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She presented at #scio11 - Just Joe

:) you guys just made my morning. //waves from chicago. - Kaitlin Thaney

Hey Lee, want to put *me* on that list? - Jim Hardy

Here's a picture I took of that car next to Larry Paige's Tesla while I was at Google SciFoo camp in '08 http://picasaweb.google.com/lh... - Jim Hardy

Windows Office OneNote is what I use. On the Groove platform it is open and shareable, although I don't know many people doing this. A lot of trust is required, I guess. Still keep my lab notebook in OneNote. Is there an Open Office similar? - Jim Hardy

@Gunn - RDF formats... FOAF, DOAP, Dublin Core, BIBO, what works for experimental data? Maybe contact me via email jamie-at-scimatic-com would love to get some advice on formats. Thanks! - Jamie McQuay

One of my favorite and most common snake in these parts. The young frequently mistaken for "Copper Heads" and decapitated or stomped. They are quite docile and easily handled. Probably the biggest I've caught personally about 6 foot. I <3 snakes. - Jim Hardy

Tags: oaos.examples Posted by: cwhooker - Bill Hooker

Still don't understand how anyone thinks they can patent a piece of me or anyone else. Too much big $$ behind this, just like all patent law. - Jim Hardy

"And wasn't that the promise of the Web in the first place? Weren't we going to stop relying on individual companies as gatekeepers for communication? When blogs took off a few years ago, wasn't it with the promise that we'd all be able to share our voices without having to ask any company for permission? Why did we give that up?" - Mr. Gunn from Bookmarklet

That's kinda what I was thinking. No question it's growing, but how much room it has to grow is very much questionable. That said, my limited experience with governmental offices does indicate that modernizing could keep a lot of people very busy for a long time. For example, the DMV in San Diego scores driver tests *by hand*. - Mr. Gunn

It's utterly unsurprising to me that the details of a bunch of personal and professional emails are a little ugly. That's probably true for almost any of us. Who wouldn't, in their reasonably private communications, hurl a few barbs at people who've been relentlessly attacking your work and your person for years, tying you up with constant frivolous data requests, and in some cases (as with Wei-Chyung Wang) having people threaten to have you arrested for fraud? I'm glad I don't work in that field. - Joel Webber

The Nature review raises a good point: What kind of support will scientists need to cope with frivolous FOIAs and other attempts to legislatively hinder their work? - Mr. Gunn

Thanks for the Nature link, Hisham. The ending paragraph sums it up well, I think: "In the end, what the UEA e-mails really show is that scientists are human beings — and that unrelenting opposition to their work can goad them to the limits of tolerance, and tempt them to act in ways that undermine scientific values. Yet it is precisely in such circumstances that researchers should... more... - Joel Webber

link directly to the image from: http://friendfeed.com/nuin... - Nils Reinton

"That's why humanity's release of CO2 is so perilous. We're out of step with the natural cycle.And we haven't even got to the stage where the oceans warm up." - Nils Reinton

It arrived today. Have a stack of PLoS t-shirts in various sizes/designs. I now need to think of a cool way to give them away to folks that will wear 'em (I already have 4) . Any ideas? - Graham Steel

By the time I got round to playing "Who's Round Is It Anyway" most folks had gone, so I adopted a new strategy under the circumstances. In the end, the priceless mystery top prize was won (at random I hasten to add) by Brian Kelly:- http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2664... On Monday, 2 shirts went to Victor and Jan @ Mendeley. Thanks guy's for the Mendeley shirt in return... - Graham Steel

"The Personal Genome Project is an open-ended research study that aims to improve our understanding of genetic and environmental contributions to human traits. We are enrolling members of the public who are willing to share their genome sequence and other personal information with the scientific community and the general public." - Shirley Wu from Bookmarklet

Right, Shirley. It's mainly the fear of losing insurance that deters me. Without a good social safety net for healthcare in the US, I can't justify releasing information that could prevent me or my future offspring from getting quality medical care. - Chris Miller

Yeah, which is why I do not want a Facebook account... Facebook, MySpace, etc, is for non-working contacts... FriendFeed I use for collegues, not 'friends' or family... - Egon Willighagen

This is a "me too" comment. - Mr. Gunn

But that sounds too much like ObamaCare ;-) - Jim Hardy

Paulo: http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009... - Nils Reinton

Before any discussion about genomes, genetics or whatever. George Chuch swimming in a koi fish pond? - Ricardo Vidal

I think a metaphorical allusion to diving deeply in the gene pool :-) - Jim Hardy

"I understand Craig Venter's importance in the Human Genome project, however it was a massive project done in conjunction with a very large group of scientists, not just himself. I do believe he's done quite a lot with his "fame" and fortune. Namely his expeditions and work with marine/ocean microorganisms. However, as I stated before, in my opinion George Church has done more hardcore and groundbreaking science." - Ricardo Vidal

Venter's ego really gets in the way. No one really likes him in Rockville and pretty sure he's banned from Bethesda. Knew a lot of people who worked for him. He took credit for everything. George Church is an unassuming, Professor-type and much more likable. Probably a much more skilled scientist, too. - Jim Hardy

Almost all papers, in all journals, have been rejected from somewhere else. Our bar is "is it science, is it conducted properly, is it reported properly, and do the conclusions follow the data etc" - the bar is not "is it sexy, or impactful, or a major advance". At the same time, we are not CNS - as we are not selective. CNS combined publish just 5,000 articles a year between them but... more... - Peter Binfield

I often say something along the lines of what Bill said. The environment is changing. To succeed in the new environment, one has to change not just one's publishing habits, but also rethink how to do research and how to write it. Thus, people who think about it early on will be able to gain advantage over people who are still stuck in the old ways of doing things. As the new environment... more... - Bora Zivkovic

I thought it was a pretty funny little piece. I liked it. - Jim Hardy

I also liked the podcast, for it's content. I just couldn't stand the way the guy was talking. Sounded like he was reading and not very fluidly. I probably read the same but then again, I don't host a podcast. - Ricardo Vidal

Glad to see you back in dual-hand-twittering action :) - Ricardo Vidal from iPod

Next time, try using training wheels :-) - Jim Hardy