Ruby Blocks: seeking closure

Lately, I’ve been quickly wrapping my head around Ruby– that seductive language that is quickly becoming the very reason I want to get out of bed in the morning. In my attempt to grok Ruby Blocks, I started writing this sort of “if you can teach it, then you know it” series called Block Party. As such, it might help someone who stops by to read it, but it’s fundamentally written to help...

Tweetscore: Contextual Scoring

Twitter is not exactly the end-all-be-all of intelligent conversations. While I used it regularly to connect with colleagues and organize projects and events, I still have to admit that the vast majority of traffic is blubber. That said, there are some interesting aspects of Twitter for those interested in data analysis. Tweetscore is an exploration of some of those aspects. @Tweetscore is a web application...