The 2017 Total Eclipse Can’t be Eclipsed!
On 8/21/17, we viewed the total solar eclipse from Englewood, TN. It was magical.
Lessons Learned From My Participation in a Hackathon
Yesterday, I participated in my first Hackathon. I learned a lot about the event and gleaned some interesting insights into the benefit of participating in this type of activity. I think this article is worth reading if you have any interest in emerging technologies.
Lessons Learned From Top Coder Competitions
Fear can make you collapse, or fear can be a great motivator. Placing yourself into a position where you feel vulnerable can help you find out whether you can fight through adversity and compete, or whether you will succumb to the pressure of the moment. Today was a day filled with fear and I had to reach deep inside to do a job that I thought couldn’t be done.
Three Aces Talk About The 2017 @Alteryx Inspire Conference
Three Alteryx Aces spent some time together talking about their Inspire 2017 conference experiences. This article has a link to that dicussion.
Arnold
I wrote a term paper on Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1980 that predicted his future fame. I recently found my term paper and thought it would make a nice story about the one and only: Arnold Schwarzenegger.
A Useful USA County Shapefile For #Tableau and #Alteryx
I constructed a USA county shapefile by blending two files together to create a more useful item for Tableau and Alteryx. You can download the source files and the final product, as well as a Tableau 10.4 file that holds the information.