In honor of the death of the CIA World Factbooks, another Phil & the CISO moment.
CISO: If you need some basic info forecasts for travel you c...
Me: OH NEAT! You have factbooks. I loved these in high school.
CISO: High school?
Me: Oh yeah. Great reading. [begins flipping through one on Kazakhstan]
CISO: If you need some basic info forecasts for travel you c...
Me: OH NEAT! You have factbooks. I loved these in high school.
CISO: High school?
Me: Oh yeah. Great reading. [begins flipping through one on Kazakhstan]
The result of my training.
Me: If I understand all this right, the key's to have no shame.
CISO: Hmm?
Me: If I react to blackmail material with "Those pics are bitchin'. Can I have one to send my mom?" they have none.
CISO: That...yes, but no.
Me: No shame = rock solid clearance.
CISO: [rubs eyes]
Me: If I understand all this right, the key's to have no shame.
CISO: Hmm?
Me: If I react to blackmail material with "Those pics are bitchin'. Can I have one to send my mom?" they have none.
CISO: That...yes, but no.
Me: No shame = rock solid clearance.
CISO: [rubs eyes]
February 5, 2026 at 4:11 PM
In honor of the death of the CIA World Factbooks, another Phil & the CISO moment.
CISO: If you need some basic info forecasts for travel you c...
Me: OH NEAT! You have factbooks. I loved these in high school.
CISO: High school?
Me: Oh yeah. Great reading. [begins flipping through one on Kazakhstan]
CISO: If you need some basic info forecasts for travel you c...
Me: OH NEAT! You have factbooks. I loved these in high school.
CISO: High school?
Me: Oh yeah. Great reading. [begins flipping through one on Kazakhstan]
last year, we stumbled upon chicago factbooks - the only source of historic chicago rent data, going back to 1930. without the resources for a larger digitization project, we took the simplest approach: manual data entry. once we adjusted the rents for inflation, the facts really came to life… 🧵
February 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
last year, we stumbled upon chicago factbooks - the only source of historic chicago rent data, going back to 1930. without the resources for a larger digitization project, we took the simplest approach: manual data entry. once we adjusted the rents for inflation, the facts really came to life… 🧵
ive known about vitamin A poisoning since I was like 7, because the polar bear liver incident was in one of my silly like thousand page illustrated factbooks that I had as a kid. That anyone in actual medicine could overlook it is baffling. But hes not in medicine, just a hobby crank that got hired
May 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
ive known about vitamin A poisoning since I was like 7, because the polar bear liver incident was in one of my silly like thousand page illustrated factbooks that I had as a kid. That anyone in actual medicine could overlook it is baffling. But hes not in medicine, just a hobby crank that got hired
So if they published factbooks about race and the like, saying that there was no scientific foundation for racism, Unesco scientists thought they could help contribute, in whatever limited way, to global peace
July 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
So if they published factbooks about race and the like, saying that there was no scientific foundation for racism, Unesco scientists thought they could help contribute, in whatever limited way, to global peace
Yep, David's right: FSU received 22,450 applications for Fall 2005; it received 76,748 applications in fall 2024. It took me 30 seconds to find this information.
www.ir.fsu.edu/Factbooks/20...
www.crimsoneducation.org/us/blog/flor...
www.ir.fsu.edu/Factbooks/20...
www.crimsoneducation.org/us/blog/flor...
August 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Yep, David's right: FSU received 22,450 applications for Fall 2005; it received 76,748 applications in fall 2024. It took me 30 seconds to find this information.
www.ir.fsu.edu/Factbooks/20...
www.crimsoneducation.org/us/blog/flor...
www.ir.fsu.edu/Factbooks/20...
www.crimsoneducation.org/us/blog/flor...
