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Jamie Tasker
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Hiker, runner and cyclist currently living in Yorkshire, UK. Interested in #datavis #GIS #maps #dataengineering #getoutdoors #urbanism Data Engineer @ West […]

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Can it please, please stop raining now. #leeds #yorkshire
December 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
RIP Leeds City Bikes and your clever little owl logo. Replaced with advertisements. #leeds #cycling #WestYorkshire #biketooter
October 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Visiting continental Europe after #brexit is always surreal.

Yes, the airport queues are awful, but it’s fundamentally more than that. Everything is so orderly, everyone is friendly and streets are clean.

There’s always the sinking reality of how fundamentally stupid the decision to leave the […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
September 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Discovered a well-hidden abundance of wild garlic growing near by house. Pesto is on the menu this week!

#wildgarlic #woodland #ramsons #wildflowers
May 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
After a fantastic 6 years at Barnsley Council, I'm excited to join the West Yorkshire Combined Authority as a Data Engineer.

https://jamietasker.co.uk/entry/i-have-a-new-job/
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jamietasker.co.uk
March 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Reposted by Jamie Tasker
Analyzing GTFS Realtime Data for Public Transport Insights

In today’s post, we (that is, Gaspard Merten from Universite Libre de Bruxelles and yours truly) are going to dive deep into how to analyze public transport data, using both schedule and real time information. Previously, I already […]
Original post on fosstodon.org
fosstodon.org
March 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Reposted by Jamie Tasker
No amount of cycling ability or experience can make a difference against a distracted or dangerous driver.
Such a tragic waste www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
Italian cyclist Sara Piffer, 19, dies after being hit by car during training ride
Promising Mendelspeck rider Sara Piffer was riding in Trentino region when she was struck by a car, with her brother also injured
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I know this was probably significantly debated in the Council, but was it really necessary to totally block a brand new bike lane for the Christmas Markets in Leeds?

How likely is it that the same would happen on a road for over a month?

2 steps forward, 3 […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
November 18, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Reposted by Jamie Tasker
Welcome to all my new followers on bluesky 👋

Please note that I probably won't be able to see your replies, due to the way cross-platform communication seems to work.

To make your content available for people on Mastodon, please follow https://fed.brid.gy/ (it's the service I use so you can […]
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fosstodon.org
November 17, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Spent the afternoon adding some seasonal pictures to the @unchartedterritories homepage.

The images on the homepage _should_ automatically rotate based on the time of year, meaning it’ll go all cold, shivery and wintery in a few days time….

https://unchartedterritories.co.uk
November 16, 2024 at 5:09 PM
I've found that one of the most important things keeping me on #mastodon is the total lack of ads. #reddit, #instagram #facebook etc. are pretty much unusable these days.

As #bluesky sees a popularity surge, I can't help but feel that history is going to repeat itself again when the platform […]
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mastodon.social
November 14, 2024 at 7:52 PM
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November 13, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Reposted by Jamie Tasker
LinkedIn is "TikTok" for middle aged people.

You know how older people are always scared of TikTok messing up young people's minds with disinformation and bullshit, of influencers getting kids to do dumb shit for their profit? That's exactly what LinkedIn does for middle aged people: A […]
Original post on tldr.nettime.org
tldr.nettime.org
September 20, 2024 at 9:01 AM
My #Spotify usage has plummeted since discovering @plexamp.

Been a keen #Plex user for around 8 years and can’t believe I only discovered #Plexamp last month!
June 2, 2024 at 6:35 PM
I have great memories of hiking the Hump Ridge Track in 2018.

Overjoyed to read that it is starting to get the attention it deserves.

#newzealand #nz #HumpridgeTrack #hiking #travel

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240531-why-new-zealands-newest-great-walk-is-so-important
June 1, 2024 at 10:20 AM