Tag: books
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Three books that changed my mind in the past three months
I’ve been trying to read more. Books. Not just staring at my phone. Unless there’s a book on it! I read a decent percentage of Stephenson’s Baroque Cycle that way. A few years ago. I didn’t finish the last book. I’m not saying you shouldn’t spend a ton of time staring into a block of…
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An update on the reading list you assigned me in March 2012
Storify is over. I’m old enough to remember working for a startup that built tools to curate social media posts into news articles before Storify did a much, much better job of it. 😉 I remember hearing about the idea for Storify from Burt Herman at ONA in San Francisco in 2009, which of course…
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Is Dan Sinker’s book making me angry?
Well, no, of course not. In fact, the Epic Quest makes me happy every time I pick it up. I’ve caught myself pages deep, on the couch with my four-year-old who is impatiently reminding me that she has a book of her own in mind, and hey, why is there a duck on your book,…
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The Digital Journalist’s Handbook: ON SALE NOW
I’ve been wildly impressed with Mark Luckie’s blog and work at 10,000 Words since I first heard of him. Highly recommend this book as a good reference to have in every newsroom. The Digital Journalist’s Handbook: ON SALE NOW
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“Python for Informatics” Open Textbook Remixed in 11 Days
This book is a data-focused remix of “Think Python: How to Think like a Computer Scientist,” the book Adrian Holovaty often recommends to journalists who want to get started with Django. “Python for Informatics” Open Textbook Remixed in 11 Days
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One book, many readings
Stunning visualizations and analysis of how the narrative options in Choose Your Own Adventure books changed over time. (Spotted via Snarkmarket.) One book, many readings
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How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python
How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python
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Hedged down: Practical Django Projects
Annotations to the James Bennett book. Hedged down: Practical Django Projects
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Generation gap
So I’ve been reading this book my Dad sent me a few weeks ago. It’s not that impressive so far (about 100 pages in). The mentions in the title of MySpace and YouTube seem to have been tacked on in order to sell books, fittingly enough, and the authors make their political alignments clear from…
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How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python
How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python