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Dorothy Ahlf Wheatcraft

@drawheatcraft.bsky.social

Mass Spectrometrist, mother, cat servant, dog helper, and sometimes other things

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At home I have a little silicone grippy for pickle jars and similar. It's too big for this, but I'm thinking we need a smaller version in the lab.

25.02.2026 16:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It's several times I have seen/heard it seems like it gets tightened really hard at installation especially, and then trying to take it off for cleaning is difficult. If you wait for it to cool it can be harder, but taking it off hot is ouchies.

And yes, CS2 isn't perfect but far better than CS1

25.02.2026 16:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

#TeamMassSpec before I go down the design rabbit hole, has anyone made a tool to help get off a too-tight ITI on the Bruker CS2 source? Preferably without burning one's hands?

25.02.2026 15:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Holy water or sage for when the LC just won't cooperate?

17.02.2026 15:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I remember doing this type of stuff in MS Paint and being so proud

15.02.2026 13:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

"Let's watch the Olympics and be inspired!"

Cut to trying to explain IBS to my 5yo...

15.02.2026 13:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Linking images/spatial has really exploded in the past about 10 years. That is an area that the new advances in computational registering have made so much better and easier.

06.02.2026 14:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ok I was reading about this and...it's that easy? Things stay in place that well? And it could be paired with mass spec imaging? What's the catch...there has to be a catch.

06.02.2026 13:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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04.02.2026 16:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is where video calls are helpful?

30.01.2026 03:37 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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I think Ying Ge still has the record to my memory- something big and angering the wife of her PI

12.01.2026 14:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

One of my favorite ice breakers in FeMS was "what's the most expensive thing you've broken?" Or similar inspiration ala r/labrats lab sins

12.01.2026 14:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I like this! You could do a "dead proteomics techniques I won't miss"

12.01.2026 14:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I love that on BlueSky I can usually tell if I know a person, but it is also funny too find commonalities with complete strangers via reddit. Anonymity acting as a unifying force? Maybe?

12.12.2025 05:17 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Some was really neat then some comes out of left field. But an interesting world to ponder.

30.11.2025 20:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

It's trippy...

30.11.2025 20:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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09.11.2025 03:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'm going to need this in the largest poster size printable! Laminated, multiple copies

05.11.2025 02:14 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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29.10.2025 20:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Stylish before it was popular

27.10.2025 18:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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You with the hat ...will have to give it a try!

27.10.2025 17:12 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

My 5yo btw is currently enthralled with your book, so I showed her this post. "Wait, I can do science AND build Legos?"

;)

16.10.2025 13:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The cat-ions just make the whole build.

15.10.2025 19:44 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I just examined a method from 2 instruments and 4+ timsControl versions ago; would have been painful the other way. This was smooth and easy. Major props.

15.10.2025 15:55 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ok wow...I followed your directions and it...just worked?
That never happens and wow this will be so amazing and useful!

15.10.2025 15:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I can't wait to test and tell you all the bugs I find ;)

15.10.2025 15:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

There is a way to adapt methods that were created for Pro/Pro2 to be read by software now running a HT/Ultra. For legacy method reading that's what I did a bunch.

15.10.2025 14:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Wait no more replacing tiny codes via notepad++?

Sign me up! This will be huge for us!

15.10.2025 14:09 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0