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Travis Andrews

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Travis M. Andrews is a Washington, D.C.-based writer who has written for Salon, The Washingtonian, OffBeat Magazine and reported for several newspapers throughout his native Louisiana. Though he's pretended otherwise since before time, his favorite food is the French Fry. It's time the truth came out. For more about Travis M. Andrews, go to www.travismandrews.com.

You can also follow the Metairie native on Twitter @MetairiesFinest. 

Netflix doesn't use its $1 million algorithm

Travis Andrews
Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 7:26am
 
In 2009 Netflix held a contest challenging teams of developers to create an algorithm to increase the accuracy of its film recommendations by 10 percent. The award was $1 million, and it turns out Netflix pretty much flushed that money down the drain. The company doesn't use the winning algorithm. So, why?

Chocolate printer to be sold after Easter

Travis Andrews
Sunday, April 8, 2012 - 11:14am
 
Easter: the one day a year you don't have to hide the fact that eating a giant chocolate-shaped animal for breakfast is delightful. And this Easter, you can follow that gluttonous breakfast by purchasing a printer that will allow you to create giant chocolate-shaped animals (or any chocolates) whenever you want.

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