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BlueSky is open, and that's where I am spending the majority of my time.
There is a large community here that I will continue to amplify positions and help people for the foreseeable future.
"What do you do?"
"Chemistry"
"Really? What kind of chemistry?"
"Organic synthesis"
"Oh, what's that?"
"It's making new molecules that are mostly made of carbon"
"Uhhh, what?"
"Drugs - I make drugs. I live in a RV. I am Walter White"
Hello, I'm a chemist! You may know me from my greatest hits "Everything Is Chemicals", "There's No Such Thing As Chemical-Free Food" and "Yes, I Know How To Make Meth, But I Don't Do It"
Hello, I’m a weed scientist. You may know me from my greatest hits: “No, not THAT type of weed”, “Guys, AMS goes in the tank before glyphosate”, “Spray your weeds while they are small, damn it” and “No, seriously, not THAT type of weed”.
Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on this flight?
Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you
Me: Not now Dad
Dad: Not asking for a new synthesis route, are they?
Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now
Dad: Go and see if they know everything is chemicals
Ladies, if he:
- only responds after you double text
- doesn't care about your snap streak
- performs C-H insertion
- cyclopropanates olefins
- also reacts to make ylides
He's not your man. He's a carbene.
"Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today unveiled the SECURE CAMPUS Act, legislation that would prohibit Chinese nationals from receiving visas to the United States for graduate or post-graduate studies in STEM fields."