At 9 I had read like, two whole dictionaries, an encyclopedia, a medical textbook, two of the Alan Quatermain novels, multiple trivia Factbooks, the Murphy's Law books, reader's digest books,
Obsessively read anything I could, much of which was loaded with the authors' political opinions
Obsessively read anything I could, much of which was loaded with the authors' political opinions
May 31, 2026 at 7:10 PM
At 9 I had read like, two whole dictionaries, an encyclopedia, a medical textbook, two of the Alan Quatermain novels, multiple trivia Factbooks, the Murphy's Law books, reader's digest books,
Obsessively read anything I could, much of which was loaded with the authors' political opinions
Obsessively read anything I could, much of which was loaded with the authors' political opinions
They're killing the CIA World Factbooks?!
Dear gods, I hope they're all backed up onto Wikisource already
Dear gods, I hope they're all backed up onto Wikisource already
In honor of the death of the CIA World Factbooks, another Phil & the CISO moment.
CISO: If you need some basic info forecasts for travel you c...
Me: OH NEAT! You have factbooks. I loved these in high school.
CISO: High school?
Me: Oh yeah. Great reading. [begins flipping through one on Kazakhstan]
CISO: If you need some basic info forecasts for travel you c...
Me: OH NEAT! You have factbooks. I loved these in high school.
CISO: High school?
Me: Oh yeah. Great reading. [begins flipping through one on Kazakhstan]
The result of my training.
Me: If I understand all this right, the key's to have no shame.
CISO: Hmm?
Me: If I react to blackmail material with "Those pics are bitchin'. Can I have one to send my mom?" they have none.
CISO: That...yes, but no.
Me: No shame = rock solid clearance.
CISO: [rubs eyes]
Me: If I understand all this right, the key's to have no shame.
CISO: Hmm?
Me: If I react to blackmail material with "Those pics are bitchin'. Can I have one to send my mom?" they have none.
CISO: That...yes, but no.
Me: No shame = rock solid clearance.
CISO: [rubs eyes]
February 5, 2026 at 4:19 PM
They're killing the CIA World Factbooks?!
Dear gods, I hope they're all backed up onto Wikisource already
Dear gods, I hope they're all backed up onto Wikisource already
When I was in high school > 30 years ago, I remember reading passages from some CIA World Factbooks at the library to get short historical overviews of some countries.
You might assume that these contained political biases, but overall I thought that the writing tried to be objective and factual.
You might assume that these contained political biases, but overall I thought that the writing tried to be objective and factual.
February 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
When I was in high school > 30 years ago, I remember reading passages from some CIA World Factbooks at the library to get short historical overviews of some countries.
You might assume that these contained political biases, but overall I thought that the writing tried to be objective and factual.
You might assume that these contained political biases, but overall I thought that the writing tried to be objective and factual.
we kinda grew up thinking búvár (and kolibri) books were like normal, turns out they were very much the exception: high quality factbooks with a clear vision, an easy-to-grasp structure, aimed at kids and teenagers
i'm sure that's where my love of random, unconnected facts originates from
i'm sure that's where my love of random, unconnected facts originates from
October 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
we kinda grew up thinking búvár (and kolibri) books were like normal, turns out they were very much the exception: high quality factbooks with a clear vision, an easy-to-grasp structure, aimed at kids and teenagers
i'm sure that's where my love of random, unconnected facts originates from
i'm sure that's where my love of random, unconnected facts originates from
Tomorrow night we will hear from Chair of the #IBA Judges, Helen Cleaves and a selection of creators from our 2026 #InformationBookAward shortlist in an online event celebrating the Award. This event is open to anyone with an interest in #childrensbooks: bit.ly/4eWcG8k #factbooks #schoollibrary
Celebrating the Information Book Award 2026
bit.ly
May 20, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Tomorrow night we will hear from Chair of the #IBA Judges, Helen Cleaves and a selection of creators from our 2026 #InformationBookAward shortlist in an online event celebrating the Award. This event is open to anyone with an interest in #childrensbooks: bit.ly/4eWcG8k #factbooks #schoollibrary
I'd say FactBook
how about we call all the books you guys mentioned storybooks, we call things without stories factbooks, and the umbrella term is book
perfect ✨
how about we call all the books you guys mentioned storybooks, we call things without stories factbooks, and the umbrella term is book
perfect ✨
November 4, 2024 at 7:23 PM
I'd say FactBook
how about we call all the books you guys mentioned storybooks, we call things without stories factbooks, and the umbrella term is book
perfect ✨
how about we call all the books you guys mentioned storybooks, we call things without stories factbooks, and the umbrella term is book
perfect ✨
Source for enrollment here
ir.fsu.edu/Factbooks/20...
