Tag: xkcd

  • Election Night Maps

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    Brendan Barry
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    My apologies for the radio silence, everybody. The day job has been super busy the last several weeks. I am hoping to return to the regular schedule next week. In the meantime, enjoy this from xkcd. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • US State Maps

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    Brendan Barry
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    I was up late watching the British general election. So forgive me for phoning this one in. But we have a great piece from xkcd that looks at those choropleth US state maps. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • Obsessions

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    Brendan Barry
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    Can we all agree that it was just a long week? Time to find some funny. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • Maintaining Your Photo Library

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    Brendan Barry
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    Well yesterday sucked. But at least today is Friday. Also Cinco de Mayo. And so in addition to trying to find some mezcal tomorrow—anybody know a good spot in Philly?—we can wrap this week up with something on the humourous side. My mobile is a few years old now and I’ve been taking lots of…

  • How to Identify Certain Birds

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    Brendan Barry
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    The skies have lots of birds. Here’s a graphic from xkcd to help you identify them all. Because it’s Friday. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • 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…