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interactive data visualization
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
6 positive, 21 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 8 critical, out of 37 comments about the project. Thread score -0.06.
Idea: 2 for, 4 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Beautiful, amazing visualization
From 2 comments
This is an amazing chart! I wish you’d used great circles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_circle) though.
r-w on HNThis is beautiful. Thanks for making it.
marymkearney on HN
Objections
Data is skewed by changing country boundaries and nationality definitions
From 2 comments
The data is a bit skewed, because the biggest flow is in the 19th century, but it shows the borders of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949) not the German Confederation (1815),…
allendoerfer on HNMaybe I misunderstand what is said on page 16, but to me it seems like foreign nationals like Polish people are included in other countries data. So the data is bound to…
allendoerfer on HN
Animation is hard to absorb; a line chart would be clearer
From 1 comment
I love new ways to express data. But, as I see animations like this I become a little anxious as I'd like to absorb the information, but if I look too closely in one area then I…
josho on HN
Excludes forced immigration and illegal immigration
From 2 comments
This seems to exclude forced immigration from Africa, which was a large majority until halfway the 19th century. They are taken into account in the same site's visualisation of…
namenotrequired on HNSince this page states" "Most illegal immigration is not included" I'd like to see one of these representing the flow of illegal immigrants (especially from and across Mexico)…
PoorBloke123 on HN
Requests
Show values as percentage of population
From 1 comment
I'd like to see this as a percentage of the world population since the increase over time makes it hard to see exactly what's happening.
c3534l on HN
Add totals bar chart and hover tooltips
From 2 comments
Awesome viz! Would like some perspective on the overall volume, too. Maybe add a bar chart above the timeline/slider showing total immigration in each year? Maybe even alongside…
shimon on HNThis is a cool map and there's tons of information in it. It'd be nice to see more details, like the actual numbers instead of just a top 3 counties list. Or if I pause the…
bhandziuk on HN
Questions
Why are some countries brighter in some years
From 1 comment
This is a cool map and there's tons of information in it. It'd be nice to see more details, like the actual numbers instead of just a top 3 counties list. Or if I pause the…
bhandziuk on HN
Why is Canada so prominent
From 1 comment
Surprised me how much came from Canada -- has that been a thing, or is Canada a proxy for other countries?
mmanfrin on HN
Alternatives named
Panorama foreign-born map by Richmond
From 1 comment
Have you seen http://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/foreignborn/#decade=1850 ? I starts 30 years later but has data on county level.…
mxfh on HN
Pew Research state-by-state migrant origin maps
From 1 comment
Coincidentally, I saw these state by state migrant origin maps for each decade in animated form on Twitter this morning (showing numbers resident rather than numbers flowing in)…
notahacker on HN