xtaldave

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For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography.
For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography.

People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️)
Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓)
Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦
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Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro
Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks

#Science #StructuralBiology #Bass #London

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9793-7339

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For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net

For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net · 5d ago

Absolute peak late stage capitalism.

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net

For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net

For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net · Feb 27, 2026

Green party absolutely smashed Gorton & Denton.

Greens 14k
Reform 10k
Labour 9k

Wasn't even close.
#UKPol

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net

For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net

For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net · Feb 24, 2026

Weather currently doesn't suck in London. #London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net

For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net

For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net · Feb 24, 2026

I mean, I'd love to do it, but I don't think averting a nuclear exchange is within my gift as a lab manager and structural biologist. Sorry.

Scientists must step up to avert a nuclear breakout
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00562-4

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net

For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net

For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net · Feb 24, 2026

If it is closed source and I cannot use it, then it does not exist and quite frankly, who cares ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

‘An AlphaFold 4’ – scientists marvel at DeepMind drug spin-off’s exclusive new AI
#StructuralBiology #Science @strucbio@a.gup.pe

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00365-7

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net

For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net

For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net · Feb 24, 2026

Happy Twin Peaks day everyone.🦉
#TwinPeaksDay

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net

For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net

For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net · Feb 23, 2026

Euro boffins track lithium plume from Falcon 9 burn-up • The Register
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/20/spacex_falcon_europe_breakup_lithium_plume/

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net

For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net

For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net · Feb 23, 2026

Trump Invites Caucasian Half Of Alysa Liu To Visit White House - The Onion
https://theonion.com/trump-invites-caucasian-half-of-alysa-liu-to-visit-white-house/

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For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net

For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net · Feb 22, 2026

The Thiel/Palantir backed Persona age verification platform that Roblox, Reddit and Discord use left loads of info on insecure systems. "researchers found details about the extensive surveillance Persona software performs on its users. Beyond checking their age, the software performs 269 distinct verification checks, runs facial recognition against watchlists and politically exposed persons, screens “adverse media” across 14 categories (including terrorism and espionage), and assigns risk and similarity scores. Persona collects—and can retain for up to three years—IP addresses, browser and device fingerprints, government ID numbers, phone numbers, names, faces, plus a battery of “selfie” analytics like suspicious-entity detection, pose repeat detection, and age inconsistency checks." https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/02/age-verification-vendor-persona-left-frontend-exposed

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net

For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net

For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net · Feb 11, 2026

https://mandatoryrollercoaster.com/post/808104605026320384/this-is-progress

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For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net

For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net · Jan 19, 2026

I̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶g̶e̶n̶u̶i̶n̶e̶*̶ He's completely lost the plot. He's blaming the PM of Norway for him not getting the Nobel Prize (Nobel ≠ Norwegian govt). He thinks that Norway has control over what Denmark does with Greenland. (Norway ≠ Denmark). These are the deranged ramblings of a demented old man. If there are any grown-ups left in America, now is the time to take back the wheel. Edit: Norwegian state broadcaster confirms https://www.nrk.no/urix/trump-med-ny-gronland-melding_-_-na-er-tiden-inne-1.17733081 #Greenland #Norway #Denmark

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For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net

For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net · Jan 08, 2026

"Data from hundreds of public bodies in England shows only four complaints about transgender women in women’s single-sex spaces over a period of three years, according to advocacy group TransLucent." https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/almost-no-one-is-complaining-about-trans-women-in-womens-spaces-study-finds/

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For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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For money: Science and X-ray Crystallography. For fun: Bass, Photography, old games, X-ray Crystallography. People are who they say they are. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Fix your hearts or die (🦉☕🏞️) Fix my heart or die (AFib 💓) Born at 335 ppm. Go Green 💚 or go 🪦 Fairphone enjoyer Alt Profile: Cartoon representation of me by Maki Naro Alt banner: recursive gif of Agent Cooper in the Lodge in Twin Peaks # Science # StructuralBiology # Bass # London

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@xtaldave@social.vivaldi.net · Jan 03, 2026

Trump: "United States Oil Companies will take over Venezuelan Oil infrastructure and start making money" Saying the quiet part out loud.

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