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// Define the size of the canvas above so we can re-use it later to generate co-ordinates
var width = 1000;
var height = 1000;
// create our canvas
var canvas = d3.select("body").append("svg")
.attr("width", width)
.attr("height", height);
// Helper function to help generate coords.
// It generates random x,y coords used to draw circles
function generateCoords() {
var x = Math.floor(Math.random() * width) + 1;
var y = Math.floor(Math.random() * height) + 1;
return [x, y];
}
d3.json("likes_on_external_sites.json", function (data) {
// Some specs for the circles
var elem = canvas
.selectAll("g title")
.data(data.other_likes.splice(0, 30)); // use the first 30 datapoints
// Create a container for each circle
var container = elem.enter()
.append("g")
.attr("transform", function (d) {
return "translate(" + generateCoords()[0] + "," + generateCoords()[1] + ")";
})
// Create and add a circle
var cir
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