greg claxton
@claxton6.bsky.social
planning, biking, reading, kids, rstats, housing, nashville.
The worst are days when you can't quite get the pangram and so you just put different parts of words together and then you get it, but you're also like -- that's not a word!
October 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The worst are days when you can't quite get the pangram and so you just put different parts of words together and then you get it, but you're also like -- that's not a word!
I'll forever be grateful for the time I worked for Rick. His passion, generosity, and curiosity continue to inspire me.
September 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I'll forever be grateful for the time I worked for Rick. His passion, generosity, and curiosity continue to inspire me.
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Georgia lost this game 35-18.
With the AJC dropping its print edition, I feel compelled to share one of the greatest moments in print design history
August 29, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Georgia lost this game 35-18.
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Nashville Strong Babies is a lifesaving measure that I wholeheartedly support. Metro Public Health leaders are collaborative and innovative to save the lives of infants and mothers.
Thanks, Nate Rau, and @axios.com (Axios Nashville) for covering this program.
Thanks, Nate Rau, and @axios.com (Axios Nashville) for covering this program.
Nashville maternity program celebrates anniversary amid fears of cuts
Since expanding last year, the Nashville Strong Babies program has seen tremendous success.
www.axios.com
July 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Nashville Strong Babies is a lifesaving measure that I wholeheartedly support. Metro Public Health leaders are collaborative and innovative to save the lives of infants and mothers.
Thanks, Nate Rau, and @axios.com (Axios Nashville) for covering this program.
Thanks, Nate Rau, and @axios.com (Axios Nashville) for covering this program.
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Nobody showing up to watch his stupid parade is honestly way funnier than a huge protest would have been
About an hour until parade start time in D.C., and there are plenty of prime viewing spots wide open, particularly toward the beginning of the route.
June 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Nobody showing up to watch his stupid parade is honestly way funnier than a huge protest would have been
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So what can we do?
If you are doing exciting work with R, share it!
And if you are using LLMs, tell them to use R; I’m creating things with R these days I never thought possible.
This is why I post so much about {mapgl} and other packages; I want to see R continue to thrive!
If you are doing exciting work with R, share it!
And if you are using LLMs, tell them to use R; I’m creating things with R these days I never thought possible.
This is why I post so much about {mapgl} and other packages; I want to see R continue to thrive!
May 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
So what can we do?
If you are doing exciting work with R, share it!
And if you are using LLMs, tell them to use R; I’m creating things with R these days I never thought possible.
This is why I post so much about {mapgl} and other packages; I want to see R continue to thrive!
If you are doing exciting work with R, share it!
And if you are using LLMs, tell them to use R; I’m creating things with R these days I never thought possible.
This is why I post so much about {mapgl} and other packages; I want to see R continue to thrive!
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Jill Sobule's cover of Warren Zevon's "Don't Let Us Get Sick" never fails to break my heart.
Don't let us get sick, don't let us get old
Don't let us get stupid, all right?
Just make us be brave and make us play nice
And let us be together tonight
Don't let us get sick, don't let us get old
Don't let us get stupid, all right?
Just make us be brave and make us play nice
And let us be together tonight
Don't let us get sick
YouTube video by Rob Elliott
www.youtube.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Jill Sobule's cover of Warren Zevon's "Don't Let Us Get Sick" never fails to break my heart.
Don't let us get sick, don't let us get old
Don't let us get stupid, all right?
Just make us be brave and make us play nice
And let us be together tonight
Don't let us get sick, don't let us get old
Don't let us get stupid, all right?
Just make us be brave and make us play nice
And let us be together tonight
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This is AMAZING
Engineers in Chicago have created carbon-negative building materials using seawater, electricity, and CO2. The technique mimics how corals build reefs, and generates substances similar to concrete while permanently sequestering carbon dioxide. buff.ly/Dn8EiXA
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
New Carbon-Negative Material Could Make Concrete and Cement More Sustainable
The innovative process developed by Professors Alessandro Rotta Loria and Jeffrey Lopez converts CO2 into solid, durable, carbon-trapping materials.
buff.ly
April 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This is AMAZING
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According to Wikipedia, Tears for Fears released "Mad World" on September 20, 1982. Michael Andrews and Gary Jules released their cover as a single 7,756 days later, on December 15, 2003. March 10, 2025 is 7,756 days after that.
"Mad World" (feat. Gary Jules) - Official Music Video
YouTube video by Gary Jules Official
www.youtube.com
March 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
According to Wikipedia, Tears for Fears released "Mad World" on September 20, 1982. Michael Andrews and Gary Jules released their cover as a single 7,756 days later, on December 15, 2003. March 10, 2025 is 7,756 days after that.
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On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
February 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
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Join Metro Nashville staff for Community Conversations and community Q&A session on housing and infrastructure opportunities and challenges. To learn more about the Housing and Infrastructure Study, visit engage.nashville.gov/housingandinfrastructure.
