[FRIAM] Platypus Genome Found Fittingly Strange

2008-05-09 Thread Randy Burge
Platypus Genome Found Fittingly Strange Cobbled-Together Creature Yields New Evolutionary Insights By Rick Weiss Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 8, 2008; Page A01 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/07/AR2008050702 048.html When the British naturalist George S

Re: [FRIAM] Processing API ported to Javascript

2008-05-09 Thread Owen Densmore
May be slashdotted, I'm having "forbidden" errors. Try later I guess. This points something we've said for ages: the chief problem the "agile" systems have is that the graphics is not built in .. which often drives folks to Java (NetLogo, Processing). Javascript has always had graphics, an

Re: [FRIAM] Processing API ported to Javascript

2008-05-09 Thread Joshua Thorp
Too bad it is slash dotted... Very exciting. --joshua On May 9, 2008, at 12:20 PM, Stephen Guerin wrote: >> From /. this morning: > > The Processing API is now partially implemented in Javascript by > John Resig. > wow. This could allow for some very speedy development times for web- > bas

Re: [FRIAM] Processing API ported to Javascript

2008-05-09 Thread Stephen Guerin
> There are interesting things that can be done in Silverlight > - using Ajax / JSON with XAML, too. yes, definitely a good point with very cool demos. Though Silverlight still requires a plugin like Java, Flash or Shockwave. -S > -Original Message- > From: Ken Lloyd [mailto:[EMAIL PROT

Re: [FRIAM] Processing API ported to Javascript

2008-05-09 Thread Ken Lloyd
Steven, There are interesting things that can be done in Silverlight - using Ajax / JSON with XAML, too. Ken > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Guerin > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 12:21 PM > To: friam@redfish.com > Cc: [EMAIL

[FRIAM] Processing API ported to Javascript

2008-05-09 Thread Stephen Guerin
>From /. this morning: The Processing API is now partially implemented in Javascript by John Resig. wow. This could allow for some very speedy development times for web-based visualizations without loading the Java JVM, Flash or Shockwave in a browser. http://ejohn.org/blog/processingjs/ This is

[FRIAM] Pangea Day Reminder

2008-05-09 Thread Don Begley
Don't forget Santa Fe Complex will host a screening of Pangea Day in the Commons at 632 Agua Fria beginning at noon this Saturday, May 10. Doors will open at 11:30. Preregistration is available at http://pangeasantafe.eventbrite.com . The event is free but preregistrations helps us prepare fo

[FRIAM] Solve Puzzles for Science | Fold It!

2008-05-09 Thread Günther Greindl
Related to the article I sent before, here's a game where you can actually play and aid science: http://fold.it/portal/adobe_main/ From the website: What other good stuff am I contributing to by playing? Proteins are found in all living things, including plants. Certain types of plants are g

[FRIAM] The Protein Folding Problem

2008-05-09 Thread Günther Greindl
Review Article of possible interest to some of you (subscription required): Annual Review of Biophysics Vol. 37: 289-316 (Volume publication date June 2008) (doi:10.1146/annurev.biophys.37.092707.153558) The Protein Folding Problem Ken A. Dill Et Al http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10