Hadley Wickham will be teaching another online course at statistics.com on Apr 15. learn about xml, dates, closures, S3, …

This meeting seems like a good time to set the clocks ahead again. (via @UnknownCIO)

Saw one of the T’s new locomotives at North Station today. So shiny! Sadly it wasn’t on the Fitchburg line.

21 magnets inside the smart cover and 10 inside the iPad 2? That’s a whole lotta magnetism; Maxwell would be proud. http://bit.ly/gVo2S1

Great perspective on how Japan deals with unthinkable catastrophe. Answer: thinking about and preparing for it. http://bit.ly/ij9gca

Donate to the American Red Cross relief for Japan through iTunes. http://bit.ly/84kljT

RT @Suw: good move by Japanese gov’t: spokesman tweeting nuclear plant updates in English. follow @norishikata … (via @KuraFire)

Our hearts and thoughts go out to the people of Japan.

Japan quake aftermath: the nuclear reactor at Fukushima has exploded. 3rd major nuclear power accident in history. http://bit.ly/gMPa3e #yg

Earthquake and tsunami causing massive disruption to Japanese wireless communications. http://bit.ly/hG7qd6 #yg