Michiel Duvekot
@duvekot.bsky.social
#kakistographs
from Ancient Greek κάκιστος (kákistos, 'worst')
from Ancient Greek κάκιστος (kákistos, 'worst')
Explainability, especially when used in the same context as "trustable".
February 9, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Explainability, especially when used in the same context as "trustable".
That would have been so much better as a small multiple of rug plots though...
February 6, 2026 at 4:42 PM
That would have been so much better as a small multiple of rug plots though...
I just completed my first course (thanks @frank.computer) from the Open Visualization Academy (OVA). I am in awe of the quality of the labor and care that went into building this free repository. What a beautiful gift. 📊
January 31, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I just completed my first course (thanks @frank.computer) from the Open Visualization Academy (OVA). I am in awe of the quality of the labor and care that went into building this free repository. What a beautiful gift. 📊
What a wonderful group of people! Wow!
January 30, 2026 at 4:27 PM
What a wonderful group of people! Wow!
Reposted by Michiel Duvekot
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
a very simple version with code in the alt text
January 23, 2026 at 5:20 PM
a very simple version with code in the alt text
More like this would have been better then? I like that they're trying and ignoring people who want them to "just do normal line and bar charts". Not enough that I would resubscribe, but still...
January 22, 2026 at 8:48 PM
More like this would have been better then? I like that they're trying and ignoring people who want them to "just do normal line and bar charts". Not enough that I would resubscribe, but still...
Binge-watched the entire series. Loved every minute. A thousand thanks.
January 22, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Binge-watched the entire series. Loved every minute. A thousand thanks.
Reposted by Michiel Duvekot
I just created a series of seven deep-dive videos about AI, which I've posted to youtube and now here. 😊
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
Part 1: How do LLMs work?
YouTube video by Andrew Perfors
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:45 AM
I just created a series of seven deep-dive videos about AI, which I've posted to youtube and now here. 😊
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
You couldn't have given them a graphing calculator?
January 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
You couldn't have given them a graphing calculator?
Regulators ordered The Therac‑25 taken out of service immediately. Distribution of unsafe blood products was halted before the Krever investigation. Why is this government treating AI differently, when a system on the market today can be used to generate illegal and harmful material, including CSAM?
January 12, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Regulators ordered The Therac‑25 taken out of service immediately. Distribution of unsafe blood products was halted before the Krever investigation. Why is this government treating AI differently, when a system on the market today can be used to generate illegal and harmful material, including CSAM?
Yup. Table is a chart type.
December 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Yup. Table is a chart type.
Reposted by Michiel Duvekot
Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
December 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
I love OWID and that they give you the datasets with their charts is just so absolutely the-right-thing to do. And yeah, that also means anyone can quickly remake any chart they publish.
December 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I love OWID and that they give you the datasets with their charts is just so absolutely the-right-thing to do. And yeah, that also means anyone can quickly remake any chart they publish.
I find small multiples a bit easier to interpret:
December 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I find small multiples a bit easier to interpret:
My eyes! The color #ff00fe should be restricted to things that need to be removed prior to publication. Designers, please calibrate your monitors? Or turn off Night Shift when you're working? Tx,
December 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
My eyes! The color #ff00fe should be restricted to things that need to be removed prior to publication. Designers, please calibrate your monitors? Or turn off Night Shift when you're working? Tx,
"ein platter, geistloser, ekelhaft-widerlicher, unwissender Scharlatan, der, mit beispiellosen Frechheit, Aberwitz und Unsinn zusammenschmierte, welche von seinen Anhängern als Weisheit ausposaunt und von Dummköpfen richtig dafür genommen wurde"
December 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"ein platter, geistloser, ekelhaft-widerlicher, unwissender Scharlatan, der, mit beispiellosen Frechheit, Aberwitz und Unsinn zusammenschmierte, welche von seinen Anhängern als Weisheit ausposaunt und von Dummköpfen richtig dafür genommen wurde"
A fresh layer of snow dampens sounds. For people who find the world too loud, that can be wonderful.
December 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
A fresh layer of snow dampens sounds. For people who find the world too loud, that can be wonderful.
Went to the library to pick up a hold. A man behind me asked what the book was about and why I was reading it. I joked I should leave a note in each library book that says: “if you read this, you might want to join my book club”. He had interesting suggestions for further reading. #5minutebookclub
November 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Went to the library to pick up a hold. A man behind me asked what the book was about and why I was reading it. I joked I should leave a note in each library book that says: “if you read this, you might want to join my book club”. He had interesting suggestions for further reading. #5minutebookclub
I mean that you must always measure the same thing, so you cannot have state-of-the-art benchmarks, you must use consistent benchmarks.
November 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I mean that you must always measure the same thing, so you cannot have state-of-the-art benchmarks, you must use consistent benchmarks.
Except that "metrics such as accuracy and speed, compared to state-of-the-art benchmarks" are not stable over time, so fair comparisons are not possible.
November 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Except that "metrics such as accuracy and speed, compared to state-of-the-art benchmarks" are not stable over time, so fair comparisons are not possible.
Lib Dems are really bad at making charts though.
November 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Lib Dems are really bad at making charts though.
This is superb #dataviz.📊 transnewsinitiative.org
Trans News Initiative
A database and analysis of news coverage affecting trans communities.
transnewsinitiative.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This is superb #dataviz.📊 transnewsinitiative.org
The printing press would never taken off it it hadn't been for the introduction of paper in Europe, a few centuries earlier. But nobody ever says "Paper democratized knowledge."
November 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The printing press would never taken off it it hadn't been for the introduction of paper in Europe, a few centuries earlier. But nobody ever says "Paper democratized knowledge."