Patrick Stotz
@patrickstotz.bsky.social
💼 Co-lead data & visualizations @spiegel.de
🗺️ Blogging about maps at letsmakeamap.com
#dataviz #ddj #maps #rstats
🗺️ Blogging about maps at letsmakeamap.com
#dataviz #ddj #maps #rstats
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Behind every climate graphic there's science, design and storytelling. @annalombardi.bsky.social shares her creative process and her role as one of the organisers of Visualising Climate, the first global conference on climate dataviz (Bologna, 4–6 Nov 2026) 🌍📊
climate.copernicus.eu/c3s-behind-s...
climate.copernicus.eu/c3s-behind-s...
C3S behind the scenes: making climate data visible
Data visualisation is a discipline sitting at the interface of science, communication and design. Contrary to common misconceptions, it is not simply the art of making charts “prettier.” It’s about cr...
climate.copernicus.eu
September 24, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Behind every climate graphic there's science, design and storytelling. @annalombardi.bsky.social shares her creative process and her role as one of the organisers of Visualising Climate, the first global conference on climate dataviz (Bologna, 4–6 Nov 2026) 🌍📊
climate.copernicus.eu/c3s-behind-s...
climate.copernicus.eu/c3s-behind-s...
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I've made an interactive map for exploring the terrain of the world! It uses @mapterhorn.com data and tiles, and WebGL for dynamic colors and animations.
relief.bertspaan.nl/world?lang=en
relief.bertspaan.nl/world?lang=en
September 24, 2026 at 11:47 AM
I've made an interactive map for exploring the terrain of the world! It uses @mapterhorn.com data and tiles, and WebGL for dynamic colors and animations.
relief.bertspaan.nl/world?lang=en
relief.bertspaan.nl/world?lang=en
September 21, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Just finished reading "A Deepness in the Sky" only to find out that the author, Vernor Vinge, was also one of the greatest visionaries in the field of AI.
Here are some statements from his 1993 (!) paper. So spot on.
Here are some statements from his 1993 (!) paper. So spot on.
September 19, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Just finished reading "A Deepness in the Sky" only to find out that the author, Vernor Vinge, was also one of the greatest visionaries in the field of AI.
Here are some statements from his 1993 (!) paper. So spot on.
Here are some statements from his 1993 (!) paper. So spot on.
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Friends!
Can I ask you a favour?
My 🐦 + 📊 course starts next week. I'm super excited but registration is worryingly low.
Can you share this with your weirdo nature + art + code friends?
jerthorp.me/learning
Can I ask you a favour?
My 🐦 + 📊 course starts next week. I'm super excited but registration is worryingly low.
Can you share this with your weirdo nature + art + code friends?
jerthorp.me/learning
LEARNING | jerthorp
Online courses and wokshops about birds, data and creative coding.
Binoculars to Binomials is for coders who are interested in cultivating an observational practice, and for birders who want to dive ...
jerthorp.me
September 18, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Friends!
Can I ask you a favour?
My 🐦 + 📊 course starts next week. I'm super excited but registration is worryingly low.
Can you share this with your weirdo nature + art + code friends?
jerthorp.me/learning
Can I ask you a favour?
My 🐦 + 📊 course starts next week. I'm super excited but registration is worryingly low.
Can you share this with your weirdo nature + art + code friends?
jerthorp.me/learning
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#NowHiring | Graphic Designer
The Technical Support Unit of the #IPCC Working Group I at 📍 Gif-sur-Yvette, France seeks a Graphics Designer to support the development of info graphics, data visualization, & the process of approving the report.
🔗 https://www.ipcc.ch/about/vacancies/
The Technical Support Unit of the #IPCC Working Group I at 📍 Gif-sur-Yvette, France seeks a Graphics Designer to support the development of info graphics, data visualization, & the process of approving the report.
🔗 https://www.ipcc.ch/about/vacancies/
September 15, 2026 at 4:45 PM
#NowHiring | Graphic Designer
The Technical Support Unit of the #IPCC Working Group I at 📍 Gif-sur-Yvette, France seeks a Graphics Designer to support the development of info graphics, data visualization, & the process of approving the report.
🔗 https://www.ipcc.ch/about/vacancies/
The Technical Support Unit of the #IPCC Working Group I at 📍 Gif-sur-Yvette, France seeks a Graphics Designer to support the development of info graphics, data visualization, & the process of approving the report.