February 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Join Metro Nashville staff for Community Conversations and community Q&A session on housing and infrastructure opportunities and challenges. To learn more about the Housing and Infrastructure Study, visit engage.nashville.gov/housingandinfrastructure.
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The goal of the {findSVI} #RStats 📦 is "to calculate regional CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) at a geographic level of interest using US census data". Functions include find_svi() and get_census_data(). By Heli Xu & others
heli-xu.github.io/fi...
heli-xu.github.io/fi...
Calculate Social Vulnerability Index for Communities
Developed by CDC/ATSDR (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/ Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry), Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) serves as a tool to assess the resilience of communities by taking into account socioeconomic and demographic factors. Provided with year(s), region(s) and a geographic level of interest, findSVI retrieves required variables from US census data and calculates SVI for communities in the specified area based on CDC/ATSDR SVI documentation. Reference for the calculation methods: Flanagan BE, Gregory EW, Hallisey EJ, Heitgerd JL, Lewis B (2011) <doi:10.2202/1547-7355.1792>.
heli-xu.github.io
February 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The goal of the {findSVI} #RStats 📦 is "to calculate regional CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) at a geographic level of interest using US census data". Functions include find_svi() and get_census_data(). By Heli Xu & others
heli-xu.github.io/fi...
heli-xu.github.io/fi...
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UPDATE: The Census Bureau's file transfer protocol (FTP) server — ftp2.census.gov, where many users download data — is "unavailable due to maintenance" as of 9:27 a.m. ET Monday, more than two days after users started reporting issues. I am waiting for an update from the bureau on what's going on...
February 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
UPDATE: The Census Bureau's file transfer protocol (FTP) server — ftp2.census.gov, where many users download data — is "unavailable due to maintenance" as of 9:27 a.m. ET Monday, more than two days after users started reporting issues. I am waiting for an update from the bureau on what's going on...
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gahhh I use these shapefiles all the time
IPUMS has a bunch of them still, fortunately usa.ipums.org/usa/volii/bo...
IPUMS has a bunch of them still, fortunately usa.ipums.org/usa/volii/bo...
February 4, 2025 at 3:01 AM
gahhh I use these shapefiles all the time
IPUMS has a bunch of them still, fortunately usa.ipums.org/usa/volii/bo...
IPUMS has a bunch of them still, fortunately usa.ipums.org/usa/volii/bo...
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Words no parent ever expects to hear. "I'm not going to do my homework unless I get lettuce ."
January 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Words no parent ever expects to hear. "I'm not going to do my homework unless I get lettuce ."
Heading to the downtown library. Am I doing this right? 🦞
December 31, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Heading to the downtown library. Am I doing this right? 🦞
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For the forseeable future, I will be posting only things that bring me joy.
Give this song till 1:02, and its glories will be revealed. A world with music like this in it cannot be irredeemable.
Give this song till 1:02, and its glories will be revealed. A world with music like this in it cannot be irredeemable.
Newbeats – “I’m A Teardrop” (Hickory) 1970
YouTube video by 45rpmMike
youtu.be
November 14, 2024 at 7:32 PM
For the forseeable future, I will be posting only things that bring me joy.
Give this song till 1:02, and its glories will be revealed. A world with music like this in it cannot be irredeemable.
Give this song till 1:02, and its glories will be revealed. A world with music like this in it cannot be irredeemable.
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The three genders of BlueSky: Swifties, wrestlers, and city planners
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
November 12, 2024 at 2:58 AM
The three genders of BlueSky: Swifties, wrestlers, and city planners
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Having lunch in the shade at Howard Office Building. Saw four people across three generations zip by on ebikes. Think they were here voting. Heading back into the office, I saw one person heading into the Clerks office with a distinct "I'm getting married today" vibe. 🦞 Very wholesome lunchbreak
October 25, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Having lunch in the shade at Howard Office Building. Saw four people across three generations zip by on ebikes. Think they were here voting. Heading back into the office, I saw one person heading into the Clerks office with a distinct "I'm getting married today" vibe. 🦞 Very wholesome lunchbreak
omg. I'm listening to the audiobook of Francis Fukuyama's _Political Order and Political Decay_. It's 24 hours long, I have 2.5 hours left and he's _just now_ getting to political decay. I don't think he's going to do it justice.
September 5, 2024 at 1:47 AM
omg. I'm listening to the audiobook of Francis Fukuyama's _Political Order and Political Decay_. It's 24 hours long, I have 2.5 hours left and he's _just now_ getting to political decay. I don't think he's going to do it justice.
LIVE! MUSIC! ALL! NIGHT! 🦞
January 19, 2024 at 2:15 AM
LIVE! MUSIC! ALL! NIGHT! 🦞
The Ashwood hill 🦞
January 15, 2024 at 9:34 PM
The Ashwood hill 🦞