Claudia (they/she)
@claudiaeberger.bsky.social
Nonbinary hobbit and data person.
Let's chat about scifi novellas, Gotham FC, and weird data visualizations.
Let's chat about scifi novellas, Gotham FC, and weird data visualizations.
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Working link: www.typotheque.com/blog/cheroke...
February 5, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Working link: www.typotheque.com/blog/cheroke...
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Always the first LIS article I recommend folks read.
RIP Fobazi
RIP Fobazi
"Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves" (2018) by @fobettarh.bsky.social 💐
www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocatio...
#librarysky
www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocatio...
#librarysky
Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves – In the Library with the Lead Pipe
Vocational awe describes the set of ideas, values, and assumptions librarians have about themselves and the profession that result in notions that libraries as institutions are inherently good, sacred notions, and therefore beyond critique. I argue that the concept of vocational awe directly correlates to problems within librarianship like burnout and low salary. This article aims to describe the phenomenon and its effects on library philosophies and practices so that they may be recognized and deconstructed.
www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org
February 5, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Always the first LIS article I recommend folks read.
RIP Fobazi
RIP Fobazi
Absolutely devastating news
February 5, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Absolutely devastating news
I'm going to have a companion site that explains each visualization. But! Each 9 square block is an aggregate of 100 years of data. The darker the fabric the more years fall into that category. The further up, the warmer the average temp in March. The further left the earlier they bloomed.
Last year after making the quilt for the @scholarslab.bsky.social did I promise myself I would never make quilts out of 1 inch squares...yes.
Am I doing it now?...Also yes.
#DHmakes data jacket: this will be the back panel and it's all about peak sakura dates in Kyoto over 800 years.
Am I doing it now?...Also yes.
#DHmakes data jacket: this will be the back panel and it's all about peak sakura dates in Kyoto over 800 years.
February 5, 2026 at 2:14 AM
I'm going to have a companion site that explains each visualization. But! Each 9 square block is an aggregate of 100 years of data. The darker the fabric the more years fall into that category. The further up, the warmer the average temp in March. The further left the earlier they bloomed.
Last year after making the quilt for the @scholarslab.bsky.social did I promise myself I would never make quilts out of 1 inch squares...yes.
Am I doing it now?...Also yes.
#DHmakes data jacket: this will be the back panel and it's all about peak sakura dates in Kyoto over 800 years.
Am I doing it now?...Also yes.
#DHmakes data jacket: this will be the back panel and it's all about peak sakura dates in Kyoto over 800 years.
February 5, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Last year after making the quilt for the @scholarslab.bsky.social did I promise myself I would never make quilts out of 1 inch squares...yes.
Am I doing it now?...Also yes.
#DHmakes data jacket: this will be the back panel and it's all about peak sakura dates in Kyoto over 800 years.
Am I doing it now?...Also yes.
#DHmakes data jacket: this will be the back panel and it's all about peak sakura dates in Kyoto over 800 years.
This sounds AMAZING
Some great news. My hybrid memoir IN OPEN COUNTRY will now be published by Little, Brown. It’s about freedom of movement and stillness in the US, and the ways capitalism & settler colonialism have shaped (and continue to shape) the answer to who has either across time. I also do a lot of walking.
February 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
This sounds AMAZING
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I'm working on an updated version of this after I put together my CodeMash presentation. Turns out, the ancestor of the computer isn't the Jacquard Loom, it's binary and algebraic weaving. Weaving notation and the loom punched cards made this perceptible to engineers.
February 3, 2026 at 1:36 PM
I'm working on an updated version of this after I put together my CodeMash presentation. Turns out, the ancestor of the computer isn't the Jacquard Loom, it's binary and algebraic weaving. Weaving notation and the loom punched cards made this perceptible to engineers.
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NEW: Letitia James, the New York attorney general, announced that her office will deploy "legal observers" to document ICE activity in NY.
Her office says the effort is the first of its kind by an AG.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
Her office says the effort is the first of its kind by an AG.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
New York Attorney General to Deploy Observers to Document ICE Raids
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:07 PM
NEW: Letitia James, the New York attorney general, announced that her office will deploy "legal observers" to document ICE activity in NY.
