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Pete Marsden

@barbellchart.bsky.social
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Ex data analyst (fuck AI) Forest goblin Doodler

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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 4h
Very rushed #inktober day 12 - “toss” I’d love to compete in the Highland Games some day.
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 5h
Rapid scribble - playing catchup - #inktober day 11 - “rescue”
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
#inktober day 10 - Mystical @werewolfcarver.bsky.social I hope the Goose Lords are appeased 🫣 #inktober2026
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The Goose Lords have Spoken… …assignment understood
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Inktober scribble - “Ram” Wanted to do Grond but chickened out. #inktober #inktober2026
Ink drawing of a ram’s skull
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Today’s #inktober scribble - Inky the stink bug #inktober2026
Ink picture of a marmorated stink bug
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Ok, so I (grudgingly) accept that Forest Goblin and River Monster aren’t viable career options… but whadabout Dog Chauffeur? 😃
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Quick but fun #inktober scribble today - “panic” #inktober2026
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
No time today, very rough scribble for #inktober #inktober2026
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Very hurried inktober scribble today! #inktober #inktober2026 #thiel #evil
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I, uh… I learned a lot 🤣
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Today’s Inktober scribble - cactus #inktober #inktober2026
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Today’s Inktober scribble - miniature #inktober #inktober2026
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Inktober - my scribble for the day. #inktober #inktober2026
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Took a pic of this last time I was in London. Feels like it belongs here. We Brits are ungrateful shits. I’m sorry.
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Inktober day 8 - "Reckless" #inktober #inktober2025 #notanartist
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Very rushed inktober offering today! Day 7 - "Starfish" #inktober #inktober2025 #notanartist #chocolatestarfish
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Inktober day 6 - "Pierce" #inktober #inktober2025 #notanartist
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Inktober day 5 - "Deer" #inktober #inktober2025 #notanartist
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Inktober day 4 - "Murky" #inktober #inktober2025 #notanartist
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Gonna try to inktobe for inktober. Day 3 - "Crown" #inktober #inktober2025 #notanartist
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Finally had a legit business use for a Sankey chart. Fun (albeit time-cosuming!) to build in Tableau. Dashboard: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Thank you for bringing comfort in dark places. Fare thee well.
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
I'd never noticed the 5th Beetle on Abbey Road before. Doodling makes you look closer.
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
This week's Workout Wednesday technical challenge. I found this tough - MUCH prefer prepping data in SQL to trying to model it in Tableau. Felt like I was fighting poor data structure throughout, e.g. using MAKEDATE to get months for the line chart. Just felt... wrong. #WOW2025 #Tableau
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Prelim sketch for my next doodle 🥺
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
This week's #Makeovermonday. Nice, chewy dataset... enjoyed this one! Link to viz: public.tableau.com/views/MOM202... #Tableau #datafam
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Finally finished. Back to data viz for a bit.
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Starting to think I don’t have the boredom threshold for this learning-to-draw malarkey
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
This week's Makeover Monday... showing why I can't improve on the original pie/bar combo. Pew Research nailed it: elegant simplicity, low cognitive load, high read accuracy. Link: public.tableau.com/shared/2XTP3... #makeovermonday #tableau @pewresearch.org
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
In the sweetest possible way: F the “Clear Desk Policy” 😌 #ungovernable
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Tedious task? Add neurospice! Haphazardry FTW.
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
This week's Workout Wednesday technical challenge was quick... had time to add some darkmode zhuzh and wotnot. Dashboard: public.tableau.com/views/WOW202... #WOW2025 #Tableau @workoutwednesday
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
This week's Workout Wednesday challenge. Parameters were a bit fiddly but otherwise straightforward. Link to dashboard: public.tableau.com/views/WOW202... #WOW2025
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Example sales & margin dashboard using Tableau's "Superstore" dataset. Yes, there's an alligator in the info overlays. No, you can't "have it in Excel". Link: public.tableau.com/views/SalesM...
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Pete Marsden @barbellchart.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
This week's Workout Wednesday challenge (Tableau). I always limit myself to 1hr... didn't hit the criteria for labels - no idea why INDEX()=1 doesn't work for the inverted sort on goals against but, hey, I'll check out Donna's solution when it lands! #WOW2025 Link: public.tableau.com/views/WOW202...
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