You may already be familiar with the term Big Data, datasets that are so gigantic that special computational methods are required to analyze them. But how about some “little data” for your pleasure? The frequency analysis pictured above, for example, is from Alice Zhao, who wrote this fun post titled “Text Messages Change from Dating to Marriage.” Below the fold is an extended excerpt: Continue reading
Too big to fail?
Probably. But we loved all the geeky posters and colorful outfits. Special shout out to whoever designed the T-shirt pictured below.
Hat tip: Dylan Hunt
Dear Mark,
Like the Bob Marley song of yore, we continue to wait in vain for Facebook to introduce a “dislike” button. Although it’s your website, it’s very patronizing that you refuse to give us this choice. Nevertheless, instead of endlessly debating the merits of our proposal, here’s a friendly suggestion from your friends at Prior Probability: let us vote! That’s right. Just let all active Facebook users cast a vote on this issue once and for all (one vote per Facebook account). If a majority of users reject our suggestion, we will cheerfully accept the results and never mention this pet-peeve ever again, but if “dislike” wins, then you agree to abide by the results and install a thumbs-down button, as per the will of the majority. Deal?
In the alternative, why not allow users to decide for ourselves if we want to enable a “dislike” button on our individual accounts. After all, you already allow us to decide what privacy settings we prefer. So, why not extend this logic of choice to the “like” and “dislike” icons as well?
Yours truly,
F. E. Guerra-Pujol
What question keeps you up at night? By way of example, in the opening scene of the movie “The Social Network,” a fictional Mark Zuckerberg begins by asking, “How do you distinguish yourself in a population of people who all got 1600 on their SAT’s?” By comparison, Peter Thiel opens his book Zero to One (the first page of which is pictured below) with this provocative question: “What important truth do very few people agree with you on?”
Aren’t these really one and the same question?
Among many other beautiful things, ProtonPaperie of Merritt Island, Florida offers the coaster set pictured below, consisting of vintage ads from the 1908 Sears catalogue (via Etsy).
Credit: ProtonPaperie
The piece pictured below, which was created by the graphic artist Dex, features Sir Alfred Hitchcock’s distinctive silhouette through a mix of typography and illustration. More works by Dex are available here.
Image Credit: Dex
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