Nostr notes by Nessa Carson

Faraday 2013–2026 🐈 I am so sad to say my little faceplanter ...

2026-09-26T18:49:26Z

Faraday 2013–2026 🐈

I am so sad to say my little faceplanter has planted his last face. Faraday was a beautiful and highly extroverted cat who loved food, cuddling people & RuPhos (whether they invited it or not), invading almost all my WFH meetings, and above all else, chaos. He will be missed.
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I was not lucky enough to see Ada Yonath speak, as the one time I ...

2026-08-31T20:31:01Z

I was not lucky enough to see Ada Yonath speak, as the one time I should have she was unfortunately ill (several years ago). The impact she has had was immense!

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kkxav2235npe7z26xpthqbqq/post/3mufbuazgnk2s

I shared one Swedish language learning video in a private ...

2026-07-30T19:12:15Z

I shared one Swedish language learning video in a private conversation last week and since then my phone thinks it needs to serve me content about Sweden, Swedish, and Swedishness 24/7

The latest is particularly special and was -not- remotely on my mind...
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I have just learned about acridine red not being an acridine, ...

2026-07-23T11:09:31Z

I have just learned about acridine red not being an acridine, because (to paraphrase) "early biological stains were often named descriptively based on their color output or similarity in usage to other dyes". FML, guys #chemchat

Of all the wild programming stories I have read (and it is a ...

2026-07-21T10:54:53Z

Of all the wild programming stories I have read (and it is a genre I enjoy), this thread probably takes the entire cake...

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Early in my career I was called on to figure out what the hell was wrong with a FORTRAN program which had worked just fine for years, but when a contractor updated some formulas, it stopped working.

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First time I've seen substitution into DCM actually wanted! ...

2026-07-10T14:59:41Z

First time I've seen substitution into DCM actually wanted! Only 3 equiv CH2Cl2 will mitigate problems, as amines + CH2Cl2 make thermally unstable products: a pain & explosion risk. CH2O byproduct not great for further low-level imps. But very innovative! #chemsky
[pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...](https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.6c05971 )

[Reappraising Dichloromethane: ...](https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.6c05971 )

Ok one thing I need to get off my chest Drug discovery is the ...

2026-07-04T08:51:25Z

Ok one thing I need to get off my chest

Drug discovery is the discovery of drugs
Drug development is the development of drugs

This is good to remember for when you're going to tweet/write/LinkedIn/talk about these! #chemchat

Omg, disco "photonic" stir bars! 🕺🪩 #chemsky ...

2026-07-03T13:56:34Z

Omg, disco "photonic" stir bars! 🕺🪩
#chemsky [chemablers.com](https://chemablers.com/ )

[chemablers](https://chemablers.com/ )

I just got an email from Springer Nature offering me the ...

2026-06-24T09:43:27Z

I just got an email from Springer Nature offering me the "opportunity" to buy an exclusive A1 poster of my own paper for $189 with free shipping 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Absolutely obsessed by these foxes terrorizing a model village in ...

2026-06-22T18:14:33Z

Absolutely obsessed by these foxes terrorizing a model village in Portsmouth and devouring tiny cricketers and cyclists 😁
Source: [www.facebook.com/SouthseaMode...](https://www.facebook.com/SouthseaModelVillage/posts/pfbid02zLUJtecws8gXcZ6t6ro1pbPRTj9duKsEkEt7CnRtoksonprz7hrsi1CRKnargZ37l )
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What in the AI-generated almost correct but really not is going ...

2026-06-13T20:38:32Z

What in the AI-generated almost correct but really not is going on here?! 😂 #chemsky
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🥺 RE: ...

2026-05-26T16:10:50Z

🥺

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Sorry, we call it what now? Never heard this in my life 🤣 ...

2026-05-25T11:10:49Z

Sorry, we call it what now? Never heard this in my life 🤣
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Idea: an app for boomer parents that blocks all app downloads ...

2026-05-16T14:12:38Z

Idea: an app for boomer parents that blocks all app downloads until they are approved by a millennial, or younger, or tech-savvy relative. It would really help here

Dunno source, but LOL #chemchat ...

2026-03-21T14:29:36Z

Dunno source, but LOL #chemchat
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MS Teams chose violence this morning #compchem #chemchat #IYKYK ...

2026-03-03T11:08:50Z

MS Teams chose violence this morning #compchem #chemchat #IYKYK
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Lmaooooo do you want your high-quality journal article written by ...

2025-12-28T08:19:10Z

Lmaooooo do you want your high-quality journal article written by these bots, oh did I say bots, I of course mean "people"? Only the highest quality articles will result!

(Let's all report this account please? Predatory scholarly accounts not welcome on #chemsky) ➡️ [bsky.app/profile/pami...](https://bsky.app/profile/pamisha09.bsky.social )
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#ChemistsWhoCook #chemsky #chemchat: do you have a great recipe ...

2025-12-07T15:31:21Z

#ChemistsWhoCook #chemsky #chemchat: do you have a great recipe you want published? Submit by 15 Dec to be a part of CICAG's FAIR actual-cookery cookbook! Obviously we only accept FAIR data so it's reproducible... follow the link to see how

Mine's a jalfrezi 😋
[www.linkedin.com/posts/rsc-ci...](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rsc-cicag_we-want-your-fair-recipes-have-you-sent-activity-7402685446713171968-fWKR )

[We want your FAIR recipes. Hav...](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rsc-cicag_we-want-your-fair-recipes-have-you-sent-activity-7402685446713171968-fWKR )

Pssst... hold the pipette vertically when aspirating. It improves ...

