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Oct 20, 2014

Big Data for Locals

Is big data good for local government? Yes and no. There's a lot that goes into an analysis and big data is only one component that starts with what question is being…

Sep 22, 2014

Cheap Biohacking

Today's Fark brings the story of Jasmine Tridevil, a Florida woman who had plastic surgery to add a third breast. Tridevil sought the surgery to make her interesting enough for a reality…

Sep 20, 2014

LaTeX Dissertation Template for UMBC

The Graduate School at the University of Maryland Baltimore County provides a dissertation template for graduate students. This template is incomplete and the formatting does not meet the specifications the graduate school…

Aug 28, 2014

Fall 2014: Public Finance and Public Administration

I have posted the syllabus for this fall's PUAD 701, Public Finance and Public Administration at the University of Baltimore.

Jul 17, 2014

Teaching Finite Mathematics

Last night, I submitted the grades for the summer session of MATH 106, Finite Mathematics, at UMUC. Teaching Finite Mathematics is kind of a mixed bag and this term, was my first…

Jul 3, 2014

Reauthorizing the Ex-Im Bank

When American businesses want to do business in other countries, they take on several types of risk that are unfamiliar to domestic operations. Some are easy to manage. For instance, foreign exchange…

Jun 30, 2014

An Airplane Crushed My Water Bottle

A few weeks ago, the family flew to Columbus for my sister's graduation from law school. On the way back, we bought a bottle of Fiji water. :::figure{src="/assets/img/news/20140504 105740.webp" align="center" width="100"} :::…

Jun 24, 2014

Please Selfie After Evacuating

I've done this before: Post by James Howard . But I might have a real problem. Apparently MEININGER Hotels posted this: :::figure{src="/assets/img/news/dc3cb935a216d8d1449adf36533a2f0a.webp" alt="Put the damn phone away (MEININGER Hotels)" align="center" width="100"} Put…

Jun 22, 2014