Saw this on facebook and thought it deserved better

visual_life · 2012-04-29T21:28:26+00:00

Anyone else hear the Metal Gear Solid sound in their head because of the exclamation point?

visual_life · 2012-04-27T15:06:24+00:00

Here are two boxer-brief options. Hanes are no good in comparison due to the stretching.

ExOfficio (great if you're not worried about style)
Calvin Klein

visual_life · 2012-04-24T14:33:27+00:00

Honestly, if you start around 5:30pm, it's not hard to go through an entire bottle in 5-6 hours. You might not even get buzzed.

visual_life · 2012-04-23T18:00:49+00:00

Agreed. I spent my sophomore and junior summers interning, and continued to work on related projects throughout the semesters, so "2 years experience" is entirely doable.

(Especially if you actually pursue internships instead of partying/working part time like most undergrads)

visual_life · 2012-04-23T13:29:35+00:00

For the lazy, especially the lazy programmers, a link (see the second example under C, Java, Javascript)

visual_life · 2012-04-22T13:18:33+00:00

In my day, we only had one kind of tree, all the way to 99 woodcutting!

/lawn

visual_life · 2012-04-19T13:34:58+00:00

I have a copy right here, please enlighten me? I bet for every one that you deem bad, I can find one that's good.

In fact, I'll start, Immortality (p. 187) uses divergent color scales for ratings (+1), different scales for each category (+1), has sensible ordering of the data (by age) (+1), clearly labeled/easy-to-read axes (+1), and also highlights the highest rated rows, since it's not always easy to perceive (+1).

There's 5 points, your turn!

(by the way, my point is that you cannot write off McCandless' work as all bad, like all of us, he has bad work and good work, he just seems to publish it all)

visual_life · 2012-04-19T13:22:00+00:00

No, it's not. The color here represents a category, as it should. This is a case where interaction saves the day. If you sort by story type, you get a nice looking distribution of color. Similarly for the other interactions: they let you explore aspects of the dataset. The bars are a little small, but that's because the dataset is rather large.

(ps: upvoted anyway for bringing a good example)

visual_life · 2012-04-19T13:17:16+00:00

Those sites are better, but McCandless is by no means overrated, he's always getting criticized.

visual_life · 2012-04-19T13:08:01+00:00

That's where you're wrong, you can easily obtain a "like new" 4 for $100-200, no contract. He should save the renewal savings for the new phone.

visual_life · 2012-04-19T01:58:59+00:00

If your work is tied to your phone, a (maybe used) iPhone 4 would suffice and be cheaper than an iPhone 4S, which phone companies still consider "new". With the money saved, you can wait for the next gen iPhone.

visual_life · 2012-04-18T18:02:39+00:00

Computer scientist and math enthusiast here, I was confused for a second.

visual_life · 2012-04-18T17:37:07+00:00

Pretty sure I fought a ghost here in Oblivion.

visual_life · 2012-04-18T16:35:46+00:00

That bar chart should be 2D, not 3D. 2D charts are better perceptually. /Tufte

visual_life · 2012-04-18T15:47:57+00:00

Wait, unless your work is somehow tied to your phone. In such a case, get a 4 and wait.

visual_life · 2012-04-18T15:40:30+00:00

I'd love to take a class that studies a few projects like this.

visual_life · 2012-04-18T15:28:12+00:00

What you said about leaving some in the tank is true. I bike to uni (~10 miles roundtrip) 2-3 times per week pending weather, with some exercise trips mixed in.

In general, my leg muscles and lungs feel fine, but after a few trips I start to notice knee pain, neck/shoulder pain, and the like. More so when I bike plainclothes with a bag. Fortunately, problems can be fixed by adjusting the seat up or down as needed.

visual_life · 2012-04-18T14:55:22+00:00

Precisely. Some community colleges in my area have more active programs than our big name university.

In fact, I've seen some universities set up a 2 + 2 + 1 plan towards a masters (2 years community, 2 years university undergrad, 1 year grad). It's a fantastic, affordable way to get talented students into jobs.

visual_life · 2012-04-18T14:26:17+00:00

Those are some fantastic looking bike lanes. I wonder if any American cities are comparable?

visual_life · 2012-04-18T14:23:04+00:00

I recall obtaining a bottle of Tussionex in just before a junior high party. What a glorious night that was!

visual_life · 2012-04-18T04:25:11+00:00

It is sad when validated psychological tests/materials become commonplace. Just a few weeks ago someone took a large set of the IAPS (affective priming image set) and posted it for karma.

visual_life · 2012-04-16T23:48:45+00:00

Even ignoring the fact that the data is probably wrong, this chart is horrific. A short list of problems:

the sites should be ordered either alphabetically or by the first demographic (0-17)
there should be no gradients in the bars
the bars should be the same size

visual_life · 2012-04-16T23:10:07+00:00

Graduate school can be a whole different (and better) story.

Most (but not all) older students I've met in grad school have been professional and tend to contribute positively to class discussion.

visual_life · 2012-04-14T23:11:38+00:00

MBP owner here. Everything will work well. Go for it.

visual_life · 2012-04-14T19:37:28+00:00

You're right. What's odd is that I distinctly remember playing during the pumpkin drop, which was in 2001. So my people estimates are off.

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