Narottam Medhora
@narottam.dev
Data and digital graphics developer @thetimes & @thesundaytimes. Previously @NerdWallet @Reuters.
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Our Rowboat tool is about instantly seeing what's in a dataset, so we added a Chrome Extension that lets you open random datasets from all over the internet. Right click, poof! 0.2 seconds later we see what this dataset actually looks like.
No workspace to set up, no waiting for the app, no db.
No workspace to set up, no waiting for the app, no db.
September 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Our Rowboat tool is about instantly seeing what's in a dataset, so we added a Chrome Extension that lets you open random datasets from all over the internet. Right click, poof! 0.2 seconds later we see what this dataset actually looks like.
No workspace to set up, no waiting for the app, no db.
No workspace to set up, no waiting for the app, no db.
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Today, @vonter.bsky.social and I launched cbfc.watch, an archive of over 100k censorship records for ~18k movies released in India since 2017. For the first time, you can search for any movie and see how they were modified before release.
The site is fun to explore, but here's some #dataviz in it!
The site is fun to explore, but here's some #dataviz in it!
September 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Today, @vonter.bsky.social and I launched cbfc.watch, an archive of over 100k censorship records for ~18k movies released in India since 2017. For the first time, you can search for any movie and see how they were modified before release.
The site is fun to explore, but here's some #dataviz in it!
The site is fun to explore, but here's some #dataviz in it!
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📊 Visual journalism often takes weeks to produce, even though a similar written article may only take a day or two.
Jonas Oesch takes a closer look at a typical visual story to uncover why it takes so long to produce and what can be done to speed up the process.
nightingaledvs.com/why-visual-j...
Jonas Oesch takes a closer look at a typical visual story to uncover why it takes so long to produce and what can be done to speed up the process.
nightingaledvs.com/why-visual-j...
August 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
📊 Visual journalism often takes weeks to produce, even though a similar written article may only take a day or two.
Jonas Oesch takes a closer look at a typical visual story to uncover why it takes so long to produce and what can be done to speed up the process.
nightingaledvs.com/why-visual-j...
Jonas Oesch takes a closer look at a typical visual story to uncover why it takes so long to produce and what can be done to speed up the process.
nightingaledvs.com/why-visual-j...
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Want to create your own custom marks in @observablehq.com Plot, but don't want to go full D3?
I've created a guide with 6 approaches of varying sophistication for specifying reusable custom marks:
observablehq.com/@jwolondon/h...
I've created a guide with 6 approaches of varying sophistication for specifying reusable custom marks:
observablehq.com/@jwolondon/h...
March 31, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Want to create your own custom marks in @observablehq.com Plot, but don't want to go full D3?
I've created a guide with 6 approaches of varying sophistication for specifying reusable custom marks:
observablehq.com/@jwolondon/h...
I've created a guide with 6 approaches of varying sophistication for specifying reusable custom marks:
observablehq.com/@jwolondon/h...
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I wrote about the data-to-ink ratio and a new game I've invented called "ink golf" for data visualization.
I hope you enjoy:
www.frank.computer/blog/2025/04...
I hope you enjoy:
www.frank.computer/blog/2025/04...
Minimalism and the absurdity of the data-to-ink-ratio
How much minimalism is too much minimalism? I explore this question and propose the most minimalist, highest scoring data-to-ink ratio on a visualization ever made as a thought piece. Why? Well novice...
www.frank.computer
April 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I wrote about the data-to-ink ratio and a new game I've invented called "ink golf" for data visualization.
I hope you enjoy:
www.frank.computer/blog/2025/04...
I hope you enjoy:
www.frank.computer/blog/2025/04...
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Dishonest charts are coming from all directions, and they're only going to hit harder. Unless we push back. So, an interactive guide: Defense Against Dishonest Charts flowingdata.com/projects/dis...
Defense Against Dishonest Charts
This is a guide to protect ourselves and to preserve what is good about turning data into visual things.
flowingdata.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Dishonest charts are coming from all directions, and they're only going to hit harder. Unless we push back. So, an interactive guide: Defense Against Dishonest Charts flowingdata.com/projects/dis...
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New from 404 Media: anyone can push updates to the Doge.gov site. Two sources independently found the issue, one made their own decision to deface the site. "THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN."
