Giuseppe Sollazzo
@puntofisso.bsky.social
Deputy Director, Chief AI Office @ HM Revenue & Customs + Quantum of Sollazzo data newsletter www.puntofisso.net www.quantumofsollazzo.com
Tomorrow's issue of Quantum of Sollazzo has been scheduled. ➡️ quantumofsollazzo.com In this issue 📊 Dolly Parton's broad popularity ♨️ vulnerability to extreme heat in England 🪚 Kevin Lewis's local LLM workflows for chat and coding 💗 Danilo De Rosa's varying heart rate as he looks at... Enjoy!
I've been sending a newsletter about all things data since 2012. With 4,000+ subscribers and regular sponsors, it's become a little but strong community and reference point for data practitioners. Subscribe at quantumofsollazzo.com #AI #data #newsletter #dataviz #ddj #journalism
The next issue of Quantum of Sollazzo is hot off the press! ➡️ Subscribe at quantumofsollazzo.com Highlights 💡 trusting humans vs trusting AI, and why asking this question is important 🛠️ inline charts with a data font 🤖 Claude Agentic Workflows 🎨 creativity matters in data visualisation Enjoy!
I've seen a few maps around with 50/50 splits of the UK according to several statistics. So I've generalised the concept and created this interactive map. - select a dataset/upload your own - slide/rotate the bar - find how dataset splits Enjoy! puntofisso.net/MapSplit #map #data #opendata
The next Quantum of Sollazzo: 📈 Kew Gardens' weather station records no rain 🗺️ the most equidistant London pub 📈 @puddingviz's lawn-mowing experiment 🛠️ a DICOM data reader 💡thoughts on build vs buy in AI 💡the #opendata delusion at 10 years quantumofsollazzo.com
The next Quantum of Sollazzo: 📈 Kew Gardens' weather station records no rain 🗺️ the most equidistant London pub 📈 @puddingviz's lawn-mowing experiment 🛠️ a DICOM data reader 💡thoughts on build vs buy in AI 💡the #opendata delusion at 10 years quantumofsollazzo.com
Issue 669 of my #data newsletter is out tomorrow. 🚨 Subscribe for free at quantumofsollazzo.com 🚨 #dataviz to help see the 12/8 eclipse, megafires in Europe, tools, single image-to-3D in code, and how manual processes caused the transplant of HIV+ organs 20 years ago. #AI #newsletter #ddj
This week in my #data #newsletter: ⚽ the long tail of Football World Cup dataviz 🤖 OpenAI vs HuggingFace 🗺️ a Martin Luther approach to academic mapmaking critique and the usual bunch of tools and tutorials. Join at quantumofsollazzo.com
RELAUNCH – a new design for my #data newsletter "Quantum of Sollazzo". With 4,000+ subscribers, it's a little but strong community. Subscribe at quantumofsollazzo.com for a weekly data shot: AI, dataviz & journalism, tools, tutorials, and think pieces. #AI #opendata #ddj #datajournalism #dataviz
As a visuals person without a design background I really enjoyed these safe rules for design, via @puntofisso.bsky.social's newsletter anthonyhobday.com/sideprojects...
Visual design rules you can safely follow every time
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RELAUNCH – a new design for my #data newsletter "Quantum of Sollazzo". With 4,000+ subscribers, it's a little but strong community. Subscribe at quantumofsollazzo.com for a weekly data shot: AI, dataviz & journalism, tools, tutorials, and think pieces. #AI #opendata #ddj #datajournalism #dataviz
Museum SOS! Are any of my friends, followers and colleagues on Bluesky familiar with Raspbery Pi and Pipresents software? The Middleton Railway Museum in Leeds could really do with a hand. If you can help that would be amazing. Picture of the smallest standard gauge diesel loco for attention.
@puntofisso.bsky.social anyone in your network who might be able to help? :-)
Ant Dawson@railwayhobbit.bsky.social · 5mo agoMuseum SOS! Are any of my friends, followers and colleagues on Bluesky familiar with Raspbery Pi and Pipresents software? The Middleton Railway Museum in Leeds could really do with a hand. If you can help that would be amazing. Picture of the smallest standard gauge diesel loco for attention.
