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DiDoesDigital
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Data visualisation engineer in Australia.

Author of Practical UI Patterns for Design Systems.

Creator of Typey Type for Stenographers.

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DiDoesDigital @didoesdigital.com · Nov 16
Hi, I'm Di, a data visualisation engineer in Australia.

I write books to help people make better websites. I also built Typey Type for Stenographers to help people practice typing over 200 words per minute.

#introduction #DataViz #FrontEnd #Steno
43 snake icons grouped by colour. Annual seasonality visualisation graphic by @DiDoesDigital Robot and stenoboard layout with keys #STKPWHRAO*EUFRPBLGTSDZ Book cover of Practical UI Patterns for Design Systems: Fast-track Interaction Design for a Seamless User Experience by Diana MacDonald, published by Apress. Partial book cover of Build a Blog Using Next.js with a curlew photo.
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About 5% of the dogs in the Sunshine Coast region are Border Collies, the greatest of doggos.

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Sunny Coast Border Collies & Other Dogs. There are 2,879 Border Collies in the Sunshine Coast vs 50,843 other dogs. 1 circle = ~30 doggos. Border Collies shown in blue. Other breeds shown in yellow. 5% of the circles are blue. A ghostly dog outline is filled with circles. Chart: @DiDoesDigital. Icon: Dog by Daniel Ducrocq from Noun Project (CC BY 3.0). Data: Registered Animals, Sunshine Coast Council Open Data Platform, CC BY 3.0 License.
April 5, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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Sanctuaries help protect bilbies from cats and foxes, giving the vulnerable marsupial a chance to survive. And it's working!

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Greater Bilby Populations in Sanctuaries. The latest Australian Wildlife Conservancy’s Annual Bilby Census estimates there are about 5,330 total bilbies in their sanctuaries. This estimate includes about 1,834 bilbies at the Scotia Wildlife Sanctuary on Barkandji country in far western NSW as well as bilbies across 5 other sanctuaries. A visualisation. 1 circle = ~10 bilbies. Yellow dots are Scotia Wildlife Sanctuary. Blue dots are 5 other sanctuaries. The counts grow year by year from 1230 bilbies in 2021 to 5330 in 2025. Chart: @DiDoesDigital Icon: bilby by Abby from Noun Project (CC BY 3.0) Data: Australian Wildlife Conservancy, 4 April 2026
April 4, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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On the topic of "mosaic", I wanted to share a bit about the Tessellated Pavement in Tasmania, a naturally fractured marine platform that look like tiles of a mosaic floor. But I could find no numbers about it! So I made a chart of tessellated marine animals instead. #30DayChartChallenge
Tessellated Morays & Tessellated Cones. There are recorded sightings of 183 Tessellated Morays (eels) vs 331 Tessellated Cones (sea snails) in The Atlas of Living Australia. Both are weird sea beasts. One bites and one stings. A mosaic visualisation of the recorded sightings by species. Data: The Atlas of Living Australia, Conus (Tesselliconus) tessulatus and Gymnothorax favagineus, 3 Apr 2026. Chart: @DiDoesDigital
April 2, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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To celebrate the safe return this week of Wilson the stowaway glider, here's a chart about sugar glider babies!

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Sugar Glider Babies. A sugar glider female gives birth to one (19%) or two (81%) babies (joeys) per litter. Data: Atlas of Living Australia, Sugar Glider, Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse, 1839. Icon: sugar glider by Amethyst Studio from Noun Project (CC BY 3.0). Chart: @DiDoesDigital
April 2, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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The High Seas Biodiversity Bill 2026 passed the Australian Parliament yesterday. This clears the way for Australia to ratify the UN’s High Seas Biodiversity Treaty.

Closer to home, this chart shows what part of Australia's oceans were Marine Protected Areas.

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Australian Marine Protected Areas. In 2024, almost half (48.9%) of Australia’s oceans were Marine Protected Areas, up from 10% in 2008. Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Protected areas, released 15 September 2025, accessed 1 April 2026, and Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database 2024. Chart: @DiDoesDigital
April 1, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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Dogs! This is a celebration of the goodest dogs in the Sunshine Coast region:

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Which doggo has the best name?

- Lenny Leonard Alfonso the 3rd?
- Poochini?
- Wally Womble?
- Indiana Bones?
- Tubgoat?
- Muddy Smuckers?
- Bat Dog?

