I've used this meme internally several times in the last few days. I think it's funny, so I want others to have it. We implemented Branch Versioning on a production database over the weekend. Still flushing out the bugs and downstream effects. #BranchVersioning #IYKYK #Clue #GISChat

Listening to this Album one last time this season. It's a quick-hit (19 min) of Christmas music played straight rock with no jokes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2MZ... #punkrock #Xmas

I'm a hard consideration for switching to a flip phone. really. Biggest use; Texting, Navigation and Music/Podcasts. iPad for the rest. Anyone have recommendation or experience with the 'CAT' Phones? Others? #FlipPhone #Stoic thecatphones.com

At the risk of sounding ridiculously pretentious and snobby; This is the only way to do #OfficeCoffee . One #pourover cup at a time. It has the added benefit of slowing you down whenever you want another cup. #Chemex

Hey @rjhale1971.bsky.social I don't know if #Esri has ever done this before, but they're making a Map Calendar for 2026. www.esri.com/en-us/esri-p... How long have you and the other #geohipster team been making yours? www.geohipster.com/2025/11/20/2... #gischat

We lease an outstanding large-format plotter here at work. It's an #OCE ColorWave 3500. It prints amazingly detailed & clear plots. I could print to it form anywhere in the world. There is a guy whos job it is to come and 'check the meter' from the the device. Every. Month. It is the year #2025. 🤷‍♂️

My #GISDAY consisted of visiting Illinois State Geography department, speaking on the careers panel, and seeing two others from our graduating class of 2001. Only 1 Prof still teaching. Plus, I appreciate the diversity of activities that @illinoisstateu.bsky.social has for the room we used #GISChat

No other time than today is this comic more relevant. xkcd.com/2347/ #Cloudflare #AWS #XKCD

FYI if you use #Firefox and ArcGIS Online or Enterprise 11.3-11.5 there seems to be a issue with the current build 145. community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-en... #GIS #esri #mapping #GISchat #geospatial #geosky #AGOL #ArcGIS

trending in the #Geospatial Industry, lump survey and GIS together under one lead. Hanson is a good, smart, and growing AEC firm. I appreciate value they put on the position. My concern is the sheer breadth of knowledge expected #GISchat thoughts? hansoninc.wd501.myworkdayjobs.com/HPS/job/Spri...

Hot take: I have tried, and I have chuckled a few times, but I have made up my mind that I do not really enjoy Wes Anderson films. #Netflix #PhoenicianScheme #weirdYellowHue

I'm going to start the #30daymapchallenge in January 2026 and take about 4-5 months to complete it. But I will still use the hashtag. Just because that's how Punk Rock I am.

I did not ask for this: I do not want your cartoon icons and useless ad-on apps.

Ravens did not win, the #Bears lost the game. That's all I have to say about it. bearswire.usatoday.com/story/sports... -HOWEVER- I realized last night that I was actually cheering Packers defense every time they hurried or sacked Aaron Rogers. He made it personal four years ago. #retire

When I bought my house in 2002, Realtor (and parents) said I should cut down huge Silver Maple a foot from the east wall for safety. It’s stood for 23 years providing shade & swings. In the last 5, it’s lost leaves, limbs (onto roof), & lots of bark. Today it’s coming down. I won’t watch.

I appreciate your transparency here Bill. There's thought and logic to your decision. It's not just a 'Stick it to the Man' mentality. Also, after running ArcGIS in Parallels for about 8 years, the term “VM tax” is appropriate, performance suffers regardless of your host.

We are headed to the 2025 #ILGISA Annual Conference in Lisle next week. We’ll be exhibiting and I'm presenting 2 sessions on Monday: 'Management Tips from Pixar: Leadership Lessons with Woody, Sully & Friends' (9am with Hunter Ray) & 'Email Will Kill Us All' (10:30 am) Not GIS but still relevant

Bears fans showing up to the party like #nfl #NFL #nflmemes #Bears #Vikings #Lions #Packers #nfcnorth

I don't mind confrontation at all, but I'm not competitive. This makes me want to engage with people of differing views, but switch off as soon as they make it into a gotcha-game. It usually ends with something like "I don't know, I don't really follow <blank> that closely" #ThingsKnownAboutMyself

Perfect post to stop on after doomscrolling everyone else.

Me having to gif-spam of of my team members for replying on #Teams when they should be on vacation. I'm about to have IT change his password. Sometimes, it's a better show of dedication to setup a system so that you CAN leave.

Deep cut, but great advice.

