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Jason C. Cole

@theduckmachine.bsky.social

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Crystallographer, Software hacker and cricket lover. As is probably evident from my handle, I enjoy batting but I'm not very good at it. Views are my own.

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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · Oct 16

For those of you interested in molecular crystal structure prediction, the first paper from the seventh blind test is now out (second paper coming)

Well done to all the contributors but in particular Lily who has lived this for the last 2 years

#ChemSky
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journals.iucr.org/b/issues/202...

The seventh blind test of crystal structure prediction: structure generation methods

The results of the seventh blind test of crystal structure prediction are presented, focusing on structure generation methods.

journals.iucr.org

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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 1d

Pickford is a lousy player. He's only had maybe 2 touches in the whole first half.

#ENGvWAL

Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 1d

Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham wondering right now. Blimey.

#ENGvWAL

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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 1d

Owling it surely?

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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 1d

By current standards your Guinea Pig is too smart to be POTUS.

Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 1d

My son has discovered the Ignoble prizes and is currently looking them all up, laughing, and insisting on telling me all about each one over the entire time frame of the prize. PLEASE SEND HELP!!!

Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 1d

Do people only go in wearing long coats, hats and dark glasses looking around furtively to make sure no one's seen them?

Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 1d

This made me laugh a fair bit.

The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Bored National Guard Goes Door To Door Asking If Chicagoans Have Any Order They Need Restored https://theonion.com/bored-national-guard-goes-door-to-door-asking-if-chicagoans-have-any-order-they-need-restored/

Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 1d

Great chase by South Africa in the women's world cup. Song for the India team tonight is "it's my party and I'll cry if I want to"

#cricket 🏏

Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 1d

Reminds me of this excellent Matt cartoon

Matt Cartoon, where old age pensioners are protesting against the rise in retirement age saying "What do we want? Why did we come here? What were we saying?*

Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 2d

This is the structure mentioned in the #NobelPrize for chemistry press release if you're interested!

#ChemSky 🏏

www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/structures/S...

Search Results - Access Structures

www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk

Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 2d

So MOFs have finally got the Nobel. Congratulations to Kitagawa, Robson and of course Omar Yaghi.

#chemsky 🏏

Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 3d

I really hope the Ignoble peace prize is awarded to Trump next year. I suspect he won't understand the difference.

Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 4d

iHasco training again. What a gravy train this is. The courses are patronising and just annoy me.

Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 4d

It seems the French are giving everyone in the country a go at being the PM, the rate they are going through them.

BBC News - French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns after less than a month
www.bbc.com/news/article...

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns after less than a month

www.bbc.com

Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 7d

@norcrosscricket.bsky.social poor Henry M. when a joke falls flat on your younger colleague because they are too young to remember the context: you realise you're getting on eh ... Good old Tarka.

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Nanny Ogg @nanny-ogg.bsky.social · 7d

This week at Book Club:

#Books #Reading

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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 7d

It's less bad in the UK, but in some ways we are seeing the issues of having 14 years of increasingly bad government. They were voted out, but the problems left are overwhelming and the new government can't deal with it all quickly. Problem: this has led to the rise of worse populists.

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 8d

Apparently Jane Goodall loved this Larson.

It's not 𝘮𝘺 favourite, but it was Jane's, so who am I to judge. #ValeJaneGoodall

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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 7d

Unfortunately, I can think of 500 billion reason$ the Royal Society is thinking of. They shouldnt be though.

Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 8d

I think they were using adaptive pricing.

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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 8d

Suckers, but it happens everywhere. Last year I looked up the cost of tickets for day 4 of the India test at the Oval. Was quoted over £1000 for 2 tickets from the web site.

Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 8d

Winter sports. In cricket we have sandwiches, cake, maybe a pork pie or too and a cuppa, but if you're lucky a pint.

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Brian Moore @brianmoore666.bsky.social · 12d

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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 11d

The tension between free access to research results and how it is funded is one of those arguments that has no simple answers alas.

Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 13d

Does #TheRyderCup have a mercy rule? Asking for an American team.