Tag: information design

  • Madagascar

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    Brendan Barry
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    Well we made it through the week. Yesterday we looked at plate tectonics and the future shape of the world. So today it’s time to look at a map recently made by xkcd. Specifically it looks at the world through the lens of Madagascar. Greenland isn’t as big as it looks on Google Maps. So…

  • The Continents Will Fall Off the Flat Earth

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    Brendan Barry
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    To be clear, we know the Earth is round. At least most people know that. Some people delude themselves. We also know that sitting atop the mantle we have plates of rock that move around. Sometimes they slip underneath others. Other times they collide and crumple. Plate tectonics explain why there are so many similarities…

  • The Potential Impacts of Throwing Out Roe v Wade

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    Brendan Barry
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    Spoiler: they are significant. Last night we had breaking news on two very big fronts. The first is that somebody inside the Supreme Court leaked an entire draft of the majority opinion, written by Justice Alito, to Politico. Leaks from inside the Supreme Court, whilst they do happen, are extremely rare. This alone is big…

  • The Pandemic’s Influence on Home Design

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    Brendan Barry
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    I took last week off for the Orthodox Easter holiday. But I am back now. For some of the time I was away, I stayed at an old stone farmhouse that the owners renovated into a short-term rental. That made me think about what I would want or need in my own space. Of course…

  • Waiting for the Family Tree

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    Brendan Barry
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    I spent the past weekend in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on a brief holiday to go watch some minor league baseball. That explains the lack of posting the last few days. (Housekeeping note, this coming weekend is Orthodox Easter, so I’ll be on holiday for that as well.) Whilst in Harrisburg I did other things besides watch…

  • Where Are We?

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    Brendan Barry
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    It’s been another week. And that’s why I thought of this post from Indexed last week. It seems to adequately describe where are at in this crazy world. But we all made it, so happy weekend, everyone. Credit for the piece goes to Jessica Hagy.

  • Russo-Ukrainian War Refugees: 12 April

    Russo-Ukrainian War Refugees: 12 April

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    Brendan Barry
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    Another week, more combat and refugees in Ukraine. I’m going to try and hold the war update until tomorrow pending some news that hasn’t been confirmed yet: the fall of Mariupol. Instead, we’re going to again look briefly at the refugee situation in Ukraine—technically outside. I haven’t seen a recent number on the internally displaced,…

  • The B-52s

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    Brendan Barry
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    Not the band, but the long-range strategic bomber employed by the United States Air Force. This isn’t strictly related to Ukraine, but it’s military adjacent if you will. I thought about creating a graphic a few years ago to celebrate the longevity of the B-52 Stratofortress, more commonly called the BUFF, Big Ugly Fat Fucker.…

  • Battalion Tactical Groups

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    Brendan Barry
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    As Russia redeploys its forces in and around Ukraine, you can expect to hear more about how they are attempting to reconstitute their battalion tactical groups. But what exactly is a battalion tactical group? Recently in Russia, the army has been reorganised increasingly away from regiments and divisions and towards smaller, more integrated units that…

  • Keeping Things in Scale

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    Brendan Barry
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    Another week of amazing, happy, awesome news. So let’s keep it all in perspective with this graphic from xkcd. We all made it to Friday, so enjoy your weekend, everyone. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.