Tag: xkcd
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Screw It
We looked at some pretty disturbing things this week, from the whole anti-vaccination thing to lynchings. So today, screw it. Let’s look at screws. Thanks to xkcd we have an illustrated guide to the different type of screw heads. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
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Masses and Payloads
While last week ended with an xkcd post, I want to start this week with an older one I missed about spacecraft. Because spacecraft are awesome every day of the week. In particular it looks at mass and payload capacity of spacecraft and rockets over time. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
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What to Worry About
I’m a worrier. Thankfully xkcd has me covered. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
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Creating Geographies
When I was much younger I invented a game where you essentially managed the development of civilisations. xkcd pretty much explains why the idea appealed to me. Minus all the power, obviously. Because that house is by far the best place for a deep water port for the import/export of valuable commodities. This, however, is…
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Why I Became an Information Designer or: Why People Hate Watching Movies with Me
I don’t always watch pop culture. But on those occasions when I do, xkcd basically sums up why I became an information designer. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
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Space…the Final Frontier (Until We Manifest Destiny It)
Taking a Friday’s break from diagrams and graphics from Québec, because it’s really just a small part of space. Space, which is presented below. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
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Understanding the Frequency of Events
Happy Friday. Credit for this goes to Randall Munroe, who helps you understand how often things happen.
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Around the World
If you’ll allow your humble author a humblebrag, I often complain about having to daily deal with people around the world living in a lot of different time zones. How do I keep track of business hours around the world? I don’t. Well, not easily. But thanks to xkcd, this is no longer a problem.…
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It’s Cold Outside
I have spent this past week in Lithuania for work. And it was cold. But it was colder still in Chicago. Thankfully on a Friday we have xkcd to put all this cold into a bit more perspective. Although his example uses St. Louis, I presume it holds for most cities. Credit for the piece…