Andrew Marder
@andrewmarder.net
I like data, statistics, programming, and art.
https://andrewmarder.net and https://locovote.com
#DataScience #DataViz #RStats #Python
https://andrewmarder.net and https://locovote.com
#DataScience #DataViz #RStats #Python
I'm moving from Google Photos to Immich. AMA. Here are some notes on how I'm hosting Immich: andrewmarder.net/immich/
Photo Management: My Immich Setup
How I self-host Immich to manage my digital photos.
andrewmarder.net
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I'm moving from Google Photos to Immich. AMA. Here are some notes on how I'm hosting Immich: andrewmarder.net/immich/
Incredible sketchy plots by @jwolondon.bsky.social in @observablehq.com. 👏
observablehq.com/@jwolondon/m...
observablehq.com/@jwolondon/m...
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Incredible sketchy plots by @jwolondon.bsky.social in @observablehq.com. 👏
observablehq.com/@jwolondon/m...
observablehq.com/@jwolondon/m...
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Fun with streets… from 2007, here's what a map of the United States* looks like made up of only roads.
No other features have been added to this image, however they emerge as roads avoid mountains, and sparse areas convey low population.
* the “lower 48,” sorry AK & HI
www.benfry.com/allstreets/
No other features have been added to this image, however they emerge as roads avoid mountains, and sparse areas convey low population.
* the “lower 48,” sorry AK & HI
www.benfry.com/allstreets/
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Fun with streets… from 2007, here's what a map of the United States* looks like made up of only roads.
No other features have been added to this image, however they emerge as roads avoid mountains, and sparse areas convey low population.
* the “lower 48,” sorry AK & HI
www.benfry.com/allstreets/
No other features have been added to this image, however they emerge as roads avoid mountains, and sparse areas convey low population.
* the “lower 48,” sorry AK & HI
www.benfry.com/allstreets/
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In an unassuming back room in the Catherine Clark Gallery in San Francisco sits a 2,000-pound replica of the White House. Step closer, and you’ll notice the unmistakable cylindrical form of a bullet, and then of many, many bullets.
Artist Displays 2,000-Pound White House Made of Bullets
Al Farrow, who created the sculptural rendering in 2018, said the work took on a renewed significance under the Trump administration.
hyperallergic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
In an unassuming back room in the Catherine Clark Gallery in San Francisco sits a 2,000-pound replica of the White House. Step closer, and you’ll notice the unmistakable cylindrical form of a bullet, and then of many, many bullets.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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There are some gems/rares that I cannot write about in more than a sentence. And yet these are the ones that make up the majority. These will be the Christmas gifts for readers. Here is a small sample of my favorites. This is about a tenth of them.
November 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
There are some gems/rares that I cannot write about in more than a sentence. And yet these are the ones that make up the majority. These will be the Christmas gifts for readers. Here is a small sample of my favorites. This is about a tenth of them.
I'm a huge fan of @marimo.io. It just feels right. 👍👍
November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I'm a huge fan of @marimo.io. It just feels right. 👍👍
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8675309 is prime, and so is 8675311, so if you ever need a middlin'-large pair of adjacent primes to test your cryptographic suite, all you need is a 1980s earworm and a +2 and you're all set.
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 AM
8675309 is prime, and so is 8675311, so if you ever need a middlin'-large pair of adjacent primes to test your cryptographic suite, all you need is a 1980s earworm and a +2 and you're all set.
I like squares! ☑️☑️☑️
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I like squares! ☑️☑️☑️
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Lexington MA school official schemed to overcharge for public records
November 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Lexington MA school official schemed to overcharge for public records
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For Python package management I use a mixture of pixi, uv and conda depending on the task I'm doing.
I wrote up a long form post about the history of these tools, why each one exists, and why I settled on these choices in my workflow.
jacobtomlinson.dev/posts/2025/p...
I wrote up a long form post about the history of these tools, why each one exists, and why I settled on these choices in my workflow.
jacobtomlinson.dev/posts/2025/p...
Python package managers: uv vs pixi?
When I talk to people about Python package management in 2025 I see the following tools in active use; uv, pixi, pip, conda, mamba, micromamba and poetry. There may be others, but I don’t hear much ab...
jacobtomlinson.dev
November 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
For Python package management I use a mixture of pixi, uv and conda depending on the task I'm doing.
I wrote up a long form post about the history of these tools, why each one exists, and why I settled on these choices in my workflow.
jacobtomlinson.dev/posts/2025/p...
