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Using Science to Win at Pub Games

I do love darts. Time to leverage programming and stats to make me better!

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Happy Darwin Day!

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Going dark to preserve internet freedom.

This website will be going dark to protest SOPA/PIPA on the 18th of January, in solidarity with other websites like reddit.com, boingboing.com and wikipedia.com. SOPA and PIPA are efforts by the US House and Senate respectively to introduce legislation that … Continue reading →

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Of lasers and servos… and crow retinas.

Last week I saw a nice art project posted over on Engadget: Matt Richardson’s “Fade Away”. It uses a servo-powered pan-tilt arrangement and laser to write out tweets that contain the text “Fade Away” on a phosphorescent sheet. It is a … Continue reading →

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Yes Virginia…

Holy cow, small RNAs DO exist. And we just sequenced a bunch of them! The reason this is fun is the same difference between reading papers about something and then actually doing it for the first time. Nothing beats hands … Continue reading →

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Sorry I haven’t been posting here all that often. I sort of found it easier to keep the updates going out with Facebook. The blog is kind of long form, so the only time I post to it is to … Continue reading →

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Crap day today. Left work at 7 totally fried. Brand new bike stolen. 45 minute walk home. Haven’t murdered anyone. That’s good I guess. Night is still young though. Best stay away from people.

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Sometimes grad school seems so rough. Then I remember that on a semi-regular basis I get to wake up and say “I need to get access to a supercomputer today”, or “have to get ready for that international meeting I’m … Continue reading →

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Just ordered an army of mutant plants. Muahahahhah!

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I’m fighting the forces of entropy for the soul of every horizontal surface in the house. Begone junk and dust! I cast you out! Actually the Roomba is taking care of the floors for me. I have a robotic vacuum … Continue reading →

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