It’s a nice surprise anyway: Nature Education published my article explaining synteny with cards. I don’t even recall getting asked, but then no one complains when Nature uses your work.
Pharyngula
Evolution, development, and random biological ejaculations from a godless liberal
Congrats! :)
Very nice! It’s a great article, so I can’t imagine a better place for it. A few of my colleagues have used it in their courses.
WTF? They put their own copyright notice on your article.
@Nemo: that’s how journals work. Once you agree to publish an article, they own the paper.
Marshall #4:
It’s a racket.
Way to go, P Z! Praise from Cesar.
Sorry PZ, but that was the worst article on poker I’ve ever read. It’s like you don’t have any idea how the game is played at all.
Nice!
@Marshall
PZ wasn’t even asked, though.
Cheers.
Thanks! An excellent explanation.
As a minor bit of feedback, it’s a little confusing that you refer to each row of cards as a “hand”, and then also refer to each set of rows of cards as a “hand”. Perhaps, “deal” or “game” for the second case?
PZ:
Does this mean you’re like, famous now?
Aha! Now we know why religious fundamentalists frown on playing card games.
@Tony!
Almost as famous as Vox day!
#7, Anthony K: Yeah. Which is better, an ace or a two? I like the hearts bestest, ’cause they’re the nicest. Shall we play a game sometime?
#12, Tony: Nope, sorry. I’m a guy with a blog.
I think we all know the answer to give when that phrase appears on your screen during an online chat. Does this mean that PZ is really the AI (re)creation of some poor, bereaved, reclusive, computer-genius father?
#15, PZ,
Well, you see, it really depends on the context—wait, now I get the relationship to genes and evolution!
Damn, you are good.