Yesterday brought an email from a friend with the subject heading Data Plague, with a link to an article from the New York Times about Big Data, a hot topic in the world of computer science and technology.
Posts published in April 2012
Insanity is the only sane reaction to an insane society. — Thomas (“Mental illness is a myth”) Szasz “…lunatics from the hospital up the…
What a pitiful spectacle. Ozzie Guillen, the hard-partying eccentric who manages the Florida Marlins, sits weeping in the harsh glare of TV lights, forced by…
After almost two days of public input and discussion the Supervisors unanimously approved the Environmental Impact Report for Northern Aggregate’s asphalt plant and expanded gravel…
In the introduction to his 1965 book The Making of the English Working Class, English social historian E.P. Thompson described his motivation as being to…
My first day at Willits High School (1984-1985) was very interesting in a weird sort of way. I had no literature classes, just 8th, 9th…
Thirty years ago, in 1982, when we moved to Rays Road in Philo I started visiting the Navarro River just a short distance down the…
They’re clammy. They’re rubbery. They’re often deep-fried in vegetable oil. And though the red abalone of California was once a staple of dirt-cheap seafood shacks,…
“AN OPEN LETTER to all of the people in Anderson Valley who have expressed their love and concern towards Jamal to clear up a few…