Comments on: 6 Less-Than-Helpful Infographics

By: tom

tom — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:24:28 +0000

[…]This may seem like an extremely stupid question, but I am really very new to Linux so please bear with me.[…]

By: Why

Why — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:35:21 +0000

I just made the Golden Gate bridge graph my background. Does that make me wrong?

By: Plerf

Plerf — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:01:05 +0000

I think the middle is where there is the greatest distance to the water, therefore extending their lives an extra 3 milliseconds. Social phobias probably wont deter a determined jumper. I, for one, like the idea of a mirror and dresser of sorts for last rites and leaving a good looking corpse behind.

By: Mach1

Mach1 — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:09:29 +0000

Where’s Waldo?

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:31:22 +0000

Actually, as a statistician, I have to say that the bridge graphic is phenomenal, and immediately conveys what the reader would be interested in – how many suicides there have been and what the most popular spot it. Depressing, yes, but nice enough to get in Tufte’s next book. You could also use color for the blocks to distinguish between attempted and completed suicides.

By: Moon

Moon — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:26:31 +0000

It’s surprising how many people go to the middle of the bridge to commit suicide.

Why make the effort?

By: Bill McWilliams

Bill McWilliams — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:12:58 +0000

An expensive, practical solution to prevent more suicides on the GG bridge is to simply install two diving boards (a low board and a high board) at the place on the bridge where most suicides have occurred.

It might also be a good idea to put up a coat hook, provide a pen and pad (for final thoughts, goodbyes and so forth), clown masks should be laid out and a mirror should also be hung nearby.

This idea is not a joke. I believe it would work and work extremely well.

By: Telemath

Telemath — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:18:20 +0000

I liked the Pac-man pie chart from this very blog some months ago. You can also find it here:

thehumorarchives.com/joke/PacMan_pie_chart

By: Ashley

Ashley — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:58:01 +0000

Best pie chart ever = Dimitri Martin’s Pie Chart on Procrastination.

It was a circle.

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:22:42 +0000

Personally, I like bread for the way it hold my sandwich together.