Rob Scott
@saskchemprof.bsky.social
Prof @USask. Research includes nanochemistry, catalysis, and staring at X-rays. Dad of two teenagers and 1 cat, avid reader, and movie buff. Social introvert and lover of bad dad jokes.
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UVic Chemistry is hiring again!
Come join us in beautiful Victoria, BC on the Pacific coast!
Mild winters, incredible summers, great facilities, & inspiring colleagues (minus me).
Asst. Prof. level. Physical, Organic, & Inorganic preferred.
www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...
Come join us in beautiful Victoria, BC on the Pacific coast!
Mild winters, incredible summers, great facilities, & inspiring colleagues (minus me).
Asst. Prof. level. Physical, Organic, & Inorganic preferred.
www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...
CHEM 270-155 - Faculty & staff - University of Victoria
Inspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact.
www.uvic.ca
November 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
UVic Chemistry is hiring again!
Come join us in beautiful Victoria, BC on the Pacific coast!
Mild winters, incredible summers, great facilities, & inspiring colleagues (minus me).
Asst. Prof. level. Physical, Organic, & Inorganic preferred.
www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...
Come join us in beautiful Victoria, BC on the Pacific coast!
Mild winters, incredible summers, great facilities, & inspiring colleagues (minus me).
Asst. Prof. level. Physical, Organic, & Inorganic preferred.
www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...
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Be ungovernable
November 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Be ungovernable
"Prosecutors wrote in court filings that Barnes is planning to move to Texas."
Boy, Texas is really becoming the crapper of the US.
Boy, Texas is really becoming the crapper of the US.
Wash U chemistry professor #chemchat
Jonathan Barnes went after an anonymous accuser—but soon after a favorable ruling, got hit with misdemeanor charges by the St. Louis County prosecutor.
November 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"Prosecutors wrote in court filings that Barnes is planning to move to Texas."
Boy, Texas is really becoming the crapper of the US.
Boy, Texas is really becoming the crapper of the US.
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We didn't plagiarize, you made us plagiarize by asking questions to which we stole the answers.
"Because its output is generated by users of the chatbot via their prompts, OpenAI said, they were the ones who should be held legally liable for it – an argument rejected by the court."
"Because its output is generated by users of the chatbot via their prompts, OpenAI said, they were the ones who should be held legally liable for it – an argument rejected by the court."
ChatGPT violated copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics, German court rules
OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artists’ work without permission
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 AM
We didn't plagiarize, you made us plagiarize by asking questions to which we stole the answers.
"Because its output is generated by users of the chatbot via their prompts, OpenAI said, they were the ones who should be held legally liable for it – an argument rejected by the court."
"Because its output is generated by users of the chatbot via their prompts, OpenAI said, they were the ones who should be held legally liable for it – an argument rejected by the court."
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Hey, #chemchat, we’re having a discussion at work about how to prevent needle sticks. Every job I’ve been at has tried and failed. (Well. Some effectively disincentivized needle stick *reporting* which is obviously not the same)
We want to craft good rules that people want to follow. Any ideas?
We want to craft good rules that people want to follow. Any ideas?
November 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Hey, #chemchat, we’re having a discussion at work about how to prevent needle sticks. Every job I’ve been at has tried and failed. (Well. Some effectively disincentivized needle stick *reporting* which is obviously not the same)
We want to craft good rules that people want to follow. Any ideas?
We want to craft good rules that people want to follow. Any ideas?
In Stranger Things episode 1 there is the following chemical cliffhanger from when Steve is “helping“ Nancy with studying: Compared to the rate of inorganic reactions, the rate of organic reactions is generally…
I feel cheated in not getting the answer to this.. #chemchat
I feel cheated in not getting the answer to this.. #chemchat
November 9, 2025 at 3:16 AM
In Stranger Things episode 1 there is the following chemical cliffhanger from when Steve is “helping“ Nancy with studying: Compared to the rate of inorganic reactions, the rate of organic reactions is generally…
I feel cheated in not getting the answer to this.. #chemchat
I feel cheated in not getting the answer to this.. #chemchat
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Simon Fraser University: Assistant Professor in the area of Organic Chemistry https://chempostingscanada.blogspot.com/2025/11/simon-fraser-university-assistant.html
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Simon Fraser University: Assistant Professor in the area of Organic Chemistry https://chempostingscanada.blogspot.com/2025/11/simon-fraser-university-assistant.html
If we're disparaging the criminals by calling them petty, what word, exactly, are we using for the security staff that allowed such criminals to steal from them?
