Kevin Schaul

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Writing a bad chess engine October 4, 2023
My bot just plays a random move so far. Can you write a better one?
avoid-overlap: Utilities for chart-makers to avoid text overlaps in their graphics July 10, 2023
Are you middle class? June 1, 2023
See how AI got so good, so fast May 26, 2023
How we analyzed the websites in a commonly used AI training dataset April 21, 2023
Some notes on the analysis and visualization techniques
See the websites that make AI like ChatGPT sound so smart April 21, 2023
Feedmaker: Quickly generate an RSS feed from any website April 16, 2023
Just pass in a CSS selector as a query parameter
How The Post is replacing Mapbox with open source solutions February 16, 2023
I rebuilt our interactive mapping stack with open source technology
AI can now create images out of thin air. See how it works. December 16, 2022
The housing market is cooling. What’s it like in your area? September 20, 2022
Investors bought a record share of homes in 2021. See where. February 16, 2022
A tool to create printable, scannable cards for albums on Spotify November 3, 2021
Pandora Papers: Billions beyond reach October 3, 2021
DeJoy’s USPS slowdown plan will delay the mail. What’s it mean for your Zip code? June 24, 2021
How Big Tech got so big: Hundreds of acquisitions April 21, 2021
Drug companies seek billion-dollar tax deductions from opioid settlement February 12, 2021
Biden has surged ahead of Trump in donors – including in the states that matter most October 23, 2020
Half of the nation’s largest police departments have banned or limited neck restraints since June September 6, 2020
Where Americans are still staying at home the most May 6, 2020
Which of these 2020 Democrats agrees with you most? November 18, 2019
‘They’re clogging up the system’: How 59 Iowans see the 2020 Democratic field August 15, 2019
The issues 2020 Democrats are running on, according to their social media June 24, 2019
We’re asking 2020 Democrats where they stand on key issues March 14, 2019
First-time, liberal candidates are flooding the Democratic primaries April 11, 2018
How Puerto Rican artists are channeling grief and loss to restore joy around San Juan February 28, 2018
Some tax breaks are for the rich. Others for the poor. Which are for you? September 27, 2017
How cable news networks reacted to Comey’s hearing June 8, 2017
These lawmakers might want to consider crossing the aisle in the 115th Congress March 18, 2017
A new age of walls: Raising barriers October 12, 2016
Eight countries. 2,055 nuclear tests. 71 years. November 27, 2015
Describing the ‘majority illusion’ October 9, 2015
China’s rapid island-building strategy continues July 1, 2015
The best beer in baseball August 8, 2014
So you think you can flop? July 9, 2014
Leagues of the World Cup June 12, 2014
How we made our beer matchmaker March 29, 2014
Beer Me, Minnesota! March 13, 2014
Playing the Stadium Name Game July 31, 2013
Introducing: Binify April 19, 2013
After redistricting, which legislative districts are vulnerable? April 23, 2012