The Falling Man and a center that cannot hold
Decoding "Mad Men's" symbol of overwhelming change.
Doug Hill on how we celebrate exponential technological advance while looking for ways to escape it.
Why data visualization matters
The best data visualizations expose something new.
How to create a visualization
Pete Warden walks through the steps behind his latest Facebook visualization.
Apple's iTV and the implications of what Steve said
Why the rumors about Apple building a television are wrong.
The NoSQL movement
How to think about choosing a database.
What is Apache Hadoop?
A look at the components and functions of the Hadoop ecosystem.
Four short links: 16 February 2012
Wikipedia Fail, DIY Text Adventures, Antisocial Software, and Formats Matter
The Undue Weight of Truth (Chronicle of Higher Education) -- Wikipedia has become fossilized fiction because the mechanism of self-improvement is broken. Playfic -- Andy Baio's new site that lets you write text adventures in the browser. Great introduction to programming for language-loving kids and adults. Review of Alone Together (Chris McDowall) -- I loved this review, its sentiments, and its presentation. Work on stuff that matters. Why ESRI As-Is Can't Be Part of the Open Government Movement -- data formats without broad support in open source tools are an unnecessary barrier to entry. You're effectively letting the vendor charge for your data, which is just stupid.
Why data visualization matters
The best data visualizations expose something new.
Effective data visualizations go beyond aesthetics; they also allow organizations to make quick and correct decisions from massive amounts of information.
How to create a visualization
Pete Warden walks through the steps behind his latest Facebook visualization.
Creating a visualization requires more than just data and imagery. Pete Warden outlines the process and actions that drove his new Facebook visualization project.
Apple's iTV and the implications of what Steve said
Why the rumors about Apple building a television are wrong.
Mark Sigal challenges the conventional wisdom about the rumored "iTV" and offers a much different prediction about an Apple-television marriage.
There's Plan A, and then there's the plan that will become your business
"Running Lean" author Ash Maurya on startup adaptation and the gift of obscurity.
Drawing from the Lean Startup and other methods, "Running Lean" helps entrepreneurs transform flawed Plan A ideas into viable companies. "Running Lean" author Ash Maurya explains the basics in this interview.
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