Andre the Chemist
@andrechemist.bsky.social
Noted rhenium hater and **undefeated** youth soccer coach (total of one game coached).
Virginia, USA. He/him.
Virginia, USA. He/him.
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I want to know if the Northwestern board of trustees voted on this agreement and, if so, how each trustee voted.
Mainly, I just want to know if Michael Wilbon is a proponent of appeasement (I'd guess that he is).
Mainly, I just want to know if Michael Wilbon is a proponent of appeasement (I'd guess that he is).
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I want to know if the Northwestern board of trustees voted on this agreement and, if so, how each trustee voted.
Mainly, I just want to know if Michael Wilbon is a proponent of appeasement (I'd guess that he is).
Mainly, I just want to know if Michael Wilbon is a proponent of appeasement (I'd guess that he is).
Hitting two memes with one skeet
Introduce yourself with five bands you've seen live whose names include animals you've seen in the wild:
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Reel Big Fish
Papa Roach
For Squirrels
Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Reel Big Fish
Papa Roach
For Squirrels
Jimmie's Chicken Shack
November 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Hitting two memes with one skeet
Re: "Students don't work anymore"
I do not see this in my classes – quite the opposite, in fact. Last year, I started asking more of them and most of them do the work with gusto... or at least as much gusto that college students can muster for intro chem.
(Yes, I'm fighting anecdata with anecdata)
I do not see this in my classes – quite the opposite, in fact. Last year, I started asking more of them and most of them do the work with gusto... or at least as much gusto that college students can muster for intro chem.
(Yes, I'm fighting anecdata with anecdata)
November 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Re: "Students don't work anymore"
I do not see this in my classes – quite the opposite, in fact. Last year, I started asking more of them and most of them do the work with gusto... or at least as much gusto that college students can muster for intro chem.
(Yes, I'm fighting anecdata with anecdata)
I do not see this in my classes – quite the opposite, in fact. Last year, I started asking more of them and most of them do the work with gusto... or at least as much gusto that college students can muster for intro chem.
(Yes, I'm fighting anecdata with anecdata)
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I’m sure a number of kids at every college are disengaged and don’t do any work, but this has always been true. what colleges have contextualized this with hard numbers? have they even tried to figure out why? or are we just going to run with anecdotal systemic panic?
November 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I’m sure a number of kids at every college are disengaged and don’t do any work, but this has always been true. what colleges have contextualized this with hard numbers? have they even tried to figure out why? or are we just going to run with anecdotal systemic panic?
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also, I literally do not believe the OP, because I know the level of work my students are used to when they go to college. the number of alumni who come back SO excited to talk about their reading, their majors, and all the work they’re excited about doing is sky high.
November 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
also, I literally do not believe the OP, because I know the level of work my students are used to when they go to college. the number of alumni who come back SO excited to talk about their reading, their majors, and all the work they’re excited about doing is sky high.
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This simply is not what I’m seeing in any of my high school classes. Not at all.
…not that it isn’t happening elsewhere, but it is striking how disparate these alarm calls feel from what I’m seeing day-to-day…
…not that it isn’t happening elsewhere, but it is striking how disparate these alarm calls feel from what I’m seeing day-to-day…
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 2:15 AM
This simply is not what I’m seeing in any of my high school classes. Not at all.
…not that it isn’t happening elsewhere, but it is striking how disparate these alarm calls feel from what I’m seeing day-to-day…
…not that it isn’t happening elsewhere, but it is striking how disparate these alarm calls feel from what I’m seeing day-to-day…
BREAKING: Northwestern University
November 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
BREAKING: Northwestern University
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We’re finding out which schools have origami majors at their helm
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:50 AM
We’re finding out which schools have origami majors at their helm
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I bet if you blow the dust of the DEPARTMENT OF WAR sign it’d reveal the word CRIMES right after that
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I bet if you blow the dust of the DEPARTMENT OF WAR sign it’d reveal the word CRIMES right after that
Introduce yourself with five bands you've seen live whose names include animals you've seen in the wild:
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Reel Big Fish
Papa Roach
For Squirrels
Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Reel Big Fish
Papa Roach
For Squirrels
Jimmie's Chicken Shack
November 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Introduce yourself with five bands you've seen live whose names include animals you've seen in the wild:
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Reel Big Fish
Papa Roach
For Squirrels
Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Reel Big Fish
Papa Roach
For Squirrels
Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Unrelated but the NU grad school recommendation site was the shittiest of the dozens of recommendation sites I had to interact with yesterday
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Unrelated but the NU grad school recommendation site was the shittiest of the dozens of recommendation sites I had to interact with yesterday
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is Microsoft Excel a feminist? Is Gemini a queer ally? Is this graphing calculator my friend
November 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
is Microsoft Excel a feminist? Is Gemini a queer ally? Is this graphing calculator my friend
Youngest kid is getting really into The Chronicle of Narnia movies. That might be a red flag.
November 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Youngest kid is getting really into The Chronicle of Narnia movies. That might be a red flag.
Could we just get all graduate programs in a field to use a common app already?
November 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Could we just get all graduate programs in a field to use a common app already?
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(S)-cargot (R)-cargot
November 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
(S)-cargot (R)-cargot
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November 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It's frankly amazing how much this stuff sucks.
Why is so much thrown at this?
Why is so much thrown at this?
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Typical weight: Approximately 0.0003 grams (0.00001 ounces).
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November 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
It's frankly amazing how much this stuff sucks.
Why is so much thrown at this?
Why is so much thrown at this?
Your "it's not a spaceship" skeet has me asking lots of questions already answered by your skeet.
There’s a lot of conspiracy-theory garbage being written about this object. But it’s not a spaceship - just an incredibly ancient comet from outside our solar system, and it’s never coming back. Time to see it while we can!
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Your "it's not a spaceship" skeet has me asking lots of questions already answered by your skeet.
It's 1 am. I should be asleep.
Instead, I'm making tetrahedrons.
Instead, I'm making tetrahedrons.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 AM
It's 1 am. I should be asleep.
Instead, I'm making tetrahedrons.
Instead, I'm making tetrahedrons.
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but do you satisfy Hückel's rule 🤔
my spellchecker correcting "aromantic" to "aromatic" should be considered a hate crime.
I'M NOT STINKY, I JUST DON'T GET ROMANCE, OKAY? STOP CALLING ME NAMES, COMPUTER
I'M NOT STINKY, I JUST DON'T GET ROMANCE, OKAY? STOP CALLING ME NAMES, COMPUTER
November 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
but do you satisfy Hückel's rule 🤔
Are you concerned that your immediate family is getting along a little TOO well?
May I suggest one of those escape-room-in-a-box games?
May I suggest one of those escape-room-in-a-box games?
November 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Are you concerned that your immediate family is getting along a little TOO well?
May I suggest one of those escape-room-in-a-box games?
May I suggest one of those escape-room-in-a-box games?
What does "medium-low heat on the stovetop" actually mean in a recipe?
Is it me putting my burner on high? Because that's what it seems like it's saying.
Is it me putting my burner on high? Because that's what it seems like it's saying.
November 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
What does "medium-low heat on the stovetop" actually mean in a recipe?
Is it me putting my burner on high? Because that's what it seems like it's saying.
Is it me putting my burner on high? Because that's what it seems like it's saying.
[googles "how much does this professional society's CEO make"]
November 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
[googles "how much does this professional society's CEO make"]
Come for the dough pun, stay for the hidden chemistry pun (He = helium, which is the gas in the balloon and what causes it to float (rise))
November 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Come for the dough pun, stay for the hidden chemistry pun (He = helium, which is the gas in the balloon and what causes it to float (rise))