Her office says the effort is the first of its kind by an AG.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
Her office says the effort is the first of its kind by an AG.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
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We're planning on expanding our zine collection (hurray!) and are looking for wall-mounted display things. This is what we currently have, does anyone have suggestions for something similar? (Or something else that would work better for zines.)
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February 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM
We're planning on expanding our zine collection (hurray!) and are looking for wall-mounted display things. This is what we currently have, does anyone have suggestions for something similar? (Or something else that would work better for zines.)
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We didn't say body cams on ICE. Their murders are already on video. We said no more ICE.
February 2, 2026 at 10:16 PM
We didn't say body cams on ICE. Their murders are already on video. We said no more ICE.
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In case you missed it, I have a free, full, open course on accessibility and visualization that is part of the launch of the new Open Visualization Academy.
The course is packed!
And the OVA has over 300+ sign-ups already (which isn't even necessary!) as well as over 4000+ newsletter subs.
The course is packed!
And the OVA has over 300+ sign-ups already (which isn't even necessary!) as well as over 4000+ newsletter subs.
You can catch my full, open course on accessibility in visualization here:
openvisualizationacademy.org/courses/acce...
openvisualizationacademy.org/courses/acce...
1.1 Introduction - Accessibility in Data Visualization
- Open Visualization Academy
openvisualizationacademy.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:54 PM
In case you missed it, I have a free, full, open course on accessibility and visualization that is part of the launch of the new Open Visualization Academy.
The course is packed!
And the OVA has over 300+ sign-ups already (which isn't even necessary!) as well as over 4000+ newsletter subs.
The course is packed!
And the OVA has over 300+ sign-ups already (which isn't even necessary!) as well as over 4000+ newsletter subs.
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As Black History Month begins, we honor the generations of Black New Yorkers who built this city into the “gorgeous mosaic” we call home.
Today, we reflect on the words of Mayor David Dinkins: our city’s first Black mayor (and a democratic socialist!).
Today, we reflect on the words of Mayor David Dinkins: our city’s first Black mayor (and a democratic socialist!).
February 1, 2026 at 2:11 PM
As Black History Month begins, we honor the generations of Black New Yorkers who built this city into the “gorgeous mosaic” we call home.
Today, we reflect on the words of Mayor David Dinkins: our city’s first Black mayor (and a democratic socialist!).
Today, we reflect on the words of Mayor David Dinkins: our city’s first Black mayor (and a democratic socialist!).
Data jacket progress:
The pattern is cut out, next I need to measure the space for the visualizations so I know the dimensions I can design for.
The pattern is cut out, next I need to measure the space for the visualizations so I know the dimensions I can design for.
January 31, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Data jacket progress:
The pattern is cut out, next I need to measure the space for the visualizations so I know the dimensions I can design for.
The pattern is cut out, next I need to measure the space for the visualizations so I know the dimensions I can design for.
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you say "i asked chatgpt"
i hear "i asked [an improv comedy group]"
an improv group wrote this report
instead of a therapist i use an improv comedy group
i hear "i asked [an improv comedy group]"
an improv group wrote this report
instead of a therapist i use an improv comedy group
chatgpt is much like an improv comedy group
1) you are the audience, giving it prompts
2) it produces things roughly shaped like your prompt
3) it is trained to respond with Yes, And
4) it has the factual accuracy of improv
5) it does not understand comedy
1) you are the audience, giving it prompts
2) it produces things roughly shaped like your prompt
3) it is trained to respond with Yes, And
4) it has the factual accuracy of improv
5) it does not understand comedy
This is fascinating: www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/s/I...
Someone “worked on a book with ChatGPT” for weeks and then sought help on Reddit when they couldn’t download the file. Redditors helped them realized ChatGPT had just been roleplaying/lying and there was no file/book…
Someone “worked on a book with ChatGPT” for weeks and then sought help on Reddit when they couldn’t download the file. Redditors helped them realized ChatGPT had just been roleplaying/lying and there was no file/book…
July 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
you say "i asked chatgpt"
i hear "i asked [an improv comedy group]"
an improv group wrote this report
instead of a therapist i use an improv comedy group
i hear "i asked [an improv comedy group]"
an improv group wrote this report
instead of a therapist i use an improv comedy group
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The Open Visualization Academy (OVA) IS LIVE!
openvisualizationacademy.org
Thread follows #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
openvisualizationacademy.org
Thread follows #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
January 30, 2026 at 3:09 PM
The Open Visualization Academy (OVA) IS LIVE!
openvisualizationacademy.org
Thread follows #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
openvisualizationacademy.org
Thread follows #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
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Just a reminder, the greatest living American historian filmmaker, Ken Burns, released a 720 min exploration of every facet of the American revolution using zero generative AI and paying for all of its assets instead of cobbling it from stolen data, then he gave it away for free on PBS this year.
