How your credit card numbers work
01 03.11
interesting information about how those little numbers on that piece of plastic function.
via mint.com
also check out other interesting info at byjess.net
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While not a huge tennis fan, I am a sucker for a good infographic.
U.S. Open Pointstream
The Beauty of Data Visualization
from TED.com
David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut — and it may just change the way we see the world.