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.

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

Railroad Moniker Introductory Field Guide

Posted on February 2, 2023 by John

Graffiti on trains is illegal, dangerous, and a U.S. folk tradition that goes back over 100 years. I enjoy looking at railroad monikers (typically line drawings on freight cars). Just for fun, I offer this pocket field guide to a … Continue reading →

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Art Resources to Share

Posted on January 22, 2023 by John

Clay Class Notes Some of the most popular content on my blog are two series of ceramic class instruction notes. Time to #introduce them to the Fediverse via my account: @John_Norris Hand building ThrowingClay whistles #Pottery #ArtEducation #CreativeCommons

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