You must trust your team. Right now, as I type this, my team is having a closed door interview with a potential co-worker on her 2nd interview. I'm interested but not concerned. Freedom and Agency, not the illusion of it, builds trust in the #workplace when you are #Management. Lead well

While I appreciate all of David's fantastic photos of the Midwest. This one is beautiful. So very Wisconsin. Almost makes me want to visit my sister in Eau Claire. #midwestnice

Can we just pause for a second and note that a GIS Conference hosted in New Zealand has a presentation map right-side-up & centered for them. This is what I told students all the time, North is not up. I enjoy seeing it played out in real life. #GISChat

Yesterday evening, I just waved and watched as my Daughter, Son-in-law, & Granddaughter recklessly drove off, in their unarmored Prius, back home to the 'hellhole' City of Chicago. Miraculously, they arrived 2.5 hours later, unscathed. I think they stopped for groceries too. #politicalstunt

I hope this keeps up all season. I have nothing against UNC, other than their coach. He is not some kind of grand genius leader of men. His career just happened to align with #TomBrady for a while. (with 249-75, w/o 83-105) #creepcoach www.nbcnews.com/sports/colle...

Hey #GISchat folks, there's a little drama going on in the #geospatial industry here in Illinois. Our Professional Land Surveyor association ( #IPLSA ) built a website that they claim is not intentionally derogatory. I work with, respect, and know many #PLS. What is your opinion? getitsurveyed.org

I think they know exactly what they're doing. This has nothing to do with cost savings. If we reduce the ability to measure, and record data, then they hold the narrative. Or at least can cast doubt or existing datasets. If I can't see it, It doesn't exist.

It’s 9:30pm here, So don’t feel really bad about posting this #wordle #spoiler I just have never gotten it in TWO before. Completely a guess with what was left on the keyboard

There are several great articles in this Quarter's Newsletter from the @gpn-org.bsky.social about work, fears, and a positive perspective in your #Geospatial career. Join up and take a look. thegpn.org #gischat

Not the tiktok part, but this is my genuine recommendation to students who don't know what to major in. #trades

God just stated following ME, so that's cool.

Why is the : public-nps.opendata.arcgis.com - The National Park Service Open Data portal - asking me for a login? Is this no longer public? It literally has public in the URL. Does this mean I have to find a new data source for my student's lab exercise? (AGO doesn't have what I want) #gischat

Weird Al is on #Bluesky. Alright, now I’ll stay…. bsky.app/profile/alya...

On my way back home, with no one to roll their eyes, I stopped at the 45° N Latitude Geographical Marker to snap a pic. Just happened to have my #Esri #Devsummit shirt on.

I’ve been up in the North Woods for the past few days off a dirt road enjoying some #hiking, swimming, and just existing. This is the view from the hammock today and one from Saturday morning. #HiawathaNationalForest #yooper

You will hear a LOT about this paper in the coming weeks: Here's actual #Microsoft Research, Top 40 jobs most susceptible to #AI automation: arxiv.org/pdf/2507.07935 Two, things to know: 1. It used 'Copilot' data 2. The data are compared to predictions, but is not a prediction itself #work #jobs

For obvious reasons, I've been listening to lots of Ozzy Osbourne lately. Gotta say I've missed "Under Cover". It's back in regular rotation. #Ozzy

I keep a list of quotes that I hear, or read (in a book), of my own and cite the source myself.

I use this list all the time and have added to it on occasion. Joseph is very responsive

is #GISChat just what everyone uses to stay up-to-date on conversations, topics, & events in the #geospatial industry here on bluesky? Anyone have a good starter pack?

Just scheduled my first in-person #GIS training of the new(ish) job. Very excited that the client site is a place I've never been, Northeast Washington State! Genuinely thinking about camping. 1,000% going to be packing hiking equipment. #camp #hike #geospatial #training

Just overheard an engineer saying "You could throw a dart at a map and hit one" I wondered what that would look like to AI. Just for fun, here are the mixed results: #Map #GISChat #Geography

Hey Cool! We get access to #ArcGIS Business Analyst Online with a creator account. (Opens Business Analyst website, Waits 5 minutes, and Gives Up) MEANWHILE... #ArcGISOnline is Spamming my content. With Delete protection enabled!!

Today is Headphones-on-catchup-day. My door is open but I'm not looking at you if you stand there and talk to me. That's what the monitor mirror is for. -and Teams #Productivity #TheOffice #GetToWork

regardless of whether you love #Esri, ambivalent, or hate them you must admit the influence they have on the #Geospatial industry is dramatic. Watching the Plenary live which starts in 20 min. uc2025.esri.com/flow/esri/25... #GIS #arcgis #maps #ArcGISOnline #GISchat #geosky #EsriUC #EsriUC25

What should be the soundtrack of this clip? Thinking R.E.M. or Talking Heads. Or something from Hanz Zimmer.

Yesterday's hike. I forgot to start Strava at the beginning (Extra Red Line), but the trail climbs the bluff 11 times! 91° when we finished at 11:30. Practicing for a three-day trip next month in Michigan, so I had a full 20lb base pack. Thus the sweat #hike #backpacking #Park #PTO