Robert Kosara
@eagereyes.org
Interested in all things visual and data, like data visualization. ISOTYPE collector, synth dabbler, runner.
Also, I thought the 1925 was a reprint. I've seen some pictures suggesting that. Did reprint it and then release a new edition?
January 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Also, I thought the 1925 was a reprint. I've seen some pictures suggesting that. Did reprint it and then release a new edition?
Update! The book arrived and is in decent shape. It’s the first edition, with some water staining. But pretty good for a $50 copy of Karsten (instead of the $600+ you usually see them listed at). Pages are clean and they’re all there!
January 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Update! The book arrived and is in decent shape. It’s the first edition, with some water staining. But pretty good for a $50 copy of Karsten (instead of the $600+ you usually see them listed at). Pages are clean and they’re all there!
Since I have both the old and new editions, here they are together with a creepy rabbit sculpture for size comparison.
January 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Since I have both the old and new editions, here they are together with a creepy rabbit sculpture for size comparison.
Well look what showed up in my mailbox today! Very exciting!
January 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Well look what showed up in my mailbox today! Very exciting!
The new iOS image playground isn’t entirely clear on the number of legs and tails on a standard-issue cat. It’s a typical generative AI issue, but I figured they’d have done some more work to avoid such obvious issues.
December 12, 2024 at 5:26 PM
The new iOS image playground isn’t entirely clear on the number of legs and tails on a standard-issue cat. It’s a typical generative AI issue, but I figured they’d have done some more work to avoid such obvious issues.
This is an interesting chart 📊, not just because of its content. The time axis here strikes me as relative rather than absolute, since the values aren't tied to the years. They'll be different next year, so they're relative to when the chart is made. From www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
December 9, 2024 at 2:27 AM
This is an interesting chart 📊, not just because of its content. The time axis here strikes me as relative rather than absolute, since the values aren't tied to the years. They'll be different next year, so they're relative to when the chart is made. From www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
This is how I'm writing my name from now on!
November 26, 2024 at 6:26 PM
This is how I'm writing my name from now on!
The last thing you hear from X, once you've deleted your account, is that deep inside, it's still Twitter.
November 20, 2024 at 4:39 AM
The last thing you hear from X, once you've deleted your account, is that deep inside, it's still Twitter.
I got started in BASIC, and I turned out okay.
November 19, 2024 at 5:08 PM
I got started in BASIC, and I turned out okay.
This made me dig up an old dashboard of mine about my running data 😅 I stole this idea from sales charts that show sales over time (months, quarters, etc.). Cumulative charts like this are pretty common and useful. 📊 public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
November 14, 2024 at 4:50 PM
This made me dig up an old dashboard of mine about my running data 😅 I stole this idea from sales charts that show sales over time (months, quarters, etc.). Cumulative charts like this are pretty common and useful. 📊 public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
This is a pretty great example of showing potential in a 📊 chart, or “nothing” in @visualisingdata.com terms. From a story about a math test for LLMs that they all pretty much fail at, and that they can’t be trained on because the actual questions are secret. arstechnica.com/ai/2024/11/n...
November 13, 2024 at 12:21 AM
This is a pretty great example of showing potential in a 📊 chart, or “nothing” in @visualisingdata.com terms. From a story about a math test for LLMs that they all pretty much fail at, and that they can’t be trained on because the actual questions are secret. arstechnica.com/ai/2024/11/n...
I find this little chart by the @washingtonpost.com a much better representation than the needle (especially the static needle that doesn't even show uncertainty). The overlap shows the uncertainty, and the range above and below the line gives you a sense of the chances.
November 6, 2024 at 4:44 AM
I find this little chart by the @washingtonpost.com a much better representation than the needle (especially the static needle that doesn't even show uncertainty). The overlap shows the uncertainty, and the range above and below the line gives you a sense of the chances.
The Kindle Colorsoft is getting absolutely murdered in the reviews right now. I'm returning mine. It has the yellow bar on the bottom, but there's also something weird with the battery where it never reaches 100% charge, even after 20 hours of charging. The colors are nice, but there are trade-offs.