Sources for admissions stats
ir.fsu.edu/Factbooks/20...
nces.ed.gov/ipeds
Helps to check these numbers and context before publishing the hot takes.
ir.fsu.edu/Factbooks/20...
Sources for admissions stats
ir.fsu.edu/Factbooks/20...
nces.ed.gov/ipeds
Helps to check these numbers and context before publishing the hot takes.
ir.fsu.edu
August 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Source for enrollment here
ir.fsu.edu/Factbooks/20...
Sources for admissions stats
ir.fsu.edu/Factbooks/20...
nces.ed.gov/ipeds
Helps to check these numbers and context before publishing the hot takes.
ir.fsu.edu/Factbooks/20...
Sources for admissions stats
ir.fsu.edu/Factbooks/20...
nces.ed.gov/ipeds
Helps to check these numbers and context before publishing the hot takes.
So #NationStates is down down, so I guess it *is* a good time to write factbooks and shit
I'm trying to think what kind of food piping plovers would enjoy, assuming they you know, are society members and stuff.
Any ideas, @tinylongwing.bsky.social ?
I'm trying to think what kind of food piping plovers would enjoy, assuming they you know, are society members and stuff.
Any ideas, @tinylongwing.bsky.social ?
January 28, 2026 at 6:40 PM
So #NationStates is down down, so I guess it *is* a good time to write factbooks and shit
I'm trying to think what kind of food piping plovers would enjoy, assuming they you know, are society members and stuff.
Any ideas, @tinylongwing.bsky.social ?
I'm trying to think what kind of food piping plovers would enjoy, assuming they you know, are society members and stuff.
Any ideas, @tinylongwing.bsky.social ?
Wooo #NationStates is back online! Time to have realized I wrote no factbooks! Oops!
February 7, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Wooo #NationStates is back online! Time to have realized I wrote no factbooks! Oops!
Nice one. I loved the *idea* of dingos as a kid reading factbooks at school. But our neighbours (at about the same age) had a blue heeler who terrified me every time I came round. I might have softened some if I knew it was part dingo...
January 6, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Nice one. I loved the *idea* of dingos as a kid reading factbooks at school. But our neighbours (at about the same age) had a blue heeler who terrified me every time I came round. I might have softened some if I knew it was part dingo...
😑
Not like this.
Like, even if an outcome may have positives, the process under the Regime is so fucked as to overwhelmingly negate any positives in most cases.
That said, CIA factbooks wasn’t on my radar & I don’t have specific commentd.
Not like this.
Like, even if an outcome may have positives, the process under the Regime is so fucked as to overwhelmingly negate any positives in most cases.
That said, CIA factbooks wasn’t on my radar & I don’t have specific commentd.
February 5, 2026 at 12:55 AM
😑
Not like this.
Like, even if an outcome may have positives, the process under the Regime is so fucked as to overwhelmingly negate any positives in most cases.
That said, CIA factbooks wasn’t on my radar & I don’t have specific commentd.
Not like this.
Like, even if an outcome may have positives, the process under the Regime is so fucked as to overwhelmingly negate any positives in most cases.
That said, CIA factbooks wasn’t on my radar & I don’t have specific commentd.
There is no way those Factbooks were not also archival. NARA must have a complete set.
February 5, 2026 at 3:57 AM
There is no way those Factbooks were not also archival. NARA must have a complete set.
I have to explain this to my wife, who missed those years... I did a book report on the Chrysalids, set in post apocalyptic where I grew up.
Totally normal to trot to the library, pull up the CIA factbooks and calculate where the badlands would be in relation to current soviet missile capability-
Totally normal to trot to the library, pull up the CIA factbooks and calculate where the badlands would be in relation to current soviet missile capability-
September 11, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I have to explain this to my wife, who missed those years... I did a book report on the Chrysalids, set in post apocalyptic where I grew up.
