Jenn Campbell
@piefuchs.bsky.social
Reader, scientist, Bruins fan, feminist, lover of all things mass spec, Nova Scotian expat, CSO @ Matterworks.ai, Opinions my own. I log the books I read in my feed, support the promise of DEI and oppose totalitarian governments.
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Nova Scotia:
First flown in the late-19th century, it was the first flag in the overseas Commonwealth to be approved by Royal Charter, and it is the oldest provincial flag in Canada. It was not officially adopted as the provincial flag until 2013.
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First flown in the late-19th century, it was the first flag in the overseas Commonwealth to be approved by Royal Charter, and it is the oldest provincial flag in Canada. It was not officially adopted as the provincial flag until 2013.
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January 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Nova Scotia:
First flown in the late-19th century, it was the first flag in the overseas Commonwealth to be approved by Royal Charter, and it is the oldest provincial flag in Canada. It was not officially adopted as the provincial flag until 2013.
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First flown in the late-19th century, it was the first flag in the overseas Commonwealth to be approved by Royal Charter, and it is the oldest provincial flag in Canada. It was not officially adopted as the provincial flag until 2013.
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Annual pilgrimage to Tree for Boston - we NS to Boston transplants stick together.
December 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Annual pilgrimage to Tree for Boston - we NS to Boston transplants stick together.
The beginning of this book was more familiar than it should have been. An easy and engaging read and my love of literature in translation continues.
December 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The beginning of this book was more familiar than it should have been. An easy and engaging read and my love of literature in translation continues.
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This is as easy a test of your belief in the American system as is conceivable: Should this be an acceptable argument from a president?
December 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This is as easy a test of your belief in the American system as is conceivable: Should this be an acceptable argument from a president?
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It's a good reminder that for AI to help real science, we need the boring stuff like validation, de‑duplication, and better metrics just as much as flashy models.
December 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It's a good reminder that for AI to help real science, we need the boring stuff like validation, de‑duplication, and better metrics just as much as flashy models.
After watching Dark Winds (love it) I was inspired to learn more history of the indigenous peoples of the US. This book - selected because it was found on Kindle sale - was a great choice.
December 21, 2025 at 3:58 AM
After watching Dark Winds (love it) I was inspired to learn more history of the indigenous peoples of the US. This book - selected because it was found on Kindle sale - was a great choice.
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One of the worst parts of the modern condition is having to listen to billionaires airing out the stupidest policy ideas, random musings, and other mental detritus. It’s unbearable.
December 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
One of the worst parts of the modern condition is having to listen to billionaires airing out the stupidest policy ideas, random musings, and other mental detritus. It’s unbearable.
Wonderful reporting by the Globe. So wonderful I thought the comments might be worth reading - wrong again.
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Tufts grad student Rümeysa Öztürk did nothing wrong. The Trump administration went after her anyway. - The Boston Globe
In March, masked agents swarmed her on a Somerville street. The crackdown on foreign scholars was just beginning.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Wonderful reporting by the Globe. So wonderful I thought the comments might be worth reading - wrong again.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/11/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/11/m...
36 Years. I remember. Je me souviens.
December 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
36 Years. I remember. Je me souviens.
My daughter this Kerouac fan bought this in NYC and I picked up on a lark. Worth reading as a period piece of 40s NYC - with a bonus mention Sydney Mines.
December 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
My daughter this Kerouac fan bought this in NYC and I picked up on a lark. Worth reading as a period piece of 40s NYC - with a bonus mention Sydney Mines.
Reading Jack Kerouac was not the first place I expected to see a reference to the coal mine where my grandfather worked for many decades - but here it is.
December 1, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Reading Jack Kerouac was not the first place I expected to see a reference to the coal mine where my grandfather worked for many decades - but here it is.
A graphic novel which follows a progressive state senator as she fights for rent control. Enjoyed the narration around the reality of effective legislating and the perception of the same by activists. Portrayal of Cuomo makes one happy he was beaten by the guy making a brief appearance at the end.
November 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A graphic novel which follows a progressive state senator as she fights for rent control. Enjoyed the narration around the reality of effective legislating and the perception of the same by activists. Portrayal of Cuomo makes one happy he was beaten by the guy making a brief appearance at the end.
Holidays are for reading! I loved this one - notably because it integrated how changes in technology and science affect history. The ability to synthesize rubber and nitrates made the land with the raw materials less valuable. Air travels made small island bases more valuable.
November 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Holidays are for reading! I loved this one - notably because it integrated how changes in technology and science affect history. The ability to synthesize rubber and nitrates made the land with the raw materials less valuable. Air travels made small island bases more valuable.
I could not have selected a better novel to randomly read after the Jakarta Method. What is like to live a life as the country descends into dictatorship and civil war - too prescient.
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I could not have selected a better novel to randomly read after the Jakarta Method. What is like to live a life as the country descends into dictatorship and civil war - too prescient.
A brilliant and angering indictment of American foreign policy during the Cold War. How the world as it could have been, never became.
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A brilliant and angering indictment of American foreign policy during the Cold War. How the world as it could have been, never became.
One thing children owe to their parents is to expose them to new things - new music, new authors, new lingo. I am done with “Bro” but I am deeply thankful to my daughter for introducing me to Jesse Welles - who played an amazing 2.5 hours (and one Nirvana cover) last night.
November 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
One thing children owe to their parents is to expose them to new things - new music, new authors, new lingo. I am done with “Bro” but I am deeply thankful to my daughter for introducing me to Jesse Welles - who played an amazing 2.5 hours (and one Nirvana cover) last night.
The first essay in the book was brilliant and I need to read more of this guy!
November 20, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The first essay in the book was brilliant and I need to read more of this guy!
Sometimes I walk into my usual bus - route, essentially the same time, and 1/3 of the people are masked and other times I am the only one. Today it is a full half wearing masks.
November 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Sometimes I walk into my usual bus - route, essentially the same time, and 1/3 of the people are masked and other times I am the only one. Today it is a full half wearing masks.
I want to have a prof with as simplistic a world view as Larry Summers - who questions why he continued to communicate with a sexual predator rather than why he thinks so little about women in general that he thinks sexual predation is not that bad a thing.
November 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I want to have a prof with as simplistic a world view as Larry Summers - who questions why he continued to communicate with a sexual predator rather than why he thinks so little about women in general that he thinks sexual predation is not that bad a thing.
A memoir by one of my favourite authors. A fast moving read.
November 16, 2025 at 3:49 AM
A memoir by one of my favourite authors. A fast moving read.
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On this day in 1976, the Parti Québécois led by René Lévesque won the Quebec election. The party gained 65 seats to form a majority government. The Liberals under Robert Bourassa lost 76 seats. Within four years, Quebec held a referendum on the issue of independence.
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
On this day in 1976, the Parti Québécois led by René Lévesque won the Quebec election. The party gained 65 seats to form a majority government. The Liberals under Robert Bourassa lost 76 seats. Within four years, Quebec held a referendum on the issue of independence.
The ASMS mock interviews is a wonderful program to participate in as an interviewer - I encourage you industry types to volunteer and share the joys of industry science with the next generation.
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Mock Interviews & Career Mentoring
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November 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The ASMS mock interviews is a wonderful program to participate in as an interviewer - I encourage you industry types to volunteer and share the joys of industry science with the next generation.
www.asms.org/member-servi...
www.asms.org/member-servi...
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"Biomarker studies are the greatest reproducibility crisis in science" (M. Uhlén, 2025).
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"Biomarker studies are the greatest reproducibility crisis in science" (M. Uhlén, 2025).