What is the best dog name you know?
Dogs of the Sunshine Coast
Meet the goodest dogs of the Sunshine Coast!
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March 16, 2026 at 1:42 AM
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Pretty crazy that this thing I've been working on in my spare time for the last 9 months is launching in a few days 😊

Check out Fragments, a kickstarter for your creative coding journey → https://www.fragments.supply/

#tsl #creativecoding #threejs
Fragments° — Creative coding with shaders
Kickstart your creative coding and shader art journey.
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August 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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What's the longest place name in Australia?

What's the longest personal name ever used?

What's the best text to use to try out a font?

I cover them all in my latest post! The most ridiculous test data I use to stress test designs and web implementations:

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Stress Test Data for Web Projects · DiDoesDigital
Break designs by stuffing them with test data and mock images so you can build more resilient websites.
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August 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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I wrote a blog post about the #fragments collection I've been making. Lot of stuff about what's in it, who its for - all that good stuff. Starting to get back into writing again, feels good 😊

Check it out here → www.fragments.supply/writing/2-co...
Building Fragments — The Collection — Fragments°
Diving into the Collection - the heart of Fragments. What's in it and how is it structured?
www.fragments.supply
June 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Australians are deeply concerned about misinformation online. More so than any other country among the 42 compared.

As usual, Facebook is a horrendous source of misinformation. If you use Facebook, have a think about verifying posts before sharing.

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Australians are the most concerned about misinformation online AUS: 74%; USA: 73%; RSA: 73%; POR: 71%; SGP: 71%; UK: 71%; SPA: 69%; IRE: 68%; PHI: 67%; BRA: 67%; MEX: 65%; CHL: 64%; CAN: 64%; GRE: 64%; MAL: 62%; TUR: 61%; ARG: 60%; COL: 59%; SRB: 58%; FIN: 58%; CRO: 57%; Global: 57% Data: Park, S., Fisher, C., McGuinness, K., Lee, J., Fujita, M., Haw, A., McCallum, K. & Nardi, G. (2025). Digital News Report: Australia 2025. Canberra: News and Media Research Centre, University of Canberra. CC BY-NC 4.0. Graphic: @DiDoesDigital. Which of the following do Aussies think pose a major threat in terms of false and misleading information? Waffle charts: Facebook: 59%; TikTok: 57%; X (Twitter): 49%; Instagram: 42%; YouTube: 35%; WhatsApp: 26%. Data: Park, S., Fisher, C., McGuinness, K., Lee, J., Fujita, M., Haw, A., McCallum, K. & Nardi, G. (2025). Digital News Report: Australia 2025. Canberra: News and Media Research Centre, University of Canberra. CC BY-NC 4.0. Graphic: @DiDoesDigital. What can you do? Verify dodgy information using: A news source you trust (e.g. ABC), Search engines (actual search results, not AI guesses), Official sources (e.g. government website), A fact-checking website, Somebody you know and trust personally, Comments from other users, and Wikipedia. Before sharing information: Stop, Investigate the source, Find better coverage, and Trace claims, quotes and media to the original context Source: Mike Caulfield, https://hapgood.us/2019/06/19/sift-the-four-moves/. Adapted under CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
June 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Building a nice little collection of sketches here. These are all links to live webgl or webgpu sketches that eventually will have code and process breakdowns (within reason, haha)

#buildinpublic #webgl #webgpu
May 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Today I discovered Safari's "Distraction Control" feature, which lets you hide distracting items. It'll be handy for removing elements that cover the content or have looping animations.

Most importantly, it's fun to dissolve them out of existence. Poof!

‪‬https://support.apple.com/en-la/120682
The page menu with the top menu item, Hide Distracting Items, highlighted. The prisma docs with the Ask AI widget highlighted and a Hide button over it. Safari also shows select an item and cancel options as well as a disabled Done button. The Ask AI widget is half dissolved away off the edge of the screen
May 17, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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The 30 day chart challenge is complete! You can now see all my recent charts and their stories in 1 place: didoesdigital.com/30-day-chart...

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A colourful 6 by 5 grid of charts
May 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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One mangrove tree can remove 0.3 tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere over its growth life. Mangrove forests can hold nearly 400 tonnes of CO2 per hectare in their living biomass and in the top metre of soil.