🔗 https://www.ipcc.ch/about/vacancies/
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For the last 2 years I have been tracking a generational change in the nature of software development, and I think I've finally decided where all of this turmoil is going to end up. It's good news, but not for everybody. https://seldo.com/posts/we-are-all-product-engineers-now/
We are all Product Engineers now | Seldo.com
Agents are eating the software development lifecycle from the bottom up — code generation already gone, review and ops following fast. What remains is figuring out what people actually want, which can't be automated or scaled. That job is called product engineering, it pays $240k, and nobody's training for it.
seldo.com
September 14, 2026 at 1:36 AM
For the last 2 years I have been tracking a generational change in the nature of software development, and I think I've finally decided where all of this turmoil is going to end up. It's good news, but not for everybody. https://seldo.com/posts/we-are-all-product-engineers-now/
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Here is the tool for this week: www.ezesri.com Paste any ArcGIS feature layer or map server URL to view metadata, handle pagination automatically, apply filters, and export to GeoJSON, CSV, or Shapefile with no code or installation needed. More tools here: josepablorobles.com/tools.html
ezesri - Extract GeoJSON from ArcGIS REST Services
Extract GeoJSON from any ArcGIS FeatureServer or MapServer. View metadata, apply filters and download data. No installation required.
www.ezesri.com
September 4, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Here is the tool for this week: www.ezesri.com Paste any ArcGIS feature layer or map server URL to view metadata, handle pagination automatically, apply filters, and export to GeoJSON, CSV, or Shapefile with no code or installation needed. More tools here: josepablorobles.com/tools.html
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NEW: Thermal drone footage shows the Microsoft-backed DataOne AI data center in Vineland, NJ is running dozens of gas generators.
None of them have permits.
A Floodlight visual investigation with @us.theguardian.com:
None of them have permits.
A Floodlight visual investigation with @us.theguardian.com:
One of East Coast’s largest data centers accused of ‘violating federal law’
Thermal drone footage shows DataOne — the Microsoft-backed AI data center in Vineland — is powering its operations with dozens of unpermitted generators
floodlightnews.org
August 27, 2026 at 4:37 PM
NEW: Thermal drone footage shows the Microsoft-backed DataOne AI data center in Vineland, NJ is running dozens of gas generators.
None of them have permits.
A Floodlight visual investigation with @us.theguardian.com:
None of them have permits.
A Floodlight visual investigation with @us.theguardian.com:
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August 12, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Mit öffentlichen Tourismus- und Flugdaten, Satellitenbildern sowie Beiträgen in sozialen Medien haben wir rekonstruiert, wie Strandurlaub in Nordkorea ausschaut – und welche Zwecke das Resort jenseits des Tourismus erfüllt.
@anna-lenaschou.bsky.social
www.spiegel.de/ausland/urla...
@anna-lenaschou.bsky.social
www.spiegel.de/ausland/urla...
(S+) Urlaub in Nordkorea: So machen Russen Pauschalurlaub in Wonsan
Diktator Kim Jong Un möchte Urlauber aus Russland nach Nordkorea locken. Doch bisher kommen nur wenige in den herausgeputzten Ferienort Wonsan. Fotos und Videos von Reisenden geben Einblicke in ein ab...
www.spiegel.de
August 11, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Mit öffentlichen Tourismus- und Flugdaten, Satellitenbildern sowie Beiträgen in sozialen Medien haben wir rekonstruiert, wie Strandurlaub in Nordkorea ausschaut – und welche Zwecke das Resort jenseits des Tourismus erfüllt.
@anna-lenaschou.bsky.social
www.spiegel.de/ausland/urla...
@anna-lenaschou.bsky.social
www.spiegel.de/ausland/urla...
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Everyone I follow who is a credentialed, serious AI researcher (and model trainer) is shaken by the alignment security breaches as that count goes up. All are sharing this Eric Wallace talk as a must watch
Black Hat USA 2026: The 'Breaking' News: The OpenAI–Hugging Face Incident
The 'Breaking' News: The OpenAI–Hugging Face Incident - A Technical Reconstruction and Its Implications for AI
When AI Goes Rogue. The Incident That Changed Everything. An OpenAI evaluation agent broke out of its sandbox, infiltrated Hugging Face infrastructure, and attempted to steal test answers—all autonomously. No human involved. The era of AI-driven cyberattacks is here. Are you prepared?
