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Interesting article over on CBC describing the recent finding of two genes that from early indications appear to increase the risk of developing MS by 20-30%. Something that scientists have been looking to find for 30 years.
The company I work for provides scientific data management solutions for researchers doing work in genomics and proteomics [...]

I was pretty keen on attending this years OSCON in Portland but it unfortunately didn’t fit into the conference budget.
It’s never really a replacement for attending but a good majority of the presentations this year are now available (as PDFs) here.
I haven’t looked at many yet but there appear to be some fairly interesting talks [...]

There’s an interesting article on Wired detailing the significant search for computing pioneer Jim Gray, lost at sea since January.

He was intense, I was intense, and we were both raised by single parents. Jim was like a mountain man who was also a brilliant scientist.” She liked to call him Mr. Database. (from Wired)

For those [...]

The following is some quick & dirty code on how one might approach the idea of writing a playlist generator in Python.
The language almost doesn’t matter but ActivePython does ship with bindings that allow you easily interact with any Windows COM object. It worked nicely in conjunction with iTunes Windows SDK.
In the end [...]

Finally got an invitation to Pownce this afternoon.

What is it?
Pownce is a way to send messages, files, links, and events to your friends. You’ll create a network of the people you know and then you can share stuff with all of them, just a few of them, or even just one other person really fast.

It’s [...]

This past week I’ve started using Synergy again. For those that haven’t heard of it before, Synergy is a software-based KVM application that allows you easily share a keyboard and mouse amongst multiple computers using a TCP/IP connection I first used the tool a couple years back but the most recent release was [...]

http://blog.ceruleanstudios.com/?p=162
Trillian Astra is a version of the popular Trillian IM client specifically designed for the iPhone (still no Trillian for the Mac tho).
So if you happen to have an iPhone and want some IM goodness, head on over to Cerulean Studios and signup to be an alpha tester.

Caught the announcement on CBC last week regarding Microsoft’s intention to start a development centre in nearby Vancouver, BC.
www.cbc.ca/cp/technology/070705/z070502A.html
It’s funny that they mention troubles with US immigration as being a motivating factor for opening shop this side of the border. I don’t doubt it, but when I was dealing with Amazon.com last year, they [...]