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Mangroves Prevented $57 Million Worth of Building Damage (2020–21) Mangroves are critical for coastal resilience, food security, biodiversity protection, and climate change mitigation. The sankey diagram shows total coastal extent of mangroves: 1,146,131 hectares. Qld: 446,924 hectares; NT: 432,262 hectares; WA: 231,802 hectares; and SA, NSW & Vic 35,143 hectares. Big statistics show 208281 kilotonnes of
stored carbon, 7653 people protected in
the highest risk zone, 4006 dwellings protected
around coastlines. Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics (2020-21), National Ecosystem Accounts, experimental estimates, ABS Website, accessed 30 April 2025. Chart: @DiDoesDigital. Mangrove Forests Are Nurseries. Mangroves are breeding and nursery grounds for many fish species, including mangrove jack and barramundi. A photo of a rocky beach with sparse mangrove trees in the water. Photo: Mangroves at Clairview by Wesley Moore. Mangroves Protect Our Coastline. By naturally buffering the land from wind and storm surge, mangroves reduce flood depths, erosion, and damage. A photo of a wide river lined by thick mangrove forest into the distance. Photo: Mangroves at Maroochy River by Wesley Moore. We Need to Protect Our Mangroves. Around 17% of Australia's mangroves have been destroyed since European settlement. To protect this valuable, natural resource, we can: Report damage to mangroves to the local state/territory environment department; Avoid walking, riding, or driving through mangrove areas, especially at low tide; Dispose of rubbish, oils, and chemicals responsibly; Remove weeds; Join a local monitoring program (see MangroveWatch); and Vote for a representative that pledges strong climate and environment action
April 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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The Parkes Observatory is national heritage listed in Australia. Apparently "Australia was an international leader in the ground-breaking field of radio astronomy research in the post-World War II period"

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Australian Marvel: The Dish At the Parkes Observatory in 1961, Murriyang (“The Dish”) was one of the first large movable dishes in the world. Still operating after over 60 years, it’s one of Australia’s most successful scientific instruments. Chart shows the relative scale of Murriyang, “The Dish”, at
64 metres, Giyalung Guluman at 18m, and Giyalung Miil at 12m, with a 6m crocodile for scale. Crocodile icon by Creative Mahira from Noun Project (CC BY 3.0) Chart: @DiDoesDigital Parkes Discoveries The Parkes Observatory has been key to important global discoveries, including establishing the Big Bang Theory and testing Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. Photo: Parkes Observatory, @DiDoesDigital
April 29, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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Public libraries around Australia run "digital inclusion" sessions. Find a public library to join. Even if it's not nearby, they may have online resources. And definitely tell the older folks in your life about them: www.nla.gov.au/apps/librari...

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Reaching for High Digital Inclusion Digital inclusion means ensuring all Australians have access and use digital technologies effectively. A chart of Digital Inclusion Index Score across states, territories, and the national average. Aust.: 73.2; Vic.: 74; NSW: 73; QLD: 73; SA: 72; WA: 73; Tas.: 70; NT: 69; ACT: 78. Data: Thomas, J., McCosker, A., Parkinson, S., Hegarty, K., Featherstone, D., Kennedy, J., Holcombe-James, I., Ormond-Parker, L., & Ganley, L. (2023). Measuring Australia’s Digital Divide: Australian Digital Inclusion Index: 2023. Melbourne: ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, RMIT University, Swinburne University of Technology, and Telstra. Chart: @DiDoesDigital Digital Ability is Lagging Compared to Affordability, the Access and Digital Ability components of the index score are lower, bringing it down. Index score: Australia: 73.2; Vic.: 74; NSW: 73; QLD: 73; SA: 72; WA: 73; Tas.: 70; NT: 69; ACT: 78. Digital Ability: Australia: 64.9; Vic.: 66; NSW: 65; QLD: 65; SA: 62; WA: 65; Tas.: 61; NT: 63; ACT: 71. Affordability: Australia: 95; Vic.: 95; NSW: 95; QLD: 95; SA: 95; WA: 95; Tas.: 95; NT: 94; ACT: 96. Access: Australia: 72; Vic.: 73; NSW: 72; QLD: 72; SA: 70; WA: 72; Tas.: 69; NT: 64; ACT: 75. Data: Thomas, J., McCosker, A., Parkinson, S., Hegarty, K., Featherstone, D., Kennedy, J., Holcombe-James, I., Ormond-Parker, L., & Ganley, L. (2023). Measuring Australia’s Digital Divide: Australian Digital Inclusion Index: 2023. Melbourne: ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, RMIT University, Swinburne University of Technology, and Telstra. Chart: @DiDoesDigital
April 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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I'm delighted that the Queensland government measures the height and direction of waves along the coast.

