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Begin next week with a GCDI Workshop! Come learn why and how to use QGIS on Monday, October 6th at 4pm! Space is limited. Please RSVP now at cuny.is/gcdiworkshops.

#ThuradayHope 90's music is still fire....sure it might be nostalgia but it's hitting the spot. Also the song Lump by the Presidents of the United States of America.... Feels oddly appropriate.

Everyone will have something to contribute. If you are brave enough to share your skills and knowledge with others.

Oh god, I didn't know it was that time of year again! Looks like he already posted the list on his website. 30daymapchallenge.com #gischat

#News #Poltics So this is fascinating. www.npr.org/2025/10/01/n...

#GISChat #30DayMapChallenge Any hints about what this years challenges will be? ( I know the first three days are all the same, but don't the challenges change year to year??) I could use something to look forward to with all of ... well, *gestures at everything*

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown. Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

#Shutdown Wow The Propaganda coming out of the white house, is wild. With a countdown timer no less... That feels like a first.

#GovernmentShutdown #GISChat is anyone waiting on final word regarding the budget? Are you doing anything to prepare?

Reading Rainbow is Back! How exciting. Yes it's a kid show but I'll be watching it anyway. I didn't get to watch the original growing up. #Reading #Books

A poetry audiobook may only be an hour and a half long, but if listened to intentionally it could be extended out to a variety of days as you listen to the depth of the words in the poems. #Books #Poetry

9:30 pm Shots ring out on Cape Fear River, NC. 3 dead, at least 5 injured. 2:22 am Shots ring out Bourbon Street, New Orleans. 1 dead, 3 injured. 10:25 am Shots ring out Mormon church, Michigan. 2 dead, 8 injured. All of this happened within 13 hours.

I don't have a TikTok but I am calling it now, sharing information will be reduced to passing notes, phone calls and starting group notebooks. IYKYK

Want to learn and expand your knowledge about open mapping and GIS? We got you covered! Visit our #UNMaps Learning Hub today 👉 maps.un.org/learning/ #UNMappers #MappingForPeace #Humanitarianmapping #UNMapsLearningHub #OpenStreetMap #OnlineLearning #UNLearning #UNresources #volunteering #gischat

#Bookclub Can some famous person start a bookclub and use books published like five years ago? Also can the little symbol for this proverbial bookclub be on the back of the book? Why does it have to be on the front cover?

#Dara I feel like the loss of data and the harm being done to the Government and all of science being ignored and outright dismantled. I feel like we are in the middle of a data crisis. 1/x

#Data I just attended the HIFLD webinar that talked about the sunsetting of HIFLD Open and how a lot of that data will be managed by the individual federal agencies themselves, It will also be in Living Atlas (which in a way feels like a paywall) It felt like a lot of people were in denial.

Last night I gave a presentation at the Denver Data Storytellers. At the event I learned about Science Riot. It's a comedy show where STEM professionals make jokes that educate people about their field. I bought two tickets for the next show and I think I want to perform. I think I am funny.

#GISChat #Geosky #DataVizSky Where do you get your inspiration from? Do you listen to a podcast or watch a specific youtuber or have a book of maps and visualizations? do you have board on Pinterest?

#Trump Is so bad for America, he is bad for science and education and civil rights etc But he is an excellent example of why we shouldn't look to take shortcuts or reduce our understanding to an easy answer. Ugh.

I am dragging ass today. They 30 mile bike ride sure sounded cool yesterday when I mentioned it, but I am exhausted today. #Bikesky

#BikeSky New Limit unlocked! I guesstimate that I biked 30 miles round trip today. The first leg of this trip sucked and I didn't like it but the remaining last two sections were better. I didn't track the full afternoon trip there's like 5 miles missing. But it's cool. Time for a nap. Then dinner.

I just cancelled my Netflix account (Not for protest reasons) I just don't watch enough TV. I read, I love books and have put that extra income towards an extra credit for librofm. #Books #Audiobooks

I am listening to Dare to Lead Podcast by Brene Brown & this episode includes Adam Grant & I am amazed that they are talking about the fact that often times we are stuck in jobs that won't allow us to live by our guiding principles and requires us to forgo our values in exchange for a paycheck.

Look, all I know is that if they can make Linux run on Windows, they can make browsers render maps. #gischat

PSA for my GIS friends. I just updated the GIS files for our local League of Women Voter's Voter411. It's one of those things that's easy for us mappy folks, but harder for those not used to working with GIS. So, looking for a way to help keep voters informed? Email your local LWV and offer help!

