Andrew MacBride
@amacbride.com
biology + computers + a leavening of snark | 👨👨👧👧🏳️🌈| nanomedicine | cancer genomics 🧬 | ML | biomaterials | #compchem #matsky #chemsky #ai4science #materialsinformatics #md | startups | @Cal 🐻 @Stanford @UniversityOfOxford @OxfordNano (swimsf on the Bad Place)
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If I was the commander in chief of the Imperial hegemon I would simply not dismantle the network of military and diplomatic alliances, favourable trade deals, and broad cultural paramountcy that had made my nation the most wealthy and powerful the world has ever seen.
January 11, 2026 at 9:28 AM
If I was the commander in chief of the Imperial hegemon I would simply not dismantle the network of military and diplomatic alliances, favourable trade deals, and broad cultural paramountcy that had made my nation the most wealthy and powerful the world has ever seen.
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Going to tell my kids this is Heat Miser
#TheTraitors
#TheTraitors
January 11, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Going to tell my kids this is Heat Miser
#TheTraitors
#TheTraitors
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Me casting resurrection magic to get up for work this morning
January 11, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Me casting resurrection magic to get up for work this morning
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Iran has been under communications blackout for over 60 hours now. Several thousand people have been killed (numbers vary by source, I have seen between 2 and 5000 this morning). Iranians abroad don't know if their loved ones are alive or dead, have absolutely no way to communicate 1/
January 11, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Iran has been under communications blackout for over 60 hours now. Several thousand people have been killed (numbers vary by source, I have seen between 2 and 5000 this morning). Iranians abroad don't know if their loved ones are alive or dead, have absolutely no way to communicate 1/
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The sensible thing to do next week would be to return to work with a can-do attitude, value teamwork and leverage synergies to contribute to the value stream, but fucking hell there must be a better way to spend this limited time on earth
December 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The sensible thing to do next week would be to return to work with a can-do attitude, value teamwork and leverage synergies to contribute to the value stream, but fucking hell there must be a better way to spend this limited time on earth
Something a little different for this pre-holiday weekend, as we roll towards the end of the year. I did this as part of my MSc thesis, to add a little variety to my hobby of "staring at molecules." #compchem
Code is on GitHub at: github.com/amacbride/sk...
Enjoy! Have a great holiday.
Code is on GitHub at: github.com/amacbride/sk...
Enjoy! Have a great holiday.
December 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Something a little different for this pre-holiday weekend, as we roll towards the end of the year. I did this as part of my MSc thesis, to add a little variety to my hobby of "staring at molecules." #compchem
Code is on GitHub at: github.com/amacbride/sk...
Enjoy! Have a great holiday.
Code is on GitHub at: github.com/amacbride/sk...
Enjoy! Have a great holiday.
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
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imagine trying to convince me that I should "get used" to AI bc it's "here to stay." honey mitch mcconnell has been my senator since before i was born, do you think i don't know how to lock in and hate for the long haul
December 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
imagine trying to convince me that I should "get used" to AI bc it's "here to stay." honey mitch mcconnell has been my senator since before i was born, do you think i don't know how to lock in and hate for the long haul
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
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What’s the difference is between an astronomer and an astrophysicist?
If you’re on a long-haul flight and the person in the next seat asks what you do, you tell them you’re an astronomer if you want to spend the next 4 hours talking to them, or an astrophysicist if you want to get some sleep. 🔭
If you’re on a long-haul flight and the person in the next seat asks what you do, you tell them you’re an astronomer if you want to spend the next 4 hours talking to them, or an astrophysicist if you want to get some sleep. 🔭
December 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
What’s the difference is between an astronomer and an astrophysicist?
