From the monthly archives: August 2008

19.32

By On August 19, 2008 · 3 Comments

Just another exam­ple of awe­some data dis­play ham­mer­ing home a point. This is a chart worth see­ing. Reminds me a lot of some of the best of Tufte’s work. Sim­ple, but unmis­take­able. Oh yeah, and did you see Bolt run the 100? As some­one said, Day-um. Via kot­tke, of course.

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Do Priuses run stop signs at a…

By On August 18, 2008 · 4 Comments

Do Priuses run stop signs at a higher rate? If so, is it because of the awful A pil­lars, or because they are try­ing to con­serve momentum?

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I been gone so long. Would you…

By On August 14, 2008 · Leave a Comment

I been gone so long. Would you believe that my employer wants me to work while I am at work? And he is pil­ing it on to make sure. Backson.

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My second favorite VW commercial

By On August 6, 2008 · 7 Comments

Mil­lion Miles, by J.Ralph (then going by the name SPY), just cycled through on iTunes, and brought to mind my sec­ond favorite VW com­mer­cial ever, called “Big Day,” in which the song is promi­nently fea­tured. The com­mer­cial is a gem. It tells a spell­bind­ing story, unspool­ing per­fectly, with an unex­pected twist and an uncer­tain ending. […]

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We didn’t want to come back, b…

By On August 4, 2008 · 2 Comments

We didn’t want to come back, but come back we did. Vaca­tion was glo­ri­ous, and the kids had a blast. 100° here, today. Why did I move South?

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