May
22
"Raw data is both an oxymoron and a bad idea; to the contrary, data should be cooked with care."~ Geoffrey Bowker, 2005
Bowker is spot on. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to make order out of chaos from “raw data,” i.e. unintelligible, inaccurate spreadsheets.
Aug
07
Donna Drummond’s family members pay part of their state income taxes to an unusual place: her 6-year-old daughter’s private K-12 school.
Apr
23
When second year Lady Margaret Hall student Matthew Nicholl flew home to Northern Ireland for the Easter holiday last month, he knew it might be a hectic time of the year to travel. What he didn’t know, however, is that a volcanic ash cloud would get in his way. “It’s the last thing I was [...]
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