The best statistical graphic ever drawn - Or, Dont attack Russia

**Mcstrange** · 01-11-08, 09:41 AM

Just refound this info graphic, one of the most interesting diagrams of a wars progress I have ever seen.

I need a nice laminated copy

http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/200...he-minard-map/

[img width=700 height=332]http://strangemaps.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/minardmap.jpg?w=750[/img]

The chart, or statistical graphic, is also a map. And a strange one at that. It depicts the advance into (1812) and retreat from (1813) Russia by Napoleon’s Grande Armée, which was decimated by a combination of the Russian winter, the Russian army and its scorched-earth tactics. To my knowledge, this is the origin of the term ’scorched earth’ – the retreating Russians burnt anything that might feed or shelter the French, thereby severely weakening Napoleon’s army.

**Zombie Bot** · 09-16-10, 01:10 AM

An anonymous reader writes "As the stylus becomes a contemporary equal with the controller and joystick, it is a bit surprising to notice a game developer overlooking the simple fact that there are a lot of southpaw gamers out there. But the creators of Base 10, a mini-game on the DSi, did just that, making it impossible for the game to be played by anyone who isn't right-handed. Seems pretty silly for a game developer to just cut out a slice of their potential audience right from the start."

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**C-2-B** · 09-16-10, 04:47 PM

What do you do flip them? You can do it sure, but it will be costly. It's the same with a game that only appears in English no matter what the country.

**SilverCyrus** · 09-16-10, 04:52 PM

I get this a lot playing DS games,

Metriod Echos (i think) for the DS did a good job fixing it, using the A,B,Y, and X as the D-PAD.

Though it didn't help because as a whole the controls scheme for that game sucked, even with that, but that's a possible solution.

**DragonsGoMOO** · 09-16-10, 04:52 PM

I always wonder why I saw southpaw in the controller settings.....

Now I know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But yeah, that sucks for those left-handed gamers.
They made the wrong choice

**DragonsGoMOO** · 09-16-10, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by Kagato

How do left handed people play on the PC? Do you use WSAD for movement or what?

Left handed topics are always very interesting because they almost always include the Vanishing Twin theory. That was fun to learn about and left handed theories usually incorporate a great deal of genetics.

But the left handed population is around 4-10%? Do you think a game company will cater to that percentage (as an unbiased question)?

From what I noticed, most actors and actresses are left-handed... At least, every time I see them writing something, it's always with their left hands. Weird as hell, but yeah.

If the Southpaw thing is for left-handed players, then they're already working on it, as much as they can, but I doubt they would come out with a whole a controller. Maybe a company will, just for that. That would probably be a good business.