hmmm ... it's better than the contiguous I think, but the background is definitely needed

Wales gets slightly less awkward if we try to use non-contiguous hexes. Next up, start adding 'fake' election results to see how they look with realistic results #datavis #dataviz #hexes #election #senedd

Wales is a really awkward country to turn into hexagons, but I think this just about works. martinjc.github.io/senedd-2026-...

Is it "stop drinking"?

I found myself with a little spare time this week, so finally finished a side project - writing some simple python scripts to download data from Strava and creating an animated timelapse of my running data over the last 15 years. Is it useful? Not at all. Am I pleased? Yes I am.

Lords minister Jacqui Smith gave evidence to parliament and suggested universities could simply continue to teach students if they were insolvent – something widely believed to be illegal ✏️ @jamesrball.com

I have been playing with Antigravity, and it is *very* good. antigravity.google We're questioning 'how on earth do we teach coding in a world where agentic development exists?', but we're also thinking 'do we even need to teach coding in a world where agentic development exists?' #ai #coding

my career

This has been giving me a worry since I found out about it. Not sure this helps.

Today I've been thinking about how to visualise the Senedd 2026 results under the new proportional representation system. New electoral regions, which means new maps, in particular new hexmaps

I, Martin Chorley, being of sound mind and partially sound but aged body, have cracked and put the heating on. I shall be returning my British dad membership card to the nearest regional office on Monday.

Once more for the people in the back

Decompressing from a very busy week. 2 conferences, 3 flights, nowhere near enough sleep. 7k shakeout last night, rainy lsr 18k this morning. Delightful. #running

We have just kicked off day 3 of the conference. Follow the livestream if you are not here in Athens. www.youtube.com/live/ANPotC3...

Oli Hawkins from the FT talking about AI in the newsroom bringing together the most technical editorial staff with the most story focused technical staff ... I wonder if there's a masters out there for people who can bridge that gap? </plug> www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgr... #datajconf

If you want to follow along with the conference we are livestreaming the sessions from the main auditorium on both days. Today's livestream is available here: www.youtube.com/live/SKv4KoN...

Very much enjoyed @dmil.bsky.social and Aarushi Sahejpal and their session on vibe coding. Great start to the day

Looks like we're doing a conference 😀👍

We are all set to start the workshops day.

almost as if the recent attacks on universities from the media and governments might be driven by some other agenda perhaps? I am SHOCKED.

when the first email you read in the morning is a request to cancel your only meeting of the day :-O DO NOT TELL ANYONE I HAVE A MEETING FREE DAY

🚨📢 Our schedule for the conference next month has been released! An excellent line up of workshops, panels, industry and academic talks - have you got your 🎟️ tickets yet? www.datajconf.com#schedule

State of this. Absolute state. Unbelievable. In this day and age. Would you countenance it. Etc. etc.

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Lots of excellent submissions coming in today! 🕰️ We've had a few last-minute requests for some extra time, so we're pleased to announce we're extending the submission deadline to 9th June 2025 - get those papers and proposals in! www.datajconf.com

Hope all the submissions are coming together well! some excellent looking proposals in so far, I think it's going to be a great line-up yet again! #datajconf #datajournalism #ai

🚨 We're also excited to be able to announce our ticket prices for this September! 🎟️ We've kept ticket prices low as in previous years: 💰€85 (+ tax) for general admission 💰€45 (+ tax) for students and journalists Ticket links available soon - keep your eyes on www.datajconf.com for updates!

🚨 Only a few days left until the submission deadline for the European Data & Computational Journalism Conference @datajconf.com! We welcome: 📝 Short papers 💡 Very short pitches (250 words) for industry talks, panels, or workshops ⏳Deadline: 2 June See you in Athens this Sep 👋🏼 www.datajconf.com

🚨 Only a few days left until the submission deadline for the European Data & Computational Journalism Conference @datajconf.com! We welcome: 📝 Short papers 💡 Very short pitches (250 words) for industry talks, panels, or workshops ⏳Deadline: 2 June See you in Athens this Sep 👋🏼 www.datajconf.com

DataJConf2025 will be held September 8th - 10th in Athens, Greece. Call for papers is out now - deadline for submissions is May 16th www.datajconf.com #datajconf #ddj #ai

Right. Out of office is on, and I'll not be doing *anything* even remotely looking like work until 2025. Bring on the holiday

I'm not ready to live in a world where one of the nagging thoughts on my ever present mental to-do list is 'oh I must remember to charge the doorbell'

One of the most promising use cases for generative AI in (data) journalism is to turn unstructured data into structured data. Here's Nick Hagar's guide to the process which I hope other journalists can learn from and build on: generative-ai-newsroom.com/structured-o...

well I for one can't see this having *any* negative impacts when the next generation of PhD students start getting lectureships. it's a good job teaching is an instinctual skill that requires no experience </facepalm>

GenAI asked to create webpages, incorporates numerous dark patterns. More GIGO www.fastcompany.com/91233844/cha...

Massive away win for the little fella.

Have you ever seen or shared an 'oh no' cartoon? Did you know the creator is a queer Welsh artist? Did you know they're being agressively pursued & harassed w/lawsuits from a US organisation trying to steal their intellectual property? Did you know you can donate to cover the horrific legal costs?

Not teaching intro programming this year so I forgot it was advent of code 😶

Libraries are sexy af

Miserable. More skateboarding and dogs please. Fewer signs.

right, doing this again then, is it?