Comments on: The Billion Pound o Gram http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/the-billion-pound-o-gram/ Ideas, issues, knowledge, data - visualized! Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:30:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: 2012? fin del mundo? « Blog de FREDES http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/the-billion-pound-o-gram/comment-page-1/#comment-10062 2012? fin del mundo? « Blog de FREDES Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:51:22 +0000 http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/?p=896#comment-10062 [...] posts » The Billion Pound o GramNovember 27, [...] [...] posts » The Billion Pound o GramNovember 27, [...]

]]> By: reiner http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/the-billion-pound-o-gram/comment-page-1/#comment-9330 reiner Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:56:05 +0000 http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/?p=896#comment-9330 Breathtakingly good. Breathtakingly good.

]]> By: maya tutorials http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/the-billion-pound-o-gram/comment-page-1/#comment-6246 maya tutorials Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:31:52 +0000 http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/?p=896#comment-6246 Interesting diagram - it shows, for instance, that the 'asset purchase and lending' aspect of the bank bailout, which accounts less than half of the total cost, cost more than the entire personal wealth of the UK!!! We are truly up the creek. Interesting diagram – it shows, for instance, that the ‘asset purchase and lending’ aspect of the bank bailout, which accounts less than half of the total cost, cost more than the entire personal wealth of the UK!!! We are truly up the creek.

]]> By: The wait has begun - A Blog Named Dan http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/the-billion-pound-o-gram/comment-page-1/#comment-5540 The wait has begun - A Blog Named Dan Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:21:03 +0000 http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/?p=896#comment-5540 [...] Information is Beautiful and been inspired by the different types of charts he uses, such a Treemaps or Bubble Charts. These, and some others, should be able to be procedurally generated, though some [...] [...] Information is Beautiful and been inspired by the different types of charts he uses, such a Treemaps or Bubble Charts. These, and some others, should be able to be procedurally generated, though some [...]

]]> By: ropes http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/the-billion-pound-o-gram/comment-page-1/#comment-5360 ropes Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:54:14 +0000 http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/?p=896#comment-5360 Interesting diagram - it shows, for instance, that the 'asset purchase and lending' aspect of the bank bailout, which accounts less than half of the total cost, cost more than the entire personal wealth of the UK!!! We are truly up the creek. Some of the wording is also interesting: personal wealth comes under the category of 'hoarding' - a word that has strong pejorative connotations. If, after all that's happened in the past two years, we still believe that 'debt = good; savings = hoarding", then there is no hope for any of us! Interesting diagram – it shows, for instance, that the ‘asset purchase and lending’ aspect of the bank bailout, which accounts less than half of the total cost, cost more than the entire personal wealth of the UK!!! We are truly up the creek.

Some of the wording is also interesting: personal wealth comes under the category of ‘hoarding’ – a word that has strong pejorative connotations. If, after all that’s happened in the past two years, we still believe that ‘debt = good; savings = hoarding”, then there is no hope for any of us!

]]> By: Infographic eye candy roundup : Lauren Rae Orsini http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/the-billion-pound-o-gram/comment-page-1/#comment-4829 Infographic eye candy roundup : Lauren Rae Orsini Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:01:34 +0000 http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/?p=896#comment-4829 [...] Infographic to check out first: The Billion Pound O Gram. [...] [...] Infographic to check out first: The Billion Pound O Gram. [...]

]]> By: ian http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/the-billion-pound-o-gram/comment-page-1/#comment-4414 ian Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:51:33 +0000 http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/?p=896#comment-4414 As was pointed out in the comments on the Guardian's page, some of the data is incorrect and the boxes are not consistently sized. The overall effect is misleading. It actually made me quite angry to see such sloppy work published alongside slogans like 'information is beautiful' and 'data is sacred'. As was pointed out in the comments on the Guardian’s page, some of the data is incorrect and the boxes are not consistently sized. The overall effect is misleading.

It actually made me quite angry to see such sloppy work published alongside slogans like ‘information is beautiful’ and ‘data is sacred’.

]]> By: Jason http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/the-billion-pound-o-gram/comment-page-1/#comment-4291 Jason Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:20:51 +0000 http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/?p=896#comment-4291 Notice there is no reference to PFI debt on here (which is generally kept off the balance sheets, so perhaps unsurprising...). Current estimates are that it runs to 215bn more debty goodness. http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2009/04/07/the-biggest-weirdest-rip-off-yet/ Notice there is no reference to PFI debt on here (which is generally kept off the balance sheets, so perhaps unsurprising…). Current estimates are that it runs to 215bn more debty goodness.

http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2009/04/07/the-biggest-weirdest-rip-off-yet/

]]> By: David Leslie http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/the-billion-pound-o-gram/comment-page-1/#comment-4204 David Leslie Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:45:14 +0000 http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/?p=896#comment-4204 I find this visualisation to be amazingly effective. My immediate focus is on Trident, which is so close to the National Debt - is that per annum ? It is so unfashionable to be in favour of the EU, but now is the time for us to offer Trident to Europe as Europe's own submarine defence deterrent. I don't know how we work out the 'button' is it all 27 countries that have to 'fire', or just the majority, and is that majority by population ? The protocol is horrendous, but the threat is real. If Korea and Iran are capable of sending missiles to Europe, then we need a defence that is real. And Britain can no longer afford that on it's own, as you so clearly show. I find this visualisation to be amazingly effective. My immediate focus is on Trident, which is so close to the National Debt – is that per annum ? It is so unfashionable to be in favour of the EU, but now is the time for us to offer Trident to Europe as Europe’s own submarine defence deterrent. I don’t know how we work out the ‘button’ is it all 27 countries that have to ‘fire’, or just the majority, and is that majority by population ? The protocol is horrendous, but the threat is real. If Korea and Iran are capable of sending missiles to Europe, then we need a defence that is real. And Britain can no longer afford that on it’s own, as you so clearly show.

]]> By: gifts for men http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/the-billion-pound-o-gram/comment-page-1/#comment-4186 gifts for men Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:41:02 +0000 http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/?p=896#comment-4186 It's time to put them into perspective The billion-pound-o-gram by David McCandless. Click on graphic for bigger image 289 billion spent on this. 400 billion spent on that. When money reaches this level it literally becomes mind- boggling..... It’s time to put them into perspective The billion-pound-o-gram by David McCandless. Click on graphic for bigger image 289 billion spent on this. 400 billion spent on that. When money reaches this level it literally becomes mind- boggling…..

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