This summer while in Tokyo we spent a late afternoon and evening at the Sky Deck at Mori Towers in Roppongi Hills. The views of the Tokyo skyline were spectacular. The original gallery is at my website.
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Working paper on age dynamics of official careers during the Qing
We’ve been working on a manuscript of a paper on the age dynamics of the careers of civil officials during the Qing. It has reached the point where we are comfortable sharing it, both in the hope of receiving feedback, and also as a resource for anyone interested in the basic descriptive on the ages…
HKUST Birds 香港科技大學野鳥
A few years ago I started getting up in the morning and walking around campus to take pictures of the birds. I started with a RF100-400 f5.6-8, sometimes with a 2x teleconverter, and more recently I’ve been shooting with the RF800 f11. Here is the full gallery of HKUST bird pictures at my Smugmug site.
New publication using process mining to study the careers of Qing officials in the CGED-Q JSL
Adam Burke at the Queensland University of Technology lead-authored a paper “State Snapshot Process Discovery on Career Paths of Qing Dynasty Civil Servants” that introduces a new process mining technique he calls ‘state snapshot process discovery’ and illustrates it by application to our CGED-Q JSL data on the careers of jinshi officials. I am a…
Training guide for using R to analyze the CGED-Q JSL Public Release
Chen Jun has created a training guide (in Chinese) to help anyone who would like to learn how to use R to analyze the CGED-Q JSL Public Releases. The PDF file is available for download here. Chen Jun has produced other resources including slides and sample code for R, and they and the training guide…
Mount Tamalpais
On a clear day, Mount Tamalpais offers incredible views of the ocean and the Bay.
Foothills Nature Preserve
Foothills Nature preserve was another of our favorite places for hiking.
Castle Rock State Park
Castle Rock State Park on Skyline Drive is another lovely place for hiking on the Peninsula. My original gallery is here.
Windy Hill Open Space Preserve
We enjoyed hiking at Windy Hill Open Space Preserve. The original gallery is here.
Pearson-Arastradero Preserve
The Pearson-Arastradero is a lovely preserve in Palo Alto. We went walking there a number of times. The original gallery is here.