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Just a reminder, the greatest living American historian filmmaker, Ken Burns, released a 720 min exploration of every facet of the American revolution using zero generative AI and paying for all of its assets instead of cobbling it from stolen data, then he gave it away for free on PBS this year.
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It's last-minute, but I'm giving a talk today about #DHmakes and craft and what the humanities can do in a crisis from 12:15-1:15 Pacific (3:15-4:15 Eastern). All are welcome, Zoom registration link below!
Craftivism in a Crisis: Making the Humanities Matter When It's All Falling Apart | Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis
The longstanding rhetoric of the "crisis of the humanities" has been largely drowned out by an omnicrisis equally affecting the sciences, the stability of the university, and society as a whole. What ...
cesta.stanford.edu
January 29, 2026 at 5:35 PM
It's last-minute, but I'm giving a talk today about #DHmakes and craft and what the humanities can do in a crisis from 12:15-1:15 Pacific (3:15-4:15 Eastern). All are welcome, Zoom registration link below!
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Get Ready for Douglass Day 2026! Fresh newsletter out today.
- Preview event on Feb 6
- New teaching resources
- Swag (trading cards are back!)
open.substack.com/pub/douglass...
And there's still plenty of time to register for Douglass Day 2026. All Rights for All!
- Preview event on Feb 6
- New teaching resources
- Swag (trading cards are back!)
open.substack.com/pub/douglass...
And there's still plenty of time to register for Douglass Day 2026. All Rights for All!
January 26, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Get Ready for Douglass Day 2026! Fresh newsletter out today.
- Preview event on Feb 6
- New teaching resources
- Swag (trading cards are back!)
open.substack.com/pub/douglass...
And there's still plenty of time to register for Douglass Day 2026. All Rights for All!
- Preview event on Feb 6
- New teaching resources
- Swag (trading cards are back!)
open.substack.com/pub/douglass...
And there's still plenty of time to register for Douglass Day 2026. All Rights for All!
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FeatherType
Generate beautiful feather text graphics from bird colors
feathertype.binstobins.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Commute soccer! I love it
🏆 Listo! The first-ever women’s Champions Cup has lift off in London and I’ll tell you what, the Corinthian fans are LOUD!
Unbelievable support for the Brazilians as they clash with Gotham in the first semifinal of the day!
Unbelievable support for the Brazilians as they clash with Gotham in the first semifinal of the day!
January 28, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Commute soccer! I love it
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If I can't letterpress at 1am what am I supposed to do except make 47-page zines, sleep
A zine documenting the National Park Service’s “Life Under Slavery at George Washington House” exhibit—removed by the government January 22, 2026 in an act of censorship (zinebakery.com/bakeshop/cen...)
January 27, 2026 at 10:14 AM
If I can't letterpress at 1am what am I supposed to do except make 47-page zines, sleep
Fabric has been IDed. Pattern is printed out. Visualizations are being drafted. But most importantly, a project bag has been started.
It's not a real project until there is a project bag. #DHmakes
It's not a real project until there is a project bag. #DHmakes
Saying it out loud so I have to do it: I'm going to make a data jacket (Pockets of Information 2.0) all out of plant data in time for Open Data Week 2026.
The OG jacket lives with @gabbyevergreen.bsky.social and I want to try playing with more quilted techniques in a wearable textile. #DHmakes
The OG jacket lives with @gabbyevergreen.bsky.social and I want to try playing with more quilted techniques in a wearable textile. #DHmakes
January 27, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Fabric has been IDed. Pattern is printed out. Visualizations are being drafted. But most importantly, a project bag has been started.
It's not a real project until there is a project bag. #DHmakes
It's not a real project until there is a project bag. #DHmakes
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Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
