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About
I am a writer, data visualizer, and compulsive learner. I bring solid writing skills and clear analysis to engaging visuals, in order to tell stories about important and interesting issues. To this end, I also make use of data analysis software and many web technologies. Another technology essential to my work is the well-written word. I speak English, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.
To view some of my work, please visit my website, http://theoldbeggar.com.
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Tweets
- "Maoist yoga" is a perfect definition of Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger http://t.co/FiyHX8eGcw via @NewYorker
- Eccentric math genius says he's proved longstanding conjecture, but nobody understands it // The Paradox of the Proof http://t.co/luHlzl4Jpn
- RT @billclinton: Any afternoon chatting with Gabriel García Márquez about life, literature, and family is a good afternoon. http://t.co/WKf…May 17, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Nathan Heller: Is College Moving Online? http://t.co/4A8cFA3b6A via @NewYorker
- Things that @Pocket needs: custom CSS/fonts for article view, basic article annotation, download lists as epub/kindle/etcMay 16, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- How @Pocket (and we assume other similar services) extends the life of a story http://t.co/cyeDHUv4jJMay 16, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- In a time of universal escalators, taking the stairs is a revolutionary act.
- Is it possible to have strong opinions without to some degree ignoring evidence for the other side (or lack of evidence for yours)?
- Cost of a colony on earth-like planet would merely be "current world GDP accumulated over the life of the universe" http://t.co/jP9dvsvdiT
- RT @enjalot: 10 new #d3js video tutorials out! http://t.co/goe1qJu16a I call it Prototype. 3 of the videos include crossfilter.js!May 14, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @pybaubry @gerarddelorien Only the truly arrogant see themselves as not at all arrogant. Apparently the French understand this perfectly.
- @gerarddelorient Apparently Germans are arrogant but trustworthy, while the French are simply arrogant.
- This poll on views of hipsters is moronic. "14% say they’d be more likely to vote for a hipster for political office" http://t.co/bcYguTsqicMay 13, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- What's with all the sports #dataviz? NYT's http://t.co/WkDNuXVW4Z and the recent NFL one; also http://t.co/YP1kq0pZBw in WaPo cc @KevinQMay 13, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- A survey of historical linguistics, as related to Sanskrit and its relationship to Proto-Indo-European http://t.co/sGpJ8MrQ8W
- Just paid $12/yr for @TheBrowser. Already worth it after several one-click adds to reading queue. Highly recommended.May 13, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Nearly every EU country thinks it is the most compassionate and least arrogant in the EU http://t.co/vBR7yKOeV3 via @CardiffGarciaMay 13, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Article seemed dumb, but eating bugs looks like a good idea // UN urges world to eat more insects http://t.co/hOLUXHWeS8 (h/t @DeleOlojede)May 13, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- A note on our current era of journalism: not once in the past 5 years have I wanted for free, high-quality content
- This Is What Happens When Publishers Invest In Long Stories http://t.co/KMyVYT6IXx via @FastCoLabs (h/t @ozlaurenmartin @margokingston1)
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- Summary
I am a writer, data visualizer, and compulsive learner. I bring solid writing skills and clear analysis to engaging visuals, in order to tell stories about important and interesting issues. To this end, I also make use of data analysis software and many web technologies. Another technology essential to my work is the well-written word. To view some of my work, please visit my website, http://theoldbeggar.com.
Experience- Aug 2012 - Jan 2013Chinese Translation Specialist / Gamania Digital Entertainment
Chinese-to-English video-game localization and QA for Taipei-based Gamania Digital Entertainment. Projects were primarily large-scale online games, and translated items included everything from character dialogue to fantastical geographical names. Localization and QA require vigilant attention to detail, both in ensuring accuracy and consistency of translations and assisting programmers with software debugging.
- Jul 2011 - Aug 2012Copy Editor & Web Editor / Want China Times
Beautifying copy, Chinese-English translation and heavy doses of fact-checking for Taiwan-based, English-language news site Want China Times. I was also part of the team that manages the website's presence on several social networks. While at Want China Times, I learned how to operate in a news environment and was exposed to heaps of information on society, politics and economics in Taiwan and China.
- Nov 2010 - Oct 2011Salesforce Administrator / Silverline
Salesforce configuration for clients of Silverline, which is frequently asked for highly customized solutions. Worked with project managers to fit Salesforce implementations to clients' specialized needs and requests.
- Sept 2007 - Mar 2009Co-Editor-In-Chief, Co-Founder / Amplifx Magazine
Founded and was Co-Editor of Amplifx, a bi-monthly community-focused magazine in Lansing, Michigan. Helped organize all aspects of the magazine, including writing, editing and selecting content as well as managing funds and personnel. Oversaw the publication of the first two issues in the magazine’s history.
- Aug 2006 - Sept 2008Writing Consultant / Michigan State University
Helped Michigan State University students and faculty members strengthen writing skills through one-on-one writing consultation and presentations given to large classes. Open to all students and faculty, fields covered in consultation encompassed the social and natural sciences, the humanities and more.
Education-
2005 - 2009Michigan State UniversityB.A. in Philosophy
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2007 - 2008Universidad San Francisco de QuitoLiteratura
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Honors:Certification for the Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language, administered by the government of Taiwan, at the "Superior" level.
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Repositories
- Answers and notes on the book Think Stats, which uses Python to teach statistics./ Pushed Mar 27, 13
- A creative-commons book on Backbone.js for beginners and advanced users alike/ Pushed Feb 07, 13
- Experimenting with data visualization, using d3.js4 forks / 4 watchers / Pushed Feb 04, 13
- Underscore.Nest is an extenstion for converting flat data into nested tree structures/ Pushed Jul 13, 12
- A JavaScript visualization library for HTML and SVG.2700 forks / 15265 watchers / Pushed May 22, 13
- From R to JS in a single line: Render JavaScript visualizations using R objects15 forks / 118 watchers / Pushed May 22, 13
- Example applications for the Derby framework38 forks / 134 watchers / Pushed May 21, 13
- Extracts an SVG node and accompanying styles from an HTML document and allows you to download it all as an SVG file.5 forks / 60 watchers / Pushed May 17, 13
- Multi-Dimensional charting built to work natively with crossfilter rendered with d3.js135 forks / 711 watchers / Pushed May 15, 13
- A set of best practices and utilities for building Backbone.js applications.390 forks / 3650 watchers / Pushed May 09, 13
- Python Wrapper for NVD3 - It's time for beautiful charts5 forks / 63 watchers / Pushed May 06, 13
- Waypoints is a jQuery plugin that makes it easy to execute a function whenever you scroll to an element.236 forks / 2238 watchers / Pushed Apr 22, 13
- My personal collection of d3.js code snippets for Sublime 2 (Time Saver!!!!)1 fork / 14 watchers / Pushed Feb 11, 13
- Web map showing the closure plans for Newcastle Council Libraries, with contact details for the local councillors and other ways to fight against it.2 watchers / Pushed Feb 10, 13
- This application allows you to draw an area and view the Part I crimes in that area over the last three years.1 fork / 6 watchers / Pushed Jan 24, 13
- A jQuery plugin that adds a bindable 'inview' event for detecting when an element is scrolled into view.77 forks / 417 watchers / Pushed Jan 16, 13
- d3-friendly versions of Twitter bootstrap JavaScript tools4 forks / 41 watchers / Pushed Jan 15, 13
- A single-user twitter clone for experimenting with Flask w/ RESTful APIs, Backbone.js and MongoDB3 watchers / Pushed Jan 07, 13
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