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Title says it all, for the most part:

http://injurydb.drivelinebaseball.com

Corrections to release point data were implemented with the generous help of Max Marchi of The Hardball Times. Go check them out! Regression sets are coming...

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(taken from a message board post where I was discussing PITCHf/x uncertainty)

Discussion of these correction algorithms and uncertainty around something that is precisely measured brings up a tangential point: Physicists are rather famous for saying "Any measurement that you make ( Read more... )

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As detailed in this Stack Overflow request, I had the need to convert an existing database of users/passwords (stored in plaintext) to our new authentication library driven by CI and TankAuth. User jondavidjohn got me on the right track, and here's the code I ended up writing to ( Read more... )

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Now that scaffolding has finally been removed from CodeIgniter, they've removed all references to it. However, I still use this function for clients, and as a result, stick with the 1.7.3 branch for now. If you're in the same situation and need the simple controller code, here it is:
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"I can't imagine not caring."

My friend and colleague Zac told me of this exchange that came from one of his short stories. Zac and I were discussing our busy schedules over beers at the local karaoke dive bar. For comparison's sake, Zac is a full-time game designer and could also be ( Read more... )

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A corollary to "Focus on What Matters," understanding the axis you compete on is an important trait in any good entrepreneur. The inability to focus on the competitive edge that justifies your product or service's end cost has sunk many organizations in the critical stages of their ( Read more... )

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Recently I needed to call trim() for multiple variables in an array in my CodeIgniter application, but had issues with calling the custom function using array_walk() to do so. A bit of Googling and experimentation led me to this answer:

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A friend of mine asked me about trying to work the Smolov Jr. bench program (split into 3x/week over 4 weeks) into a regular training schedule. I put a fair amount of thought into it and figured that I'd share it. Here is the exchange:

Kyle,

If you don't mind, I'd like to ask you a ( Read more... )

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This isn't pretty, but I needed to write code that would merge two arrays of differing sizes. One contained injury information for 1400 players with an overlapping field of elias_id with an array of 900 players of PITCHf/x data. Simply put, I needed to insert two values from the ( Read more... )