Andy Napper / is on Nostr

Professor of Chemistry, Shawnee State University. Real Ale fan. Chemistry nerd. Power BI, SharePoint, and Power Platform geek.

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2024-05-23 18:48:22

“Physical chemistry textbook now free to download as a ‘gift’ to the community” https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/physical-chemistry-textbook-now-free-to-download-as-a-gift-to-the-community/4019535.article
Such a great trend to see in the ChemEd community! Atkins is a great writer 📓🧪
#Chemistry #Chemiverse
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2024-05-23 18:48:22

2024-03-08 23:18:03

“'A very longtime coming': More than 550 Ohio University faculty announce plans to unionize - The Columbus Dispatch”
Overly optimistic budgeting left OU in a bit of a mess… then COVID exacerbated the problem. Glad to see our colleagues up the road are unionizing for better conditions!
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/education/2024/03/08/a-very-longtime-coming-ohio-university-faculty-announce-plans-to-unionize/72897275007/
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2023-11-19 16:06:07

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@npub14u2…zq27 I'm guessing maybe it was due to this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_Australia#Special_events
Looks like several states changed to daylight saving time a few months early for the Olympics that year! :)

2023-10-15 14:35:29

Kurt Buhler hits it out of the ballpark again with his article about the firehose of updates in the Microsoft data stack and trying to keep up.
“Does it feel like too much? — DATA GOBLINS” https://data-goblins.com/power-bi/whats-new #PowerBI #Fabric
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2023-10-09 18:15:41

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@npub1fs3…wylg I think that's a perfectly valid excuse! Plus you might need to buy a new sword as a backdrop, right? 🤣

2023-10-09 18:15:41

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@npub1fs3…wylg I think that's a perfectly valid excuse! Plus you might need to buy a new sword as a backdrop, right? 🤣

2023-10-09 16:11:30

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@npub1fs3…wylg I look forward to watching this later tonight! Your stuff is always insightful. I've taken away many of your tips for use in my professional life. 🙇‍♂️
(Curious aside: I remember binge-watching your "Data Culture" videos right as the original covid lockdown hit... and for some reason they've become intertwined in my brain whenever I think back to March 2020! It's funny how brains work.)

2023-10-09 16:11:30

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2023-09-25 17:44:54

Just ordered my free covid tests from https://www.covid.gov/tests - figured there's a lot of covid floating about right now, so better have some on hand before they get hard-to-find!
Q: When's the best time to get the "booster" shot?
- ASAP?
- Wait another month?
- Same time as flu or different? #HiveMind

2023-08-18 18:02:40

“Saying Goodbye” - Guy in a Cube
I completely understand, @npub17mw…v7nf - it's been a crazy journey 😉
#PowerBI
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2023-08-15 23:20:56

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@npub1fs3…wylg I love playing the endless levels while I listen to podcasts! :) One of my guilty pleasures…

2023-08-15 23:16:12

Ah yeah! 🎮
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2023-08-03 20:59:07

https://openstax.org/details/books/organic-chemistry
I find it incredible that the Organic Chemistry textbook I learnt from many moons ago in University is now freely available via OpenStax! This was the first textbook I read from cover-to-cover, devouring the problem sets at the end—and was the beginning of my love affair with the central science.
What a great boon to the chemistry education community, and a wonderful way to honor John McMurry’s son. #Chemistry #Chemiverse
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2023-06-24 13:03:26

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@npub1fs3…wylg It looks like a WiFi antenna with SMA connectors? Like this perhaps: https://www.ebay.com/p/24028060922?iid=334888039805