Author Archives: xan
Tom Peters Apple Prediction
I used to follow Guy Kawasaki in the early Mac days, and I recently noticed he has a new book out. I haven’t seen it, but the announcement prompted me to check out some of his older books from my … Continue reading
Worse Bar Chart Labels
I recently ran into this bar chart as part of a credit card summary. It took me a few moments to realize each run of superscripted digits was part of a single number, as opposed to indicating exponentiation or footnotes. … Continue reading
Lots of Dots Quilt
At a family gathering last month, Bonnie and I received an unexpected gift from my cousin the Polka Dot Debutante. She made this amazing quilt for us titled “Lots of Dots”: Being in the data visualization business, I can’t … Continue reading
Bitten by WordPress Pharma Hack
While trying out a new Google plug-in for Chrome, I noticed that Google thought my blog was smattered with pharmaceutical text. But when I checked the site in the browser, everything looked normal. Eventually I figured out my blog was … Continue reading
Stella at Two
I can be found walking Stella along the trails of Duke Forest almost every week-end. Last week-end Bonnie joined us with her camera for the occasion of Stella’s second birthday. While swimming in the creek is usually the highlight, she’s … Continue reading
Unsophisticated Art Review: Bombay Bellywood
Last week we had second row seats to a Bombay Bellywood belly dancing show in Durham. The seats were worth it for the view but was a bit rough on my ears with the giant speakers only a few yards … Continue reading
Sanity/Fear Rally
I made it to the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear last week-end in Washington, DC, and it was a lot of fun but very crowded. I didn’t have a sign, but I did wear a tie-dye shirt I made … Continue reading