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New Year Goals: 2013

Because it’s always a good thing to write down. 1. Write More Always number one on the list. To be honest, 2012 wasn’t too bad of a year, especially given the fact that I started a new job. That said, I want to write (blogging or otherwise) 5 times a week. By the end of [...]

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Visual Data

Numbers tell stories*. The difficulty is in getting them to do so in a way that humans understand. A side project (feasible?) I’m currently working on for work is a functional, real time data dashboard. In my mind I can picture the end result of a dashboard that serves up relevant and understandable data that [...]

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Who’s your Boss, you or your gadget

The NYTimes has an interesting article on the blurring of lines between work and home because smartphones allow you to be constantly in touch. It’s a conversation my wife and I have had recently. We’re committed to putting the phones/computers down from the time we get home to the time our daughters go to bed. [...]

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