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Andy Napper @quantumdot2.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

@ElwoodCity Wow - small world! I hung out in Athens in 94/95 as an exchange student at Ohio U. Great little town. Met my (future) wife there, and we often go back to visit. Lancaster used to have a great mall (remember those things?). However,the tentacles of Columbus have grown and now it’s […]

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Andy Napper @quantumdot2.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

@VTDARKSIM In the GUI, or directly in the M-code?

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Andy Napper @quantumdot2.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

@ElwoodCity Did you grow up there, or live there for a short while? We live in the “hollers” down here in Scioto county, OH. Beautiful place, and quite distinct culture.

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Andy Napper @quantumdot2.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

@brianb I really like this one: faculty.concordia.ca/bird/javascrip… - but note, it’s HTTP (not HTTPS), so some browsers do not like it (cough, cough - Edge). It’s not super polished, but it’s a bit of fun. The stopcock can be a bit fiddly since its click […]

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Andy Napper @quantumdot2.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Always love reading @deandad ’s columns in IHE. “‘The Time Tax’ and Higher Ed “ Really glad to see he’s back writing them again! The money quote was “For example, the forms that many states require people to fill out to receive disability benefits are far more onerous than, say, the […]

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Beilstein-Institut @beilsteininstitut.hessen.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

🤔 Ever stared at an InChI string with no idea what it means? We built an open-source, browser-based tool to help you understand that. Draw or upload a molecule and it generates the InChI and InChI Key, color-codes each layer, and explains each part. 🔗 Try it […] [Original post on hessen.social]

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Andy Napper @quantumdot2.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

Ah, just a regular Tuesday morning on campus: - I've 2FA’d into Outlook desktop - I've 2FA'd into Planner web - I've 2FA'd into Outlook calendar web - I've 2FA’d into our SIS web app - I've 2FA’d into Copilot - I've 2FA'd into Outlook desktop again bc ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯ And that's not including all […]

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Andy Napper @quantumdot2.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

_Hideki Shirakawa, Who Helped Turn a Lab Error Into a Nobel, Dies at 90_ “…someone accidentally added 1,000 times too much catalyst to the reaction to create the polyacetylene. Instead of getting a black powdery substance, as expected, the result was a silvery film that looked more like metal […]

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Andy Napper @quantumdot2.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

Spent a lovely morning visiting the Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. They have an Alice in Wonderland theme going on at present. Beautiful old style Victorian building on the outside, modernized here and there, with incredible exhibits #Pittsburgh #Conservatories

Victorian lillypads in the Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh, PA

Outside shot of the Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh, PA

Bananas growing in the Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh, PA

The queen of hearts flower exhibit in the Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh, PA

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ElwoodCity_Blues @elwoodcity.thecanadian.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

Happy to see that self-sealing stem bolts have been left off the list of retaliatory tariffs.

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SellaTheChemist @sellathechemist.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/04/2026

@luddchem I will never forget that feeling of fear as a young lecturer when I approached the lectures where I had to draw the wurtzite and zinc blende on the chalk board to help students understand them in 3D. I would go down to the lecture theatre after 9 pm the night before and draw them over […]

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Andy Napper @quantumdot2.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

After hearing both @titania and @GetzlerChem talking about the Decemberists the other day, I’ve been listening to a bunch of their newer (post 2017 for me) albums. Now I’m in love with the live version of the Hazards of Love - one of my all times favs that I have […] [Original post on mas.to]

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Andy Napper @quantumdot2.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2026

Cleaning out some files in my office. Eh, gonna guess I don't need that NMR chart paper anymore! :) #Chemistry #Chemiverse #NMR

NMR chart paper for the EM-360 (60 MHz) and EM-390 (90 MHz) NMRs. A relic from the 1990s

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 04/08/2026

I'm reading a 2023 post about a visit to the country by a professional troll. To avoid getting derailed into a discussion about the particular issue this person uses as bait, I won't give details. But the post argues - as did many at the time - that those who staged an aggressive counter-protest […]

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Andy Napper @quantumdot2.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 30/07/2026

@belehaa Thank you for the wonderful BCCE live-toots these past few days! It’s been delightful reading about the sessions you attended remotely. I haven’t been to this conference since 2018, and your remarks make me want to rectify this. Thank you again for sharing your commentary. I have […]

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