You can use it to plan surfing, fishing, and the like!

www.qld.gov.au/waves

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Waves Over the Last Seven Days The significant and max wave heights at Queensland sites. Brisbane's significant wave heights range from 0.85m to 3.17m, with 4 local peaks. Brisbane's max wave heights range from 1.35m to 5.91m with 3 local peaks. Sunshine Coast's significant wave heights range from 0.54m to 2.2m with 3 local peaks. Sunshine Coast's max wave heights range from 0.92m to 4.23m. Mackay's significant wave heights range from 0.35m to 1.21m, with 4 local peaks. Mackay's max wave heights range from 0.46m to 2.09m with 3 local peaks. Cairns's significant wave heights range from 0.2m to 0.59m. Cairn's max wave heights range from 0.29m to 1.34m. Data: © 2025 Queensland Government (Department of the Environment, Science, Tourism and Innovation), CC BY 4.0, https://qld.gov.au/waves, accessed 27 Apr 2025 at 10.50am. Chart: @DiDoesDigital
April 27, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Apparently grey/charcoal/black shades of cars are less likely to be seen on the road and thus involved in more crashes.

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Colours of Cars Sold in WA in 2024 White cars are the most popular sold in Western Australia, followed by grey, silver/chrome, then black. Greyscale cars: White: 43.55%; Silver/Chrome: 13.7%; Grey: 16.4%; Black: 8.01%; Colourful cars: Blue: 7.64%; Red: 4.79%; Other: 2.93%; Green: 1.8%; Orange: 1.19%; Data: WA Department of Transport via https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-10/new-car-colours-more-monochrome-than-ever-before-data-shows/104451484 Chart: @DiDoesDigital White Cars Are Visible and Safe Less visible cars have a higher crash risk and higher risk of severe crashes. Source: S. Newstead & A. D'Elia (2007) “An investigation into the relationship between vehicle colour and crash risk”, Monash University Accident Research Centre, https://www.monash.edu/muarc/archive/our-publications/reports/muarc263
April 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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There are ~3,000 snake bites in Australia each year, which lead to fewer than 3 fatalities.

Eastern Brown Snakes are the deadliest to people in Australia. They also remove thousands of mice per square kilometre of farmland each year, substantially increasing farm productivity.

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We've Seen 110 Snakes in 4 Years. On average, one every two weeks. Zero snakes have bitten us. Snake icons grouped by species: 32 Keelbacks, 24 Yellow-faced whip snakes, 15 Red-bellied black snakes, 13 unknown, 11 Common tree snake, 10 Carpet python, 2 Eastern small-eyed snake, 1 Marsh snake, 1 Northern tree snake, and 1 Brown tree snake. Chart: @DiDoesDigital
April 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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To help stamp out trachoma, you can donate to the Fred Hollows Foundation to treat it directly or donate to a charity that helps communities emerge from poverty and break the cycle of infection and re-infection.

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Despite High Income, Australia Faces Neglected Tropical Diseases The number of people in Australia requiring intervention against Neglected Tropical Diseases has come down. Line chart of numbers over time from 2010 to 2022 with a spike in 2013. 2010: 89,732; 2011: 72,560; 2012: 60,279; 2013: 144,692; 2014: 54,311; 2015: 17,476; 2016: 20,994; 2017: 20,123; 2018: 20,123; 2019: 13,700; 2020: 20,401; 2021: 18,286; 2022: 3,477 Data: World Health Organization, CC BY 4.0, https://data.who.int/indicators/i/95935F3/2D6FBE4 (Accessed on 25 March 2025). Chart: @DiDoesDigital What Are Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)? Neglected tropical diseases are a group of conditions caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi and toxins, and can cause significant disfigurement, disability, and death. They include preventable and treatable diseases that affect more than 1 billion people globally, especially impoverished communities in tropical regions. These diseases are “neglected” because they’re barely present on the global health agenda. Limited resources are dedicated to tackling them. The World Health Organization's List of Neglected Tropical Diseases: Buruli ulcer; Chagas disease; dengue and chikungunya; dracunculiasis; echinococcosis; foodborne trematodiases; human African trypanosomiasis; leishmaniasis; leprosy; lymphatic filariasis; mycetoma, chromoblastomycosis and other deep mycoses; noma; onchocerciasis; rabies; scabies and other ectoparasitoses; schistosomiasis; soil-transmitted helminthiases; snakebite envenoming; taeniasis/cysticercosis; trachoma; yaws Source: World Health Organization, https://www.who.int/health-topics/neglected-tropical-diseases (Accessed on 25 March 2025). Have We Eliminated Trachoma in Australia? Trachoma is a preventable eye infection that can lead to blindness. Australia's the only high-income country that has trachoma. A couple of years ago, we reached the World Health Organization's threshold for “elimination as a public health problem”. The prevalence is really low now. So long as our trend of squashing it continues, we'll be able to declare it eliminated. 2025 could be the year!
April 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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These days you can look up hourly air quality measurements online for a bunch of places, but those numbers won't help you with your cooking.

