Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Tufte Would Be Proud

In a terse disavowal that would make Edward Tufte (an infographic master and vocal critic of Power Point ... the guy who laid the 2003 Space Shuttle explosion firmly at the feet of the dumbing effect of PP) proud, a prominent American general speaks out against Power Point, Microsoft's ubiquitous presentation software.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/world/27powerpoint.html?th&emc=th

Apparently the general is not alone. Many other military officers are quoted in this Times article.

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