Looking to explore #Eurovision data? My article analysing 70 years of Eurovision lyrics also includes interactive charts. 👉 puntofisso.net/eurovision #ddj #dataviz #ESC #ESC2026 #Eurovision26 #Eurovision
Looking to explore #Eurovision data? My article analysing 70 years of Eurovision lyrics also includes interactive charts. 👉 puntofisso.net/eurovision #ddj #dataviz #ESC #ESC2026 #Eurovision26 #Eurovision
Since the late 1990s, the dominant language of #Eurovision is English. But things weren't always like this due to EBU's language rules. Learn more 👉 puntofisso.net/eurovision #ddj #dataviz #ESC #ESC2026 #Eurovision26 #Eurovision
More curiosities about #Eurovision lyrics. Songs about peace and unity peaked in the 1990s. Some lyrics were only heard in a single song... More to learn and explore in my interactive data analysis at puntofisso.net/eurovision. #ddj #dataviz #ESC #Eurovision26 #ESC26
I was annoyed that I couldn't find a database of David Attenborough documentaries where I could search for a specific episode by topic. So I made it. attenborough-100.vercel.app
Attenborough at 100 — A Nature Documentary Archive
Explore nearly 5,000 episodes across 90 series — from Zoo Quest in 1954 to Secret Garden in 2026. Search by animal, habitat, location, or theme.
attenborough-100.vercel.app
Over the past 70 years of #Eurovision, love songs have long dominated. But in the past decade, lyrics about empowerment have become more common Will we see the big shift at #esc2026? Find out more at puntofisso.net/eurovision #ddj #ESC #esc2026 #dataviz
Over the past 70 years of #Eurovision, love songs have long dominated. But in the past decade, lyrics about empowerment have become more common Will we see the big shift at #esc2026? Find out more at puntofisso.net/eurovision #ddj #ESC #esc2026 #dataviz
The changing make-up of #Eurovision song topics. Red is love, and its share has been collapsing in the last decade. Find out more at puntofisso.net/eurovision #ddj #ESC #esc2026 #dataviz
Every dot is a #Eurovision song, here tagged by topic. Love dominates, but... Find out more in my #scrollytelling article at puntofisso.net/eurovision. #ddj #ESC #esc2026
NEW project: a #dataviz of #Eurovision lyrics. The question: was "do #ESC lyrics follow world news"? TL;DR sort of, but not quite :-) The result is this #scrollytelling article, inspired by @puddingviz.bsky.social 's style. Methodology and code linked. puntofisso.net/eurovision/
Just when you thought there was no possible way to do a fresh data angle on the Eurovision... Love this look at the lyrics by @puntofisso.bsky.social puntofisso.net/eurovision/
70 years of love, empowerment, and freedom. Here's a look at Eurovision by its lyrics.
Famous for its upbeat rhythms, flamboyant performances, and political voting patterns, Eurovision has another dimension that moves with the zeitgeist: its song lyrics.
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I forgot to say... Happy Florence Nightingale Day!
Giuseppe Sollazzo@puntofisso.bsky.social · 5mo agoNEW project: a #dataviz of #Eurovision lyrics. The question: was "do #ESC lyrics follow world news"? TL;DR sort of, but not quite :-) The result is this #scrollytelling article, inspired by @puddingviz.bsky.social 's style. Methodology and code linked. puntofisso.net/eurovision/
NEW project: a #dataviz of #Eurovision lyrics. The question: was "do #ESC lyrics follow world news"? TL;DR sort of, but not quite :-) The result is this #scrollytelling article, inspired by @puddingviz.bsky.social 's style. Methodology and code linked. puntofisso.net/eurovision/
Final episode of my 4-part series on #AI Adoption: what to do to adopt AI now? is AI an arms race? what does that mean for service design? and how to be a good adopter of AI (esp non-tech execs)? Here you go, 15 things I have learned launching AI projects - Part 4. puntofisso.net/blog/posts/t...
15 things I have learned launching AI projects - Part 4
Looking forward to better AI adoption I’ll close this blog series with 2 reflections on what to do next; because AI adoption, regardless of bubbles and hype, won’t end today. This is how you get and s...
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Final episode of my 4-part series on #AI Adoption: what to do to adopt AI now? is AI an arms race? what does that mean for service design? and how to be a good adopter of AI (esp non-tech execs)? Here you go, 15 things I have learned launching AI projects - Part 4. puntofisso.net/blog/posts/t...
15 things I have learned launching AI projects - Part 4
Looking forward to better AI adoption I’ll close this blog series with 2 reflections on what to do next; because AI adoption, regardless of bubbles and hype, won’t end today. This is how you get and s...
puntofisso.net
Welcoming some impressive open tech contributors to the OpenUK team with our Ambassador refresh! 😇 We will be launching our Apprentice Ambassador and OpenHQ international Ambassador programmes in the next few weeks. openuk.uk/ambassadors/ #openuk #openukambassadors #opensourcecommunity