Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Read on…: Night Tube
Transport for London (TfL), the organisation that runs the London Underground or Tube, has announced a nighttime service called Night Tube. It is not for the entire system, but only a few specific lines. That means that TfL needed a new map. And that means that everyone will want to create their own version of […]
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ISIS Throughout the World
Read on…: ISIS Throughout the WorldISIS is still a threat to the Middle East, evidenced by the US announcing yesterday that it is intensifying strikes against the quasi-state in both Syria and Iraq. But just where has ISIS spread? And are its attacks spreading? This New York Times piece looks at just those two questions. The first through an obvious […]
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The Spellecy’s Wisconsin Land Grant
Read on…: The Spellecy’s Wisconsin Land GrantI have returned from my trip up north to Minnesota and Wisconsin. Unfortunately, from the research side it was not the most successful of trips. I did find some records, but none that answered any of the big questions I had. If anything, I now have far more questions. Most of the information I learned […]
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What It Means to be Black in the US…Census
Read on…: What It Means to be Black in the US…CensusAs I said yesterday, I’m up in northern Wisconsin. But sometime later today I should be starting a long drive back to Chicago. So let me continue with one more piece of genealogy- and information-related content that is especially relevant given recent events. Vox posted an article a couple of days ago that looked at […]
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Researching the Family History in Ashland, Wisconsin
Read on…: Researching the Family History in Ashland, WisconsinI’m presently off in the northern reaches of Wisconsin, Ashland in particular, researching part of my family’s history. To aid me in understanding just how this frontier-following family moved over one century, I put together a crude map and a timeline to give me context (and jog my memory) while searching through files in the […]
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New Horizons
Read on…: New HorizonsSo this is generally a more serious post than usual for a Friday. Because, it is about New Horizons, the probe we launched almost a decade ago to explore Pluto, which at that point was still technically a planet. Anyway, the Washington Post has a nice illustration detailing the various sensors and orbits and trajectories. […]
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The Curviest Tracks on the Northeast Corridor
Read on…: The Curviest Tracks on the Northeast CorridorIf you remember a little while back, Amtrak No. 188 derailed in North Philadelphia at Frankford Junction. I covered it here and here. Well, the New York Times has analysed the Northeast Corridor to identify the curviest segments of track, excluding entrances and exits from stations. Perhaps as no surprise, Frankford Junction is right among […]