Jason C. Cole
@theduckmachine.bsky.social
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.
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
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
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...
Well done to all the contributors but in particular Lily who has lived this for the last 2 years
#ChemSky
🧪
journals.iucr.org/b/issues/202...
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Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Why is American football called football? Only one bloke uses his feet?
November 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Why is American football called football? Only one bloke uses his feet?
They have a flag in NFL for taunting. I mean, that's pretty pathetic..
November 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
They have a flag in NFL for taunting. I mean, that's pretty pathetic..
I have cooked a meal tonight that I am calling "If Mexicans made Lasagne" .. I think it may be like a cross between Enchiladas and Quesadillas but with pasta in rather than soft tortillas.
#food
#food
November 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I have cooked a meal tonight that I am calling "If Mexicans made Lasagne" .. I think it may be like a cross between Enchiladas and Quesadillas but with pasta in rather than soft tortillas.
#food
#food
Fly on the wall at the England Team meeting for after that debacle hears:
"Lads, I know. It's unacceptable, but it's just impossible to get a Tee time at Joondalup on a Sunday at such short notice."
#TheAshes
"Lads, I know. It's unacceptable, but it's just impossible to get a Tee time at Joondalup on a Sunday at such short notice."
#TheAshes
November 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Fly on the wall at the England Team meeting for after that debacle hears:
"Lads, I know. It's unacceptable, but it's just impossible to get a Tee time at Joondalup on a Sunday at such short notice."
#TheAshes
"Lads, I know. It's unacceptable, but it's just impossible to get a Tee time at Joondalup on a Sunday at such short notice."
#TheAshes
We are seeing a lot of adverts at the moment for companies offering budget cremation plans. I think we need some alternative names for these companies, that reflects their budget nature. So, to start
Easy Death
Easy Death
November 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
We are seeing a lot of adverts at the moment for companies offering budget cremation plans. I think we need some alternative names for these companies, that reflects their budget nature. So, to start
Easy Death
Easy Death
Reposted by Jason C. Cole
Hehe. Just read this .. it's clearly a shocking case but I was most surprised to see that the KC representing the police who've rightly had the book thrown at them is an old friend of my wife's from Uni. Funny how the world turns, eh!
November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Hehe. Just read this .. it's clearly a shocking case but I was most surprised to see that the KC representing the police who've rightly had the book thrown at them is an old friend of my wife's from Uni. Funny how the world turns, eh!
November 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
November 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I've watched a bit of American football to try to understand it. How can anyone call it football? They hardly ever use their feet?
November 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I've watched a bit of American football to try to understand it. How can anyone call it football? They hardly ever use their feet?
Ach. Just tested +ve for COVID. Never had it before. Not feeling particularly unwell though: thanks vaccines!
November 16, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Ach. Just tested +ve for COVID. Never had it before. Not feeling particularly unwell though: thanks vaccines!
A positive for Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. Now he can call himself the Royal formerly known as Prince and have a squiggle designed for him. I wonder what the squiggle would look like.. hmm.
November 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A positive for Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. Now he can call himself the Royal formerly known as Prince and have a squiggle designed for him. I wonder what the squiggle would look like.. hmm.
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The first crystalline Bi(II) radical anion has been reported by @joshabbenseth.bsky.social and co-workers in Angewandte Chemie.
Spectroscopic analysis revealed localization of the unpaired electron at the bismuth centre.
🔗 CSD Entry OPESOV: dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...
#FeaturedStructureFriday
Spectroscopic analysis revealed localization of the unpaired electron at the bismuth centre.
🔗 CSD Entry OPESOV: dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...
#FeaturedStructureFriday
October 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The first crystalline Bi(II) radical anion has been reported by @joshabbenseth.bsky.social and co-workers in Angewandte Chemie.
Spectroscopic analysis revealed localization of the unpaired electron at the bismuth centre.
🔗 CSD Entry OPESOV: dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...
#FeaturedStructureFriday
Spectroscopic analysis revealed localization of the unpaired electron at the bismuth centre.
🔗 CSD Entry OPESOV: dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...
#FeaturedStructureFriday
Right. The Aussie Women have been taken down by India. Just need England to take the men down in the ashes now.
#TheCricket 🏏 #CWC25
#TheCricket 🏏 #CWC25
October 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Right. The Aussie Women have been taken down by India. Just need England to take the men down in the ashes now.
#TheCricket 🏏 #CWC25
#TheCricket 🏏 #CWC25
Did they mean grifting?
Here are the luxury items Gwyneth Paltrow recommends this holiday gifting season.
Gwyneth Paltrow's Holiday Gift Guides Include $40,000 Bracelet, $360,000 Jukebox And More Ultra-Luxe Items
Here are the luxury items Gwyneth Paltrow recommends this holiday gifting season.
www.forbes.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Did they mean grifting?
Crikey. NOAA now reporting that Hurricane Melissa has max sustained wind speeds of 185 mph. And the whole storm is only moving at 7 mph. Thinking of everyone on Jamaica right now.
October 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Crikey. NOAA now reporting that Hurricane Melissa has max sustained wind speeds of 185 mph. And the whole storm is only moving at 7 mph. Thinking of everyone on Jamaica right now.