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Fun fact - Tufte's in Arlington giving a talk and we're taking a 15 minute break right now. Compelling speaker and thrilling read (he's giving away four of his
by aohtsab 16y ago
Fun fact - Tufte's in Arlington giving a talk and we're taking a 15 minute break right now. Compelling speaker and thrilling read (he's giving away four of his books to every attendee).
- gruseom 16y agoI attended a one-day seminar of Tufte's one time and agree that it was pretty good. But he was by no means "giving away" his books; they were built into the (considerable) price of the event. I also recall being amazed at how many people showed up. This was in a large hotel ballroom in SF and we were jam packed in there. Another fun fact: when he couldn't get his first book (VDQI) published the way he wanted, he mortgaged his house and published it himself. Respect.
- aohtsab 16y agoMy favorite line was: "Bad design pokes a finger into the eye of thought." He even brought out his iPhone & iPad and commented on the easily-navigated UI. Normal registration was $380 per person, albeit ft students received a $180 discount. I half-expected him to show some of Randall Munroe's hi-res graphics (such as http://xkcd.com/657/ http://xkcd.com/657/), but alas, it would have been too perfect =)
- ganley 16y agoFWIW, compared to similar seminars I thought the price of Tufte's was very reasonable - IIRC, shy of $400, and includes $160 worth of books. I also thought the class was quite good, BTW.