Author Archives: bkeegan

Boston Marathon bombing

Posted on April 17, 2013 by bkeegan

The Boston Marathon bombing occurred less than a mile from where I work and only 300 feet away from my first apartment after graduating from college. Fortunately, all my kith and kin are safe and well. The proximity and severity … Continue reading →

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Co-authorship patterns around Pope Francis

Posted on March 29, 2013 by bkeegan

A little late in coming, but here’s a pretty picture based on a conference submission I’m preparing. Taking the revision history of all 607 unique editors who contributed to the article on Pope Francis after 1 Jan 2013. Get all … Continue reading →

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UFOs in SimCity

Posted on March 3, 2013 by bkeegan

SimCity is one of my favorite computer game franchises from my childhood. I began playing SimCity 2000 when it required writing bootup batch scripts to allocate 4 megs of memory in MSDOS circa 1995. The sequels SimCity 3000 and SimCity … Continue reading →

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Sandy Hook School massacre

Posted on December 16, 2012 by bkeegan

If you follow me on Twitter, you’re probably already well-acquainted with my views on what should happen in the wake of the shooting spree that massacred 20 children and 6 educators at a suburban elementary school in Newton, Connecticut. This post, … Continue reading →

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2012 Aurora shootings

Posted on July 21, 2012 by bkeegan

The “2012 Aurora shooting” article on Wikipedia is an example of a breaking news article which has a many editors intensively and jointly editing a single article. As of approximately 1pm EDT on July 21, 290 unique editors have made … Continue reading →

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First

Posted on November 18, 2011 by bkeegan

I’ve had an “uneven” experience blogging in the past–insufficient motivation, feeling as though I’m shouting into the void, a lack of coherence. But those lucky souls who follow me on Twitter know I am not a timid poster. I hope … Continue reading →

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