Todd Decker

Christian, Husband and Father, Chemical and Materials Engineer, Musician

[Todd Decker @Todd_Decker]

@lowkeyalbert I'm in this post and I don't like it.

[Physics Memes @ThePhysicsMemes]

I knewshould have paid the extra $2.25 for the same-day delivery #quantum

[Ross Douthat @DouthatNYT]

"The ppl of the West are faced with a confusing juxtaposition. Nearly everyone agrees about what architecture is beautiful and which cities are nice ... Yet the world keeps churning out architecture that is not beautiful and cities that are not nice."
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[Todd Decker @Todd_Decker]

They all extend Christianity beyond Earth to other planets and reflect on it in ways that are literally "alien" such that they explore Christian ideas in unique and interesting ways. (2/2)

[Todd Decker @Todd_Decker]

I'm reading Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time with my kids. It's interesting how many Biblical allusions and quotations there are. A lot. It reminds me of C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy and Walker Percy's A Space Odyssey. (1/2)

[RETRO Live @RetroLiveNews]

Windows 98 Underwater Screensaver (1998)

[UChicago Chemistry @UChiChemistry]

The 3rd PySCF Conference is coming to UChicago in 2026, bringing together the global computational chemistry community to advance the premier Python-based simulations framework. With Department of Chemistry/PME Professors Laura Gagliardi and Andrew Ferguson serving on the Organizing Committee, they ensure a program rooted in innovative theoretical research and molecular engineering.

This gathering is a vital hub for developers and researchers to collaborate on scaling open-source electronic structure theory and refining the tools that drive modern scientific discovery. Whether you are building the codebase or applying it to complex chemical challenges, your participation is essential to shaping the next chapter of quantum chemistry.

Registration and abstract submissions are now open until April 15th. Visit to learn more and submit: https://t.co/WfNdNS5fqA

#PySCF2026 #UChicagoChemistry #CompChem #QuantumChemistry #Python #OpenSource #ElectronicStructure

[Physics Memes @ThePhysicsMemes]

This annoyed me even beforebecame a timekeeping nerd #math

[Vineland @GazeWindward]

A priest and a layman are discussing theology. The layman asks "Father, is it acceptable to smoke a cigarette while I pray?" The priest replies "No, for that is a distraction from prayer." The layman muses, nods, asks another question. "Father, is it acceptable to pray while I smoke a cigarette?" The priest replies "Yes that's fine."

[Todd Decker @Todd_Decker]

@Grand_Ole_Evan That is correct.

[Todd Decker @Todd_Decker]

Somehow it feels like these three should comprise a trilogy.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

In the current context, we are seeing an actual “short circuit” of #HumanRights. The right to freedom of expression, freedom of conscience, religious freedom, and even the right to life are being restricted in the name of other so-called new rights, with the result that the very framework of human rights is losing its vitality and creating space for force and oppression. This occurs when each right becomes self-referential, and especially when it becomes disconnected from reality, nature, and truth.

[Todd Decker @Todd_Decker]

This is straight up one of the best books I've ever read. I love it when a book pulls me in and I can't put it down.

https://t.co/AOB1v8wekx

[Todd Decker @Todd_Decker]

@TheCinesthetic Brutal

[Todd Decker @Todd_Decker]

@Wisdom_HQ 15

[Todd Decker @Todd_Decker]

@CanBorder When you finally get through.

[Todd Decker @Todd_Decker]

I wonder if there are people who walk into Wendy's and deliver long lectures on niche topics, trying to get the employees to say, "Sir, this is a Wendy's." If not, we should start that trend. It would be fun and also educational.

[Cliff Pickover @pickover]

Business humor.

By Tom Fishburne, https://t.co/danhLvBjKD, Used with permission.