Chris Newton
@cd-newton.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
#RStats #Python #QGIS #RSpatial #SQL 🌐💻📊🐕| Environment and climate🌦🌿🦔|
Veganism 🌱🐾| Music, film, books, cycling. All views my own.
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Veganism 🌱🐾| Music, film, books, cycling. All views my own.
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Possibly weirded out my long-suffering colleagues with this idiosyncratic observation last week, and feel like it belongs in a meme.
#rstats #python #ripdavidlynch
#rstats #python #ripdavidlynch
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"It’s extremely rare that the brilliance of a “brilliant jerk” overcomes the damage that comes from them being a jerk."
No, it's not 'rare', it's non-existent. I've seen plenty of jerks who thought they were brilliant, a very very small number of jerks who were actually brilliant, and precisely […]
No, it's not 'rare', it's non-existent. I've seen plenty of jerks who thought they were brilliant, a very very small number of jerks who were actually brilliant, and precisely […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"It’s extremely rare that the brilliance of a “brilliant jerk” overcomes the damage that comes from them being a jerk."
No, it's not 'rare', it's non-existent. I've seen plenty of jerks who thought they were brilliant, a very very small number of jerks who were actually brilliant, and precisely […]
No, it's not 'rare', it's non-existent. I've seen plenty of jerks who thought they were brilliant, a very very small number of jerks who were actually brilliant, and precisely […]
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1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:55 AM
1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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There it is.... Protestors won't get trials, won't get a chance to make their case before the Public, Lammy wants to silence dissent and doesn't care if Reform get in and turn the tables on him like the Dems have in the States....
Centrists enable fascism […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Centrists enable fascism […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
December 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
There it is.... Protestors won't get trials, won't get a chance to make their case before the Public, Lammy wants to silence dissent and doesn't care if Reform get in and turn the tables on him like the Dems have in the States....
Centrists enable fascism […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Centrists enable fascism […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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Just noticed that {nomisr} was removed from CRAN at the end of July this year for policy violation :blobfoxnotlikethis:
This new package from Cheryl Isabella looks interesting though:
https://github.com/cherylisabella/nomisdata
#rstats
This new package from Cheryl Isabella looks interesting though:
https://github.com/cherylisabella/nomisdata
#rstats
GitHub - cherylisabella/nomisdata: R client for programmatic access to UK official labour market statistics and Census data via Nomis API
R client for programmatic access to UK official labour market statistics and Census data via Nomis API - cherylisabella/nomisdata
github.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Just noticed that {nomisr} was removed from CRAN at the end of July this year for policy violation :blobfoxnotlikethis:
This new package from Cheryl Isabella looks interesting though:
https://github.com/cherylisabella/nomisdata
#rstats
This new package from Cheryl Isabella looks interesting though:
https://github.com/cherylisabella/nomisdata
#rstats
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I will ask chat GPT
I will boil the last of our drinking water
Salt the soil of the scrub-lands
Tear the pages from books and feed them to my fire
I will ask copilot
I will scramble your library
maim the faces of your favorite paintings
I will bury you in poor copies of your dreams
I will ask […]
I will boil the last of our drinking water
Salt the soil of the scrub-lands
Tear the pages from books and feed them to my fire
I will ask copilot
I will scramble your library
maim the faces of your favorite paintings
I will bury you in poor copies of your dreams
I will ask […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
November 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I will ask chat GPT
I will boil the last of our drinking water
Salt the soil of the scrub-lands
Tear the pages from books and feed them to my fire
I will ask copilot
I will scramble your library
maim the faces of your favorite paintings
I will bury you in poor copies of your dreams
I will ask […]
I will boil the last of our drinking water
Salt the soil of the scrub-lands
Tear the pages from books and feed them to my fire
I will ask copilot
I will scramble your library
maim the faces of your favorite paintings
I will bury you in poor copies of your dreams
I will ask […]
Probably revealing my own ignorance here, but I’m a little puzzled by this Research Software Engineer job ad at University of Manchester - is .NET a common requirement for #rse /GIS type roles? Can’t say I’ve ever noticed it on any similar listings […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Probably revealing my own ignorance here, but I’m a little puzzled by this Research Software Engineer job ad at University of Manchester - is .NET a common requirement for #rse /GIS type roles? Can’t say I’ve ever noticed it on any similar listings […]
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Wife: Where did you hear that from? Your weirdos on Mastodon?
