Tag: just for fun

  • 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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    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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    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.

  • Who Gets the Jewellery in the Divorce?

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    Brendan Barry
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    I’m still freaking out over Brexit. So enjoy this Friday with this four-quadrant chart from xkcd. Relevant because of references to the crown jewels of the United Kingdom. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • How We Die

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    Brendan Barry
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    It’s Friday, so what better and more uplifting way is there to enter the weekend than looking at the most distinctive ways people die in the United States. The piece comes from Bloomberg. Credit for the piece goes to Danielle Burger.

  • Productive Fridays

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    Brendan Barry
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    Funny story, a virus hit my workplace this week. And it basically cost us four days of work because nobody could actually access their work files. That made me remember this recent piece from xkcd, which is so very apropos at the end of this week. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • Identifying the Age of a Map

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    Brendan Barry
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    Don’t you just hate it when you stumble upon a map, but you cannot place the time period of the geographies? Well if you haven’t, who cares, because xkcd has a great flowchart to help you anyway. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • Your State and the Google

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    Brendan Barry
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    Well today has arrived and it is finally Friday. So if you are a Pennsylvanian like me, according to research by Estately (hat tip to a good friend and regular reader), the question I am likely asking is “When is X-Files?”. What did your state enquire of the Google? I mean I liked the new…

  • Fruits and Vegetables

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    Brendan Barry
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    Friday is finally here and so for many that means it is time for the desserts and the drinks. But before you get that far, we all need to eat our fruits and vegetables. Thankfully the Washington Post has an article that examines changes in the appearance of our fruits and veggies over time. Credit…