Monthly Archives: April 2006
JDBC Providers Release
I’ve put together a release of the JDBC Providers at berlios. This packages up recent bug fixes and the separation of Java and SQL code which makes it easier to support other DB vendors. Meanwhile Søren and Mikkel are working … Continue reading
3-D Pie Chart at NCSSM
Information visualization specialists like Stephen Few and Howard Wainer often call out the 3-D Pie Chart as a graphical pariah. The curved areas of pie charts are already difficult to compare already, and they become worse when a 3-D perspective … Continue reading
Neighborhood of No Return
Seen in Cary, NC off of Harrison Ave.
OWASA Water Graphs
It’s easy to find critiques of bad graphs (just ask Google), so I’d like to comment on a good graph. The Orange Water and Sewer Authority does a great job of posting graphs of water supply and demand. The graphs … Continue reading
Unsophisticated Art Review : Six Pack
It’s hard to count the requests I get for reviews of recent Memorial Hall performances, so here are short reviews of the recent ones. Mark Morris Dance GroupModern dance, at a level even an unsophisticate could understand. Several pieces using … Continue reading