Archive for January, 2010

USA compared to other OECD countries. (Yes, we’re screwed).

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Several articles about the Ushahidi system : TED blog. Washington post. Guardian.

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Haiti Aid

In: Culture Politics

31 Jan 2010

Amount of aid by country. I think the graphics are supposed to be parachutes.

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Satellite Nationality

In: Science

31 Jan 2010

Analysis of close races, updated 1/29/10, and includes both House and Senate this time.

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Shopping

In: Humor

29 Jan 2010

Friday Humor for you. I love the left axis.

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I think most of us absorbed this in earth science class, but if you need a refresher on how different air layers create different types of precipitation, here it is. (Also, the animations are quite pretty).

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Looking around the site it turns out this is just one in a very large series of weather related interactives. Check it out. Some very cool stuff, including my hometown favorite: Lake Effect Snow (Irondequoit, NY).

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The best part is the lower chart showing the latest data for each of the 11 “leading indicators”. Updated 1/27/09.

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Interactive map of major projects (new funding was announce 1/28/10), with popup details. Related article.

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Ok, this is not terribly chart-related, but it’s just too damn accurate to pass up. I’ll post some boring statistical stuff soon to balance it out. Thanks to Kate Alexandra for passing it on.

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Geek Hierarchy

In: Culture Humor

28 Jan 2010

Fairly accurate. Could benefit from an updating.

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