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Inorganic chemist working in food safety. TTRPG nerd and Chicago enthusiast

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That just saves the government money! That's efficiency!

30.10.2025 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So billionaires are basically lichs and their bank account is their phylactory

29.10.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Especially since the summarizing process is a big part of the learning. When studying for exams I'd type out my notes from lecture and reorganize them (basically like making a study guide for myself) and that got me most of the way there to bring prepared for the exam

22.10.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think I said this phrase exactly when someone told me about West of Loathing πŸ˜‚

20.10.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

TAing for a theory heavy Prof was really rough. Doing the exam writing and grading and review sessions was wild for me and the students πŸ˜…

20.10.2025 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What about a podcast, with slides

@wtyppod.bsky.social

16.10.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking at their profile they're either a boy or profoundly unhinged

15.10.2025 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks ❀️. Putting why you love your city in a 300 character post has "debate me" energy. It's a vibe that requires an essay to explain if someone needs it spelled out what makes good cities. I'm not an anthropologist πŸ˜‚

15.10.2025 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Cons: I don't mind the winter much (wear proper clothes) but it bothers some. Idk it's the best city I've lived in so I'm drawing blanks? Being unsafe and uncomfortable aren't the same. Some people will make you uncomfortable, but that's not the same as unsafe

15.10.2025 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is genuinely beautiful. Lots of gorgeous architecture. Public transit works really well, it's shockingly affordable compared to other large cities, people are similarly enthusiastic about the city so there is a unity around living here. World class food and entertainment

15.10.2025 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe also Oakridge? Though I think they're more in isotopes than stuff that is broadly in "nuclear secrets"

15.10.2025 05:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

None of us are truly safe until we're all safe. I won't get grabbed off the street but they will also curb stomp me without a second thought if I'm inconvenient, despite all of my privilege. Nobody deserves what's happening.

15.10.2025 05:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The scenes I'm seeing in Chicago every day are horrifying. But these anecdotes of kids being sent to get groceries gut me. I can only imagine how hard it is for parents to make that decision

15.10.2025 05:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As a transplant from California, there is a lot about Chicago I don't think I'd ever find back home. This city is special, which is why people want to hate what it stands for.

15.10.2025 04:31 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Plus he's not afraid to tell parent companies to go fuck themselves if they don't like what he's saying. Which is also crucial to trust that he's not caving to corporate pressure

14.10.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just looked up 2020 rules and seems similar but with the edges polished to reduce the number of tables you need to reference. Rolling for hit location is interesting but sounds cumbersome...

14.10.2025 04:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was reviewing cyberpunk RED today in hopes to run it, and there was some stuff from Friday night firefight I thought was interesting. What was different about trauma team adventures?

14.10.2025 04:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Well done on the FeMoCo!

13.10.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We suspect that the stem got clogged by solvent so the trap was under static vacuum and leaked over time scary shit

12.10.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A coworker had their trap explode and got sliced in the neck from the shrapnel πŸ˜–

12.10.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Time to bring back the old school purification methods and make our own salts 🫠

12.10.2025 03:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nazis were SOCIALISTS, which is how we know radical leftist antifa is bad
(Sarcasm)

09.10.2025 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh yeah idk. Since often the award goes out after a field is mature it might be at a point where funding starts to taper off (and/or is starting to get combined with new techniques/fields)

08.10.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tends to help with negotiating retention packages, depending on the type of university you're at. Sometimes it can go to upgrading facilities and such. Northwestern got big NMR upgrades after Stoddart won in 2016

08.10.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Especially with threats to not even give back pay, what's the point of going to work?

Just utter chaos

08.10.2025 03:49 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I guess my question was is it like doing both experiments simultaneously. e.g. it takes a lot longer to get HETCOR so is it like getting a TOCSY for free with a HETCOR, or is it somewhere between the two for acquisition time

I don't know how these things work πŸ˜…

08.10.2025 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Very true. I'm glad Oregon got TROs against deployment from TX, but I'm worried for Chicago

08.10.2025 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope I'm wrong but I don't have many reasons to be optimistic.

08.10.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Realistically this is likely to look like it has with state troopers in Chicago: keeping protestors out of ICE's way to prevent conflict between the two. Not engaging with ice on behalf of peotestors

08.10.2025 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What's the time/signal compromise on that? Never ran HETCOR but my impression from classes was it was signal poor. But if it's the exact same as a normal TOCSY and you get extra data that's neat

07.10.2025 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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