Stamen is working on a research project about the existing map design & development tooling landscape: what tools people use, where there are gaps, and how workflows could be improved in the future.
If you have 10 minutes, please consider filling out our census here! forms.gle/ZWt2m2Yq3o5C...
Bluesky status report reading “We are investigating an incident with service in one of our reginos”
Mike D: only rock
all: JEANS
Mike D: never rock
all: CHINOS
If you're wondering how the blockade is landing, this has been making its way around the naval nerds today
It’s profoundly ignorant to suggest that the Pope should be fighting crime on behalf of the Catholic Church. Anyone who was remotely familiar with Roman Catholicism would know that that’s what Daredevil is for
U2 is rather a good band, actually. And Pop was an excellent album.
Spatial Analysis with Claude, Part 2
Following up on my previous post, I built a new Claude skill to take advantage of the increasing wealth of data online in cloud-native formats like GeoParquet. Given that DuckDB can read from such sources in place, I built the skill to use it to perform spatial…
The 28th Virginia battle flag is a Confederate battle flag that belonged to the 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment. Captured by the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg, the flag was brought to Minnesota and exhibited at the state's capitol for several years before passing into the permanent collection of the Minnesota Historical Society after 1896 where it has remained since.
Happy Confederate Surrender Day from Minnesota where we still have your goddamn flag and we’re not giving it up.
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Those who fail to study history are doomed to repeat it; those who do study history are doomed to imagine future students of history getting to their period and going “oh ho ho ho fuck yeah”
"One thing about flying to the moon is that you can’t bullshit, grift, or hallucinate your way there."
www.theringer.com/2026/04/08/n...
A whiffle bat abandoned and frozen over, in fresh snow.
Yesterday was a brief halt in the forward march of Springtime.
Two reminders:
First, Robert E. Lee was never a general in an army recognized by the United States. You can annoy all the right people by referring to him as Col. Robert E. Lee, his actual rank.
Second, the primary flag of the Confederacy is the white one of surrender. To wit:
A venn diagram showing the overlaps (or lack of) between yacht rock, songs about boats, and Jimmy Buffett. Yacht rock barely overlaps with Songs about boats or sailing. Jimmy Buffett overlaps slightly more with Songs about boats or sailing. There is no overlap between Jimmy Buffett and Yacht Rock. Descriptions for each circle read: - Yacht Rock: only depends on sound. A breezy, polished blend of soul, jazz, R&B, and disco inspiration. - Songs about boats or sailing: Has nothing to do with qualifying as yacht rock. - Jimmy Buffett: Trop rock pioneer of island inspired jams blending folk, calypso, and country. Other annotations are a small arrow pointing to the overlap of yacht rock and songs about boats or sailing labeled"Christopher Cross 'Sailing'", and a note between Yacht Rock and Jimmy Buffett labeled "eeeeh? Maybe? Probably gonna start a fight."
Day 8 #30DayChartChallenge: circular.
Serious research happening over here...nyacht. Drawing as I learn, boy did I make some bad assumptions.
Watercolor and ink. 🦈🦜🍔
A plot showing a LLM's reactions to stress under different clamness settings. The chart is titled "Blackmail".
I know this study has made the rounds already, but I've run out of terror so all I can do is find this chart hilarious. www.anthropic.com/research/emo...
The Moon: oh wow you guys decided to come back
Artemis II crew: earth’s haunted
*So* easy to miss the little ones. Good catch, on top of what you probably already have in place to handle LA parishes.
"Many of us in this multi-ethnic empire partake of this custom: cosmetic association with the aesthetics of dead empires in symbolic repudiation of the one we presently inhabit. Dead empires have all the best stuff."
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/everyone-i...
A Waymo self driving car is parked next to the protected bike lane on Brattle St in Cambridge MA. A male turkey is standing in the street next to it, aggressively displaying its tail feathers.
The fight we’ve been waiting for, the Battle of Brattle: Waymo vs. Cambridge turkey.
@universalhub.com
This is so, so well-articulated.
Dude that's gorgeous.
WHAT NEWS? WHAT TIDINGS? SOCIAL MEDIA IS DARK AND SILENT.
