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Dr. Joel Walker @chemwalker.bsky.social · 1d

we take all the small wins we can get

Dr. Joel Walker @chemwalker.bsky.social · 1d

(should add...not the BS "train our AI" jobs the boards are littered with)

Dr. Joel Walker @chemwalker.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks :)

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Dr. Joel Walker @chemwalker.bsky.social · 1d

DAAAAAAAAA
JANKEES LOSE

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Dr. Joel Walker @chemwalker.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone on #chemsky have thoughts or insights into fully remote jobs that still live in the process development chemistry realm? May potentially need to transition to a remote position next year and trying to plan ahead

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Dr. Joel Walker @chemwalker.bsky.social · 1d

Tobias Funke needed this class

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Dr. Joel Walker @chemwalker.bsky.social · 28d

Pitch clock and 3 batter minimum are amazing additions.

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Dr. Joel Walker @chemwalker.bsky.social · 28d

@borderlands.2k.com Will Borderlands 4 eventually add support for being able to buy a copy on PC and be able to play the same saves/characters from an Xbox or other console?

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Dr. Joel Walker @chemwalker.bsky.social · Sep 4

much like drugs it's unfortunately only a temporary fix

Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · Sep 4

The only thing I find therapeutic about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is watching people shouting at him as they call out his lies to his face.

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Dr. Joel Walker @chemwalker.bsky.social · Aug 29

Please add a setting to remove skipping over filled in squares when typing answers. Thanks!

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Dr. Joel Walker @chemwalker.bsky.social · Aug 25

i love Maggie's stuff lol

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JosephScrimshaw @josephscrimshaw.bsky.social · Jul 7

If the troops were sent to march through MacArthur Park to film propaganda videos, I hope the new "they got Capone for his taxes" becomes "they got the fascists for not having film permits"

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · Jul 2

Tens of thousands of Americans will have died (literally) from Medicaid cuts by the time Hersheys removes nontoxic synthetic dyes from their high-calorie, low-nutrition candies

Secretary Kennedy
@SecKennedy

“@Hersheys just pledged to eliminate synthetic dyes from its candy by the end of
2027. I call on all other companies to follow their lead and help Make America Healthy
Again.”

Bloomberg
Hershey to Remove Synthetic Dyes From its Snacks by End of 2027
June 30, 2025 | Kristina Peterson

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · Jun 19

"Was it really this dumb in 2003" guys they renamed french fries

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Dr. Joel Walker @chemwalker.bsky.social · Jun 16

Anyone have insights on translating an organic chem PhD and 7+ years of process dev chem experience into a remote job field? Staring down the potential of moving to an area (for 4 yr) where the closest process dev joint will be pretty much out of commute range.

Dr. Joel Walker @chemwalker.bsky.social · Jun 5

SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THEY WERE MISLEADING WHEN THIS KERFUFFLE ORIGINALLY CAME OUT AND THEY SAID "DON'T WORRY GUYS WE'RE WORKING ON IT NOTHING TO SEE HERE, PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN" ?? ? ?

Andre the Chemist @andrechemist.bsky.social · Jun 5

Just for no reason comparing the topics in the Inclusivity section of the ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication from 2024 to the current ACS Inclusivity Style Guide (since technically the Inclusivity section was removed to a separate source).

A screenshot of the ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication table of contents in the Wayback Machine from the Internet Archive from October 8, 2024.

Text reads:
"PART 6: Inclusivity Open Access
6.1 ACS Inclusivity Style Guide
6.1.1 Introduction
6.1.2 General Guidelines
6.1.3 Age
6.1.4 Disabilities, Disorders, & Other Health Conditions
6.1.5 Gender & Sexuality
6.1.6 Race, Ethnicity, & Nationality
6.1.7 Diversity & Inclusion in Images
6.1.8 Accessibility
6.1.9 Socioeconomic Status
6.1.10 Forms
6.1.11 Job Descriptions
6.1.12 Body Size
6.1.13 Specific Subjects of Study or Work"

Screenshot of the webpage for the ACS Inclusivity Style Guide with the navigation menu.

The topics listed on the menu are:
"Introduction and FAQ
General guidelines
Age
Body size
Disabilities, disorders, and other health conditions
Socioeconomic status
Specific subjects of study or work
Job descriptions
Inclusive Images
Data visualization
Accessibility"

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Dr. Joel Walker @chemwalker.bsky.social · May 19

Can it be assumed this is petty bullshit because of Pritzker

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Dr. Joel Walker @chemwalker.bsky.social · Apr 25

Active noise canceling in newer buds goes crazy haywire near sonicators. It sounds like the old AOL boot up sounds inside your brain. It's annoying because it never happened with my previous noise canceling buds, but does with the new

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Heavily Into The World Of Magnets @sararah.bsky.social · Apr 24

I have a PhD in chemistry and I do productive work with my hands all day. I use a pallet jack like once a week. I haul around dewars of liquid nitrogen and gas cylinders. I was emailing someone about a gantry on Monday.

outerhalf.bsky.social @outerhalf.bsky.social · Apr 23

Educated people often miss the fact that many people want to do productive work with their hands. It is a real problem that we don't have many desirable jobs that use those manual skills.

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · Apr 7

This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.

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Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · Mar 17

Yet another extremely stupid and destructive move appears to be underway. Those people who advised me to calm down, that everything was actually going to work out fine, know what they can go do with themselves.

kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

An excerpt from the article describing how scientists are worried about retaliation from the Trump administration, and reporting that Acting Director Memoli has told everyone that any mRNA work/grants/collaborations must be reported up to RFK Jr. and to the White House.

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Dr. Joel Walker @chemwalker.bsky.social · Mar 17

Beadboard

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Dr. Joel Walker @chemwalker.bsky.social · Mar 17

my brother's very nice Benchmade pocketknife is somewhere in the ceiling of our parent's basement because he set it down while he and I put the ceiling up in our teens...

we're now in our 30s

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Dr. Joel Walker @chemwalker.bsky.social · Mar 14

They should have accepted this at least 10 years ago

JosephScrimshaw @josephscrimshaw.bsky.social · Mar 14

Democratic leaders must accept you can’t appease a fascist authoritarian. When the political purges start, perhaps they can compromise by only being half-arrested in the middle of the night

Dr. Joel Walker @chemwalker.bsky.social · Mar 12

Well you're certainly delivering on Goal 2...but not in a good way.

American Chemical Society @acs.org · Mar 12

ACS is using the language from our core value of inclusion and belonging. We invite others to do the same. Learn more here: www.acs.org/about/strate...