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@psistarpsi.bsky.social
Ex- (and maybe future?) chemist lost in III-V land. Suspicious of interfaces. Trying to put more gay lasers in space.
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Not that good at cooking, art, or climbing, but will probably post about all three anyway.
she/they? they/she? Something like that.
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Not that good at cooking, art, or climbing, but will probably post about all three anyway.
she/they? they/she? Something like that.
Hey #Pfizer, your copay assistance on Nurtec does no good for patients who need it as a preventative:
- it’s sold in boxes of 8, so 2 boxes (16) is what I get at the pharmacy
- your coupon only allows for a 30 day supply
- pharmacies will not break the boxes to remove one tablet
Do the math 😡
- it’s sold in boxes of 8, so 2 boxes (16) is what I get at the pharmacy
- your coupon only allows for a 30 day supply
- pharmacies will not break the boxes to remove one tablet
Do the math 😡
February 10, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Hey #Pfizer, your copay assistance on Nurtec does no good for patients who need it as a preventative:
- it’s sold in boxes of 8, so 2 boxes (16) is what I get at the pharmacy
- your coupon only allows for a 30 day supply
- pharmacies will not break the boxes to remove one tablet
Do the math 😡
- it’s sold in boxes of 8, so 2 boxes (16) is what I get at the pharmacy
- your coupon only allows for a 30 day supply
- pharmacies will not break the boxes to remove one tablet
Do the math 😡
I keep telling y’all I only respect “laws” that are empirically or mathematically derived. Everything else is just social contract, which (these days) is pretty broken on large scales.
(I might still observe fake laws, because anxious, but these? Fuck no. Clear and obvious bullshit.)
(I might still observe fake laws, because anxious, but these? Fuck no. Clear and obvious bullshit.)
The @usdot.bsky.social, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....
www.propublica.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:50 AM
I keep telling y’all I only respect “laws” that are empirically or mathematically derived. Everything else is just social contract, which (these days) is pretty broken on large scales.
(I might still observe fake laws, because anxious, but these? Fuck no. Clear and obvious bullshit.)
(I might still observe fake laws, because anxious, but these? Fuck no. Clear and obvious bullshit.)
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🎇🧨🎆Waterworks for the New Year!🎆🧨
I dropped fluorescein in water and rhodamine B in isopropanol into water to visualize miscibility and diffusion.
#FluorescenceFriday #SciArt #SciComm #RealTimeChem #Chemistry #ChemTwitter
I dropped fluorescein in water and rhodamine B in isopropanol into water to visualize miscibility and diffusion.
#FluorescenceFriday #SciArt #SciComm #RealTimeChem #Chemistry #ChemTwitter
January 16, 2026 at 1:51 PM
🎇🧨🎆Waterworks for the New Year!🎆🧨
I dropped fluorescein in water and rhodamine B in isopropanol into water to visualize miscibility and diffusion.
#FluorescenceFriday #SciArt #SciComm #RealTimeChem #Chemistry #ChemTwitter
I dropped fluorescein in water and rhodamine B in isopropanol into water to visualize miscibility and diffusion.
#FluorescenceFriday #SciArt #SciComm #RealTimeChem #Chemistry #ChemTwitter
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🧪 New optics blog post! What is an optical caustic? skullsinthestars.com/2026/01/16/w...
What is an optical caustic?
Here’s another post based on the revisions I’m making for the second edition of my Singular Optics textbook! Caustics are a subject that I’ve sort of casually understood for ages …
skullsinthestars.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:59 PM
🧪 New optics blog post! What is an optical caustic? skullsinthestars.com/2026/01/16/w...
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Laser weeding is one of those “no wa-well actually no that makes perfect sense doesn’t it” things.
September 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Laser weeding is one of those “no wa-well actually no that makes perfect sense doesn’t it” things.
