Jonatan Hildén
@jhilden.bsky.social
Information designer from Helsinki. Co-founder of Koponen+Hildén
Co-author of the Data visualization handbook / Tieto näkyväksi (Finnish edition)
Co-author of the Data visualization handbook / Tieto näkyväksi (Finnish edition)
wondering if someone has tried to hitch a ride on the waymo robotaxis with tethers and roller blades, snow crash style?
November 11, 2025 at 7:02 AM
wondering if someone has tried to hitch a ride on the waymo robotaxis with tethers and roller blades, snow crash style?
Reposted by Jonatan Hildén
Although not the central point of this essay on Watson, this is worth bearing in mind:
"We are scarcely closer to understanding the genetics of human intelligence than we were in the 1950s, and are perhaps even further away from a consensus definition of what sort of thing 'intelligence' even is."
"We are scarcely closer to understanding the genetics of human intelligence than we were in the 1950s, and are perhaps even further away from a consensus definition of what sort of thing 'intelligence' even is."
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Although not the central point of this essay on Watson, this is worth bearing in mind:
"We are scarcely closer to understanding the genetics of human intelligence than we were in the 1950s, and are perhaps even further away from a consensus definition of what sort of thing 'intelligence' even is."
"We are scarcely closer to understanding the genetics of human intelligence than we were in the 1950s, and are perhaps even further away from a consensus definition of what sort of thing 'intelligence' even is."
Still haven’t seen it but for some reason I saw the sequel, Attack of the Clones, during premiere week. There was a bunch of cosplaying people in the best seats. During the romantic romp in the meadows
scene most of the audience burst into spontaneous laughter, with the hardcore fans looking glum.
scene most of the audience burst into spontaneous laughter, with the hardcore fans looking glum.
I saw Phantom Menace in theaters the weekend it came out and that was the first time I considered a movie could truly suck
November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Still haven’t seen it but for some reason I saw the sequel, Attack of the Clones, during premiere week. There was a bunch of cosplaying people in the best seats. During the romantic romp in the meadows
scene most of the audience burst into spontaneous laughter, with the hardcore fans looking glum.
scene most of the audience burst into spontaneous laughter, with the hardcore fans looking glum.
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
Reposted by Jonatan Hildén
Does anybody else find it odd that you don't hear much about pyramids keeping razor blades sharp any more?
When did they stop working?
When did they stop working?
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Does anybody else find it odd that you don't hear much about pyramids keeping razor blades sharp any more?
When did they stop working?
When did they stop working?
Reposted by Jonatan Hildén
it's not 'performative' if you're taking pictures of random fucking strangers reading. they're just reading! you're the creepy one!
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
it's not 'performative' if you're taking pictures of random fucking strangers reading. they're just reading! you're the creepy one!
First time seeing this large language model text notice on Wikipedia.
From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerryma...
From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerryma...
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
First time seeing this large language model text notice on Wikipedia.
From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerryma...
From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerryma...
Ebikes and 3-wheelers are responsible for well over 1/3 of all oil not used due to electrification. This feels pretty significant!
The consensus is that the electrification of transportation will destroy 5 million barrels per day of oil demand by 2030.
In this new piece I argue that this number is too low for a bunch of reasons.
In this new piece I argue that this number is too low for a bunch of reasons.
Gluttons For Punishment: Oil Industry Doubles Down Against Reality
The world is facing a multi-year oil glut where the oil producers will be pumping more oil out of the ground than the world is using. This will keep oil prices at low levels – likely well below the le...
powering-the-planet.ghost.io
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Ebikes and 3-wheelers are responsible for well over 1/3 of all oil not used due to electrification. This feels pretty significant!
If you have a really good and concise reference about why statistical symbol maps are terrible, send it my way. Have some geography teachers to convince.
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
If you have a really good and concise reference about why statistical symbol maps are terrible, send it my way. Have some geography teachers to convince.
Just randomly happened on this.
From a quick glance this is very good open material on designing statistical maps!
📊
www.e-education.psu.edu/geog486/node...
From a quick glance this is very good open material on designing statistical maps!
📊
www.e-education.psu.edu/geog486/node...
Choosing Symbols for Maps | GEOG 486: Cartography and Visualization
www.e-education.psu.edu
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Just randomly happened on this.
From a quick glance this is very good open material on designing statistical maps!
📊
www.e-education.psu.edu/geog486/node...
From a quick glance this is very good open material on designing statistical maps!
📊
www.e-education.psu.edu/geog486/node...
kid asked ”can you take a ride on the grocery delivery bots” and I said that they probably break if you try but this again got me wondering how much the companies developing these use sociologists or whatever to model and think about human interactions that are playful to actively hostile.
November 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
kid asked ”can you take a ride on the grocery delivery bots” and I said that they probably break if you try but this again got me wondering how much the companies developing these use sociologists or whatever to model and think about human interactions that are playful to actively hostile.
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Kiinnostava artikkeli, etenkin kun itse on ollut mukana tekemässä käsiteltyjä Manner-sarjan kirjoja.
Myönteistä, että oppikirjojen tieteellinen ajantasaisuus on vuosien saatossa parantunut. Työn aikana ei tullut vastaan ristiriitoja sisällön osalta.
www.hs.fi/alueet/art-2...
Myönteistä, että oppikirjojen tieteellinen ajantasaisuus on vuosien saatossa parantunut. Työn aikana ei tullut vastaan ristiriitoja sisällön osalta.
www.hs.fi/alueet/art-2...
