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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The best science discipline for naming courses in my opinion is environmental science. Their course names range from things like
The Power of Water to Shape the Planet: Interfaces of Hydrology and Geology
to
Volcanoes!
The Power of Water to Shape the Planet: Interfaces of Hydrology and Geology
to
Volcanoes!
January 31, 2026 at 10:26 AM
The best science discipline for naming courses in my opinion is environmental science. Their course names range from things like
The Power of Water to Shape the Planet: Interfaces of Hydrology and Geology
to
Volcanoes!
The Power of Water to Shape the Planet: Interfaces of Hydrology and Geology
to
Volcanoes!
Okay what is wrong with chemistry?
Why is chemistry the only academic discipline where every undergrad class has the name of the discipline in it?
Do we think our students don't have enough common sense to know it's a chemistry course otherwise? (well when I say that out loud...)
Why is chemistry the only academic discipline where every undergrad class has the name of the discipline in it?
Do we think our students don't have enough common sense to know it's a chemistry course otherwise? (well when I say that out loud...)
January 31, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Okay what is wrong with chemistry?
Why is chemistry the only academic discipline where every undergrad class has the name of the discipline in it?
Do we think our students don't have enough common sense to know it's a chemistry course otherwise? (well when I say that out loud...)
Why is chemistry the only academic discipline where every undergrad class has the name of the discipline in it?
Do we think our students don't have enough common sense to know it's a chemistry course otherwise? (well when I say that out loud...)
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They could really step up by vocally lobbying and teaming up with key industry partners to push the government to stop their insanely damaging policies. I'm sure some of this is happening behind the scenes but I wish they were shouting from the rooftops.
January 30, 2026 at 10:36 PM
They could really step up by vocally lobbying and teaming up with key industry partners to push the government to stop their insanely damaging policies. I'm sure some of this is happening behind the scenes but I wish they were shouting from the rooftops.
Someone: "The ultra wealthy are all terrible people."
Guy who is a fan of a certain rich person for some reason: "Not [xxx]! He's one of the good ones."
[time passes]
Gwiafoacrpfsr: "Oh, I see... but this *other* rich guy is a good one!"
Guy who is a fan of a certain rich person for some reason: "Not [xxx]! He's one of the good ones."
[time passes]
Gwiafoacrpfsr: "Oh, I see... but this *other* rich guy is a good one!"
January 31, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Someone: "The ultra wealthy are all terrible people."
Guy who is a fan of a certain rich person for some reason: "Not [xxx]! He's one of the good ones."
[time passes]
Gwiafoacrpfsr: "Oh, I see... but this *other* rich guy is a good one!"
Guy who is a fan of a certain rich person for some reason: "Not [xxx]! He's one of the good ones."
[time passes]
Gwiafoacrpfsr: "Oh, I see... but this *other* rich guy is a good one!"
I love seeing what interested my chemist friends academically outside of chemistry!
A peek at my non-chemistry picks!
Sociology of Science Fiction
Deconstructing the Darkness of German Fairytales
American Art History
Modernism in Art and Music
Italian Political History from Unification to Present
Sociology of Science Fiction
Deconstructing the Darkness of German Fairytales
American Art History
Modernism in Art and Music
Italian Political History from Unification to Present
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college.
Physics 2 (whoa, FIELDS?!?)
Astronomy 2 (whoa, order of magnitude thinking/proportional reasoning?!?)
Origins of Life
History of WWII
Relativity & Cosmology
Physics 2 (whoa, FIELDS?!?)
Astronomy 2 (whoa, order of magnitude thinking/proportional reasoning?!?)
Origins of Life
History of WWII
Relativity & Cosmology
January 31, 2026 at 8:53 AM
I love seeing what interested my chemist friends academically outside of chemistry!
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A peek at my non-chemistry picks!
Sociology of Science Fiction
Deconstructing the Darkness of German Fairytales
American Art History
Modernism in Art and Music
Italian Political History from Unification to Present
Sociology of Science Fiction
Deconstructing the Darkness of German Fairytales
American Art History
Modernism in Art and Music
Italian Political History from Unification to Present
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college.
Physics 2 (whoa, FIELDS?!?)
Astronomy 2 (whoa, order of magnitude thinking/proportional reasoning?!?)
Origins of Life
History of WWII
Relativity & Cosmology
Physics 2 (whoa, FIELDS?!?)
Astronomy 2 (whoa, order of magnitude thinking/proportional reasoning?!?)
