Star Wars is never going to be what it was in 1977, 1980, 1983, or even during the prequels, and that's ok. The landscape has changed since then. I'm good with what it is now and people just need to realize that things change.

How do we (The US) Do this to another sovereign nation and not expect some sort of repercussions?! This is insanity. What even.

I am willing to be wrong about this, but from my perspective it feels like the Push to use AI, make AI, Integrate AI into EVERYTHING... Is coming from white men.... Like seriously what the fuck?! #AiDiscourse

I hate republicans, The SAVE plan would have made paying back my loans really reasonable. Sighs. Anything that helps average Americans just can't be allowed to stand. But pdfs can get off scotch free..... Fuck this country.

#Rant Three years ago I got hit by a car and my life has been drastically changed by this event and it's infuriating and frustrating. I have lots of trauma from that event and lots of medical debt that continues to grow because of this And it fucking sucks. Okay that's it. Rant over.

So with all the videos of people's water turning brown like in GA after Meta put up a data center .. we are all about to be Flint Michigan...

#GISChat How many of you are a part of a professional network for GIS and the topic of the office you work for? For instance I now work for Public Works and am considering becoming a member of APWA, at least for a year.

Nominations are now open for the Lorena Abad Crespo Award for Innovation in Spatial Data Science! 🎉 Know someone doing outstanding work in spatial data science, GIS, or geocomputation? Nominate them here: spatial-data-science.github.io/award.html Please share widely! #GISchat #SDS #OpenScience

#GISChat Has anyone created a static map as a means to get people interested in an interactive web map? I am wondering if we can't use static maps as a means to get people to use the interactive products? Sorta like a map appetizer? 1/x

#GISChat A Personal Reflection: Cartography is a Bisexual Career it is both Art and Science and yet doesn't feel like it fits neatly in either world.

#UU @uuabq.bsky.social @uu-yarn.bsky.social So I am not sure if there is a UUSky ?? But I am looking to see if a UU congregation is hosting an OWL class for women who are Peri Menopausal?

#BookSky I have a question for those of you who listen to Audiobooks as your method of reading for whatever reason. Do you attend book signings, if so, are they accessible to you? I have gone to one book singing years ago so I can't remember if the one I attended was or wasn't.

Wow gas prices are nasty... gasprices.aaa.com?state=CO

I know this is an unpopular opinion. But I am tired of browser based software. I like desktop software. I don't know why they do it this way. But It bugs me.

#PublicHealth So, I have been thinking about the hantavirus and how the absolute decimation of a federal government agency usually heavily involved with virus response...Has been picked apart for parts. And I think when new broke people got very nervous and I personally think that response was valid

#Creativity Today in I went down a scholarly rabbit hole: Enhanced Creativity in Autism is Due to Co-Occurring Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ...

#GISChat Alright y'all something I have been thinking about in the last 24 hours (as you can see from my posts I have been thinking about a lot) What professional organization are you a part of and how much does their membership cost for the year? GISCO $50/yr NACIS $50/yr Data Viz Society $99/yr

#GISChat So this week, I started a new job as a Senior GIS Analyst for the City of Aurora and today I learned that the city hires arborists to plant and maintain all the cities trees... of which we have a lot 71K to be exact :) The fact that my tax dollars go towards arborists makes me very happy.

For decades, the US federal government has been one of the foremost producers of information in the world. But over the past year, the Trump administration has been altering and removing decades’ worth of datasets, with enormous impact on all aspects of life. 🧵

#GISChat The people who made the congressional maps in TN that have stripped black people of their congressional representation should be named and shamed... it would make sense that they would use some sort of gis software to make these maps. but they should be shamed for the harm they have caused.

#GISChat Does anyone know if there is work being done around election data regarding first time voters during any of the presidential elections or the proportion of the population who were registered to vote but didn't vote at all Vs thoes who did?

#GISChat So tonight I am watching the following youtube video to learn about how to use Qfield and I have the following questions based on the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVLl...

