We can’t do everything but we are actively working now to get public HUD data into safe spaces. If you have data or are looking for it, get in touch. We could also use people to help us track down where data has been archived. #LoveData25 #DataRescue

The Data Rescue Tracker We are excited to introduce the Data Rescue Tracker, a collaborative tool built to catalog existing public data rescue efforts so that we can coordinate better across initiatives. At this stage, you c...

Our group has been hard at work to release a new tool: The Data Rescue Tracker. The tool aims to provide a consolidated overview of who is downloading which dataset from which government websites. Please share! www.datarescueproject.org/data-rescue-...

If you teach a basic data analysis class, Spotify Wrapped is a fun way to show your students you can create billions in PR value with what amounts to a filter, a group by, a count and a sort.

Your First Byline | Ryan Teague Beckwith | Substack You want to get an entry-level job in journalism but you don't know where to start. We're here to help. Click to read Your First Byline, by Ryan Teague Beckwith, a Substack publication with thousands ...

We have temporarily dropped the paywall on all 250+ interviews with journalists on Your First Byline and our other advice on how to get a job in journalism. Check it out here: yourfirstbyline.substack.com

Mai Continental would be a bangin stage name ngl

A screenshot of a chatbot application, with the user asking "Hello Gemini! Are you awake!" and a response "Yes, I'm awake and ready to assist you. How can I help?"

SHE LIVES

A screenshot of a chatbot application and a log listing multiple 503 errors from Google's Gemini.

My therapist have stopped taking my calls, so I thought I'd build a friend instead. Computers are always available, right???

...just kidding, even Gemini doesn't want to take my (API) calls.

Also make sure the item you’re trying to lift isn’t bolted to the ground! Learned that one the hard way

Graphic shows dramatic reduction in polio, rubella, mumps, measles, and hepatitis A cases after the introduction of vaccines for each disease.

Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction

Graphic from Edward Tufte
More graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪

I figure this is a good moment to reimagine what a local news site like mine contributes on social media, and I’d love your ideas in the replies!

On a more serious note, it’s great to see more federated platforms that gives control to its user base. Being able to self-host your own content and export it to another platform is huge.

How I left Twitter.