I initially put this Processing sketch together as a neat way of exploring county level indicators for New York State. I’m still tweaking the layout and streamlining the code a bit but I soon hope to post an interactive version for people play around with.

I’ve had several requests for copies of the “Car Talk” clinic dataset I use in some of my demonstrations and in-class examples so I’ve decided to make it available for download.
If you’re familiar with NPR’s program Car Talk you know that Tom and Ray close each week’s episode by reading from a list of funny, phony Car Talk staff names. This has always been one of my favorite parts of the show so, when I found a complete listing on their website, I decided to put the 500+ names and …