November 4, 2024 at 2:30 AM
The Kindle Colorsoft is getting absolutely murdered in the reviews right now. I'm returning mine. It has the yellow bar on the bottom, but there's also something weird with the battery where it never reaches 100% charge, even after 20 hours of charging. The colors are nice, but there are trade-offs.
Finally, DLA can also create the kinds of vertical growth that Martin was talking about, with or without fancy/silly colors. In this case, there's consistent motion in the vertical direction, and random motion horizontally.
November 2, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Finally, DLA can also create the kinds of vertical growth that Martin was talking about, with or without fancy/silly colors. In this case, there's consistent motion in the vertical direction, and random motion horizontally.
Alternatively, you can launch particles from the outside and only allow them to move inward, which makes more of these snowflake-type shapes. Excuse/enjoy the silly colors 😅
November 2, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Alternatively, you can launch particles from the outside and only allow them to move inward, which makes more of these snowflake-type shapes. Excuse/enjoy the silly colors 😅
DLA has particles moving around randomly, or somewhat randomly, until they hit other particles, at which point they stick and you launch another one. Back in 1992, those were single pixels. Starting in the center, and restricting the motion to only go outwards, you get these dendrite-type shapes.
November 2, 2024 at 2:51 PM
DLA has particles moving around randomly, or somewhat randomly, until they hit other particles, at which point they stick and you launch another one. Back in 1992, those were single pixels. Starting in the center, and restricting the motion to only go outwards, you get these dendrite-type shapes.
Update: didn’t actually take very long to get in
October 28, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Update: didn’t actually take very long to get in
Updated to iOS 18.1, but I still have to join a waitlist to get into a beta for Apple Intelligence?
October 28, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Updated to iOS 18.1, but I still have to join a waitlist to get into a beta for Apple Intelligence?
If you’re in the US, get outside once it’s dark and look for the aurora! Should be visible from most places in the US tonight (and Canada, obviously :D) services.swpc.noaa.gov/images/auror...
October 10, 2024 at 11:56 PM
If you’re in the US, get outside once it’s dark and look for the aurora! Should be visible from most places in the US tonight (and Canada, obviously :D) services.swpc.noaa.gov/images/auror...
The new Tides app in watchOS 11 shows sunset and sunrise times in addition to the tides. I guess there are uses other than photography where this might be useful, but it’s also really helpful for planning photo shoots.
September 26, 2024 at 7:45 PM
The new Tides app in watchOS 11 shows sunset and sunrise times in addition to the tides. I guess there are uses other than photography where this might be useful, but it’s also really helpful for planning photo shoots.
I also like the way Flux shows the top of the hour. What time is it? It’s TWO! It’s SIX! It’s EIGHT! Simple and to the point.
September 24, 2024 at 4:31 PM
I also like the way Flux shows the top of the hour. What time is it? It’s TWO! It’s SIX! It’s EIGHT! Simple and to the point.
I’ve been enjoying the new Flux watch face in watchOS 11. It has a fun design, and I like the sort of part-to-whole sweep of the divider to show seconds. You can watch the minute fill up from the bottom to the top.
September 24, 2024 at 4:28 PM
I’ve been enjoying the new Flux watch face in watchOS 11. It has a fun design, and I like the sort of part-to-whole sweep of the divider to show seconds. You can watch the minute fill up from the bottom to the top.
I’m at 182, which is apparently bluer than 90% of people taking the quiz. And yes, turquoise definitely looks green to me.
September 3, 2024 at 6:11 PM
I’m at 182, which is apparently bluer than 90% of people taking the quiz. And yes, turquoise definitely looks green to me.
Yes! I took this shot at Malofiej 2012 because it was so striking
February 15, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Yes! I took this shot at Malofiej 2012 because it was so striking
While we were gone last week, a pair of birds built a nest in the rafters under our deck. Of course I had to install a bird cam 😄 (though looks like I can’t post video here, unfortunately)
July 10, 2023 at 10:33 PM
While we were gone last week, a pair of birds built a nest in the rafters under our deck. Of course I had to install a bird cam 😄 (though looks like I can’t post video here, unfortunately)