Because of course I did #GISChat

#GISChat Alright Cleveland, is there a way to learn who made this map? I am a big fan of their Cartography and I think it's a fantastic visitors map. I love it so much: The buffer around the vincity that shows everything within a walking distance based on time, the colors, the neighborhood labels

So is the age verification strictly an Ohio thing ?? Cause I am pretty sure I didn't have to do this while in Colorado..it's a pain in the ass to have to verify my age to get my messages. I don't agree with this use of Geofencing #GISChst

Hello from Cleveland! I spent today walking around the city and checking out the Cleveland Public Library. I, of course went to their map collection. Here are some of the maps I saw. #GISChat

#GISChat So I am reading my first Terry Pratchett book: Hogfather and he has this to say about Cartography: 1/x

NEWS: Huge first win for Mayor Mamdani’s tax-the-rich plans in NYC. Mamdani just secured a deal with Gov. Hochul to create the state’s first-ever tax on $5 million+ second homes owned by ultrawealthy out-of-state residents.

#GISChat Good Morning! I have accepted a position with the city of Aurora for the Senior GIS Analyst Position. I am looking forward to making this move to a new government agency.

#Bikesky I am thinking about getting a Smart Helmet for visibility and ease of turn signals. I am looking at Unit 1 Aura. My commute is 2 hours via bike or public transportation so being able to ride sounds like a better option for the warmer months. Any insights regarding a smart helmet?

#GISChat #Rant Why did Enterprise Portal Admin log me out after like 5 minutes. I am using the system! stop logging me out! (I imagine its for security or something else I don't understand) but UGH

#GISChat AGOL Pet Peeves: I would like to select the attributes I want to see when looking at the content in my AGOL account. Modified date is useful but not always relevant. I would just liked to be able to change that attribute from Modified to Created Date.

#GISChat is anyone using ArcGIS Online and Enterprise for their SEOC/State Fusion Center? I have some questions about my current work around deploying it and would love to hear from similar people in this Emergency Management space.

#GISChat Just got an email from NYC Open Data about their Open Data week which starts this Sunday the 22nd - 29th of March and I am wondering why this isn't a bigger thing? We should have have open data weeks.

Unpopular Opinion: If you are sharing datasets with people outside of your organization. You need to include metadata FULL STOP. If that data is available on an open data portal... You need metadata. Ten toes down. You need metadata.

#GISChat I found a mapping game!

Anytime I am preparing to send an email to a GIS team to introduce myself, there's a scene from the second Wreck it Ralph movie that plays in my head when Penelope ends up in the princess suite. Like, I am a GIS Analyst Too! And then have to defend against questions around data quality #GISChat

#GISChat Rachel's Adventures in Mapping: I went to a local bookstore to meet with a community member. I got to the bookstore early and did some browsing and found the first photo upon immediately walking in. Then the owner comes over and hands me the second book and says Map Girl you need this.

#GISChat AGOL Update, included info about enabling time based layer visibility, according to the write up, it sounds like they mean ANY layer. it would be so cool to be able to turn on a layer at 12pm MTN and then have it turn off 12pm MTN tomorrow even if it didn't have time in the attributes

#GISChat Where do you go to find cartographic inspiration? I have started building Pinterest boards of color pallets and maps that i find interesting. Here's the link to the board if you are interested. pin.it/3JgQCBCld

#GISChat I found this TED-Ed Talk today hat explains in a very clear manner why paper maps are not 100% accurate and i thought some of you might find it useful. youtu.be/eTYsIePy5zg?...

#GISChat I bought a map mug at a gaming convention I was at. It's beautiful!

I am doing a sip and paint at this Con and I am feeling really frustrated with how my painting is coming out in comparison to other people around me. Deep breath this is a lesson that Perfectionism is a white supremacists concept. Also I am toast. This has been a great but long day.

Genghis Con is so much fun! I am really enjoying myself. I am drinking coffee from a nearby coffee roasters here in Denver. My next game is starting.soon. #GenghisCom

So Solo RPGs are a thing. That's very cool. I think I'd like to play some of those.

Right now I am learning how to take things professionally Vs Personally... it's not going well .... Blah

Sometimes I think about starting an atlas business just so I don't have to go out in the cold. This shit is for the birds. I don't think I'd ever do it. I am not sure I want to do that much work, but every once in a while the idea sounds tempting. #GISChat

My friend @charlesgaba.com has been helping raise donations (a LOT of them) for Democratic candidates across the country for a few years now. Check out his latest story via @dailykos.com www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

#GISChat are we all super excited about the QGIS 4.0 release on Friday?

#GISChat has anyone here used the Data Inventory Solution within AGOL? I am trying to conduct an inventory and am wondering what the best method is for identifying data that I need to archive and delete or keep within AGOL. Does anyone have a written out process for this?