Blog Comments Back On Line

I was wondering why no one ever seems to comment on the blog posts anymore and just discovered that I no longer get notified when someone submits a comment. ARghhh. I am really sorry about this. I have been through the long list of comments (and spam) and have posted stuff from the last couple of years just now. In the future I will see them as they come in and post them straight away. As I have done in the past I will answer any (meaningful) questions that come in.

Happy Holidays to all Curly Arrow supporters. D!

Stereogenofobia and Electra's Art

I have previosuly been moaning about the fear of stereogenic centers that industry seems to suffer from here. So it was with great pleasure that I read Derek Lowe's latest contribution to Chemistry World were he appears to share some of my views.

Derek Lowe is a medicinal chemist running the hugely succesfull blog In the Pipeline. If you don't already frequent this blog you should get started. He shares interesting stuff about all aspects from synthetic organic chemistry, science and society, what's going on in industry etc.
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On a completely different note, I have added a new link to the Coffee Break section (Bottom right of the page) called Electra Lady Land. A friend of mine is an artist and I am a great fan of her work so I have decided to promovate her stuff here. Go have a look at her paintings. D!

Chemistry Blogs

I've received some emails from people wanting me to link to their blogs and web sites and also had some people ask me why I don't provide links to certain chemistry blogs. The blogs on the lists are the ones I like and visit regularly. I have decided not to link to blogs were there is to much bitching and slander going on, in particular if the blogger is anonymous. And then there's obviously all the stuff that I still haven't had the time to check out. I've just added two new blogs this weekend that I would recommend. Organometallic Current is a great blog with detailed paper reviews and lots of mechanistic stuff. If you like your Palladium you should check it out. Also A Synthetic Environment is an excellent blog. This blog is looking at some more historic and equipment related topics which are quite entertaining. Check, check, cccheck it out man.... D!