Brian Dill
@wbdill.bsky.social
FOR: democracy and freedom.
AGAINST: fascism, oligarchy, authoritarianism.
Database guy, automation obsessed, hobby photographer, hobby musician.
Tools: SQL Server, PowerShell, R, Excel
https://briandill.com/
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AGAINST: fascism, oligarchy, authoritarianism.
Database guy, automation obsessed, hobby photographer, hobby musician.
Tools: SQL Server, PowerShell, R, Excel
https://briandill.com/
https://youpic.com/photographer/BrianDill
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Brian Dill
@wbdill.bsky.social
· Nov 11
bdill's Curated Data
Curated data sets
briandill.com
Sharing my "data project". It has a list of what I believe to be interesting data sets that are easily readable and understandable.
briandill.com/data/data.html
#data
briandill.com/data/data.html
#data
Michael, David and Jacob were the king of boy's names from 1954 to 2012. All have seen rapid decline in popularity since 2013.
How popular is YOUR name? shiny.briandill.net/Babynames/
Some stats:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Data: #SocialSecurityAdministration
#rstats
How popular is YOUR name? shiny.briandill.net/Babynames/
Some stats:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Data: #SocialSecurityAdministration
#rstats
December 4, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Michael, David and Jacob were the king of boy's names from 1954 to 2012. All have seen rapid decline in popularity since 2013.
How popular is YOUR name? shiny.briandill.net/Babynames/
Some stats:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Data: #SocialSecurityAdministration
#rstats
How popular is YOUR name? shiny.briandill.net/Babynames/
Some stats:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Data: #SocialSecurityAdministration
#rstats
It's only Dec 4th and already 4 of the #BillboardHot100 chart's top 10 are Christmas songs.
December 4, 2025 at 6:13 AM
It's only Dec 4th and already 4 of the #BillboardHot100 chart's top 10 are Christmas songs.
The # of unique female names began its long rise around 1945. Male names didn't start its long rise until the late 1960's. Both climbed until the mid 2000's when both stopped climbing.
Data from the #SocialSecurityAdministration
How popular is your name? shiny.briandill.net/Babynames
#rstats
Data from the #SocialSecurityAdministration
How popular is your name? shiny.briandill.net/Babynames
#rstats
December 4, 2025 at 6:10 AM
The # of unique female names began its long rise around 1945. Male names didn't start its long rise until the late 1960's. Both climbed until the mid 2000's when both stopped climbing.
Data from the #SocialSecurityAdministration
How popular is your name? shiny.briandill.net/Babynames
#rstats
Data from the #SocialSecurityAdministration
How popular is your name? shiny.briandill.net/Babynames
#rstats
The best explainer I have seen on UTF-8 if you want to take a short trip down the encoding rabbit hole. youtu.be/vpSkBV5vydg?...
UTF-8, Explained Simply
YouTube video by Nic Barker
youtu.be
October 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The best explainer I have seen on UTF-8 if you want to take a short trip down the encoding rabbit hole. youtu.be/vpSkBV5vydg?...
Can we outlaw the rubberized coating on plastics that turn into a sticky goo after a few years? Or at least require labeling?
#consumersfirst
#consumersfirst
September 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Can we outlaw the rubberized coating on plastics that turn into a sticky goo after a few years? Or at least require labeling?
#consumersfirst
#consumersfirst
Why can't someone make an 18650 Li-ion charger that stops charging at 4.10V?
September 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Why can't someone make an 18650 Li-ion charger that stops charging at 4.10V?
"... it’s far easier to lead ourselves astray when the practical consequences of being wrong are small or nonexistent, while the social consequences of being “wrong” are severe. It’s no coincidence that this describes many controversies that divide along partisan lines."
Ch 1 of
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The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics
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September 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"... it’s far easier to lead ourselves astray when the practical consequences of being wrong are small or nonexistent, while the social consequences of being “wrong” are severe. It’s no coincidence that this describes many controversies that divide along partisan lines."
Ch 1 of
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Ch 1 of
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Where my #chemistry geeks at?
Avocado's number anyone?
If you don't store it carefully it will probably be eaten by a mole!
Avocado's number anyone?
