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So I don’t just do data science

May 17, 2021February 21, 2017 by David

Certain changes in the blogosphere and the data science industry have interfered with my ambitions for posting more analyses on …

Webcomic #7: Homicides in Keith Haring’s world

May 17, 2021May 2, 2014 by David

Word Cloud of The Catcher in the Rye

May 17, 2021September 9, 2013 by David

This word cloud is based not on a published book cover, but on an artist’s homage that is, in my …

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