R package for sentiment detection.
Nathan Yau
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sentimentr →
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quartzFonts() →
Change graphic fonts with this R function in OS X.
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Same BMI, different body
The index needs an information supplement.
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Predictable Android lock patterns
Passwords are annoying, which is why so many people use passwords that are…
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Decent presidential candidate options.
I have no idea what’s going on here, and I prefer to keep…
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Lessons in statistical significance, uncertainty, and their role in science
Science is hard. Statistics is hard. Proving cause and effect is hard.
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Hearing color instead of seeing it
Neil Harbisson is completely color blind, so he has a device that lets him listen to color.
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Make grid maps in Python →
A quick script for squares and hexagons that outputs to SVG.
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Where the checked luggage goes
Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam put a camera on a piece of checked luggage…
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Nuclear detonations from 1945 to present
There have been over 2,000 nuclear detonations since 1945. Orbital Mechanics mapped each…
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Mapped: Solar energy and savings if you got panels
Punch in your address. See how much you could save, based on a variety of data sources.
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What Chicken Nuggets Taught Me About Using Data to Design →
Ask yourself what the numbers represent.
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Game tests your color-matching skills
Simple and surprisingly challenging.
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Surveillance selfie with cell phone metadata
Just because there’s no content that comes with the metadata doesn’t make the latter useless.
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data diff →
Like diff for code but for data tables.
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Using Amazon’s $5 button for personal data collection
Set it up in ten minutes.
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Demographics of laughter on the web
There are a handful of ways to express laughter online, and it appears…
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Fitbit during sex
Reddit user noveltysin wore a Fitbit during sex, and then posted a screenshot…
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The Statistical Atlas that Keeps On Going
I already revived the first Statistical Atlas of the United States from 1870 with modern data, but there’s still more data to look at. So I kept on going.
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Using BuzzFeed’s listicle format to tell stories with maps and charts →
Peter Aldhous on his workflow and speeding up the visualization process for the news.