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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I was surprised that the data centres that power AI models are not simply in places near the traditional centres of 'tech' , but rather cluster around places where they have access to water and cheap(ish) energy. I explore this in my visual essay 'Who Powers AI?' motherduck.com/dive-gallery...

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Key points are, we're seeing a bit of a bet playing out here - where you have AI labs who own basically everything in their supply chain, whereas frontier models rent compute and infrastructure from some big players.

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

You can also click the Sankey diagram to get a dynamic story behind each 'AI Lab'- the visuals and text will filter to show that story.

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

WHO POWERS AI? My visual essay on the AI data infrastructure and how it supports the work of big AI players like #OpenAI and #Anthropic. Visual powered by @motherduck.com and Claude using the excellent data from @epochai.bsky.social #datafam #datasky @dataBS Link: motherduck.com/dive-gallery...

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

…though it does read this down the bottom. But I’ve literally not changed anything and can still auth into myGov

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Stuff like what's features on 16colo.rs/pack/corrupt...

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I asked a Claude-powered four AI agent team to debate the future of higher education using the Socratic method. Here's how it works and why it produces sharper strategic insight than a single prompt. thedatavist.substack.com/p/kill-the-l... cc: @anthropic.com #DataSky #DataBS #AI #AIAgents

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Naughty by Nature back with a reboot of their 1991 hip-hop classic, but for a new ai-driven age. #AI #MCP #dataBS #dataSky #MCPYeahYouKnowMe

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Day 2 of #DataEngBytes has started strong. I’m quite enjoying @olenakutsenko.bsky.social talk about ‘Bringing Stories To Life with AU’, which is both fascinating and fun. #dataBS #datasky

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Really great to be back in Melbourne for the #dataengbytes conference. Not sure how I feel about the conference venue literally being the Collingwood Magpies training facility, but at least the food is great #databs #datasky

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

This post from Seattle Data Guy on early data career is 100% gold. My one regret from my career was this point in particular. I missed out a lot because I was the only data guy #dataBs #datasky open.substack.com/pub/seattled...

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Picture of a man who has no shame in ordering bubble gum flavoured ice cream

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

This is cheeky @australiainstitute.org.au , you might need to look at your charts in your recent university paper. Did Melbourne really only spend $68 on travel in 2023? Your figure numbers are also wrong I think! The text says this is figure 3 but it’s clearly figure 2?

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Also, I've got my done up my 'heroes' and 'not quite heros' for Round 10. #AFL

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

First ever identical #afl draw (credit: useless afl stats) #aflkangaroolions)

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Distribution of Player Ratings (with top 5/bottom 5) for Round 8 of the 2025 #AFL season. #sportsviz #ggplot2 #rstats

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

This is how I imagine Picard would use the enterprise computer if he had a toddler on board #startrek

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

#AFL 2025 Round 7 Heros and Zeros - Distribution of player ratings highlighting the top 5/bottom 5!

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Wowee! I've done up my #AFL Player Ratings driven match report over on the ol blog regarding the @brisbanelions.bsky.social v Saints game this arvo. Not the easiest watch, but glad of the W. More charts and chat here: roar-metrics.ghost.io/2025-round-7... #AFLSaintsLions

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Interesting if you aggregate up all the #AFL player rating stats so far this year, Andrew Brayshaw comes out on top. Nick Daicos doesn't even make the top ten.

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

My #AFL Round 6 'Heroes and Zeros' - the distribution of player ratings for the round. Full post here: roar-metrics.ghost.io/afl-2025-rou...

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

After a lot of stuffing around, my plot is finally looking ok! I successfully recreated an #AFL Player Ratings beeswarm distribution with some small multiples in there as well - originally I had done in #tableau, but now pure ggplot.

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

I'm a bit late on my #AFL round 5 'heroes and zeros' - ranking all players in the round by their AFL rating points. Did you know that @brisbanelions.bsky.social Charlie Cameron had the poorest rating of the weekend? And Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera was the highest?

