I have just posted the latest version of lsgmake-gap, 0.12 (md5). This version of lsgmake-gap supports the additional Bustard targets introduced in GAPipeline-1.3 (it should still work with earlier versions of GAPipeline). It also adds support for auto-calibration in GERALD (QCAL_SOURCE autoN). The script automatically detects whether auto-calibration was requested by scanning the GERALD configuration file and submits the appropriate jobs. Finally, I also put in a workaround for a GNU make bug we were... Full Post
A colleague pointed out the clever image to the right created by Mike Rosulek. Mike has set up a storefront on Zazzle to sell items with the image and a few different slogans, giving the proceeds to the National Center for Science Education. Sadly, the top "Latest News" item on the NCSE's website is a story about anti-evolution legislation recently introduced in the Missouri House of Representatives. Previous attempts to pass such a bill have... Full Post
Several people have asked me to post my slides from AGBT. Given the type of slides I prepare, I thought that might be less than useful, so I recorded my talk and posted it to blip.tv. The narrative is a bit rough because I did it in one take a few weeks after I gave the talk, but all the basics are there (actually, it is a bit longer, 20 minutes, than the talk I... Full Post
Sorry for the late notice, but I will be giving a presentation tomorrow (Wednesday) night at the St. Louis Perl Mongers meeting. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. CST on the 5th floor of the 4444 Forest Park building (one floor above The Genome Center). I will be talking about what we do at The Genome Center, our software and IT infrastructure, and how we are working toward a more complete understanding of cancer genomics.... Full Post
A couple of days ago, Carl Safina had an essay in The New York Times entitled Darwinism Must Die So That Evolution May Live that discusses the cult of personality that has grown up around Darwin and how it is hurting the acceptance of the theory of evolution. Much of what he says about how little of what we now know about evolution actually originated with Darwin is correct, but the case for killing Darwin... Full Post