Comments on: Why Did Andy Dufresne Escape from Shawshank? http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/08/why-did-andy-dufresne-escape-from-shawshank/ Strength in Numbers Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:27:23 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Louis-Philippe Chiasson http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/08/why-did-andy-dufresne-escape-from-shawshank/#comment-6526 Louis-Philippe Chiasson Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:09:10 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/08/why-did-andy-dufresne-escape-from-shawshank/#comment-6526 I don't think Nathan intended to go into to much details about that particular movie itself. The article is not a critic on the movie, just a decent example of the point that he wanted to make. I don’t think Nathan intended to go into to much details about that particular movie itself. The article is not a critic on the movie, just a decent example of the point that he wanted to make.

]]> By: Terrell http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/08/why-did-andy-dufresne-escape-from-shawshank/#comment-6493 Terrell Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:17:37 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/08/why-did-andy-dufresne-escape-from-shawshank/#comment-6493 I stumbled on this while doing a search so perhaps I am reading this article about the context of Andy's escape, out of context, however; who is this world questioned Andy and Red's intentions, methods, and morales? Did someone imply that Andy's actions and the consequences were anything less than for the greater/common good? I would think that anyone, nut case or not, that started watching this movie at the moment Andy's escape is revealed, would, by the end of the movie, realize that the consequences of the story up to that point were for vendication of Andy, Red, and the other victoms of the atrocious prison management. I stumbled on this while doing a search so perhaps I am reading this article about the context of Andy’s escape, out of context, however; who is this world questioned Andy and Red’s intentions, methods, and morales? Did someone imply that Andy’s actions and the consequences were anything less than for the greater/common good? I would think that anyone, nut case or not, that started watching this movie at the moment Andy’s escape is revealed, would, by the end of the movie, realize that the consequences of the story up to that point were for vendication of Andy, Red, and the other victoms of the atrocious prison management.

]]> By: Louis-Philippe Chiasson http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/08/why-did-andy-dufresne-escape-from-shawshank/#comment-4312 Louis-Philippe Chiasson Tue, 13 May 2008 12:39:50 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/08/why-did-andy-dufresne-escape-from-shawshank/#comment-4312 You are absolutely right, and, unfortunately, the medias knows this all too well. When you hear an interview or a comment, or sometimes even just a phrase on the news, often you have no context supporting it, or they can even give you a totally different context than the actual one, and can be led to believing it the way they want you to. You are absolutely right, and, unfortunately, the medias knows this all too well. When you hear an interview or a comment, or sometimes even just a phrase on the news, often you have no context supporting it, or they can even give you a totally different context than the actual one, and can be led to believing it the way they want you to.

]]> By: Nathan http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/08/why-did-andy-dufresne-escape-from-shawshank/#comment-4207 Nathan Sat, 10 May 2008 17:49:46 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/08/why-did-andy-dufresne-escape-from-shawshank/#comment-4207 @Tony: Absolutely. I would still put the "compared to what" question in the context category. Pretty much and meta-information I'd say is context worth knowing about. @whitneymcn: i've had the same experiences. it's often the feeling that more data is better, but then no one has a clue about what to do with it, because they don't know what a single value means. @Tony: Absolutely. I would still put the “compared to what” question in the context category. Pretty much and meta-information I’d say is context worth knowing about.

@whitneymcn: i’ve had the same experiences. it’s often the feeling that more data is better, but then no one has a clue about what to do with it, because they don’t know what a single value means.

]]> By: whitneymcn http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/08/why-did-andy-dufresne-escape-from-shawshank/#comment-4127 whitneymcn Fri, 09 May 2008 14:49:07 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/08/why-did-andy-dufresne-escape-from-shawshank/#comment-4127 I've probably said it in a hundred meetings: "information is data placed into context." It's really easy for people to become obsessed with data, never realizing that they're not actually getting coherent, useful information. I’ve probably said it in a hundred meetings: “information is data placed into context.”

It’s really easy for people to become obsessed with data, never realizing that they’re not actually getting coherent, useful information.

]]> By: Tony Rose http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/08/why-did-andy-dufresne-escape-from-shawshank/#comment-4080 Tony Rose Thu, 08 May 2008 12:59:52 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/08/why-did-andy-dufresne-escape-from-shawshank/#comment-4080 If you haven't seen the movie, watch it tonight! This movie is probably one of the best of all time in my list. Nathan, good points about context, but also the question that isn't often asked is, Compared to What? Maybe this is intuitive, but it's worth noting. If you haven’t seen the movie, watch it tonight! This movie is probably one of the best of all time in my list.

Nathan, good points about context, but also the question that isn’t often asked is, Compared to What? Maybe this is intuitive, but it’s worth noting.

]]>