Infographic: Digital Distractions

"A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason."

~J. P. Morgan


I'm going to start using quotes to start posts more often. Please enjoy another infographic:

Infographics: Radiation

Picture-heavy, so I'll include a pagebreak. Just click the [ COMMENTS? ] button, and you'll get to see the pretty pictures.

Contents: Information Is Beautiful & XKCD renders of radiation dosage and symptoms.

Pretty representations of not-so-pretty physics.

Low-content: Corporate Espionage Infographic

Food for thought, I guess. Note: Social engineering is a useful, marketable skill.

Take low-light pictures, like a boss.

Reposting this excellent infographic from the fine folks over at SnapSort. Here's hoping that I can get a camera sometime soon.

Low-content: Infographic - Evolution of the alphabet (Animooted!)

[ http://i.imgur.com/CCNSs.gif ], taken from the shared posts of David McCandless.

In case you hadn't noticed, I <3 infographics.

Stuff I like: CollegeHumor' Graphic Truths.

If you haven't already guessed, I'm a huge fan of infographics. Actually, graphics of almost any kind are cool by me so long as they're not eyesores.

Anyway, CollegeHumor's take on all sorts of things expressed as graphs and flowcharts: [ http://www.collegehumor.com/articles/column/the-graphic-truth ].

Especially of note are "A guide to conversations in college: The Small Talk Calendar" and the "Chatroulette Breakdown".

Low-content: Infographic - Lunar Calendar and Charts.

A big rock in our sky, you say?

A chart to help you choose what kind of chart to use.

Low-content: Infographic - Facebook Friendships

I've heard this one's been going around for a bit, but I think it's worth sharing:

[ http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1382.snc4/163413_479288597199_9445547199_5658562_14158417_n.jpg ]

Heads-up: It's a hefty 3.8MB image.

More on the subject here.

Also, note the blackout in Russia? That's because Russia's got something that looks eerily like facebook, called Vkontakte. As for the blackout in China, I am unsure of the source but might note The Great Firewall could have something to do with it.

Low-content: Infographic - Blood Typing Craze

I'm a huge fan of anything remotely infographic-related. [ http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/ ] is a great resource for neat little infographics that have a basis in statistics. I may post some of the more interesting or pretty ones later.

For now, here's something about blood types:

[ http://phlebotomist.net/organization_files/1032/japanese-bloodtyping.jpg ]

I remember reading a blood-type diet book, once. It was kinda a fad thing, but some of the importance of things like how antigens work and how some food has things like antigen markers stuck with me.

I'm a B-, personally. Some foods (notably soy milk and some fruit skins) don't sit well with my throat and cause itchy sensations that are quite irritating. I enjoy cooking with other things, though, so it's not a huge deal.

Related: Do you know your blood type? If so, what is it?

Unrelated: What sorts of fruits do you find particularly tasty? I like mangoes.