November 29, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Wife: Where did you hear that from? Your weirdos on Mastodon?
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Nothing is more disappointing in tech today that the absolute clusterfuck that is transfering files between devices. This should be a solved problem in {current year}, but it's clear that the big companies don't want you to have any solution that doesn't involve your data going through their […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 22, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Nothing is more disappointing in tech today that the absolute clusterfuck that is transfering files between devices. This should be a solved problem in {current year}, but it's clear that the big companies don't want you to have any solution that doesn't involve your data going through their […]
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#30DayMapChallenge Day 19: Projections 🍊🌍
Ever tried peeling an orange and laying it flat? It cracks apart, just like the Earth when we project it onto a map.
So today I made a world map out of orange peel, styled in a polar stereographic projection. Made in […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
Ever tried peeling an orange and laying it flat? It cracks apart, just like the Earth when we project it onto a map.
So today I made a world map out of orange peel, styled in a polar stereographic projection. Made in […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 AM
#30DayMapChallenge Day 19: Projections 🍊🌍
Ever tried peeling an orange and laying it flat? It cracks apart, just like the Earth when we project it onto a map.
So today I made a world map out of orange peel, styled in a polar stereographic projection. Made in […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
Ever tried peeling an orange and laying it flat? It cracks apart, just like the Earth when we project it onto a map.
So today I made a world map out of orange peel, styled in a polar stereographic projection. Made in […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
#axialspa is so weird.
30 minute bike ride: fine.
Carrying relatively heavy bike up stairs as lift at train station out of service: ok.
Sitting on a slightly-too-low chair for 20 mins: 🤬 for rest of evening.
30 minute bike ride: fine.
Carrying relatively heavy bike up stairs as lift at train station out of service: ok.
Sitting on a slightly-too-low chair for 20 mins: 🤬 for rest of evening.
November 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
#axialspa is so weird.
30 minute bike ride: fine.
Carrying relatively heavy bike up stairs as lift at train station out of service: ok.
Sitting on a slightly-too-low chair for 20 mins: 🤬 for rest of evening.
30 minute bike ride: fine.
Carrying relatively heavy bike up stairs as lift at train station out of service: ok.
Sitting on a slightly-too-low chair for 20 mins: 🤬 for rest of evening.
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My lightning talk on {geotargets} from posit::conf(2025) is up on YouTube!
https://youtu.be/RmTtugX1CoE?si=3rER0gwnDueIsL4f
#positconf2025 #rstats #rspatial
https://youtu.be/RmTtugX1CoE?si=3rER0gwnDueIsL4f
#positconf2025 #rstats #rspatial
November 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
My lightning talk on {geotargets} from posit::conf(2025) is up on YouTube!
https://youtu.be/RmTtugX1CoE?si=3rER0gwnDueIsL4f
#positconf2025 #rstats #rspatial
https://youtu.be/RmTtugX1CoE?si=3rER0gwnDueIsL4f
#positconf2025 #rstats #rspatial
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I’ve been testing a theory: many people who are high on #ai and #LLMs are just new to automation and don’t realize you can automate processes with simple programming, if/then conditions, and API calls with zero AI involved.
So far it’s been working!
Whenever I’ve been asked to make an AI flow […]
So far it’s been working!
Whenever I’ve been asked to make an AI flow […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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The thing about the headlong dash to AI is that it makes very clear that there is just SO MUCH money just sloshing around waiting for an opportunity.
Money that was made by tightening the screws on the labour force another turn, that they didn't even know what to do with.
Money ground of an […]
Money that was made by tightening the screws on the labour force another turn, that they didn't even know what to do with.
Money ground of an […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The thing about the headlong dash to AI is that it makes very clear that there is just SO MUCH money just sloshing around waiting for an opportunity.
Money that was made by tightening the screws on the labour force another turn, that they didn't even know what to do with.
Money ground of an […]
Money that was made by tightening the screws on the labour force another turn, that they didn't even know what to do with.