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Total Dust Emissions Across Australia Airborne soil particles are worse in summer where ground is dry and there's less vegetation cover compared to winter. A grouped bar chart of amount of dust in tonnes per hectare to June 2020 grouped by Emission, Dry deposition, and Wet deposition shows the highest emissions from Nov to Jan around 3k tonnes per hectare. Dry depositions are also much higher than wet depositions. Data: Emmerson KM & Keywood MD (2021). Australia state of the environment 2021: air quality, © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0, https://soe.dcceew.gov.au/ Chart: @DiDoesDigital Dust Travels Everywhere From July 2019 to June 2020, the estimated total dust emissions in Australia was 40 tonnes per hectare. Dust that's swept into the atmosphere ranges from smaller than 2.5 micrometres to hundreds of micrometres. The larger particles cause visibility issues and filthy solar panels. They “deposit” onto the ground swiftly, meaning they don't get to travel far. The smaller particles, however, stay in the air longer and can waft thousands of kilometres onto cities far away. Source: Emmerson KM & Keywood MD (2021). Australia state of the environment 2021: air quality, © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0, https://soe.dcceew.gov.au/ Dust Can Be Gross Airborne dust can muck up your respiratory system. Mineral dust contains metals like iron that cause lung inflammation. Thanks to the extra droughts and bushfires from climate change, we’re likely to see an increase in the number of dust days too. Vegetation programs might help keep the dust down. Australia generally has great air quality, except during specific events like dust storms and bushfires. There’s increasing demand for real-time air monitoring to help people know when to close the windows or mask up. Source: Emmerson KM & Keywood MD (2021). Australia state of the environment 2021: air quality, © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0, https://soe.dcceew.gov.au/ Try a Low-Cost Sensor More of the public are buying low-cost air sensors. They’re not super accurate but they can give you an idea about trends or when your over-cooked pancakes are hazardous. Photo of home air quality sensor on the bench showing PM2.5 at 578µg/m³ and "HAZARDOUS" with a scary red label.
April 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Down under, you can use the Southern Cross to tell time and direction.

Aboriginal Australians are among the world's first astronomers. The southern cross forms part of the Emu in the Sky, a dark constellation, which has featured in storytelling for thousands of years.

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Find South Using the Stars In the southern hemisphere, you can use the Southern Cross (aka “Crux”) and The Pointers constellations to find South. The chart of the Southern Cross and The Pointers shows a line drawn from the highest star of the cross, Gracux, through the lowest star of the cross, Acrux, and another line drawn perpendicular from Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri, and the two lines marked as roughly south, not far from where the South Pole is marked. Chart: @DiDoesDigital Check the Star Clock: Part 1 Imagine a 24-hour clock face. Around 1st April, Crux appears high in the sky at midnight. At the 20 hour mark, it's ~8pm. The 24-hour clock face has 0 at the top, labelled (midnight), 6 to the right, 12 at the bottom, labelled (midday), and 18 to the left. The Southern Cross constellation is positioned at the 20 hour mark with repeating, fading copies of it clockwise indicating the direction of travel. The chart is labelled 1st April
 8pm. Chart: @DiDoesDigital Check the Star Clock: Part 2 For each month after April, take 2 hours. At 1st May, if Crux is at the “20” mark, subtract 1 month × 2 hours to get 18: ~6pm. The 24-hour clock face has 0 at the top, labelled, 6 to the right, 12 at the bottom, and 18 to the left. The Southern Cross constellation is positioned at the 20 hour mark. An arrow points anti-clockwise, labelled "Subtract 2 hours". The chart is labelled 1st May 6pm. Chart: @DiDoesDigital You Can Find South and the Time! Around 1st June, when Crux appears at the “6” hour mark, subtract 2 months × 2 hours to get 2, which means it’s ~2am. The 24-hour clock face has 0 at the top, labelled, 6 to the right, 12 at the bottom, and 18 to the left. The Southern Cross constellation is positioned at the 6 hour mark. An arrow points anti-clockwise, labelled "Subtract 4 hours". The chart is labelled 1st June
 2am. Chart: @DiDoesDigital
April 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Are you also pleased to know that the Tassie geo database has 97 results for "fossiliferous"?

