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<title>riccomini - data visualization, computer programming, data mining, software engineering</title>
<link>http://www.riccomini.name</link>
<description><![CDATA[Information, code, tutorials, and blog about mobile, blackberry, iphone, android, windows mobile, data mining, social networking, data visualization, prefuse, flare, and processing.]]></description>
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<title>converting sql to hadoop pig</title>
<link>http://www.riccomini.name/Topics/DistributedComputing/Hadoop/HadoopPigDocumentation/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It is sometimes difficult for SQL users to learn Pig because their mind is used to working in SQL. In this tutorial, examples of various SQL statements are shown, and then translated into Pig statements.]]></description>
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<title>exploring the twitter stream</title>
<link>http://www.riccomini.name/Topics/Web/SocialNetworking/ExploringTwitterStream/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lately, I've gotten interested in the Twitter stream. Last weekend, I hooked up a desktop to download the stream for about ten hours on Friday. I did two main things. First, I just took a look at the data, and what it has in it. Then, I applied TF-IDF to my personal tweets in an effort to see if I could find new tweets based on my tweet stream.]]></description>
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<title>app engine and facebook connect</title>
<link>http://www.riccomini.name/Topics/Web/GoogleAppEngine/FacebookConnect/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, there is not much built in support for PyFacebook in Google App Engine, and very few tutorials about it. This is a brief tutorial to explain how to get Facebook Connect working with Google App Engine.]]></description>
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<title>sort reducer input values in hadoop</title>
<link>http://www.riccomini.name/Topics/DistributedComputing/Hadoop/SortByValue/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I recently found the need to sort by value (intead of key) in Hadoop. Essentially, I wanted the reducer's values iterator to be sorted. There seem to be almost no docs, tutorials, or examples (that I could find) on the net for this.]]></description>
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<title>comparing tweetmeme and digg</title>
<link>http://www.riccomini.name/Topics/Web/SocialNetworking/ComparingTweetmemeAndDigg/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After attending ICWSM this year, and talking to some folks from Digg, I got interested in comparing Digg to Twitter. The question that I wanted to answer was: Has Twitter made Digg obsolete?]]></description>
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<title>hadoop summit '09</title>
<link>http://www.riccomini.name/Topics/DistributedComputing/Hadoop/HadoopSummit09/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[My notes on the Hadoop Summit '09 conference in Santa Clara this year. The conference was very energetic, and Hadoop's momentum is undeniable.]]></description>
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<title>impressions of icwsm '09</title>
<link>http://www.riccomini.name/Topics/Web/SocialNetworking/ICWSM2009/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I attended the International Conference for Web and Social Media (ICWSM) this year. I was left with a few lasting impressions, and some exciting papers to read.]]></description>
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<title>duncan watts at icwsm '09</title>
<link>http://www.riccomini.name/Topics/Web/SocialNetworking/DuncanWattsICWSM2009/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I was fortunate enough to catch Duncan Watts' speech at ICWSM this year. I've taken a few notes on his presentation.]]></description>
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<title>BlackBerry Storm GPS</title>
<link>http://www.riccomini.name/Topics/Mobile/BlackBerry/BlackBerryStormGPS/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This example outlines how to get GPS working on a real BlackBerry Storm using Verizon Wireless with GPS and data services enabled.]]></description>
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<title>E.E. Cummings 1 X 1 Visualization</title>
<link>http://www.riccomini.name/Topics/DataVisualization/Processing/EECummingsVisualization/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[My sister approached me recently with a collaborative project idea. She was working on a paper about E.E. Cummings collection of poems entitled "1 X 1", and wanted to visualize the work.]]></description>
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<title>BlackBerry Storm in Eclipse</title>
<link>http://riccomini.name/Topics/Mobile/BlackBerry/BlackBerrySetup/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Walkthrough showing how to setup the Eclipse IDE to develop for the BlackBerry Storm (9530).]]></description>
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<title>iPhone Simple Login Screen</title>
<link>http://www.riccomini.name/Topics/Mobile/iPhone/SimpleLoginScreen/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This coding tutorial shows how to develop a login screen for the iPhone. I walk through the complete
 process of creating and designing a basic iPhone screen. Concepts include the Xcode IDE, Objective C
, the iPhone Cocoa UI SDK, Controllers, Outlets, and more.]]></description>
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<title>BlackBerry Persistent Store</title>
<link>http://www.riccomini.name/Topics/Mobile/BlackBerry/BlackBerryPersistentStore/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Simple code snippet showing a static class that wraps around an encrypted persistent store. Acts as a key/val retrieval system, but persists to disk underneath.]]></description>
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<title>BlackBerry UI</title>
<link>http://www.riccomini.name/Topics/Mobile/BlackBerry/BlackBerryUI/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Basic notes on adding a button, and calling pushscreen.]]></description>
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<title>BlackBerry GPS</title>
<link>http://www.riccomini.name/Topics/Mobile/BlackBerry/BlackBerryGPS/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This sample shows how to build a simple BlackBerry app that tracks a user's GPS location. It also shows how to configure Eclipse with a BlackBerry simulator that supports GPS emulation. ]]></description>
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<title>BlackBerry Notes</title>
<link>http://www.riccomini.name/Topics/Mobile/BlackBerry/BlackBerryNotes/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Misc notes on setting up Eclipse and running the BlackBerry Simulator.]]></description>
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<title>BlackBerry HTTP Client</title>
<link>http://www.riccomini.name/Topics/Mobile/BlackBerry/BlackBerryHTTPClient/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[HTTPClient is a small class that gets web content from a URL for the BlackBerry.]]></description>
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<title>The Sad State of Mobile</title>
<link>http://www.riccomini.name/Topics/Mobile/iPhone/TheSadStateOfMobile/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[My interest in mobile platforms lately has turned to disappointment. I'm quickly realizing that the technologies are in a state of disarray, and far more nascent than the commercials on TV would have you believe. Very little is ready for primetime, which is a huge headache for developers and users alike.]]></description>
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