Category Archives: “virtual communities”

Silicos contributes Commercial Open Source – thank you

Posted on October 25, 2006 by pm286

It is very uncommon for commercial organizations in chemoinformatics to make any of their material Open Source. (Unlike the contributions of many IT companies – e.g. Eclipse, Netbeans, etc.) So I was very pleased to see an announcement of open … Continue reading →

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What are the advantages of XML and why should I care? (0)

Posted on October 17, 2006 by pm286

As I have blogged before we are looking at ways of improving the information infrastructure in our Centre. We’re all very consicous of how little we know – I know I know very little and I’m quite prepared to admit … Continue reading →

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Blogging and the chemical semantic web

Posted on October 15, 2006 by pm286

This post will explain how chemically-aware blogs can be indexed and searched. If you’re not a chemist, but still interested in the semantic web, this may be interesting. I revealed in recent posts that molecules in blogs can be indexed … Continue reading →

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The mystery unfolded – the molecules have been (and can be) found

Posted on October 14, 2006 by pm286

I think this was delayed by WordPress.) Jean-Claude and his students cracked a bit of it. Egon has explained it fully and provided the motivation… Egon Says: October 14th, 2006 at 7:55 pm eI have not been able to track … Continue reading →

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Final Mystery Molecules

Posted on October 14, 2006 by pm286

Four more mystery molecules – this will be the last lot. Jean-Clause Bradley has guessed some, if not all, of my purpose. (Forget the first mystery molecules – WordPress corrupted the steganography).. But the second lot of molecules and this … Continue reading →

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More Mystery Molecules

Posted on October 12, 2006 by pm286

Four more mystery molecules – not all from Pubchem. There is a stronger link bteween these than the last ones. The actual link requires some knowledge or some intuition into my thought processes. There is a purpose behind this! – … Continue reading →

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Totally Synthetic Useful Org Prep Daily

Posted on October 11, 2006 by pm286

I am delighted at the increase in activity of blogs about synthetic organic chemistry. This is about how to make carbon compounds, many of which occur as natural products (produced by plants, bacteria, etc.) which often have valuable medicinal properties. … Continue reading →

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Jmol – we love it

Posted on October 7, 2006 by pm286

Bob Hanson has just released yet another stunning set of routines in Jmol. Here is a snapshot (of a slice through a crystal), but the actual demo is, of course, interactive. You don’t have to be a scientist or computer … Continue reading →

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Open Source need not be shiny

Posted on October 4, 2006 by pm286

A very interesting comment on the tragedy of the lurkers (my concern that Blue Obelisk software is heavily used by people who do not show up in the community.)… daen Says: October 4th, 2006 at 9:50 am eI can think … Continue reading →

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ASATW: Beth's Blog Notes and virtual communities

Posted on October 1, 2006 by pm286

Beth Ritter-Guth mailed me yesterday… As you will see, I have started generating notes about your blog on >my research wiki. Please feel free to make comments on the wiki or >through email if you wish to clarify my statements … Continue reading →

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