Tag: xkcd
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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…
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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.
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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.
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Pipelines of Consumption
It’s Friday, everybody. Let’s take a bit of a break from the election stuff of this past week and look at the pipelines of your liquid consumption. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
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What to do With All the Nukes
Admittedly today’s piece fails to deliver on the data visualisation and information design spectrum. But I found it hilarious and apropos to this week’s content. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
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Water on Demand
Thanks, Brazilian tree forest company, for inspiring cities to provide us with water on demand. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
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Jesus and the Footprints
I’m Irish—my ancestors were from the southern part—and so I grew up Catholic and I went to Catholic schools. So I know some of my Jesus stories. There’s that one story about how at the end of some guy’s life he looks back at a beach—I have no idea what life means being on a…
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Diagramming the Phases of Water
Even when things are funny, I do not always laugh aloud. This xkcd post, however, made me do just that. And for that, it’s going up on the blog as today’s graphic of choice. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
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What We Have Learned About Pluto
And of course a week with awesome science-y space news is not complete without a little bit of xkcd. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.