mdsumner
@mdsumner.bsky.social
maxing the pixels to glow
R, Python, GDAL, virtual Zarr, coordinate systems, southern ocean research
I sit and reflect about all that I've learned and all that I've seen
hypertidy.org
R, Python, GDAL, virtual Zarr, coordinate systems, southern ocean research
I sit and reflect about all that I've learned and all that I've seen
hypertidy.org
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This is lovely
theconversation.com/as-beautiful...
theconversation.com/as-beautiful...
As beautiful as they were powerful: Jon Kudelka’s political cartoons were made with true conviction
The award-winning cartoonist Jon Kudelka died in Hobart on Sunday, aged 53. Over 30 years, his work resisted the polarisation of the contemporary Australian media.
theconversation.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:29 AM
This is lovely
theconversation.com/as-beautiful...
theconversation.com/as-beautiful...
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"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
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#BoycottTasmanianSalmon hit these companies where it hurts ..... in their hip pocket.
Salmon giant confirms antibiotic use in hatchery on River Derwent
There are calls for the public to be made aware of antibiotic use in Tasmania's freshwater hatcheries after Huon Aquaculture recently used oxytetracycline to treat diseased salmon without informing do...
www.abc.net.au
February 10, 2026 at 5:35 AM
#BoycottTasmanianSalmon hit these companies where it hurts ..... in their hip pocket.
Explore and read WFS with {readwfs}: hypertidy.github.io/readwfs/ #RStats
February 10, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Explore and read WFS with {readwfs}: hypertidy.github.io/readwfs/ #RStats
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New on CRAN: zarr (0.1.1). View at https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=zarr
zarr: Native and Extensible R Driver for 'Zarr'
The 'Zarr' specification is widely used to build libraries for the storage and retrieval of n-dimensional array data from data stores ranging from local file systems to the cloud. This package is a native 'Zarr' implementation in R with support for all required features of 'Zarr' version 3. It is designed to be extensible such that new stores, codecs and extensions can be added easily.
CRAN.R-project.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
New on CRAN: zarr (0.1.1). View at https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=zarr
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It is absolutely nuts how quickly the pedestrianisation of Sydney's George St improved the place 49202394203%
(also a demonstration of how trams are better than buses)
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
(also a demonstration of how trams are better than buses)
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
February 8, 2026 at 8:26 PM
It is absolutely nuts how quickly the pedestrianisation of Sydney's George St improved the place 49202394203%
(also a demonstration of how trams are better than buses)
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
(also a demonstration of how trams are better than buses)
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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Remember when we thought Sarah Palin was the dumbest person in politics
Good times.
Good times.
February 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Remember when we thought Sarah Palin was the dumbest person in politics
Good times.
Good times.
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new package time! my new #rstats package {qrtdown} is sugar syntax version of {pkgdown} by @hadley.nz and {altdocs} by @etiennebacher.bsky.social but enables full quarto functionality for your articles
Thus you can use the full @quarto.org eco system and benefits.
usrbinr.codeberg.page/qrtdown/
Thus you can use the full @quarto.org eco system and benefits.
usrbinr.codeberg.page/qrtdown/
qrtdown
usrbinr.codeberg.page
February 7, 2026 at 5:28 PM
new package time! my new #rstats package {qrtdown} is sugar syntax version of {pkgdown} by @hadley.nz and {altdocs} by @etiennebacher.bsky.social but enables full quarto functionality for your articles
Thus you can use the full @quarto.org eco system and benefits.
usrbinr.codeberg.page/qrtdown/
Thus you can use the full @quarto.org eco system and benefits.
usrbinr.codeberg.page/qrtdown/
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Jeffrey Epstein’s brother Mark sent a tip to the FBI accusing Trump of authorizing his murder:
“I have reason to believe he was killed because he was about to name names. I believe Present Trump authorized is murder.“
“I have reason to believe he was killed because he was about to name names. I believe Present Trump authorized is murder.“
February 5, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Jeffrey Epstein’s brother Mark sent a tip to the FBI accusing Trump of authorizing his murder:
“I have reason to believe he was killed because he was about to name names. I believe Present Trump authorized is murder.“
“I have reason to believe he was killed because he was about to name names. I believe Present Trump authorized is murder.“
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Light work day today - just need to cut and sew 14 curtains.
a black and white photo of a cat sitting at a table .
Alt: a black and white photo of a cat sitting at a table .
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Light work day today - just need to cut and sew 14 curtains.
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Just quietly, there is an absolute sh*t tonne of great stuff on @thepointau.bsky.social right now.
For eg - "Frontline services ‘trapped in crisis mode’ as housing emergency deepens"
thepoint.com.au/news/260206-...
For eg - "Frontline services ‘trapped in crisis mode’ as housing emergency deepens"
thepoint.com.au/news/260206-...
Frontline services ‘trapped in crisis mode’ as housing emergency deepens
Frontline community services are being pushed to breaking point as Australia’s housing crisis deepens, with new findings showing demand for help has surged and staff burnout is rising.
thepoint.com.au
February 6, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Just quietly, there is an absolute sh*t tonne of great stuff on @thepointau.bsky.social right now.