Speaker: Michael Dalton, Speaker: Eric Wallace
Learn more: https://blackhat.com/us-26/briefings/schedule/index.html#the-breaking-news--the-openaihugging-face-incident---a-technical-reconstruction-and-its-implications-for-ai-57401
www.youtube.com
August 7, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Everyone I follow who is a credentialed, serious AI researcher (and model trainer) is shaken by the alignment security breaches as that count goes up. All are sharing this Eric Wallace talk as a must watch
I've just deleted all my posts on what used to be Twitter. The last thing I saw: A horde of climate change deniers who, once again, are questioning the validity of current temperature readings. That platform so utterly screwed.
July 31, 2026 at 11:12 AM
I've just deleted all my posts on what used to be Twitter. The last thing I saw: A horde of climate change deniers who, once again, are questioning the validity of current temperature readings. That platform so utterly screwed.
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How far can I get using AI in cartography?
I drove Canada's Icefields Parkway last month, and want to make a poster map of it.
Can AI help, and do it well?
I started on my phone, then realised it needed more than that and moved to the desktop.
AI-first: Claude, a bit of ChatGPT.
A thread... 🧵🗺️
I drove Canada's Icefields Parkway last month, and want to make a poster map of it.
Can AI help, and do it well?
I started on my phone, then realised it needed more than that and moved to the desktop.
AI-first: Claude, a bit of ChatGPT.
A thread... 🧵🗺️
July 30, 2026 at 2:29 AM
How far can I get using AI in cartography?
I drove Canada's Icefields Parkway last month, and want to make a poster map of it.
Can AI help, and do it well?
I started on my phone, then realised it needed more than that and moved to the desktop.
AI-first: Claude, a bit of ChatGPT.
A thread... 🧵🗺️
I drove Canada's Icefields Parkway last month, and want to make a poster map of it.
Can AI help, and do it well?
I started on my phone, then realised it needed more than that and moved to the desktop.
AI-first: Claude, a bit of ChatGPT.
A thread... 🧵🗺️
84% of homes and workplaces lack the basic tree canopy they need to avoid extreme impacts of heat.
Our coverage of a study by Thami Croeser et al.
Great excuse to finally use the inferno color scale for an interactive map #dataviz
(gift link: www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...)
Our coverage of a study by Thami Croeser et al.
Great excuse to finally use the inferno color scale for an interactive map #dataviz
(gift link: www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...)
July 29, 2026 at 12:43 PM
84% of homes and workplaces lack the basic tree canopy they need to avoid extreme impacts of heat.
Our coverage of a study by Thami Croeser et al.
Great excuse to finally use the inferno color scale for an interactive map #dataviz
(gift link: www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...)
Our coverage of a study by Thami Croeser et al.
Great excuse to finally use the inferno color scale for an interactive map #dataviz
(gift link: www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...)
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We are hiring and looking for a creator and developer of interactive news apps.
German language required.
Please share and dm me, if you have any questions.
jobs.spiegelgruppe.de/Vacancies/13...
German language required.
Please share and dm me, if you have any questions.
jobs.spiegelgruppe.de/Vacancies/13...
Redakteur (m/w/d) Interaktive Entwicklung - Ausschreibung
jobs.spiegelgruppe.de
July 15, 2026 at 6:45 AM
We are hiring and looking for a creator and developer of interactive news apps.
German language required.
Please share and dm me, if you have any questions.
jobs.spiegelgruppe.de/Vacancies/13...
German language required.
Please share and dm me, if you have any questions.
jobs.spiegelgruppe.de/Vacancies/13...
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Spent the past two weeks making graphics about sweltering night-time temperatures while struggling to sleep because of those same hot nights...
NEW: Tropical nights come to Europe
w @attractamooney.bsky.social and @nassosstylianou.bsky.social
as.ft.com/r/4929ae6c-e...
NEW: Tropical nights come to Europe
w @attractamooney.bsky.social and @nassosstylianou.bsky.social
as.ft.com/r/4929ae6c-e...
July 13, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Spent the past two weeks making graphics about sweltering night-time temperatures while struggling to sleep because of those same hot nights...
NEW: Tropical nights come to Europe
w @attractamooney.bsky.social and @nassosstylianou.bsky.social
as.ft.com/r/4929ae6c-e...
