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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 1h

My personal unpopular opinion: journal templates are *awesome* and help me write a better manuscript.

M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

There’s a beautiful speech by Tim Minchin with 9 life lessons. No. 8 is “respect people with less power than you” (from minute 9:48). The full speech is worth listening to. youtu.be/yoEezZD71sc?...

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9 Life Lessons - Tim Minchin UWA Address

YouTube video by The University of Western Australia

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

No era una crítica al uso del término sino a la imagen que presentaron.

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Es que ni siquiera es un render. Es un pastiche cutre con Google Earth

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

📢 Juan de la Cierva 2026 opens 12 Nov: up to 500 three-year postdoc contracts in Spain for PhDs obtained 2024–2026. Applications close 26 Nov. #ChemSky Looking for a host group? Join us to work on peptide chemistry & chemical biology. Get in touch 👉 evazquezlab.gal www.aei.gob.es/convocatoria...

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Ayudas para contratos Juan de la Cierva 2026 | Agencia Estatal de Investigación

Las ayudas Juan de la Cierva tienen como finalidad fomentar la incorporación de jóvenes, en posesión del grado de doctor, con objeto de que completen su formación investigadora postdoctoral en centros...

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 07/10/2026

A very happy 50th birthday to our patron Tim Minchin. Thank you for the music, the laughter, and these really lovely words on living, happiness, and finding meaning in the here and now. Happy Birthday, Tim!

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

They hounded Aaron Swartz to death for downloading papers from jstor but society is now supposed to just accept mass theft because this thing can write that TPS report *for* you. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_S...

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Aaron Swartz - Wikipedia

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Jase Gehring @skyjase.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

it's very lucky that water doesn't absorb here! this range is both where water is least photoactive and where organic molecules do the most productive photoprocesses one of many coincidences of history and physics that make complex life possible

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

An old paper, but a beautiful one that deserves some love because it's such a creative way to turn a basic concept in conformational analysis into a fluorescent sensor. It's also a great example for teaching :-) #ChemSky pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

The ring flip of a carbohydrate is employed for the tongs-like movable component of a metal ion sensor. A pair of separated pyrene groups attached to the carbohydrate component are placed side by side when it recognizes metal ions, affording excimer fluorescence. This novel molecular sensor is selective for Zn2+ and Cd2+.

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yes, it’s much worse than it was before. That seems to be the general trend lately… ☹️

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#ChemSky An update on the ACS RSS feeds. It turns out that they have new URL addresses (yayyy! 🙌): pubs.acs.org/pages/rss I don't know what happened with the TOC images in the new feeds, though ☹️ pubs.acs.org/pages/rss

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Double-clicking an atom in ChemDraw used to add a label. Now it adds a bond. This is EVIL. Why mess with muscle memory that's been going for years?! 🤬 By the way, it's now Option + click (Mac) or Alt + click (Windows). #ChemSky support.revvitysignals.com/hc/en-us/art...

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ChemDraw: Double-clicking on an Atom adds a new bond instead of the text box to enter the label

This is an intended change in v25.5. From version 25.5.0.5789, you need to use Alt+single-click instead of double (left) click to get the text box to enter the label.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026

“It’s 2026, and the number-one consumer technology trend seems to be devices that constantly listen to and record everything and everyone around us at all times — with or without consent — …”

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Everything is spying on you and there’s no opting out

A new wave of AI-enhanced consumer creep-tech disregards the privacy of everyone but the wearer. The people have had enough.

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Competitive profile? Join us at CiQUS (USC, Santiago). ✉️ Send your CV to eugenio.vazquez@usc.es

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🧵 Want to do your PhD with us? We study the intrinsic (non-aromatic) fluorescence of peptides and its use in sensors: www.evazquezlab.gal Interested? The Spanish predoctoral FPU fellowship call is open (20 Oct-20 Nov). 🔗 bit.ly/4dCFrFt #ChemSky

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Ayudas FPU 2026 | Agencia Estatal de Investigación

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Si tienes un perfil competitivo, únete a nosotros en el CiQUS (USC, Santiago). ✉️ Envía tu CV a eugenio.vazquez@usc.es

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🧵 ¿Quieres hacer la tesis con nosotros? Estudiamos la fluorescencia intrínseca (no aromática) de péptidos y su uso en sensores: www.evazquezlab.gal ¿Te interesa? La convocatoria de ayudas predoctorales FPU está abierta (20 oct–20 nov). 🔗 bit.ly/4ry1F1k #ChemSky

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Ayudas FPU 2026 | Agencia Estatal de Investigación

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Janet Iwasa @jiwasa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Interested in molecular animation? Give ProteinBlender a try! It's free and open source. animation-lab.github.io/ProteinBlend... The latest tools include a DNA builder (shown in the tutorial video below). We'd love to hear what you think! We have short tutorials that cover all the features!

