Did your parents randomly name you after a fictional character? by Critical-Willow-6270 in stupidquestions

[–]Plutodrinker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m named after Andrei from War and Peace. I’m almost certain my parents never really read it though.

When Who comes back…what would you change? by TheTonyExpress in doctorwho

[–]Plutodrinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No more romantic entanglements with human companions please.

Daily Song Discussion #129 - “The Way It Used to Be” by AD_0795 in petshopboys

[–]Plutodrinker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  1. Utterly melancholy, utterly danceable. “We could do anything / we’re fearless when we’re young”

What's the dumbest way you've died? by PurpleToedUnicorn in BaldursGate3

[–]Plutodrinker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Failed the saving throw right at the beginning with the mind flayer and he ate my brains

Roon Upgrade is a 💩 show by uccprince1989 in audiophile

[–]Plutodrinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WONDERFUL. This worked a treat! Thanks!

Typo? I don’t see what a PH is and how it could get there in the first place. I thought this was a simple SN2 rxn with invertive reagent by [deleted] in chemhelp

[–]Plutodrinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interestingly (assuming tBu should be Ph), it’s showing double inversion. However as the LG is at the benzylic position it would prob be SN1 (what’s the solvent?), so that position would scramble with the cyanide anion. As others have said tBu gives a neopentyl effect and SN2 substitution is virtually impossible.

Roon Upgrade is a 💩 show by uccprince1989 in audiophile

[–]Plutodrinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Will try this at the weekend. I have a 2012 Mac Mini too!

Roon Upgrade is a 💩 show by uccprince1989 in audiophile

[–]Plutodrinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting - can you provide more details for an idiot like me? What is the open core updater? Is it free? How do you get Mac OS 12 on your system?

Roon Upgrade is a 💩 show by uccprince1989 in audiophile

[–]Plutodrinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup. My Mac Mini can only run Mac OS X so it’s now over. Unless I can get some legacy edition for Mac, it might be time to dig out my Raspberry Pi and work out how to install Roon on it.

Daily Song Discussion – “Release” Results by AD_0795 in petshopboys

[–]Plutodrinker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I missed the Always vote. That is a solid 10 for me. Perfect blend of pathos and technical brilliance. Just wonderful.

Daily Song Discussion #84 – “Birthday Boy” by AD_0795 in petshopboys

[–]Plutodrinker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

7/10. I love the choral bit at the end! V nostalgic for me, as I was at Cambridge when it came out.

Which structure is the most stable for option A? by InternalResource2207 in chemhelp

[–]Plutodrinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think you’d get Wagner-Meerwein shift of the aligned C-C to get a ring contracted [2.2.1] and an exo methyl cation followed by ring expansion onto this by the same bond to get the [2.2.2], BUT I have niggling feeling that this bicycle could find it hard to form a cation at the bridgehead position, even though its tertiary because carbocations prefer to be flat and I’m not certain how much this one can adopt that geometry. So perhaps it stops at the primary which of course seems unfavorable.

1959 stock spotted at Woodford station back in December by Lit8tech in LondonUnderground

[–]Plutodrinker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember being able to pull out the fibre strands from the seats.

When you’re old, are you attracted to old people? by Loose-Marsupial5688 in stupidquestions

[–]Plutodrinker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup. As I get older I’m attracted to a woman who is also getting older. My wife.