July 2009
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The internet is like a big phone, right?
About a week and a half ago the new Conservative party introduced a bill to modernize police power and internet interception rules in Canada (see more here). The bill is based on the assumption that the internet is analogous the phone system. On the program Search Engine Minister of Public Safety Peter Van Loan said, “What we did is we […] tried to find a way of modernizing and...
June 2009
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The NY Times Code
Today I am releasing the Processing code that I used for this map and these graphs, and the code that I used to get the data from the NY Times. To run the programs, (download Processing, then) unzip the programs and place them in your sketchbook folder.
The code used to gather data from the Times’ API can be found here. Jer has a great introduction to working with the Times’ API in...
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The (delayed) NY Times Code
A few people have asked me where they can find the processing code that I used in my recent visualizations. Right now it is messy and incomplete and sitting on my desktop. It will stay there until I can clean it up. I’m aiming to have the code ready for public consumption before I travel to Chicago on June 18th.
Also, I am flattered by the positive response that the visualizations received....
Archive of Accepted Proposals
I am thinking about writing up and publishing some short pieces that I have kicking around in my head, but most of my ideas are not rigorous (or long) enough for academic articles. I might be able to pitch these ideas to quality newspapers or magazines, but I have never pitched an article before and I don’t know where to start.
Anyone else in this situation should really check out Dan...