I don't want #AI to help me make a new dashboard. That's already the easiest part of my job. I want it to be my research assistant to collect and summarize data across my entire library. We need to focus on the engine room more than the interface.

It's been a few years, but I still remember the beauty and intricacy of the stuff at timeplots.com. I have seen no better visual representation of the history of American government than these posters from Graphicacy. Check it out--some of this may be new to you.

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Actionaut Robert Rouse has revamped the conf nametag. See if you can spot an Action nametag t-shirt at #datauniverse24 or #TC24 . Networking just got a lot cooler. action.co/innovating-con…

At #DataUniverse2024 today, Jana Eggers said AI is doing the fun stuff like art and writing. She suggested that AI ought to be doing the boring stuff like file cleanup. I agree!

Over the last year, a number of CIO/CDO friends have asked for a reasoned, less breathless take on generative AI and how it'll upend enterprise IT.

I've concluded that we're building a second stack. I wrote up my thoughts here.

datauniverseevent.com/en-us/blog/gen…

“AND ALL THAT YOU SEE … AND ALL THAT YOU GIVE … AND ALL YOU CREATE ….”

We just opened Kenneth Field ‘s TOTAL ECLIPSE and I’m blown away. every sun gold foil. This must be the most spectacular print information graphic since a long time. Hard to convey via screen!

I saw the #Eclipse2024 yesterday from my house. It was awesome. I had my camera too. This is what I got.

As I describe ideas around interactions with dashboards or applications, I strive to use the term 'people' more than 'users.' I think that encourages us to think more about human beings and less about knowledge-factory workers. What do you think? Is that too pedantic?

Wow, this has me very curious about the root cause.

There are people with change-the-world ambition.

Then there are people who love a craft for the sake of making something excellent.

The intersection of the two are the people I like to be around.

Bar charts don't have to be boring.

Check out this #VizOfTheDay from the Vault by Robert Rouse to see different types of bar charts and get some inspiration for your next dashboard: tabsoft.co/3ONBOA3

Today is day 40! 🥳 ICYMI, check out the whole thread. If you know of a Bible-related data visualization that I did not include, please suggest it for addition via this form: airtable.com/appb9fpS0ExPoJ…