Birthday Fun Facts
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A longstanding copyright dispute over public access to the birthday song was resolved late last year in favor of the… Read more.
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If I were a better debater I might be dead now. Back in my college days I ran a debate… Read more.
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When you’re a kid, the worst thing you might imagine happening on your birthday is getting sick. Once you’re a… Read more.
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Many of us view our birthday as a lucky day. Some take it even farther and play birthdays to win big… Read more.
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A friend who knows me well suggested I should write about birthday chocolate. As a lover of both birthdays and… Read more.
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Ok, I do love the Go Shorty, It’s Your Birthday song. Of course, I do. It’s a birthday song! Yet… Read more.
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There’s a lot of complaining about December birthdays. I have two friends born on December 25th, another December 23rd, and… Read more.
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Happy Birthday 2016! Well before I stayed up late and drank too much bubbly at 2016’s birthday bash last night,… Read more.
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Bad at sports? Blame your birthday. Turns out those of us born September – December are at a disadvantage when… Read more.
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I was not at all surprised by a security firm’s findings that data security is less important than office birthdays… Read more.
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Methods
- Weekly field observations along fixed routes.
- Short interviews using a consistent guide.
- Sensor readings checked at the start of each session.
- Cleaning decisions documented as a changelog.
- Processing: normalized timestamps; flagged gaps; spot-checked outliers.
- Limits: some missing intervals during battery replacement.
Data & Ethics
Data
Upon request, sensitive locations have been removed from the public files. License: CC BY 4.0 for shared materials.
Ethics
Consent protocols used where applicable.
Contact
fieldnoteslab@ucc.ie
