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Abel Vázquez Montoro @abelvm.bsky.social · 20d

If you use #LinkedIn, you may want to access your settings here and opt out of having your data used to train their AI. This opt-in by default is ILLEGAL in the EU, but, you know, potatoes

This is the direct link to opt out

www.linkedin.com/mypreference...

LinkedIn Login, Sign in | LinkedIn

Login to LinkedIn to keep in touch with people you know, share ideas, and build your career.

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Kim Gillick @kimberlybiscuits.bsky.social · 29d

Jesus. This graph is actually shocking! WTF is wrong with people. usafacts.org/answers/how-...

How many measles cases are there in the US? | USAFacts

As of September 2, 2025, 1,431 cases have been confirmed in 2025, 12% of which required hospitalization. There’s been 3 confirmed deaths. This is the highest annual case count since the US declared me...

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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · Sep 5

We’re looking for a developer-journalist to join @propublica.org’s News Applications team. You would write code, analyze data, build interactives — all in the service of public interest journalism.

Check it out: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...

News Applications Developer

Remote, United States

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Kim Gillick @kimberlybiscuits.bsky.social · Sep 8

Fave #monorail

A highlighted section of text reading: “Simpsons “Monorail” episode, companies adopting these approaches are apparently reaping early and immediate benefits. But, much like North Haverbrook in the famous Simpsons “Monorail” episode, the long-term impacts might not be as promising or sustainable as the promoter might suggest.”

Kim Gillick @kimberlybiscuits.bsky.social · Sep 8

Atm im in somewhat of a career sidestep into data and feel somewhat ‘protected’ with my years of DE (hopefully not naive thinking!), but feel worried for juniors and new grads walking into these org cultures. #DataBS

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Kim Gillick @kimberlybiscuits.bsky.social · Sep 8

Necessary training likely won’t be implemented to “replace the experiential learning that is often taken for granted in organizations where junior staff learn by doing and learn what “good” looks like from seeing examples and from “doing the reps” to build that mental muscle.”

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Kim Gillick @kimberlybiscuits.bsky.social · Sep 8

tdan.com/data-is-risk...

Good piece on the damage current hiring practices are doing to the ‘learning ladder’.

Data Is Risky Business: The Risk of AI Atrophy

Recently, I’ve been digging into what the future of work and the workforce might be in a post-GenAI world. Right now, organizations are experimenting with and adopting various forms of AI, GenAI, and ...

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Kim Gillick @kimberlybiscuits.bsky.social · Sep 8

Cat + Sun square = Science

My cat lying on a rug in a square of sunlight

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · Sep 8

There are a lot more people than one might think who refuse this tech but are shamed by users. Once the space for their opinions and voices opens up, the scene will change. These stats, 18k views, are not a coincidence for example on this preprint. People want to not, yup.
zenodo.org/records/1706...

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Sep 7

no shit

michael veale @michae.lv · Sep 7

UK government report based on internal civil service trial finds Copilot doesn’t increase productivity, and indeed makes Excel take longer and with more errors, and requires Powerpoint users to have ‘corrective action’ applied to their outputs. www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/m...

M365 Copilot fails to up productivity in UK government trial

: AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex

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LaTia de los Muertos 🔜 Gamehole Con! @latiajacquise.com · Sep 7

Happy Blood Moon, everybody; be careful out there

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Kim Gillick @kimberlybiscuits.bsky.social · Sep 7

The blood moon looking like a fireball from my terrace this evening. Amazing.

Kim Gillick @kimberlybiscuits.bsky.social · Sep 4

Where's the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don't Add Up
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Where's the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don't Add Up

78% of developers claim AI makes them more productive. 14% say it's a 10x improvement. So where's the flood of new software? Turns out those productivity claims are bullshit.

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Kim Gillick @kimberlybiscuits.bsky.social · Aug 5

Love this piece by @puntofisso.bsky.social , especially his learnings around intersectionality and bias in the data. nightingaledvs.com/bus-station-...

The Bus Station That Didn’t Exist, and Other Data Epiphanies, Nightingale

“Data is multidisciplinary” is my mantra—it’s 2025, and I’ve now worked 20 years in every possible flavour of data—data visualization, open...

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Kim Gillick @kimberlybiscuits.bsky.social · Aug 5

Figs plucked from the tree this morning. Enjoyed with some overnight oats for breakfast ☀️

Fresh figs that I picked from the tree this morning lined up on a wooden outdoor table.

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Randy Au @randyau.com · Jul 14

We're about halfway through the submission period so the clock's actually ticking? (yeah I know everyone puts in their talk like 36 hours before deadline) but if you have time this week, do it! #dataBS

Randy Au @randyau.com · Jul 1

The #dataBS (Data Behind the Scenes) Conference Call for speakers is out! We're gonna do this!!

All online, single track, free to attend. Come talk about your messy experiences doing data stuff. At work, personal projects, whatever. A space to commiserate about nerdy things!

bit.ly/dataBSconf-cfs

Data Behind the Scenes Conf - Call for Speakers

What This Conference Is About "Data, Behind the Scenes" is a (free) online-only, single track conference centered on the real stories of data work from the folks in the trenches. We’re not here for th...

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Kim Gillick @kimberlybiscuits.bsky.social · Jun 4

A whip-smart take on vibe coding.

“A chaos monkey disguised as a teammate. No tests. No profiling. No understanding of side effects or performance impact. Just blind clicking and tapping and typing. The programming equivalent of punching your TV to make the static stop.”

deplet.ing/the-copilot-...

The Copilot Delusion

Disclaimer: This post was written May 2025, and the arguments apply to AI code capabilities at this time. The arguments around lack of competence are certainly likely to become less prevalent-while th...

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Kim Gillick @kimberlybiscuits.bsky.social · May 28

“It’s very common to see data as objective, but it’s important to remember that it isn’t any more objective than we are.”
thisisimportant.net/threads/data...

#DataBias #OpenData

On the objectivity of data-driven decisions

Notes on Benn Stancil's post in 2021 Tilt and tilted, about the objectivity of data-driven decisions.

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Subbarao Kambhampati (కంభంపాటి సుబ్బారావు) @rao2z.bsky.social · Mar 30

AI Hype: The phenomenon where experts without expertise hype up imminent arrival of expertise without experts. #AIAphorisms

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Kim Gillick @kimberlybiscuits.bsky.social · Mar 31

Yay!🎉

Margaret Mitchell @mmitchell.bsky.social · Mar 31

Really excited to join Mystery AI Hype Theatre 3K TODAY (Monday) to tackle some of the *intensely* hype-y AI Agent shenanigans. 🤖🔥
Come for a listen!! 12 PT/3 ET/19 GMT

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Kim Gillick @kimberlybiscuits.bsky.social · Mar 29

"the data commons approach should be balanced with the market-based approach to CEDS in an inclusive hybrid data governance approach that meets material, price-driven interests, while stimulating collective learning in online networks[...]" #opendata #dataspaces

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Data for the common good in the common European data space | Data & Policy | Cambridge Core

Data for the common good in the common European data space - Volume 7

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Kim Gillick @kimberlybiscuits.bsky.social · Mar 29

"the digital economy’s markets provide for little incentives to use renewable energy [...] This leads to the ironic situation that one of today’s key transitions may thwart the other." medium.com/data-policy/...