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.
Pinned
I want to be able to pin another person's post to my profile.
It's a bunch of them all at once!
February 10, 2026 at 7:44 PM
It's a bunch of them all at once!
I haven't decided yet if alcohol will be involved or not
[translation: I haven't decided yet if I want to be fired or not]
[translation: I haven't decided yet if I want to be fired or not]
February 10, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I haven't decided yet if alcohol will be involved or not
[translation: I haven't decided yet if I want to be fired or not]
[translation: I haven't decided yet if I want to be fired or not]
Considering rebranding my "Office Hours" as "Happy Hour" to see if it will increase student interest.
February 10, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Considering rebranding my "Office Hours" as "Happy Hour" to see if it will increase student interest.
Instead of penis injections, may I suggest a temporary penis-transfer program ski jumpers borrow extra bits from the lugers.
February 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Instead of penis injections, may I suggest a temporary penis-transfer program ski jumpers borrow extra bits from the lugers.
-78C
Real life: 💀
Lab: Kinda chilly
Real life: 💀
Lab: Kinda chilly
February 10, 2026 at 3:58 PM
-78C
Real life: 💀
Lab: Kinda chilly
Real life: 💀
Lab: Kinda chilly
dammit, clearly it should be iaacnase (I am *a* chemist...)
February 10, 2026 at 1:03 PM
dammit, clearly it should be iaacnase (I am *a* chemist...)
The drones are so high pitched a frequency filter should be able to remove/reduce the noise without much loss of other sound one would think but, clearly, iacnase (I am chemist, not a sound engineer)
February 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The drones are so high pitched a frequency filter should be able to remove/reduce the noise without much loss of other sound one would think but, clearly, iacnase (I am chemist, not a sound engineer)
not from me, mind you. I'm a little short on cash this month
February 10, 2026 at 12:55 PM
not from me, mind you. I'm a little short on cash this month
A billion dollars to whoever can remove the whiny drone noise from every olympic broadcast
February 10, 2026 at 12:55 PM
A billion dollars to whoever can remove the whiny drone noise from every olympic broadcast
Now that there are drafts, I don't have any ideas ☹️
February 10, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Now that there are drafts, I don't have any ideas ☹️
A good analogy for thinking about how some infinite sets are larger than others
February 10, 2026 at 11:33 AM
A good analogy for thinking about how some infinite sets are larger than others
Reposted by Andre the Chemist
Academics, do any of you feel like your institution has done an excellent (or even "pretty good") job at instituting policies to manage Generative "AI"? I'm on a committee looking to craft a framework for our school to guide faculty & students.
February 9, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Academics, do any of you feel like your institution has done an excellent (or even "pretty good") job at instituting policies to manage Generative "AI"? I'm on a committee looking to craft a framework for our school to guide faculty & students.
I am happy this post is how I found out about drafts. Thank you
February 9, 2026 at 11:34 PM
I am happy this post is how I found out about drafts. Thank you
Ah yes, thanks. The article I read was more ambiguous on the fate of the building just noting the address is now a child care center.
February 9, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Ah yes, thanks. The article I read was more ambiguous on the fate of the building just noting the address is now a child care center.
Actually it looks like it might be a new (or heavily renovated) building at that address and it is a child care center.
February 9, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Actually it looks like it might be a new (or heavily renovated) building at that address and it is a child care center.
I believe the building is still there and has had several different business in there in the decades since including, at one point, a childcare business.
February 9, 2026 at 7:39 PM
I believe the building is still there and has had several different business in there in the decades since including, at one point, a childcare business.
Okay this is super cool.
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 9, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Okay this is super cool.
It is, oddly, a restaurant with which I have some emotional connection – it is the first Taco Bell that I took my oldest child to!
I'm sure food establishments don't want to draw connections between themselves and ebola, but that place should have a plaque or something.
I'm sure food establishments don't want to draw connections between themselves and ebola, but that place should have a plaque or something.
February 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
It is, oddly, a restaurant with which I have some emotional connection – it is the first Taco Bell that I took my oldest child to!
I'm sure food establishments don't want to draw connections between themselves and ebola, but that place should have a plaque or something.
I'm sure food establishments don't want to draw connections between themselves and ebola, but that place should have a plaque or something.
Currently reading The Hot Zone by Richard Preston and one piece that has really connected with me is the part where, after a hard day of dealing with infected monkeys, the military team decides on grabbing dinner.
Not only do they pick Taco Bell, but it's a TB location I've been to many times!!
Not only do they pick Taco Bell, but it's a TB location I've been to many times!!
February 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Currently reading The Hot Zone by Richard Preston and one piece that has really connected with me is the part where, after a hard day of dealing with infected monkeys, the military team decides on grabbing dinner.
Not only do they pick Taco Bell, but it's a TB location I've been to many times!!
Not only do they pick Taco Bell, but it's a TB location I've been to many times!!
I think they might not have actually used the torches to light the flames.
February 7, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I think they might not have actually used the torches to light the flames.
He's singing Nessun Dorma from Turandot but the auto-captioning is thinking it's english?
cc: @profsje.bsky.social (do you know a Philips Kim?)
cc: @profsje.bsky.social (do you know a Philips Kim?)
February 7, 2026 at 3:37 AM
He's singing Nessun Dorma from Turandot but the auto-captioning is thinking it's english?
cc: @profsje.bsky.social (do you know a Philips Kim?)
cc: @profsje.bsky.social (do you know a Philips Kim?)
Watching the NBC Olympic broadcast and every time a southern hemisphere country is announced, Shaun White informs everyone "When it's summer here, it's winter down there".
Thanks. Good to know.
Thanks. Good to know.
February 7, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Watching the NBC Olympic broadcast and every time a southern hemisphere country is announced, Shaun White informs everyone "When it's summer here, it's winter down there".
Thanks. Good to know.
Thanks. Good to know.
There was a camera strapped on a mount in front of the car he was riding in, filming the promotional ride. Supposedly the goose hit the camera, breaking off part that then hit him in the face.
February 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
There was a camera strapped on a mount in front of the car he was riding in, filming the promotional ride. Supposedly the goose hit the camera, breaking off part that then hit him in the face.
Reposted by Andre the Chemist
“I was knowingly sending a student into harm’s way and enabling the predator” is a helluva defense.
February 6, 2026 at 7:28 PM
“I was knowingly sending a student into harm’s way and enabling the predator” is a helluva defense.
GIve NBC a break. It's their first time broadcasting the Olymp... [holds finger to ear and listens] Hold on, I'm receiving some new information.
February 6, 2026 at 7:18 PM
GIve NBC a break. It's their first time broadcasting the Olymp... [holds finger to ear and listens] Hold on, I'm receiving some new information.