What do stars even mean? Apple should stop using the five star rating system

Apple Needs to Ditch the 5-Star System

Alison Pitt - Admin November 1, 2017

This week’s topic for discussion is why I think Apple Podcasts should ditch the five-star rating system.

An orchestra tunes to standard pitch. But how standard is it?

Shouldn't Standard Pitch be Standard?

Alison Pitt - Admin October 25, 2017

Come down the rabbit hole with me! I’m looking at the history of the 440Hz “standard pitch”…and why anyone should care.

What Is It With 44.1kHz?

Alison Pitt - Admin October 18, 2017

Today’s topic for discussion looks at why the 44.1kHz sampling rate in digital audio is so popular.

Ummms and ahhh have their place. Don’t shush them!

Leave Those "Ummms" Alone

Alison Pitt - Admin October 11, 2017

Don't be in such a hurry to edit out all your "ummms"! Here's why.

Using music in your projects doesn’t have to be a headache

Music for Podcasts and Other Projects

Alison Pitt - Admin October 4, 2017

How does music work in independent audio projects? What does "royalty-free" mean, what are the different licenses, where can you go to get music for your project, and who's trying to disrupt the market in favor of creators?

How to Shrink a .wav

Alison Pitt - Admin September 27, 2017

Today's topic for discussion is a slightly mathy explanation on how to shrink the filesize of your .wav's.

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An Exploration of Incomplete Open Cubes

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For a recent JLL viz challenge and Iron Quest, I explored an Alteryx + Tableau recreation of Sol LeWitt’s “Incomplete Open Cubes” (1974). I created all the cubes, then I visualized them in Tableau; this is how I did it.

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What size dashboard should you use for a nice Tableau Public thumbnail?

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It’s not obvious what dashboard aspect ratio to aim for if you want a nice-looking thumbnail on Tableau Public, but I did some digging and found the best one. For now, at least.

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Let's talk about recovering from setbacks

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I scrapped a whole video because it wasn’t up to scratch. Afterward, I made a video about not making a video. Let me explain!

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7 things you can do to up your data game while job searching

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So, you’re a data nerd, you’re looking for a new job, and you just reached the end of the list of jobs to apply for. What do you do next? This is exactly the situation that I have found myself in several times in the last few months, so I thought I’d compile a list of the things that I’ve done to keep myself engaged while in a lull.

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Visualizing Star Trek

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It’s no surprise that I’m into Star Trek. So what happens when my love of data collides with my fandom? I make a viz that turns the scripts of my favorite movies into an explorable piece of art.

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A few pitfalls of the small data set

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Think a small data set is easier to visualize? Think again. You have to pay as much attention to what’s NOT in the set as what is…or you risk misinforming your audience! This article explores some of the recent pitfalls I tried to avoid in the latest Makeover Monday challenge.

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Vintage Viz: Beautiful rings on your Linux desktop with Conky

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System stats can be beautiful, too. Once upon a time, I used Conky on Ubuntu to visualize things like memory usage, disk space and battery percentage, rendered as dynamic rings right there on my desktop.

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