January 2009 - binari@psb.ugent.be - maillist.psb.ugent.be

[Binari] ensembl
by Tine Blomme 14 Jan '09

14 Jan '09

Hi, I want to connect to the ensembl database from midas, but has to be via port 5306. The normal command line procedure is mysql -u anonymous -h ensembldb.ensembl.org and goes via port 3306. Can anybody help me with defining the port in this command? Thanks, Tine -- ================================================================== Tine Blomme Tel:+32 (0)9 331 38 22 fax:+32 (0)9 3313809 VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University Technologiepark 927, 9052 Gent, BELGIUM tiblo(a)psb.ugent.be http://www.psb.ugent.be ==================================================================

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[Binari] Website age rating as an option
by Kenny Billiau 09 Jan '09

09 Jan '09

Hi, something very orwellian has happened in the UK. An Cultural Secretary has been assigned a while ago, and instead of promoting culture, this guy has to restrict it. It's main focus is on the internet and the new thing to do is to 'internet-service providers should offer child-friendly web access.' I really wonder how he's gonna implement that without making us all clicking and filling in forms and letting the computer scan our ID card for every site. Or how is an ISP going to do that practically? (.. by banning certain websites?) (Isn't the point of the inet not to have any content restrictions?) Anyway, the best part of the article still has to come as he states that: "This isn't about turning back the clock. The internet has been empowering and democratising in many ways, but we haven't yet got the stakes in the ground to help people navigate their way safely around it [...] This is not a campaign against free speech, far from it, it is simply there is a wider public interest at stake when it involves harm to other people." A wider interest then free speech? Is there a wider public interest then free speech on the inet? (the actual article is hard to find as it is published by the Daily Telegraph (you need a subscription for it), but there are plenty of sites which offer excerpts.) http://notnews.today.com/2008/12/27/culture-secretary-to-rate-all-websites/ -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: chess cafe at 12h30??????
by Kenny Billiau 09 Jan '09

09 Jan '09

Sometimes .. I have weird conversations with collegues ;) Eric sounds like Yoda though ;) -Kenny >> On Fri, 9 Jan 2009, Eric Bonnet wrote: >> >> > Lunch @ chess cafe? >> > Kenny Billiau wrote: >> BOEE BOEEE >> >> Fries on Friday!! >> >> BOEE @ chesscafe >> >> ;) >> >> Kenny, defender of fries on friday >> >> >> I hear the silent voices! >> they must be heat'd! >> The Fries leave no choices >> So w'all must eat! >> >> Through the making >> of potato fries >> We sit togeth'r >> on table side by side! >> >> Today my mortal grease >> will mix with sand >> it was foreseen >> i will fetch fries with my hand! >> >> http://www.actionext.com/names_m/manowar_lyrics/achilles_agony_ecstasy.html >> (hector's final hour) >> On Fri, 9 Jan 2009, Eric Bonnet wrote: > from time to time opening your mind you will > and get to know other civilization food you should > fries are good but they can make you ill > as filling your arteries they could! > > e.b. early XXIth cent.

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[Binari] Extra IT course
by Thomas Van Parys 09 Jan '09

09 Jan '09

Esther, be prepared if you'd return to Potsdam... http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=DMF08012009_100&kanaa… T. -- ================================================================== Thomas Van Parys 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 thomas.vanparys(a)psb.ugent.be http://bioinformatics.psb.ugent.be ==================================================================

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[Binari] Thinkpad X40
by Kenny Billiau 09 Jan '09

09 Jan '09

Hi, I can get my hands on a few Thinkpad X40 12" Notebooks: http://www.trustedreviews.com/notebooks/review/2004/06/23/IBM-ThinkPad-X40-… It's a laptop which was released in 2004, but now seems to have better specs (and cheaper) then a subnotebook. Intel Mobile Pentium 4/1200 MHz CPU 512 Mb ram 40 GB HD 12" TFT QWERTY DVD-ROM + CD-RW stereo-speakers 2 x USB Ethernet Wifi 802.11b SD-cardreader 56K modem touchpoint (no touchpad, indeed, it's a nippled laptop) PCMCIA slot docking station Windows XP Professional license 268 x 211 x 23.8mm (WxDxH) weight of 1.24kg Batterylife: 2.5h (up to 5 with 12cell but not provided) Availability: 1 AZERTY @ 215e 1 QWERTY @ 225e (and Intel Mobile Centrino 1400 Mhz) It's 7e extra (per laptop) for shipping it safely to the lab. I'm ordering today, so if you want one, just let me know. -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] FOSDEM 2009
by Kenny Billiau 08 Jan '09

08 Jan '09

Hi, http://www.fosdem.org/2009/ FOSDEM '09 is a free and non-commercial event organized by the community, for the community. Its goal is to provide Free and Open Source developers a place to meet. 8-9 februari. is anyone going to this? * Collaboration: MediaWiki (Brion Vibber), Zarafa (Steve Hardy) * Development and Languages: OpenAMQ (Pieter Hintjens), Reverse Engineering of Proprietary Protocols (Rob Savoye ) and Scala (Martin Odersky) * Security: FreeIPA, identity Management (Simo Sorce), Fusil (Victor Stinner) * Kernel: Syslinux (H Peter Anvin), Ext4 (Theodore Ts'o) and Help my system is slow... (Kris Kennaway) * Distributions: The Fedora Project (Max Spevack), OpenSUSE () * System Administration: MySQL High Availability Solutions (Lenz Grimmer) and Upstart (Scott James Remnant) My hilights would be: MySQL, fedora project, ext4, reverse engineering, mediawiki 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] Happy Hacking KeyBoard .. Hacked!
by Kenny Billiau 08 Jan '09

08 Jan '09

Hi, (and sorry to overpost today with too much .. geeky stuff) I lurrve a good keyboard. And I really love the Dell laptop keyboards (or the IBM ThinkPad) as they have this extremely useful mouse nipple located between the ghb. You never have to go and search for your mouse again while typing. Or in linux, you never have to reach for your mouse again to paste a selection. And now .. someone has build this into a mini KB! http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=1138 So slick! I know what I'm making this winter ;) And check out how this guy made the mouse buttons. -Kenny ps: for those who really don't know what the nipple mouse is: http://xkcd.com/243/ -- ================================================================== 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] juice
by Sofie Van Landeghem 08 Jan '09

08 Jan '09

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1957/76/42/1560441870/n1560441…

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[Binari] speech Daniel Termont (fwd)
by Kenny Billiau 08 Jan '09

08 Jan '09

Doesn't he have anything better to do? ;) -- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:10:18 +0100 From: David De Weirdt <dawei(a)psb.ugent.be> To: all(a)psb.ugent.be Subject: speech Daniel Termont Hi all, I have made an English summary of the speech by Daniel Termont. You can find it in P:\users\dawei\Termont summary.doc Kind regards, David -- ================================================================== David De Weirdt Communication & Logistics Officer Tel:+32 (0)9 331 38 15 fax:+32 (0)9 3313809 VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University Technologiepark 927, 9052 Gent, BELGIUM dawei(a)psb.ugent.be http://www.psb.ugent.be ==================================================================

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[Binari] Apple simplifies the computer interface
by Kenny Billiau 07 Jan '09

07 Jan '09

Unbelievable! The Apple Wheel! http://www.garagetv.be/video-galerij/nielsr/Apple_introduceert_een_laptop_z… -- ================================================================== 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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