Author Archives: anewc2

How to get your QR code onto Google Maps

Put it on your roof.

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The Collatz | hailstone | 3n+1 problem

Inverted. Thanks to Jason Davies. A shout-out too to Mike Bostock for his d3.js, a library for Data-driven documents.

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Bohemian Rhapsody on a flatbed scanner

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Stock market order types

Flash crashes: what are they and how do I protect myself from them? Continue reading

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DELL

Turning around, but scrambling to diversify before Apple eats its lunch. Continue reading

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Ten Reasons You Need a Cast Iron Skillet | Macheesmo

Ten Reasons You Need a Cast Iron Skillet | Macheesmo.

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The Chess Master and the Computer – The New York Review of Books

The Chess Master and the Computer – The New York Review of Books. Our best minds have gone into financial engineering instead of real engineering, with catastrophic results for both sectors

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Official Google Blog: A new approach to China

Official Google Blog: A new approach to China.

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A Handy CSS Debugging Snippet

A Handy CSS Debugging Snippet. * { outline: 2px dotted red } * * { outline: 2px dotted green } * * * { outline: 2px dotted orange } * * * * { outline: 2px dotted blue } * … Continue reading

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Food insecurity

Another data visualization challenge, from the Guardian. Hungry America: food insecurity, state by state | News | guardian.co.uk.

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