February 2012
20 posts
Information Arbitrage: The data scientist v2.0 →
informationarbitrage:
I’ve been thinking deeply about the need for more people facile with extracting meaning from data - or a “data scientist” for lack of a better term. My friend and colleague Drew Conway developed a useful model for thinking about the attributes of a data scientist. He essentially views this…
Finding an optimal seating chart for a wedding →
A number of friends are getting married this year. In case they need help, I think I’m going to point them to this.
adamlaiacano:
This is such a great optimization problem. I wonder what the best way to fill in the relation matrix. Besides setting a few key entries to the maximum value as they did in the paper (couples, immediate family of the couple being married, etc), I’m guessing some...
“The difference between generative art and a visualization based on real data is...”
– Two interactive installations for GE | Latest (via jerthorp)
“If the history of the American sentence were a John Ford movie, its second act...”
– “The Art of Good Writing” http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/8c60799c-24e2-11e0-895d-00144feab49a.html#axzz1l5adN2QB
WatchA tilt-shift view of Beijing. Very cool, but a little weird, too, as the scale of these places, such as the Forbidden City, are more massive in person than any camera can capture.
(by Pixcube Animation Studio)
“Pure intellectual heft is like someone who can bench-press a thousand pounds....”
– Paul Zeitz, Broad Institute Director Finds Power in Numbers - NYTimes.com
“Conventional wisdom pegs [New York Knicks point guard Jeremy] Lin’s recent...”
– As a casual basketball watcher, I don’t know if Kevin Clark’s analysis is accurate or not. But I’ve gotta say: the man can write.
Read the full story about Jeremy Lin’s Success Provides Spark For New York Knicks - WSJ.com
“If I turn into the street, I am followed by a multitude. If I stay at home, the...”
– Charles Dickens, one of the first celebrity authors, 1842
“Time and time again, creative people are given two pieces of advice: (1) Listen...”
– On Criticism, Cynicism & Sharpening Your Gut Instinct 