Last week, one of my favorite conferences celebrated its 15th year: Bio-IT World. This is one of only a few forums where my particular professional community comes together to share our experiences, re-connect, and to try to catch a glimpse of what the future might…
My brother in law, Doug, teaches at a middle school west of Philadelphia. For years, he’s been suggesting that I would have fun presenting at their career day. This year I had a tiny bit of space in my schedule, so I snuck down and…
This weekend, I attended PAX East (AKA “bitch PAX”, in contrast to PAX Prime, which occurs in Seattle and is marginally older). PAX is short for the Penny Arcade Expo. It was created by the authors of Penny Arcade, a consistently funny and incisive comic…
There’s “mere” egosurfing, and then there’s the flat out narcissism of having a constant google search running for mentions of your name. I indulge in the latter, and it turns up a rare gem, along with a crap-heap of doppelgangers. This one refers to a…
Landed in New Orleans yesterday, around 3pm. Took a cab to my posh hotel, just outside the French quarter. My cab driver opened up after I asked how old his daughter was (photo taped to the dash, she’s 2 and 8 months). He’s produced an…
I love these: Dear Dr. Insert Name Here Seasonal Greetings, I am introducing myself as Prof. Somebody, Head ,Division of Bioinformatics, A. University, A., TN, India. I am going to organize an International Symposium on Bioinformatics and systems Biology on 16-17 Feb 2011. I noted…
On the advice, nay, insistence of @capital_l, I went to the Penny Arcade Conference (aka PAX East) this weekend. My experience was mixed. I can see what the hype is about – but I don’t think that I’m a lifelong undying fan. I have new…
Since some of you are interested in the work stuff I do, I’ve posted my slides from India in a more formal context, my work blog! Hooray! Cluster user trainingCluster admin training I’m blogging about blogging about training. I’m so meta.
Since I have whined, it’s only right to report on the good times. Everything came together today. I rolled in and delivered my final seminar – which I was able to take at a relaxed and deliberate pace – knowing that there was no need…
Long couple of days here. On the positive side, they did not fly me out here to have me waste time. When I left off these chronicles, I was enamored of my huge shower. A piece that had not sunk in at that time is…