tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post2093252047478440172..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Meaningless GraphicsAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-55163283935134459892020-09-02T17:38:12.032-04:002020-09-02T17:38:12.032-04:00I suggest expanding the category into meaningless ...I suggest expanding the category into meaningless metaphors of all kinds. There's been a bank ad on TV for years that shows a group of motorcyclists, with a voiceover that asks, "What can handlebars tell us about..." The answer has something to do with guidance but there is no logical connection between handlebars and financial advice. Nor does the existence of handlebars or financial advice mean that this particular bank's financial advice is any good.<br /><br />Words, still images and moving images may all be used to obscure rather than enlighten.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08111391338812214765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-60459418269676608362020-09-02T11:27:12.159-04:002020-09-02T11:27:12.159-04:00The one of average #deaths/day vs delta-#deaths/da...The one of average #deaths/day vs delta-#deaths/day looks kind of cool, and might even be convey information if the numbers were scaled by total population. Although I don't believe the China numbers.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.com