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

I'm on the HIPWOOD HYPE-TRAIN after that @brisbanelions.bsky.social win versus the Western Bulldogs. Here's my post match written review of the Lions player ratings along with my viz attached. roar-metrics.ghost.io/2025-round-5... #AFL #AFLDogsLions

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Day 7 of #30DayChartChallenge, OUTLIERS! Again, with my usual #AFL twist. This is the distribution of contested beasts, showing who is who amongst those with average contested possessions per game (2024-25, min. 10 games). Patrick Cripps, unsurprisingly is #1.

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Catching up! Day 6 of #30DayChartChallenge - with the usual #AFL twist. I went with ggplot2 today (rather than #tableau), but I just couldn't get the fonts to export at the right sizing. This looks at the relative skill difference in the top half backs in the AFL in 2025. Probably will re-do.

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I've done my #AFL round 4 "Heroes and Zeros" post :) You can read all about it here on my footy charts blog roar-metrics.ghost.io/afl-2025-rou... ....but here is a nice visual basically summing up all my findings. #dataviz #tableau #footy #sportsviz #sports

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Putting together my visuals for my next #AFL 'heroes and zeros' blog post on Roar Metrics (roar-metrics.ghost.io) - fascinating to see the distribution of player ratings across this round, with Caleb Serong being the standout player! What's his odds for the Brownlow?

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

I'll admit I phoned this ranking chart in a bit for the #30DayChartChallenge but I was a bit stuffed from a day out with family. But here is the top 10 individual #AFL player performances based on Player Ratings points since 2016. A humble bar chart this time!

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

I've done my viz analysis of the @brisbanelions.bsky.social match against the Tigers at the MCG this afternoon (read it here: roar-metrics.ghost.io/2025-roundli...) - but if you just want the player ratings for the Lions, check out my visual below. #AFL #AFLLionsTigers #BrisbaneLions #dataviz

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Don't think this experiment with circular packing worked out but it was fun giving it a whirl for the #30DayChartChallenge. While these could fit into the previous day theme, this is actually for Day 4 “Big and Small”, visualising player ratings from the Brisbane v Sydney 2024 Grand Final.

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I love it when you accidentally create something super aesthetically appealing in your #dataviz platform of choice.

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Day 3 CIRCULAR for the #30DayChartChallenge - still looking at #AFL footy stats in a fun way. Here are the current players with the most ‘metres’ gained between 2016 up until Round 3, 2025. Cool to see Dayne Zorko of the #brisbanelions at #2. Did not expect Jake Lloyd at #1.

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

That feeling when your wordle streak comes to an end

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Still playing catchup in the #30DayChartChallenge, but here is my 2nd entry around ‘slope’! And it’s more footy-related content! This slope chart compares ladder position of the 2019 season v the 2024 seasons. Prepped in #rstats, visualised in #tableau #AFL #dataviz #sportsviz

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Jumping on the #30DayChartChallenge with some #AFL footy related content. Had some fun building this WAFFLE CHART looking at the rebound in Inside 50 counts per match. It _seems_ to be going up again in 2025 despite only a small amount of games being played. Completed in #rstats and #tableau.

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Moar #afl footy charts and analysis! Who were the HEROES and ZEROS from Round 3, 2025? Looking at the top 5 and bottom 5 players from the round. More analysis from yours truly here: roar-metrics.ghost.io/2025-round-3...

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Back on the @brisbanelions.bsky.social blogging bandwagon in the post #AFLLionsCats wrap up. You can see my usual break down of the player ratings on my blog - or have a quiz at this chart! #AFL #footy #sportsviz roar-metrics.ghost.io/dire-start-d...

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

My first post on my new @brisbanelions.bsky.social themed #AFL footy sites + newsletter, looking at the player ratings from today’s fairly worrying victory over the West Coast Eagles. It's got some fancy charts and sports #dataviz Read--> roar-metrics.ghost.io/flat-lions-s...

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

A few charts on #AFL player ratings from the #BrisbaneLions v #SydneySwans yesterday. While Neale was well held, the Lions had the likes of Bailey, Wilmot, Zorko and Dunkley step up to plug the gap #DataViz

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Darragh Murray @darraghmurray.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

SBS revelling in the chart junk market with random bear in their chart on the stock market - I guess it means “bear market” but is unexplained #dataviz