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thisisindexed.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2009
Jessica Hagy draws witty graphs and Venn diagrams that explain ideas about work, startups and life.
What HN saysHN commenters recommend it for its tongue-in-cheek, often insightful charts and Venn diagrams, and link posts relevant to ongoing discussions.
16HN people shared it
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Most-shared posts
- 1Homepage3 people · first shared 2009
- 2Startup checklist cartoon1 people · 5 points · first shared 2009 · discussion on HN
- 3What to do with Ideas1 people · 2 points · first shared 2010 · 1 comments on HN
- 4The Illustrated Meaning of Life1 people · 2 points · first shared 2012 · discussion on HN
- 5Looking for thanksgiving1 people · 2 points · first shared 2016 · discussion on HN
- 6The Startup Checklist1 people · 1 points · first shared 2009 · discussion on HN
- 7Somebody has to do something1 people · 1 points · first shared 2010 · discussion on HN
- 8Zombie vs. Ghost FIGHT1 people · 1 points · first shared 2010 · discussion on HN
- 9Simple Graph: Needles and haystacks and such.1 people · 1 points · first shared 2009 · discussion on HN
- 10Where the magic happens1 people · 1 points · first shared 2015 · discussion on HN
- 11Philosophies differ1 people · 1 points · first shared 2012 · discussion on HN
- 12Visualizing Denial vs Progress1 people · 1 points · first shared 2011 · discussion on HN
- 13Somebody teach this kid to fish1 people · first shared 2013
- 14Card2752.jpg1 people · first shared 2012
- 15Women1 people · first shared 2012
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rpsw · 2012-01-04
Jessica Hagy also runs http://thisisindexed.com/, using graphs to express her often insightful humour.
Thrymr · 2012-05-04
The author of the Forbes article also has a blog which features this sort of tongue-in-cheek graphics:
http://thisisindexed.com
vijayr · 2009-08-19
If you like venn diagrams, check out this beautiful blog
http://thisisindexed.com
codehotter · 2012-06-21
I do not feel the kick in the gut when somebody imitates my work. I suspect the feeling is in large part due to how you are socialized.
This is pure speculation - but it is probably important to our social status that we are recognized for our contributions. If others can shamelessly take credit for all our brilliant ideas, they will increase in social status, while we seem not to contribute anything. Thus it makes sense that we would have a deeply seated, hardwired resentment for other people taking credit for our hard work.
Even if somebody copies you and then attributes the work to you, some of the credit for the idea still goes to that person rather than to you. Attributions are often overlooked by 'the public' and the social status often still goes to the person they got it from.
The power of this kick in the gut may lessen the more comfortable you are with your position, and how well esteemed you feel by the people around you. You may be less opposed to having your work copied if you feel, on a deep, emotional level, that you are still in general highly respected for your contributions even if you 'lose' a few to other people copying them and taking credit.
Which reminds me of this comic by Jessica Hagy: http://thisisindexed.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/card2752.jpg
caw · 2013-01-22
Relevant to the discussion at hand: http://thisisindexed.com/2012/12/somebody-teach-this-kid-to-fish/
I think the age matters to give appropriate advice and direction. With the case of the 14 year old, they don't have the life experiences to be able to get certain analogies, and they have a different set of opportunities available to them. At 14, you can prep differently, you can go to college for computer science. For the 40 year old weekend hobbiest, going back to college is generally not an option, so the path they have to take to get proficient is definitely different than the options the 14 year old has.
baxrob · 2012-10-13
Some candidates in these ten pages: http://thisisindexed.com/category/women/ ?