Christina Gorga
@christinagorga.bsky.social
Data Dabbler, Enablement and Community Builder, Tableau Social Ambassador, Lover of Height-Challenged Doggies, Ex-Midwesterner, lovah of fashion, Beltalowda!
Who needs fireworks when you can have this sick drip like Anne Boleyn? youtu.be/_9gUAL2__js
Getting Dressed as Anne Boleyn
YouTube video by Historic Royal Palaces
youtu.be
July 6, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Who needs fireworks when you can have this sick drip like Anne Boleyn? youtu.be/_9gUAL2__js
I think it’s really important to think of the broader picture that AI paints.
I live in the backyard of one of the largest clusters of data centers on the East Coast. The environmental impact of AI is only beginning to be talked about and tech is turning a blind eye to this consequence.
I live in the backyard of one of the largest clusters of data centers on the East Coast. The environmental impact of AI is only beginning to be talked about and tech is turning a blind eye to this consequence.
Stop saying "AI is just a tool and it only matters how it is used."
I'm tired. I'm so tired of reading, hearing, and seeing this phrase/argument.
It doesn't only matter how a tool is used, but how it is made, governed, and the impact it has on our world.
We must shape tools before they shape us.
I'm tired. I'm so tired of reading, hearing, and seeing this phrase/argument.
It doesn't only matter how a tool is used, but how it is made, governed, and the impact it has on our world.
We must shape tools before they shape us.
Stop saying that AI is just a tool and it only matters how it is used
I’m tired of this phrase and this simple way of thinking about tools. This blog post is a wandering train of thought on the topic of what tools are and why it matters to be even slightly more mature i...
www.frank.computer
May 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I think it’s really important to think of the broader picture that AI paints.
I live in the backyard of one of the largest clusters of data centers on the East Coast. The environmental impact of AI is only beginning to be talked about and tech is turning a blind eye to this consequence.
I live in the backyard of one of the largest clusters of data centers on the East Coast. The environmental impact of AI is only beginning to be talked about and tech is turning a blind eye to this consequence.
Voronoi chart spotting!
🧪 Detailed data viz NYT article, out today, on the extent of funding cuts at the National Science Foundation.
This "broken pie chart" is neat & new to me: Powerfully shows the slowdown in new NSF awards across areas.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This "broken pie chart" is neat & new to me: Powerfully shows the slowdown in new NSF awards across areas.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
May 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Voronoi chart spotting!
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100 days into this presidency, Americans are paying the price - higher prices, crashing retirement accounts, and broken promises.
But the American people are turning, thanks to your voices. Keep it up.
It's up to us to demand something better.
But the American people are turning, thanks to your voices. Keep it up.
It's up to us to demand something better.
April 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
100 days into this presidency, Americans are paying the price - higher prices, crashing retirement accounts, and broken promises.
But the American people are turning, thanks to your voices. Keep it up.
It's up to us to demand something better.
But the American people are turning, thanks to your voices. Keep it up.
It's up to us to demand something better.
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Two party outfits for #TC25 after dark, days 1 and 2! #TC25OOTD Party #1 was a last-minute event for me so I had to improvise and do some wardrobe remixing with components from the outfit for Party #2 (tonight's!)
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April 17, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Two party outfits for #TC25 after dark, days 1 and 2! #TC25OOTD Party #1 was a last-minute event for me so I had to improvise and do some wardrobe remixing with components from the outfit for Party #2 (tonight's!)
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CC @christinagorga.bsky.social
It’s Day 2, outfit #1 of the day for opening Keynote and community meetups.
#TC25OOTD
Giving my Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66s a test drive this week.
#TC25OOTD
Giving my Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66s a test drive this week.
April 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It’s Day 2, outfit #1 of the day for opening Keynote and community meetups.
#TC25OOTD
Giving my Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66s a test drive this week.
#TC25OOTD
Giving my Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66s a test drive this week.
18F has been working behind the scenes across the past couple of presidential administrations to improve US citizen access to services and vital information at a fraction of the cost to the US taxpayer.
This is exactly what the Musk people hate and want to disassemble.
This is exactly what the Musk people hate and want to disassemble.
18F, the federal government’s technology shop, was demolished by Musk’s team shortly after midnight. It was a cost-recoverable org, charging agencies for their expertise, using a consulting model. Its cost to government was negligible, its benefits huge. My team there once saved DoD $500 billion.
March 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
18F has been working behind the scenes across the past couple of presidential administrations to improve US citizen access to services and vital information at a fraction of the cost to the US taxpayer.
This is exactly what the Musk people hate and want to disassemble.
This is exactly what the Musk people hate and want to disassemble.
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The DOGE Purge Isn’t About Efficiency—It’s an authoritarian tactic. I wrote a more in depth piece on the empirical evidence showing how liberal-leaning agencies are being disproportionately targeted and how this mirrors authoritarian strategies seen in Hungary and Turkey.
The DOGE Purge: Empirical Evidence of Politically Motivated Firings
And what it means for American Democracy
open.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The DOGE Purge Isn’t About Efficiency—It’s an authoritarian tactic. I wrote a more in depth piece on the empirical evidence showing how liberal-leaning agencies are being disproportionately targeted and how this mirrors authoritarian strategies seen in Hungary and Turkey.
