Kim Gillick
@kimberlybiscuits.bsky.social
Data, insights, communications strategist supporting #OpenData for public good initiatives.
Amateur metalsmith. Recovering adland copywriter. Books, cats, wine.
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Amateur metalsmith. Recovering adland copywriter. Books, cats, wine.
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Happy logical Halloween
October 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Happy logical Halloween
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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...
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.
www.linkedin.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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...
This is the direct link to opt out
www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
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...
usafacts.org
September 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Jesus. This graph is actually shocking! WTF is wrong with people. usafacts.org/answers/how-...
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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...
Check it out: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
News Applications Developer
Remote, United States
job-boards.greenhouse.io
September 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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...
Check it out: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
tdan.com/data-is-risk...
Good piece on the damage current hiring practices are doing to the ‘learning ladder’.
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 ...
tdan.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
tdan.com/data-is-risk...
Good piece on the damage current hiring practices are doing to the ‘learning ladder’.
Good piece on the damage current hiring practices are doing to the ‘learning ladder’.
Cat + Sun square = Science
September 8, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Cat + Sun square = Science
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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...
zenodo.org/records/1706...
September 8, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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...
zenodo.org/records/1706...
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no shit
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
www.theregister.com
September 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
no shit
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Happy Blood Moon, everybody; be careful out there
September 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Happy Blood Moon, everybody; be careful out there
The blood moon looking like a fireball from my terrace this evening. Amazing.
September 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The blood moon looking like a fireball from my terrace this evening. Amazing.
Where's the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don't Add Up
open.substack.com/pub/mikelove...
open.substack.com/pub/mikelove...
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.
open.substack.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Where's the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don't Add Up
open.substack.com/pub/mikelove...
open.substack.com/pub/mikelove...
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...
nightingaledvs.com
August 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Love this piece by @puntofisso.bsky.social , especially his learnings around intersectionality and bias in the data. nightingaledvs.com/bus-station-...
Figs plucked from the tree this morning. Enjoyed with some overnight oats for breakfast ☀️
August 5, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Figs plucked from the tree this morning. Enjoyed with some overnight oats for breakfast ☀️
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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
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
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...
bit.ly
July 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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
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-...
“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...
deplet.ing
June 4, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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-...
“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-...
“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
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.
thisisimportant.net
May 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
“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
thisisimportant.net/threads/data...
#DataBias #OpenData
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AI Hype: The phenomenon where experts without expertise hype up imminent arrival of expertise without experts. #AIAphorisms
March 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM
AI Hype: The phenomenon where experts without expertise hype up imminent arrival of expertise without experts. #AIAphorisms
Yay!🎉
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
m.twitch.tv/dair_institu...
Come for a listen!! 12 PT/3 ET/19 GMT
m.twitch.tv/dair_institu...
March 31, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Yay!🎉
"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...
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
www.cambridge.org
March 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
"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...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
"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/...
Beyond the Buzzwords: Why Twin Transitions Demand Our Attention
Laura Zoboli (University of Brescia), Sarah Giest and Bram Klievink (University of Leiden)
medium.com
March 29, 2025 at 9:29 AM
"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/...
Looks delish! 😌 github.com/suitenumeriq...
GitHub - suitenumerique/docs: A collaborative note taking, wiki and documentation platform that scales. Built with Django and React. Opensource alternative to Notion or Outline.
A collaborative note taking, wiki and documentation platform that scales. Built with Django and React. Opensource alternative to Notion or Outline. - suitenumerique/docs
github.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Looks delish! 😌 github.com/suitenumeriq...
Shock horror everyone’s surprised: Google makes things even easier to steal. techcrunch.com/2025/03/17/p...
People are using Google's new AI model to remove watermarks from images | TechCrunch
People appear to be using Google's new Gemini model to remove watermarks from images, according to reports on social media.
techcrunch.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Shock horror everyone’s surprised: Google makes things even easier to steal. techcrunch.com/2025/03/17/p...
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March 18, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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why so many people let these things into their homes, I will never understand
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28
Amazon is killing a privacy feature to bolster Alexa+, the new subscription assistant.
arstechnica.com
March 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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High-quality open data and metadata are crucial for evidence-based decision-making.
Join our data.europa academy webinar on 7 March with @avilarenata.bsky.social and @naticarfi.bsky.social for expert insights into the matter.
Read more:
europa.eu/!d7797V
#EUOpenData #OpenDataDay2025
Join our data.europa academy webinar on 7 March with @avilarenata.bsky.social and @naticarfi.bsky.social for expert insights into the matter.
Read more:
europa.eu/!d7797V
#EUOpenData #OpenDataDay2025
March 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
High-quality open data and metadata are crucial for evidence-based decision-making.
Join our data.europa academy webinar on 7 March with @avilarenata.bsky.social and @naticarfi.bsky.social for expert insights into the matter.
Read more:
europa.eu/!d7797V
#EUOpenData #OpenDataDay2025
Join our data.europa academy webinar on 7 March with @avilarenata.bsky.social and @naticarfi.bsky.social for expert insights into the matter.
Read more:
europa.eu/!d7797V
#EUOpenData #OpenDataDay2025