I didn’t realize that was the official name for them.

Edward Tufte’s “Slopegraphs”.

They seem dated now but they’ve been replaced by less effective but “noisier” alternatives. Why?

Why oh why didn’t they do head office?

The Forecloser – The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – 08/08/11 – Video Clip | Comedy Central.

One Clip for Wired.com Homepage.

Boats used to look like this…

http://33rd.americascup.com/en/contexte/depuis-1851/32-editions-23-41

This is a pretty good idea of how I feel about my education.

“I’m glad I received an education, although beyond an ability to read and write I’m not sure quite what it gave me. On the one hand I’m glad I didn’t go to public school, and on the other I’m jealous of the innate lifelong confidence it seems to instil in people – as though they’re aware of some safety net I can’t see. The most valuable thing you get from education is a space in which you can make friends, gain experience, and figure a few things out. I spent the first half of my 20s deep in debt and working in a shop, with a vague idea what I wanted to do, but no idea how to go about doing it. At the time I thought I was incredibly lazy; looking back now I realise I kept trying my hand at different things: cartooning, writing, rudimentary web design and so on, until eventually I started getting the kind of work I wanted, after which I worked my arse off out of sheer crippling guilt over the years I’d been coasting.”

Poor A-levels? Don’t despair. Just lie on job application forms| Charlie Brooker | Comment is free | The Guardian.

Every era has it’s press baron.

BBC – Adam Curtis Blog: EVERY DAY IS LIKE SUNDAY.

Adam Curtis is probably our eras great documentary maker.

I’ve used Toodledo for ages and I love it. It’s multi-platform and it works.

It now also looks pro.

Toodledo : Forums :: News :: Toodledo Redesign – July 2011.

M Thru F: Workers These Days Have Serious Priority Issues – Epic Fail Funny Videos and Funny Pictures.