2025-11-20T21:25:19Z

Pssst... hold the pipette vertically when aspirating. It improves accuracy!

Pass it on. #chemsky

Hello Hefei! Very excited for Nature's Automation for ...

2025-09-20T02:51:54Z

Hello Hefei! Very excited for Nature's Automation for Chemistry conference, starting tomorrow! 🧪 #chemsky
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Once again, I present the totally joyous Swedish course with some ...

2025-08-30T20:43:10Z

Once again, I present the totally joyous Swedish course with some of its pleasant, everyday phrases #Duolingo
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What's the oldest piece of kit in your lab? I remember in ...

2025-08-22T10:54:43Z

What's the oldest piece of kit in your lab? I remember in grad school, a hand-cranked centrifuge that seemed to have entirely been converted to iron oxide and nobody would touch. Article by SellaTheChemist (npub1w88…lw2w) [www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/ures...](https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/ures-steam-bath/4022026.article )

[Ure’s steam bath](https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/ures-steam-bath/4022026.article )

By far the most impressive Lepidoptera chrysalis I've ever ...

2025-08-15T18:47:51Z

By far the most impressive Lepidoptera chrysalis I've ever seen! Not only with devil horns at the bottom, it's bedecked with gold spikes. It's also about 20 mm long. Note what I think is an aphid moult at the top! Seek suggested a comma, which saree common here. Not certain so one for #iNaturalist
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Sitting out on my enclosed patio, heard a young voice speaking ...

2025-08-10T17:26:31Z

Sitting out on my enclosed patio, heard a young voice speaking conversationally from the towpath: "when I'm 30 I can do anything so I'll be playing out here all the time. And anyway when I'm 10, I bet I'll be allowed out more too" 🤣 #canalLife

Ah yes, being recognized for my impressive expertise in ...

2025-07-21T11:37:54Z

Ah yes, being recognized for my impressive expertise in nanomaterials. I have no clue about nano or materials or nanomaterials.
We need to stop acting like MDPI still publishes legitimate journals... #chemsky
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TIL CoolCat 🧪 #chemSky ...

2025-07-19T12:09:42Z

TIL CoolCat 🧪 #chemSky
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Love this super cool "chemist" metalwork model! She's ...

2025-06-16T19:59:39Z

Love this super cool "chemist" metalwork model! She's going straight on display in my living room 😍 🧪 #chemsky
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Another day, another bunch of paternalistic cis men spouting off ...

2025-06-09T07:57:14Z

Another day, another bunch of paternalistic cis men spouting off about how lesbians need to be protected from trans women
Funny how you never hear lesbians asking men to provide that "protection"! Go and bore someone else please

#automationChemjobs #Chemjobs Senior Scientist in automation ...

2025-06-06T22:12:47Z

#automationChemjobs #Chemjobs Senior Scientist in automation chemistry at Janssen in Toledo
[x.com/SantiCanella...](https://x.com/SantiCanellasR/status/1931069626756334050 )

[Santiago Cañellas on X: "Dear ...](https://x.com/SantiCanellasR/status/1931069626756334050 )

"In summary, our investigation has revealed the inherent ...

2025-06-02T16:46:34Z

"In summary, our investigation has revealed the inherent complexity of this system."

That's the best way I've ever read of saying "none of this worked"! 🧪 #chemsky

Huh. I never noticed this (it's not like I've been ...

2025-05-28T18:41:59Z

Huh. I never noticed this (it's not like I've been decades in the industry...) and it surprises me but there are the figures. In my experience, I like publishing and it's not unsupported but at the same time it takes a lot of time you probably don't have #chemsky
[cen.acs.org/business/don...](https://cen.acs.org/business/dont-medicinal-chemists-industry-publish/103/web/2025/05 )

[Why don’t medicinal chemists f...](https://cen.acs.org/business/dont-medicinal-chemists-industry-publish/103/web/2025/05 )

Unfollowed two chemprofs in one day for reposting ...

2025-05-18T12:13:17Z

Unfollowed two chemprofs in one day for reposting ultranationalist (US) stuff. Anti-Trump doesn't necessarily mean antifash.

"Hi Nessa - how effective are your communications and ...

2025-04-11T11:05:57Z

"Hi Nessa - how effective are your communications and presentations at the moment? Are you engaging with 100% of your audience?"
Probably not perfect, but at least I'm not cold-emailing strangers! #scienceSpam

I wonder why chemistry "enthusiasts" say stuff like this ...

2025-04-04T18:05:42Z

I wonder why chemistry "enthusiasts" say stuff like this so often? I'm sure I've seen like 3 comments in the past 6 months where someone claims something that very much isn't mustard gas is mustard gas 🤔 #chemsky any insights?
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I just updated my website - and it looks almost no different! I ...

2025-04-02T20:07:34Z

I just updated my website - and it looks almost no different!

I attended a webinar by Linda Okorie on designing for accessibility. I learned new things - including that not all my text contrasts were ok, so I've changed them. 🙌

Not that she comes to a conclusion in her rant, but it seems ...

2025-02-27T12:17:30Z

Not that she comes to a conclusion in her rant, but it seems according to Suella Braverman, I'm not English or British... which is definitely news to me. Who is? Do even the Royals pass muster?
[www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/suella...](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/suella-braverman-stuns-for-not-truly-english-remark_uk_67c02843e4b00e46454b986e )

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