Absolutely essential reading about the impact of vibe coding on open source and the practice of software development generally, by @samlearner.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/cec8...

Everything I wish I knew before starting working in #dataviz Grab all my free resources and suggest more! www.tizianaalocci.com/data-visuali...

Most people know that richer people tend to be thinner. Less appreciated is that this divide is largely driven by women. My column: The economics of women's weight 300 free clicks: as.ft.com/r/feaaaacf-8...

I will be blunt, at the point you are asking “but why should Labour MPs stop using a product owned by someone who endorses their own murders?”…you’d think “self-respect” would be on there.

Python Tip #182 (of 365): Use textwrap.dedent() to unindent multi-line strings. 🧵 A multi-line string inside an indented function inherits that indentation. textwrap.dedent() strips the common leading whitespace so your output looks right. #Python #DailyPythonTip

Latest additions to this pack include the fantastic @nrennie.bsky.social , @olihawkins.com , @raydouglas.bsky.social , @amyborrett.ft.com and @joelsuss.ft.com . Please keep suggestions coming in! I'm particularly looking for anyone covering Ireland 🇮🇪.

People of Bluesky, may I present to you 'The Seinfeld Chronicles: Digital Edition' seinfeld.visualisingdata.com

The most striking data point: unemployment for AI-exposed jobs is actually *lower* than for less-exposed ones. No sign of workers fleeing to manual trades either. The macro signal isn't just weak apparently — it's still inverted relative to fears.

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Today's chart is a reminder that there is still some good news in the world 📊 This heatmap shows deaths from cervical cancer have dropped to 0 over a 5 year period in England for women aged 20-24. Deaths are also generally decreasing across all age groups. Made with #RStats and #ggplot2 #DataViz

New interactive blog! "Why Adjusted Regression Coefficients Are Less Descriptive Than They Look" rpsychologist.com/descriptive-...

A few years ago I developed an R package called statxplorer, which aimed to make it easier to use data on state benefits from DWP's public API in programmatic data analysis with R. github.com/houseofcommo...

PSA: a map of publicly accessible spaces to cool down in London apps.london.gov.uk/cool-spaces/

Absolutely, though for my thing I did occasionally have the unexpected and unwelcome contributions from Mother Nature ‘rubbing out’ some things along the way 🌧️ www.instagram.com/reel/DZ0M6o8...

Having some much needed time off work and started pencil sketching as a completely non-digital hobby. This is my first sketch since art lessons in school. (May delete later.)

You already got one, and you didn't like it.

Putting aside the Inside Soap reporting of (S)W1A psychodramas, may I be amongst the first to remind you that the House of Commons Library offers a variety of automated accounts you may wish to follow: ukparliament.github.io/ontologies/m...

My boring uncool opinion is I think it’s a massive, massive problem that this kind of public behaviour is normalised, and reviewing how politicians use social media should go far beyond X.

Great chart in that column via @raydouglas.bsky.social - and importantly Sinder points the earnings have been strong outside the AI giants www.ft.com/content/81dc...

Earnings are driving the US stock market - column here from Goldman’s chief US strategist Ben Snider. Gains are spurred by the strength of profits rather than rising valuations or speculative fervour www.ft.com/content/81dc...

This is excellent

Today, my book finally enters the big wide world! Exciting and also nerve-wracking! I'm really thrilled with this lovely review in The Spectator today, which describes it as "powerful and refreshing". If that sounds like YOUR cup of tea, please buy a copy! spectator.com/article/will...

Incredible story. bsky.app/profile/404m...

When the waiter tells you "Are you sure, it is very spicy":

I wrote for the FT on lost music venues, the subject of a new exhibition at the V&A: giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

NEW: Xinjiang has the highest detention capacity in the world, according to FT analysis - enough space for almost 1 in 40 people in the region - more than five years after the Chinese govt announced the camps had closed.

🚨Elon Musk has boosted the public profile of Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe on X, pulling Britain’s political discourse towards extreme content and amplifying his influence ahead of a knife-edge election in Makerfield More @FT: as.ft.com/r/80f4639f-0...

Take your time ChatGPT 5.5

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Newsrooms are a particularly treacherous domain for vibe-coding, because a lot of the time the product isn’t the software you write but the information it surfaces and extracts. And you need to know you can demonstrate that information is true.

Every now and again, I review whether I think this still holds true. In my opinion it does.

When my former colleagues, journalists who work in breaking news, ask me whether they should be vibe coding, I say no. I tell them that they don't have the time and skills you need. I tell them that there are people out there trying to make money from selling an unrealistic dream.

"There is little to no statistical relationship between Reform performance and Labour performance, but a very strong (negative) relationship between Labour and Green performance." @patrick-pme.bsky.social

Honestly, other people may well have more interesting and “nuanced” views on which bits of electoral reform may or may not improve our democracy but, speaking as one of those old fashioned open data kinda guys, someone should have some kind of duty to verify this stuff and publish it properly

coding agents are not compilers from English to programs. and it is not because they are non-deterministic. gist.github.com/yoavg/b2454c...

If you would like to make me feel better, you can pre-order said book here. It has been a labour of love! www.penguin.co.uk/books/462159...

Here's a tip. If you've just finished writing a book while also holding down a job, and you really put your heart into it, and you're very tired, and your 6 year-old asks if she can draw your portrait? IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO NOT SAY YES.

📢 I've written a piece for @financialtimes.com on monetary policy surprises in the UK -- they are relatively large and getting larger 📢 Free link: as.ft.com/r/65020096-1...

Great headline from BBC News

Remember...

I had the immense honour of being invited to work on the World Bank's Atlas of Global Development 2026 project last year and today it finally launched. I couldn't be more excited, it has been a career highlight to work with such an amazing team on this.

The misunderstanding of this future "projection" compounds various other accidental & deliberate misunderstandings bsky.app/profile/sund...

The single best framework for understanding the current American presidency is Bronze Age monarchy. www.ft.com/content/4cab...

My never talk about goblins t-shirt has people asking… etc etc Although also, these things are really not all in the same category are they? “never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons”

At least $106bn worth of deals struck in North America and Europe that hinge on commitments from the Gulf are yet to be completed, as regional investors review their portfolios and deployment strategies after the war in Iran New story with @sdbernard.bsky.social & FT ME team

100% Unfortunately most don't. It's still largely treated as a production line I ranted about this recently. It's why most orgs won't get any real value from AI coding

This is well worth a read. ky.fyi/posts/ai-bur...

OK this piece by @reckless.bsky.social about why AI is unpopular among most people (anyone who's not inflicted with "software brain") is just solid gold from start to finish

forge3d just crossed 200 ⭐ on GitHub. I built this Rust and WebGPU 3D terrain engine for Python to render in high-quality maps in no time. Thank you to everyone who starred, tested, and filed issues. This is only the start. github.com/milos-agatho...