June 2009
1 post
Starting with a big pile of data
What can one do with a list of names from the US census? One example is the Name Generator, which lets you explore the data and play with it, and is surprisingly entertaining. The most basic function it has is to create random combinations of first and last names, eg. Craig Apple Lashawn Ichinotsubo Dixie Peon Once you have some names, it invites you to tag the name with a descriptive term. For...