If you don't store it carefully it will probably be eaten by a mole!
September 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Where my #chemistry geeks at?
Avocado's number anyone?
If you don't store it carefully it will probably be eaten by a mole!
Avocado's number anyone?
If you don't store it carefully it will probably be eaten by a mole!
I'm always weary of pre-trial hype, but if true this is more than a watershed moment. This is species changing.
www.facebook.com/share/p/179c...
www.facebook.com/share/p/179c...
Redirecting...
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September 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I'm always weary of pre-trial hype, but if true this is more than a watershed moment. This is species changing.
www.facebook.com/share/p/179c...
www.facebook.com/share/p/179c...
The iconic group "Heart" had two songs hit # 1 on the #BillboardHot100 Can you name them?
Don't peek until you have guessed: shiny.briandill.net/BillboardHot...
Don't peek until you have guessed: shiny.briandill.net/BillboardHot...
August 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The iconic group "Heart" had two songs hit # 1 on the #BillboardHot100 Can you name them?
Don't peek until you have guessed: shiny.briandill.net/BillboardHot...
Don't peek until you have guessed: shiny.briandill.net/BillboardHot...
Artists with 3+ simultaneous Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The Beatles 1964
The Bee Gees 1978
none in the 80's, 90's, 00's until
Adele in 2012
Justin Bieber 10-weeks 2015-16
Drake - the first to have 6 2018
Taylor Swift - the first to have 8 - 2022, 2023, 2024
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
The Beatles 1964
The Bee Gees 1978
none in the 80's, 90's, 00's until
Adele in 2012
Justin Bieber 10-weeks 2015-16
Drake - the first to have 6 2018
Taylor Swift - the first to have 8 - 2022, 2023, 2024
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com
June 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Artists with 3+ simultaneous Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The Beatles 1964
The Bee Gees 1978
none in the 80's, 90's, 00's until
Adele in 2012
Justin Bieber 10-weeks 2015-16
Drake - the first to have 6 2018
Taylor Swift - the first to have 8 - 2022, 2023, 2024
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
The Beatles 1964
The Bee Gees 1978
none in the 80's, 90's, 00's until
Adele in 2012
Justin Bieber 10-weeks 2015-16
Drake - the first to have 6 2018
Taylor Swift - the first to have 8 - 2022, 2023, 2024
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Today in "let's make you feel old"...
The SNL "more cowbell" skit (2000) is closer to the release of Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" (1976) than today (2025).
youtu.be/cVsQLlk-T0s?...
youtu.be/cVsQLlk-T0s?...
The SNL "more cowbell" skit (2000) is closer to the release of Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" (1976) than today (2025).
youtu.be/cVsQLlk-T0s?...
youtu.be/cVsQLlk-T0s?...
More Cowbell - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
youtu.be
June 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Today in "let's make you feel old"...
The SNL "more cowbell" skit (2000) is closer to the release of Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" (1976) than today (2025).
youtu.be/cVsQLlk-T0s?...
youtu.be/cVsQLlk-T0s?...
The SNL "more cowbell" skit (2000) is closer to the release of Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" (1976) than today (2025).
youtu.be/cVsQLlk-T0s?...
youtu.be/cVsQLlk-T0s?...
Guess who was POTUS for 9 of the 10 largest single day drops of the DOW? #ArtOfTheDeal #ColdHardFacts
April 12, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Guess who was POTUS for 9 of the 10 largest single day drops of the DOW? #ArtOfTheDeal #ColdHardFacts
I'm down the rabbit hole in ICD-10-CM codes. I guess it's not surprising that the category with the greatest number of codes is dislocation and sprain of joints.
What I would NOT have guessed is that "Other disorders of the eyelid" would be the 3rd highest!
#icd10 #icd10cm
What I would NOT have guessed is that "Other disorders of the eyelid" would be the 3rd highest!
#icd10 #icd10cm
February 28, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Reposted by Brian Dill
Since 1998, Democratic senators have continuously represented more Americans than Republican senators have, but Republicans won control of the Senate in 8 of the last 14 elections anyway.
Likewise, Republican senators have not won more combined votes than Democrats since the 1990s.
Source data:
Likewise, Republican senators have not won more combined votes than Democrats since the 1990s.