For eg - "Frontline services ‘trapped in crisis mode’ as housing emergency deepens"
thepoint.com.au/news/260206-...
For eg - "Frontline services ‘trapped in crisis mode’ as housing emergency deepens"
thepoint.com.au/news/260206-...
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"If you want to understand Australia’s housing crisis, look at what the government funds" by @maiyazize.bsky.social & James Hall for @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
If you want to understand Australia’s housing crisis, look at what the government funds
We are living through the worst housing crisis in living memory. Rents are surging, home ownership is slipping further out of reach, and homelessness is rising and more persistent.
thepoint.com.au
February 6, 2026 at 12:41 AM
"If you want to understand Australia’s housing crisis, look at what the government funds" by @maiyazize.bsky.social & James Hall for @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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This year, get her what she really wants for Valentine's Day
Vengeance
Vengeance
February 6, 2026 at 1:34 PM
This year, get her what she really wants for Valentine's Day
Vengeance
Vengeance
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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 9:09 AM
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...
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This is overt racism. Full stop. There’s no ‘misinterpretation’ and no excuse. This is who he is, who he’s always been, and why he should never be anywhere near power again. And there’s a reason the tapes from The Apprentice have never been released.
February 6, 2026 at 8:26 AM
This is overt racism. Full stop. There’s no ‘misinterpretation’ and no excuse. This is who he is, who he’s always been, and why he should never be anywhere near power again. And there’s a reason the tapes from The Apprentice have never been released.
Detecting Hidden Grids in Curvilinear Coordinates www.hypertidy.org/posts/2026-0... #rstats #python #xarray #netcdf one of my broken records - here's some tooling and interesting prospects, we shouldn't need extreme expertise to detect fundamentally broken data representations :)
February 6, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Detecting Hidden Grids in Curvilinear Coordinates www.hypertidy.org/posts/2026-0... #rstats #python #xarray #netcdf one of my broken records - here's some tooling and interesting prospects, we shouldn't need extreme expertise to detect fundamentally broken data representations :)
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import time from time
## yes another mistake I do time after time
## yes another mistake I do time after time
February 6, 2026 at 1:23 AM
import time from time
## yes another mistake I do time after time
## yes another mistake I do time after time
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The latest Dollars & Sense is up. Talking about interest rates, John Howard’s ever shite legacy
australiainstitute.org.au/post/how-aus...
australiainstitute.org.au/post/how-aus...
How Australian high schools became the most expensive in the developed world
The privatisation of Australian high school education, originally led by the Howard government, has caused prices to soar.
australiainstitute.org.au
February 5, 2026 at 9:16 PM
The latest Dollars & Sense is up. Talking about interest rates, John Howard’s ever shite legacy
australiainstitute.org.au/post/how-aus...
australiainstitute.org.au/post/how-aus...
there's no *git* in OSGeo4W what is this savagery
February 5, 2026 at 9:18 PM
there's no *git* in OSGeo4W what is this savagery
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I think you know the answer. The “negotiations” have been an excuse to hold back necessary equipment and aid.
I am a Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. I have a question.
Why has Trump's year of negotiations been the deadliest for civilians in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion? The number of deaths and injuries has increased by 31 percent compared to the previous year.
Why has Trump's year of negotiations been the deadliest for civilians in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion? The number of deaths and injuries has increased by 31 percent compared to the previous year.
February 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I think you know the answer. The “negotiations” have been an excuse to hold back necessary equipment and aid.
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When was the last time a new map really sparked joy in your life? www.chartography.net/p/this-map-i...
February 5, 2026 at 3:41 PM
When was the last time a new map really sparked joy in your life? www.chartography.net/p/this-map-i...
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#rstats I'm very happy to announce Jarl 0.4.0!
Jarl is a very fast R linter, written in Rust. This release brings lots of improvements and fixes.
See the blog post: www.etiennebacher.com/posts/2026-0...
And the full changelog: jarl.etiennebacher.com/changelog
🧵 to highlight some features below
Jarl is a very fast R linter, written in Rust. This release brings lots of improvements and fixes.
See the blog post: www.etiennebacher.com/posts/2026-0...
And the full changelog: jarl.etiennebacher.com/changelog
🧵 to highlight some features below
Etienne Bacher: Jarl 0.4.0
Find unreachable code, ignore diagnostics, show summary statistics of diagnostics,
and more.
www.etiennebacher.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
#rstats I'm very happy to announce Jarl 0.4.0!
Jarl is a very fast R linter, written in Rust. This release brings lots of improvements and fixes.
See the blog post: www.etiennebacher.com/posts/2026-0...
And the full changelog: jarl.etiennebacher.com/changelog
🧵 to highlight some features below
Jarl is a very fast R linter, written in Rust. This release brings lots of improvements and fixes.
See the blog post: www.etiennebacher.com/posts/2026-0...
And the full changelog: jarl.etiennebacher.com/changelog
🧵 to highlight some features below
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No video conferencing software gives me as many excuses for being late as Microsoft Teams.
February 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
No video conferencing software gives me as many excuses for being late as Microsoft Teams.