EPISODE · Aug 9, 2016 · 56 MIN
The 9pm Fracking your Data Real Good
from The 9pm Edict · host Stilgherrian
It's that special day that comes but once every five years. Australia's national Census 2016. And so far hasn't it been a disaster."Look we don't like to call it data mining, it's more like data fracking," tweeted by Johannes Jakob on 9 August, and he's right.This podcast was recorded as it was livestreamed on Tuesday night. Since then, we've discovered that a custard duck of fabulous proportions was unfolding in the background. Some comments herein may therefore seem a little dated.Full episode credits at:https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00062/
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It's that special day that comes but once every five years. Australia's national Census 2016. And so far hasn't it been a disaster."Look we don't like to call it data mining, it's more like data fracking," tweeted by Johannes Jakob on 9 August, and he's right.This podcast was recorded as it was livestreamed on Tuesday night. Since then, we've discovered that a custard duck of fabulous proportions was unfolding in the background. Some comments herein may therefore seem a little dated.Full episode credits at:https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00062/
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