Skora, Will
@skora.bsky.social
Hi. web dev at your local public library. learning about the space around me; web dev, maps, geospatial, cleveland. You may know me from other places on the internet. (website: https://skorasaur.us) he/him
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He coulda been any number of things. He could have been unemployed and eaten goober grape straight from the jar off a shoehorn. He didn't deserve that. No one does. No one being harmed by ICE deserves what is happening to them. NO ONE.
New: Alex Pretti, the man killed by the Trump-Vance mob of agents was an outdoorsmen, a mountain biker, an ICU nurse who "would go out of his way to help," say Veterans Affairs colleagues.
Cheerful. Funny. Gentle.
And still, per sources, Trump officials are urging staff to call him a "terrorist."
Cheerful. Funny. Gentle.
And still, per sources, Trump officials are urging staff to call him a "terrorist."
DHS Shooting Victim in Minneapolis Was a ‘Sweet’ and ‘Principled Person’
Zeteo spoke with two doctors who worked with Alex Pretti, a nurse who is the latest victim of Trump’s violent invasion of Minnesota.
zeteo.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:22 PM
He coulda been any number of things. He could have been unemployed and eaten goober grape straight from the jar off a shoehorn. He didn't deserve that. No one does. No one being harmed by ICE deserves what is happening to them. NO ONE.
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Bill Kristol to the left of most Democrats in Congress.
Incredible.
Incredible.
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 24, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Bill Kristol to the left of most Democrats in Congress.
Incredible.
Incredible.
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One court decision, two different headlines.
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
January 22, 2026 at 3:30 AM
One court decision, two different headlines.
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
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Nice workshop on georeferencing coming up Jan 31 w/ @oldinsurancemaps.net @openhistoricalmap.org & more as a part of the @osmus.bsky.social virtual conference - openstreetmap.us/events/mappi...
Historical Mapping with OpenHistoricalMap, OldInsuranceMaps.net, and Yesterdays
From georeferencing historical Sanborn fire insurance maps on OldInsuranceMaps.net, to georeferencing historical photographs, to mapping through time on OpenHistoricalMap, we’ll share demos and how to...
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January 15, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Nice workshop on georeferencing coming up Jan 31 w/ @oldinsurancemaps.net @openhistoricalmap.org & more as a part of the @osmus.bsky.social virtual conference - openstreetmap.us/events/mappi...
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RTA will be cutting service next year, but hey the climate champion mayor will save us one backroom deal at a time.
November 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
RTA will be cutting service next year, but hey the climate champion mayor will save us one backroom deal at a time.
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The story of GTFS is so cool, it really captures the vibe and hope around tech in late 2000s/10s
A public servant notices how hard it is to navigate transit in new cities, finds a couple peers who still get Fridays for side projects at Google, and they create a data standard that 100+ countries use
A public servant notices how hard it is to navigate transit in new cities, finds a couple peers who still get Fridays for side projects at Google, and they create a data standard that 100+ countries use
for anyone interested, here is one accessible intro to the history of GTFS: beyondtransparency.org/part-2/pione...
January 2, 2026 at 3:13 PM
The story of GTFS is so cool, it really captures the vibe and hope around tech in late 2000s/10s
A public servant notices how hard it is to navigate transit in new cities, finds a couple peers who still get Fridays for side projects at Google, and they create a data standard that 100+ countries use
A public servant notices how hard it is to navigate transit in new cities, finds a couple peers who still get Fridays for side projects at Google, and they create a data standard that 100+ countries use
I'm excited that our library's new catalog allows staff & patrons to make lists! I've made: my fav. #map & cartography books search.cpl.org/MyAccount/My... ; essential Cleveland novels according to Cleveland magazine search.cpl.org/MyAccount/My... (cc @nickoloffoff.bsky.social ) 1/?
December 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I'm excited that our library's new catalog allows staff & patrons to make lists! I've made: my fav. #map & cartography books search.cpl.org/MyAccount/My... ; essential Cleveland novels according to Cleveland magazine search.cpl.org/MyAccount/My... (cc @nickoloffoff.bsky.social ) 1/?
@theeferringer.bsky.social the city of Cleveland ( @courier429.bsky.social and i) asks that you use antirender next time you go in front of the city planning commission (& maybe throw in something if you do it w/o AI).
Loving this. "Antirender" engine converts architects presentation drawings into the likely reality of the designs :)
antirender.com
antirender.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
@theeferringer.bsky.social the city of Cleveland ( @courier429.bsky.social and i) asks that you use antirender next time you go in front of the city planning commission (& maybe throw in something if you do it w/o AI).
i appreciate a vendor's candor when they recall the last time they accidentally deleted another customer's database/setup in production.
December 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
i appreciate a vendor's candor when they recall the last time they accidentally deleted another customer's database/setup in production.
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I think about this a lot
December 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I think about this a lot
extremely niche #NBA skeet, but I'm choosing to believe that this commenter on an athletic article is really the hall of fame former NBA coach del harris. (if not, that is a dedicated, niche troll)
December 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
extremely niche #NBA skeet, but I'm choosing to believe that this commenter on an athletic article is really the hall of fame former NBA coach del harris. (if not, that is a dedicated, niche troll)
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Has anybody put together a list of best practices for openness in government software beyond open licensing? Like public uptime tracking, a public backlog, and a public release history? I have a loose collection of these things in my head, but I bet somebody's done better work on this.
December 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Has anybody put together a list of best practices for openness in government software beyond open licensing? Like public uptime tracking, a public backlog, and a public release history? I have a loose collection of these things in my head, but I bet somebody's done better work on this.
