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      • 1871 Populations of Ontario
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      • Breweries and Distilleries in Ontario, 1914-15
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      • Asylums in New Zealand, 1900
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      • Asylums of England and Wales, 1845-1860
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      • Study Context
      • First Admissions to Hamilton Asylum by County
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      • 1851 Essex County by Religion Stated in Census
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    GPS Equipped Robot Snowplow


    06 Feb - Fan-Based Visualiser -

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    25 Jan - Conceptually Brilliant -

    MemoryMiner


    14 Jan - Inspirational -

    SketchUp/SL


    24 Nov - Too Cool -

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  • About Shawn Day

    I am a PhD student in the History Department at McMaster University in Hamilton. Academically, my research interests revolve about nineteenth century Canadian economic, business and social history. Most specifically the role of drink and those who served them in late 19thC Ontario. More broadly I explore the adaptation of technology and information visualisation to the pedagogical process. Professionally, I enjoyed the dotcom boom as jack-of-all trades in co-founded development ventures. Prior to that I was a self-employed journeyman involved in all aspects of information architecture. I have some history in technology and my main joy in life is catalyzing the reaction between technology and the study of history.
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