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What is “Fast Fashion”, how it relates to big data, Facebook and us

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Karl

Speed. Data. Lack of security. Encouraged anxiety. What makes a self-identity? And… fashion, clothing retailers and social media. n+1 has an interesting read in: The Accidental Bricoleurs: …As the fast in fast fashion implies, the companies’ comparative advantage lies in … Continue reading →

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An open data challenge from Anil Dash

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Karl

Anil Dash: “The Health Graph: Mortal Threats & Signs of Life”: As a community of developers and technologists, we have to build powerful, indispensable apps and services on top of this data. Killer apps that save lives. If we can … Continue reading →

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How poor information design led to Waterfall

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Karl

I just took part in a great 3 day training session with Uncle Bob Martin on TDD and healthy software design. One of the tidbits Bob shared was the history behind the Waterfall methodology that some of us older folks … Continue reading →

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“Chance favors the connected mind”

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Karl

YouTube: “‘Where Good Ideas Come From’ by Steven Johnson” via Corey Latislaw

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Is – the universe – just bits of information?

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Karl

It is a fascinating question that led to some awesome lunchtime conversation the other day at work. Some more food for thought was recently written by Freeman Dyson in The New York Review of Books, who was reviewing James Gleick’s … Continue reading →

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It used to cost a $1 trillion, now it costs $60 dollars

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Karl

Computer World: “Today’s $60 1TB drive would have cost $1 trillion in the ’50s” YouTube: “TEDxPhilly – Robert J. Moore – The data explosion “: Related: Hal R. Varian, University of California, Berkeley: Economics of Information Technology MIT Technology Review: … Continue reading →

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Data Journalism and Visualization with an Example

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Karl

Guardian: Paul Bradshaw: “How to be a data journalist” ProPublica: Jeff Larson: “The Rainbow Connection: How We Made Our CDO Connections Graphic” (tools mentioned: google-refine (formerly Gridworks), Raphaël, JSON)

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Interested in data and visualizations?

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Karl

Check out the Guardian’s Datablog, and while you are at it, read/watch the Guardian’s Simon Rogers interview with Jonathan Stray of Nieman Journalism Labs on the rise of data journalism and the tools they use.

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Ever front a database with a RESTful interface?

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Karl

This looks like it could be handy – or at least the recipe one to consider: PHPRESTSQL.

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Parsing HTML with your favorite language

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Karl

This thread at Stack Overflow is just terrific. One for your bookmarks. Related: help.hackshackers.com: “What are the best tools for “scraping” data off a Web page for analysis in Excel or other software?” Will Larson: “An Introduction to Compassionate Screen … Continue reading →

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