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General => Off Topic => Topic started by: EricL on March 30, 2006, 01:58:15 AM

Title: I just have to know...
Post by: EricL on March 30, 2006, 01:58:15 AM: DB appeals to such an interesting mix of backgrounds that I thought I would do a poll... Just choose the one that is closest.
Title: I just have to know...
Post by: Old Henk on March 30, 2006, 04:01:29 AM: I voted 'Other biology'

I am going to study either 'Clinical technology' or 'biomedical technology' at the university of Twente next year.
Title: I just have to know...
Post by: Griz on March 30, 2006, 08:22:50 AM: none of the above. ;)
trained as a nuclear reactor operator in the USN ...
nuclear instrumentation and control systems since then.

always been interested in ALife ...
and computer graphics/simulations.
POVray ... raytracing is my thing.
http://www.povray.org/ (http://www.povray.org/)

yourself?
Title: I just have to know...
Post by: PurpleYouko on March 30, 2006, 08:41:07 AM: Nothing to do with biology for me either.

I am a Research Chemist with emphasis on the development of Analytical Instrumentation and applications.

Programming and web design are a hobby that I have been interested in since the inception of the home computer in the late 800s. Alife was a complete accident for me. Just found Carlo's early version of DB while looking for something fun to do one day. I think he was looking for someone to hand off further developments to so I volunteered to take over.
Title: I just have to know...
Post by: shvarz on March 30, 2006, 10:50:21 AM: I study viruses, so it's a mix of different things - genetics, molecular biology, evolution, populations.
Title: I just have to know...
Post by: EricL on March 30, 2006, 11:52:21 AM: Well, I'm a software guy whose parents are professors of Behavioural Phsycology, so I grew up with evolutionary exposure, and have always been interested in ALife.
Title: I just have to know...
Post by: Numsgil on March 30, 2006, 01:35:58 PM: I'm a pretty health equal mix of 1,2,5,6 and 7.

All of which are really ameteur interests (except general programming, which I have as a minor.)

For instance, cellular biology is high on my list of knowledge priorities, even though I haven't taken a biology class since freshman year in highschool. (Grade 9)

I've been programming, specifically game programming, since I was in middle school.

And I've been working on Darwinbots conceptually and practically for over a year, which has to count for something right?

A regular Renaissance man, huh?
Title: I just have to know...
Post by: Endy on March 30, 2006, 04:32:32 PM: None of the above :)

Another navy guy I work on machines aboard subs.

Oddball thing though. I've always been good with algebra and other abstract concepts; so DB comes natural to me.

Pretty handy with html and javascript.

Found DB while looking for different alife simulators. Got annoyed with Conway's GOL and other primarily code only or very very basic simulators. Found DB and knew I'd found the best. B)