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somechemist.bsky.social

@somechemist.bsky.social

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Former process chemist now working in IP, science and technology nerd, hockey fan

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somechemist.bsky.social @somechemist.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

A recent Microsoft update broke notepad. Yes, you read that right. www.techradar.com/computing/wi...

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Windows 11 is becoming a crash-happy nightmare as two new bugs cause havoc — and my patience is wearing thin with Microsoft

Windows 11 is becoming a crash-happy nightmare as two new bugs are frustrating users.

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somechemist.bsky.social @somechemist.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Dear sports leagues (looking at you, NHL), putting games on channels that show games like twice a week is not going to incentivize me to add another subscription. It just means people like me who don’t pay for cable won’t be watching.

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John Trant @trantteam.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Share with US students who had their offers of admission withdrawn for PhD programs: Apply to Canada. Check out Canadian professors, and contact us. Our system works differently here, and we are all still, technically, able to accept students for Fall 2025.

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 25/09/2024

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NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules

Proposed guidelines aim to inject badly needed common sense into password hygiene.

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somechemist.bsky.social @somechemist.bsky.social · 25/06/2024

Saw my first Cybertruck while running errands yesterday. I didn’t think it was possible to be uglier in person than in photos…🤷‍♂️

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somechemist.bsky.social @somechemist.bsky.social · 11/05/2024

Probably the most impressive aurora I’ve seen. From southern Michigan. 🧪

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