Category Archives: Local
Science Blogging Conference 2008
The 2008 NC Science Blogging Conference went well despite the unusually wintry weather scaring off a few attendees with long drives. The first session I attended on Open Science set the unconference tone for the day with the speaker serving … Continue reading
Science Blogging Conference in January
The 2008 Science Blogging Conference is coming up January 19. I attended last year and will be co-leading a session this year on “Public Scientific Data”. My selfish interest in public data is wanting to try to improve the visualizations … Continue reading
Chapel Hill 2007 Town Council Election Graphs
Here is a summary graph of the 2007 Chapel Hill Town Council elections [source data]. Each horizontal bar is a precinct, and the heights are proportional to the number of votes cast in each precinct. Each color is a different … Continue reading
Will Raymond in 2007
Good luck to Will Raymond in his run for Chapel Hill Town Council. At least, he should be able to prevent parking issues from being shelved in favor of open-ended commitments to developers. The photo shows the line to pay … Continue reading
Marginal Cost of Driving
Taking a vanpool to work most days makes we wonder how much money I am saving or losing for the hassle and convenience of the van. Figures from AAA and the IRS put the cost at upwards of $0.50 per … Continue reading
Chapel Hill Slogan
There’s been more talk lately about a new slogan for Chapel Hill. I don’t have a problem with the old slogan, “the southern part of heaven,” but apparently it doesn’t travel well. I contributed an idea to the N&O’s Orange … Continue reading
Overheard at Brixx
Overheard from the table behind me at Brixx (great pizza, btw): “Tomorrow I’ll take you to Raleigh, because that’s our biiiiig city. So what’s France like?”