really bad leak failure rate - something like half the AAAs in a pack, and maybe a third of a pack of AAs - all leaked after being used in low-drain devices like remote controls after just a year or two. It's not a case of them leaking after they're discharged or when they get too old - the terminal voltage on them is just fine, and their best-before date is still years from now -- there's just a manufacturing defect.

    The AAAs in particular tend to spit out a lot of electrolyte from the negative terminal end, so it gets all over the spring contact and corrodes it. If you leave it long enough, you may find the remote stops working or becomes intermittent even with new batteries in it. You need to clean off the corrosion and possibly put a layer of solder on it to get a good contact again.

    The bad AAAs I have are labelled "Best Installed by March 2030" and have what looks like a lot code of "1015673" on them. They're from the era when they had a gold and blue colour scheme, at least in Canada.

    Anyway: open up remotes and other long-lived things and see if they're leaking.

    #PSA #cell #battery #batteries #alkaline #AA #AAA #leak #corrosion

  3. Something I wanted to put out that I've been forgetting. I ran into this problem again today so I remembered.

    If you're a #Costco shopper and buy their bulk packs of house-brand ( #Kirkland ) AAA or AA cells/batteries, you may want to check any devices you've got them in.

    I found that some I bought a few years ago have a really bad leak failure rate - something like half the AAAs in a pack, and maybe a third of a pack of AAs - all leaked after being used in low-drain devices like remote controls after just a year or two. It's not a case of them leaking after they're discharged or when they get too old - the terminal voltage on them is just fine, and their best-before date is still years from now -- there's just a manufacturing defect.

    The AAAs in particular tend to spit out a lot of electrolyte from the negative terminal end, so it gets all over the spring contact and corrodes it. If you leave it long enough, you may find the remote stops working or becomes intermittent even with new batteries in it. You need to clean off the corrosion and possibly put a layer of solder on it to get a good contact again.

    The bad AAAs I have are labelled "Best Installed by March 2030" and have what looks like a lot code of "1015673" on them. They're from the era when they had a gold and blue colour scheme, at least in Canada.

    Anyway: open up remotes and other long-lived things and see if they're leaking.

    #PSA #cell #battery #batteries #alkaline #AA #AAA #leak #corrosion

  4. Something I wanted to put out that I've been forgetting. I ran into this problem again today so I remembered.

    If you're a #Costco shopper and buy their bulk packs of house-brand ( #Kirkland ) AAA or AA cells/batteries, you may want to check any devices you've got them in.

    I found that some I bought a few years ago have a really bad leak failure rate - something like half the AAAs in a pack, and maybe a third of a pack of AAs - all leaked after being used in low-drain devices like remote controls after just a year or two. It's not a case of them leaking after they're discharged or when they get too old - the terminal voltage on them is just fine, and their best-before date is still years from now -- there's just a manufacturing defect.

    The AAAs in particular tend to spit out a lot of electrolyte from the negative terminal end, so it gets all over the spring contact and corrodes it. If you leave it long enough, you may find the remote stops working or becomes intermittent even with new batteries in it. You need to clean off the corrosion and possibly put a layer of solder on it to get a good contact again.

    The bad AAAs I have are labelled "Best Installed by March 2030" and have what looks like a lot code of "1015673" on them. They're from the era when they had a gold and blue colour scheme, at least in Canada.

    Anyway: open up remotes and other long-lived things and see if they're leaking.

    #PSA #cell #battery #batteries #alkaline #AA #AAA #leak #corrosion

  5. Something I wanted to put out that I've been forgetting. I ran into this problem again today so I remembered.

    If you're a #Costco shopper and buy their bulk packs of house-brand ( #Kirkland ) AAA or AA cells/batteries, you may want to check any devices you've got them in.

    I found that some I bought a few years ago have a really bad leak failure rate - something like half the AAAs in a pack, and maybe a third of a pack of AAs - all leaked after being used in low-drain devices like remote controls after just a year or two. It's not a case of them leaking after they're discharged or when they get too old - the terminal voltage on them is just fine, and their best-before date is still years from now -- there's just a manufacturing defect.

    The AAAs in particular tend to spit out a lot of electrolyte from the negative terminal end, so it gets all over the spring contact and corrodes it. If you leave it long enough, you may find the remote stops working or becomes intermittent even with new batteries in it. You need to clean off the corrosion and possibly put a layer of solder on it to get a good contact again.

    The bad AAAs I have are labelled "Best Installed by March 2030" and have what looks like a lot code of "1015673" on them. They're from the era when they had a gold and blue colour scheme, at least in Canada.

    Anyway: open up remotes and other long-lived things and see if they're leaking.

