Paul Ramsey
@pwramsey.bsky.social
Loving open source software, practicing the piano, moving things around, working @crunchydata.com
More at https://blog.cleverelephant.ca
More at https://blog.cleverelephant.ca
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I'm going to be talking about cartography in QGIS at PostGIS Day next week! It's easy to connect a PostGIS database to QGIS for data so learn some tips for doing good data viz. Free. Online. Level up. #gischat
www.snowflake.com/postgis-day-...
www.snowflake.com/postgis-day-...
PostGIS Day | November 20
Learn how others are making use of PostGIS, pick up some tips and tricks, and share stories about bringing this excellent tool into your organizations.
www.snowflake.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I'm going to be talking about cartography in QGIS at PostGIS Day next week! It's easy to connect a PostGIS database to QGIS for data so learn some tips for doing good data viz. Free. Online. Level up. #gischat
www.snowflake.com/postgis-day-...
www.snowflake.com/postgis-day-...
Not AI slop, 100% real fish, right off the Ross Bay sea wall.
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Not AI slop, 100% real fish, right off the Ross Bay sea wall.
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CFP for PGConf.dev 2026 is open until Jan 16 🐘
Tips for strong proposals:
• Share what you discovered. Not just what you built.
• Be specific
• Discuss bigger Postgres picture
• Failures welcome
Be specific, connect to Postgres internals, and don’t hide the messy bits.
Tips for strong proposals:
• Share what you discovered. Not just what you built.
• Be specific
• Discuss bigger Postgres picture
• Failures welcome
Be specific, connect to Postgres internals, and don’t hide the messy bits.
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
CFP for PGConf.dev 2026 is open until Jan 16 🐘
Tips for strong proposals:
• Share what you discovered. Not just what you built.
• Be specific
• Discuss bigger Postgres picture
• Failures welcome
Be specific, connect to Postgres internals, and don’t hide the messy bits.
Tips for strong proposals:
• Share what you discovered. Not just what you built.
• Be specific
• Discuss bigger Postgres picture
• Failures welcome
Be specific, connect to Postgres internals, and don’t hide the messy bits.
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I'm doing a version of my Hand Drawn Maps workshop (as a double talk session) at FOSS4G North America on Wednesday 11/5 1:30-2:00! Bring some paper and stuff to write with and we'll draw some maps! #gischat
Register: www.foss4gna.org
Register: www.foss4gna.org
October 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I'm doing a version of my Hand Drawn Maps workshop (as a double talk session) at FOSS4G North America on Wednesday 11/5 1:30-2:00! Bring some paper and stuff to write with and we'll draw some maps! #gischat
Register: www.foss4gna.org
Register: www.foss4gna.org
How do you manage your ear buds?
October 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
How do you manage your ear buds?
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My favourite podcasts @TheWarOnCars and Volts by @volts.wtf made a crossover episode. Both podcasts handle the biggest issues I see in the world currently.
The War on Cars https://thewaroncars.org is about our over-reliance on personal cars.
Volts https://www.volts.wtf is all about energy. How […]
The War on Cars https://thewaroncars.org is about our over-reliance on personal cars.
Volts https://www.volts.wtf is all about energy. How […]
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en.osm.town
October 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
My favourite podcasts @TheWarOnCars and Volts by @volts.wtf made a crossover episode. Both podcasts handle the biggest issues I see in the world currently.
The War on Cars https://thewaroncars.org is about our over-reliance on personal cars.
Volts https://www.volts.wtf is all about energy. How […]
The War on Cars https://thewaroncars.org is about our over-reliance on personal cars.
Volts https://www.volts.wtf is all about energy. How […]
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Andrej Karpathy’s take on AI coding agents feels grounded. The industry’s chasing full autonomy when models still hallucinate too much.
Agents that churn out a thousand lines of code leave you either blindly trusting them or slogging through reviews. These tools should embrace their fallibility.
Agents that churn out a thousand lines of code leave you either blindly trusting them or slogging through reviews. These tools should embrace their fallibility.
October 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Andrej Karpathy’s take on AI coding agents feels grounded. The industry’s chasing full autonomy when models still hallucinate too much.
Agents that churn out a thousand lines of code leave you either blindly trusting them or slogging through reviews. These tools should embrace their fallibility.
Agents that churn out a thousand lines of code leave you either blindly trusting them or slogging through reviews. These tools should embrace their fallibility.
