Fun with Flow Charts David Colarusso http://davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/feed/atom/ 2014-05-25T00:05:00Z Will you be the first person on mars? 2014-05-25T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/48/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/first_on_mars.jpg" title="Now I just hope I live long enough to see someone be the first. Seriously, people of Earth, let's get busy and take our rightful place among the stars!" alt="Now I just hope I live long enough to see someone be the first. Seriously, people of Earth, let's get busy and take our rightful place among the stars!"/></td> Should I Sext? 2014-05-18T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/47/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/sext.jpg" title="Soon you will be able to buy this as an iPhone cover." alt="Soon you will be able to buy this as an iPhone cover."/></td> Technically A Flowchart 2014-05-11T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/46/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/mars-is-gorges.jpg" title="This one goes out to Cornell astronomy. Go big red!" alt="This one goes out to Cornell astronomy. Go big red!"/></td> So you want to rule the world? 2014-05-04T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/45/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/guns-germs-steel.jpg" title="''Welcome to your life. There's no turning back... Everybody wants to rule the world.''" alt="''Welcome to your life. There's no turning back... Everybody wants to rule the world.''"/></td> Is X worth doing well? 2014-04-27T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/44/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/worth-doing.jpg" title="Of course, there's also the Mick Jagger (among others) variant, 'Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.'" alt="Of course, there's also the Mick Jagger (among others) variant, 'Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.'"/></td> Hello, My Name Is Mister... 2014-04-20T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/43/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/hello_my_name.jpg" title="I have Sangyu Xu to thank for this elegant solution to the misspelling of my name. She and Jeremy Smoler gave Jess and I a ''baby Cola-russo'' (small Coke) as a pregnancy gag gift." alt="I have Sangyu Xu to thank for this elegant solution to the misspelling of my name. She and Jeremy Smoler gave Jess and I a ''baby Cola-russo'' (small Coke) as a pregnancy gag gift."/></td> Can n people keep a secret? 2014-04-13T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/42/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/secret.jpg" title="If I told you, I'd have to kill you." alt="If I told you, I'd have to kill you."/></td> Is there a new flowchart this week? 2014-04-06T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/41/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/newchart.jpg" title="Seriously, you should check out the podcast. http://www.AmInTheAm.com/" alt="Seriously, you should check out the podcast. http://www.AmInTheAm.com/"/></td> RESPECT 2014-03-30T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/40/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/respect.jpg" title="I maintain that in the absence of evidence to the contrary, respect is something to be lost not earned. Respect should be the default. It's admiration that has to be earned." alt="I maintain that in the absence of evidence to the contrary, respect is something to be lost not earned. Respect should be the default. It's admiration that has to be earned."/></td> The Lost Art of Making Change 2014-03-23T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/39/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/making_change.jpg" title="This darn register's broken..." alt="This darn register's broken..."/></td> Papa/Mama is going to buy you a... 2014-03-15T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/38/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/mockingbird.jpg" title="Hush little baby." alt="Hush little baby."/></td> Is the prince sane? 2014-03-09T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/37/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/north-northwest.jpg" title="Hawk or handsaw... anyone?" alt="Hawk or handsaw... anyone?"/></td> Should I ask my new BF/GF to X? 2014-03-02T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/36/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/bf-gf.jpg" title="Heck, forget the flowchart. Ask away. If you break it, it wasn't going to last." alt="Heck, forget the flowchart. Ask away. If you break it, it wasn't going to last."/></td> Are you a good tenant? 2014-02-23T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/35/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/tenant.jpg" title="FYI, calling to report problems makes you a good tenant too." alt="FYI, calling to report problems makes you a good tenant too."/></td> Is It Science? 2014-02-16T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/34/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/science.jpg" title="It is worth noting, science is NOT just another belief system. It is a systematic interrogation of nature, cognizant of human failings, and committed to seeing the world as it is, not as we wish it were." alt="It is worth noting, science is NOT just another belief system. It is a systematic interrogation of nature, cognizant of human failings, and committed to seeing the world as it is, not as we wish it were."