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Slopegraphs in Python – Exploring Binning/Rounding
One of the last items for the 1.0 release is support for multiple columns of data. That will require some additional refactoring, so I've been procrastinating by exploring the recent "fudging" discovery . Despite claims to the contrary on…
Slopegraphs in Python – Slope Colors
As the codebase gets closer to the 1.0 stretch we now have the addition of slope colors for when values go up/down or remain constant between points. The code still only handles two columns of data, but the intent is for each segment to…
Slopegraphs in Python – More Output Tweaks
The best way to explain this release will be to walk you through an updated configuration…
Slopegraphs – The Quintessential Tufte GDP Example Revisited
If you're even remotely familiar with slopegraphs, then you'll recognize Tufte's classic 1970-1979 GDP chart example (click for larger…
Three Resolutions For Web Developers
I'm on a " three things " motif for 2012, as it's really difficult for most folks to focus on more than three core elements well. This is especially true for web developers as they have so much to contend with on a daily basis, whether it…
dbClone "hack" for OS X
Moloch built a Windows & Linux impersonation/cloning utility in Python that was/is meant to be used from a USB/external volume. The utility can save the cloned host id to a local file and also has the capability to use a simple HTTP GET…
"Web Development Is Dangerous"
Those were the words that greeted me within five minutes of checking out the Flask microframework for Python web applications. I feel compelled to inline those four, short…
Quick Hits :: 2011-02-09
Quick Hits :: 2011-02-09 — rud.is blog archive
Quick Hits :: 2011-01-07
Interesting points/counterpoints on the efficacy of Node.js being tied so closely to the V8 javascript engine: NodeJS: To V8 or not to V8 [bruno fernandez-ruiz] On Bruno’s Concern About the Current Coupling of node.js and V8 [jason @…
AwesomeChartJS Meets Microsoft Security Bulletins
I wanted to play with the AwesomeChartJS library and figured an interesting way to do that was to use it to track Microsoft Security Bulletins this year. While I was drawn in by just how simple it is to craft basic charts, that simplicity…