Ewan Clark
@clarkgroupchem.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, Professional Mad Scientist, and working at taking over the world using only the Main Group. He/Him.
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Magic! It wasn't Conrad, but Thomas sounds achingly familiar, and that's enough to get me started. Thank you! (and to Canageek too!)
November 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Magic! It wasn't Conrad, but Thomas sounds achingly familiar, and that's enough to get me started. Thank you! (and to Canageek too!)
Mmm. It's a shame - they were perfect for teaching, and just really pretty too.
November 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Mmm. It's a shame - they were perfect for teaching, and just really pretty too.
A friend jokingly commented that the 1911 textbook I recommended to him used m-dashes so was probably AI.
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
A friend jokingly commented that the 1911 textbook I recommended to him used m-dashes so was probably AI.
Eugh.
We clearly need to rename it the ungehakterkreuz, given how these scum are using it.
We clearly need to rename it the ungehakterkreuz, given how these scum are using it.
September 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Eugh.
We clearly need to rename it the ungehakterkreuz, given how these scum are using it.
We clearly need to rename it the ungehakterkreuz, given how these scum are using it.
Just rubbing it in the faces of those of us unfortunate enough to be located south of the border.
September 18, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Just rubbing it in the faces of those of us unfortunate enough to be located south of the border.
Nah, just a quick visit to a friend who's in pre-spawning.
August 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Nah, just a quick visit to a friend who's in pre-spawning.
The direction stuck in my head and is literally the only thing about DNA I can remember. And yes.
Mildly annoying in a shitty advert; deeply frustrating in a medical research facility.
Mildly annoying in a shitty advert; deeply frustrating in a medical research facility.
August 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The direction stuck in my head and is literally the only thing about DNA I can remember. And yes.
Mildly annoying in a shitty advert; deeply frustrating in a medical research facility.
Mildly annoying in a shitty advert; deeply frustrating in a medical research facility.
"Hünig's Base", or "diisopropylethylamine" if I'm feeling formal.
Then again, I've never been *convicted* of hiring assassins to end those who say "t'med" or "t'mader', but ...
Then again, I've never been *convicted* of hiring assassins to end those who say "t'med" or "t'mader', but ...
August 9, 2025 at 7:59 AM
"Hünig's Base", or "diisopropylethylamine" if I'm feeling formal.
Then again, I've never been *convicted* of hiring assassins to end those who say "t'med" or "t'mader', but ...
Then again, I've never been *convicted* of hiring assassins to end those who say "t'med" or "t'mader', but ...
What is the round courgette? A friend gave me a few from her garden (delicious raw, and a great scoop for hummus) but didn't know the cultivar name.
July 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
What is the round courgette? A friend gave me a few from her garden (delicious raw, and a great scoop for hummus) but didn't know the cultivar name.
Now, now. AI will never kill our careers. Unskilled drones worshipping AI will do that after being promoted above their competence, which is to say, "ever".
June 19, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Now, now. AI will never kill our careers. Unskilled drones worshipping AI will do that after being promoted above their competence, which is to say, "ever".
Me?
I mean, I'd take Birmingham any day over the rancid cesspool that is London.
I mean, I'd take Birmingham any day over the rancid cesspool that is London.
June 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Me?
I mean, I'd take Birmingham any day over the rancid cesspool that is London.
I mean, I'd take Birmingham any day over the rancid cesspool that is London.
Pshaw. Choose the right basis set and the amide-stabilised carbocation reveals itself.
As opposed to phosphines, phosphenes, diphosphenes, diphosphines, phosphides, phosphides, ...
As opposed to phosphines, phosphenes, diphosphenes, diphosphines, phosphides, phosphides, ...
May 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Pshaw. Choose the right basis set and the amide-stabilised carbocation reveals itself.
As opposed to phosphines, phosphenes, diphosphenes, diphosphines, phosphides, phosphides, ...
As opposed to phosphines, phosphenes, diphosphenes, diphosphines, phosphides, phosphides, ...
I get as far as "they have different oxidation states; I think -ate is the not quite maximum one", which I think is more than enough.
Honestly, if you use it regularly, you learn by osmosis, and if you don't, the key fucking skill for a scientist is saying "That's different. I should look it up."
Honestly, if you use it regularly, you learn by osmosis, and if you don't, the key fucking skill for a scientist is saying "That's different. I should look it up."
May 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I get as far as "they have different oxidation states; I think -ate is the not quite maximum one", which I think is more than enough.
Honestly, if you use it regularly, you learn by osmosis, and if you don't, the key fucking skill for a scientist is saying "That's different. I should look it up."
Honestly, if you use it regularly, you learn by osmosis, and if you don't, the key fucking skill for a scientist is saying "That's different. I should look it up."