not really for my current areas of interest, but i see that it does for others.

more generally, old twitter was important for me to be able to participate in professional/community conversations when i didn't really have an organizational imprimatur.

i liked that a lot. that kind of thing happened a lot, often much more pleasantly.

it doesn't happen that much on here, though this exchange really was lovely.

on old twitter, i was talking about a paper i wrote about a system for collecting and using fragmentary and contradictory evidence of the command hierarchy of security forces around the world (related to a client project), and a librarian got mad at how i was missing something obvious in her field

manistee is at it again.

the data journalism movement of the early 2010s made a big difference in my career, even i though was on the edges of journalism.

i'm trying to bring some of the lessons how data journalism developed into my current position as a tech worker in the labor movement.

this weekend will be a big test!

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Confirmed tornadoes in Ann Arbor, Lincoln Park bring total to 7 overnight across Michigan The Ann Arbor tornado saw winds that reached an estimated peak of 110 mph.

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IEM :: LSR from NWS DTX LSR issued by NWS DTX at 15 Apr 2026 23:14 UTC

yup, a tornado.

i've been using OR-tools to manage my todo list for about five months, mainly as a way to procrastinate, but it's been also an opportunity to reflect on multi-objective optimization.

it's hard to express what it is you want, and trade off between different things you want!

Purple cress a small light purple flower

Yellow trout lily

Bloodroot

Little zine library

Lots of nice spring ephemerals in LeFurge Woods. Loved the little zine library with a had made wildflower guide.

view west from barton nature area trail brige onto the huron river and the bluffs of birds hill. mainly winter treels but a few trees in the foreground with budding green.

a huge patch of bright green skunk cabbage on a creek bank in kuebler langford nature area

kuebler langford nature area is *the* place for skunk cabbages. mark your calendars for next march.

i saw an awesome example of this a couple of weeks in petaluma, ca.

where would that be room for that in ann arbor?

dang

#a2council #annarbor ward 5 took a big hit last night. Please be careful on the roads - many downed trees and power lines. The City has activated its emergency operations center and public safety, parks, and public works… all city staff is working on clean up. 🧵

maps out power outages in southeast michigan. linear outages west to east through jackson, washtenaw, and wayne counties

you can really see the storm tracks in the outage map

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Building with pieces of roof on the street

Kinda looks like there might have been a tornado

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YES! please this one!

FUCK YEAH!

yellow trout lilies in bloom. close up. mottled green leaves and little yellow flowers

a carpet of yellow trout lilies on a hill

bloodroot with bright white blossoms and yellow centers

the boys are back in town

very reasonable.

yeah, but she can and should roll her eyes at you.

i think the answer to that one is probably franklin pierce of millard fillmore.

the other day, he asked "who was the least famous president?"

actually he asked, "what is the least valuable precious metal?" which truly feels like a koan.

there ya go.

checks out.