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Re: Everyone likes pie charts
« Reply #15 on: July 15, 2010, 04:54:32 pm »
Quote from: Agamemnon on July 14, 2010, 05:21:41 am
...or not?

Well, I obviously have too much spare time, so I made one.



Share yours?

I love the use of light blue for microcline there.
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Re: Everyone likes pie charts
« Reply #16 on: July 15, 2010, 06:19:49 pm »
Not to derail and burst everyone's bubble, but pie charts are horrible by any reasonable standard of information presentation.

Random supporting blog post: http://www.juiceanalytics.com/writing/the-problem-with-pie-charts/

Book everyone should read which makes this and many other fine points: http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/books_vdqi

Okay, back to your dwarf fortress forum already in progress. :)
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Re: Everyone likes pie charts
« Reply #17 on: July 15, 2010, 06:29:07 pm »
I'll quote from the blog post:

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Maybe I'm being too hard on pie charts. Consider, for example, their unique ability to support a joke

Which is pretty much what this thread is about.
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Re: Everyone likes pie charts
« Reply #18 on: July 15, 2010, 06:42:21 pm »
Pie charts can be a good source of puns though.
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Re: Everyone likes pie charts
« Reply #19 on: July 15, 2010, 08:33:09 pm »
Quote from: CrownofFire on July 15, 2010, 06:42:21 pm
Pie charts can be a good source of puns though.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Also, there is a disappointing lack of orthoclase hate.
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Re: Everyone likes pie charts
« Reply #20 on: July 15, 2010, 10:17:25 pm »
Quote from: PermanentInk on July 15, 2010, 06:19:49 pm
Not to derail and burst everyone's bubble, but pie charts are horrible by any reasonable standard of information presentation.

Random supporting blog post: http://www.juiceanalytics.com/writing/the-problem-with-pie-charts/

Book everyone should read which makes this and many other fine points: http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/books_vdqi

Okay, back to your dwarf fortress forum already in progress. :)

I've heard that argument before.  One of the executives I know at the company I work for hates pie charts with a passion.
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Re: Everyone likes pie charts
« Reply #21 on: July 15, 2010, 10:58:19 pm »
Spoiler: Pie charts are Fun (click to show/hide)
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Re: Everyone likes pie charts
« Reply #22 on: July 16, 2010, 01:11:37 am »
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Re: Everyone likes pie charts
« Reply #23 on: July 16, 2010, 02:09:32 am »
Let me guess: Terrifying biome?
Well done.
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Re: Everyone likes pie charts
« Reply #24 on: July 16, 2010, 11:14:26 am »
wow. www.graphjam.com and DF merged into one.

*joygasms*
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Re: Everyone likes pie charts
« Reply #25 on: July 16, 2010, 11:51:25 am »
Quote from: MonkeyHead on July 16, 2010, 11:14:26 am
wow. www.graphjam.com and DF merged into one.

*joygasms*

damn you. here goes my evening...
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Re: Everyone likes pie charts
« Reply #26 on: July 16, 2010, 12:53:54 pm »
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(from here, based on this.)

Not to rain on your parade or anything.
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Re: Everyone likes pie charts
« Reply #27 on: July 16, 2010, 05:50:56 pm »
That comic reminds me of this thread. Apathy for everyone!
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Re: Everyone likes pie charts
« Reply #28 on: July 16, 2010, 07:46:36 pm »
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Re: Everyone likes pie charts
« Reply #29 on: July 16, 2010, 07:55:59 pm »
Goblins?
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