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
February 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Where did DOGE's recruits come from? Here's what we've discovered.
In late 2024, a group of young software engineers fanned out across online chat groups and Discord servers. At least three were associated with Palantir or its cofounder—and Musk ally—Peter Thiel.
In late 2024, a group of young software engineers fanned out across online chat groups and Discord servers. At least three were associated with Palantir or its cofounder—and Musk ally—Peter Thiel.
The Recruitment Effort That Helped Build Elon Musk’s DOGE Army
At least three individuals associated with Palantir or its cofounder Peter Thiel were involved in an online recruiting effort for DOGE late last year, WIRED has learned.
wrd.cm
February 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Where did DOGE's recruits come from? Here's what we've discovered.
In late 2024, a group of young software engineers fanned out across online chat groups and Discord servers. At least three were associated with Palantir or its cofounder—and Musk ally—Peter Thiel.
In late 2024, a group of young software engineers fanned out across online chat groups and Discord servers. At least three were associated with Palantir or its cofounder—and Musk ally—Peter Thiel.
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It feels like every time I investigate something in central London, it leads back to Asif Aziz. Please read this about the Prince Charles Cinema, exclusive deals to import Nestle products to wartorn Angola, and property deals in every corner of the capital.
www.londoncentric.media/p/prince-cha...
www.londoncentric.media/p/prince-cha...
Prince Charles Cinema: Has London's "meanest landlord" met his match?
Plus: Scroll down to find out who is putting a helicopter storage facility in their south London garden, and a mysterious water contamination at the V&A.
www.londoncentric.media
January 31, 2025 at 9:55 AM
It feels like every time I investigate something in central London, it leads back to Asif Aziz. Please read this about the Prince Charles Cinema, exclusive deals to import Nestle products to wartorn Angola, and property deals in every corner of the capital.
www.londoncentric.media/p/prince-cha...
www.londoncentric.media/p/prince-cha...
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After spending more than an hour on the phone with Microsoft Support, I have learned:
1. It is impossible to disable Copilot in OneNote, Excel, PowerPoint, or Windows itself.
2. It will not become possible to do so for another month AT THE EARLIEST.
(1/?)
1. It is impossible to disable Copilot in OneNote, Excel, PowerPoint, or Windows itself.
2. It will not become possible to do so for another month AT THE EARLIEST.
(1/?)
Anyone know how to disable Copilot in OneNote? There's no tickybox for it in the "Options" page, I already turned off "online experiences" or whatever, and when I tried uninstalling the Copilot app, the only change seems to be that I no longer have an "uninstall" option on the Copilot app.
January 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
After spending more than an hour on the phone with Microsoft Support, I have learned:
1. It is impossible to disable Copilot in OneNote, Excel, PowerPoint, or Windows itself.
2. It will not become possible to do so for another month AT THE EARLIEST.
(1/?)
1. It is impossible to disable Copilot in OneNote, Excel, PowerPoint, or Windows itself.
2. It will not become possible to do so for another month AT THE EARLIEST.
(1/?)
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A paper that understands its responsibility, in a country that knows it when it sees it.
Impressive from Die Zeit. Refuses to show the salute, but calls it out for what it so obviously was.
Headline: “A Hitler Salute is a Hitler Salute is a Hitler Salute”
Impressive from Die Zeit. Refuses to show the salute, but calls it out for what it so obviously was.
Headline: “A Hitler Salute is a Hitler Salute is a Hitler Salute”
January 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A paper that understands its responsibility, in a country that knows it when it sees it.
Impressive from Die Zeit. Refuses to show the salute, but calls it out for what it so obviously was.
Headline: “A Hitler Salute is a Hitler Salute is a Hitler Salute”
Impressive from Die Zeit. Refuses to show the salute, but calls it out for what it so obviously was.
Headline: “A Hitler Salute is a Hitler Salute is a Hitler Salute”
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Found among the AI projects the UK government is building for civil servants: a tool for automatically redacting documents.
January 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Found among the AI projects the UK government is building for civil servants: a tool for automatically redacting documents.
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NEW: Now you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.
By @cerealcommas.bsky.social, @natlash.bsky.social & @schwanksta.com
By @cerealcommas.bsky.social, @natlash.bsky.social & @schwanksta.com
ProPublica Releases New Private School Demographics Lookup
Now you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.
www.propublica.org
January 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
NEW: Now you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.
