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20 Aug 2023 • 3 min read

How to access Pittsburgh arrest data using Python - Beginner-friendly

Arrest data can be used to help us understand how police are focusing their attention and resources. This is a short explainer on how to access arrest for the city of Pittsburgh.  Find the data you want to access The Western PA Regional Data Center (WPRDC) is an awesome resource

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5 May 2023 • 3 min read

A hack to make it easier for QA Testers in Twine (Sugarcube 2)

For the game OnlyBans, we got a wonderful accessibility audit done by the Disability Sexuality Access Network. We also periodically have non-technical QA volunteers and playtesters give feedback on the game. I don’t really want them to have to learn a bunch of new tools to give effective feedback

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20 Mar 2021 • 3 min read

How to display media with relative links in Twine play testing mode

Twine is great, and the Twine 2 UI is a fantastic little tool for developing nonlinear stories. But as of this writing, it’s great for text and not-so-great for other media. You can easily embed media using html, but it’s not easy to work with as you’re

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