We choose to go to the moon, not because it is easy but because you've seen the other shit this country spends tax money on. At least going to the moon is cool.
The desperation to know what's going on at the @vermontgreenfc.bsky.social game is being held back just enough by my unwillingness to give the Ellison family even a dime of my money. Bummed this is only on Paramount+.
Not an April Fool, but a foolish exercise: I try to predict the weather in Vermont.
billmorris.io/shoals/2026/...
Just so you understand, this is as if you prepared for argument in front of a panel that included Cookie Monster, and Cookie Monster asked you a question about cookies, and you had not thought about cookies in advance.
Man, why you gotta play? I'd be there in a heartbeat.
the DMCA 1201 triennial rulemaking cycle is now an extremely high-stakes centennial rulemaking cycle and is overseen by the high priestess in charge of the Library of Congress's gift shop
Text from a Rick Steves post on Facebook: "A Millionaires Tax? Let’s Try Shared Prosperity! A new tax on fat paychecks like mine was just signed into law in my home state — and I like it. In 2029, Washington state will start collecting a 9.9% tax on income over $1 million. The 8,000,000 Washingtonians whose households make less than a million dollars a year will pay zero under this new tax and enjoy all the benefits of a better-funded state. And for the wealthy (like me and an estimated 30,000 others), every million dollars in taxable income that our households earn after the first million will cost us about $100,000. It takes a lot of money to run a state that’s as livable as ours. Yet Washington is one of only nine states that don’t currently levy a traditional income tax. Our state is still funded by consumption taxes, such as sales and excise taxes, giving us the second-most regressive tax code in the country. (Only Florida has us beat.) And it’s time for Washington millionaires to pay our fair share. Right about now, Republicans reading this are queuing up in the comments to holler their well-worn excuses: A state income tax will penalize, and therefore demoralize, Washington state’s job creators! Letting the rich get richer results in more wealth trickling down! Wealthy people will flee your state for those with more regressive taxation! (Since California and Oregon already have a comparable tax, that would be distant lands like Texas, Tennessee, and Nevada.) As a wealthy person myself, I see this tax as essentially free money for all Washingtonians. Everybody in my state gains. And speaking from personal experience, I know that anyone who earns enough to be subject to this tax is beyond the point where consuming more adds to their security, their well-being, or even, arguably, their happiness — meaning there will be basically zero human cost."
Text from Rick Steves Facebook post: "If you disagree, consider the minuscule impact this tax will have on my state’s millionaires. Now, contrast that with the value of close to $4 billion a year in tax revenue once it’s smartly invested in programs that will help the roughly one-third of Washington households living paycheck to paycheck. For those who still aren’t convinced, here’s a lesson I’ve learned in my travels: Even if you’re motivated only by greed, if you know what’s good for you, you don’t want to be filthy rich in a society with a huge gap between rich and poor. It’s just not a nice place to raise your kids. And remember: Shrouds have no pockets…especially if you’re a multimillionaire with no heart for your neighbors. Plus, helping build a better community for you and your neighbors just…feels good. I learned this firsthand back in 2011, when — after years of receiving a Bush-era tax break for the wealthy that I didn’t need — I noticed that to pay for that tax cut, public funding for community programs and institutions was being decimated. Recognizing the practical value of investing my tax savings in my community, I’ve donated $100,000 a year to our local arts center and symphony ever since, covering concert hall rental costs for our volunteer orchestra and much more. Paying a “self-imposed wealth tax” and knowing I’m helping my entire community has brought me great joy for 15 years and counting. It’s far from heroic…but it is a little lonely."
Text from Rick Steves Facebook post: "The “millionaires tax” that Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law today will make our state better than ever — not just for the working class and poor, but for everyone who values a healthy and sustainable future. And for us millionaires who are enlightened enough to realize that we’ve reached a point where consuming more won’t make us genuinely happier, it just feels right to pay a little extra. For me, it’s biblical (“To whom much is given, much will be required”)… It’s European (after all, societies that are equitably funded are much more “content” than ours)… And — for those of us with a heart for the public good — it’s simply common sense. Sign me up!"
Travel writer Rick Steves on Washington's newly signed "Millionaires Tax"
Thank you for your service. 🫡
