In a few years time we will be behind China, no thanks to the current administration

Also noticeable how few peeps are attending AACR in person this year.

Lost in translation

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Listening to intros at AACR while waiting for Charles Sawyers’ talk

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Sluggish early start at AACR

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Same! Took a while. But hey, on a plane to AACR with free wifi!

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Smart and savvy!

Got stuck and had to regroup on options, but delighted with the PDAC news today!

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Gah was playing with Claude Code and terminal, had several choices

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Got a refund this year, made a nice change. Game was distracted though after reading some dude’s jerky @ me comment on X

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Such a bummer. I once got a $6K bill and changed accountants afterwards

Well that was a tricky one

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This was a worry here too so we went in person in the early opening just to be sure.

This has always been a nagging doubt in my mind, especially as he projects a lot

Nice end to a stressful day

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Had at least 3/4 words I could think of and relieved it wasn’t one of those for once!

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So good!

Recovery after a bad start!

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Not much better here

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Fascinating how the English version looks the odd one out here

learning that astronauts have to use microsoft outlook in space is unspeakably depressing. we have set microsoft outlook free from the bounds of earth. polluting the stars with that janky piece of shit

Under the weather

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Earth, from Artemis II.

Everything you've ever done, everyone you've ever known, all that you have traveled is contained in this picture.

A Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-Based Rigid Linker for the Construction of Nitrogen-Rich Energetic Materials Highly strained frameworks have emerged as promising platforms for improving the energy and safety of energetic materials. Herein, three bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-based energetic compounds bearing nitroge...

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MY
HELL
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#ChemSky

Just a reminder that 1yr ago today many dedicated NIH employees received RIF notices and started the process where many others were told they must leave their positions/ICs after years of service.

The pain felt across the scientific community in the last year is also felt by those serving it.

BOO!! 👻

Could have been worse since there were several options at this point

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A quickie, for once

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Another 2 obvious choices and picked the wrong one, grrr

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