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You mention a book … and you seem to have gathered all this research.
Can you actually write?

Fair question. This will be my first book. Of course I would like you to believe I can write, so here, for now, is a sampling of shorter pieces I hope you will scroll your way through.

The Surprising Connection Between Alan Turing's Imitation Game & Your Garth Brooks Tickets
The Surprising Connection Between Alan Turing's Imitation Game & Your Garth Brooks Tickets

The CAPTCHA process is actually a reverse Turing test. Instead of a computer trying to convince you that it’s human, you “win” by convincing a computer that you’re not another computer.

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Bill WhitesideDecember 3, 2024
Your Data Doesn't Tell the Story of Your Puppy
Your Data Doesn't Tell the Story of Your Puppy

… in this case, the story of Gracie Somerset Whiteside.

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Bill WhitesideNovember 29, 2019
Doing the Same Thing Over & Over vs. Never Doing the Same Thing Again
Doing the Same Thing Over & Over vs. Never Doing the Same Thing Again

Atul Gawande is a surgeon who also happens to be one of my favorite writers.

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Bill WhitesideNovember 28, 2019
Boston in Fractals
Boston in Fractals

I started writing this in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing … and finally finished it 5 years later.

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Bill WhitesideDecember 29, 2018
It’s Time Again for Me to Move On
It’s Time Again for Me to Move On

After 30 years selling software, I’m now writing a book about Winston Churchill and an incident from early in WWII. Craziest thing I’ve ever done. I attempt to make sense of it here.

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Bill WhitesideDecember 28, 2018
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