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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 05/05/2026

I'm not sure that the biotech industry is in a great place... (Fyi, that is some desperate person's resume posted, not a job) 🧪🧬

A set of several large bulletin boards, labeled "Job Board", completely empty of job postings. Seen at a prominent Bay Area biotech conference.

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 23/03/2026

Canonically, Joker would vote Trump, but then realize he made a mistake and work to correct it.

The Joker is talking to the Red Skull in a 3-panel comic.

Joker (shocked): You mean that's not just some crazy disguise? I've been working with a Nazi?!?
Skull: But of course! Why are you upset, Joker? From what I have read of your exploits it seemed obvcious you would make a superb Nazi!
Joker (angry): That mask must be cutting off oxygen to your brain. I may be a criminal lunatic, but I'm an American criminal lunatic! Keep back, boys! This creep is mine!
Skull: How unfortunate! Such misplaced patriotism!
And then both shoot each other in the face with some weird gas, screaming "And now you die!!!"

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 07/08/2025

For what it's worth, the model our institution just deployed isn't doing this at all. It's going WAY out of its way to prove it can count to three. Like literally offering me pie charts and shit. I'm like, "cool it man. 3 is fine."

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 17/04/2025

Yeah, I dunno. This is all I've got.

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 12/02/2025

Enlisted officers swear to uphold the Constitution and the President's orders. Commissioned officers only swear to the Constitution. www.army.mil/values/

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 28/01/2025

This fact check needs context, in hindsight.

A screenshot from the NYTimes fact check of the Trump-Harris debate, quoting Trump saying "I have nothing to do with Project 2025", and "Fact Check Reporter" Linda Qiu says "This needs context". It doesn't need context. It is a lie.

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 17/01/2025

Dialoged with it for a while about the merits of punching Nazis. AI Anne Frank thinks peace and tolerance works better, today, I guess, whereas it was "challenging" in her time. 🤢

Me: Do you think peaceful protest worked in Nazi Germany?

AI nightmare: Peaceful protests in Nazi Germany faced severe suppression, making them challenging. However, they play an essential role today in raising awareness and promoting change. How do you think peaceful actions could be effective in opposing hate and fostering understanding now?

Me: So, it was ok to punch Nazis during World War II, but it's not ok to punch Nazis now

Ai nightmare: I can see where you're coming from. It's key to remember that during WWII, the context was a brutal regime where many felt fighting was necessary for survival. Today, in most places, we have different tools like education and peaceful protest to fight hate. How might these tools be used effectively to oppose harmful ideologies now?

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 21/12/2024

I don't think this is accurate either

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 18/12/2024

He was sad about my wife leaving for work which happens every day and is not at all a surprise, and the only cure is Christmas hat.

A smelly whiny mutt wearing a festive Christmas hat, which made him stop whining because he was confused.

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 17/12/2024

Harsh enough? Probably not harsh enough.

A survey question asks "If a new AI tool was offered by ACS Publications, how likely would you be to use it?" I respond as "Very unlikely"

Second question "Please provide more detail on your answers". I respond: "My experience with AI tools is that they are costly and produce unpredictably useless output. I have used them extensively, and I don't trust AI tools, and I absolutely don't trust companies that rely on them or try to sell them as useful. Companies that do that are lying, and their leadership is stupid and should be fired."

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 29/11/2024

We have a piano that nobody plays now, except the cat. He does it to get attention. Either walks across the keys, or sits at the bench and plucks.

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 27/08/2024

After a long period of isolation, a lonely man opens up and finds true love. Watch Oldboy, on Netflix!

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 20/08/2024

Look, kid, I know I tell stories about growing up feral and disappearing in the woods all day to play murder games with neighborhood weirdos (who I was also related to), but you do not have that luxury.

Screenshot of unnerving text message.
My kid: I made friends and I'm going to their house
Me: Uh...who? Where? When will you be back? Details, please

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 16/06/2024

I have two. Entgegen and zusammen. I guess they’re German. People abbreviate them as E or Z, and I don’t know why you wouldn’t say the whole words at any opportunity.

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 17/01/2024

What the fuck is this? No you didn't. It was like 2 screens. Just give me my follows' posts and keep your algorithm in its own feed.

Message in Bluesky that says "We ran out of posts from your follows. Here's the latest from Discover."

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 14/01/2024

Proposing whatever the hell this thing fuzzy Cthulhu thing is as the new mascot for the natural products field.

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 05/11/2023

Shhh. Don't notice until Monday... (I need to finish the docs!)

An image of the Secondary Metabolism Collaboratory website header showing that we're out of beta

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 07/10/2023

Man, including the ACP interaction. This is fantastic work! 🧪

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 06/10/2023

"There's nothing in the rulebook that says a dog can't be Speaker!"

Photo of Air Bud, a golden retriever in his basketball outfit and wearing dog-sized sneakers

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 05/10/2023

Now releasing into your podcast feeds: JGI's Natural Prodcast talks to Alison Narayan (UMich) about biocatalysis and candy corn! Notes and transcripts (and in-browser audio) at naturalprodcast.com 🧪🧬🖥️ #chemsky

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 27/09/2023

Lol, thanks

$An unnamed app informing me that some stupid crypto coin is trading heavily and up 4.3% and worth a small fraction of a penny. A second post telling me that the same coin is trading heavily and down 4.6% and worth an even smaller fraction of a penny.$

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 07/09/2023

Dropping into your podcast feeds now, ep 21 of Natural Prodcast talks to Betsy Parkinson, from Purdue. (Is she here yet?) "Synthetic natural products", quorum-sensing-based regulation of BGCs, student mental health, and public outreach using microbes. Transcripts and more at naturalprodcast.com

Photo of Dr. Elizabeth Parkinson, wearing a red shirt, and surrounded by the green of a college campus.

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 06/08/2023

Don't block ALL of your conservative Texas friends. My Facebook feed is still a comedy goldmine, at times.

A Facebook conversation about poor US healthcare and outcomes for black people, and a conservative, arguing lifestyle choices being the main contributor, confuses food deserts for desserts

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 13/07/2023

Pretty sure that whatever the hell is going on here is not something we want going on here.

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Dan Udwary @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com · 11/07/2023

Any way we can get rid of this annoying button that blocks the stuff I'm trying to read on desktop? You already have that functionality with the little arrow on the bottom left. It's driving me insane.

screenshot of the "Load new posts" over the top of a skeet that I'm trying to read

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