I wrote up a long form post about the history of these tools, why each one exists, and why I settled on these choices in my workflow.
jacobtomlinson.dev/posts/2025/p...
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I recently discovered Conventional Comments (conventionalcomments.org) for providing a pseudo-standard set of labels for feedback and just tried it for an article review and it was really helpful to specify issues vs. thoughts vs. suggestions, etc. Hopefully it's helpful for the authors too!
November 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I recently discovered Conventional Comments (conventionalcomments.org) for providing a pseudo-standard set of labels for feedback and just tried it for an article review and it was really helpful to specify issues vs. thoughts vs. suggestions, etc. Hopefully it's helpful for the authors too!
@umassamherst.bsky.social your campus would be perfect for some awesome murals like these. 🎨
November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
@umassamherst.bsky.social your campus would be perfect for some awesome murals like these. 🎨
I wrote some notes about how I'm moving my personal data away from Google's all-seeing eye: andrewmarder.net/degoogle/
#degoogle
#degoogle
Goodbye Google
A quick post describing why and how I'm moving my data away from Google.
andrewmarder.net
November 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I wrote some notes about how I'm moving my personal data away from Google's all-seeing eye: andrewmarder.net/degoogle/
#degoogle
#degoogle
"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them."
- Frank Herbert, Dune
- Frank Herbert, Dune
November 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them."
- Frank Herbert, Dune
- Frank Herbert, Dune
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A skydiving man captured in front of solar activity - actually real! #linkoftheday
www.reddit.com/r/spaceporn/...
www.reddit.com/r/spaceporn/...
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A skydiving man captured in front of solar activity - actually real! #linkoftheday
www.reddit.com/r/spaceporn/...
www.reddit.com/r/spaceporn/...
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Hey Chicago! 'General Strike' is an exhibition of 70+ artist matchboxes opening this month at Joy Machine. A portion of proceeds will be donated to the ACLU, and the opening reception is November 21. See you there!
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/gene...
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/gene...
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Hey Chicago! 'General Strike' is an exhibition of 70+ artist matchboxes opening this month at Joy Machine. A portion of proceeds will be donated to the ACLU, and the opening reception is November 21. See you there!
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/gene...
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/gene...
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There is no pathway to upward wage mobility as an Amazon driver, as opposed to drivers at a unionized workplace like UPS
Stark figure from @dschneider.bsky.social @profsheenalives.bsky.social @juliesulabor.bsky.social Kevin Bruey
Stark figure from @dschneider.bsky.social @profsheenalives.bsky.social @juliesulabor.bsky.social Kevin Bruey
November 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
There is no pathway to upward wage mobility as an Amazon driver, as opposed to drivers at a unionized workplace like UPS
Stark figure from @dschneider.bsky.social @profsheenalives.bsky.social @juliesulabor.bsky.social Kevin Bruey
Stark figure from @dschneider.bsky.social @profsheenalives.bsky.social @juliesulabor.bsky.social Kevin Bruey
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The Australian Inland Mission's stunning cartographic work between 1922 and 1970. Link: attilabatorfy.substack.com/p/helping-th...
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Australian Inland Mission's stunning cartographic work between 1922 and 1970. Link: attilabatorfy.substack.com/p/helping-th...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"The complex web of human interactions that thrived on the internet’s initial technological diversity is now corralled into globe-spanning data-extraction engines making huge fortunes for a tiny few."
What if we refused to accept ‘Internet ecosystem’ as just another BS marketing term?
And instead treated the internet as what it is; a deeply damaged and suffering monoculture that needs radical care.
And what if we rewilded the absolute fuck out of it?!
And instead treated the internet as what it is; a deeply damaged and suffering monoculture that needs radical care.
And what if we rewilded the absolute fuck out of it?!
We Need To Rewild The Internet | NOEMA
The internet has become an extractive and fragile monoculture. But we can revitalize it using lessons learned by ecologists.
www.noemamag.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
"The complex web of human interactions that thrived on the internet’s initial technological diversity is now corralled into globe-spanning data-extraction engines making huge fortunes for a tiny few."
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How men and women spend their days, a view into responsibilities and priorities between the sexes flowingdata.com/2025/11/04/s...
How Men and Women Spend Their Days
Women and men tend to spend their days differently in the United States. Varying responsibilities and priorities will do that.
flowingdata.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
How men and women spend their days, a view into responsibilities and priorities between the sexes flowingdata.com/2025/11/04/s...