Comments on: Awesome Olympics Coverage By The New York Times http://flowingdata.com/2008/08/14/awesome-olympics-coverage-by-the-new-york-times/ Strength in Numbers Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:04:08 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: William Couch http://flowingdata.com/2008/08/14/awesome-olympics-coverage-by-the-new-york-times/#comment-13610 William Couch Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:37:34 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=903#comment-13610 Nathan -- Haha, I definitely didn't find it by playing with it -- another friend of mine pointed it out and someone told him. The lot of us are all in journalism though, and know some folks on their staff, so it likely came down from them. Nathan — Haha, I definitely didn’t find it by playing with it — another friend of mine pointed it out and someone told him. The lot of us are all in journalism though, and know some folks on their staff, so it likely came down from them.

]]> By: Nathan http://flowingdata.com/2008/08/14/awesome-olympics-coverage-by-the-new-york-times/#comment-13609 Nathan Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:18:17 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=903#comment-13609 william - whoa. nice! thanks for pointing that out. how'd you come across that one? william – whoa. nice! thanks for pointing that out. how’d you come across that one?

]]> By: William Couch http://flowingdata.com/2008/08/14/awesome-olympics-coverage-by-the-new-york-times/#comment-13608 William Couch Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:09:04 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=903#comment-13608 You'll note that upon clicking the far left torch, then the far right torch, then the far left torch again, you'll get a little surprise. After it does its thing, click any of the torches again... It amazes me that they also built in an easter egg. You’ll note that upon clicking the far left torch, then the far right torch, then the far left torch again, you’ll get a little surprise. After it does its thing, click any of the torches again…

It amazes me that they also built in an easter egg.

]]> By: Steve http://flowingdata.com/2008/08/14/awesome-olympics-coverage-by-the-new-york-times/#comment-13606 Steve Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:49:30 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=903#comment-13606 Saying that this is quite an achievement is obviously an understatement. This is a huge accomplishment that is the culmination of years of work. Saying that this is quite an achievement is obviously an understatement. This is a huge accomplishment that is the culmination of years of work.

]]> By: Nathan http://flowingdata.com/2008/08/14/awesome-olympics-coverage-by-the-new-york-times/#comment-13602 Nathan Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:17:07 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=903#comment-13602 8 gold medals for phelps!! 8 gold medals for phelps!!

]]> By: Nathan http://flowingdata.com/2008/08/14/awesome-olympics-coverage-by-the-new-york-times/#comment-13580 Nathan Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:20:35 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=903#comment-13580 yeah, the interactive ones are flash/actionscript. the static graphics are in illustrator. the tell-tale sign is when you right click on the graphic and it shows adobe. yeah, the interactive ones are flash/actionscript. the static graphics are in illustrator. the tell-tale sign is when you right click on the graphic and it shows adobe.

]]> By: Mat http://flowingdata.com/2008/08/14/awesome-olympics-coverage-by-the-new-york-times/#comment-13579 Mat Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:57:01 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=903#comment-13579 Hi Nathan, do you know what was used for the nytimes graphics? Are they made using flash? Hi Nathan, do you know what was used for the nytimes graphics? Are they made using flash?

]]> By: Nathan http://flowingdata.com/2008/08/14/awesome-olympics-coverage-by-the-new-york-times/#comment-13551 Nathan Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:47:00 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=903#comment-13551 and the smack talk begins. we will see. and the smack talk begins. we will see.

]]> By: Steve http://flowingdata.com/2008/08/14/awesome-olympics-coverage-by-the-new-york-times/#comment-13534 Steve Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:11:41 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=903#comment-13534 Looking forward to seeing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Dunford" title="Jason Dunford" rel="nofollow">Jason Dunford</a> take <a href="http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?ID=51863" title="" rel="nofollow">him out in the 100m Butterfly</a>. Looking forward to seeing Jason Dunford take him out in the 100m Butterfly.

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