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David Waite

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Microbial ecologist and bioinformatician. Interested in phylogenomics, and viral evolution. I also play way too many TTRPGs.

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Makes sense. I think I'm going to have a deeper look at geNomad. Even if it's not what I want for this project, for more day to day work it could be a good replacement for some of our standard tools.

16.07.2025 19:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah, nice. Yea, I tested a bunch of these tools a few years ago (agree on DeepVirFinder) but haven't kept up with the newer tools. I'm probably more interested in casting a wide net so might keep with VirSorter2 for now, but once I've curated the results I'll retest with geNomad for future reference.

16.07.2025 19:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How does geNomad compare with tools like VirSorter for detection? I've just kicked off a massive run with VirSorter2, aiming to identify a single virus family, but if your experience is that geNomad works better it would be easy to switch it.

16.07.2025 18:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'd love to be added.

05.12.2024 19:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ha ha, why not both? Yea, I was also really considering a mutagenist alchemist, coz that looks great in the remaster. But we already have an alchemist in the party and I didn't want to step on his toes.

02.12.2024 21:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I hadn't checked out how the remaster affected the alchemist dedication. That is a tempting alternative, I'll have to dig into it some more. Thanks for the insight!

02.12.2024 21:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm building a pistolero to replace a current PC, and leaning into the munitions crafter/machinist feats. Really interested to know how/why you worked alchemist in, coz I assume it's for something similar?

02.12.2024 20:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Of the things I've played so far, cleric. Although you only get 3 spells per rank, Divine Font means you don't feel compelled to pick heal/harm over and over again. It's such a great design choice to let you play the healer role while still maximizing flexibility.

02.12.2024 20:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'd love to be added!

16.11.2024 22:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Python and bash for getting stuff up and running quickly. Rust for when I need speed, or if I just want a small binary to drop into a Nextflow pipeline.

13.11.2024 09:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yea, it's got a great vibe. We're normally a Pathfinder group so having the slower, more RP-focused playstyle is really fun.

20.10.2024 21:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We've just given Delta Green a go. Very Call of Cthulhu-esque, and we're loving it so far!

20.10.2024 21:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In a game where it basically goes to plan, exhausted. But if it's a game where the party goes off the rails and I spend it trying to join the plot threads in unexpected ways to match what they're doing - completely jazzed.

20.10.2024 05:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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