Ilmastonmuutos | Selvitimme mitä vanhoissa koulukirjoissa opetettiin: Ilmaston parantamiseksi esitettiin soiden kuivatusta
Tieteellinen tieto ilmastonmuutoksesta on siirtynyt oppikirjoihin hitaasti. Vielä 1990-luvulla kirjoissa katsottiin tuhansien vuosien ajanjaksoa ja puhuttiin ilmaston viilenemisestä.
www.hs.fi
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Kiinnostava artikkeli, etenkin kun itse on ollut mukana tekemässä käsiteltyjä Manner-sarjan kirjoja.
Myönteistä, että oppikirjojen tieteellinen ajantasaisuus on vuosien saatossa parantunut. Työn aikana ei tullut vastaan ristiriitoja sisällön osalta.
www.hs.fi/alueet/art-2...
Myönteistä, että oppikirjojen tieteellinen ajantasaisuus on vuosien saatossa parantunut. Työn aikana ei tullut vastaan ristiriitoja sisällön osalta.
www.hs.fi/alueet/art-2...
Could be a nice procrastination activity for information designers to improve these choropleths in Wikipedia. 📊
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
List of countries by traffic-related death rate - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Could be a nice procrastination activity for information designers to improve these choropleths in Wikipedia. 📊
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Reposted by Jonatan Hildén
More dads are caring for their young children following Finland's family leave reform.
More fathers taking parental leave
More dads are caring for their young children following Finland's family leave reform.
yle.fi
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
More dads are caring for their young children following Finland's family leave reform.
this is interesting because it is very clean visually but totally insane
November 9, 2025 at 8:48 AM
this is interesting because it is very clean visually but totally insane
Reposted by Jonatan Hildén
warner brothers trickster figures explained
November 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
warner brothers trickster figures explained
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I just ran into a new (and impossible) security verification which I guess is being used to train AI, but what the hell.
For the record, the panda in overalls was NOT the correct answer, and the sheep with dots was ALSO not the correct answer.
For the record, the panda in overalls was NOT the correct answer, and the sheep with dots was ALSO not the correct answer.
November 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I just ran into a new (and impossible) security verification which I guess is being used to train AI, but what the hell.
For the record, the panda in overalls was NOT the correct answer, and the sheep with dots was ALSO not the correct answer.
For the record, the panda in overalls was NOT the correct answer, and the sheep with dots was ALSO not the correct answer.
Reposted by Jonatan Hildén
do you remember the bit in V for Vendetta where V hacks the computer that the dictator has fallen in love with? it's fucking ridiculous that that turned out to be semi-prophetic
November 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
do you remember the bit in V for Vendetta where V hacks the computer that the dictator has fallen in love with? it's fucking ridiculous that that turned out to be semi-prophetic
For some reason I’m thinking of Sagan’s prescient Musk-type billionaire caricature in Contact (the novel), that ends up sending himself deep frozen in a capsule towards Alpha Centauri or something like that.
Elon has never experienced this and neither have his biggest fans but now they can create these visuals with the help of a computermachine
November 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
For some reason I’m thinking of Sagan’s prescient Musk-type billionaire caricature in Contact (the novel), that ends up sending himself deep frozen in a capsule towards Alpha Centauri or something like that.
Länsi-Pasila don’t knock over the little stone monoliths with your car challenge:
Impossible
Impossible
November 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Länsi-Pasila don’t knock over the little stone monoliths with your car challenge:
Impossible
Impossible
mildly shocked this week that none of the other parents at the music institute had heard of Squarepusher!
Easy intro tidal.com/browse/track...
Easy intro tidal.com/browse/track...
Squarepusher - My Sound
Listen to My Sound on TIDAL
tidal.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
mildly shocked this week that none of the other parents at the music institute had heard of Squarepusher!
Easy intro tidal.com/browse/track...
Easy intro tidal.com/browse/track...
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Bensan halpuutus on korostetusti hyvätuloisten tukemista.
Ja öljydiktaattorit tykkää myös, kun tehdään myynninedistämistä heidän tuotteelleen.
Pointtia vahvistaa vielä se, että pienituloisista suhteessa harvemmalla on edes auto.
Ja öljydiktaattorit tykkää myös, kun tehdään myynninedistämistä heidän tuotteelleen.
Pointtia vahvistaa vielä se, että pienituloisista suhteessa harvemmalla on edes auto.
November 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Bensan halpuutus on korostetusti hyvätuloisten tukemista.
Ja öljydiktaattorit tykkää myös, kun tehdään myynninedistämistä heidän tuotteelleen.
Pointtia vahvistaa vielä se, että pienituloisista suhteessa harvemmalla on edes auto.
Ja öljydiktaattorit tykkää myös, kun tehdään myynninedistämistä heidän tuotteelleen.
Pointtia vahvistaa vielä se, että pienituloisista suhteessa harvemmalla on edes auto.
Tom Bombabill of Greater Sweden
i couldn't remember "Tom of Finland's" name so i googled "Bill of Sweden"
that did not help
that did not help
November 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Tom Bombabill of Greater Sweden
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Haha, this from the New Yorker is getting passed around the math dork community. I did a comic about this kind of thought a few years ago: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/commut...
November 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Haha, this from the New Yorker is getting passed around the math dork community. I did a comic about this kind of thought a few years ago: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/commut...