“mullet of the internet”
Resource Links
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Word clouds considered harmful →
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Chartwell →
A font for creating charts
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Python scripting console for Gephi →
Manipulate the graph structure by typing commands
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US Government Has More “Big Data” Than It Knows What to Do With →
Of the federal government IT professionals who collect big data, fewer than half said they extrapolate any meaningful trends from it
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Free Strata Online Conference: Data That Matters →
Surfing the Data Deluge to build a better world. May 16th 9:00-10:30am PST
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Information is Lost When Transforming 2D Data into 1D →
Part of a series on the challenges of null hypothesis significance testing
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Questions to ask →
Things to consider before you make a graphic
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How to Choose the Best Chart for Your Data →
Forgot to include exploration in the beginning, otherwise fine
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Apple drops Google Maps →
In-house maps coming to iOS6; was just a matter of time
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Hadley Wickham interview →
“challenge is balancing the tension between exploration and presentation”
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Big Data means sustainability →
“What if we started using data, not just to ask what type of movie we wanted but to see but what type of world we want to see?”
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D3 without SVG →
Works in Internet Explorer. People still use that browser?
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The Physics of The Hulk’s Jump →
Detailed look at the force required for such a feat
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How we visualised gay rights in America →
The Guardian process for this impressive interactive
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R in client applications →
Can be integrated in a number of ways
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Mistakes and Phantom Blocks →
Geographic inconsistencies in iconic New York subway map
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What Cartography Taught Me about Science Writing →
Keep on whittling until you get to the storyline
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No such thing as too much data →
I’m sure there’s a breaking point, but we’re not there yet. Not even close.
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Selected Tools →
Good list of software for maps, charts, and ata
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R is not enough for Big Data →
Tools are just that, experience is most valuable [via]