NEW: Tropical nights come to Europe
w @attractamooney.bsky.social and @nassosstylianou.bsky.social
as.ft.com/r/4929ae6c-e...
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Absolutely essential reading about the impact of vibe coding on open source and the practice of software development generally, by @samlearner.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/cec8...
Who cleans up after the vibe-coding party?
Our obsession with AI code-writing tools is overwhelming the web’s unsung human caretakers
www.ft.com
July 11, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Absolutely essential reading about the impact of vibe coding on open source and the practice of software development generally, by @samlearner.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/cec8...
It's not easy to agree on the best solution here, but this certainly is one of, if not the worst #dataviz #cahrtsrime
July 7, 2026 at 7:34 PM
It's not easy to agree on the best solution here, but this certainly is one of, if not the worst #dataviz #cahrtsrime
Record-breaking heat wave in Germany. All stations highlighted with a halo broke their all-time records today. Möckern-Drewitz provisionally recorded a new nationwide high of 41.5°C.
Our live-updating overview:
www.spiegel.de/panorama/kli...
Our live-updating overview:
www.spiegel.de/panorama/kli...
June 27, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Record-breaking heat wave in Germany. All stations highlighted with a halo broke their all-time records today. Möckern-Drewitz provisionally recorded a new nationwide high of 41.5°C.
Our live-updating overview:
www.spiegel.de/panorama/kli...
Our live-updating overview:
www.spiegel.de/panorama/kli...
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Everything about this Wall Street Journal story on Polymarket paying influencers to post fake videos of them winning on Polymarket is nuts, up to and including the disclosure statement at the end about the Wall Street Journal's publisher being in a business partnership with Polymarket.
June 26, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Everything about this Wall Street Journal story on Polymarket paying influencers to post fake videos of them winning on Polymarket is nuts, up to and including the disclosure statement at the end about the Wall Street Journal's publisher being in a business partnership with Polymarket.
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We've become numb to this stuff, but a president accusing a journalist of treason -- a capital crime -- for reporting on an ongoing war is not normal, and we should never accept it as normal.
Trump to NYT's David Sanger: "I had a total military victory. But the fake news, guys like you, write incorrectly. You're a fake guy. We had a total military victory. I actually think it's sort of treasonous what you write. You should be ashamed of yourself. I actually think it's treason."
May 15, 2026 at 12:55 PM
We've become numb to this stuff, but a president accusing a journalist of treason -- a capital crime -- for reporting on an ongoing war is not normal, and we should never accept it as normal.
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Wer sich in den vergangenen Wochen etwas mit der NSDAP-Mitgliederkartei beschäftigt hat, musste irritiert sein vom Stunt von Correctiv und Katapult. Viel zu spät haben die Medienhäuser begriffen, was sie da am Dienstag rausgehauen haben. Nun mussten sie ihre Veröffentlichungen zurückziehen. 1/12
May 14, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Wer sich in den vergangenen Wochen etwas mit der NSDAP-Mitgliederkartei beschäftigt hat, musste irritiert sein vom Stunt von Correctiv und Katapult. Viel zu spät haben die Medienhäuser begriffen, was sie da am Dienstag rausgehauen haben. Nun mussten sie ihre Veröffentlichungen zurückziehen. 1/12
Seit 2011 performen die Grünen in BaWü bei Landtagswahlen deutlich besser als im Bund. Özdemir ist es gelungen an den Kretschmann-Bonus anzuknüpfen.
Unsere Wahlanalyse in 5 Themen und 9 Grafiken: www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
Unsere Wahlanalyse in 5 Themen und 9 Grafiken: www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
March 9, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Seit 2011 performen die Grünen in BaWü bei Landtagswahlen deutlich besser als im Bund. Özdemir ist es gelungen an den Kretschmann-Bonus anzuknüpfen.
Unsere Wahlanalyse in 5 Themen und 9 Grafiken: www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
Unsere Wahlanalyse in 5 Themen und 9 Grafiken: www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
Who's in, who's out? Assessing possible coalitions can be complicated in Germany.
Here's how we inform our readers with simulated election results and let them try them out interactively. #dataviz
Here's how we inform our readers with simulated election results and let them try them out interactively. #dataviz
February 27, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Who's in, who's out? Assessing possible coalitions can be complicated in Germany.
Here's how we inform our readers with simulated election results and let them try them out interactively. #dataviz
Here's how we inform our readers with simulated election results and let them try them out interactively. #dataviz