and with a massive 0% of the results reported, it seems like it's still all to play for in #senedd26 martinjc.github.io/wales-senedd...
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Wales is going to look very different if the actual results follow these polls ...
Will Hayward - Wales Journo@willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 4mo agoSome new polling has just dropped for Wales. It would see the First Minister lose her seat, Plaid be the biggest party, just one Welsh Conservative MS and the Lib Dems getting wiped out. Full details here: willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/breaking-m...
today in datavis class - we're looking at feedback for the final assessment. I gave out *all* the feedback I'd given for the last few years, students analysed it, then came up with some 'dashboard' type visuals to show what they'd found out
A1 filter bubbles for our students dictating what they see and hear ... a concern for well over a decade but I'm not sure how widespread or large the impacts really are. Concerns that AI will make things worse perhaps? #LTHEChat
LTHEchat@lthechat.bsky.social · 5mo agoQ1 What does “algorithmic bias” mean to you, and where do you see it most affecting students’ information environments? Reply with A1 #LTHEChat and your response
hmmm ... it's better than the contiguous I think, but the background is definitely needed
Martin Chorley@mjc.martinjc.com · 5mo agoWales gets slightly less awkward if we try to use non-contiguous hexes. Next up, start adding 'fake' election results to see how they look with realistic results #datavis #dataviz #hexes #election #senedd
Wales gets slightly less awkward if we try to use non-contiguous hexes. Next up, start adding 'fake' election results to see how they look with realistic results #datavis #dataviz #hexes #election #senedd
Martin Chorley@mjc.martinjc.com · 6mo agoWales is a really awkward country to turn into hexagons, but I think this just about works. martinjc.github.io/senedd-2026-...
Wales is a really awkward country to turn into hexagons, but I think this just about works. martinjc.github.io/senedd-2026-...
I found myself with a little spare time this week, so finally finished a side project - writing some simple python scripts to download data from Strava and creating an animated timelapse of my running data over the last 15 years. Is it useful? Not at all. Am I pleased? Yes I am.
Lords minister Jacqui Smith gave evidence to parliament and suggested universities could simply continue to teach students if they were insolvent – something widely believed to be illegal ✏️ @jamesrball.com
Is 2026 the year that Britain’s universities go bankrupt?
Immigration crackdowns are cutting revenues from overseas students - and now some institutions are on the brink
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I have been playing with Antigravity, and it is *very* good. antigravity.google We're questioning 'how on earth do we teach coding in a world where agentic development exists?', but we're also thinking 'do we even need to teach coding in a world where agentic development exists?' #ai #coding
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Today I've been thinking about how to visualise the Senedd 2026 results under the new proportional representation system. New electoral regions, which means new maps, in particular new hexmaps
I, Martin Chorley, being of sound mind and partially sound but aged body, have cracked and put the heating on. I shall be returning my British dad membership card to the nearest regional office on Monday.
Once more for the people in the back
Prof Mike Yearworth@mikeyearworth.bsky.social · 11mo ago"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits." www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
Decompressing from a very busy week. 2 conferences, 3 flights, nowhere near enough sleep. 7k shakeout last night, rainy lsr 18k this morning. Delightful. #running
We have just kicked off day 3 of the conference. Follow the livestream if you are not here in Athens. www.youtube.com/live/ANPotC3...
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European Data and Computational Journalism Conference@datajconf.com · 11mo agoWelcome back for the 3rd and final day of #datajconf! Cheryl Phillips @cephillips.bsky.social, Pulitzer-prize winner and a professor at Stanford University, takes the stage.
Oli Hawkins from the FT talking about AI in the newsroom bringing together the most technical editorial staff with the most story focused technical staff ... I wonder if there's a masters out there for people who can bridge that gap? </plug> www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgr... #datajconf
If you want to follow along with the conference we are livestreaming the sessions from the main auditorium on both days. Today's livestream is available here: www.youtube.com/live/SKv4KoN...
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Very much enjoyed @dmil.bsky.social and Aarushi Sahejpal and their session on vibe coding. Great start to the day
European Data and Computational Journalism Conference@datajconf.com · 11mo agoThe workshop day is in full swing. #datajconf
We are all set to start the workshops day.
almost as if the recent attacks on universities from the media and governments might be driven by some other agenda perhaps? I am SHOCKED.
Times Higher Education (THE)@timeshighered.bsky.social · 12mo agoFewer graduates regret going to university than is widely assumed and the public have a more favourable view of universities than people imagine, according to new research. @helenpacker.bsky.social reports #academicsky #edusky
when the first email you read in the morning is a request to cancel your only meeting of the day :-O DO NOT TELL ANYONE I HAVE A MEETING FREE DAY
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🚨📢 Our schedule for the conference next month has been released! An excellent line up of workshops, panels, industry and academic talks - have you got your 🎟️ tickets yet? www.datajconf.com#schedule
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State of this. Absolute state. Unbelievable. In this day and age. Would you countenance it. Etc. etc.
Lots of excellent submissions coming in today! 🕰️ We've had a few last-minute requests for some extra time, so we're pleased to announce we're extending the submission deadline to 9th June 2025 - get those papers and proposals in! www.datajconf.com
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The 5th European Conference on Data and Computational Journalism aims to bring together industry, practitioners and academics in the fields of journalism and news production and information, data, soc...
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