Tag: just for fun

  • Voting

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    Brendan Barry
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    On the Friday after the president retweeted support for British extremists, then when told it was inappropriate, told off the British prime minister. On Twitter. But at least we made it to week’s end. So Happy Friday, all. Credit for the piece goes to Jessica Hagy.

  • Rotten Week? At Least Today’s Friday

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    Brendan Barry
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    Hmm, interesting week I suppose. But at least it’s Friday. So enjoy this line chart from Indexed that I thought was appropriate given some of this week’s news. Credit for the piece goes to Jessica Hagy.

  • What If Designers Ruled the World? Or At Least the Country

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    Brendan Barry
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    Happy Friday, all. We made it. So today we enjoy an xkcd post about how graphic designers would change the country if they seized control. Though to be fair, if this graphic designer seized control of the country, he would not be interested in just adjusting state borders. He’d probably work on the margins and…

  • Bringing a Gun to a Knife Fight

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    Brendan Barry
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    I had dinner with an old friend earlier this week and in the course of our conversation we discussed the bans of knives and guns from hospitals. That reminded me of this xkcd comic from last week. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • Nambia

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    Brendan Barry
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    C’mon. You knew I was not going to let that one slip by. President Trump, in a meeting with African leaders, twice name-dropped Nambia and in one mention held it up as having a nearly self-sufficient healthcare system. Funny thing to mention as the US is on the brink of eviscerating its healthcare system. But…

  • All the Crazy Models

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    Brendan Barry
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    Over the last several weeks we dealt with the impact of a few hurricanes from H to K, i.e. Harvey, Irma, Jose, and Katia. Now that the Atlantic basin has quieted a wee bit, it is time we get back to the lighter side of things. So we turn to xkcd and its look at ensemble…

  • With a Side of Iodine Please

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    Brendan Barry
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    We made it to Friday, everyone. And not just any Friday, but for the Americans reading this, a three-day weekend. (You Brits had a bank holiday last week, so whatever.) While Harvey has been in the news a lot, did you miss that North Korea shot a missile over Japan? Well it did. So this…

  • The Solar Eclipse Was Off the Charts Cool

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    Brendan Barry
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    Did you really think we were done with eclipse coverage? (Actually we still will not be, there were some other neat eclipse coverage pieces I want to look at.) But today is Friday and so we look to lighter (and I find humourous) coverage, this week from xkcd. My only quibble would be that the…

  • The Solar Eclipse

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    Brendan Barry
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    If you have not heard, the entire continental United States will, weather cooperating, be able to see at least a partial solar eclipse on Monday, 21 August. It is still too far away for an accurate weather forecast, but I am hoping that we have good weather in Philadelphia that day. Or else why bother…

  • Nobody’s Fault

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    Brendan Barry
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    We made it to Friday, everyone. So let us end the week with an examination of the different type of geographic faults, as explained by xkcd. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.