/></td> To BCC or not to BCC? 2014-02-09T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/33/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/BBC.jpg" title="In grad school, an orientation counselor of mine used to CC everyone in the new class. Shortly there after, we all started to get a bunch of junk mail. :(" alt="In grad school, an orientation counselor of mine used to CC everyone in the new class. Shortly there after, we all started to get a bunch of junk mail. :("/></td> Is X a scalar or vector? 2014-02-02T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/32/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/scalar_vector.jpg" title="Hopefully, this points a few people in the right direction." alt="Hopefully, this points a few people in the right direction."/></td> Will I be successful? 2014-01-26T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/31/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/successful.jpg" title="There but for the grace of god/statistical variability go I." alt="There but for the grace of god/statistical variability go I."/></td> Should I backup my data? 2014-01-19T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/30/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/backup.jpg" title="A disk image is like immortality for your electronic device." alt="A disk image is like immortality for your electronic device."/></td> Is David a Dad? 2014-01-12T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/29/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/david_dad.jpg" title="It's a boy. 7lb 15oz" alt="It's a boy. 7lb 15oz"/></td> How many sales associates are available? 2014-01-05T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/28/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/sales.jpg" title="''Umm... hardware aisle twelve. Shop smart. Shop S-Mart.''" alt="''Umm... hardware aisle twelve. Shop smart. Shop S-Mart.''"/></td> When to call the baby doctor/midwife 2013-12-29T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/27/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/baby_doc.jpg" title="This is what happens when I attend a birthing class." alt="This is what happens when I attend a birthing class."/></td> Is it worth the trip? 2013-12-22T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/26/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/worth_the_trip.jpg" title="What can I say? I'm a little sentimental." alt="What can I say? I'm a little sentimental."/></td> Are you the smartest person in the room? 2013-12-15T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/25/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/smartest.gif" title="IF you really are the smartest person in the room, you're probably in the wrong room." alt="IF you really are the smartest person in the room, you're probably in the wrong room."/></td> How to Split the Bill 2013-12-08T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/24/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/split_bill.jpg" title="What you're saying when you say 'let's divide it evenly' is, either: 1) the effort saved by not figuring out who owes what is worth more than the difference between what I would have paid if we figured it out and if we divided it evenly; or 2) other people should subsidize my meal because math is hard." alt="What you're saying when you say 'let's divide it evenly' is, either: 1) the effort saved by not figuring out who owes what is worth more than the difference between what I would have paid if we figured it out and if we divided it evenly; or 2) other people should subsidize my meal because math is hard."/></td> Passenger/Navigator Quiz 2013-12-01T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/23/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/correct.jpg" title="What's that in the road, a head? h/t J. Smoler." alt="What's that in the road, a head? h/t J. Smoler."/></td> Has (s)he changed? 2013-11-24T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/22/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/changed.jpg" title="If (s)he was the one who died, it's probably safe to change the 'maybe' to 'yes.'" alt="If (s)he was the one who died, it's probably safe to change the 'maybe' to 'yes.'"/></td> Competition 2013-11-17T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/21/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/competition.jpg" title="'Yesterday's You' would make a great band name/short story title." alt="'Yesterday's You' would make a great band name/short story title."/></td> Will it rain today? 2013-11-10T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/20/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/will_it_rain.jpg" title="See also, 'Will I choose the right checkout line?'" alt="See also, 'Will I choose the right checkout line?'"/></td> Are you rich? 2013-11-03T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/19/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/rich.jpg" title="Let me guess; you identify as middle class." alt="Let me guess; you identify as middle class."/></td> Mistake your horn for your brake? 2013-10-27T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/18/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/horn_brake.jpg" title="Beep, beep!" alt="Beep, beep!"/></td> The Bechdel Test 2013-10-20T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/17/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/bechdel.jpg" title="Curious how your favorite films fare? Check out bechdeltest.com" alt="Curious how your favorite films fare? Check out bechdeltest.com"/></td> How to always be right 2013-10-12T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/16/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/always_right.jpg" title="Does this remind anyone else of the scientific method?" alt="Does this remind anyone else of the scientific method?"