science, visualization

breaking wind down

Here’s a killer visualization: http://hint.fm/wind/ It’s a living graphic that provokes and rewards curiosity (zoom in and out, look at the eddies and whorls) as well as teaches. Really astonishing....
DB, perl, web

restoring mysql tables….

Note to self… use this perl program+backup…. http://blog.tsheets.com/2008/tips-tricks/extract-a-single-table-from-a-mysqldump-file.html And since things break over time… the program.  Not mine, use at your own peril, etc… just don’t ask why I needed...
tech, web

XML visualization done right

5 lines… display arbitrary XML trees on a web page… nice.   After fighting with so many others, a breath of fresh air. <link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='xmltree.css' /> <script src='https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6.4/jquery.js'></script>...