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Rich Kidd
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Head of Chemistry Data at the Royal Society of Chemistry. Also InChI Trust and chemical standards, but have also loaded up on starter lists of other interesting stuff.
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This looked the worst to me
Image from Tarkovsky's Stalker. River or pool, covered in a thick layer of gently undulating brown industrial sludge. The wind creates vortexes of the dust, and larger flakes of god-knows-what look like snowflakes. Miraculously some green reeds are growing through it in places
December 30, 2024 at 7:09 PM
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Argh. Dying/dead apple tree wobbling in a way it shouldn't, incoming gale warning on Wed...
Apple tree just missing its century, few leaves this year, regular fungus, even the mistletoe has given up, now wobbling at the stump so rotting underground. Never pinned down the variety, late August with firm fruit softening quickly, pronounced aniseed flavour. Shown with crown before hacking back Apple tree hacked back as much as I can do, just the main branches now. Hopefully will withstand incoming gales for a few days, and not fall where it shouldn't.
December 30, 2024 at 6:57 PM
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Watching Die Ratten (1955) and delighted to find out it's a #christmasmovie. Thanks to @pulpcurry.bsky.social for the pointer in his Noirvember newsletter.
Maria Schell in overcoat and hat, holding a teddy bear. Behind her is a Christmas tree decked with tinsel and candles, and a sideboard. Subtitled "it's Christmas Eve..." Maria Schell in overcoat and hat, holding a teddy bear. Behind her is a Christmas tree decked with tinsel and candles, and a sideboard. Subtitled "didn't I tell you that it's only grief and heartbreak?"
December 22, 2024 at 8:47 PM
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InChI version 1.07 is approved. Now on GitHub, with MIT license - fully tested for back compatibility, many bugfixes, and a foundation for future extension and maintenance. Thanks to all for this transformational step in development. @inchi-trust.bsky.social #chemsky 🧪 @herreslab.bsky.social
InChI developers chat on zoom
July 17, 2024 at 9:05 AM
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First Supper, at the Royal Academy. Stunning
January 30, 2024 at 10:14 AM
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Register for the final ChemSpider webinar this year on the landscape of chemistry data: 7th December rsc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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ChemSpider webinar, on 7th December at 3pm GMT
November 28, 2023 at 4:21 PM