Monthly Archives: February 2016

Wikidata Anomalies

Posted on 2016-02-28 by jimbelton

I’ve found some interesting anomalies in the latest wikidata dump (from 2016-02-15). There are two properties referenced by objects that are not defined. The numbers in parentheses are the line numbers of the objects in the dump that reference the … Continue reading →

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Wikidata Extraction Tool on GitHub

Posted on 2016-02-26 by jimbelton

I just pushed the first bit of a tool for extracting information from wikidata.org. See my previous article for a description of the dump format. The tool can be found here: https://github.com/jimbelton/wikidata It doesn’t do a lot so far, but … Continue reading →

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Review of “Deadpool”

Posted on 2016-02-21 by jimbelton

* * * * A This is the best Marvel film since Guardians of the Galaxy. It’s very funny, action packed, and has a great love story. Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) turns to the mysterious Ajax (Ed Skrein) to cure … Continue reading →

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Big Data: How Much Space is Needed to Unzip a Gzip?

Posted on 2016-02-20 by jimbelton

When you start playing with big data files like wikimedia dumps, you need a lot of disk space. Normally, if you run zcat -l file.gz, it will tell you how much. But for very large files: wikidata/data $ zcat -l … Continue reading →

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Ben Shapiro’s Debating Tactics

Posted on 2016-02-19 by jimbelton

Ben Shapiro is a right wing political commentator. When he appeared as a guest on liberal commentator Dave Rubin’s show, Rubin praised his book “How to Debate Leftists and Destroy Them”. While I’m not particularly interested in destroying leftists, I … Continue reading →

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Synopsis of “Crippled America”

Posted on 2016-02-17 by jimbelton

I just finished Donald Trump’s latest book, “Crippled America”, where he lays out the platform of his presidential campaign. If you’ve seen his debate performances and interviews, there isn’t a whole lot of new material in the book, but it … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “The Art of the Deal”

Posted on 2016-02-16 by jimbelton

* * * B With all the coverage of Donald Trump in the media, I thought I’d read his business book, “The Art of the Deal”. The book is very anecdotal, covering many projects he’s worked on, from buildings in … Continue reading →

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Review of “MI-5” (the movie)

Posted on 2016-02-14 by jimbelton

 * * * * A Kit “John Snow” Harrington stars as Will Holloway, a former MI-5 agent recruited by the agency to search for his former superior, Harry Pearce (played by Peter Firth, reprising his roll from the British TV … Continue reading →

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Review of “Mockingjay – Part 2”

Posted on 2016-02-13 by jimbelton

* * * B I finally watched the final installment of the Hunger Games series, Mockingjay Part 2. I found it entertaining, despite seeing it on the small screen in my hotel room. Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss) and Josh Hutcherson (Peeta) … Continue reading →

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My Answers to “Are You a ‘Cuckservative’?

Posted on 2016-02-08 by jimbelton

These are my answers to Are You a “Cuckservative”? Take This Simple Quiz to Find Out! as posted by Donald Joy . As he writes: In case you’re a bit late to the party, there’s a new and important political … Continue reading →

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