Xaquín G.V.
@xocasgv.bsky.social
Co-founder of the Visualization for Transparency Foundation
@fndvit.bsky.social Ex- @theguardian.com @nytimes.com and NatGeo. Dad, husband, Galician. He / him.
@fndvit.bsky.social Ex- @theguardian.com @nytimes.com and NatGeo. Dad, husband, Galician. He / him.
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relative colors in #CSS looks pretty cool! ishadeed.com/article/css-...
CSS Relative Colors
An interactive guide to learn CSS Relative Colors.
ishadeed.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
relative colors in #CSS looks pretty cool! ishadeed.com/article/css-...
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⚠️⚠️⚠️Gone from #GoogleCalendar are:
Holocaust Remembrance Day,
Indigenous Peoples Day,
Black History Month,
Hispanic Heritage Month,
Pride Month,
Native American History Month.
Please give a shout out to this change many of us helping users in the Calendar Help Community are displeased with.
Holocaust Remembrance Day,
Indigenous Peoples Day,
Black History Month,
Hispanic Heritage Month,
Pride Month,
Native American History Month.
Please give a shout out to this change many of us helping users in the Calendar Help Community are displeased with.
February 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
⚠️⚠️⚠️Gone from #GoogleCalendar are:
Holocaust Remembrance Day,
Indigenous Peoples Day,
Black History Month,
Hispanic Heritage Month,
Pride Month,
Native American History Month.
Please give a shout out to this change many of us helping users in the Calendar Help Community are displeased with.
Holocaust Remembrance Day,
Indigenous Peoples Day,
Black History Month,
Hispanic Heritage Month,
Pride Month,
Native American History Month.
Please give a shout out to this change many of us helping users in the Calendar Help Community are displeased with.
Yesterday, we held the fourth edition of our Data Science Hackathon.
1 dataset, 4 DS scenarios. ½ a week to prep. And 12 hours of madness 🤪, coffee ☕️ , sandwiches and pizza 🍕. (And 🗺️ and 📊 and 🐛)
Thanks to @univgirona.bsky.social @eurecat.bsky.social @fndvit.bsky.social for sponsoring.
1 dataset, 4 DS scenarios. ½ a week to prep. And 12 hours of madness 🤪, coffee ☕️ , sandwiches and pizza 🍕. (And 🗺️ and 📊 and 🐛)
Thanks to @univgirona.bsky.social @eurecat.bsky.social @fndvit.bsky.social for sponsoring.
February 9, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Yesterday, we held the fourth edition of our Data Science Hackathon.
1 dataset, 4 DS scenarios. ½ a week to prep. And 12 hours of madness 🤪, coffee ☕️ , sandwiches and pizza 🍕. (And 🗺️ and 📊 and 🐛)
Thanks to @univgirona.bsky.social @eurecat.bsky.social @fndvit.bsky.social for sponsoring.
1 dataset, 4 DS scenarios. ½ a week to prep. And 12 hours of madness 🤪, coffee ☕️ , sandwiches and pizza 🍕. (And 🗺️ and 📊 and 🐛)
Thanks to @univgirona.bsky.social @eurecat.bsky.social @fndvit.bsky.social for sponsoring.
Everything’s ready for tomorrow’s hackathon!! @univgirona.bsky.social @fndvit.bsky.social @eurecat.bsky.social
This year’s theme is energy efficiency certifications.
mds-hackathon-25-fndvit.vercel.app
This year’s theme is energy efficiency certifications.
mds-hackathon-25-fndvit.vercel.app
February 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Everything’s ready for tomorrow’s hackathon!! @univgirona.bsky.social @fndvit.bsky.social @eurecat.bsky.social
This year’s theme is energy efficiency certifications.
mds-hackathon-25-fndvit.vercel.app
This year’s theme is energy efficiency certifications.
mds-hackathon-25-fndvit.vercel.app
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you know what most research money goes to? PEOPLE
to pay peoples' salaries
so they can pay the rent
and buy groceries
and medicine
and maybe some nice, fun things, too
this will be devastating for people in every state and territory across the country.
to pay peoples' salaries
so they can pay the rent
and buy groceries
and medicine
and maybe some nice, fun things, too
this will be devastating for people in every state and territory across the country.
The WH "is ordering a pause to all grants and loans disbursed by the federal government."
The grants "support a broad range of recipients and causes. They go to universities for education and research programs, and to nonprofits for health care....
1/2
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The grants "support a broad range of recipients and causes. They go to universities for education and research programs, and to nonprofits for health care....
1/2
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:43 AM
you know what most research money goes to? PEOPLE
to pay peoples' salaries
so they can pay the rent
and buy groceries
and medicine
and maybe some nice, fun things, too
this will be devastating for people in every state and territory across the country.
to pay peoples' salaries
so they can pay the rent
and buy groceries
and medicine
and maybe some nice, fun things, too
this will be devastating for people in every state and territory across the country.
Reposted by Xaquín G.V.
This is insane. There are lots of scientists in the US who are on “soft money”, which means that without government grants, they’re out of jobs. This is how you destroy the best research and development in the world.
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:50 AM
This is insane. There are lots of scientists in the US who are on “soft money”, which means that without government grants, they’re out of jobs. This is how you destroy the best research and development in the world.
Reposted by Xaquín G.V.
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
Reposted by Xaquín G.V.
