Jack Dougherty

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Prof. Trinity College #Hartford #CT cities suburbs & schools #dataviz #digitalhistory #education #histodon #openaccess #bike #biketooter #biketouring #transit
Websitehttps://JackDougherty.org
Dataviz bookhttps://HandsOnDataViz.org
History bookhttps://OnTheLine.trincoll.edu
Fun on Wheelshttps://JackBikes.org
Jack DoughertyAug 4, 2023
For Sale: REI ADV 3.1 touring gravel bike, $600. Size: Medium (for 5'6" to 5'9")
Originally purchased in 2017 and well-maintained with several new parts over time. Details at
https://hartford.craigslist.org/bik/d/west-hartford-2017-rei-adv-31-touring/7650749575.html
Test ride and purchase at https://BiCiCo.org West community bike shop, 616 New Park Ave, West Hartford CT, open Thu-Fri-Sat, phone 860-595-3211 and ask for shop manager Jacob #Hartford #CT #Bike #BikeTooter
2017 REI ADV 3.1 touring - gravel bike - bicycles - by owner - bike...

Size: Medium (ideal for person around 5'6" to 5'9") Reach 369mm, Stack 594 mm Chromoly steel frame, 3 x 10 speed, Shimano Deore crank and derailleurs, Microsoft bar-end shifters, TRP Sprye...

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Jack DoughertyJun 9, 2023
Bike for sale: Priority 600 12-speed internal gear belt drive, $1000
Well-maintained with several new parts
https://hartford.craigslist.org/bik/d/west-hartford-priority-speed-internal/7630617742.html
Test drive and purchase at https://BiCiCo.org West, 616 New Park Ave, West Hartford CT #BikeTooter
Priority 600 12-speed internal gear bike - bicycles - by owner -...

For sale: Priority 600 bicycle, $1000 12-speed Pinion internal gear with 600% range, front & rear dynamo lights and fenders, hydraulic disc brakes, Axiom rear rack. Ideal all-weather commuter...

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Jack DoughertyDec 7, 2022
Although #FBI data says fatal shootings by #police have declined since 2015, #WashingtonPost data "shows the opposite is true: Officers have shot and killed more people every year" #data story by investigative reporters Andrew Ba Tran, Marisa Iati, Claire Healy #dataviz
https://wapo.st/3UASBqb
Fatal police shootings are increasing, but fewer are being reported

Fatal police shootings by officers in at least 2,250 departments are missing from federal records since 2015, according to The Washington Post database.

The Washington Post
Jack DoughertyNov 30, 2022

Why Half of Affordable Housing Vouchers in #Connecticut Go Unused, by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas

"Few local housing authorities allow new voucher recipients to use the rental assistance outside of that city or town..."

"Local housing authorities grade themselves on how helpful they are at helping voucher holders...nearly all give themselves a perfect score"

"Landlords... reluctant to accept vouchers" despite #CT Court ruling #Section8 #housing #discrimination #HUD

https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Half-of-CT-affordable-housing-lottery-winners-17597460.php

Why half of affordable housing vouchers in CT aren’t used

One woman was “so excited” when she was picked in the state’s lottery — until she...

CT Insider
Jack DoughertyNov 8, 2022

Today's intro #dataviz syllabus for US Election Day https://datavizforall.org/#tue-8-nov

Compare how two different maps forecast House of Rep results. What do you notice?

https://www.270towin.com/2022-house-election/

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-election-forecast/house/

Learning Goal #10: Detect Lies & Reduce Bias. Read HODV Ch 14 https://handsondataviz.org/detect.html
- How to Lie with Charts
- How to Lie with Maps
- Recognize & Reduce Data Bias
- Recognize & Reduce Spatial Bias

Thx @datawrapper for updating cartograms!

Educ 206: Data Visualization For All

Prof. Jack Dougherty at Trinity College, Hartford CT

DataVizForAll.org
Jack DoughertyNov 5, 2022

Kind of counts as "creative coding and related arts" on , right....?

"In late October, a Swedish software engineer named Linus Åkesson unveiled a playable accordion—called 'The Commodordion'—he crafted out of two vintage Commodore 64 computers connected with a bellows made of floppy disks taped together. A demo of the hack debuted in an 11-minute YouTube video where Åkesson plays a Scott Joplin ragtime song and details the instrument's creation." https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/11/playable-commodore-64-accordion-delights-with-homemade-chiptune-goodness/

Swedish engineer creates playable accordion from 2 Commodore 64 computers

Linus Åkesson's instrument sports custom software and a bellows made of floppy disks.

Ars Technica
Jack DoughertyNov 3, 2022
Thanks @datawrapper for adding cartogram basemaps in hexagon format for US Congressional Districts for upcoming midterms. See basemap selector under USA » Congressional Districts 2022 (hexagons by state, wide) and USA » Congressional Districts 2022 (hexagons by state, compact). I'll add this to my #dataviz course next week!