Former journalist turned data artisan who got a Ph.D. along the way. I'm interested in #GIS, #opendata, and #digitalinclusion.
Austin, TX
Joined October 2008
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Wait, the State of Texas operates a food pantry at one of its facilities… for its employees?
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Friend of mine is looking for a new place to rent….because the owner of her garage apartment wants to turn it into an Airbnb. A real example of how STRs can take away housing for long-term residents.
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This is happening at a school named for Daniel Pearl, an Encino native and @WSJ reporter killed on an overseas assignment.
Yesterday, I was given a 3-day unpaid suspension over a censorship issue surrounding a story my students published last fall. With guidance from @SPLC, my student editors have stood up for their First Amendment rights & I've supported their decisions. (1/4)
Does Austin still have a circuit-bending scene? I saw this at Top Drawer Thrift, and it seemed to be begging for bending. (cc @cotfg )
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damn. sick burn.
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It's bad enough that film photography is now "analog photography," but I really don't like seeing non-motorized bicycles called "analog bikes."
Would a non-motorized bike with no-cable shifters like Shimano Di2 still be an "analog bike" even if it has digital components?
bike.shimano.com/en-EU/techn…
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Several people have asked if artists consented to be in the training dataset or if there's a way to remove your work from it. The answer to both is no, an issue that I wrote about in my previous post. waxy.org/2022/08/opening-the…
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NEW from @snehadey_: @TexasDFPS instructed staffers to keep quiet about child abuse investigations related to gender-affirming care, according to internal agency communications reviewed by @TexasTribune texastribune.org/2022/08/30/… #txlege #tx2022
Now I want to read the selected candidate’s diss/book.
Job: Assistant Professor in GIS, Cartography and Transformation @UBCGeog. Must prioritize EDI, align with Indigenous Strategic Plan, help decolonize curriculum & understand maps and map-making have been used as instruments of dispossession and oppression geog.ubc.ca/job-opportunitie…
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OPENING SOON: Ellsworth Kelly: Postcards
Kelly is famous for his abstract paintings, sculptures, and beloved "Austin." Lesser known is his lifelong practice of making collaged postcards. Come see these rarely seen artworks when the show opens 8/27 → bit.ly/EKPPV
ALT Black and white squares collaged over an image of waves crashing on a rock
Is it just me or are the graphics on this Tesla a lil' dystopian? reddit.com/r/Austin/comments…
This morning, I found a leopard and a blankie Iying in the street. I moved them into a tree for greater visibility, but I wished @ATX_311 had a service request for “plush animal - found.” I felt sad for the kid missing their cat.
ALT A plush leopard sitting in a tree next to a security blanket.
A local camera store has a twin-lens camera that exposes 4x5 inch sheet film. This seems like the perfect rig for some discreet street photography.
Used Gowlandflex 4x5 TLR Large Format Film Camera with Rodenstock 210/5.6 Lens precision-camera.com/used-go…
The 20th anniversary of my move here reminded me to update my SoundCloud with this recording of my most recent arrival in Austin: soundcloud.com/christopher-m…
Twenty years ago today, I moved to Austin. Back then, people were complaining about sprawl. Now the complaints seem to be about infill.
The auto industry lost its spectrum fight with the FCC because V2V was always a fantasy theverge.com/2022/8/12/23303… via @Verge
Does @UTAustin have official “DO NOT FEED, TOUCH, OR TEASE” merch? Because I may need a t-shirt.
