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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To discourage the teenagers that will soon be infesting my house from raiding the liquor cabinet, I'm just going to stock it only with stuff like Cynar and Fernet Branca and the like.
If these kids want to get drunk, they're going to have to earn it.
If these kids want to get drunk, they're going to have to earn it.
January 14, 2026 at 1:16 AM
To discourage the teenagers that will soon be infesting my house from raiding the liquor cabinet, I'm just going to stock it only with stuff like Cynar and Fernet Branca and the like.
If these kids want to get drunk, they're going to have to earn it.
If these kids want to get drunk, they're going to have to earn it.
"Aegrescit medendo"
- The Aeneid
- The Aeneid
Just 5 extra minutes per day of walking at an average speed is linked to a 10% reduction in deaths, from a meta-analysis of 135,000 participants in 7 cohorts (Norway, Sweden, and the US)
New @thelancet.com
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New @thelancet.com
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Deaths potentially averted by small changes in physical activity and sedentary time: an individual participant data meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
Small and realistic increases in MVPA of 5 min/day might prevent up to 6% of all deaths
in a high-risk approach and 10% of all deaths in population-based approach. Reducing
sedentary time by 30 min/da...
thelancet.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:59 AM
"Aegrescit medendo"
- The Aeneid
- The Aeneid
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We got this kitchen scoopula thing over the weekend. It has quickly become our most used cooking utensil.
January 13, 2026 at 8:58 PM
We got this kitchen scoopula thing over the weekend. It has quickly become our most used cooking utensil.
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Thinking about that time the My Little Pony comics, of all things, absolutely bodied Scott Adams.
March 26, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Thinking about that time the My Little Pony comics, of all things, absolutely bodied Scott Adams.
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“Live, laugh, L-glutamine”
January 13, 2026 at 5:23 PM
“Live, laugh, L-glutamine”
They say notable people die in threes.
Can I pick the next two?
Can I pick the next two?
January 13, 2026 at 4:20 PM
They say notable people die in threes.
Can I pick the next two?
Can I pick the next two?
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If you want to have something fun in the background while working today, Kilauea is erupting right now and you can watch the live cam (www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0t...)
[V1cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (west Halemaʻumaʻu crater)
YouTube video by USGS
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January 12, 2026 at 7:52 PM
If you want to have something fun in the background while working today, Kilauea is erupting right now and you can watch the live cam (www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0t...)
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I'm going to get a good grade at meetings, something that is both normal to want and possible to achieve
Google Meet show how late people will be based on meeting history
January 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM
I'm going to get a good grade at meetings, something that is both normal to want and possible to achieve
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That time of year for one of my favorite quick demos for Gas Laws #Chemistry #Physics #ITeachChem #Education #EduSky
January 12, 2026 at 4:16 PM
That time of year for one of my favorite quick demos for Gas Laws #Chemistry #Physics #ITeachChem #Education #EduSky
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Synthetic chemists breaking into the analytical chemists' labs at night to use their instruments without knowing what they are doing:
January 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Synthetic chemists breaking into the analytical chemists' labs at night to use their instruments without knowing what they are doing:
Synthetic chemists breaking into the analytical chemists' labs at night to use their instruments without knowing what they are doing:
January 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Synthetic chemists breaking into the analytical chemists' labs at night to use their instruments without knowing what they are doing:
Remember, Rover gets the pill and Pepper gets the suppository.
January 12, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Remember, Rover gets the pill and Pepper gets the suppository.
🎵Ding dong, the doorbell is fixed!🎶
January 11, 2026 at 7:23 PM
🎵Ding dong, the doorbell is fixed!🎶
Today's big question: what breaker has my doorbell on it?
January 11, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Today's big question: what breaker has my doorbell on it?
My youngest child got to pick out a calendar for the year.
10/10. Fantastic choice.
10/10. Fantastic choice.
January 11, 2026 at 1:22 PM
My youngest child got to pick out a calendar for the year.
10/10. Fantastic choice.
10/10. Fantastic choice.
It hasn't even started yet and this semester is officially a disaster!
My office has no snacks 😭
My office has no snacks 😭
January 9, 2026 at 6:51 PM
It hasn't even started yet and this semester is officially a disaster!
My office has no snacks 😭
My office has no snacks 😭
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I don't want new features. I want the old features to still work.
January 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I don't want new features. I want the old features to still work.
I wonder what my former neighbor who worked for the US Army until he was caught having sex with his 17 year old niece is doing right now?
I bet he's working for ICE.
I bet he's working for ICE.
January 9, 2026 at 2:41 PM
I wonder what my former neighbor who worked for the US Army until he was caught having sex with his 17 year old niece is doing right now?
I bet he's working for ICE.
I bet he's working for ICE.
Unprompted, google gemini started sending me text messages and the first one suggests I need to workout.
While it may be true, I will still say FUCK YOU GEMINI.
While it may be true, I will still say FUCK YOU GEMINI.
January 9, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Unprompted, google gemini started sending me text messages and the first one suggests I need to workout.
While it may be true, I will still say FUCK YOU GEMINI.
While it may be true, I will still say FUCK YOU GEMINI.
Oh poo. Another post of mine has broken containment and, this being bluesky, some folks are taking it seriously.
January 8, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Oh poo. Another post of mine has broken containment and, this being bluesky, some folks are taking it seriously.
My kid got one of those "hoverboard" things for their birthday and I'm thinking how it would look to have your middle-aged chemistry professor roll into class on one of those on to lecture on the first day of the semester.
a priest is riding a hover board in a church while people sit in the pews .
Alt: A priest in a church spinning on a hoverboard while holding a microphone and speaking to the congregation.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
My kid got one of those "hoverboard" things for their birthday and I'm thinking how it would look to have your middle-aged chemistry professor roll into class on one of those on to lecture on the first day of the semester.
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"...because diagnostic tools have improved dramatically, leading to increased identification. Increased identification is not a sign of manipulation, as The Atlantic article insinuates. It is the result of better science and long-overdue recognition." #HigherEd
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www.additudemag.com/college-acco...
“College Accommodations Are Not a Loophole. They Are a Civil Right.”
“At a time when students with disabilities already navigate bias, skepticism, and physical and attitudinal barriers, we do not need narratives that delegitimize their existence or imply their success ...
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January 7, 2026 at 10:45 PM
"...because diagnostic tools have improved dramatically, leading to increased identification. Increased identification is not a sign of manipulation, as The Atlantic article insinuates. It is the result of better science and long-overdue recognition." #HigherEd
www.additudemag.com/college-acco...
www.additudemag.com/college-acco...
At the end of my time in college, I went to visit one of my high school friends at another school (one that I applied to and did not get accepted to) for a weekend.
We spent one night drinking in the house he was living in, as one does sometimes.
We spent one night drinking in the house he was living in, as one does sometimes.
January 8, 2026 at 12:07 PM
At the end of my time in college, I went to visit one of my high school friends at another school (one that I applied to and did not get accepted to) for a weekend.
We spent one night drinking in the house he was living in, as one does sometimes.
We spent one night drinking in the house he was living in, as one does sometimes.