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Spoiler: yes.

Tips on making sure no one cares about your graphics

Concept video for collective data fiction. Interesting if a little fluffy.

The choices you make when picking out medication at the pharmacy. Looks complicated, but of course many of the decisions happen in an instant.

Deaths during major wars. Contrast with this. [via]

Where there is Internet and where there is none

And birth to dynamic data, vectors, and user experience

As part of Kill Math, Bret Victor describes the levels of interaction

Didn’t know such extensive data on road fatalities was publicly available. Get records on individual incidents from the FTP

An integration of both tools for a smooth workflow

Quick guide using R and Gephi

Actors who have been in three or more episodes of an HBO original series

“Bacon is a legitimate ingredient to many dishes, and can be quite tasty, when used right. But if your cooking style is to start with cooking something bland, and then add bacon to make it less bland, then, trust me, you are not a great cook.”

Not many people know that NYT writes a lot of their own software in-house, investing in their future

Look mom, I’m on Fast Company

Organizes overlapping points in a scatterplot so they don’t

Slow loops? Maybe these alternative will help

Essentially, do something more with the data than plopping it front of people. There’s a small niche (for now) as data provider. Demand is much higher for storyteller.