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I'll see your Brad Davis and raise you this.

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Carmen Lazare @carmenlazare.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A chicos como este es a los que hay que hacer mas visibles. Porque no hay muchas maneras de acabar con los influencers catetos y peligrosos con miles o millones de seguidores . Y los gobiernos no están por legislar estos contenidos La cuenta de fisioteduca www.instagram.com/fisioteduca?...

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.

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Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Anybody who’s still advocating putting these tools anywhere near a school is not doing so despite the cognitive collapse they cause, but because of it. dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

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Using 30 months of panel data on 26,811 Chinese students in grades 7-12, we study how generative Al affects homework productivity and learning. The data combine monthly closed-book exams, high-school and college entrance exams, and homework scores and completion time across nine subjects. We exploit staggered Al adoption in a difference-in-differences design. Al adoption raises homework scores by 18% and reduces completion time by 30%, but lowers monthly exam scores by 20% within six months.
High-stakes entrance-exam scores fall by 18 and 24%, with the full penalty emerging only after about two years. The losses are largest in social science subjects, followed by STEM and languages, and are especially large for junior students, high-achieving students, and boys. The learning losses are concentrated among roughly 80% of Al users whose behavior is consistent with homework outsourcing, as indicated by exceptionally short homework completion time coupled with high homework scores. Al users who maintain similar homework completion time as non-Al users experience small learning losses.

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

really cool work by the authors. Unfortunately, missing these updates is becoming routine with ACS RSS feeds broken for weeks. Any chance of an actual fix or update, @acs.org ?

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Whistleblower Arturo Béjar is testifying about what Meta execs and Zuckercreep knew and buried. One can only hope that this is the beginning of these ghouls being held accountable… www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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Zuckerberg lied about concern for child safety, Meta whistleblower testifies at landmark trial

Arturo Béjar, former Meta safety engineer, tells jury tech company was aware of products’ potential harm to children

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton coined the term “software engineer.” She directed the Software Engineering Division at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab & led development of the on-board flight software for NASA’s Apollo Guidance Computer. She was born #OTD in 1936 & turns 90 today! #WomenInSTEM

Two side-by-side black-and-white photographs of pioneering computer scientist Margaret Hamilton (born August 17, 1936). The left panel features a mature, close-up portrait where Hamilton gazes directly at the viewer with a serene, confident, and reflective expression, framed by her long, dark, slightly silvering hair. The right panel is a famous archival photograph showing a younger Hamilton standing indoors next to a towering stack of bound paper binders containing the Apollo Guidance Computer source code, which she led the development of at MIT. She is smiling broadly and wears a striped, long-sleeved mini dress with dark Mary Jane shoes and glasses, resting her hand proudly on top of the massive column of printed code. The overall composition contrasts her youthful triumph with her enduring legacy, capturing an optimistic, intellectually rigorous mood that highlights her monumental contributions to space exploration.

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852dude @852dude.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Bro. People are cool as fuck.

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Michael Moore @mmflint.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I launched my first-ever book club today. Everyone and anyone can join. We'll post the chat thread for discussion over the weekend, and I'll host a live Q&A to discuss later this month. #booksky www.michaelmoore.com/p/introducin...

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Introducing the Michael Moore Book Club

Nothing Is More Dangerous to those in Power Than a Curious, Informed Public

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 07/08/2026

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” - Archbishop Desmond Tutu One side wants fascism. The other side wants healthcare as a human right. To even attempt to conflate the two is absurd.

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Pet Sematary is even better. Highly recommended.

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Yes, it was. Here’s too quiet most of the time 😔

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Didn’t know you could set up alerts in Google Scholar. That’s a good one, thanks!!

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Alerta and social media sometimes, but it is RSS for me,mostly. I will just ignore ACS journals for now 😀

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I’ve been following the literature through RSSs for years, and I wouldn’t know how to do it without them. Would you visit each journal website every week or what?

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I just find it amazing that they let it go for weeks without fixing.

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I wonder how those same issues with copyright and AI would affect the journal ownership of scientific publications or even patents.. 🤔

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

hey @acs.org any word on when RSS feeds might be back?

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I'm not aware of any issue with Wiley's feeds (at least I'm seeing new stuff in my timeline as always).

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

#ChemSky Hey, anyone else having problems with ACS RSS feeds lately?

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M. Eugenio Vazquez @glowsticks.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.

Dummy, the debut studio album by English electronic music band Portishead.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

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Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 21/07/2026

Gillian Anderson has officially revealed the upcoming 1,478-piece LEGO set for THE X-FILES. The set is centered on Mulder’s office, paired with a forest clearing scene and a hovering UFO. Includes 8 minifigures, featuring Mulder, Scully, The Flukeman & more. August 4.

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