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Rui Barros
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Portuguese data journalist publico.pt. | #ddj #svelte #rstats

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www.thealgorithmicbridge.com/p/sam-altman...
Sam Altman Is the Christopher Columbus of Our Time
Hey guys, today we’re doing something special: I’m having a fellow Substack writer over at The Algorithmic Bridge.
www.thealgorithmicbridge.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Interviewed @timbl.bsky.social for @publico.pt . Asked him: are we heading toward digital enlightenment or another dark age?

"I don't know which way it's going to go. It depends on what we do at each step."

Full interview (Portuguese): www.publico.pt/2025/11/09/e...
Tim Berners-Lee: “A web era maravilhosamente libertadora”
Optimista preocupado, Tim Berners-Lee, 70 anos, avisa: num mundo dominado pelas gigantes de Silicon Valley, Isto é para todos é autobiografia-quase-manifesto para a próxima geração.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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🛠️ New tool for the data journalism community

I automated reverse engineering government portal APIs. Includes reusable slash command + open source marketplace

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#DataJournalism #OpenData #WebScraping #FOSS
How to Find Hidden APIs Using AI – Rui Barros
Discover how AI can find and document hidden APIs in government portals and data websites in minutes instead of hours. Step-by-step tutorial using Chrome DevTools MCP with real examples.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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OpenAI Restructures to Become a More Traditional For-Profit Company
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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O @publico.pt decidiu publicar os dados dos resultados das eleições autárquicas de 2025 num repositório aberto.

Útil para análises, projetos académicos, ou quem simplesmente queira explorar estes dados.

github.com/publico-data...
GitHub - publico-data/resultados-autarquicas-2025: Resultados das Eleições Autárquicas 2025 em Portugal
Resultados das Eleições Autárquicas 2025 em Portugal - publico-data/resultados-autarquicas-2025
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October 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Absolutely delighted to catch up with Xenographics, an initiative of @maartenzam.bsky.social. It was a big thing on Twitter some 4-5 years ago and I wish that the conversation would carry over on Bluesky. 📊

xeno.graphics
Xenographics – Weird but (sometimes) useful charts
xeno.graphics
October 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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É só combinações, combinações.
Cá dentro combinações, combinações.
Um quarto dos municípios sem maioria para governar | PÚBLICO
Fragmentação política atinge recorde nas autárquicas. Chega e PS são os que mais podem ser chamados a negociar.
www.publico.pt
October 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Pela mão do @zevolta97.bsky.social. #ddj
Sete mapas para analisar os resultados destas autárquicas
Depois das primeiras impressões, é altura de olhar para outros números e outros mapas das eleições autárquicas de 12 de Outubro de 2025.
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October 14, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Why everyone is talking about food inflation
www.ft.com/content/de31...
October 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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O prometido está longe do devido no que toca a velocidade de internet.

Jornalismo de dados em registo Revista Maria sobre os problemas de rede em Portugal.
Abrantes tem rede de Internet móvel no papel, mas velocidade fica aquém do prometido
O problema da cobertura de rede quase só existe em alguns concelhos do interior e ilhas. Mas o prometido está longe do devido. Um artigo da série Posto de Escuta, com base em perguntas dos leitores.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Of course the 93.3 million people in the EU at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2024 just lack know-how.
ec.europa.eu European Commission @ec.europa.eu · Sep 30
Financial literacy is key to wellbeing and independence.

Our new financial literacy strategy will equip citizens with the skills required to budget better, save more and invest in their future.

#InvestInYOU
A dark blue graphic showing a cracked and broken pink piggy bank with coins scattered around it. The text asks, "BROKE? or just LACKING KNOW-HOW?" with the European Commission logo in the bottom right corner.
September 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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O Chega já conseguiu “implodir o sistema”: o Parlamento é uma bandalheira www.publico.pt/2025/09/29/p...
O Chega já conseguiu “implodir o sistema”: o Parlamento é uma bandalheira
“Rebentar com o sistema” também é tornar irrespirável o ambiente no Parlamento para acabar com ele. Encolher institucionalmente os ombros – a estratégia que vingou agora – é ser cúmplice da implosão.
www.publico.pt
September 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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bell.bz
ah so tylenol is paracetamol for everyone outside of the US
September 23, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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DACO (Disney Always Chickens Out)
Jimmy Kimmel’s Show to Return to ABC on Tuesday Night
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September 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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newsletters.feedbinusercontent.com/037/037ccc9a...
A lot of powerful people just don’t realize how unpopular Trump is
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September 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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In an unexpected turn of events (and thanks to @thetraveller.bsky.social), I ended up at @euruko.org. If you want to chat with a Portuguese data journalist born and raised in the city, send me a message!
September 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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PSD, Chega e CDS livram banqueiros de irem ao Parlamento falar sobre cartel
Parlamento não pode ser “segunda edição do julgamento” do cartel da banca e, por isso, PSD rejeitou audição a banqueiros. Só líderes da APB, Concorrência e Banco de Portugal serão ouvidos.
www.publico.pt
September 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Fought my way through to level 35 and for now I'm like, nope!

Fun though: neal.fun/not-a-robot/

Thanks @neal.fun 😄
I'm Not a Robot
Prove your humanity
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September 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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These two 😅😅
September 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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thetennisletter.bsky.social The Tennis Letter @thetennisletter.bsky.social · Sep 9
Carlos Alcaraz has officially entered his blonde era.

Blondecaraz has arrived.

(via Victor Barber’s IG)
September 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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The Wall Street Journal just published the photo of the birthday letter from Trump to Epstein.

www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
A stylized letter in the shape of a woman’s torso with dialogue printed inside. The text is a back-and-forth exchange labeled “Voice Over,” “Donald,” and “Jeffrey,” discussing life, enigmas, and friendship. At the bottom, it ends with “A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday—and may every day be another wonderful secret.” Signed “Donald J. Trump” with his signature. A caption below reads: “A photo of the letter, which has been turned over to Congress by the Epstein estate.”
September 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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About to arrive to #GlobalGathering. Do you wanna talk about data, journalism or just grab a beer? I’ll love to meet you!
September 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Vamooooos Carlitoooo 🫶
September 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Players to Win Multiple Grand Slams on All 3 Surfaces:

🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic
14 Hard, 7 Grass, 3 Clay

🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal
6 Hard, 2 Grass, 14 Clay

🇸🇪 Mats Wilander
2 Hard, 2 Grass, 3 Clay

🇪🇸 CARLOS ALCARAZ
2 Hard, 2 Grass, 2 Clay
September 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Technically, Rolex causing a delay in the starting time at the US Open is ironic
September 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM