Fate Protects Fools, Little Children and Ships Named Enterprise.

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If you picked up the subtle hints you would correctly guess that I recently saw the eleventh Star Trek moviefilm, which In according to the law of Stallone naming conventions is know not as Star Trek 11, but as simply Star Trek. These reboots are becoming all too popular in recent years, the most recognizable being Batman Begins and Casino Royale. T'day's Trek themed blog will focus on the representation of data in visualizations. Data like information, not like the android known as Data in the Next Generation. But alas the Next Generation is now the old generation. The next next generation, is acutally a prequel reboot, so I'm not sure how that all works. Trekkies/Trekkers abound are refering to the new franchise as Star Trek JJA (apparently after the director and producer J.J Abrams).

Abrams aside, Data is essentially different to information. Data by nature is raw until it is used, which is when it becomes information. How to use data? Visualisations are the answer. How do we create these visualisations? I have no idea, but you can start with APIs. Visualisations can make boring crap seem interesting. Interesting-er. In final; I promised I would, so to all you This Old Blog lovers head to a good mate's ... site, where you will experience pain beyond all imaginings.

Live long and prosper!