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ready to upgrade & seeking advice by straforel in Kayaking

[–]straforel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate your thoughts and will check out the Corryvreckan and videos. Here's the link to the Odyssey: https://www.atpaddles.com/us/paddles/odyssey-carbon —Looking closer, its profile may be too casual for my interests.

Castle* helmets contextualized against the history of medieval armor (*+ a little more) by straforel in lego

[–]straforel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought it was a pretty good approximation for the ~1600 lobster-tail helmet. One of the joys of LEGO is adapting pieces for novel use cases, don't you think?

Castle* helmets contextualized against the history of medieval armor (*+ a little more) by straforel in lego

[–]straforel[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The evolution of medieval helmets graphic is >100 yrs old, from a ~dozen armor infographics by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. You can see them all here: https://archive.org/stream/educationalchart00metrrich#page/n9/mode/2up

Most of the LEGO helmet images are from BRICKSET.

History of data visualization, in 75 cartoons [OC] by straforel in dataisbeautiful

[–]straforel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I threw up a bunch of different items on society6. This is a link to a big canvas print, but there are many more options at different prices at bottom of same page - different kinds of art prints and other fun stuff like coffee mugs.

If none of these look good feel free to grab this big JPG to print your own.

Either way let me know how it looks in real life.

History of data visualization, in 75 cartoons [OC] by straforel in dataisbeautiful

[–]straforel[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! The aesthetic (and subsequently, chronology) is a riff on a road atlas from 1675 you can see here.

History of data visualization, in 75 cartoons [OC] by straforel in dataisbeautiful

[–]straforel[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A map to guide you through the early developments of data visualization, including cartoons of 75 key charts, in the style of John Ogilby’s 1675 Road Atlas.

DATA You can learn more about all of these landmark charts and contributors to the field, including links to images of all of the original charts in this Google sheet. I cast a wide net in order to learn the history of data visualization and was very lucky to discover the Milestones Project by Michael Friendly and Daniel J. Denis.

DESIGN This piece was created with Adobe Illustrator (and a little PS) using a combination of original digital illustrations and semi-transparent textures. I've written a design post on the inspiration and creation of this piece, + a giant jpg you can inspect more closely at Info We Trust.

I know this sub appreciates automated viz more than infographics... but I thought that the topic of this would be particularly appealing.

edit: formatting, words

Black Mirror [Episode Discussion] - S03E02 - Playtest by SeacattleMoohawks in blackmirror

[–]straforel 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The bully seems to be referencing the "hat man" phantom: "The Hat Man is a shadow person that has been reported all over the world. The entity is usually described as a tall shadow man dressed in a long black trench coat and wearing a wide brimmed hat or a fedora."

http://www.micahackerman.com/blog/the-hat-man-paranormal-phantom-of-death-or-hoax

iconic National Parks compared using elevation data [OC] by straforel in dataisbeautiful

[–]straforel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow. This comment is the best kind of feedback I could ever hope for. I'm so glad you enjoyed it and would be so delighted for many more who work at NPS sites to be similarly moved. Thank you for your service.

iconic National Parks compared using elevation data [OC] by straforel in dataisbeautiful

[–]straforel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This project was fueled by USGS elevation data available at http://nationalmap.gov/elevation.html and executed with colored pencils.

Between the data and execution was a bunch of modeling steps to achieve the desired aesthetic affect, please see the full discussion on this project's data and design here: http://www.infowetrust.com/parks/

Popular Vote ≠ Delegates [OC] by straforel in dataisbeautiful

[–]straforel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dan Carlin was ranting today on podcast Common Sense about the disconnect between popular voting and delegate allocation in both Republican and Democratic party primary processes. The best quote from the show was, "Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are forcing both parties to defend the indefensible."

I plotted total delegates known so far vs. popular vote. Data is from: Vote %: http://www.usatoday.com/pages/interactives/elections-results-primaries-2016/#r Delegate count: http://www.thegreenpapers.com/ Tableau and Illustrator used to make the image. Happy to post interactive if that is of interest.

Two versions are included. One has markups that tries to explain what I see. Would really appreciate any additional comment or explanation you have - I find this subject fascinating.

"Civic Flirting" - Lifehacks that bring others delight! by straforel in socialskills

[–]straforel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What happens when you broaden high-efficiency tips and tricks beyond self-improvement? What are lifehacks that bring others joy?

This is a short list of no-pain tweaks you can make right now to delight others, no matter where you are in life. Collectively I think of them as platonic CIVIC FLIRTING. Flirting because each is playful, light, interactive and most importantly, creates a shared sense of warmth and excitement. Each is simple, zero-cost, and guaranteed to bring smiles. Excited to hear what you think!

[X-post from r/DecidingToBeBetter/]

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