The Grey Lady Learns Pivot Tables: NY Times J-Course Data, Part 1 | spreadsheetjournalismThis just in: The newspaper of record is rebranding itself into the newspaper of records. The Times – the one from New York, that is – has moved to evangelize the data-journalistic thing among its staff, and towards that admirable end has […]
Month: June 2019
Weekly Web Harvest for 2019-06-16
xkcd: StackModer tech stack You Are Now Browsing In Incognito Mode – McSweeney’s Internet Tendency Who Gets to Own the West? – The New York Timesf America. In the last decade, private land in the United States has become increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few. Today, just 100 families own about 42 million […]
Baby Snarf
This is a ridiculous thing. It came into my head the other day and it amused at least a few of my children . . . once I explained what Snarf was. I plan to make ridiculous things more often. I initially had it up on SoundCloud but they took it down after a few […]
Weekly Web Harvest for 2019-06-09
Opinion | In Stores, Secret Bluetooth Surveillance Tracks Your Every Move – The New York TimesBluetooth beacons, however, can track your location accurately from a range of inches to about 50 meters. They use little energy, and they work well indoors. That has made them popular among companies that want precise tracking inside a store. […]
Weekly Web Harvest for 2019-06-02
Pinboard on Twitter: “This call for privacy regulation by the New York Times editorial board serves invasive tracking scripts from at least 15 outside domains. I have asked the NYT to disclose this fundamental conflict of interest on their Privacy Project Here’s Why All Your Projects Are Always Late?—?and What to Do About ItTo succeed […]
ANTH 101 – A Deeper Dive
It’s been a good while since I had the pleasure of working with Mike Wesch and Ryan Klataske on ANTH 101. I revisited the course recently to write a letter of support for an award submission for online courses. I am posting an extended version of that letter below because I think it paints a […]
Weekly Web Harvest for 2019-05-26
The Sound of Data (a gentle introduction to sonification for historians) | Programming HistorianSonification is the practice of mapping aspects of the data to produce sound signals. The North Face used Wikipedia to climb to the top of Google search results | AdAgeThe brand and agency took pictures of athletes wearing the brand while trekking […]