    #PSA #cell #battery #batteries #alkaline #AA #AAA #leak #corrosion

  6. If you live on Seattle's Eastside, then you already know the signs and what to do.

    #Seattle #Bellevure #Redmond #Kirkland #Traffic

  7. If you live on Seattle's Eastside, then you already know the signs and what to do.

    #Seattle #Bellevure #Redmond #Kirkland #Traffic

  8. If you live on Seattle's Eastside, then you already know the signs and what to do.

    #Seattle #Bellevure #Redmond #Kirkland #Traffic

  9. If you live on Seattle's Eastside, then you already know the signs and what to do.

    #Seattle #Bellevure #Redmond #Kirkland #Traffic

  10. If you live on Seattle's Eastside, then you already know the signs and what to do.

    #Seattle #Bellevure #Redmond #Kirkland #Traffic

  11. Game on for Saudi PIF’s $55bn Electronic Arts takeover

    Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has cleared another level in its proposed acquisition of Electronic Arts after securing…
    #Europe #EU #EuropeanCommission #Kirkland&Ellis #Latham&Watkins #Lipton #Rosen&Katz #SaudiPublicInvestmentFund #SidleyAustin #SimpsonThacher&Bartlett #Vision2030 #WachtelLiptonRosen&Katz
    europesays.com/europe/103332/

  12. US: Dassault Systèmes to acquire ArisGlobal for up to US$2bn

    Euronext-listed Dassault Systèmes, a France-based multinational software corporation, has agreed to acquire US-based ArisGlobal, an AI-native enterprise compliance…
    #France #FR #Europe #EU #DassaultSystèmes #AmanWasan #ArisGlobal #DanielBerglund #Dassault #Evercore #Jefferies #Kirkland&Ellis #Nordic‌Capital #PascalDaloz #Sweden #Us
    europesays.com/france/56318/

  13. europesays.com/uk/1108188/ Florida scientists used female Burmese pythons as live lures to find invasive males in the Everglades, but 3 million camera-trap photos produced only four python detections #Everglades #Florida #kirkland #KristenHart #MaggieJones #MichaelKirkland #Science #StormMiller #UK #UnitedKingdom #wildlife

  14. Florida scientists used female Burmese pythons as live lures to find invasive males in the Everglades, but 3 million camera-trap photos produced only four python detections

    Conservancy biologists with a 16ft, 135lb female Burmese python found while radio-tracking a male scout snake in southwest…
    #NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #AU #Australia #Everglades #Florida #kirkland #kristenhart #maggiejones #michaelkirkland #Science #stormmiller
    newsbeep.com/au/819951/

  15. Florida scientists used female Burmese pythons as live lures to find invasive males in the Everglades, but 3 million camera-trap photos produced only four python detections

    Conservancy biologists with a 16ft, 135lb female Burmese python found while radio-tracking a male scout snake in southwest…
    #NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #AU #Australia #Everglades #Florida #kirkland #kristenhart #maggiejones #michaelkirkland #Science #stormmiller
    newsbeep.com/au/819951/

  16. Florida scientists used female Burmese pythons as live lures to find invasive males in the Everglades, but 3 million camera-trap photos produced only four python detections

    Conservancy biologists with a 16ft, 135lb female Burmese python found while radio-tracking a male scout snake in southwest…
    #NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #Everglades #Florida #kirkland #kristenhart #maggiejones #michaelkirkland #Science #stormmiller #UK #UnitedKingdom
    newsbeep.com/uk/707521/

  17. Kirkland & Ellis Strengthens European Debt Finance Practice with Hire of Maroussia Cuny

    Kirkland & Ellis has announced the addition of Maroussia Cuny as a partner in its Debt Finance Practice…
    #Europe #EU #European #Kirkland&Ellis
    europesays.com/europe/91473/

  18. Hoped this one might get better with age, but alas it has not.

    #kirkland 2025 Vintage Ale from #deschutesBrewery

    Roasty with coffee and a bitter edge, hints of cocoa but mostly underwhelming. Not my favorite barrel-aged #stout

    #itsAlwaysStoutSeason #barrelAged

  19. Hoped this one might get better with age, but alas it has not.

    #kirkland 2025 Vintage Ale from #deschutesBrewery

    Roasty with coffee and a bitter edge, hints of cocoa but mostly underwhelming. Not my favorite barrel-aged #stout

    #itsAlwaysStoutSeason #barrelAged

  20. Hoped this one might get better with age, but alas it has not.

    #kirkland 2025 Vintage Ale from #deschutesBrewery

    Roasty with coffee and a bitter edge, hints of cocoa but mostly underwhelming. Not my favorite barrel-aged #stout

    #itsAlwaysStoutSeason #barrelAged

  21. Hoped this one might get better with age, but alas it has not.

    #kirkland 2025 Vintage Ale from #deschutesBrewery

    Roasty with coffee and a bitter edge, hints of cocoa but mostly underwhelming. Not my favorite barrel-aged #stout

    #itsAlwaysStoutSeason #barrelAged

  22. Hoped this one might get better with age, but alas it has not.

    #kirkland 2025 Vintage Ale from #deschutesBrewery

    Roasty with coffee and a bitter edge, hints of cocoa but mostly underwhelming. Not my favorite barrel-aged #stout

    #itsAlwaysStoutSeason #barrelAged

  23. RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 2.1.3 - 12 June 2026

    This is part two of the big north end update that dropped last week, now that the lagging projects are OPEN!

    Full deets at the blog:

    solarbird.net/blog/2026/06/12/

    Maps download:

    github.com/solarbirdy/Northsho

    Previous permalinks continue to work.

