http://kennydaily.net/blog My experiences in life relating to martial arts (and other things). Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:03:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Meeting with watermanDiscussed Wnt signaling pathwayWnt is ligand, binds to receptor (Frizzled, 7-pass), activates cascading pathwayOne part near the end of this are TCF family of DNA binding proteins, have C-terminal domain that binds beta-catenin (activator) as well as HMG-NLS domainBeta-catenin accumulation → constitutively active TCFs → abberant regulationRegulate (by ... http://kennydaily.net/blog/?p=21 Xiaohui's classWent over phastcons scoring methodOne state models phylogenetic tree of conserved regions (with different states for codon position)One state models non-conserved regions (multiple types of backgroundAIML talkDiscussion of modeling txn reaction, metabolic, etc. networksUsing machine learning (SVM, kernels) to get edges in the matricesODES governing these systemsWaterman projectUpdated graph ... http://kennydaily.net/blog/?p=19 Man, it sucks to be a Hoosier, given that its -20 degrees and we lost to Purdue. Unless your in California, then its only half as bad, because its 83 degrees right now. Wearing jeans today was a bad choice.powered by performancing firefox http://kennydaily.net/blog/?p=17 So the other day, I bought a TV...from an Internet porn star. I responded to an ad on Craigslist for a TV/DVD player for a good price. The responding email came from the domain www.beautydestroyed.com (NSFW)...and it indeed was her. Unfortunately the tuner was not working, so I got it ... http://kennydaily.net/blog/?p=16 So I sprained my ankle last Saturday, and its no fun. It's really hard to not be able to do the things I'm used to - just basic tasks getting around the apartment, and especially not being able to work out! No Tae Kwon Do for a couple weeks, no ... http://kennydaily.net/blog/?p=15 and I already feel behind. I'm taking two real classes this time, Algorithm Design and Probabilistic Learning. The PL course is already tough, starting with the first homework...I thought I knew something about probability models, but apparently not. So I'm getting reaquainted rather quickly. It is an exciting class though, ... http://kennydaily.net/blog/?p=14 Don't worry, I am not on fire. That is 100 miles to the northeast of me. However, The western winds have brought the smoke here, so the air smells like wood smoke, and its very hazy. I work in the lab of Pierre Baldi, a prominent computer scientist working on bioinformatics ... http://kennydaily.net/blog/?p=13 So, a quick message for the people that actually read my blog - I'll update it soon! For now, check out my new pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/kmdaily. I'll summarize them for you later! http://kennydaily.net/blog/?p=12 Commercial being aired during the US Open (Oh So Funny!) with the song "I'm So Pretty" from West Side Story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-_CgWugraA http://kennydaily.net/blog/?p=11 I just found out that in the community room at my apartment complex we have a 70" Sony HD Television....wow. I am watching US Open in high def, and it is awesome. I don't think I'll be buying a TV anytime soon. I am reserving this room for every Colts ... http://kennydaily.net/blog/?p=10