Monthly Archives: August 2015

Book Review: Statistics: Concepts And Controversies

Posted on August 10, 2015 by nathanalbright

Statistics: Concepts And Controversies, by David S. Moore This book, almost alone among the books I have read on data and statistics, presents itself as a textbook (designed for liberal arts students in our nation’s colleges and universities) with useful … Continue reading →

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O Faithless And Perverse Generation, How Long Shall I Be With You?

Posted on August 9, 2015 by nathanalbright

Today we had two messages that dovetailed nicely, and as is my custom, I would like to write and reflect about them today, not only for what they meant about the disciples and about the generation in which they lived, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: An Amish Boy And A Mother’s Prayer

Posted on August 9, 2015 by nathanalbright

An Amish Boy And A Mother’s Prayer: The Founder Of Gerber Post Buildings Tells His Story, by Glen S. Graber [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Aneko Press in exchange for an honest review.] Like many good … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Dataism

Posted on August 8, 2015 by nathanalbright

Dataism: The Revolution Transforming Decision-Making, Consumer Behavior, And Almost Everything Else, by Steve Lohr As a data-oriented person who works as a reporting analyst and is interested in the use of data-driven decision making process that can help overcome biased … Continue reading →

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Product Review: Noble Stitch Socks

Posted on August 8, 2015 by nathanalbright

For the lordly price of $12 on their kickstarter page, and the privilege of helping start Noble Stitch reach its fundraising goal of $15,000 [1], I received a pair of Marrakesh socks yesterday in the mail, and decided to wear … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Big Data @ Work

Posted on August 7, 2015 by nathanalbright

Big Data @ Work: Dispelling The Myths, Uncovering The Opportunities, by Thomas H. Davenport The author, as one of the people responsible for popularizing analytics through books and consulting, has a fair amount of goodwill in writing about the phenomenon … Continue reading →

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A Black Box

Posted on August 7, 2015 by nathanalbright

Within the past few days, debris from the doomed Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 [1] has started piling up on the beaches of the French-ruled island of Reunion, consistent with a crash some fourteen months ago in the Southern Indian Ocean … Continue reading →

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Something In Common: Lessons From A Sushi Lunch

Posted on August 6, 2015 by nathanalbright

Today, I was part of a group of people, including two of our database programmers and a couple members of my company’s much-loved IT department [1], who went out for lunch together to enjoy some sushi. The sushi, I must … Continue reading →

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A Modest Proposal For A Web-Integrated Dating Show

Posted on August 5, 2015 by nathanalbright

Last night while I was enjoying Taco Tuesday [1], one of the usual crowd there was looking at dating profiles. An idea came to us while he was passing me his phone so that I could comment wryly on the … Continue reading →

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#TeamOT

Posted on August 5, 2015 by nathanalbright

Several years ago, when the Twilight series of novels and movies was particularly popular, some enterprising teenagers and young adults, who apparently love to let others know whose team they are on [1], started to post on social media about … Continue reading →

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