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Sending an email to employees asking them to list five things they did that week is a classic move from a manager who has no idea how to manage
February 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Sending an email to employees asking them to list five things they did that week is a classic move from a manager who has no idea how to manage
If you’re a parent of young kids, or just a softie, you will likely need a box of tissues if you watch Wild Robot. One of the best animated films I’ve seen in years.
a group of animals including a moose and a bear
Alt: a group of animals including a moose and a bear
media.tenor.com
February 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
If you’re a parent of young kids, or just a softie, you will likely need a box of tissues if you watch Wild Robot. One of the best animated films I’ve seen in years.
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For #WorldHippoDay, here’s the long side of the Nilotic atrium mosaic from the House of the Faun in #Pompeii. Hippo vs. croc, with lots of ducks, lotus flowers, a mongoose and cobra, plus a couple of swamp hens and ibises. Open it up to see more. Fabulous.
1st century BCE. #MANN (inv. 9990).
📸 me
1st century BCE. #MANN (inv. 9990).
📸 me
February 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
For #WorldHippoDay, here’s the long side of the Nilotic atrium mosaic from the House of the Faun in #Pompeii. Hippo vs. croc, with lots of ducks, lotus flowers, a mongoose and cobra, plus a couple of swamp hens and ibises. Open it up to see more. Fabulous.
1st century BCE. #MANN (inv. 9990).
📸 me
1st century BCE. #MANN (inv. 9990).
📸 me
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When I feel like I’m losing control of the moment, it’s important to:
1) Breathe deeply
2) Minimize focus on the sphere of concern
3) Get informed in small doses
4) Maximize focus and action on my sphere of influence in my community
1) Breathe deeply
2) Minimize focus on the sphere of concern
3) Get informed in small doses
4) Maximize focus and action on my sphere of influence in my community
February 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
When I feel like I’m losing control of the moment, it’s important to:
1) Breathe deeply
2) Minimize focus on the sphere of concern
3) Get informed in small doses
4) Maximize focus and action on my sphere of influence in my community
1) Breathe deeply
2) Minimize focus on the sphere of concern
3) Get informed in small doses
4) Maximize focus and action on my sphere of influence in my community
Uhhhhh this post did not age well 🙃
During trump 1.0, we had to pull down all of the climate change pages off the EPA website. Start archiving shit now, document, backup, photograph, whatever you need to do.
February 2, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Uhhhhh this post did not age well 🙃
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I am nonbinary. The gender that no longer officially exists in the United States. I was offered the chance to change my gender designation to "X" on my passport and driver's license in 2023. I decided not to and here's why.
January 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I am nonbinary. The gender that no longer officially exists in the United States. I was offered the chance to change my gender designation to "X" on my passport and driver's license in 2023. I decided not to and here's why.
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If you're a journalist downloading CDC data today, please consider filling out this form so we have a centralized guide to who has what. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Downloaded CDC Data And Where To Find It
Journalists and scientists are downloading a bunch of public health data they suspect might be at risk of deletion. Instead of all of us privately reinventing the wheel over and over, what if we share...
docs.google.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
If you're a journalist downloading CDC data today, please consider filling out this form so we have a centralized guide to who has what. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I found out the next circle of Dante’s Inferno and it’s an indoor playground on Saturdays blasting an EDM version of “Happy Birthday” on loop.
January 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I found out the next circle of Dante’s Inferno and it’s an indoor playground on Saturdays blasting an EDM version of “Happy Birthday” on loop.
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Zendaya and Tom Holland are now engaged, TMZ reports.
January 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Zendaya and Tom Holland are now engaged, TMZ reports.
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Tableau Visionary Nominations close this Thursday, Jan 9th. If you’d like to see the diversity of this group change, please consider nominating folks from underrepresented groups. More info linked in the interactive viz. Views presented are my own.
📊: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
📊: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
January 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Tableau Visionary Nominations close this Thursday, Jan 9th. If you’d like to see the diversity of this group change, please consider nominating folks from underrepresented groups. More info linked in the interactive viz. Views presented are my own.
📊: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
📊: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
Apple TV is going to be free to watch today through Sunday. Here are my top series recs that don’t get enough love outside of Ted Lasso:
🚀 For All Mankind
🪐 Foundation
🧠 Severance
💾 Silo
🔍 Slow Horses
www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...
🚀 For All Mankind
🪐 Foundation
🧠 Severance
💾 Silo
🔍 Slow Horses
www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...
Enjoy Apple TV+ for free the first weekend of 2025
Apple TV+ is ringing in the New Year by offering an all-access pass to customers all around the world.
www.apple.com
January 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Apple TV is going to be free to watch today through Sunday. Here are my top series recs that don’t get enough love outside of Ted Lasso:
🚀 For All Mankind
🪐 Foundation
🧠 Severance
💾 Silo
🔍 Slow Horses
www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...
🚀 For All Mankind
🪐 Foundation
🧠 Severance
💾 Silo
🔍 Slow Horses
www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...
HELL YEAH.
Christopher Nolan’s next film is an adaption of ‘THE ODYSSEY’
• Described as a mythic action epic that follows the tale of Odysseus & his 10-year journey home after the Trojan War
• Starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon, Lupita Nyong’o and Robert Pattinson
• Described as a mythic action epic that follows the tale of Odysseus & his 10-year journey home after the Trojan War
• Starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon, Lupita Nyong’o and Robert Pattinson
December 24, 2024 at 12:32 AM
HELL YEAH.