Archive page 29 of 73
Jun 20, 2017
Last night, I testified in favor of CR98-2017 and CR99-2017. These resolutions are part of the final steps to kick off the Long Reach redevelopment plan. See my testimony below. Chairman Weinstein…
Jun 19, 2017
Iceland is a really cool place that uses a lot of geothermal power. Geothermal power makes up more than a quarter of electric power in Iceland and the balance comes from hydropower.…
Jun 15, 2017
In the late 1970s, statistician George Box created the famous wisdom, "All models are wrong, but some are useful." The earliest version of the sentiment comes from Box's 1976 article, "Science and…
Jun 13, 2017
My new book Computational Methods for Numerical Analysis with R came out today from Chapman & Hall/CRC Press. This book is a long-standing project of mine--originally started in 2001, and then using…
Jun 5, 2017
The legislation supporting the redevelopment of the Long Reach Village Center has been submitted to the Howard County Council. It leads me to want to share some of the things we talked…
Jun 3, 2017
One of the most irritating bits of the last election cycle has been the focus on the President's tax returns. As we all know, prior to the 1968 election, George Romney gave…
May 26, 2017
Here's an interesting bit of flood insurance news. On May 24th, the Federal Reserve Board issued an order to SunTrust Bank for violations of the National Flood Insurance Act. The order itself…
May 11, 2017
The virtual bumblebees are now available for download under an MIT license. The bees were kinda/sorta always available, but I have clarified the licensing. To celebrate, the Journal of Open Source Software…
May 9, 2017
As I've said before, I don't often talk about land use. But here's a bit of news. The Board of Appeals has an opening and the County Council has put out a…
May 4, 2017
Gary Woodson v. Allstate Insurance Company is an interesting new decision that just came out of the Fourth Circuit regarding flood insurance, which transfers full jurisdiction over claims relating to flood damage…
May 2, 2017
This evening, the kids and I walked over to the Long Reach Village Center, where got to see the new plan for the Long Reach Village Center. I will say here what…