/></td> Titling a Law Journal Article/Note 2013-10-04T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/15/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/law_journal_title.jpg" title="Full disclosure, my note was titled, 'Heads in the Clouds, A Coming Storm: The Interplay of Cloud Computing, Encryption, and the Fifth Amendment's Protection Against Self-incrimination.'" alt="Full disclosure, my note was titled, 'Heads in the Clouds, A Coming Storm: The Interplay of Cloud Computing, Encryption, and the Fifth Amendment's Protection Against Self-incrimination.'"/></td> Do you know? 2013-09-29T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/14/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/do_you_know.jpg" title="Oh Laertes, how could you?" alt="Oh Laertes, how could you?"/></td> I'm just being honest [Abe?] 2013-09-22T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/13/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/all_the_people.jpg" title="For a more robust discussion of the 'You can fool all of the people some of the time...' quote and its attribution, check out p92-93 of Edwar Steers Jr.'s Lincoln Legends: Myths, Hoaxes, and Confabulations Associated with Our Greatest President. University Press of Kentucky, 2007" alt="For a more robust discussion of the 'You can fool all of the people some of the time...' quote and its attribution, check out p92-93 of Edwar Steers Jr.'s Lincoln Legends: Myths, Hoaxes, and Confabulations Associated with Our Greatest President. University Press of Kentucky, 2007"/></td> Nothing to hide? 2013-09-15T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/12/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/nothing_to_hide.jpg" title="I'm still waiting for a prosecutor to go after an ex who lied on their dating profile." alt="I'm still waiting for a prosecutor to go after an ex who lied on their dating profile."/></td> Should I do X? 2013-09-08T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/11/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/should_i_do_x.jpg" title="Seriously, I'm a flowchart." alt="Seriously, I'm a flowchart."/></td> One space or two? 2013-09-01T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/10/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/one_or_two_spaces.jpg" title="See Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.) Sections 2.9, 2.11, and 6.7." alt="See Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.) Sections 2.9, 2.11, and 6.7."/></td> Romantic or Creepy? 2013-08-25T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/9/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/romantic_creepy.jpg" title="How Hollywood justifies a whole lot of crazy." alt="How Hollywood justifies a whole lot of crazy."/></td> Malice? 2013-08-17T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/8/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/malice.jpg" title="In truth, most people aren't out to get you. I'm just not sure if that's reassuring." alt="In truth, most people aren't out to get you. I'm just not sure if that's reassuring."/></td> I before E? 2013-08-10T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/7/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/i_before_e.jpg" title="English spelling is wEIrd. If only we could use scIEnce to understand it." alt="English spelling is wEIrd. If only we could use scIEnce to understand it."/></td> Getting Better 2013-08-03T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/6/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/better.jpg" title="It never ends." alt="It never ends."/></td> Learning The Hard Way 2013-07-27T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/5/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/the_hard_way.jpg" title="Sometimes it's necessary." alt="Sometimes it's necessary."/></td> Robot Rules/Robots Rule 2013-07-20T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/4/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/robotrules.jpg" title="010010010010011101110110011001010010000001100001011011000111011101100001011110010111001100100000011000100110010101100101011011100010000001101111011011100010000001111001011011110111010101110010001000000111001101101001011001000110010100101110001000000101000001101100011001010110000101110011011001010010110000100000011011000110010101110100001000000110110101100101001000000110110001101001011101100110010100101110" alt="010010010010011101110110011001010010000001100001011011000111011101100001011110010111001100100000011000100110010101100101011011100010000001101111011011100010000001111001011011110111010101110010001000000111001101101001011001000110010100101110001000000101000001101100011001010110000101110011011001010010110000100000011011000110010101110100001000000110110101100101001000000110110001101001011101100110010100101110"/></td> Logical Hamlet 2013-06-29T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/3/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/2bornot2b.jpg" title="It's only logical." alt="It's only logical."/></td> Mandatory meeting? 2013-06-23T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/2/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/mandatory_meeting.jpg" title="Seriously, don't lie about cake!" alt="Seriously, don't lie about cake!"/></td> Passive-aggressive Mug 2013-06-16T00:05:00Z http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/1/ <td><img src="http://www.davidcolarusso.com/flowcharts/images/wash_mug.jpg" title="I'm sorry; did you want to use this mug?" alt="I'm sorry; did you want to use this mug?"/></td>