{{{ Optimization hinders evolution }}} [http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/perlis-alan/quotes.html Alan Perlis], lots of good stuff here. ---- {{{ I don't exactly know what you don't know. }}} a moment of zen {{{ In the fog you wear rose colored glasses. }}} a prescription, not an aphorism. {{{ I'm not a wildlife manager. I eat wildlife, that's about it. }}} {{{ It doesn't have to be a normal-ish distribution, it can be any kind of 'ish' you want. }}} ---- {{{ I'm sick and tired of reading idiotic papers. }}} {{{ You have more statistics than data. }}} related to the previous. ---- {{{ It's great because it adds complexity but it's bad because it adds complexity. }}} too true... ---- {{{ You can only evaporate water if it's actually there. }}} ---- {{{ Transience is the permanent state. }}} Your Honor, I _object_! ---- {{{ It's predictable, it's just stochastic! }}} .. .. So... .. .. it's not predictable? {{{ You can't expect drift to do anything, it's completely random. }}} ---- {{{ ...and I'm all about brute force... That's why god made computers. }}} {{{ Lets call this one 'b'... just to make it different.. for the moment... }}} introducing time-dependent, mutable variable naming, just to keep us on our toes. ---- {{{ Pattern doesn't equal process. }}} ---- {{{ Go with feasible. }}} contestant for most boring corporate slogan? Also just good advice all around. ---- {{{ Effective management gets trumped by "what can I get away with with the public?" }}} ---- {{{ Natural selection is in your face. }}} ''unattributed'', 10.22.14, This really wants to be punctuated like this "..in your face!", but it was really as above. ---- {{{ Everyone wants an -omics now. }}} I nominate: 'hicker-omics' ---- {{{ That didn't work, it just made a mess. }}} {{{ We didn't sort this out until we started looking at duck poop. }}} how many times do you get to hear that in a lifetime? ---- {{{ You can make inference about things you can't observe. }}} suggested definition for magic ---- {{{ There's a rainforest of bacteria in your gut. }}} 'gutforest' doesn't sound as catchy? ---- {{{ We don't have any data from the future. }}} a reason why we need the models. and also a future research project: gather data from the future! ---- {{{ You don't have to know things that are usually not knowable. }}} {{{ One of the things continuous time models rely on is continuous time. }}} ---- {{{ It is truly a Borgesian smorgasbord of body plans. }}} ''io'', 11.26.14, recording for posterity on the internet the first occurrence of this little gem. It seems so obvious yet it doesn't show up in google, therefore it didn't exist until now. ---- {{{ If you're not wrong in science then you're religious. }}} 1.28.15, keep an open mind. Being wrong means you're learning, it's cool.... ---- {{{ Your advisor isn't always right. }}} 1.29.15, Useful advice. Keep this in mind. ---- {{{ I would be very proud if i overestimated uncertainty. }}} 01.30.15, idk why this is funny, it just is. ---- {{{ Luck happens when you have people who are prepared. }}} x.x.x, i forget when this is from, but it's a good lesson. truth. ---- {{{ I didn't even waft! }}} x.x.x, 03.13.15, Overheard in the lab ---- {{{ "individual" is a fleeting construct }}} 3.18.15, diploid individuals sample from ancestors. ---- {{{ You should not be afraid of missing data. }}} 3.26.15, begs the question what i '''should''' be afraid of. ---- {{{ You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. }}} 4.7.15, sign on a wall at the gym, might change the reading to 'contemplate the empty set.