Maps&Music
@georab.bsky.social
Data projects, Map enthusiast, GIS professional, Educational technologist and leader. Electic music taste and avid reader.
Holy crap. The idiocy of not valuing this persons work when almost every piece of modern technology relies on her work! I should print out her picture and plaster it everywhere!
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Holy crap. The idiocy of not valuing this persons work when almost every piece of modern technology relies on her work! I should print out her picture and plaster it everywhere!
Todays mission is still:
a person 's fists with the words hold fast written on them
ALT: a person 's fists with the words hold fast written on them
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Todays mission is still:
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In this week's newsletter openvisualizationacademy.beehiiv.com/p/announcing... I write about the 'Visualising Climate' conference and about the early success of the Open Visualization Academy openvisualizationacademy.org
#dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
#dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
Announcing 'Visualizing Climate 2026'
Join us in Bologna, Italy, for three days of climate-related data and design
openvisualizationacademy.beehiiv.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:19 PM
In this week's newsletter openvisualizationacademy.beehiiv.com/p/announcing... I write about the 'Visualising Climate' conference and about the early success of the Open Visualization Academy openvisualizationacademy.org
#dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
#dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
Todays mission:
a person 's fists with the words hold fast written on them
ALT: a person 's fists with the words hold fast written on them
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Todays mission:
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“There are book challenges; that is not new. What is happening now is brazen breaking of protocol on a scope that has never been seen like this.” @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social @la-cac.org @oif.bsky.social @uabookbans.bsky.social
deadline.com/2026/02/the-...
deadline.com/2026/02/the-...
‘The Librarians’ To Premiere On PBS ‘Independent Lens’ As Political Backlash Mounts Against Book Banning
'The Librarians,' directed by Kim A. Snyder, will debut on PBS amid a backlash to book banning campaigns across the country.
deadline.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:11 AM
“There are book challenges; that is not new. What is happening now is brazen breaking of protocol on a scope that has never been seen like this.” @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social @la-cac.org @oif.bsky.social @uabookbans.bsky.social
deadline.com/2026/02/the-...
deadline.com/2026/02/the-...
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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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BREAKING: Democrat Christian Menefee wins special election for Texas U.S. House seat, narrowing GOP's slim majority.
Democrat Christian Menefee wins election for US House, narrowing GOP's slim majority
Democrat Christian Menefee has won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election that will narrow Republicans’ already-slim majority.
bit.ly
February 1, 2026 at 4:06 AM
BREAKING: Democrat Christian Menefee wins special election for Texas U.S. House seat, narrowing GOP's slim majority.
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January 31, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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These Trump voters 'formed a suicide pact' and Republicans are panicking: ex-GOP operative
Welcome to the 'Find Out' phase [...] rural America is learning a hard truth: you can’t eat 'owning the libs' and you can’t pay a mortgage with Facebook memes
#FAFO #farmers
www.rawstory.com/these-trump-...
Welcome to the 'Find Out' phase [...] rural America is learning a hard truth: you can’t eat 'owning the libs' and you can’t pay a mortgage with Facebook memes
#FAFO #farmers
www.rawstory.com/these-trump-...
These Trump voters 'formed a suicide pact' and Republicans are panicking: ex-GOP operative
Former Republican strategist Rick Wilson described Friday how the financial crisis among American farmers has become a political crisis for the GOP ahead of the midterm elections. In his Substack Frid...
www.rawstory.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:09 PM
These Trump voters 'formed a suicide pact' and Republicans are panicking: ex-GOP operative
Welcome to the 'Find Out' phase [...] rural America is learning a hard truth: you can’t eat 'owning the libs' and you can’t pay a mortgage with Facebook memes
#FAFO #farmers
www.rawstory.com/these-trump-...
Welcome to the 'Find Out' phase [...] rural America is learning a hard truth: you can’t eat 'owning the libs' and you can’t pay a mortgage with Facebook memes
#FAFO #farmers
www.rawstory.com/these-trump-...
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Our latest OpenProject tutorial shows how to sign in, create accounts, reset passwords, and configure login and registration settings.