Source data:
Senate Popular Vote and Proportion of Population Represented by Party 1990-2024
docs.google.com
December 19, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Since 1998, Democratic senators have continuously represented more Americans than Republican senators have, but Republicans won control of the Senate in 8 of the last 14 elections anyway.
Likewise, Republican senators have not won more combined votes than Democrats since the 1990s.
Source data:
Likewise, Republican senators have not won more combined votes than Democrats since the 1990s.
Source data:
Reposted by Brian Dill
1) The Senate will be 53-47 GOP while Dems represent 53.5% of the 50-state population
2) 51% of Americans live in the 9 biggest states & get 18 senators; 16% in the 25 smallest states get 50
3) CA is > the 21 smallest states combined & 67 times > WY
4) 4 million citizens in DC & PR get 0 senators
2) 51% of Americans live in the 9 biggest states & get 18 senators; 16% in the 25 smallest states get 50
3) CA is > the 21 smallest states combined & 67 times > WY
4) 4 million citizens in DC & PR get 0 senators
December 19, 2024 at 8:19 PM
1) The Senate will be 53-47 GOP while Dems represent 53.5% of the 50-state population
2) 51% of Americans live in the 9 biggest states & get 18 senators; 16% in the 25 smallest states get 50
3) CA is > the 21 smallest states combined & 67 times > WY
4) 4 million citizens in DC & PR get 0 senators
2) 51% of Americans live in the 9 biggest states & get 18 senators; 16% in the 25 smallest states get 50
3) CA is > the 21 smallest states combined & 67 times > WY
4) 4 million citizens in DC & PR get 0 senators
Highly recommended book:
"Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences"
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"Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences"
on Kindle for $2 right now. amzn.to/3ZwI3ho
Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
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December 2, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Highly recommended book:
"Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences"
on Kindle for $2 right now. amzn.to/3ZwI3ho
"Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences"
on Kindle for $2 right now. amzn.to/3ZwI3ho
Reposted by Brian Dill
The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s
November 23, 2024 at 2:06 PM
The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s
Interesting to note that HI doesn't have any local funding for public libraries.
#rstats #imls #PublicLibraries
data: www.imls.gov/search-compare
#rstats #imls #PublicLibraries
data: www.imls.gov/search-compare
November 23, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Interesting to note that HI doesn't have any local funding for public libraries.
#rstats #imls #PublicLibraries
data: www.imls.gov/search-compare
#rstats #imls #PublicLibraries
data: www.imls.gov/search-compare
I stand by my assessment. The only question I is "will he nominate another "F" or will he nominate a "D"?
Remember as a kid when you got a "D", but you told your parents you got an "F"? And then when you revealed you really got a "D" they were relieved?
That's what is happening with cabinet nominations right now.
That's what is happening with cabinet nominations right now.
November 21, 2024 at 11:56 PM
I stand by my assessment. The only question I is "will he nominate another "F" or will he nominate a "D"?
Reposted by Brian Dill
Soon, the zombies will come for Medicaid. Clearly, Rs will try to push many off the program with work requirements. Except anyone who has looked at the numbers knows that more than 1/2 of the money goes to the elderly and disabled ... 1/
November 21, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Soon, the zombies will come for Medicaid. Clearly, Rs will try to push many off the program with work requirements. Except anyone who has looked at the numbers knows that more than 1/2 of the money goes to the elderly and disabled ... 1/
Reposted by Brian Dill
There you have it. Texas is the first state to officially offer up their state for the concentration camps
November 20, 2024 at 1:43 AM
There you have it. Texas is the first state to officially offer up their state for the concentration camps
If you scared of high prices before, Trump's plan will tariff-y you! #Econ101 #TariffsAreATax
November 19, 2024 at 2:19 AM
If you scared of high prices before, Trump's plan will tariff-y you! #Econ101 #TariffsAreATax
Like many of you this account was one the few reasons to even keep/look at X.
We are testing timeline integration - seeing where it may break. No promises but working to expand into other channels with resources available 👍🏽
November 18, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Like many of you this account was one the few reasons to even keep/look at X.
Reposted by Brian Dill
Education matters
November 17, 2024 at 7:15 AM
Education matters