January 2008 - binari@psb.ugent.be - maillist.psb.ugent.be

[Binari] geek to live
by Kenny Billiau 23 Jan '08

23 Jan '08

http://lifehacker.com/software/firefox-2/geek-to-live-top-firefox-2-config-… -- ================================================================== Kenny Billiau Web Developer Tel:+32 (0)9 331 36 95 fax:+32 (0)9 3313809 VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University Technologiepark 927, 9052 Gent, BELGIUM kenny.billiau(a)psb.ugent.be http://bioinformatics.psb.ugent.be ==================================================================

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[Binari] Free Microsoft
by Thomas Van Parys 17 Jan '08

17 Jan '08

Does anyone have some recent experience with Microsoft Campus Agreement stuff? As you know, I'm getting a new laptop tomorrow and for the gaming experience, I'd still like to install Windows XP (legally). Is it still possible to get this from the university? I do have a few WinXP install cd's, but they only boot using a system disk from the specific laptop they came with, so I don't think I can use those (in other words, I already bought XP Home twice, but am not able to use it). T.

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[Binari] Lunch nerd talk, the follow up
by Thomas Van Parys 17 Jan '08

17 Jan '08

Apparently, Intel does already have its answer to the MacBook Air: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/notebook-supermodel/intel-unveils-metro-worlds-t… And this guy has turned his Wii into a great input device for his PC. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/

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[Binari] Bill Gates last day
by Kenny Billiau 17 Jan '08

17 Jan '08

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5uw07iEkjU I didn't know he was so .. self relativating .. and .. still a nerd! -- ================================================================== Kenny Billiau Web Developer Tel:+32 (0)9 331 36 95 fax:+32 (0)9 3313809 VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University Technologiepark 927, 9052 Gent, BELGIUM kenny.billiau(a)psb.ugent.be http://bioinformatics.psb.ugent.be ==================================================================

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[Binari] dutch challenge
by Sofie Van Landeghem 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Elisabeth, pay attention! ;-) Anybody knows a good Dutch translation for the word "framework"? And while we're at it, for "high-throughput"? :-) -Sofie

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[Binari] Iranib
by Sofie Van Landeghem 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

backwards : Iranib represents a nerdy IT bunch? -Sofie

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[Binari] tex challenge
by Thomas Abeel 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Another challenge. How do you make an entire column in a table bold in tex? The winner can buy me a beer. regards, Thomas

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[Binari] Re: 96 well plates shaker/vortex
by Thomas Van Parys 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

Ayu Andi Gusti schreef: > Dear all, > I wonder if it exists in the institute a shaker/mixer/vortex for a 96 > well plates (for micro titer plates, PCR tubes etc). > It can look like in the pic below or something similar. > http://terrauniversal.com/products/tempcontrol/images/laboratory_shakers_ti… > Doesn't look like much of a Vortex to me... T.

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[Binari] MySQL chalenge
by Kenny Billiau 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

Hi, just to test our MySQL vigilance, here's a simple challenge: You've got a table with rows that could contain some data twice. Show me a query that removes (or selects) the data that's been entered twice, keeping one copy! For example, a simple table with 2 two fields: id and name. 'id' Is auto incrementing and name could be inserted twice or more. 1 thomas 2 thomas 3 thomas 4 michiel 5 sofie 6 michiel 7 kenny 8 elisabeth 9 michiel 10 sofie First one to solve it, I'll buy a beer :) have fun, Kenny -- ================================================================== Kenny Billiau Web Developer Tel:+32 (0)9 331 36 95 fax:+32 (0)9 3313809 VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University Technologiepark 927, 9052 Gent, BELGIUM kenny.billiau(a)psb.ugent.be http://bioinformatics.psb.ugent.be ==================================================================

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[Binari] Re: Welcome to the "Binari" mailing list
by Thomas Van Parys 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

binari-request(a)psb.ugent.be schreef: > Drop your pants and hold your panties on! We've got what we wanted: A binari mailing list. > > For people missing the point of this list: it seemed somewhat inconvenient to have your gmail open all the time, so this is the result. The name came from simple deduction as we already were an island at the end of the universe, we are not really classifiable as some mere concept of normality. > So, Sofie came up with: Binari is not a regular island. > As Kenny slightly misguided IT by saying this mailinglist was for 'The island of Yvan', Binary in fact could have been written with a 'Y' as well, then meaning "Binary is not about reaching Yvan". yours truly, T.

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