This map of the 2008 electoral vote above is old and busted, the new hotness are these cartograms that provide more detail in how the USA voted.

This explanation of the cartograms by Mark Newman is well worth a read. The software he uses to render the maps is also available here for free. Lastly, check out his book: The Atlas of the Real World.

Careful With Those Avatars, You May Get A Shakedown Letter.

Even better, just make your own avatar.

Like mine:

In other Manga news, I bring you….The Manga Guide to Statistics

Think you can’t have fun learning statistics? Think again.

The Manga Guide to Statistics will teach you everything you need to know about this essential discipline, while entertaining you at the same time. With its unique combination of Japanese-style comics called manga and serious educational content, the EduManga format is already a hit in Japan.

Holy mother of all season openers! Fox will premier 24 this season with a whopping 4 hour two day event to get started. That’s a sixth of the entire season gone in a two night orgy of explosions and suspense.

Check the 3 billionth pic to be uploaded to Flickr yesterday. What an amazing service Flickr provides, truly a star among web services today.

Wouldn’t it have been cool if it was this photo instead?

Or even this?