Author Archives: John

About John

Interested in how information intersects daily life, technology, and art. Digital Marketing - marketing ROI in healthcare Collaboration - working in social and collaborative media. Biomedical Informaticist - focusing on patient/patient, patient/provider communication.

Birdie Cam

Security web-cam in a bird house We got a green-backyard.com WIFI web cam a few months back, built a house to suit our local black-capped chickadees, wired it up, and after a bit of time and some bird activity, we … Continue reading

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Social experiments, fine art, and r/place

Over the weekend, Reddit put up their annual place collaboration area. They allow one to place a single tile every five minutes on a limited size canvas. There are hundred of thousands of people doing the same. Thus, there is … Continue reading

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Pipe Straw

Having appreciated the large straws furnished by boba tea places, I decided to go wider. Cut, shaped, sanded, and cleaned a 1″ O.D. ‘PVC’ pipe (suitable for potable water). Definitely more of a pipe than a straw. It’s a bit … Continue reading

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Oregon Health Cartogram – Depression by County

(Update Nov 28: Added disclaimer about population health veracity. This graph really is based on the OHA documents, but it has not been vetted by health experts.) My second run with the Oregon cartogram I’ve been developing with some actual data. I … Continue reading

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Oregon Health Cartogram – Chronic Cardiac Diseases by County

This is my first chance to try out the Oregon cartogram I’ve been developing with some actual data. (Update Nov 28: Added disclaimer about population health veracity. This graph really is based on the OHA documents, but it has not … Continue reading

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