Totally normal to trot to the library, pull up the CIA factbooks and calculate where the badlands would be in relation to current soviet missile capability-
Totally normal to trot to the library, pull up the CIA factbooks and calculate where the badlands would be in relation to current soviet missile capability-
@simon
Pages of that book saddened dictators for decades.
Although dictators are being ousted not by factbooks but other means, but even just making dictators sad a bit is better than licking their boots.
Pages of that book saddened dictators for decades.
Although dictators are being ousted not by factbooks but other means, but even just making dictators sad a bit is better than licking their boots.
February 5, 2026 at 1:41 AM
@simon
Pages of that book saddened dictators for decades.
Although dictators are being ousted not by factbooks but other means, but even just making dictators sad a bit is better than licking their boots.
Pages of that book saddened dictators for decades.
Although dictators are being ousted not by factbooks but other means, but even just making dictators sad a bit is better than licking their boots.
Depuis les années 90 l'atlas de la CIA(le World Factbook) était accessible sur le web. L'actuelle administration US l'a supprimé. Ce beau projet en restaure l'historique et met les données brutes à disposition
github.com/MilkMp/CIA-W...
github.com/MilkMp/CIA-W...
GitHub - MilkMp/CIA-World-Factbooks-Archive-1990-2025: Complete structured archive of every CIA World Factbook edition from 1990-2025. 281 countries, 36 years, 1M+ parsed data fields in SQL Server. Py...
Complete structured archive of every CIA World Factbook edition from 1990-2025. 281 countries, 36 years, 1M+ parsed data fields in SQL Server. Python ETL scripts included. Website created to allow ...
github.com
February 26, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Depuis les années 90 l'atlas de la CIA(le World Factbook) était accessible sur le web. L'actuelle administration US l'a supprimé. Ce beau projet en restaure l'historique et met les données brutes à disposition
github.com/MilkMp/CIA-W...
github.com/MilkMp/CIA-W...
I'm about a chapter in and am appreciating that it takes a narrative approach instead of a strictly observational one.
It's a nice change from factbooks that give the bare minimum of details.
It's a nice change from factbooks that give the bare minimum of details.
January 31, 2024 at 3:08 AM
I'm about a chapter in and am appreciating that it takes a narrative approach instead of a strictly observational one.
It's a nice change from factbooks that give the bare minimum of details.
It's a nice change from factbooks that give the bare minimum of details.
The collection of factbooks - www.nationstates.net/nation=rhanu... You'll find the entry covering Rhanukhan's calendar about halfway down, but feel free to enjoy reading about other aspects of my culture and history also. I've been playing for 20 years, so plenty of lore has emerged ^_^
NationStates | The Unified Provinces of Rhanukhan | Factbook
www.nationstates.net
December 10, 2024 at 6:28 PM
The collection of factbooks - www.nationstates.net/nation=rhanu... You'll find the entry covering Rhanukhan's calendar about halfway down, but feel free to enjoy reading about other aspects of my culture and history also. I've been playing for 20 years, so plenty of lore has emerged ^_^
Indeed.
I will say, I’m loving the cutting satirical responses over on the non-factbooks…
thehardtimes.net/culture/mark...
I will say, I’m loving the cutting satirical responses over on the non-factbooks…
thehardtimes.net/culture/mark...
Mark Zuckerberg, Recipient of World's First Rat Penis Transplant, Announces Meta Will Stop Fact Checking
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, medical pioneer who received the world's first experimental rat penis transplant, announced today that the social media juggernaut would stop fact checking.
thehardtimes.net
January 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Indeed.
I will say, I’m loving the cutting satirical responses over on the non-factbooks…
thehardtimes.net/culture/mark...
I will say, I’m loving the cutting satirical responses over on the non-factbooks…
thehardtimes.net/culture/mark...
Source: www.energy.gov/eere/article...
June 10, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Source: www.energy.gov/eere/article...