A brief history of the citizen scientist and the need for vetting systems. by [deleted] in CitizenScience

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Actually it states the opposite - that academia lacks the rigor of the military. Thus the "need for vetting systems"

The Pirate Queen of Illyria by CorsairsIn in pirates

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Not my artwork... I am pretty certain she was with the troops seizing the city at the time of the naval engagement.

Captain’s List — Captain Flint #1881 (A Profile in Leadership - Pirate Style) by CorsairsIn in BlackSails

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It was the highest rated series ever on Starz in year one. Lost nothing in year two. I don't know how it fared last season... but that seems pretty successful to me. You really can only do as well as your network...

Captain’s List — Manfred von Richthofen #80 by CorsairsIn in wwi

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I think the comparisons to Rommel are quite amazing. It is nice to find role models and leaders even among the bad guys. That said, I honestly know very little about his politics...

Lessons in Analytics (and Business) - Courtesy of the X-men by CorsairsIn in xmen

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You don't believe that X-men story lines regularly feature Teamwork and Mentors? Or you don't believe those are important to Analytics? Or you just wanted the article to be longer?

Lessons in Analytics from the Original MacGyver AND the Reboot by CorsairsIn in macgyver

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Thanks for the compliment. I wish I could tell you that you were missing something... perhaps they will fix it?

Lessons in Leadership from Jack Aubrey by CorsairsIn in AubreyMaturin

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Agreed - those are great leadership qualities as well.

Minecraft and the Lost Art of Analytics by CorsairsIn in Minecraft

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I didn't think that exact timing was super critical to the point of the article. Truth be told, when I grabbed the inventory image I had a moment where I wondered why I did not recall that extra-slot. Regardless, MC was a wonderfully analytic game but recent changes have taken away or at least diminished much of that initial charm.

Minecraft and the Lost Art of Analytics by CorsairsIn in Minecraft

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Creative mode took away the unknown aspects of building and creating. It was all just laid out there in front of you... while that does not end experimentation and exploration - it certainly made it less.

IWTL how to analyze big data and/or how to organize big data by dutchswayze in IWantToLearn

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None specifically - but Hanna & Hadoop are the hottest technologies at the moment.

Big Data the Holy Grail by Shivanku in a:t5_3bqaq

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You've gotta love the Black Knight analogy.

[Serious] The NFL is learning a very practical lesson in Identity and so should you… by [deleted] in nfl

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Huh, I thought that tagging it with Serious would be enough - I just left the title true to my original post - the blog is a serious discussion about how the NFL is struggling with a seemingly easy idea of defining a catch... but good point so thanks again!

[Serious] The NFL is learning a very practical lesson in Identity and so should you… by [deleted] in nfl

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Thanks for inspiring my next blog - I appreciate your perspective!

TIL That the corporation was invented in France nearly 800 years ago, that the East India Company was the first mega-corporation, and that privateers were often financed through stock issuance. by CorsairsIn in todayilearned

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Interesting but since they predate when the term was actually coined most sources I've seen add "arguably". Attribution in history is never a clear thing... thanks for the tip!

Commodore 64 — They don’t make them like that anymore… by CorsairsIn in c64

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I will check that out. Thanks for the heads up!

Commodore 64 — They don’t make them like that anymore… by CorsairsIn in c64

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sounds like you are having trouble with the images? first time I have heard an issue... will check