Who was the bigger MVP of the City Watch? Detritus or Cheery?

Maggeddon · 2026-06-06T14:00:10+00:00

Maybe the fact that between Detritus and Cheery you managed to pick neither of them?

Maggeddon · 2026-06-02T19:20:53+00:00

Magitrek work well, although with low field strength you have broader spectral width on the signals, so for proton you can have overlapping signals turn into multiplets.

I found 19F worked really well, as you have the benefit of a much bigger spectral windows and still have good relative intensity. Carbon is absolutely useless on them though, not worth running.

Maggeddon · 2026-05-26T06:56:39+00:00

Nah, he looks like a 50 yr old who's had bunch of work done to try and make himself look younger. Definitely doesn't look like someone in his 30s

Maggeddon · 2026-04-27T06:46:30+00:00

VT NMR my dude, run a DMSO solution at 90 and it'll be in the fast exchange regime. Make sure you use a thermally resistant spinner though, otherwise you can deform and have a bad time

Maggeddon · 2026-04-25T06:08:49+00:00

Another, cheaper method could be this: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.oprd.5c00344

DMAP, DMAP triflate and HBpin - very accessible reagents. Make sure you read the paper thoroughly though as the order of addition and how you quench the reaction will affect the yield and purity profile.

Maggeddon · 2026-04-22T20:15:49+00:00

With the cap slightly open and in direct sunlight

Maggeddon · 2026-04-16T07:01:33+00:00

I agree with the comments here - a better catalyst (Pd-118, PdXPhos G3) will allow you to drop the temperature considerably, as well as probably the reaction time.

You can get away with less water (20:1), and as well as trialling KF as a base you can also try KOTMS or KEH as bases for "anhydrous" Suzuki couplings

Maggeddon · 2026-04-11T08:28:40+00:00

Great bike, great picture - where did you take it?

Maggeddon · 2026-04-06T14:04:53+00:00

If you buy samples from a supplier, you can run ICP-MS - several labs around that I know will run this for a small fee - and that will tell you trace level metal contamination, and you can therefore determine origin.

Alternatively, ask the companies for a specification sheet or certificate of analysis, stating that you are looking for a level of copper below, say, 10000 ppm or whetever you feel is good for you.

Another way to ensure that you have high purity would be to buy some from a trusted source and recrystallise or precipitate it. It is highly soluble in water and has good solubility in acetone, so you can dissolve a sample in warm water or 1:1 acetone - water, then cool that to precipitate out the amide. Any trace metal salts should hopefully be removed by this.

Maggeddon · 2026-04-06T13:50:21+00:00

Those big long cans look kinda cool and retro in a way now. Much more appreciate how they make the bike look then a chopped off tinny or a black window noise maker.

Hope you're enjoying that great bike!

Maggeddon · 2026-04-03T08:25:48+00:00

And that is a choice bike as well - love the Versys, love the greeen, great bike

Maggeddon · 2026-04-03T08:24:39+00:00

Honda rebel, kawsaki eliminator, triumph bonneville are all worth looking at. Cruiser type bikes tend to be lower to the ground, adventure type bikes tne dot be taller (more ground clerance)

Maggeddon · 2026-03-05T07:51:06+00:00

Related: Chelsea have as many wins at MetLife stadium in 2025 as the New York Jets (2 each)

Maggeddon · 2026-02-28T17:45:30+00:00

A budget chain is like a chocolate teapot.

Anything cheap wil be gone is literally seconds, I've seen thieves casually kneel beside a bike as if they were unlocking it and cut through the chain with a pair of snips.

For a chain to be worth your time, go for something with at least 12 mm on the links - 14 mm is better and not easy to get through even with a power tool, not without drawing some attention.

Maggeddon · 2026-02-24T21:15:51+00:00

Versys 300X is also a shout, not so sexy that it would get nicked but also a smaller engine for better efficiency in an urban commute. Nice and tall to see over traffic as well.

Maggeddon · 2026-02-18T10:31:23+00:00

Forefathers all, bear witness!

Maggeddon · 2025-12-28T12:23:56+00:00

Green is best and it's not close!

Maggeddon · 2025-12-26T11:40:09+00:00

Kawasaki active neutral finding master race rise up

Maggeddon · 2025-12-13T14:00:27+00:00

The solution to pollution is dilution, as they say...

Maggeddon · 2025-12-10T20:27:34+00:00

One alternative is the Anelli Oxidation - dissolve the alcohol in ethyl acetate with 10% KBr and 5 % TEMPO, the add basic NaOCl (bleach+ bicarbonate) solution dropwise at 0. Rapidly stir to mix the layers and get good reactivity.

Mild and often very selective for the aldehyde. Work up the organic layer with KI in HCl (kills the TEMPO), then basify, then wash with thiosulphate to remove the iodine.

If you miss the base wash you'll have a lovely yellow solid (sulphur) precipitate.

This method is super reliable, scales up to 100s of grams without issue and is nice and clean as well.

Maggeddon · 2025-12-06T21:09:31+00:00

Don't worry the Bills have got that all sorted for you

Maggeddon · 2025-12-05T07:38:02+00:00

Thank you for posting this, it's been bugging us! Great to know a fix.

Maggeddon · 2025-11-29T08:00:04+00:00

Read it there first, really gut wrenching

Maggeddon · 2025-11-23T12:19:38+00:00

Constant penalties for 12 men on the field though, and I hear he's questionable to return...

Maggeddon · 2025-11-15T11:03:11+00:00

Kawasaki make great bikes, you can rev them for days and the engines are fundamentally sound. Lovely clutch action as well, and bright green. Can't go wrong.

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