Monthly Archives: May 2006

Classy Friday

Posted on May 19, 2006 by jcole

Whew! I’ve sent all day working on my Seminar for New Managers (Blended) class. This is the final wek of the online portion and I had to finish my capstone paper, as well as do a bunch of stuff on … Continue reading →

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What I’ve learned from my Open Source project

Posted on May 16, 2006 by jcole

Here are a few things that I’ve learned while working on my pedigree analysis software, PyPedal. If you’re a programmer, or spend much time reading about programming and the Open Source movement, you’ll find most of this to be quite … Continue reading →

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Are you sick of Google posts yet?

Posted on May 16, 2006 by jcole

There is a new toy out from Google Labs, Google Notebook. Here’s how Google describes their latest offering: With Google Notebook, you can browse, clip, and organize information from across the web in a single online location that’s accessible from … Continue reading →

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Fun with Google Trends

Posted on May 12, 2006 by jcole

Well, Google Trends supports my assertion that of The Who, The Rolling Stones, and The Beatles the greatest band of the three is by far The Who Oh, you can flame away if you want to, but it won’t change … Continue reading →

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[PyPedal] Beta 11 fixes some reordering and ID hashing problems

Posted on May 12, 2006 by jcole

This release of PyPedal fixes some small problems in pyp_utils/reorder(), cleans up some ID-handling issues in pyp_newclasses/NewAnimal::__init__(), and replaces the hashing algorithm used in pyp_newclasses/NewAnimal::string_to_int(). The previous hashing algorithm was colliding on similar keys and the side effects were showing … Continue reading →

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ABC Meme shamelessly stolen from Paca

Posted on May 9, 2006 by jcole

Accent: Um…generic American? Booze: Beer. Mmm…beer! Chore I Hate: Cleaning the bathroom. Dog or Cat: Dog! Essential Electronics: iPod. Favorite Cologne: Obession for Men. Gold or Silver: Gold, I guess. Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA Insomnia: Rarely. Job Title: Research Geneticist … Continue reading →

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Speaking of atomic robot tentacles

Posted on May 9, 2006 by jcole

I’m a little nervous about where current research into robotic tentacles might lead. Is this one of those times when we scientists need to ask ourselves, “Should we do this?”, rather than, “Can we do this?” I thought that I … Continue reading →

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The thought of “atomic robot tentacles” makes me giggle like a little schoolgirl

Posted on May 8, 2006 by jcole

Apparently the President said something about World War III recently. This led to a spirited thread on Metafilter that included the following comments back-to-back: How can you have a proper WW without some Germans? I mean seriously people. posted by … Continue reading →

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Work is boring; Springsteen on Seger?

Posted on May 3, 2006 by jcole

Meh. I spent half of the day working on changes to the stillbirth evaluation requested by the NAAB Dairy Sire Evaluation Committee. My job would be a lot easier if everyone would just agree with me all the time. The … Continue reading →

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Froggie Went A-Courtin’

Posted on May 2, 2006 by jcole

Last night the Bowie Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, Inc., voted to amend its rules and by-laws to allow auxiliary members to become full members of the department, including the right to hold most elected offices on the administrative … Continue reading →

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