David Waite
davewaite.bsky.social
David Waite
@davewaite.bsky.social
Microbial ecologist and bioinformatician. Interested in phylogenomics, and viral evolution. I also play way too many TTRPGs.
Cheers. I guess I just wanted a vibe check since it does take its own set up (gy filling) and can't happen early on, so it's a wincon only under the right conditions (which pretty much everything is). But if the gut feeling is 3, that's definitely fair.
October 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
This is great. The turn numbers help a lot.

For combos, I'm a big fan of the Sultai Arisen precon and have had a few wins from using Jarad to sac the Consuming Aberration. Would you consider this a 2 card combo in the spirit of brackets, given that there are other conditions needed for it to work?
October 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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.
July 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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.
July 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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.
July 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I'd love to be added.
December 5, 2024 at 7:36 PM
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.
December 2, 2024 at 9:29 PM
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!
December 2, 2024 at 9:19 PM
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?
December 2, 2024 at 8:54 PM
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.
December 2, 2024 at 8:14 PM
I'd love to be added!
November 16, 2024 at 10:34 PM
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.
November 13, 2024 at 9:40 AM
Yea, it's got a great vibe. We're normally a Pathfinder group so having the slower, more RP-focused playstyle is really fun.
October 20, 2024 at 9:49 PM
We've just given Delta Green a go. Very Call of Cthulhu-esque, and we're loving it so far!
October 20, 2024 at 9:21 PM
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.
October 20, 2024 at 5:08 AM