November 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
If we're disparaging the criminals by calling them petty, what word, exactly, are we using for the security staff that allowed such criminals to steal from them?
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Wrote about how Game 7 not only had two of the five most impactful plays in history, it also had..
- the most impactful out ever
- 3 of the top dozen plays ever
- the most plays that swung championship WPA by at least 15% of any game ever (9)
www.mlb.com/news/most-wi...
- the most impactful out ever
- 3 of the top dozen plays ever
- the most plays that swung championship WPA by at least 15% of any game ever (9)
www.mlb.com/news/most-wi...
Your eyes didn't deceive you -- Game 7 really did have the most wild swings all time
Game 7 of the 2025 World Series was one of the wildest, and to some extent that’s expressed as easily as “a deciding World Series game went to extra innings,” which had happened just twice before in b...
www.mlb.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Wrote about how Game 7 not only had two of the five most impactful plays in history, it also had..
- the most impactful out ever
- 3 of the top dozen plays ever
- the most plays that swung championship WPA by at least 15% of any game ever (9)
www.mlb.com/news/most-wi...
- the most impactful out ever
- 3 of the top dozen plays ever
- the most plays that swung championship WPA by at least 15% of any game ever (9)
www.mlb.com/news/most-wi...
Jays fans on Monday morning.
November 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Jays fans on Monday morning.
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An all time classic World Series. It’s a shame someone had to lose.
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
An all time classic World Series. It’s a shame someone had to lose.
Maybe we should just call it a tie. Good game y’all.
November 2, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Maybe we should just call it a tie. Good game y’all.
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what if instead of sports we chose happiness
November 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
what if instead of sports we chose happiness
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I am never putting my entire identity into a baseball team ever again.
November 2, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I am never putting my entire identity into a baseball team ever again.
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November 2, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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An Air Canada flight right now
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
An Air Canada flight right now
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Kiké Hernández, on the Blue Jays relievers writing Alex Vesia’s No. 51 on their caps last night: “For those guys to do that, it’s incredible.”
November 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Kiké Hernández, on the Blue Jays relievers writing Alex Vesia’s No. 51 on their caps last night: “For those guys to do that, it’s incredible.”
A pumpkin for the season expertly carved by Alex.
November 1, 2025 at 12:21 AM
A pumpkin for the season expertly carved by Alex.
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Nah, send him packing. Tell Trump Canadians aren't here to be lectured to, and that if they want to send us an Ambassador, it should be someone capable of diplomacy.
Our Hoekstra Response Should be a Lesson in Diplomacy, Fen Hampson writes www.policymagazine.ca/our-hoekstra...
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Nah, send him packing. Tell Trump Canadians aren't here to be lectured to, and that if they want to send us an Ambassador, it should be someone capable of diplomacy.
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Only 4 pitchers have recorded a Pitcher’s Cycle — striking out every batter in the opposing lineup — in the World Series:
Trey Yesavage, 2025 G5
Randy Johnson, 2001 G2
Bob Gibson, 1968 G1
Jesse Barnes, 1921 G6
Trey Yesavage, 2025 G5
Randy Johnson, 2001 G2
Bob Gibson, 1968 G1
Jesse Barnes, 1921 G6
Trey Yesavage struck out all 9 Dodgers at least once tonight, a feat that Herm Krabbenhoft dubbed a “pitcher’s cycle”
sabr.org/journal/arti...
sabr.org/journal/arti...
The Pitcher’s Cycle: Definition and Achievers (1893–2023) – Society for American Baseball Research
sabr.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Only 4 pitchers have recorded a Pitcher’s Cycle — striking out every batter in the opposing lineup — in the World Series:
Trey Yesavage, 2025 G5
Randy Johnson, 2001 G2
Bob Gibson, 1968 G1
Jesse Barnes, 1921 G6
Trey Yesavage, 2025 G5
Randy Johnson, 2001 G2
Bob Gibson, 1968 G1
Jesse Barnes, 1921 G6
Evidently Yesavage is also redefining what an acceptable reason for an extension is for homework in college:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
The unforeseen rise of Trey Yesavage, part-time student and full-time World Series hero
On the biggest stage, the 22-year-old righty etched himself into baseball lore, dominating MVPs and future Hall of Famers.
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Evidently Yesavage is also redefining what an acceptable reason for an extension is for homework in college:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
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Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
How are you reading my mind?!?
Wait. Do I need to get better at being tactful when dealing with unreasonable colleagues?
October 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
How are you reading my mind?!?