Posts by Bart Janssen
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Hard News: #NetHui: it's all about you, in reply to
Yup, learning from another is a two way process.
Are you prepared to learn from this thread, if not then the chances of you being a dick go way way up, and the chances of someone shutting you down with privilege, mansprain, tone go way way up.
But you can learn without another person so where does that fit Jackie?
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Hard News: #NetHui: it's all about you, in reply to
Well, I don’t have a dishwasher. Or a coffee machine. Or an ipad. If I had a dishwasher, I would let it boss me around as much as it liked.
How can you call yourself privileged?
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Hard News: #NetHui: it's all about you, in reply to
I have managed to jack this thread AGAIN
No you just randomised the conversation direction. Which is one of the things I love most about conversations. And since this has become a conversation about conversations ...
And I really want a new dishwasher (just because, ok) but after 20 years mine is still working perfectly.
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Hard News: #NetHui: it's all about you, in reply to
Burn the heretic!
20 lashes of the bottle brush
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Hard News: #NetHui: it's all about you, in reply to
It’s going to be essentially a dishwasher-based religion.
You can worship but not washup
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Hard News: #NetHui: it's all about you, in reply to
You have to give people room to take Megan's second option. (Yes, yes, I just giggled smuttily.)
Oh, puh- lease!
Dude! I left it alone, couldn't you?
RB aged 14
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Hard News: #NetHui: it's all about you, in reply to
I always google unfamiliar terms
Every post of Emma's makes me learn another 5 terms, some of which I have to try very hard to unlearn ("I can't be knowin' that!"). Of course you get really caught out when you know the exact meaning of a word like cis* and then get all confusticated.
* oh and just to note in biology cis and trans are always italicised to indicate their latin origin - 'cos I know you wanted me to pass on my knowledge and wisdom**
**WTB sarcasm tag
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Hard News: #NetHui: it's all about you, in reply to
Very confusing to read the terms when they mean something very different.
Actually, the root is exactly the same. I see no reason to be confused.
Absolutely. I understand that, but man when I first saw the term used I did a double take. I could work backwards to figure it out and it made sense. But it still doesn't stop it looking strange to my eyes.
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Hard News: #NetHui: it's all about you, in reply to
But in my world cis and trans usually refer to regulation of gene expression. cis elements (or motifs) are on the same molecule (of DNA) trans factors are typically proteins that bind to cis elements. An interaction in trans is between two molecules and an interaction in cis is within one molecule.
Very confusing to read the terms when they mean something very different.
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Hard News: #NetHui: it's all about you, in reply to
Wham
NO!