Comments on: Online Data and Charts with Swivel http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/online-data-and-charts-with-swivel/ Obstinately objective Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:56:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Olympic Medal Count by Population and GDP | A Stubborn Mule's Perspective http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/online-data-and-charts-with-swivel/comment-page-1/#comment-1191 Olympic Medal Count by Population and GDP | A Stubborn Mule's Perspective Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:33:17 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-1191 [...] in the medal tally (as at 22 August 2008), we rank only 36th in terms of population. Ever since I blogged about the data-sharing site  Swivel, I have been regularly updating a data-set with the medal tally. So, [...] [...] in the medal tally (as at 22 August 2008), we rank only 36th in terms of population. Ever since I blogged about the data-sharing site  Swivel, I have been regularly updating a data-set with the medal tally. So, [...]

]]> By: stubbornmule http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/online-data-and-charts-with-swivel/comment-page-1/#comment-1185 stubbornmule Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:46:35 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-1185 @dan: While you're waiting for me to say something about inflation in Zimbabwe, you might find <a href="http://www.worldometers.info/view/zim/" rel="nofollow">this</a> of interest. @dan: While you’re waiting for me to say something about inflation in Zimbabwe, you might find this of interest.

]]> By: stubbornmule http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/online-data-and-charts-with-swivel/comment-page-1/#comment-1163 stubbornmule Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:55:11 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-1163 @Bast: Canada has medals now! @Bast: Canada has medals now!

]]> By: stubbornmule http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/online-data-and-charts-with-swivel/comment-page-1/#comment-1162 stubbornmule Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:57:19 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-1162 I ended up automating the process somewhat by writing a perl data-scraping script to pull down the medal count from the official web-site. If anyone is interested, the script (oly.pl) is available here: http://drop.io/stubbornmule I ended up automating the process somewhat by writing a perl data-scraping script to pull down the medal count from the official web-site. If anyone is interested, the script (oly.pl) is available here: http://drop.io/stubbornmule

]]> By: stubbornmule http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/online-data-and-charts-with-swivel/comment-page-1/#comment-1161 stubbornmule Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:50:25 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-1161 @Bast: Australia really needs everyone to fall over each other to win medals at the Winter Olympics. @Bast: Australia really needs everyone to fall over each other to win medals at the Winter Olympics.

]]> By: Bast http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/online-data-and-charts-with-swivel/comment-page-1/#comment-1160 Bast Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:53:17 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-1160 Can I just add we are, actually, more of a winter Olympics kind of country...roll on Vancouver 2010! Can I just add we are, actually, more of a winter Olympics kind of country…roll on Vancouver 2010!

]]> By: Bast http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/online-data-and-charts-with-swivel/comment-page-1/#comment-1159 Bast Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:51:33 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-1159 I notice you haven't included Canada in your medal count graphic. Oh ..... wait a minute... never mind. [Big, huge sigh and hanging of head in national shame...] I notice you haven’t included Canada in your medal count graphic. Oh ….. wait a minute… never mind. [Big, huge sigh and hanging of head in national shame...]

]]> By: stubbornmule http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/online-data-and-charts-with-swivel/comment-page-1/#comment-1157 stubbornmule Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:59:00 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-1157 @dan: Thanks for the suggestion. I'll have a look! @dan: Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll have a look!

]]> By: dan http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/online-data-and-charts-with-swivel/comment-page-1/#comment-1156 dan Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:30:13 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-1156 when you have some time, i would like your thoughts on hyperinflation. specifically how zimbabwe today, compares to weimar germany (and other historic cases of hyperinflation). so while you are fiddling with graphing software, perhaps you could bring forward the graph that the nytimes published a couple of years ago: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/02/world/africa/02zimbabwe.html and then add in a line for weimar. only if you've got time. d when you have some time, i would like your thoughts on hyperinflation. specifically how zimbabwe today, compares to weimar germany (and other historic cases of hyperinflation).

so while you are fiddling with graphing software, perhaps you could bring forward the graph that the nytimes published a couple of years ago:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/02/world/africa/02zimbabwe.html

and then add in a line for weimar.

only if you’ve got time.

d

]]> By: Australian TV Radio Online Coverage 2008 Beijing Olympics - Channel 7 SBS ABC < Rambling Thoughts Blog - Neerav Bhatt http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/online-data-and-charts-with-swivel/comment-page-1/#comment-1154 Australian TV Radio Online Coverage 2008 Beijing Olympics - Channel 7 SBS ABC < Rambling Thoughts Blog - Neerav Bhatt Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:17:28 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-1154 [...] Credit: Sean Carmody Published By: Neerav Filed under: TV Show Reviews Last Updated: Aug 12, 2008, [...] [...] Credit: Sean Carmody Published By: Neerav Filed under: TV Show Reviews Last Updated: Aug 12, 2008, [...]

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