Genuinely horrifying.
20 million people receive HIV antiviral treatment from the program annually.
Mothers with HIV would transmit it to their infants at birth if not for perinatal antiviral treatment.
This should be resumed as soon as possible. Every day of delay means more lives lost.
20 million people receive HIV antiviral treatment from the program annually.
Mothers with HIV would transmit it to their infants at birth if not for perinatal antiviral treatment.
This should be resumed as soon as possible. Every day of delay means more lives lost.
This is a public health nightmare in the works.
Nobody voted for this.
"The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing H.I.V. medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics."
Nobody voted for this.
"The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing H.I.V. medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics."
Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries
PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Genuinely horrifying.
20 million people receive HIV antiviral treatment from the program annually.
Mothers with HIV would transmit it to their infants at birth if not for perinatal antiviral treatment.
This should be resumed as soon as possible. Every day of delay means more lives lost.
20 million people receive HIV antiviral treatment from the program annually.
Mothers with HIV would transmit it to their infants at birth if not for perinatal antiviral treatment.
This should be resumed as soon as possible. Every day of delay means more lives lost.
The way @nytimes.com continues to normalize fascist parties with candid interviews with their voters www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/o... is irresponsible and wholly misguided. Portraying anti-immigrant, anti-LGTBQIA+ rhetoric as acceptable opinion legitimizes discrimination.
Opinion | How Europe Swung to the Right
‘A lot of people simply haven’t been heard for a long time.’
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The way @nytimes.com continues to normalize fascist parties with candid interviews with their voters www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/o... is irresponsible and wholly misguided. Portraying anti-immigrant, anti-LGTBQIA+ rhetoric as acceptable opinion legitimizes discrimination.
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Study finds extensive AI use may impair critical thinking among 666 participants, with younger users showing higher dependency. While higher education could counteract negative effects, researchers emphasize the need to balance AI usage with cognitive development.
www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15...
www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15...
AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking
The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools has transformed numerous aspects of daily life, yet its impact on critical thinking remains underexplored. This study investigates the relations...
www.mdpi.com
January 11, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Study finds extensive AI use may impair critical thinking among 666 participants, with younger users showing higher dependency. While higher education could counteract negative effects, researchers emphasize the need to balance AI usage with cognitive development.
www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15...
www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15...
Tools are tools. They’re devices to help you perform a task that’s an expression of your ability and expertise. And expertise on a particular field comes from understanding the systems and techniques that govern it —and know then rules and how to break them.
A very short rant 🧵
A very short rant 🧵
January 13, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Tools are tools. They’re devices to help you perform a task that’s an expression of your ability and expertise. And expertise on a particular field comes from understanding the systems and techniques that govern it —and know then rules and how to break them.
A very short rant 🧵
A very short rant 🧵
Every class, I ask a team of students to take notes of our conversations —as in the debates and critique sessions we have. They are the “annotation team.”
I just read this in last session’s.
“Xaquín attempted to draw a world map”
The audacity!!!
I just read this in last session’s.
“Xaquín attempted to draw a world map”
The audacity!!!
January 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Every class, I ask a team of students to take notes of our conversations —as in the debates and critique sessions we have. They are the “annotation team.”
I just read this in last session’s.
“Xaquín attempted to draw a world map”
The audacity!!!
I just read this in last session’s.
“Xaquín attempted to draw a world map”
The audacity!!!
Every October, I start reviewing and updating my #InformationVisualization class for @univgirona.bsky.social Master's in #DataScience. I usually massage the explanations and data in the @observablehq.com notebooks and refine the lessons with new examples and better explanations.
A 🧵
A 🧵
December 5, 2024 at 11:09 AM
Every October, I start reviewing and updating my #InformationVisualization class for @univgirona.bsky.social Master's in #DataScience. I usually massage the explanations and data in the @observablehq.com notebooks and refine the lessons with new examples and better explanations.
A 🧵
A 🧵
My first truly public lecture in Catalan —as in not just impressionable Uni students, open to a wider audience, and by myself.
We talked about why visualization is so relevant in today’s data age: I showed the Datasaurus dozen, historical examples, and how to make honest visuals at @casadeculturagi
We talked about why visualization is so relevant in today’s data age: I showed the Datasaurus dozen, historical examples, and how to make honest visuals at @casadeculturagi
November 29, 2024 at 9:53 AM
My first truly public lecture in Catalan —as in not just impressionable Uni students, open to a wider audience, and by myself.
We talked about why visualization is so relevant in today’s data age: I showed the Datasaurus dozen, historical examples, and how to make honest visuals at @casadeculturagi
We talked about why visualization is so relevant in today’s data age: I showed the Datasaurus dozen, historical examples, and how to make honest visuals at @casadeculturagi
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L’art i la ciència de la Visualització de Dades de @xocasgv.bsky.social
Les dades poden explicar històries. Si tenim dades, tenim la capacitat de generar un impacte.
Les dades poden explicar històries. Si tenim dades, tenim la capacitat de generar un impacte.
November 29, 2024 at 9:02 AM
L’art i la ciència de la Visualització de Dades de @xocasgv.bsky.social
Les dades poden explicar històries. Si tenim dades, tenim la capacitat de generar un impacte.
Les dades poden explicar històries. Si tenim dades, tenim la capacitat de generar un impacte.