Russ Biggs
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Director of Technology at
@openaq.org
We are all we have. We are enough.
Just did a couple of test shots to try out this 20 years expired Kodak Ultra Color 100, very happy with how well it has stood up. 📷 Yashica A 🎞️ Kodak Ultra Color 100UC
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Arno 📷 Canon Elan 7 🎞️ Cinestill 800T
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Door in Monti, Roma. 📷 Canon Elan 7 🎞️ Kodak Ektar 100
14 days ago
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404 Media
23 days ago
Kodak is officially selling their own film again for the first time in many years and will be selling directly to photography stores now. 🔗
www.404media.co/kodak-is-sel...
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Kodak Is Selling Its Own Film Again for the First Time in a Decade
Kodak announced two new types of film that it will sell directly to photography stores, sidestepping a bizarre distribution agreement that has been in place since its bankruptcy.
https://www.404media.co/kodak-is-selling-its-own-film-again-for-the-first-time-in-a-decade/
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I have been learning to develop my own film and trying to shoot a lot more. Since it's balloon fiesta season here in ABQ, here's a scan from my first roll of self-developed 120. 📷 Yashica A 🎞️ Kodak Portra 400
19 days ago
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csvconf
about 1 month ago
Bologna 2025!
#csvconf
#commallama
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So excited to back at csv,conf this year in Bologna la rossa!
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2 months ago
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OpenAQ
3 months ago
Big Updates from the AQI Hub! We've just published articles for 5 new countries including Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Monaco, and Uruguay. 🇧🇪🇧🇷🇨🇴🇲🇨🇺🇾
aqihub.info
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The Conversation Canada
5 months ago
Wildfire smoke can harm your brain, not just your lungs
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Wildfire smoke can harm your brain, not just your lungs
Wildfire smoke doesn’t just darken the skies — it harms the brain, especially in those most vulnerable.
https://theconversation.com/wildfire-smoke-can-harm-your-brain-not-just-your-lungs-258052?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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OpenAQ
5 months ago
AQI Hub has a new look! Explore 25 different national/regional air quality index methods at
aqihub.info
. A complete site refresh built with
@astro.build
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adafruit
6 months ago
Tariffs just got real: our first $36K bill with 125% + 20% + 25% markup hits hard 💸. These are upfront costs - due before selling a single unit - causing serious cash flow strain, price increases, read more! 📦
adafruit.com/tariffbill
#tariffs
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The Markup
6 months ago
You can investigate what websites are using trackers on your own, using our Blacklight tool:
themarkup.org/blacklight
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Blacklight – The Markup
A Real-Time Website Privacy Inspector
https://themarkup.org/blacklight
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Randall Munroe
6 months ago
PhD Timeline
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csvconf
6 months ago
📣 Last week to submit your
#csvconf
talk proposal 🍀 Don't miss the chance to join us in Bologna 🇮🇹 to talk about
#DataforCommunities
Deadline is April 27 ⏳
forms.gle/GnrEwFy7Pu1N...
#OpenData
#OpenSource
#Data
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csv,conf,v9 Talk Proposal
csv,conf,v9 will be held in Bologna, Italy on Sep 10-11, 2025. Speakers receive free passes to the event, and we are working on a financial aide sponsorship budget for travel costs. https://csvconf.c...
https://forms.gle/GnrEwFy7Pu1N3Md58
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ACLU of New Mexico
7 months ago
The governor signed SB 267, which will provide New Mexicans with more opportunities and information to obtain affordable housing. This is a small but critical first step towards ensuring housing is attainable for everyone.
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ACLU of New Mexico
7 months ago
Militarizing civilian law enforcement will lead to civil rights violations and further criminalize homelessness rather than address the root causes of public safety issues.
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OpenAQ
8 months ago
This is a tragic loss. Monitoring air quality at U.S. embassies and consulates supports the health not only of the staff at those embassies, but the health of the neighboring communities.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/c...
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U.S. Embassies Halt Air Quality Monitoring Abroad
Since 2008, embassies and other diplomatic posts had been publishing data about local air quality. In many countries, it was the only reliable source of such information.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/climate/state-department-air-monitoring-embassies.html
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Austin Fisher
9 months ago
Sometimes I can still hear Barron's raspy voice when I write about prisons. Other times I hear echoes of his work when I research stories or file public records requests. Today he was right in front of me.
