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@MapScience
@mapscience.bsky.social
Professional geographer & map nerd | Outdoor enthusiast | Remote Pilot (USA and Canada)
There are two kinds of people in this world; those who strip the tracking data after and including the first "?" before sharing a link; and those who don't.

(I'm sure this isn't an original thought, but it came to mind as I was stripping the junk from a URL.)
May 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Spotted in the wild: Cumberland County, PA map mural @ The Barn Restaurant at Allenberry. #MapInTheWild
March 26, 2024 at 11:18 AM
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I wrote Visualize This a digital lifetime ago. After making charts for a decade and a half, I wrote a second edition with a refined process and all new examples and tools.
A New FlowingData Book, Second Edition
I wrote a book! It’s the second edition of Visualize This. It focuses on the how of visualization with practical examples that you can apply to your own data. You’ll learn how to use a …
flowingdata.com
February 6, 2024 at 7:17 PM
I was today years old when I learned how to use

=lorem(i,j)

in Microsoft Word.

Where:
i = # of gibberish paragraphs
j = # sentences in each paragraph
January 18, 2024 at 12:58 AM
Wow, whoopee, a Zeppelin!
December 25, 2023 at 2:48 AM
Reposted by @MapScience
If you’re dreaming of a white Christmas this year and live in the U.S., your best bet is to head to the mountains.

Only about 2% of people in the contiguous U.S. are likely to see a white holiday. See what the outlook is where you live. nyti.ms/48fara4
December 22, 2023 at 9:54 PM
Rest in peace, Andre Braugher.
December 13, 2023 at 3:22 AM
Hang in there, gang. The winter solstice is just around the corner.
December 9, 2023 at 11:31 PM
Hello Bluesky-ites!? -ers? -ettes?
Until I learn ... Hello World.
December 1, 2023 at 3:24 AM