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Earth intercepts only a tiny fraction of all of the energy coming off the Sun but it's enough to bathe our planet in radiant light and warmth to the tune of about 55 x 10 joules each year. That means that our estimate of the civilizational energy usage to meet the needs of every human on Earth is about 0.04 percent of the inci dent solar radiation (which also powers the movement of wind and water on the planet). Four parts in ten thousand.
How Infrastructure Works
Deb Chachra
This is somewhat elementary and handwavy napkin analysis of a complicated business which, like most casinos and hotels, is heavily levered with a complex capital stack. But the investment case gets smothered by a napkin.
A Very Chicago Gamble
Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
More to the point, they [jittered strip plots or distribution heat maps] make more *visual sense* than box plots, so audiences grasp them in seconds instead of minutes, and they’re less prone to misinterpretation. **Ultimately, this means that using these chart types instead of box plots substantially improves the odds that your audience will understand and act on your distribution-based insights.**
I’ve Stopped Using Box Plots. Should You?
Nick Desbarats
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