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The discussion revolves around an interactive World Clock that displays various statistics related to global issues, including national debt, crime rates, and health statistics. Participants share their thoughts on the data presented and engage in light-hearted commentary about the implications of these statistics.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant highlights the World Clock's features, including the ability to track statistics on national debt and crime rates, suggesting it is a creative tool.
  • Another participant expresses skepticism about the accuracy of the identity theft statistics, questioning the implications of such a high rate of incidents.
  • Several participants share a sense of dark humor regarding the extinction counter, with one noting the irony of not accounting for newly discovered species.
  • There is a call for others to engage with the data presented and to express their opinions or humor about the statistics.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a mix of appreciation for the tool and skepticism about the accuracy of certain statistics, particularly regarding identity theft. There is no consensus on the validity of the data or its implications.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty about the reliability of the statistics provided by the World Clock, particularly regarding the identity theft counter and the extinction rates. The discussion reflects a range of personal reactions to the data without resolving these uncertainties.

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Individuals interested in global statistics, social commentary, or those who enjoy exploring interactive data visualizations may find this discussion engaging.

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http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock.swf"

Under menu, you can select; year, month, day, week, now (resets stats to 0)

Under "More" category, sobering to watch our US national Debt climb.
Under "US Crimes" category, identity theft is the most rapidly growing.
Under "Illness" category, respiratory infection far outstrips others, didn't know this.

http://www.poodwaddle.com/clocks/worldclock/sources/"
* World Health Organization
* CIA Factbook
* US Census bureau
* UK HomeOffice
* Avert.org
* International Union Against Cancer
* StateMaster
* NationMaster
* Center for Immigration Studies
* National Wildlife Federation
* EarthPolicy.org
* Wikipedia

P.S. Enjoy... Have fun, be creative. Maybe someone can name the Sci-Fi movie in the last 15 years that showed something similar to this, it was a globe with popups of stats of countries of interest. This clock reminded me of this. I remember it was a CIA tool to get a snapshot of the health/demographic etc... of a countries population and details as needed at a glance. Check out the other free apps there as well.

Rhody... :cool:
 
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That's really clever. I like it, nice find.
 
Awww... cmon, there must be someone willing to use some of the data to stand on their soap box and make a point... Anyone ? Dark humor, sarcasm... I will take anything I can get...

Rhody... hehe :devil:
 
That ID theft counter under US Crimes is a load of BS ain't it? At the rate that's going up nearly a third of the US will have had their ID's hijacked by then end of the year. (That or there's one really unlucky b*****d out there.)

I also can't believe how long I've spent watching the extinction counter, just waiting for it to increase...

Desertification, what a shame. Now I think it's time for ice cream!
 
jarednjames said:
That ID theft counter under US Crimes is a load of BS ain't it? At the rate that's going up nearly a third of the US will have had their ID's hijacked by then end of the year. (That or there's one really unlucky b*****d out there.)

I also can't believe how long I've spent watching the extinction counter, just waiting for it to increase...

Desertification, what a shame. Now I think it's time for ice cream!

Thanks jared,

You made my day... anyone else ?

Rhody...
 
jarednjames said:
I also can't believe how long I've spent watching the extinction counter, just waiting for it to increase...
Funny how they don't count all of the new species found every day.

I am so NOT into this kind of thing.
 

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