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Al Shaw
Al Shaw
Al Shaw
@A_L

Al Shaw

@A_L

developer / designer / reporter at ProPublica

Brooklyn, NY
Joined August 2007
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Al Shaw ‏@A_L 7 Feb 2013

The idea of divs as charts is the greatest thing ever to happen to news apps. http://alistapart.com/d/accessibledata/example-final.html … RIP @everyblock.

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  1. Ryan Pitts ‏@ryanpitts 8 Feb 2013

    @A_L You're so right, that piece was unbelievably formative. Feels like #ala256 should be loaded shorthand, like #xkcd386 or #2sdb8w

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    1. Ryan Pitts ‏@ryanpitts 8 Feb 2013

      @A_L @kissane Little things like this were added to our then-dev site almost immediately after reading that article. http://twitpic.com/c1ywqj 

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    3. Erin Kissane ‏@kissane 8 Feb 2013

      @ryanpitts @A_L It's funny—I hadn't quite realized how formative those pieces were for this particular part of the industry.

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  2. miranda mulligan ‏@jmm 7 Feb 2013

    “@A_L: The idea of divs as charts is the greatest thing ever to happen to news apps. http://alistapart.com/d/accessibledata/example-final.html … RIP @everyblock.”

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  3. Chris Amico ‏@eyeseast 7 Feb 2013

    @A_L Maybe we should just name those "Everyblock charts" /cc @everyblock.

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