    If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon ( patreon.com/solarbird ) or @annathepiper has a Kofi ( ko-fi.com/annathepiper ).

    Enjoy!

    #BikeMap #maps #GreaterNorthshore #seattle #shoreline #redmond #lynnwood #LakeForestPark #Kenmore #Briar #Bothell #Woodinville #Juanita #Kirkland #RatCity #Glendale #Lakeridge #BrynMawr #tukwila #WhiteCenter #TopHat #newcastle

  24. RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 2.1.3 - 12 June 2026

    This is part two of the big north end update that dropped last week, now that the lagging projects are OPEN!

    Full deets at the blog:

    solarbird.net/blog/2026/06/12/

    Maps download:

    github.com/solarbirdy/Northsho

    Previous permalinks continue to work.

    If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon ( patreon.com/solarbird ) or @annathepiper has a Kofi ( ko-fi.com/annathepiper ).

    Enjoy!

    #BikeMap #maps #GreaterNorthshore #seattle #shoreline #redmond #lynnwood #LakeForestPark #Kenmore #Briar #Bothell #Woodinville #Juanita #Kirkland #RatCity #Glendale #Lakeridge #BrynMawr #tukwila #WhiteCenter #TopHat #newcastle

  25. RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 2.1.3 - 12 June 2026

    This is part two of the big north end update that dropped last week, now that the lagging projects are OPEN!

    Full deets at the blog:

    solarbird.net/blog/2026/06/12/

    Maps download:

    github.com/solarbirdy/Northsho

    Previous permalinks continue to work.

    If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon ( patreon.com/solarbird ) or @annathepiper has a Kofi ( ko-fi.com/annathepiper ).

    Enjoy!

    #BikeMap #maps #GreaterNorthshore #seattle #shoreline #redmond #lynnwood #LakeForestPark #Kenmore #Briar #Bothell #Woodinville #Juanita #Kirkland #RatCity #Glendale #Lakeridge #BrynMawr #tukwila #WhiteCenter #TopHat #newcastle

  26. RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 2.1.3 - 12 June 2026

    This is part two of the big north end update that dropped last week, now that the lagging projects are OPEN!

    Full deets at the blog:

    solarbird.net/blog/2026/06/12/

    Maps download:

    github.com/solarbirdy/Northsho

    Previous permalinks continue to work.

    If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon ( patreon.com/solarbird ) or @annathepiper has a Kofi ( ko-fi.com/annathepiper ).

    Enjoy!

    #BikeMap #maps #GreaterNorthshore #seattle #shoreline #redmond #lynnwood #LakeForestPark #Kenmore #Briar #Bothell #Woodinville #Juanita #Kirkland #RatCity #Glendale #Lakeridge #BrynMawr #tukwila #WhiteCenter #TopHat #newcastle

  27. RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 2.1.3 - 12 June 2026

    This is part two of the big north end update that dropped last week, now that the lagging projects are OPEN!

    Full deets at the blog:

    solarbird.net/blog/2026/06/12/

    Maps download:

    github.com/solarbirdy/Northsho

    Previous permalinks continue to work.

    If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon ( patreon.com/solarbird ) or @annathepiper has a Kofi ( ko-fi.com/annathepiper ).

    Enjoy!

    #BikeMap #maps #GreaterNorthshore #seattle #shoreline #redmond #lynnwood #LakeForestPark #Kenmore #Briar #Bothell #Woodinville #Juanita #Kirkland #RatCity #Glendale #Lakeridge #BrynMawr #tukwila #WhiteCenter #TopHat #newcastle

  28. Kirkland & Ellis Launches Tokyo Office And Adds Three Dealmakers To Expand Asia Presence

    Kirkland & Ellis announced that it will open an office in Tokyo, extending its long-standing transactional practice in…
    #EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Tokyo #Kirkland&Ellis
    europesays.com/japan/37987/

  29. alojapan.com/1496564/kirkland- Kirkland & Ellis Launches Tokyo Office And Adds Three Dealmakers To Expand Asia Presence #Kirkland&Ellis #news #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 Kirkland & Ellis announced that it will open an office in Tokyo, extending its long-standing transactional practice in Asia and establishing a presence in one of the world’s largest and most sophisticated economies. The new office marks the firm’s 24th worldwide and comes as Japan experiences stron

  30. alojapan.com/1496564/kirkland- Kirkland & Ellis Launches Tokyo Office And Adds Three Dealmakers To Expand Asia Presence #Kirkland&Ellis #news #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 Kirkland & Ellis announced that it will open an office in Tokyo, extending its long-standing transactional practice in Asia and establishing a presence in one of the world’s largest and most sophisticated economies. The new office marks the firm’s 24th worldwide and comes as Japan experiences stron

  31. Kirkland & Ellis Expands into Japan with New Tokyo Office Launch, ETLegalWorld

    Kirkland & Ellis has announced that they will launch an office in Tokyo to support the growth of…
    #EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Tokyo #Cross-borderM&A #International #Kirkland&Ellis #Mergersandacquisitions #privateequity #Tokyooffice
    europesays.com/japan/32933/