Wishing a blessed Winter Solstice to all!

the effortful project to make it seem like prompting chatbots is legitimately a skillful activity is so conspicuous, and not just because of embarrassing articles like these

Mr. Beast, all my friends and I were saying how good at boxing you’d be

this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will

"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future." - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit. Incredible words. Listen to all of it!

Every day, I lose some respect for people who continue to casually use this garbage. I wonder if they’ll finally pause when our whole state goes dark. www.wbez.org/environment/...

For readers who are about to lose care, I have been told that the Trans Youth Emergency Project is helping the families of trans youth contingency plan to access that care. www.transyouthemergencyproject.org

My wife has been HIV+ for 34 years. She’s alive today b/c work of activists who destigmatized the virus, pushed medical science to adapt & find ways to treat it, & advocated for gov health programs that helped fund her care. The current U.S. regime may want to go back in time, but we won’t let them.

you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric

What if instead of Cyber Monday (aka Daddy Bezos Day), we did a Support Indie Media Monday? What are your favorite indie publications? Who are some of your favorite freelance and indie reporters and commentators? Can we make this a thing?

Union Starbucks baristas have overwhelmingly authorized an unfair labor practice strike starting TOMORROW (Thursday, November 13th), grinding Starbucks to a halt during the company’s busiest sales day of the year. #NoContractNoCoffee

The New York Times quickly sending out Douthat to argue that Mamdani’s victory doesn’t really matter is so predictable it borders on self-parody. Remember, folks: Every time the Right wins an election, it’s an undeniable expression of the will of the people. If a lefty wins, it’s just a blip.

🔥 🔥 🔥 from @aoc.bsky.social

hi, cis folks in california! this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out. he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841 want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE. If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease! Donate at blinkingguy.com

I've seen people say things like "our troops weren't designed to be used on US!!!" and look, I totally understand, I agree in some ways, but I really, really hope that if you feel that way you spend time thinking about the fact that there's no such thing as a weapon that can't be pointed at you.

Anyone wowed by generative AI should be given a teddy ruxpin with an assortment of ted talk cassettes and a quiet place to marvel at its wisdom

Feels like the timeline could use some Branch Manager

To be 100% clear: Parents do NOT have "legitimate concerns" about trans girls on sports teams. They have knee-jerk assumptions, made up of sexist stereotypes, that self-serving politicians and media-types have fanned into a groundless moral panic. Trans girls playing sports hurts no one.

I hate the argument that AI is being used in lots of jobs so students have to learn how to use it in school. AI is not that hard to use. Lots of jobs also use job-specific convoluted enterprise software and we don't teach them how to use those in school.

Thank you Team Datafam for your support! This was a great conversation about using Tableau for good!

my political ideology is i'm exhausted, i'm fucking sick of most people, but i'm going to keep fighting for all of them to have better lives anyway

Trans rights are human rights. This wrong decision by an illegitimate Supreme Court* allows cis minors to get gender-affirming care, but denies that same care to trans kids — an unconstitutional double standard that treats trans people as 2nd class citizens.

trans people will always exist (laudatory) trans people will always exist (threatening) trans people will always exist (factual)

Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.

Outting someone as a pedo hits different when you made them president for your own benefit

🚨 Week 11 of Back 2 Viz Basics is LIVE! We’re teaming up with the Data Pride TUG to highlight Pride events across the U.S. This week’s challenge: Build a Gantt Chart to show when and where celebrations are happening in June. Challenge: bit.ly/3T8Ec68 #B2VB #DataPride

Seventy one y'all 😬

I love my mom but she doesn't have any online presence, so you have to take my word for it.

Update - we're at 125, only 75 more to hit this year's goal! If you attended Tableau Conference (in person or virtual) you can log your steps here and be part of this year's community project: forms.gle/ehHjAcjW4szy...

New beginnings. Renewal. Triumph over grief. Life. A Happy Easter, to all who observe.

Iron Viz is under way! #tableau #tc25 #datafam

@graphhopper.bsky.social getting ready to do what she does best - training, guiding, and encouraging the #datafam! #tc25

Day 2 of #tc25 is here, let's get down to vizness! Looking forward to a lot of great sessions, most of all iron viz! Cheering on Bo McCready and sharing his amazing work on my shirt!

I spy @kevinwee.bsky.social shining bright! #tc25 #datafam

I hope you're packing some good shoes - the TC25 Step Tracker is live! Post conference, log your steps--let's turn this into the biggest community sourced dataset yet this year. Open to all, in person and virtual! 📖: brittanyrosenau.medium.com/the-tc25-ste... 📊: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...

Much too busy over here to pack for #TC25

The #BeMore Podcast is coming back as a live webinar 🤩 🫣 If you'd like to inspire the community to Be More of any role in @salesforce.com, Slack, Mulesoft or Tableau submit to speak bemore-dev-ed.develop.my.site.com/BeMore/s/ #Salesforce #Slack #Mulesoft #Tableau #Trailblazer #TrailblazerCommunity

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! ✊ trans rights are human rights. full stop. #TDOV #tdov2025

It's trans day of visibility! I see you and am so happy you're here. To quote @theferocity.bsky.social trans people are a miracle. And if you're trans and don't wish to be perceived, I get it, and will nod vaguely in your direction. 💕🏳️‍⚧️💕🏳️‍⚧️💕🏳️‍⚧️💕

Want an avatar sticker for #Data25? Send me a DM!

Hello #DataPride #DataFam! We are so excited for the DataPride Meetup at #Tableau Conference! Connect with LGBTQ+ Members of the #DataFam on Day 1 of #TC25 at 12pm Pacific Time. Reserve/Favorite the session here: reg.salesforce.com/flow/plus/tc... Excited to see you there!

Attending #Tableau Conference 2025? 🎉 Catch up on everything you need to know to ensure an amazing conference experience in my KBYG blog post! #TC25 #data25 sarahlovesdata.co.uk/2025/03/24/e...

📣 Come chat with the #DataPride #TableauUserGroup on Friday April 4th about #TC25! Chat about what to pack, how to meet people, sessions, and more. DataPride is all about LGBTQ+ community and allies, let's prep for #TC25 together. 📊🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #tableau #datafam Register at: usergroups.tableau.com/e/mzfgr4/

🌮 Tacos are coming! 🌮 Save the date: April 14th at Noon. More Details coming soon! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF-V...

The #TC25 session catalog is live. There are no dates/times or room locations yet, but you can get in and favorite ❤️ the sessions that you want to attend! www.linkedin.com/posts/tablea...

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Hey #datafam I am going to my first #tableau conference #data25 this year, and I was wondering if there are any tips you have for a first time attendee and if there are any events you all would recommend? TIA