Tag: just for fun

  • Productive Fridays

    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

    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

    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

    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…

  • Justifying Text

    I am not a big fan of fully justified text. I get it, in things like newspaper and narrow blocks of copy, it can make sense. Although in those situations, again, personal preference is flush left ragged right. But, for when you do have to fully justify your text, xkcd has a guide to deal…

  • Complex Algorithms

    Happy Friday, all. Today’s piece is funny, but also hits fairly close to home. Not that I live in or near Nebraska. But I work near Excel spreadsheets. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • Emojis in the News

    Well Happy Friday, everyone. Today’s chart is a serious subject: the (brief) recovery of the S&P 500. But because this is Friday, take a look at the annotations on the chart. Credit for the piece goes to Matt Phillips.

  • The United States of America

    Well today is Friday, so let’s leave the politics of this week behind and just enjoy the great United States of America. Wait a minute… Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • Chipmunks

    Happy Friday, everybody. Just to lighten the mood a wee bit here is a chart about chipmunks from Last Week Tonight. Credit for the piece goes to the Last Week Tonight’s graphics department.

  • Snowmageddon Round 2?

    For those of you like myself from the East Coast—even if some of us have unfortunately moved away from civilisation—terms like Snowmageddon and Snowpocalypse draw upon memories of lots and lots of snow. So with all the hype about today’s snowstorm about to pummel the East Coast, the Washington Post took a look at the…