Why are cage rail optical assemblies so satisfying? #adultsciencelegos #chemsky
January 15, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Why are cage rail optical assemblies so satisfying? #adultsciencelegos #chemsky
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Hey everyone,
We literally just added 100 more trans girl scouts to the trans girl scout cookie list. The list is bigger than it has ever been in EITM history.
Go get some cookies and make a trans scout's day!
We literally just added 100 more trans girl scouts to the trans girl scout cookie list. The list is bigger than it has ever been in EITM history.
Go get some cookies and make a trans scout's day!
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Hey everyone,
We literally just added 100 more trans girl scouts to the trans girl scout cookie list. The list is bigger than it has ever been in EITM history.
Go get some cookies and make a trans scout's day!
We literally just added 100 more trans girl scouts to the trans girl scout cookie list. The list is bigger than it has ever been in EITM history.
Go get some cookies and make a trans scout's day!
No cheating, repost with the most recent photo of your pet.
January 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM
No cheating, repost with the most recent photo of your pet.
AIST has SDBS - I haven’t used it in quite a while but it’s free!
December 9, 2025 at 2:11 AM
AIST has SDBS - I haven’t used it in quite a while but it’s free!
I’m finding I really don’t like Bluesky (sorry y’all!) - even the chronological order OnlyPosts and Following feeds are trying to incite rage. I suspect it’s because there are still enough people using the algo feeds that folks are still (maybe unknowingly!) incentivized to chase rage likes.
December 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I’m finding I really don’t like Bluesky (sorry y’all!) - even the chronological order OnlyPosts and Following feeds are trying to incite rage. I suspect it’s because there are still enough people using the algo feeds that folks are still (maybe unknowingly!) incentivized to chase rage likes.
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Re: everybody getting got by an ai dog video: I want to talk about propaganda in general as well as ai in specific. We are awash in way too much stuff to pay deep attention to and that's absolutely by design.
December 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Re: everybody getting got by an ai dog video: I want to talk about propaganda in general as well as ai in specific. We are awash in way too much stuff to pay deep attention to and that's absolutely by design.
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Hey, this is a long shot but maybe someone on here can help. My sister and her wife were accepted to university in Rennes and need to move there before the January term starts, but they’re having trouble finding housing.
Can anyone rent them a room? Even short term is helpful.
Can anyone rent them a room? Even short term is helpful.
December 2, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Hey, this is a long shot but maybe someone on here can help. My sister and her wife were accepted to university in Rennes and need to move there before the January term starts, but they’re having trouble finding housing.
Can anyone rent them a room? Even short term is helpful.
Can anyone rent them a room? Even short term is helpful.
Hey, this is a long shot but maybe someone on here can help. My sister and her wife were accepted to university in Rennes and need to move there before the January term starts, but they’re having trouble finding housing.
Can anyone rent them a room? Even short term is helpful.
Can anyone rent them a room? Even short term is helpful.
December 2, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Hey, this is a long shot but maybe someone on here can help. My sister and her wife were accepted to university in Rennes and need to move there before the January term starts, but they’re having trouble finding housing.
Can anyone rent them a room? Even short term is helpful.
Can anyone rent them a room? Even short term is helpful.
I got life-changingly sick right around when I defended. I could not have relocated, and also there were no jobs in organic semiconductors.
I went to a random symposium on campus because I’m a seminar junkie, met someone at an industry poster session, and now I do photonics.
I went to a random symposium on campus because I’m a seminar junkie, met someone at an industry poster session, and now I do photonics.
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I got life-changingly sick right around when I defended. I could not have relocated, and also there were no jobs in organic semiconductors.
I went to a random symposium on campus because I’m a seminar junkie, met someone at an industry poster session, and now I do photonics.
I went to a random symposium on campus because I’m a seminar junkie, met someone at an industry poster session, and now I do photonics.