Origins of Life
History of WWII
Relativity & Cosmology
5 classes in college that most influenced me
intro to labor relations (why I am a union member) by @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
Calling BS by @carlbergstrom.com
Sex, Gender and Disability by Joanne Woiak
Intro to special education by Sarah Arvey Tov(why I went into sped)
Assessment by Katie Lewis
intro to labor relations (why I am a union member) by @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
Calling BS by @carlbergstrom.com
Sex, Gender and Disability by Joanne Woiak
Intro to special education by Sarah Arvey Tov(why I went into sped)
Assessment by Katie Lewis
January 31, 2026 at 4:35 AM
A peek at my non-chemistry picks!
Sociology of Science Fiction
Deconstructing the Darkness of German Fairytales
American Art History
Modernism in Art and Music
Italian Political History from Unification to Present
Sociology of Science Fiction
Deconstructing the Darkness of German Fairytales
American Art History
Modernism in Art and Music
Italian Political History from Unification to Present
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Read the post before I read the name of the poster and legit half expected it to be @merriam-webster.com
To “brandish” a weapon means to hold it more or less like Brandon.
January 31, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Read the post before I read the name of the poster and legit half expected it to be @merriam-webster.com
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he always had trouble with anti-virus measures
Bill Gates allegedly caught an STD when he cheated on then-wife Melinda Gates, newly released emails in the Jeffrey Epstein files revealed.
Bill Gates Shocker! Billionaire Got an STD After Cheating on His Wife With 'Russian Girls,' Jeffrey Epstein Files Claim
okmagazine.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:14 AM
he always had trouble with anti-virus measures
I would like to open this app to some good news one of these days.
January 30, 2026 at 6:54 PM
I would like to open this app to some good news one of these days.
In office hours, a student noticed that I am left handed. For a project for another class they have to choose a topic to interview different generations about. They chose left handedness.
Me: "So, do you know about handedness in molecules?"
Student: "No. Never heard of that."
Me: "Tangent time!"
Me: "So, do you know about handedness in molecules?"
Student: "No. Never heard of that."
Me: "Tangent time!"
January 30, 2026 at 1:39 PM
In office hours, a student noticed that I am left handed. For a project for another class they have to choose a topic to interview different generations about. They chose left handedness.
Me: "So, do you know about handedness in molecules?"
Student: "No. Never heard of that."
Me: "Tangent time!"
Me: "So, do you know about handedness in molecules?"
Student: "No. Never heard of that."
Me: "Tangent time!"
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We are searching for a two-year Visiting Assistant Professor to help teach our 100-level and organic chemistry courses. Our search page with info is live. The link for applications will be live soon. It is for sabbatical replacements over the next two years. www.skidmore.edu/chemistry/se...
Skidmore Chemistry - Tenure Stream Search
www.skidmore.edu
January 30, 2026 at 1:28 PM
We are searching for a two-year Visiting Assistant Professor to help teach our 100-level and organic chemistry courses. Our search page with info is live. The link for applications will be live soon. It is for sabbatical replacements over the next two years. www.skidmore.edu/chemistry/se...
What people want from A.I.: immediate and accurate autocorrect for things like trying to type "there", "their", or "they're" in your texts [still not solved]
What A.I. actually does now: writes inane and unnecessary emails, makes commercials with physics errors, child porn
What A.I. actually does now: writes inane and unnecessary emails, makes commercials with physics errors, child porn
January 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM
What people want from A.I.: immediate and accurate autocorrect for things like trying to type "there", "their", or "they're" in your texts [still not solved]
What A.I. actually does now: writes inane and unnecessary emails, makes commercials with physics errors, child porn
What A.I. actually does now: writes inane and unnecessary emails, makes commercials with physics errors, child porn
How kids make you (i.e., me) fat:
1. spouse buys variety of chip snack bags for kids' lunches that includes cheetos
2. kids eat everything but cheetos
3. bags of cheetos pile up
4. I eat all the bags of cheetos in one sitting
5. spouse thinks the kids love cheetos
6. go to step 1
1. spouse buys variety of chip snack bags for kids' lunches that includes cheetos
2. kids eat everything but cheetos
3. bags of cheetos pile up
4. I eat all the bags of cheetos in one sitting
5. spouse thinks the kids love cheetos
6. go to step 1
January 29, 2026 at 4:39 PM
How kids make you (i.e., me) fat:
1. spouse buys variety of chip snack bags for kids' lunches that includes cheetos
2. kids eat everything but cheetos
3. bags of cheetos pile up
4. I eat all the bags of cheetos in one sitting
5. spouse thinks the kids love cheetos
6. go to step 1
1. spouse buys variety of chip snack bags for kids' lunches that includes cheetos
2. kids eat everything but cheetos
3. bags of cheetos pile up
4. I eat all the bags of cheetos in one sitting
5. spouse thinks the kids love cheetos
6. go to step 1
One recent thing that has really stuck with me is when someone (I forgot who sorry!) who said that education is, by its very nature and goals, inefficient.
