mdsumner
mdsumner.bsky.social
mdsumner
@mdsumner.bsky.social
maxing the pixels to glow

penguin shit from space, R, Python, GDAL, virtual Zarr, coordinate systems, southern ocean research

hypertidy.org
It's boxing day and Siamese Dream is on the stezza
December 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
The road is so hot and the hail so cold that ... no that's not fog, it's steam. And not isolated at all that's a good six kilometres of something I've never(?) seen

We were joking yesterday, "bushfires with snowy" and shiit it's not funny this atmosphere is really bizarre
December 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
man 23000 functioning packages IS A LOT
December 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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A fantastic crowd enjoyed our penguin-themed event with Peter & Lisa Fretwell last Thursday. We all learnt a lot about these beloved birds and are now fully versed in how to do the various types of penguin walks!
Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas from Authors In Oundle.
December 24, 2025 at 2:02 AM
the Penguin book of *Penguins* www.penguin.co.uk/books/464310...

(just quietly, Peter inspired estinel: projects.pawsey.org.au/estinel/cata...)
December 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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#dataviz #maps A fabulous way to explore #history interactively:
Choose topics (wars, inventions, discoveries, literature), time periods, ... and see what pops up.
www.globeofhistory.com
Globe of History – Interactive Historical Events Map
Explore 6,000 years of battles, inventions, philosophers and more... on an interactive 3D globe.
www.globeofhistory.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Helsinki Inca Roads
December 23, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Thanks! Checking in w/ dev team as well.

Can you confirm you're using Agent or Edit mode?
December 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Also, really helpful would be a Chat Log export from a reprex/example session. That gives us a ton of info on tool calls and potential failures.

Command Palette:

> Chat: Export Chat
December 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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One of my favourite Bowie videos.

youtu.be/kszLwBaC4Sw
David Bowie - Blackstar (Official Video) [HD]
YouTube video by David Bowie
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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15 people murdered. Days of rolling media coverage of the Bondi Beach terror attack massacre.

400 Palestinians murdered by Israel during the "ceasefire". Zero Australian media coverage.

Israel is a terrorist state. Our politicians and media are complicit. #auspol #IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide
December 22, 2025 at 10:13 AM
just ran a Sentinel 2 query for every 100k grid square for March this year and pulled out unique instances there are 28696 unique grid codes
December 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
#GDAL just a friendly bump

take a few minutes for the GDAL 2025 user survey to help focus GDAL Sponsorship Program activities. your opinions and feedback make a difference.

Linked to from this issue, and there's also a link to last year's results: github.com/OSGeo/gdal/i...
December 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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2025 GDAL User Survey is now active for the entire month of December! Visit gdal.org/survey/ & tell the project how you use it, where you get help, what it should do in the future, & how/if it should use LLMs going forward. (optionally) give us your email, we'll even enter you to win a GDAL t-shirt!
2025 GDAL User Survey
In 2024, the GDAL User Survey solicited feedback to help focus GDAL Sponsorship Program activities. Your contribution mattered. Last years' results triggered the project to embark on the GDAL CLI Mode...
gdal.org
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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There is still time to take the GDAL User Survey!
2025 GDAL User Survey is now active for the entire month of December! Visit gdal.org/survey/ & tell the project how you use it, where you get help, what it should do in the future, & how/if it should use LLMs going forward. (optionally) give us your email, we'll even enter you to win a GDAL t-shirt!
2025 GDAL User Survey
In 2024, the GDAL User Survey solicited feedback to help focus GDAL Sponsorship Program activities. Your contribution mattered. Last years' results triggered the project to embark on the GDAL CLI Mode...
gdal.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Well @albomp.bsky.social, you are going to rip Australians apart if you inflict the fraudulent IHRA definition of antisemitism on us. Don't do it. www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/federal... #ZionismIsWhiteSupremacy #StopIsrael #auspol
Federal Antisemitism Plan Marks the Death Knell of the Public Sphere
Prime minister Anthony Albanese has agreed to implement the envoy’s combating antisemitism plan, which will insert a false definition into all Australian institutions that suppresses free speech.
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au
December 21, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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#rstats
It is with profound sadness I heard that my long-time friend and colleague, John Fox passed away this week.
He was the author of {car}, {effects}, {Rcmdr}, ... and numerous influential books. I will miss him greatly.
www.john-fox.ca
John Fox: Books and Software
www.john-fox.ca
November 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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December 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Imagine taking a lesson on morality from Howard. One of the key protagonists that created a world in which extremism could flourish.
December 16, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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So as everyone kind of knew, when Chris Minns talked about cracking down on protests and gatherings, he really meant specifically pro-Palestine and anti-mass-murder protests: racist, white nationalist protests (probably attended by neo-nazi anti-semites) are completely fucking fine
December 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM
#rstats raster logic without pixels, introducing {vaster} #GDAL

www.hypertidy.org/posts/2025-1...
December 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Howdy! It should 100% be able to both edit existing files and create new files in Edit/Agent mode.

Can you share a bit more about version you're on and workflow?
December 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Another I won't reply with this ...

I don't really understand why we don't use gdal warp linked up to a tile requester, it's crs and extent and shape and input agnostic.
December 20, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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The {spatialRF} R package is back from the dead 🧟

Version 1.1.5 🚑, now available on CRAN, patches issues introduced by recent API changes across several dependencies.

A development roadmap for the coming months is available here:: blasbenito.github.io/spatialRF/ar...

#rstats
Development Roadmap
blasbenito.github.io
December 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM