Leah Wechsler http://www.onpause.net Contact? Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:49:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Shipping reports http://www.onpause.net/2012/02/16/shipping-reports/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shipping-reports http://www.onpause.net/2012/02/16/shipping-reports/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:24:10 +0000 admin http://www.onpause.net/?p=273 One way to transform your idea of where you are, is to change what you are listening to…and this is something amazing to listen to.

UK Shipping reports from the BBC

]]> http://www.onpause.net/2012/02/16/shipping-reports/feed/ 0 Narrative generation from data http://www.onpause.net/2012/02/16/narrative-story-generation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=narrative-story-generation http://www.onpause.net/2012/02/16/narrative-story-generation/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:22:56 +0000 admin http://www.onpause.net/?p=267 Stories are the Last Mile in Big Data

An interesting read and point of view by Kris Hammond, CTO of Narrative Science, a company that automatically generates narratives from data. The company’s technology transforms data into stories that capture and give voice to the insights hidden in the numbers.

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]]> http://www.onpause.net/2012/02/16/things-i-need/feed/ 0 Preparing for the Erie Canal bike ride http://www.onpause.net/2012/02/16/preparing-for-the-erie-canal-bike-ride/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preparing-for-the-erie-canal-bike-ride http://www.onpause.net/2012/02/16/preparing-for-the-erie-canal-bike-ride/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:12:08 +0000 admin http://www.onpause.net/?p=263 This summer I am cycling the Erie Canal in 400 mile bike ride across New York State, along the beautiful, historic Erie Canal. The route is primarily former rail trail that is now a bike path.

I’ve been thinking about how to document the experience, photography seems right for me, my iPhone has a decent camera and won’t add any bulk to my riding experience.

The question has come up: How will I charge my iPhone?
I think I am going to design a solar power charger to fit my bike, but in my preliminary research… I discovered these backpacks with solar charging capabilities:

Samsonite solar power backpack

Solartown solar backpack

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