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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic is a satirical {{w|infographic}}, which is usually used to simplify and help visualize information that would be dreadfully boring otherwise. [[Randall]] takes this "simplification" to the extreme by making an unhelpful infographic, complete with unnecessary data and ironic and blatant misuse of common graphs and charts. At this point, he is not even simplifying his sentence "By the year 2019, all information will be communicated in this clear and concise format." He makes a sarcastic claim, pointing out how needlessly complicated some infographics make things they are supposed to condense. | + | {{incomplete}} |
+ | This comic is a satirical {{w|infographic}}, which is usually used to simplify and help visualize information that would be dreadfully boring otherwise. | ||
+ | [[Randall]] takes this "simplification" to the extreme by making an unhelpful infographic, complete with unnecessary data and ironic and blatant misuse of common graphs and charts. At this point, he is not even simplifying his sentence "By the year 2019, all information will be communicated in this clear and concise format." He makes a sarcastic claim, pointing out how needlessly complicated some infographics make things they are supposed to condense. | ||
In the chart: | In the chart: | ||
− | *The number 2019 is huge and placed between the numbers 2018 and 2020, which is bordering on extraneous considering that the fact that 2019 precedes 2020 and succeeds 2018 is blindingly obvious. | + | * The number 2019 is huge and placed between the numbers 2018 and 2020, which is bordering on extraneous considering that the fact that 2019 precedes 2020 and succeeds 2018 is blindingly obvious. |
− | *The graph of information represented by this format is extrapolated off of and intersects with 100% at 2019. This is a running joke on xkcd and is ridiculous for multiple reasons, as shown in [[ | + | * The graph of information represented by this format is extrapolated off of and intersects with 100% at 2019. This is a running joke on xkcd and is ridiculous for multiple reasons, as shown in [[1007]] and [[605]] |
− | + | * A pie chart, with one part labeled "will" and one part labeled "be", which is completely nonsensical as pie charts compare the sizes of two populations, and "will" and "be" are merely words and are not being used as populations. | |
− | *A pie chart, with one part labeled "will" and one part labeled "be", which is completely nonsensical as pie charts | + | * "6 years from now" and "72 months" are more blindingly obvious facts |
− | *"6 years from now" | + | * A corny illustration of [[Megan]] telling [[Hairy]] the word "communicated" and Hairy enthusiastically responding "Yes!" despite the absurdity of the situation |
− | + | * The word "this" in huge font, and the word "in" with a bracket, taking up an inordinate amount of space. | |
− | *A corny illustration of [[Megan]] telling [[Hairy]] the word "communicated" and Hairy enthusiastically responding "Yes!" | + | * A {{w|Venn diagram}}. As anyone who has seen a Venn diagram knows, the two circles are two concepts or qualities, and objects or concepts that fit inside the circles go within. The words "clear and concise" plastered across the Venn diagram have absolutely nothing to do with Venn diagrams. |
− | *The word "this" in huge font, and the word "in" with a bracket, taking up an inordinate amount of space. | + | * The position of the letters in the word "format," which bears no relationship to the meaning of the word itself. The letter T is highlighted in blue and relabeled. |
− | *A {{w|Venn diagram}}. As anyone who has seen a Venn diagram knows, the two circles are two concepts or qualities, and objects or concepts that fit inside the circles go within. The words "clear and concise" plastered across the Venn diagram have absolutely nothing to do with Venn diagrams | + | * A bar graph showing which letter of the alphabet each letter of the word "format" is (A=1), with T highlighted because it is the highest. |
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− | It is also likely that this comic is a send up of the recent trend towards presenting information in tall graphics that are easily viewed on smartphone screens. A tall graphic with the same pixel width as an iPhone, for example, can | + | It is also likely that this comic is a send up of the recent trend towards presenting information in tall graphics that are easily viewed on smartphone screens. A tall graphic with the same pixel width as an iPhone, for example, can viewed without zooming and using only vertical scrolling. Another discussion venue for the topic and this comic is [http://gizmodo.com/tall-infographics-suck-1441047853 Gizmodo: Tall Infographics Suck]. |
− | + | The title text mentions the often-hyped term "{{w|big data}}." "Big data" normally refers to the challenges of working with and visualizing a quantity of data which is hard to process using traditional tools and methods. Randall (now speaking unsarcastically) tells us that just because the font size is huge doesn't mean you have handled the big data well. | |
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− | The title text mentions the often-hyped term "{{w|big data}}." "Big data" normally refers to the challenges of working with and visualizing a quantity of data which is hard to process using traditional tools and methods. Randall | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | : | + | :By the year |
− | : | + | :(2018)2019(2020) |
− | : | + | :All information |
− | :[Graph representing all information | + | :[Graph representing all information] |
− | : | + | :6 years from now (72 months) |
− | : | + | :[In a pie chart] will be |
− | :Megan: | + | :Megan: communicated |
− | : | + | :Guy in scruffy hair: Yes! |
− | : | + | :in THIS |
− | : | + | :[In a Venn diagram] clear and concise |
− | : | + | :[On the x axis of a bar graph] |
− | : | + | :format |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
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