Tag: just for fun

  • New Flags

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    Brendan Barry
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    With all this talk of new countries and political alignments. This piece from xkcd seemed appropriate for this Friday. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • How Good Does Blue Taste?

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    Brendan Barry
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    My apologies, everyone, I have been having technical difficulties this week. (Of all weeks, right?) Anyway, it’s Friday. We can save the 24 million fewer Americans insured under Trumpcare until next week, right? Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • Box Plot Charts

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    Brendan Barry
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    Posting lighter-themed content on Fridays seems all the more important now. So here’s this Friday: a piece on box plots from xkcd. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • Thank Superman, It’s Finally Friday

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    Brendan Barry
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    It’s been a long, exhausting week. Am I right? Well, thank Superman, it’s finally Friday. So today we have a post from xkcd about Superman. And birds and planes. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • The United States of Blank

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    Brendan Barry
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    Well, you made it to the Christmas holidays. First, some housekeeping, my posting next week might be a bit sporadic. Not that it hasn’t been sporadic the last few months. Second, it’s a Friday, so let’s take a look at that federal republic of states we talked about yesterday. According to xkcd, of course. Credit…

  • Three Months Out

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    Brendan Barry
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    Three months ago today I moved out of Chicago and began making my way to Philadelphia. This post from xkcd seemed appropriate for the day. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • Apples to Apples

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    Brendan Barry
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    Happy Friday, all. I like a good mulled cider in winter. And I made one about a week ago. And that is about the only real connection to this graphic from xkcd. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • Great Britain by an American

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    Brendan Barry
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    I am forever an Anglophile. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • How Healthy Is It?

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    Brendan Barry
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    Happy Friday after the election. Now that we have had our fill on sweets and bitters, we probably need to move towards a more balanced, more moderate diet. A couple of months ago the New York Times put together this scatter plot from the difference between public and nutritionist opinion on whether certain common foods are…

  • The Sorting Hat

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    Brendan Barry
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    Well the election is finally over. And since last week I used my Friday post to talk about something serious, I apologise for backtracking just a wee bit to go back to the election. This summer I had a discussion with one of the designers I worked with at the time, Ciana Frenze. We were…