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This may seem cute but if you do this too much the cyclists may become reliant on cars feeding them, disrupting the delicate roadway ecosystem
September 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
This may seem cute but if you do this too much the cyclists may become reliant on cars feeding them, disrupting the delicate roadway ecosystem
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I really don’t understand this decision from the Sora team. Why prioritize AI slop videos from my friends? It isn’t videos about them or their lives, why should I care about my high school friend’s deepfaked video of drinking a beer with Tupac & JFK over that of an influencer?
October 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I really don’t understand this decision from the Sora team. Why prioritize AI slop videos from my friends? It isn’t videos about them or their lives, why should I care about my high school friend’s deepfaked video of drinking a beer with Tupac & JFK over that of an influencer?
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The province is supporting a high-density student housing build for the University of Victoria, which aims to alleviate affordability and availability challenges for students that often lead to long commutes and less time spent on campus.
510 beds planned for UVic with $178M high-density student housing build
The province is supporting a high-density student housing build for the University of Victoria, which aims to alleviate affordability and availability challenges for students that often lead to long commutes and less time spent on campus.
cheknews.ca
October 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The province is supporting a high-density student housing build for the University of Victoria, which aims to alleviate affordability and availability challenges for students that often lead to long commutes and less time spent on campus.
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Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."
President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
October 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."
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@pwramsey.bsky.social and I are hosting PostGIS Day again this year! The call for papers and registration is open now. Join us!
www.snowflake.com/postgis-day-...
www.snowflake.com/postgis-day-...
PostGIS Day | November 20
Learn how others are making use of PostGIS, pick up some tips and tricks, and share stories about bringing this excellent tool into your organizations.
www.snowflake.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
@pwramsey.bsky.social and I are hosting PostGIS Day again this year! The call for papers and registration is open now. Join us!
www.snowflake.com/postgis-day-...
www.snowflake.com/postgis-day-...
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UVic receives $5M investment from the Mastercard Foundation to strengthen education initiatives for indigenous youth.
🔗 Learn more about this investment: news.uvic.ca/media-releas...
🔗 Learn more about this investment: news.uvic.ca/media-releas...
UVic welcomes $5M boost to scale Indigenous priorities and reconciliation - UVic News
UVic is recognized for its national leadership in advancing education for Indigenous young people with a $5-million investment from the Mastercard Foundation.
news.uvic.ca
September 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
UVic receives $5M investment from the Mastercard Foundation to strengthen education initiatives for indigenous youth.
🔗 Learn more about this investment: news.uvic.ca/media-releas...
🔗 Learn more about this investment: news.uvic.ca/media-releas...
Sad FOSS4G news, Darrell Fuhriman, who organized the 2014 event in Portland, and has been a giving and supportive open source person forever, is in a bad way. If you can help in any way, please do.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-darre...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-darre...
Donate to Support Darrell’s Care: Help Hire a Home Caregiver, organized by Lacey Fuhriman Hughes
In July of 2024, my big brother and best friend, Darrell, was… Lacey Fuhriman Hughes needs your support for Support Darrell’s Care: Help Hire a Home Caregiver
www.gofundme.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Sad FOSS4G news, Darrell Fuhriman, who organized the 2014 event in Portland, and has been a giving and supportive open source person forever, is in a bad way. If you can help in any way, please do.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-darre...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-darre...
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Bike math is paying virtually nothing and getting a lot in return.
Car math is selling your soul to waste your life in traffic and inhale kilograms of particulate matter.
Car math is selling your soul to waste your life in traffic and inhale kilograms of particulate matter.
September 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Bike math is paying virtually nothing and getting a lot in return.
Car math is selling your soul to waste your life in traffic and inhale kilograms of particulate matter.
Car math is selling your soul to waste your life in traffic and inhale kilograms of particulate matter.
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Cool! New Half Mile of Bike Lane Funnels Cyclists Straight into Portal to Hell: tinyurl.com/79pnj5fu
August 26, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Cool! New Half Mile of Bike Lane Funnels Cyclists Straight into Portal to Hell: tinyurl.com/79pnj5fu
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Make a band a food:
Tragically Dip
Tragically Dip
Make a band a food:
Gourds Of Acid
Gourds Of Acid
Make a band a food:
Cold Cuts
Cold Cuts
August 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Make a band a food:
Tragically Dip
Tragically Dip
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Assuming Washington D.C. still exists and only if it is safe for you to come to America to spend your business dollars without being arbitrarily detained, please attend my talk where I discuss being nerd sniped by @pwramsey.bsky.social into writing the stupidest geospatial format possible. #foss4g
August 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Assuming Washington D.C. still exists and only if it is safe for you to come to America to spend your business dollars without being arbitrarily detained, please attend my talk where I discuss being nerd sniped by @pwramsey.bsky.social into writing the stupidest geospatial format possible. #foss4g