by Richard Flanagan Thanks all for a revolving meeting but good time last Thursday. The general consensus was intriguingly positive for our November read. Although initial difficulties with the novel challenged a couple of us (myself included) I think the…
Anxious to participate in the crowdsourced initiative to map out Ireland’s historical political and administrative boundaries, I have been carefully and steadily following the stages outlined by Dave Corley in “Mapping Irish Townlands”. As I mentioned last week he has provided superb…
by Tim Winton Well, a great discussion as always and some very thoughtful reflections not just on Eyrie, but on life in general and the state of the world. A small stalwart group but no holds barred when it comes…
I have great respect for the Programming Historian, a collaborative and evolving collection of tutorials and hands-on guides to inspire and guide practitioners in the art of doing digital history. The site does’t sugarcoat the one critical aspect of doing digital…
by Robert Harris Thanks all for good discussion, conviviality and a fine summer evening out. As to the Officer and a Spy. It sounds like it was a well-chosen winner for our group. Equally a satisfying read and one that…
I was thrilled to attend a presentation by Lev Manovich at the Trinity CTVR on the 6th Sept on ‘Cultural Analytics: How to use big data to unlearn what we know?’ The experience was inspiring and enthralling and my thanks…
Nicholas Jenkins, in the Kindred Britain project, began his data excursion using the GEDCOM format and the OpenSource genealogical platform PHPGEDView. A logical and appropriate choice. He was working with individuals and was interested in their interrelations.
How does one bring tragedy into the story? In the case of Kindred Britain (on which I have previously written), the creators clearly state that this entire exercise is largely speculative – a great approach to humanities research! They have oversimplified…
One of the more exciting – for me personally at least – digital humanities projects that I have come across this year is Kindred Britain. Kindred Britain is a network of nearly 30,000 individuals — many of them iconic figures in…
by David Byrne Thanks for a fluidly attended but nonetheless enjoyable discussion. Just as a quick recap, general evaluation rewards David Byrne’s book approximately 5 points. It was probably one of the less read to completion books of the past…
by David Leavitt Thanks for coming out last night and appreciating such a fine evening. Mike, you were toasted in absentia. I write while things are still fresh and with rapidity as my wifi is up and down today on…
I am always looking for ways of accomplishing day-to-day tasks more efficiently or effectively and the latest foray has been living with a Google ChromeBook. I am now 30 days with a shiny HP Chromebook 11. At £189 via Curry’s…