Posts by PeteBB

1) Message boards : Cafe Rosetta : Moderator contact thread archive (Message 29656) Posted 19 Oct 2006 by PeteBB Post: Sorry, this is not a reply to the message. I get the error message that my computer is over comitted. Therefore I believe I need to remove a project from GridRepublic/BOINC. After consideration, I decided to 'give Rosetta the axe'. The DETACH tab is 'blanked' and (of course) does not respond. How can I work around this to remove ROSETTA from my projects? Thanks, Pete
2) Message boards : Rosetta@home Science : Rosetta For Dummies (Message 10414) Posted 3 Feb 2006 by PeteBB Post: Hi Pete, Hmmm, I'm not sure what it means to dock an animal's ears (But it sounds painful and we don't believe in cruelty to animals here ;-) Docking a ship is definitely the analogy to protein docking. Two proteins that have complementary surfaces will fit or dock together like 2 pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. The docked complex will have a lower energy (be more stable) than the 2 separate proteins. So to continue with the spaceship analogy, it's like they have eac other in their "tractor beams" and pull together inexorably. > Thanks for the feedback; It clarifys things for me. 'Docking' an animal's tail or ears is usually done by a veternarian using an anesthesia. It involves removing the tail and/or trimming the ears to a particular shape. (Doberman Pincers ARE born WITH a tail.) However, the operation is still often done by the owner sans anesthesia. It has also been used,(and maybe, still is) instead of branding, to identify ownership of farm animals. This makes for a good day; I learned something AND taught something. :)
3) Message boards : Rosetta@home Science : Rosetta For Dummies (Message 10355) Posted 2 Feb 2006 by PeteBB Post: When using the term "docking"; Is this used in the sense like 'docking'an animals ears and tail or in the sense of a ship 'docking' at a pier and two spacecraft 'docking' together? My feeling is for the former sense; though, often, my 'feeling'(?) is completely off base. :)
4) Message boards : Rosetta@home Science : Rosetta For Dummies (Message 10351) Posted 2 Feb 2006 by PeteBB Post:
5) Questions and Answers : Wish list : Promoting Rosetta (Message 9656) Posted 23 Jan 2006 by PeteBB Post: I went to the (small) trouble to send an e-mail to everyone on my buddy list. Also to businesses. Pete