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Nov 15 2012
Reading digital sources: a case study in ship's logs

[Temporary note, March 2015: those arriving from reddit may also be interested in this post, which has a bit more about the specific image and a few more like it.]

Nov 14 2012
Where are the individuals in data-driven narratives?

Note: this post is part 5 of my series on whaling logs and digital history. For the full overview, click here.

Nov 02 2012
When you have a MALLET, everything looks like a nail

Note: this post is part 4, section 2 of my series on whaling logs and digital history. For the full overview, click here.

Nov 01 2012
Machine Learning at sea

Note: this post is part 4 of my series on whaling logs and digital history. For the full overview, click here.

Oct 30 2012
Data narratives and structural histories: Melville, Maury, and American whaling

Note: this post is part I of my series on whaling logs and digital history. For the full overview, click here.

Oct 18 2012
Melville Plots

Note: this post is part III of my series on whaling logs and digital history. For the full overview, click here.

Oct 12 2012
Logbooks and the long history of digitization

Note: this post is part II of my series on whaling logs and digital history. For the full overview, click here.