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Brian Shaler
I’d prefer not to talk about myself and I hate bios. If for some reason you want to know more about me, Google me. In the sense of trying to trick people into thinking I’m important. I love sharing my thoughts and using my experiences as examples, and that can also be considered talking about myself. Just in a different way.
A User Group… For Data?
Brian Shaler
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Usually, a user group would revolve around a computer language, a development platform, or subsets of computing technologies. This title is phrased in such a...
Code And Beats: Music Powered Twitter Wall
Brian Shaler
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I mentioned in a previous post that I was going to Code And Beats. I could've worked on work work. I could've worked on non-work work. But I didn't do either....
Code and Beats
Brian Shaler
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I found out yesterday that there's going to be a rad event called Code & Beats. If it turns out to be as fun as it sounds, I'll probably lobby to bring it to...
The Glass: Half Empty or Half Full?
Brian Shaler
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Ah, the age-old optimism vs pessimism metaphor. What does a realist say about the glass's liquid level? I think a realist would choose one or the other based...
Couch Surfing
Brian Shaler
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Originally announced here in January, I'm approaching the one-year anniversary of SofaJumper.com. This week, I spent some time getting more profiles posted, and...
Heat Maps in Flash
Brian Shaler
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Two and a half years ago, I rendered a large heat map representing almost 100,000 Digg users and the 300,000 friendships between them. I used PHP/GD2 to...
Knowing Your Limitations
Brian Shaler
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This came up a couple of times tonight at dinner. It's important to know your strengths and weaknesses. Even if you would love to do X, if you suck at it, maybe...
Data Visualization: Mapping the Digg Community
Brian Shaler
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Part of the purpose of any social web site is to build a network of friends. Using the recently released Digg API, I created a map of Digg users and how...
You Think You Know (JavaScript) But You Have No Idea
Brian Shaler
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For those that don't know who Douglas Crockford is, here's a short bio via Wikipedia:Douglas Crockford is a senior JavaScript Architect at Yahoo Inc.. He is...
“ShalerJump” Now Has An Official Home
Brian Shaler
(brianshaler.com)
I recently set up a page for people to easily view the entire ShalerJump collection: http://brian.shaler.name/shalerjump/ There are at least 3 shots...
