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From Wikipedia – A database is an organized collection of data. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality in a way that supports processes requiring this information. For example, modeling the availability of rooms in hotels in a way that supports finding a hotel with vacancies. Harvey and Press provide a […]

Very interesting radio report from National Public Radio regarding printing the entire Wikipedia site. http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/03/27/295262783/printing-wikipedia-would-take-1-million-pages-but-thats-sort-of-the-point

Continuing our pursuit of the unknown, we dive deep into the digital history of the soldiers of the Civil War.  And in order to make the research easier, we, like many previous online historians will provide searchable key words and information to link our findings to the researchers of the future.  This is called METADATA.  […]

My father LOVES this sort of research so I have been consulting his expertise as we have proceeded through this exercise.  My dad has spent hours upon hours researching our family history and has quite an extensive narrative to show for his efforts.  He has acquired many primary sources such as letters, diaries and sheet […]

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12356Pa$$wor[) How’s that one? Nope the nefarious bastards that spend all their time and talent being criminal can crack that.  They figured out algorithms to crack passwords with real details?  My mom’s maiden name is Flubbywacker and the street I grew up on is now Snoobdrow Street. Capitals at front? nOt anYmorE numbers/punctuation at end? […]