A lot of questions at BioStar begin along these lines:
Where can I find…?
I am looking for a resource…?
Is there some database…?
I tweeted some concerns about this:
Many #biostar questions begin “I am looking for a resource..”. The answer is often that you need to code a solution using the data you have.
Chris tweeted back:
@neilfws Lit. or Google search is first step, asking around is the next logical step. (Re-)inventing wheels is last. Worth asking, IMHO.
We had a little chat and I realised that 140 characters or less was not getting my point across (not for the first time). What I was trying to say was something like this.
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