Hey so real quick, for those of you who strongly believe we aren't in a fascist regime run by an authoritarian government When do YOU think we get there? Is it when it starts happening to you or?! Just curious, asking for me.

#TAF I am listening to the Atlantic festival and my biggest take away is that, people who are unintelligent, who are uninformed, who are apathetic, who don't want to learn and grow from people smarter then them. Will kill us Make no mistake, People will die because of people being unintelligent.

#RandomThought I am fall girl pretty. I like cold nights and warm sweaters and short skirts with tights and knee high boots. I am fall girl pretty. That is all.

#Flag The fact that we put the flag at half staff for Charlie Kirk, in my mind and heart means that the American Flag is dead to me. ( I imagine it's been dead to a lot of PoC for a LONG time.) But it's a racist symbol and whenever we come out of this fascist regime... We will need a new flag.

#CoffeeAnalysis I am intrigued by a hypothesis I have that Starbucks in Colorado, has cornered the market based on time.from 5am -7am. They are literally the only shop open. Unless you want gas station coffee or bring yours from home (which I usually do) I think this may be worth looking into.

#BikeSky a 19 mile bike ride in two parts. So sleepy. Nap time

#Dating #Scifi So I am currently in the beginning stages of dating, where I am on an app and I am meeting people and we're talking about our hobbies. A lot of the men I talk to like Andy Weir. Cool, I like him too. (1/x)

So Daffy Duck finished shopping. At the checkout he asked for a carrier bag. The checkout girl said, “Shall I put it on your bill?” Daffy replied, “Don’t be thupid. I could thuffocate.”

Today's has had two major gun related incidents and instead of Biden and Barack Obama saying: That Congress needs to pass sensible gun legislation. They state that violence isn't the answer. It isn't an answer. It is however, a consequence of a lack of moral courage to do the right thing.

With today's Supreme Court ruling. We all speak Spanish now. Understand the assignment. Even if it's just loco en cabeza. I don't care if you walk around saying numbers in Spanish... We all speak Spanish now. Fuck ICE. #FUCKICE

I’m trying to be so calm right now. But it’s so hard to stay calm when you’re metaphorically trapped in a burning house with no way out The only thing I can do is imagine how I’m going to survive societal collapse. Human beings have lived the such times throughout history. It’s just my turn now

I was gently reminded today that instead of just apologizing for my behavior and accepting all the blame. That I should seek to explain my behavior to ensure people know where I am coming from because sometimes my need to provide in-depth context can come off condescending. #Life

#BikeSky I biked 15 miles today about 8 of those with a good friend of mine. Had a few mishaps along the way, got lost and was able to find my way home. Not a bad day but I am tired.

#Life #Vaccine I am getting my CV19 vaccine today and was asked what condition do I have that makes me eligible for the vaccine while waiting at the pharmacy for my shot. So I stated it's for mental health reasons. So kids, mental health reasons is an acceptable answer.

Oh HELL yes

#Bikesky So, I recently became a member of my local bike advocacy (?) group called Bike Colorado and they sent me socks! I am enjoying this new found hobby.

Everything changed November 2024. Words are no longer good enough, only action. Put yourself between ICE and anyone.

#Bikesky I meant to include this map I found in my map stash (I am convinced all cartographers have a map stash #gischat) It's a map of Highline Canal Trail if I start on Westerly Creek Trail and take it north to where it connects with Highline Canal Trail Map of Northern part of trail 1/2

#BikeSky No riding, but I did sit down and do some cartography research?! And what I learned is that if I want to go to Chatfield Park (which is my next biking goal) I can do so on nothing but bike paths. What I find frustrating about this is none of the apps I am using allowed me this option.

#Dating So I justed unmatched with someone on Hinge and of course the app wants a reason .. I selected I am not interested in this person because that was the closest answer. But the real answer?! Let's get into it. 1/X

#BikeSky Just over here biking my little heart out. 10 miles so two miles longer but I was on bike paths for maybe 75% of the ride home it was nice. Eventually I'll get tired of sharing these bike rides with y'all. Promise. Also it's nap time.

#BikeSky #Beeline I tried out my Velo 2, Bike Computer and I like it for the most part. It wasn't a bad ride, but I will have to see where bike paths/trails are and teach the navigation tool to keep me on bike paths as a primary choice for my routes.

I have a question do you think they do both or is this some weird kinky tax thing?