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Goal

Jagr Scores

Jaromir Jagr’s 2nd goal puts the Rangers up 3-0. Stanley Cup Playoffs, 2nd round, Game 4. May 1, 2008

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Pillow Fight!

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Tale Of Two Blizzards

blizzard in chinatown

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blizzard in midtown

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Everything Will Be Okay DVD Release Party

I meant to post this earlier, but if you’re in NYC next monday:

Monday August 13th, 6:30PM - ??? - The Patrick O'Brien Foundation Presents
The 2nd Annual POBF ALS Awareness Fundraiser & The DVD Release Party for: “Everything Will Be Okay or How I Learned to Transcend Form, Live in the Now and Make Love in my Electric Wheelchair”

Good times, good people, good cause, and an open bar. I should be at the 7:30PM screening.

Rangers Round 1 Victory Salute

Salute!

On My Way To Work But Never Got There

Five year ago today, on September 11, 2001, I was on my way to the work but never got there. The commute at the time was a NJ Transit train to Hoboken and then the PATH train to 9th Street where I got out and then walked across Broadway to the office. I made it to Hoboken shortly after one of the planes hit the towers and by then all transportation there was shut down and I was let wandering Hoboken all day like so many others.

View of WTC from commuter train

watching

after the first building fell

looking for something cheery in it all

Gallery

When putting together this gallery and looking through the photos I had taken and digesting it all I wrote:

Look elsewhere for words. I have not yet found any that does what I saw justice.

I still don’t have the right words to describe the events, and 5 years later I fear the attempt would only be muddied by feelings about the events and changes that have taken place since.

Tufte At The Manhattan Center

Last Thursday I had attended the one day course on presenting information by Edward Tufte.

The full day lecture style talk consisted of jumping through 4 of his books (which are included in the cost of the day) as he takes you through his thesis about how to present data and information so that it is understandable, credible, and in context.

Review of Edward Tufte's Course

Rating: *****

Some may only know Tufte for his anti-powerpoint position (or those who don’t know him, key in on PP like in these slashdot comments), and he surely is that, but its only as part of a bigger thesis about presenting information in ways that aid digestion and understanding. A big part of which is the notion that data is inherently multi-dimensional and textured and partial sentences as bullet items or 3D rainbow bar charts filled with “chart junk” are too “low resolution” of a device to convey any of that.

The 360 dollar question for me going into the day was that though I was sure it would be an interesting day, would it at all be relevant to me as a web site builder. Its now a few days later and I’d have to say a qualified yes, tough not always directly. If I had the need to prepare a lot of presentations or regularly work in a data heavy industry (vs. more marketing or application type products) I’d say the answer was easily yes. But while I don’t, the day did solidify some things about general information consumption as well as plant a few seeds in my head. It also peaked my interest in a few new tools like sparklines, and a really new tool called paper—both used to convey a high density information in small spaces.

If you have the opportunity I’d definitely recommend attending one of his future lectures. Though much if not all of the material was covered in his books (one of which I was already familiar with), I thought the emphasis and complete picture provided by Edward Tufte in person was worth the time out of my typical work week.

Now, I just hope I don’t take too much more time out of my day reading through his site’s message board.

Tufte In NYC

Thurs, August 24, 10am - 4:30pm - Presenting Data and Information: A One-Day Course Taught By Edward Tufte - New York, New York
I just got my registration confirmation to see Edward Tufte speak at one of his seminars on presenting information and data. Its a little bit removed from my everyday routine of coding, coding and more coding, but I’ve heard good things about the course from a number of people I trust.

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A sampling of some recent photos, bookmarks and news stories I've flagged elsewhere with this tag.

  • night tulips
  • Empire
  • Henrik gets 1st star
  • Jagr gets  2nd star
  • center ice salute
  • superfan
  • Jagr Scores
  • HEN RIK
  • Malkin vs. Henrik
  • cocky bastards
  • who was that masked man?
  • Sydney Crosby Sucks
  • Samuel Rea was a Rangers Fan
  • MSG
  • Grace Church
  • NYC skyline from Jersey
  • submarine in the hudson
  • hostage situation
  • sailing
  • thE wristcam
  • posts
  • wrapping up a win
  • I Am A Ranger
  • tibet rally. pillow fight aftermath
  • tibet rally.
  • tibet rally.
  • No Bush
  • Jesus Christ Forbids War
  • Not one more death
  • the end.
  • pillow flight
  • pillow flight
  • DOOM