Joshua Bragg
@chembragg.bsky.social
AP Chemistry, Organic & Biochemistry at Career Center in Winston Salem NC. Into Chemistry, Science, Moodle, Tech, D&D, Pathfinder, Starfinder, Critical Role, and singing in the choir.
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Chemist: mixture was conditioned at 37°C in growth medium for 9 months
August 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Chemist: mixture was conditioned at 37°C in growth medium for 9 months
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Gemini offered to draw a diagram of the transition state of an SN2 reaction.
Like a fool I asked it to go ahead!
Like a fool I asked it to go ahead!
June 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Gemini offered to draw a diagram of the transition state of an SN2 reaction.
Like a fool I asked it to go ahead!
Like a fool I asked it to go ahead!
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I want to offer a public apology to FDA head Marty Makary for calling him an ignorant piece of shit in a post last night.
I just learned he is an islet transplant surgeon. Yes, the cells that produce insulin.
I was wrong. He is not ignorant.
This piece of shit knows *exactly* what he is doing.
I just learned he is an islet transplant surgeon. Yes, the cells that produce insulin.
I was wrong. He is not ignorant.
This piece of shit knows *exactly* what he is doing.
As the parent of a type-I diabetic, I would like to invite the ignorant piece of shit currently directing the FDA to kiss my ass.
May 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I want to offer a public apology to FDA head Marty Makary for calling him an ignorant piece of shit in a post last night.
I just learned he is an islet transplant surgeon. Yes, the cells that produce insulin.
I was wrong. He is not ignorant.
This piece of shit knows *exactly* what he is doing.
I just learned he is an islet transplant surgeon. Yes, the cells that produce insulin.
I was wrong. He is not ignorant.
This piece of shit knows *exactly* what he is doing.
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Q: How can you tell the difference between a chemist and anyone else?
A: Ask them to pronounce the phrase 'periodic acid.'
A: Ask them to pronounce the phrase 'periodic acid.'
May 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Q: How can you tell the difference between a chemist and anyone else?
A: Ask them to pronounce the phrase 'periodic acid.'
A: Ask them to pronounce the phrase 'periodic acid.'
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Q: How can you tell the difference between a chemist and a plumber?
A: Ask them to pronounce the word 'unionized.'
A: Ask them to pronounce the word 'unionized.'
May 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Q: How can you tell the difference between a chemist and a plumber?
A: Ask them to pronounce the word 'unionized.'
A: Ask them to pronounce the word 'unionized.'
Hey @matthewmercer.bsky.social, was just rewatching the Twiggy episode of M9 and realized that I would pay good money for a published Halls of Halas. Please? #criticalrole
February 23, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Hey @matthewmercer.bsky.social, was just rewatching the Twiggy episode of M9 and realized that I would pay good money for a published Halls of Halas. Please? #criticalrole
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AI is for people who don't want to or can't think. Period.
I write to figure out what I think and how to think about it better.
I write to figure out what I think and how to think about it better.
Today I opened up Word and now on every freaking line there is an icon for Microsoft's Copilot AI tool, always asking me to use it to write. WTF. After googling, it appears IMPOSSIBLE to remove. I cannot use Word with an AI tool. I'm a professional fucking writer. I don't want it inserting shit.
January 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
AI is for people who don't want to or can't think. Period.
I write to figure out what I think and how to think about it better.
I write to figure out what I think and how to think about it better.
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Bluesky is going to have a big problem if it doesn't do something about verification. Offering the same stupid system that Mastodon uses is not a solution.
It needs to be easy for accounts to use AND easy for followers to see. It is becoming a daily frustration. @jay.bsky.team @safety.bsky.app
It needs to be easy for accounts to use AND easy for followers to see. It is becoming a daily frustration. @jay.bsky.team @safety.bsky.app
November 24, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Bluesky is going to have a big problem if it doesn't do something about verification. Offering the same stupid system that Mastodon uses is not a solution.
It needs to be easy for accounts to use AND easy for followers to see. It is becoming a daily frustration. @jay.bsky.team @safety.bsky.app
It needs to be easy for accounts to use AND easy for followers to see. It is becoming a daily frustration. @jay.bsky.team @safety.bsky.app
Optimist: The cup is half full.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
High School Chemistry Teacher: What is this beaker half full of unlabeled liquid? Y'all, please use the Sharpies.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
High School Chemistry Teacher: What is this beaker half full of unlabeled liquid? Y'all, please use the Sharpies.
Optimist: The cup is half full.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Chemist: Why are we using Imperial measurements instead of metric?
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Chemist: Why are we using Imperial measurements instead of metric?
Optimist: The cup is half full.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Law professor: No cups in the park
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Law professor: No cups in the park
November 24, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Optimist: The cup is half full.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
High School Chemistry Teacher: What is this beaker half full of unlabeled liquid? Y'all, please use the Sharpies.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
High School Chemistry Teacher: What is this beaker half full of unlabeled liquid? Y'all, please use the Sharpies.
My classroom Promethean display panel this morning. Where is my flying car?
November 20, 2024 at 1:59 PM
My classroom Promethean display panel this morning. Where is my flying car?
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If you like total synthesis and Wordle, check out Synthordle, a retrosynthetic analysis game created by Shenvi Lab associates Kevin Zong (GS 2) and Jonah Luo (HS sophomore!).
shenvilab.github.io/Synthordle/
Easy problems for Sophomore OChem, hard problems for advanced practitioners.
shenvilab.github.io/Synthordle/
Easy problems for Sophomore OChem, hard problems for advanced practitioners.
November 18, 2024 at 8:24 PM
If you like total synthesis and Wordle, check out Synthordle, a retrosynthetic analysis game created by Shenvi Lab associates Kevin Zong (GS 2) and Jonah Luo (HS sophomore!).
shenvilab.github.io/Synthordle/
Easy problems for Sophomore OChem, hard problems for advanced practitioners.
shenvilab.github.io/Synthordle/
Easy problems for Sophomore OChem, hard problems for advanced practitioners.
This is the quality content I was missing from the old Twitter.
November 18, 2024 at 3:03 AM
This is the quality content I was missing from the old Twitter.
Twitter refugeeing it up.
November 15, 2024 at 3:12 AM
Twitter refugeeing it up.