By @cerealcommas.bsky.social, @natlash.bsky.social & @schwanksta.com
By @cerealcommas.bsky.social, @natlash.bsky.social & @schwanksta.com
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🚨 NEW: Working with the excellent @davidwoode.bsky.social, we looked at knife crime and analysed who are the perpetrators and who are the victims @thetimes.com 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
Knife crime is rising — we looked at the data to find out why
Analysing a decade of crime statistics exposes the scale of fatal stabbings and knife possession across England and Wales
www.thetimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
🚨 NEW: Working with the excellent @davidwoode.bsky.social, we looked at knife crime and analysed who are the perpetrators and who are the victims @thetimes.com 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
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Excited to announce the first session of 2025: Electric Dreaming. Folks in London, join us on Jan. 25 for a hands-on creative coding workshop where you'll recreate classical computer artworks and generate prints using a pen plotter.
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-c...
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-c...
January 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Excited to announce the first session of 2025: Electric Dreaming. Folks in London, join us on Jan. 25 for a hands-on creative coding workshop where you'll recreate classical computer artworks and generate prints using a pen plotter.
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-c...
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-c...
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Meta deletes trans and nonbinary Messenger themes
Amid a series of changes that allows users to target LGBTQ+ people, Meta has deleted product features it initially championed.
🔗 www.404media.co/meta-deletes...
Amid a series of changes that allows users to target LGBTQ+ people, Meta has deleted product features it initially championed.
🔗 www.404media.co/meta-deletes...
January 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Meta deletes trans and nonbinary Messenger themes
Amid a series of changes that allows users to target LGBTQ+ people, Meta has deleted product features it initially championed.
🔗 www.404media.co/meta-deletes...
Amid a series of changes that allows users to target LGBTQ+ people, Meta has deleted product features it initially championed.
🔗 www.404media.co/meta-deletes...
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“Will pay any amount.”
Feels like one of those futile pleas we’re going to hear from wealthy people more and more in the era of climate change.
Feels like one of those futile pleas we’re going to hear from wealthy people more and more in the era of climate change.
January 8, 2025 at 6:16 AM
“Will pay any amount.”
Feels like one of those futile pleas we’re going to hear from wealthy people more and more in the era of climate change.
Feels like one of those futile pleas we’re going to hear from wealthy people more and more in the era of climate change.
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Continuing the tradition, I have compiled an end-of-year overview of the soccer analytics content that I liked the most in the past year. The 2024 edition includes pointers to over 160 resources, including research papers, blog posts, articles, podcasts, and books.
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
Soccer Analytics 2024 Review – Jan Van Haaren
Collection of the soccer analytics content that I liked the most in 2024!
janvanhaaren.be
December 29, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Continuing the tradition, I have compiled an end-of-year overview of the soccer analytics content that I liked the most in the past year. The 2024 edition includes pointers to over 160 resources, including research papers, blog posts, articles, podcasts, and books.
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
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BLR City Officials: Find details about your local stakeholders and officials from various government departments in Bengaluru
🔗 cityofficials.bengawalk.com
🔗 cityofficials.bengawalk.com
BLR City Officials
Find your local jurisdiction and officials from BBMP, BESCOM, BWSSB, Police and more.
cityofficials.bengawalk.com
December 27, 2024 at 8:09 AM
BLR City Officials: Find details about your local stakeholders and officials from various government departments in Bengaluru
🔗 cityofficials.bengawalk.com
🔗 cityofficials.bengawalk.com
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I tell you what, that Santa Claus has got real presence about him
December 18, 2024 at 5:32 PM
I tell you what, that Santa Claus has got real presence about him
City with 0.29 xG from open play and Gary Neville acting like they’ve been unlucky to lose this game 🙄
December 15, 2024 at 6:43 PM
City with 0.29 xG from open play and Gary Neville acting like they’ve been unlucky to lose this game 🙄
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Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳
December 8, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳
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Follow @thetimes.com data team! 👇
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December 3, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Briefly checked in to the other place only to see a blue tick getting shilled in my notifications 🤮
November 29, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Briefly checked in to the other place only to see a blue tick getting shilled in my notifications 🤮