Money ground of an […]
RE: https://crispsandwi.ch/@VOLEwtf/115530954835272471
This is very cool. Brings back memories of copying out BBC Basic programs to a “borrowed” #acornarchimedes back in the day 👾
This is very cool. Brings back memories of copying out BBC Basic programs to a “borrowed” #acornarchimedes back in the day 👾
crispsandwi.ch
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
RE: https://crispsandwi.ch/@VOLEwtf/115530954835272471
This is very cool. Brings back memories of copying out BBC Basic programs to a “borrowed” #acornarchimedes back in the day 👾
This is very cool. Brings back memories of copying out BBC Basic programs to a “borrowed” #acornarchimedes back in the day 👾
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About AI..
No not that AI. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI), or bird flu, is hitting our wildlife hard again and the winter hasn't yet started. I've heard reports from various places in Greater Manchester about deaths from (mainly) swans and geese.
If you see a sick or dead bird, don't […]
No not that AI. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI), or bird flu, is hitting our wildlife hard again and the winter hasn't yet started. I've heard reports from various places in Greater Manchester about deaths from (mainly) swans and geese.
If you see a sick or dead bird, don't […]
Original post on mastodon.org.uk
mastodon.org.uk
November 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
About AI..
No not that AI. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI), or bird flu, is hitting our wildlife hard again and the winter hasn't yet started. I've heard reports from various places in Greater Manchester about deaths from (mainly) swans and geese.
If you see a sick or dead bird, don't […]
No not that AI. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI), or bird flu, is hitting our wildlife hard again and the winter hasn't yet started. I've heard reports from various places in Greater Manchester about deaths from (mainly) swans and geese.
If you see a sick or dead bird, don't […]
Any #BikeTooter folks in the UK done the CyTech “Home Mechanic” course, and would you recommend it if so?
November 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Any #BikeTooter folks in the UK done the CyTech “Home Mechanic” course, and would you recommend it if so?
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Kind of disappointed to see #ecosia jumping on the crummy "AI overview" bandwagon in search by default. Happy that I could opt out, but I would have thought an environmental focused browser/search engine would differentiate themselves by either skipping this garbage - or at least making it […]
Original post on mapstodon.space
mapstodon.space
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Kind of disappointed to see #ecosia jumping on the crummy "AI overview" bandwagon in search by default. Happy that I could opt out, but I would have thought an environmental focused browser/search engine would differentiate themselves by either skipping this garbage - or at least making it […]
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When I did my masters in software development, the final part was extending a real world software project. I was dismayed to discover that I had to spend a load of time fixing bugs before I could work on my extension.. Of course the bug fixing turned out to be the single most valuable piece of […]
Original post on glasgow.social
glasgow.social
November 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
When I did my masters in software development, the final part was extending a real world software project. I was dismayed to discover that I had to spend a load of time fixing bugs before I could work on my extension.. Of course the bug fixing turned out to be the single most valuable piece of […]
In the unlikely event that anyone in #bristol would like to see #autechre tonight and doesn’t already have a ticket, let me know as I have one I’d be happy to send you for free, or if you’re feeling generous, a “pay what you feel” donation to the cats and dogs rescue my partner works at.
November 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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🌍 Counting Everyone, Everywhere: The Power of Small Area Population Data
🗓 Date: November 18, 2025
🕐 Time: 1:00 PM (London)
🌍 Organiser: #opengeohub
🔗 Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vpY1J1NaRd-Esgqhv4GA9A#
Join WorldPop Research […]
[Original post on mapstodon.space]
🗓 Date: November 18, 2025
🕐 Time: 1:00 PM (London)
🌍 Organiser: #opengeohub
🔗 Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vpY1J1NaRd-Esgqhv4GA9A#
Join WorldPop Research […]
[Original post on mapstodon.space]
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🌍 Counting Everyone, Everywhere: The Power of Small Area Population Data
🗓 Date: November 18, 2025
🕐 Time: 1:00 PM (London)
🌍 Organiser: #opengeohub
🔗 Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vpY1J1NaRd-Esgqhv4GA9A#
Join WorldPop Research […]
[Original post on mapstodon.space]
🗓 Date: November 18, 2025
🕐 Time: 1:00 PM (London)
🌍 Organiser: #opengeohub
🔗 Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vpY1J1NaRd-Esgqhv4GA9A#
Join WorldPop Research […]
[Original post on mapstodon.space]
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The one and only reason the heroic train guard was there at all to save so many people's lives was thanks to the resistance of the magnificent RMT to driver-only trains.
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The one and only reason the heroic train guard was there at all to save so many people's lives was thanks to the resistance of the magnificent RMT to driver-only trains.