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Planned books:
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Current books:
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Mathematics for the Digital Age and Programming in Python by Maria Litvin and Gary Litvin
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Statistics In Plain English by Timothy C. Urdan
Recent books:
- Practical Machine Learning in R by Fred Nwanganga, Mike Chapple
- Statistical Inference via Data Science: A ModernDive into R and the Tidyverse by Chester Ismay and Albert Y. Kim
- The Nature of Code by Daniel Shiffman
- Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
- The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature by Matt Ridley
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Category Archives: General
Ich lerne Deutsch
My next trip abroad will be to Berlin so I am studying German. It will be a long time until I can afford to do any more traveling so I have plenty of time to learn German. I have not … Continue reading
Vista’s Virtual Store Bites Me In The Ass
I’ve been working on my blog comment threading modification of Elgg for the last few days. As I was copying my files to my iBook to test my instructions on how to implement the changes, I noticed something weird. When … Continue reading
6 Ways To Work With Dates In JavaScript
Yesterday I added another AJAX demonstration to my web site using the Reddit API. http://www.williamsportwebdeveloper.com/reddit.html The reddit API provides dates in the UTC number format which forced me to spend some time figuring out how to convert it into other … Continue reading
Looking For More Freelance Work
I’ve allowed my client list to dwindle down to just one but now I need to look for more freelance work. Pennsylvania has not passed a budget for the 2010 fiscal year and instead of issuing IOUs like California, they … Continue reading
Posted in Business, General, Web
Tagged buget imapsse, freelancing, lay-offs, Pennsylvania, Storefront
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My Professional Development
I have not been putting as much time into my professional development as I used to but I still make incremental advances. ASP.NET technology has outpaced me since I managed to catch up with ASP.NET 2.0. I have not learned … Continue reading
Silhouette Theater – My Webcomic Project
I have started a personal project in order to see if I can make any money by producing content on the Internet. I’ve recently read a book, YouTube: Online Video and Participatory Culture, which got me to thinking about how … Continue reading
Posted in Business, General, Web
Tagged ComicPress, content monetization, iPhone, Silhouette Theater, webcomic, WordPress, xkcd
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Ich bin ein Berliner
Foreign travel is one of the best ways to keep life interesting. Everything about a foreign country can seem fresh and exciting even though it may bore the locals. And the United States is such an xenophobic country that we … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, bratwurst, Das Ich, German, Germany, Lacrimosa, Nina Hagen, Rammstein, sauerkraut, Travel
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Philly Sunday
For Sunday the only thing I had planned was the Star Trek exhibit at the Franklin Institute. I bought a ticket for that online via TicketMaster last week. I checked the local weather on my laptop and saw that they … Continue reading
Philly Saturday
I managed to make it to my hotel, the Holiday Inn (Historic District) without getting lost. I only had to circle the block once. I’ve stayed at this hotel before for YoTube (the YouTube Gathering in Philadelphia). After parking the … Continue reading
Philadelphia Memorial Day Weekend
I will be going to Philadelphia this Memorial Day weekend. I decided to go to Philadelphia now to take advantage of the three day weekend. The purpose of this trip is to become more familiar with the city and what … Continue reading
A French Guide To New York City – La Grosse Pomme
In order to maintain my interest in France I’ve been looking for French books that suit my tastes. Although I’ve been a casual Francophile since high school, I’ve never learned French because it is difficult to maintain an active interest … Continue reading
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Tagged Chester Himes, French, Grosse Pomme, Jerome Charyn, New York City, Paul Auster
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Trips To Philadelphia
I plan to make brief trips to Philadelphia more often. Philly is the nearest large city to Williamsport. I’m not sure if local residents visit Philadelphia very often. There are no bus trips to Philly. The James V. Brown library, … Continue reading
French Pop Culture
I’ve continued to study the French language after returning from my trip to Paris but I’ve been debating this with myself. Learning a foreign language is a time consuming chore. You need a really compelling reason to keep at it. … Continue reading
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Tagged bandes dessinées, books, comic books, culture, France, French, pop culture, sci-fi
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The Glass Menagerie Gets 21 Views
Tonight I went to the Community Theater League show “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams. “The Glass Menagerie” is my third favorite play, right behind “Hamlet” and “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”. I first saw this play in high school … Continue reading
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Tagged Community Theater League, Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie
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Parisian Flâneur
It rained all day long Saturday and my feet were sore so I just made short trips from my hotel to shot video and photos. First I walked to the Champ De Mars and shot some video of the Eiffel … Continue reading
Pompidou Center And Montparnasse Cemetery
Today I went to the Pompidou Center, the ugly modern art museum in Paris. Along the way there, I snapped photos of the Louvre, Notre-Dame, the Seine, and the Hôtel de Ville and its carousel. There was a long line … Continue reading
The Pantheon, Village Voice Bookstore, and Musée d’Orsay
Today began with a final meeting with my Trafalgar tour director, Mariannne. I had only met her briefly once before. Today I noticed that she had a German accent. She gave me my airport transportation transfer. The supplier is Paris … Continue reading
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Tagged Audrey Tautou, Eiffel Tower, Musée d'Orsay, Pantheon, Village Voice Bookstore
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Shakespeare and Company, Notre-Dame Cathedral, And Eiffel Tower
Today I managed to get several more things done that you must try to do when you are in Paris. First I walked from my hotel near the Eiffel Tower to the bookstore Shakespeare and Company near the Notre-Dame Cathedral. … Continue reading
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Tagged Eiffel Tower, Les Deux Magots, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Shakespeare and Company, Theo
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Palace Of Versailles And Rimbaud At The Musée d’Orsay
Today was a busy day for me in Paris. I had insomnia last night and only got three or four hours sleep. I woke up at 7:00 AM and had a continental breakfast at my hotel. Then I went to … Continue reading
Second Day In Paris
Today was spent on a half-day bus ride around Paris followed by an afternoon at The Louvre. I started the day with a free Continental breakfast in my hotel. I felt sufficiently alert enough to make an attempt to respond … Continue reading
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Tagged Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Nike of Samothrace, Paris, The Raft of the Medusa
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