Edward Tufte Would Be Happy

In a terse disavowal that would make Edward Tufte (an infographic master and vocal critic of Power Point ... the guy who laid the 2003 Space Shuttle rentry burn-up and disintegration firmly at the feet of the dumbing effect of PP) proud, a prominent American general speaks out against Power Point, Microsoft's ubiquitous presentation software.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/world/27powerpoint.html?th&emc=th

Apparently the general is not alone. Many other military officers are quoted in this Times article.

While this is not really a baseball story, we statistically minded analysts love a great infographic. This story echoes criticisms the guru of infographics, Edward Tufte (if you're not familiar, look him and his GREAT books up ... excellent stuff), has been directing at Power Point for over a decade.

Check out the Times article, and then Tufte. His work is so outstanding and jaw-droppingly good I can't say enough about it. Anyone who is interested in stats at all would benefit from a look at Tufte's work.

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