Saturday, June 27, 2020

Published June 27, 2020 by theboat with 3 comments

Why is the COVID-19 Death Rate So Low in Texas?

Texas has massive COVID-19 infection numbers but relatively low death rates. Why is that?

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Published June 23, 2020 by theboat with 3 comments

How Do I Sleep for a Specific Time in JavaScript?

For a more general question, how do you use async and await with nearly anything in JavaScript?

javascript, software

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Monday, May 18, 2020

Published May 18, 2020 by theboat with 1 comment

Plotly Slow? Try Decimating Your Data

This is a quick tutorial on decimating plots using plotly as the framework.

math, plotly

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Sunday, May 10, 2020

Published May 10, 2020 by theboat with 3 comments

How Do Enchroma Colorblind Glasses Work?

You might have seen clips of people putting on glasses and seeing color with them. How is it possible to cure colorblindness simply by wearing glasses?

fun, physics

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Thursday, April 23, 2020

Published April 23, 2020 by theboat with 3 comments

Why Are Errors in Exponential Projections so Large?

You've likely seen huge errors or uncertainty ranges in exponential projections...

math

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Sunday, April 5, 2020

Published April 05, 2020 by theboat with 3 comments

Subtle Ways to Make Misleading Plots

Quick overview of some common ways people (often intentionally) make misleading plots.

fun

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Friday, March 27, 2020

Published March 27, 2020 by theboat with 1 comment

How to Link Plotly Events Between Plots

Wouldn't it be cool if you could hover over one plot, and have it automatically trigger the hover on another plot?

javascript, plotly, software

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Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Published March 24, 2020 by theboat with 3 comments

How to Work With Log Scales

Log scales come up often and can be confusing. Here's a quick guide.

math

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Thursday, March 12, 2020

Published March 12, 2020 by theboat with 2 comments

Improving Plotly Performance - Coloring Plots

When doing colored marker plots in plotly, is it faster to pass an array of colors for the markers, or do 1 trace per color?

javascript, plotly, software

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Published February 19, 2020 by theboat with 0 comment

Should You Invest All at Once or Dollar Cost Average?

When you have money that you could invest, should you invest it all immediately, or invest some percentage of it each month over the course of many months?