If you’re on a long-haul flight and the person in the next seat asks what you do, you tell them you’re an astronomer if you want to spend the next 4 hours talking to them, or an astrophysicist if you want to get some sleep. 🔭
If you’re on a long-haul flight and the person in the next seat asks what you do, you tell them you’re an astronomer if you want to spend the next 4 hours talking to them, or an astrophysicist if you want to get some sleep. 🔭
It still boggles my mind that AWS took a perfectly useful batteries-included distro like Amazon Linux (1/2) and completely neutered it.
December 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
It still boggles my mind that AWS took a perfectly useful batteries-included distro like Amazon Linux (1/2) and completely neutered it.
A bit of personal news: I found out this morning that my MSc dissertation was accepted!
December 6, 2025 at 7:58 AM
A bit of personal news: I found out this morning that my MSc dissertation was accepted!
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Being curious in a universe that seems indifferent to our existence is such a cosmic flex. Laughing, loving, and learning as ephemeral beings in the void, in open rebellion to a world that wants us dead, is so beautifully human. Science as gallows humor, lol.
December 4, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Being curious in a universe that seems indifferent to our existence is such a cosmic flex. Laughing, loving, and learning as ephemeral beings in the void, in open rebellion to a world that wants us dead, is so beautifully human. Science as gallows humor, lol.
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Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
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The day after Thanksgiving break. Time to take stock.
Am I really going to make a dent in this to-do list before leaving for Christmas/New Year vacation?
What do you say, 8-ball?
Am I really going to make a dent in this to-do list before leaving for Christmas/New Year vacation?
What do you say, 8-ball?
woody from toy story sits on the floor next to a black ball with the number 8 on it
Alt: Woody the cowboy from the Toy Story movie sits on the floor and picks up an 8-ball and the answer comes up "Don't count on it"
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The day after Thanksgiving break. Time to take stock.
Am I really going to make a dent in this to-do list before leaving for Christmas/New Year vacation?
What do you say, 8-ball?
Am I really going to make a dent in this to-do list before leaving for Christmas/New Year vacation?
What do you say, 8-ball?
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We are thrilled to announce the first official release (v0.1.8) of #𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗿, the successor to one of our flagship tool, #𝗯𝗲𝗱𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀! Based on ideas we conceived of long ago (!), this was achieved thanks to the dedication of Brent Pedersen.
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Intro to Bedder – The Quinlan Lab
quinlanlab.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially ends today. Overall, it was a slightly above-average season with some strange characteristics.
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Summary of the Unusual 2025 Hurricane Season
Updates and summaries on tropical Atlantic activity... including easterly waves, tropical storms, subtropical storms, and hurricanes.
bmcnoldy.blogspot.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially ends today. Overall, it was a slightly above-average season with some strange characteristics.
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That's the story. Nothing else matters.
November 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
That's the story. Nothing else matters.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Prof. Laura Dassama (Stanford Chem) is developing a small-molecule therapy for sickle cell disease that removes BCL11A, restoring fetal hemoglobin without gene editing. Her goal is a simpler, more affordable sickle cell therapy. brnw.ch/21wXP8k
November 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Prof. Laura Dassama (Stanford Chem) is developing a small-molecule therapy for sickle cell disease that removes BCL11A, restoring fetal hemoglobin without gene editing. Her goal is a simpler, more affordable sickle cell therapy. brnw.ch/21wXP8k
When there was that *one year* long ago when we forgot to get the turkey bag…
November 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
When there was that *one year* long ago when we forgot to get the turkey bag…
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November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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TorchSim continues its growth aiming to be the high-performance engine for MLIP-powered atomistic simulation.
With this release (4.1), there improvements across the entire stack with new features, bug fixes, and improved documentation.
With this release (4.1), there improvements across the entire stack with new features, bug fixes, and improved documentation.
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
TorchSim continues its growth aiming to be the high-performance engine for MLIP-powered atomistic simulation.
With this release (4.1), there improvements across the entire stack with new features, bug fixes, and improved documentation.
With this release (4.1), there improvements across the entire stack with new features, bug fixes, and improved documentation.