The Making of A Home Office
It took a month to make a new home office for me. This is the story of how that happened.
Results of Big Data Experimentation With #Alteryx and #Tableau (Part 1)
This article discusses testing of the new Alteryx AMP engine. The Alteryx Multi-threaded Processing (AMP) engine has shown excellent computational speed improvements during the past few months of testing.
How To Use Python, Alteryx, and OCR / AI to Extract Data From Images
In this article, I use a little bit of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) combined with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to save myself from having to do a few hours of mundane data entry. It’s not as hard as you think it is to do something like this if you have the ability to use Python and Alteryx.
How To Rapidly Retrieve Data From Large Data Sets Using @Alteryx
Alteryx has a secret weapon when working with large data sets. This weapon is called Calgary files. In this article, I show an example of using Calgary files.
My Autobiography (Circa 1979)
In early 1979, I wrote a series of five short stories that were intended to represent my autobiography. In this article I reflect up how I have changed since this time.
Why You Should Consider Becoming A Volunteer Software Tester
For four decades, I’ve been a volunteer software tester. Looking back on these experiences has shown me that I learned a lot about software. This knowledge helped me be a better developer. During some recent testing, I realized how important volunteer software testers can be to companies that use them.
I Wonder What is Causing This Weird USA April Warming and Cooling Pattern
Today is Earth day which reminded me that I wanted to talk about a peculiar temperature change pattern I’ve detected. I don’t have the answer of why it has occurred over a four-day window in April. This pattern is revealing itself over 60 years through millions of temperature readings. Be sure to get to the end of the file to see the baby birdies!
How to Make Exponential Growth Predictions Using #Coronavirus Data
Sometimes I like doing simple scientific experiments with data that is collected manually. In this article, I show how it is easy to collect data using the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus dashboard. This is a good study for middle school to early high school age kids to replicate.
A 12 Month Calendar of Global Warming For the United States
I have been conducting focused work for six years that has allowed me to create something interesting. I can now produce global warming calendars that allow me to track how global warming is impacting temperatures in any region of the world. In this article, I show monthly calendars for the United States.
How Colton’s Accomplishments Became One of My Proud Moments in 2019
This story spans more than two decades. I have watched our beautiful baby boy grow up to be a fine young man. It is now time for Colton to find his place in the working world. It is my hope that he is able to find a job that will allow him to use his education and creativity to do great things for the company that hires him.
How to Improve the Performance of Mitchell Trubisky of the @ChicagoBears
In this article, I discuss how the Bears QB Mitchell Trubisky could be coached to play better.
Many Tableau Vizzes Used To Make Other Pictures
I have always wanted to create photo mosaics. I think they are cool. In this article, I show some examples I made this week with a program called TurboMosaic.
Insights On Living With Type 1 Diabetes
My friend wrote an important article that I think is setting the stage for some big developments. He is a talented guy and I just want to help him spread his knowledge.
“I Think I Passed!”, Was All I Heard Before I Got Choked-Up
Our daughter Sarah has accomplished a long-term goal. This short story contains a few insights that I’ve had along the way.
A Message From My Mom, 56 Years Later
This is a story from tonight. I’m still buzzing by this event. These kinds of things really enforce my religious beliefs as I think this was a gift directly from my Mom in heaven.