Tag: just for fun

  • Climate Change

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    Brendan Barry
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    So this is the last Friday before the election next Tuesday. Normally I reserve Fridays for less serious topics. And often xkcd does a great job covering that for me. But because of the election, I want today’s to be a bit more serious. Thankfully, we still have xkcd for that. The screenshot above gets to…

  • Putting Things in Perspective

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    Brendan Barry
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    Congratulations, you made it to Friday. So let’s try to put that in perspective. And by that, I mean things like mines and Death Stars. Thanks to my good friend Jonathan Fairman for sharing with me this post on Core77 that uses the power of Kevin Wisbith’s Photoshop skills to compare the sizes of things.…

  • When America Votes by Goat

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    Brendan Barry
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    Last week Twitter went a wee bit crazy when Donald Trump’s son posted an image about how the Republican nominee had gained ground. Except that it turns out the image was from FiveThirtyEight and looked only at a demographic split by gender—it was what the map would look if only men voted. Suffice it to…

  • Geese Migration Deployment

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    Happy Friday, everyone. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • The Moon

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    Brendan Barry
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    Happy Friday, everyone. Especially all of you up our Gingrich Moon Base. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • Genetic Ancestry Results

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    Brendan Barry
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    As I stated earlier this week, I spent the first half of the week in Wisconsin research my family history. And I really will try to get to it next week. But, beyond the vital records and recorded stories, I am also intrigued by how our ethnic histories break down genetically. That gets us to today’s…

  • Volcanos

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    Brendan Barry
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    Happy Friday, everyone. Xkcd had a post this week about volcanos and it is an illustrated guide to the various different types of volcanos that exist. Well worth a look. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • Gotta Catch ‘Em All

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    Brendan Barry
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    I admit that today’s post has absolutely nothing to do with data visualisation or information design. But, given my personal experiences the last few weeks, I thought it was worth sharing on a Friday. So please enjoy the work of xkcd. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • Optimisation Prime

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    Brendan Barry
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    The name of the economic game is efficiency. And that means optimising things. Happy Friday.   Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • Crashes

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    Brendan Barry
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    I only wish there was something about train wrecks in here. But that might require another axis. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.