Monthly Archives: December 2013

Hope this provides a few more laughs today. ‘Twas the eve before Christmas and a glitchy website Kept Obamacare phones open all through the night. Last minute shoppers with many a question Were giving us workers severe indigestion. Line one … Continue reading →

At Rootscamp13, I gave a presentation called “Map Anything” that discussed how we combine common political geography identifiers and shapefiles to create a political data visualization revolution. Here are some links I promised attendees: The OCD Division Identifier repository, along … Continue reading →

The New York Times is running a vivid portrait of life as a homeless kid in New York City. The subject of the profile is Dasani an 11-year-old girl; this paragraph about her parents’ finances caught my attention: Suddenly, Supreme … Continue reading →