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| The Greatest Graphs in Human History (Read 1055 times) |
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| view log Asahel |
posted: 6/27/2008 at 2:18 AM
modified: 6/27/2008 at 2:23 AM |
more graph humor and song chart memes
more graph humor and song chart memes
Guess my favorite band !! |
Goal:weight to healthy range 220>>172 now (work in progress)
5K 27:14 June 28,2008- first race (3rd in age group)
5K NEW PR:25:30 - Aug 16, 2008
10K PR:56:53 Labor Day 2008 (First 10K race)
HM PR: April 19, 2009 Union Hospital New Philadelphia, Ohio
26.2 PR: maybe in 2 years? |
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posted: 9/27/2008 at 11:39 PM
modified: 9/27/2008 at 11:40 PM |
Can't believe this hasn't been posted yet.
more music charts |
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posted: 9/28/2008 at 1:03 AM |
| Thanks guys - very funny! |
| PB: 36:44 2008 STWM 5k ... now to bring that lower... |
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posted: 10/26/2008 at 1:50 PM |
Quote from zoom-zoom on 6/20/2008 at 1:31 PM:True...then just about any other city would have been a lot more fun. Have you read this? Looks really interesting.
I make my epidemiology students read this book at the beginning of the term, so that they know why epi is inherently facinating and important, not boring and useless (what they think coming in to the class). They humor me by pretending to be facinated.
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posted: 10/29/2008 at 12:38 PM |
In the "nerd world", this is considered the best graph ever:
http://flowingdata.com/2008/07/17/is-minards-map-of-napoleons-march-the-greatest-statistical-graphic-ever/
Not funny at all, but very impactful. |
"Talent" is a cop-out for not wanting to try harder.
marathon - 2:28
HM - 1:09:53
10K - 30:57
5K - 15:18 (2nd half of above 10K) |
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| view log Funky Monkey |
posted: 10/29/2008 at 1:31 PM |
Quote from spaniel on 10/29/2008 at 12:38 PM:In the "nerd world", this is considered the best graph ever:  Not funny at all, but very impactful.
Well, Tufte says so and it is a cool map. Best ever? I still prefer the ghost map  |
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posted: 10/29/2008 at 3:12 PM |
Quote from Trent on 10/29/2008 at 1:31 PM:Well, Tufte says so and it is a cool map. Best ever? I still prefer the ghost map
Well, I will say that in the Computer Science world, that damn graphic seems to pop up a lot. One of my exes (MIT masters grad) had the thing framed and on her wall.
GAH.
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| view log Funky Monkey |
posted: 10/30/2008 at 1:43 AM |
| Quote from srlopez on 10/29/2008 at 3:12 PM: Well, I will say that in the Computer Science world, that damn graphic seems to pop up a lot. One of my exes (MIT masters grad) had the thing framed and on her wall.
GAH.
Blame Tufte, who lectures in the CS world, among others. |
| It's all fun and games until the flying monkeys attack. |
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| view log Jazz, happy dog |
posted: 10/30/2008 at 1:51 AM |
Please everyone, quit ruining perfectly good, silly threads with your intellectual threadjacks.  |
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