My Musings

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    Attempting Text Analysis

    Lately, I’ve been trying to figure out how text analysis work. Last year, when I was looking at some comments, I created a dictionary of similar phrases so I could see trends in comments – what kind of comments are mentioned most frequently. In the business I’m in, certain phrases come up frequently so one…

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    Lights Out

    Okay…it’s hard to get anything done with all of what’s going on in the news. Last Sunday I believe we got the bombshell that a second Kavanaugh accuser had come forward and Michael Avanetti had given a heads up that in the coming days he would come forth with allegation from a third accuser. Then…

  • Ethics and Data

    I read within the past week that Facebook tried to get banks to allow them access to their customer’s data. Whoa! And the stocks went up upon those news. Yep, those shareholders are salivating at the prospect of Facebook attaining your financial information. Okay, this is beyond the pale. So far the banks have resisted…

  • Oh Boy! (Kavanaugh vs Ford)

    The timing is suspicious. When I first read the allegations, I thought, “Now? This is coming out now? Just as he is about to be confirmed as a Supreme Court justice?” Without the allegations, my thought on confirming Brett Kavanaugh for a life time role on the Supreme Court was already a “nay” because I…