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.

Say Cheese!

Posted on January 7, 2024 by John

I’m trying out a solarcan, which is a pinhole camera. Attached firmly to a structure and left exposed, it should trace the trail the sun leaves across the horizon each day. I’m starting near solstice, so I should have an … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Astronomy, DatViz | 1 Comment

How I did a 3d Scatter Graph

Posted on December 19, 2023 by John

Making a 3D scatter graph with Python from installing Jupyter to drawing the figure Continue reading →

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Monthly excess mortality across Oregon counties, a cartogram.

Posted on July 15, 2023 by John

Science Advances recently published a paper, “Monthly excess mortality across counties in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic“, Eugenio Paglino et al, that looked at the number of deaths that were more than expected before and during COVID. From … Continue reading →

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The Aphorist of NE Lloyd Blvd, Portland.

Posted on May 1, 2023 by John
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I enjoyed the variety of thought in the Daily Nous group post under this title. I found Luke Stark’s “ChatGPT is Mickey Mouse” a particularly helpful way to understand LLM’s. Animated characters certainly act intelligent, and may affects us as … Continue reading →

Posted on April 15, 2023 by John | Leave a comment