It takes time and space to do effectively, both for the student and the instructor.
That is very much at odds with modern sensibilities.
It takes time and space to do effectively, both for the student and the instructor.
That is very much at odds with modern sensibilities.
January 29, 2026 at 4:24 PM
One recent thing that has really stuck with me is when someone (I forgot who sorry!) who said that education is, by its very nature and goals, inefficient.
It takes time and space to do effectively, both for the student and the instructor.
That is very much at odds with modern sensibilities.
It takes time and space to do effectively, both for the student and the instructor.
That is very much at odds with modern sensibilities.
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The tweet of this lousy era we can't get out of x.com/dhm/status/8...
January 29, 2026 at 1:42 AM
The tweet of this lousy era we can't get out of x.com/dhm/status/8...
My choice to end all emails with the sign off "Thank you for your attention to this matter!" has not aged well.
I should probably remove that line from my Outlook signature.
I should probably remove that line from my Outlook signature.
January 28, 2026 at 6:27 PM
My choice to end all emails with the sign off "Thank you for your attention to this matter!" has not aged well.
I should probably remove that line from my Outlook signature.
I should probably remove that line from my Outlook signature.
Spent the day making videos, then shoveling a bunch of snow, then meetings, then heading up to the community pool for some sledding (and wine).
All in all not a bad day.
All in all not a bad day.
January 28, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Spent the day making videos, then shoveling a bunch of snow, then meetings, then heading up to the community pool for some sledding (and wine).
All in all not a bad day.
All in all not a bad day.
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Lots of guys with backwards ball caps and truck nutz never gonna listen to Philip Glass again
January 27, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Lots of guys with backwards ball caps and truck nutz never gonna listen to Philip Glass again
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Evan is short for Sixsevan
January 27, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Evan is short for Sixsevan
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Murphy says that it's about getting ICE back to "obeying the law." So ... we already have the laws. What are these proposals actually going to do differently?
Abolish ICE. Dismantle DHS. Remove power. Define and enforce consequences. Otherwise its just window dressing.
Abolish ICE. Dismantle DHS. Remove power. Define and enforce consequences. Otherwise its just window dressing.
Here's Senator Chris Murphy's extended discussion of this group of restrictions on ICE:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
January 27, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Murphy says that it's about getting ICE back to "obeying the law." So ... we already have the laws. What are these proposals actually going to do differently?
Abolish ICE. Dismantle DHS. Remove power. Define and enforce consequences. Otherwise its just window dressing.
Abolish ICE. Dismantle DHS. Remove power. Define and enforce consequences. Otherwise its just window dressing.
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Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day for all who celebrate
January 27, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day for all who celebrate
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The time has come, The College said,
To empty your own trash.
It's now ev'ry professor's job,
For we are low on cash.
There will still be a custodians
So don't have any fear
That you will have to mop the floors
At least until next year.
To empty your own trash.
It's now ev'ry professor's job,
For we are low on cash.
There will still be a custodians
So don't have any fear
That you will have to mop the floors
At least until next year.
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM
The time has come, The College said,
To empty your own trash.
It's now ev'ry professor's job,
For we are low on cash.
There will still be a custodians
So don't have any fear
That you will have to mop the floors
At least until next year.
To empty your own trash.
It's now ev'ry professor's job,
For we are low on cash.
There will still be a custodians
So don't have any fear
That you will have to mop the floors
At least until next year.
Shoveled a butt ton (a fanny tonne for you brits out there) of snow today.
Surprisingly sore right now for a guy who never works out.
Surprisingly sore right now for a guy who never works out.
January 27, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Shoveled a butt ton (a fanny tonne for you brits out there) of snow today.
Surprisingly sore right now for a guy who never works out.
Surprisingly sore right now for a guy who never works out.
I think it's the Battle of Minnesota because the Minnesota River runs through the cities.
The Confederates call it the Battle of the Twin Cities.
The Confederates call it the Battle of the Twin Cities.
how trump lost the battle of minnesota (debated between this and "the battle of the twin cities," which does sound more evocative) youtu.be/vxI8sR-I0ME
How Donald Trump Lost the Battle of Minnesota
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I think it's the Battle of Minnesota because the Minnesota River runs through the cities.
The Confederates call it the Battle of the Twin Cities.
The Confederates call it the Battle of the Twin Cities.