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Curious about using Python to make #maps but don’t know where to start? I wrote a tutorial that’s ostensibly about GDAL but is really a beginner’s guide to programming: medium.com/@robsimmon/a...
A Gentle Introduction to GDAL Part 10: Python & the Command Line
Scripting directly on the command line with Bash or Zsh is relatively straightforward: work out a sequence of commands, then wrap them in a…
medium.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Curious about using Python to make #maps but don’t know where to start? I wrote a tutorial that’s ostensibly about GDAL but is really a beginner’s guide to programming: medium.com/@robsimmon/a...
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Transparently, I was pretty anxious about filling the politics section. Not because there isn't plenty to choose from, but because my anxious and thought-filled mind didn't know how I was going to summarize what's been going on in Cleveland. And then I got a text message. 1/🧵
And we're live! Still working out the kinks with Beehiiv on the website end, but read Issue #1 of Upbeat Nonsense here: dakotahsays.beehiiv.com/p/upbeat-non...
December 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Transparently, I was pretty anxious about filling the politics section. Not because there isn't plenty to choose from, but because my anxious and thought-filled mind didn't know how I was going to summarize what's been going on in Cleveland. And then I got a text message. 1/🧵
found 1 thing that AI (google gemini) that has been really helpful with so far:
take PDF files, even ones scanned (of campaign contributions), apply OCR, and put into a csv table (need to check data but it's a remarkable improvement of manually typing everything in;
take PDF files, even ones scanned (of campaign contributions), apply OCR, and put into a csv table (need to check data but it's a remarkable improvement of manually typing everything in;
November 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
found 1 thing that AI (google gemini) that has been really helpful with so far:
take PDF files, even ones scanned (of campaign contributions), apply OCR, and put into a csv table (need to check data but it's a remarkable improvement of manually typing everything in;
take PDF files, even ones scanned (of campaign contributions), apply OCR, and put into a csv table (need to check data but it's a remarkable improvement of manually typing everything in;
someone on cleveland blusky recently (maybe @koolwhp.bsky.social or @terrymetterjr.bsky.social or @courier429.bsky.social or @hesterpangs.bsky.social skeeted about buying random cds at thrift stores and sharing them w/ friends; I do same and would be happy to swap
November 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
someone on cleveland blusky recently (maybe @koolwhp.bsky.social or @terrymetterjr.bsky.social or @courier429.bsky.social or @hesterpangs.bsky.social skeeted about buying random cds at thrift stores and sharing them w/ friends; I do same and would be happy to swap
map folks, videos of presentations given at this year's @nacis.bsky.social conference are now online (for free thanks to NACIS members support!) ! if you want to learn from really knowledgeable people making maps, & brush up yr skills, >>> youtube.com/playlist?lis...
NACIS 2025 - YouTube
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November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
map folks, videos of presentations given at this year's @nacis.bsky.social conference are now online (for free thanks to NACIS members support!) ! if you want to learn from really knowledgeable people making maps, & brush up yr skills, >>> youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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I dream of a day when corporations have to reapply for every tax break, contract, and grant every six months, with a requirement that it is the CEO who must complete the paperwork, and attest under penalty of law that they personally did so.
The shutdown was an excuse, not a reason, to go after SNAP.
SNAP recipients have to re-apply either every 6 months or year. Onerous process, with almost no fraud.
There are no shutdown-related requirement for SNAP renewal. But it would predictably result in low-income families going hungry.
SNAP recipients have to re-apply either every 6 months or year. Onerous process, with almost no fraud.
There are no shutdown-related requirement for SNAP renewal. But it would predictably result in low-income families going hungry.
Brooke Rollins says on Newsmax SNAP participants will have to re-apply for the program.
Details are still unclear.
via Grace Yarrow for @politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Details are still unclear.
via Grace Yarrow for @politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I dream of a day when corporations have to reapply for every tax break, contract, and grant every six months, with a requirement that it is the CEO who must complete the paperwork, and attest under penalty of law that they personally did so.
structure neutral/content radical here
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
structure neutral/content radical here
ICYMI: urban planning/gov/policy/organizing folks in #cleveland ; Cleveland Public Library's PAL publishes a monthly list of new books related to govt administration or Cleveland- check out October's at search.cpl.org/MyAccount/My...
October 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
ICYMI: urban planning/gov/policy/organizing folks in #cleveland ; Cleveland Public Library's PAL publishes a monthly list of new books related to govt administration or Cleveland- check out October's at search.cpl.org/MyAccount/My...
web scrapers activities on library (& archive) websites have increased tremendously in the last 12-24 months: to the point of taking down those services in some cases. it's been affecting academic libraries more (they tend to have more collections digitized, relative to public libraries) 1/?
October 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
web scrapers activities on library (& archive) websites have increased tremendously in the last 12-24 months: to the point of taking down those services in some cases. it's been affecting academic libraries more (they tend to have more collections digitized, relative to public libraries) 1/?
ah damn, felt decreased their offerings on their free tier (no more data uploads - felt.com/pricing), alas. As time goes on, I didn't realize it then, but that mid 2010s was the peak for affordable or free web-based services for geospatial/ maps.. 1/2
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October 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
ah damn, felt decreased their offerings on their free tier (no more data uploads - felt.com/pricing), alas. As time goes on, I didn't realize it then, but that mid 2010s was the peak for affordable or free web-based services for geospatial/ maps.. 1/2
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Particularly, never report on a bill being considered in a legislature without providing the bill number and a link to it on the legislative website.
October 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Particularly, never report on a bill being considered in a legislature without providing the bill number and a link to it on the legislative website.