🎥 Watch the full walkthrough and streamline your OpenProject onboarding process: youtu.be/S5YlEQknJY4
#ProjectManagement #OpenSource
🎥 Watch the full walkthrough and streamline your OpenProject onboarding process: youtu.be/S5YlEQknJY4
#ProjectManagement #OpenSource
OpenProject Sign in and Registration
YouTube video by OpenProject | Open Source Project Management
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Our latest OpenProject tutorial shows how to sign in, create accounts, reset passwords, and configure login and registration settings.
🎥 Watch the full walkthrough and streamline your OpenProject onboarding process: youtu.be/S5YlEQknJY4
#ProjectManagement #OpenSource
🎥 Watch the full walkthrough and streamline your OpenProject onboarding process: youtu.be/S5YlEQknJY4
#ProjectManagement #OpenSource
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This giant ICE Army they are building this year is also likely to be at polling places during the midterms in heavily Democratic precincts with the excuse being that they are looking for “illegals trying to vote.”
January 29, 2026 at 1:54 AM
This giant ICE Army they are building this year is also likely to be at polling places during the midterms in heavily Democratic precincts with the excuse being that they are looking for “illegals trying to vote.”
daily dose of green and fog ... west coast Canada
#photography #nature #trees #canada #landscape #fujifilm #forest #rainforest #vancouver #fog
#photography #nature #trees #canada #landscape #fujifilm #forest #rainforest #vancouver #fog
January 31, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Coming soon for Ds that bend the knee.
January 30, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Coming soon for Ds that bend the knee.
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Having advocated for decades for more support and recognition of the fundamental role of local and indigenous communities in conservation, this analysis using the Environmental Justice Atlas (EJAtlas) dataset is most welcome. Environmental organisations take note. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Social movements are transformative agents for biodiversity conservation | PNAS
Civil society has long been a catalyst for social change by reshaping structures,
influencing values, and challenging power dynamics; however, its ...
www.pnas.org
January 30, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Having advocated for decades for more support and recognition of the fundamental role of local and indigenous communities in conservation, this analysis using the Environmental Justice Atlas (EJAtlas) dataset is most welcome. Environmental organisations take note. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Journalist Georgia Fort has been released from custody (video @fox9mn.bsky.social)
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Journalist Georgia Fort has been released from custody (video @fox9mn.bsky.social)
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I've been using |> for ages now and I still get caught out sometimes when placing _ inside a nested pipeline 😅
In case you ever wondered about the differences between magrittr pipe and base pipe 🤔
This table is taken from a great stackoverflow answer by @GeorgKindermann
stackoverflow.com/questions/67...
#rstats #dataviz #phd
This table is taken from a great stackoverflow answer by @GeorgKindermann
stackoverflow.com/questions/67...
#rstats #dataviz #phd
January 30, 2026 at 8:35 PM
I've been using |> for ages now and I still get caught out sometimes when placing _ inside a nested pipeline 😅
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Trump’s right hand cannot be responsible for investigating his left hand. We need an independent, impartial investigation now.
www.cbsnews.com/news/alex-pr...
www.cbsnews.com/news/alex-pr...
FBI now leading investigation into fatal shooting of Alex Pretti
Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations branch had been leading the investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
www.cbsnews.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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WHAT?! This looks amazing. No more p1, p2, p3… I'm almost scared to check how long this has been possible.
January 30, 2026 at 8:14 PM
WHAT?! This looks amazing. No more p1, p2, p3… I'm almost scared to check how long this has been possible.
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The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
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MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
January 30, 2026 at 2:43 AM
MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
Hey. Can we also include this American in our thoughts and memorials about the illegal actions (murders) committed by ICE?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Family of man killed by off-duty ICE agent in LA demands charges: ‘The ache will never go away’
After Renee Good’s killing in Minneapolis, calls grow for accountability in the shooting of Keith Porter Jr on New Year’s Eve
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Hey. Can we also include this American in our thoughts and memorials about the illegal actions (murders) committed by ICE?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...