Comments on: Edward Tufte will serve on Recovery Independent Advisory Panel http://flowingdata.com/2010/03/08/edward-tufte-will-serve-on-recovery-independent-advisory-panel/ Strength in Numbers Thu, 24 May 2012 15:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Stephen Few http://flowingdata.com/2010/03/08/edward-tufte-will-serve-on-recovery-independent-advisory-panel/#comment-40116 Stephen Few Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:17:07 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=6003#comment-40116 Nathan, The way that Tufte's involvement with Recovery.gov is being reported is a bit misleading. This is old news. Tufte, Ben Shneiderman, and others have been serving on the advisory panel for quite awhile now. Nevertheless, it is indeed encouraging that experts have been brought in to assist the government in this effort. Of even greater encouragement, however, will be the implementation of their recommendations in the form of especially effective data displays and the influence of their recommendations spread across many more of the government's websites. Nathan,

The way that Tufte’s involvement with Recovery.gov is being reported is a bit misleading. This is old news. Tufte, Ben Shneiderman, and others have been serving on the advisory panel for quite awhile now. Nevertheless, it is indeed encouraging that experts have been brought in to assist the government in this effort. Of even greater encouragement, however, will be the implementation of their recommendations in the form of especially effective data displays and the influence of their recommendations spread across many more of the government’s websites.

]]> By: Logan http://flowingdata.com/2010/03/08/edward-tufte-will-serve-on-recovery-independent-advisory-panel/#comment-39963 Logan Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:34:34 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=6003#comment-39963 Just when I'm beginning to forget how delightfully geeky the Obama administration is, they pull this one out of the bag. Is it too much to ask now that Richard Dawkins address Congress on school education? Just when I’m beginning to forget how delightfully geeky the Obama administration is, they pull this one out of the bag.

Is it too much to ask now that Richard Dawkins address Congress on school education?

]]> By: euprosyne http://flowingdata.com/2010/03/08/edward-tufte-will-serve-on-recovery-independent-advisory-panel/#comment-39944 euprosyne Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:07:07 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=6003#comment-39944 Given what we already do know about how/what/when the funds are being used, I'm surprised they'd hire someone to make that knowledge more accessible. No administration is interested in truth, only in making the most easily digestable propoganda. Given what we already do know about how/what/when the funds are being used, I’m surprised they’d hire someone to make that knowledge more accessible.

No administration is interested in truth, only in making the most easily digestable propoganda.

]]> By: Mac http://flowingdata.com/2010/03/08/edward-tufte-will-serve-on-recovery-independent-advisory-panel/#comment-39940 Mac Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:20:31 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=6003#comment-39940 This is great news, and Tufte appears primed for the occasion! This is great news, and Tufte appears primed for the occasion!

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