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| "...the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like the fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars..."
- Jack Kerouac |
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Advanced binary analysis of CherryOS: proof of theft |
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| Topic: Computers |
6:37 pm EST, Mar 31, 2005 |
From Abaddon:
CherryOS.exe, shipped as the core of cherryos is nothing but a recompiled version of PearPC...it has at most minor changes, most to strip attribution, hide the theft, or remove debugging output... [My boyfriend is so freakin smart:) - Nano] Advanced binary analysis of CherryOS: proof of theft |
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In Battling Cancer, a Genome Project Is Proposed |
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7:12 pm EST, Mar 28, 2005 |
It's the 21st century version of "guns or butter?" The project would determine the sequence of the DNA in at least 12,500 tumor samples, 250 samples from each of 50 major types of cancer. By comparing the order of the letters of the genetic code in the tumor samples with one another and with sequences in healthy tissue, it should be possible to pinpoint mutations responsible for cancer. But the proposition is extremely daunting. In general, each tumor cell holds a full panoply of human DNA, a string of three billion letters of the genetic code. So determining the full sequence of all the tumors would be the equivalent of 12,500 human genome projects. At a cost of many millions of dollars for one genome, the full project would be out of the question for now. So the cancer proposal for now is to sequence only the active genes in tumors, which make up 1 percent to 2 percent of the DNA. Even that would require at least 100 times as much sequencing as the Human Genome Project. In Battling Cancer, a Genome Project Is Proposed |
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| Topic: Miscellaneous |
11:33 am EST, Mar 25, 2005 |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOM! |
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Startling Scientists, Plant Fixes Its Flawed Gene |
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9:56 pm EST, Mar 23, 2005 |
In a startling discovery, geneticists at Purdue University say they have found plants that possess a corrected version of a defective gene inherited from both their parents, as if some handy backup copy with the right version had been made in the grandparents' generation or earlier. The finding implies that some organisms may contain a cryptic backup copy of their genome that bypasses the usual mechanisms of heredity. If confirmed, it would represent an unprecedented exception to the laws of inheritance discovered by Gregor Mendel in the 19th century. Equally surprising, the cryptic genome appears not to be made of DNA, the standard hereditary material. The discovery also raises interesting biological questions -- including whether it gets in the way of evolution, which depends on mutations changing an organism rather than being put right by a backup system. Startling Scientists, Plant Fixes Its Flawed Gene |
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| Topic: Politics and Law |
3:39 pm EST, Mar 21, 2005 |
... Schiavo case |
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4:58 pm EST, Mar 18, 2005 |
Rattle would be proud. I was taking a mini-hiatus from work on this gorgeous Friday in Atlanta to travel down to little five to pick up some concert tickets. As I was walking into Criminal Records, it hit me that I had a burning sensation for some new music. Actually, I had wanted to get a Dinosaur Jr. Album because for some reason, I started thinking about them, and I don't have any of their music right now. Anyway, I hit the bins, looking around for some good music to buy, and low and behold, I came across a Dead Milkmen album (Metaphysical Graffiti), and I decided to purchase it. I haven't gotten to listen to it yet, as I have no working CD player in my car right now, and I didn't know if it was work safe, but I am very excited. Anyway, random meme, I know, but Rattle talks about the Dead Milkmen so much that I feel that I should really give them a listen. |
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9:09 pm EST, Mar 10, 2005 |
NOT WORK SAFE....but damn funny 'A New Bunny' |
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