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NM Legislature recap Feb. 10: Two reasons why criminal justice advocates still show up • Source New Mexico
In the Roundhouse on Monday, organizers held a memorial of sorts for two champions of incarcerated New Mexicans.
https://sourcenm.com/2025/02/10/nm-legislature-recap-feb-10-two-reasons-why-criminal-justice-advocates-still-show-up/
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Christa Hasenkopf
9 months ago
We have 2 exciting job openings at EPIC! 🚀 Data Analyst, AQLI: must be based in India. More:
aqli.epic.uchicago.edu/news/job-opp...
🚀 Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist, EPIC AQ Fund: must have 3 hrs of overlap w/ 9am-5pm Central European Time. More:
epic.uchicago.edu/opportunitie...
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OpenAQ
10 months ago
📢 Two weeks left to apply for the OpenAQ Community Ambassador Program! This program empowers individuals to use data to fight air inequality and work together to address air quality challenges. Learn more and apply here:
link.openaq.org/2025Ambassad...
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OpenAQ
10 months ago
OpenAQ's most recent assessment of governmental
#AirQuality
monitoring and data sharing finds that barely over 1/4 of countries are offering fully transparent air quality data, impeding the use of data to drive solutions. See our blog & infographic at
link.openaq.org/global-aq-da...
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73% of National Governments Fail to Provide Fully Transparent Air Pollution Data
New report by OpenAQ offers insights into monitoring of air quality around the world and how the data are shared
https://link.openaq.org/global-aq-data-blog
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OpenAQ
11 months ago
OpenAQ is delighted to announce our partnership with airqoon, an air sensor firm that offers comprehensive air quality monitoring solutions in Türkiye and beyond!
openaq.medium.com/partner-prof...
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Partner Profile: airqoon
OpenAQ is excited to announce our partnership with airqoon, an air sensor system provider from Istanbul, Türkiye. Airqoon provides a…
https://openaq.medium.com/partner-profile-airqoon-5591f8e95c0f
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OpenAQ
11 months ago
Now available on the OpenAQ platform: Denver Department of Public Health and Environment's Love My Air!
openaq.medium.com/openaq-welco...
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Christa Hasenkopf
11 months ago
Great opps in Nov's EPIC AirWatch - plus: *@openaq.org's Community Ambassadors:
openaq.medium.com/the-2025-ope...
*EGU abstracts for a global low-cost AQ sensor session:
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...
*Obama Scholars:
www.obama.org/programs/sch...
mailchi.mp/uchicago.edu...
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EPIC's AirWatch | November 2024
https://mailchi.mp/uchicago.edu/airwatch-november-2024?e=d6df4e4fda
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OpenAQ
11 months ago
Working with large datasets can be challenging. We collaborated with
@developmentseed.org
to develop new functionality to visualize and analyze large datasets like mobile air quality measurements with Lonboard, an open-source Python library for Jupyter notebooks.
openaq.medium.com/exploring-mo...
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Exploring Mobile Air Quality Data with Lonboard
Rendering and exploring large geospatial datasets, especially those generated by mobile air quality monitoring, presents unique challenges…
https://openaq.medium.com/exploring-mobile-air-quality-data-with-lonboard-af0b99a25eb4
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A great opportunity for early career professionals working with air quality data.
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11 months ago
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Michael Squires
11 months ago
In theory, storage programs for belongings that cities remove from homeless encampments are supposed to protect people’s property rights and make it easy to get their possessions back. In reality, they rarely accomplish either objective.
www.propublica.org/article/home...
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Cities Say They Store Property Taken From Homeless Encampments. People Rarely Get Their Things Back.
Storage programs are meant to protect people’s property rights and allow them to reclaim their possessions. But they rarely accomplish either objective, according to a ProPublica investigation of citi...
https://www.propublica.org/article/homeless-encampment-removals-property-storage
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
11 months ago
Poor air quality contributed to a staggering 8.1 million deaths in 2021. As the disease burden of air pollution rises, data-driven decision-making towards
#CleanAirForAll
is critical. Learn more about the state of air quality worldwide in
#SoGA2024
. 🔗:
bit.ly/SoGA2024
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State of Global Air Report 2024 | State of Global Air
The State of Global Air 2024 reports provides a comprehensive analysis of data for air quality and health impacts for countries around the world in 2021.
https://bit.ly/SoGA2024
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OpenAQ
11 months ago
Hoş geldiniz Türkiye! The Türkiye HKİ index is now listed on the AQI Hub.
aqihub.info/indices/turk...
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OpenAQ
11 months ago
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Introduce yourself with some jobs you’ve done apart from what you do now: - call center "saves" for dial-up internet - photocopy shop attendant - dendrochronology/climatology research assistant - advertising research consultant - GIS technician - archaeologist
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