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Tassie Tracks Their Old Rocks This shows the number of listed geosites in the Tasmanian Geoconservation Database by era. Bar chart of sites by era from Oldest first. Mesoproterozoic: 7; Neoproterozoic: 43; Paleozoic: 249; Mesozoic: 66; Cenozoic: 748; and Unknown: 14. Data: Natural Values Atlas (www.naturalvaluesatlas.tas.gov.au), 21 Apr 2025, © State of Tasmania · Chart: @DiDoesDigital Our Geological Heritage is Precious Geoheritage helps define Australia through its iconic landscape. Our geoheritage has significant aesthetic, cultural, economic/tourism, and environmental value. It also informs our future climate. Like biodiversity, geoheritage is a form of natural heritage but benefits from separate recognition. For example, it requires different conservation strategies to plants and animals. Australia has an old and stable land mass, so we have heaps of preserved geological features rarely found elsewhere. McConnell A, Janke T, Cumpston Z & Cresswell I (2021). Australia state of the environment 2021: heritage, independent report to the Australian Government Minister for the Environment, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, DOI: 10.26194/7w85-3w50. Tasmania Has Special Old Rocks Tasmania is a global geodiversity hotspot with rocks of every geological period from the Mesoproterozoic. Unlike most of Australia, Tasmania keeps a nice record of geoconservation sites. You can find info about: - 39 globally significant sites - 26 rarities - 32 outstanding references Entries in the Tasmanian Geoconservation Database also include the geoconservation values the sites encompass, their significance to conservation, their sensitivity to disturbance, and advice on site management. Data: Natural Values Atlas (www.naturalvaluesatlas.tas.gov.au), 21 Apr 2025, © State of Tasmania · Analysis: @DiDoesDigital Can We Protect Our Geoheritage? The pressures having the greatest impact on geoheritage include: - “Inadequate resourcing for heritage conservation/management.” - “Inadequate protections (poor statutory controls and poor governance)” The highest priority action to improve the management of geoheritage is: - “Improved recognition, including at the statutory level, and moving beyond land-based-only heritage” Vote for representatives who pledge conservation action. McConnell A, Janke T, Cumpston Z & Cresswell I (2021). Australia state of the environment 2021: heritage, independent report to the Australian Government Minister for the Environment, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, DOI: 10.26194/7w85-3w50.
April 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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One thing I enjoy about this social media chart challenge is that I can sneak in silly choices I wouldn't usually make.

Behold my gradient, lack of data point circles, and use of curvy lines!

I also don't have to spend time making it work at all the screen sizes and ratios.

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Carlton is a Densely Populated Suburb Carlton, Melbourne is among Australia's most densely populated suburbs. And yet it boasts Victoria's 12th best offering of well-loved open spaces.¹ Line chart of Population density (persons/km²) shows in 2018: 11,453.8; 2019: 11,562.7: 2020: 11,472.5; 2021: 9,382.5; 2022: 9,928.5; and 2023: 11,753.5. ¹ Neighbourlytics (2024), 'Where are Australia's most well-loved open spaces?' https://www.neighbourlytics.com/post/where-are-australias-most-well-loved-open-spaces. Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics (2024), Data by region, Region summary: Carlton https://dbr.abs.gov.au/region.html?lyr=sa2&rgn=206041117, accessed 19 April 2025. Chart: @DiDoesDigital.
April 20, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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I went on a lot of side quests in pursuit of a more complex and interesting chart than this but they mostly didn't pan out. Here's a simpler but shinier visualisation instead.

According to the ABS, lots of Aussie businesses cease trading in the December quarter each year.

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The Ebbs and Flows of Actively Trading Australian Businesses In the 2023–2024 financial year, the net change of actively trading businesses, including entries and exits, was 2.8%. Business Entries: 436,018 Start Total: 2,589,873 End Total: 2,662,998 Business Exits: 362,893 Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics (2024) 'Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits', ABS Website, accessed 19 April 2025. Chart: @DiDoesDigital.
April 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM