Archive for March, 2010

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ok, maybe the scale needs work, but it’s interesting nonetheless – as is the accompanying article.

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They are planning to stop buying them (or maybe not). Updated 3/25.

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One of several internet related questions asked in a BBC poll of 27,000 people in 26 countries. (via)

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The St. Louis Fed is maintaining a nice compendium of economic indicators on the G7 & OECD, including comparisons with previous recessions and expansions.

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Movie Cars

In: Culture

28 Mar 2010

Not much charting here, but it does have some interesting design elements.

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Measurements

In: Science

28 Mar 2010

You know, I might actually remember them correctly after seeing this.

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Geek Venn

In: Culture Humor

28 Mar 2010

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I couldn’t find the original, so I’m not sure about these stats. Perhaps the related reddit discussion would be of interest to some. (via)

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Select a team to follow the tweets of it’s coaches, players, and notable observers.

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  • Mike Liveright: Two comments, though I do like the look and results... 1) Since $'s are linear, I think that a 2 [...]
  • fatmike182: just a note concerning the photo of the car: it's an actual sculpture by the artist Erwin Wurm. Defi [...]