Andy Pierce

Molecular biologist currently researching DNA double-strand break repair at the University Of Kentucky.

Current non-work-related interests:

Speed Skating (outdoor inline)

Go

Python

World Rec.Gambling.Poker Tournament (www.wrgpt.org ) See Poker Game

October 2006: Registration for WRGPT16 is now open! over 1200 entrants so far

The Peer Reviewed Biology project (www.peerreviewedbiology.com )

External personal homepage:
www.polypolis.com

External professional homepage:
www.mc.uky.edu

I wrote a Wiki Engine in python (www.paralog.com ) and use it for molecular biology related things like laboratory protocols (eg: www.paralog.com ) etc. It uses slightly different Text Formatting Rules (www.paralog.com ) with primary differences being not using tabs as control characters and support for some scientifically useful extensions like super- and subscripts, and unicode scientific symbols. It has a system of "write controls" (www.paralog.com ) that allow more protected material (refactored?) to migrate to the top of each page.

Tentatively calling it "Mobi Wiki". Released under GNU GPL.

Due to Link Spam, I have disabled any changes to any pages if external hyperlinks are added unless the user has logged in. Regrettable, but the value of disabling the spam exceeds the value of allowing unsolicited hyperlinks, at least for now.


Recently I am toying with the idea of Delete Metadiscussion.

I never sign anything on Wards Wiki anymore. I find the practice of forcibly naming people by their IP address to be both dehumanizing and counterproductive. Let's go back to Real Names Only Or Anonymous please.

Shout out to Peter Hansen, a spiffy friend and definitely Person Worth Knowing.

Refrigerators are alive. :) Comments welcome below:

BTW I support the venerable tradition of anonymous comments on wiki during calm, on-topic technical discussions. Alas, it is not working these days in the midst of the long battles with "Anon" regarding meta- and political issues, so I appreciate that you did sign your name in your recent political comment. It also makes a certain amount of sense, in general, that an opinion without a signature is practically a self-contradiction. How can something subjective exist without the individual to whom it is subjective? :-) -- Doug Merritt


I tried deleting this section, since it's no longer relevant, and shark keeps on undeleting it. -- Andy Pierce

My apologies! The heuristics are still being tuned, and it confused you with Anon. It's fixed now. -- Dave Voorhis


Left this wiki Jan 2007.


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