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  Hypolite Petovanhypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com

  Oct 19, 2026, 11:22 AM

  @be @Tock Fair enough, although regrettably GenAI is actually useful for the "good enough" crowd. 😞

  And for displacing labor, of course. 😡

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  Brett Edmond CarlockBrett_E_Carlock@mastodon.online

  Oct 20, 2026, 8:38 AM

  @hypolite
  @be @Tock
  No, legit, asbestos is a fucking miracle material, it was just used stupidly/excessively. It isn't a case of good enough, you know?

  Almost entirely chemically inert, biologically inert, non-conductive, insulative, geologic timescale long-lasting/stable, flame-proof, mechanically strengthens materials...

  It never should have been user-facing as anything but an NFOB, and even then used only as necessary.

  (I used to do Asbestos abatement)

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  4be@floss.social

  Oct 20, 2026, 5:42 PM

  @Brett_E_Carlock What is an NFOB?

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  Brett Edmond CarlockBrett_E_Carlock@mastodon.online

  Oct 20, 2026, 6:33 PM

  @be
  Non-friable, organically bound.

  So, not able to be (easily) pulverized into loose fibrils/dust, and intermixed with a binder.

  Things like floor tile, transite (black lab table tops), etc.

  Conceptully similar to materials like FRP (fiberglass reinforced plastic), that mix the fiber throughout the liquid material that then binds to it and hardens.

  Loose fiber materials like pipe wrap or asbestos tape are where it is difficult to handle safely and should have been used very sparingly.

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