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TheWaronStupid

  1. @baratunde set to leave the Onion to work full time on #TheWaronStupid. We salute you! baratunde.com/blog/2012/5/10…
  2. Seeing our dwindling food variety like this is a bit depressing. I think I need a comfort salad. (via natgeo) ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/07/food-a…
  3. Hero Shoutout to @epipheo for their long, distinguished service in #TheWaronStupid. mywaronstupid.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/her…
  4. Thanks for spreading the word. @EdgeLink We salute you.
  5. Sweet! RT @IamParagon: my 2KStrong Appeal video got some love from @DoGooder. thedailydogooder.com/2012/04/11/2k-…
  6. Using legos as a dataviz tool, brilliant.(via @FastCoDesign) fastcodesign.com/1669468/how-gm… Now I need a use for my action figures.
  7. An initiative perfectly in line with #TheWaronStupid. TEDed to pair teachers with animators for epic sense-making youtube.com/user/TEDEducat…
  8. Our latest dispatch: A bit o' comedy & sock puppets makes Library instruction entertaining. bit.ly/w7yoYx #WaronStupid
  9. Our latest dispatch comes from Kinbel Library. Making research instruction fun again. bit.ly/w7yoYx
  10. @prodgers check out @baratunde at #SXSW, holding down the comedians' division in #TheWaronStupid soundcloud.com/baratunde/bara…
  11. @thisishuey Yeah we were 1st in line (digitally speaking). Seems interesting.
  12. @prodgers . As one of our fearless leaders. I bid you a Happy 24HoCFN Day. some.ly/v5MbHl via @someecards
  13. Great example from Hyperact and @FastCoDesign about the dangers of misleading charts bit.ly/zhn2xt
  14. Sad Apple data we've heard before, now in an infographic (via @FastCoDesign) Does this help, or are we immune now? bit.ly/zZF7tG
  15. Good find @fuzislipers. Kudos to @CFPB for distilling forms with design . Any creatives wanna lend a helping eye? 1.usa.gov/wVXlW8
  16. @ThoughtBubbler Thanks so much for enlisting! you guys were a big inspiration for the start of this movement so, welcome! Updates soon.
  17. Calling all soldiers in the #WaronStupid, please support @SapienceFilm . From one of our favorites @ThoughtBubbler kck.st/xZnHtR
  18. @vidinfographic Thanks for getting the word out about #TheWaronStupid. bit.ly/wiwhX8
  19. Our latest dispatch comes from non other than the UN Global Pulse initiative. bit.ly/yTjXZj
  20. Sometimes simple bar graphs and line graphs are all you need to tell a story, albeit a very depressing one. (via Mojo) bit.ly/wBW3dM