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In the aurora, both reds and greens come from fluorescence from oxygen, mostly the from the 1S excited state (green) and from the 1D excited state (red)
The 1D state has a lifetime of >150 seconds, whereas the 1S state has a lifetime of ~1 second
The 1D state has a lifetime of >150 seconds, whereas the 1S state has a lifetime of ~1 second
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 AM
In the aurora, both reds and greens come from fluorescence from oxygen, mostly the from the 1S excited state (green) and from the 1D excited state (red)
The 1D state has a lifetime of >150 seconds, whereas the 1S state has a lifetime of ~1 second
The 1D state has a lifetime of >150 seconds, whereas the 1S state has a lifetime of ~1 second
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Bring Back Doors
Bring Bathroom Doors Back to Hotels
bringbackdoors.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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🧪 #chemsky A new single crystal was recently synthesized and obtained, featuring two individual crystals that grew together. This is the second time I have observed this kind of intergrown or concomitant single crystal pair. #Chemistry #SingleCrystal
November 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🧪 #chemsky A new single crystal was recently synthesized and obtained, featuring two individual crystals that grew together. This is the second time I have observed this kind of intergrown or concomitant single crystal pair. #Chemistry #SingleCrystal
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Know the difference.
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Know the difference.
Doesn’t happen often, but on rare occasions, someone does something so damn cool with organic semiconductors that even I’m impressed
Our paper just out in Advanced Functional Materials: "Photonic engineering enables all-passive upconversion imaging with low-intensity near-infrared light" advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 💡🧪
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Doesn’t happen often, but on rare occasions, someone does something so damn cool with organic semiconductors that even I’m impressed
Patriarchy tolerates violence from men while insisting you soften your words and be “nice” and never get visibly angry?
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Barbarian suddenly feeling weak and taking full damage after a long fight?
Problematic rage gap
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Barbarian suddenly feeling weak and taking full damage after a long fight?
Problematic rage gap
Adversary countries producing viral particles to destroy bacteria while you can't?
Problematic phage gap
Problematic phage gap
Electric field not invariant to transformation?
Problematic gauge gap.
Problematic gauge gap.
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Patriarchy tolerates violence from men while insisting you soften your words and be “nice” and never get visibly angry?
🤝
Barbarian suddenly feeling weak and taking full damage after a long fight?
Problematic rage gap
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Barbarian suddenly feeling weak and taking full damage after a long fight?
Problematic rage gap
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Altman is a few electrons short of an octet.
November 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
What perfect album came out when you turned 16?
Note: This one’s an amazing straight-through album for a breakup.
Note also: I skipped a grade, so I feel like I should be able to claim Blackwater Park instead - released right around my 15th birthday. My favorite album for the past 20+ years.
Note: This one’s an amazing straight-through album for a breakup.
Note also: I skipped a grade, so I feel like I should be able to claim Blackwater Park instead - released right around my 15th birthday. My favorite album for the past 20+ years.
November 17, 2025 at 6:36 AM
What perfect album came out when you turned 16?
Note: This one’s an amazing straight-through album for a breakup.
Note also: I skipped a grade, so I feel like I should be able to claim Blackwater Park instead - released right around my 15th birthday. My favorite album for the past 20+ years.
Note: This one’s an amazing straight-through album for a breakup.
Note also: I skipped a grade, so I feel like I should be able to claim Blackwater Park instead - released right around my 15th birthday. My favorite album for the past 20+ years.
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I do think we’re focusing too much on how much a capital gains tax would bring in and not enough on the “fuck landlords and fuck em hard” aspect of it
October 29, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I do think we’re focusing too much on how much a capital gains tax would bring in and not enough on the “fuck landlords and fuck em hard” aspect of it
ok FINE I’ll stop hating on Python now
as a condition of funding, we were asked to affirm that we wouldn’t undertake any diversity, equity, and inclusion work, whether or not we used the government funds to do so. The PSF simply couldn’t agree to that statement,
October 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
ok FINE I’ll stop hating on Python now