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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 10/09/2026

@jim.londoncentric.media any idea what’s going on with the lizzie line this week? I’ve never seen noticeboards warning of “disruption for the foreseeable future” before

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 07/09/2026

Keyboard recommendations for around the same price as an Apple “Magic” Keyboard? I’m open to mechanical options

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 20/08/2026

Aka why I’m never getting that gaming PC

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 20/08/2026

Decided to try out the Zed text editor after hearing about it on @syntax.fm. While I love the tabbed worktree management, the performance is rubbish -- constantly freezing up and incredibly slow to search a big repo. Back to VS Code...

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 28/07/2026

Great meetup, thanks to @willow.sh @scottspence.dev for organising! Hopefully we can squeeze in another before 2027 😉

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 23/07/2026

Hot new chart types just dropped ❤️‍🔥

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 18/06/2026

Amazing opportunity for #dataviz enthusiasts. Come work with me!

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I'm Uni :3 @unicouniuni3.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Thinking about life…

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Datawrapper @datawrapper.de · 11/06/2026

🎉 You can now draw arrows in Datawrapper locator maps! Choose between line arrows (to show routes) and flow arrows (to show magnitude too), and style them however you like. Learn more here: www.datawrapper.de/blog/arrows-...

Flow map of Hong Kong's microchip exports in 2025. The thickest arrow by far points to India ($5.2 billion), followed by Malaysia ($1.1 billion), Korea, the Philippines and Europe, with much smaller flows to China, the US and other destinations.

Map of the migration route of Pingo, a Whimbrel fitted with a satellite transmitter in 2012. In fall, Pingo flew from Alaska across Canada and non-stop over the Atlantic to Brazil; in spring, it returned north over Central America and the US with several stopovers.

Flow map of commuters leaving Cologne for work. The thickest arrows point to Bonn (17,041 commuters) and Dusseldorf (16,038), with smaller flows to six nearby towns and long-distance arrows toward Berlin and Frankfurt.

Map of a two-week South Korea trip in April, starting and ending in Seoul. The route loops from Seoul to Sokcho, down the coast to Gyeongju and Busan, then by plane to Jeju Island, by ferry to Jindo for the Miracle Sea Road Festival, and back to Seoul by train

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Datawrapper @datawrapper.de · 14/05/2026

Last week, Londoners voted in local elections. What was different this time around, and how does London compare to the rest of the U.K.? 🗳️ Our vis developer @elliotbentley.com walks us through the results. 📊 👇 www.datawrapper.de/blog/uk-elec...

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 20/03/2026

Another new journalism / tech meetup? Yes please!

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 17/02/2026

This has been my bedtime reading lately, I’m enjoying the frequent charts and optimistic perspective

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 20/01/2026

This will.i.am quote was my desktop wallpaper for a good while

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 19/01/2026

Literally every publication I subscribe to has an article about Claude code today. It’s wild

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Datawrapper @datawrapper.de · 08/01/2026

How likely are we to use AI tools, what for, and how often? And what does gender have to do with it? Our developer @elliotbentley.com looks at students' attitudes to get a better idea. 🧑‍💻 📊 www.datawrapper.de/blog/ai-gend...

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The AI gender gap | Datawrapper Blog

In this Weekly Chart, we examine the gender gap in AI adoption.

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 05/01/2026

Really hope my favourite podcasters are back at work today, my feed is getting desperate

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David @newreld.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

We just launched a new website for @datawrapper.de It features a new design and shows even better how you can use Datawrapper to create great visualizations. Check it out: datawrapper.de

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 24/11/2025

And SVG stroke too, pretty please 👼

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 23/11/2025

I've been listening to this show since iTunes introduced podcasts in 2005. Thank you to the hosts for their dedication and congrats on an incredible run 🫡

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Amanda Shendruk @not-ship.com · 29/10/2025

"This is almost like the Saturday Night Live of posters. You put three idiots together and they say 'okay, we're going to hire AI to do labor posters.'" www.not-ship.com/the-demons-a...

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The demons are on show at the Department of Labor

These posters are the scariest thing I've seen in a while.

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 27/10/2025

On a long enough timescale, every piece of software becomes a messaging app.

Partial screenshot of CleanShot X release notes, which include the addition of comments and push notifications.

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 23/10/2025

Surprise! I gave a last-minute talk at @svelte.london this evening

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Svelte Society London @svelte.london · 18/09/2025

🥳 Oct 23rd at 6:15PM: Svelte London - October 2025 Join us for Svelte London October!! We're being hosted by Tessl! Check it out 👉 guild.host/e/cx03nw

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Svelte London - October 2025

Join us for Svelte London October!! We're being hosted by Tessl!

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 29/08/2025

@polygon.com I know you're going through some changes recently but really what on earth is this banner ad

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 24/08/2025

This weekend I got an inexplicable urge to redo my personal website. Maybe it's all this recent talk of small web. Anyway in lieu of a total revamp, I changed up the serif font, from round Jost to old friend Oswald. And fixed a bunch of broken links. Fight that bitrot, friends!

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 07/08/2025

Hot take but hard to disagree. My prediction is in ten years social networks will be exclusively short form video. Hell probably even internal work messages

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Moritz Stefaner / Truth & Beauty @moritzstefaner.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

OK, this must be the biggest color legend I have ever seen.

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Stanislav @khromov.se · 10/02/2025

🌱 Just released Svelte Render Scan - a visual debugging tool that helps you track component re-renders in your app. Useful for debugging reactivity and performance issues in your Svelte apps! khromov.github.io/svelte-render-scan

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Svelte Society @sveltesociety.dev · 17/05/2025

The @svelte.london meetup group is looking for a venue! Do you know anyone that can help out?

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Moriarty Maps @moriartymaps.com · 14/05/2025

~new map~ In a tribute to the springtime bloom, I painted a dataviz of where the blossoms are in DC! Full process from inspirations, to realizing you have to re-paint the whole thing at twice the size, to DIY photo sessions – all detailed in this blog post. moriartynaps.org/cherry/

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Bloomin

A guide to capturing springtime bliss and centuries old design in map form

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 26/04/2025

Removed Threads from phone today. Every time I open it, it’s just endless engagement bait. Getting served a cryptic rumour-mongering post from *Scaramucci* was the final straw for me.

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 25/04/2025

I was finding the official #cityjslondon schedule difficult to read on my phone, so I vibe-coded this nice mobile-friendly alternative. Please enjoy! ejb.github.io/cityjs25-sch...

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 23/04/2025

Sincere question: why is it so hard to integrate typescript/intellisense autocomplete into copilot/cursor suggestions? The two valid options for this prop are RIGHT THERE and yet the LLM still suggests a third made-up option.

Partial screenshot from a code editor showing two different autocomplete suggestions, from typescript and from an AI coding tool

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rich harris @rich-harris.dev · 23/04/2025

will be at this later - see you there? guild.host/events/svelt...

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 09/04/2025

Headed to #ijf25 once again with the @datawrapper.de crew! Looking forward to good pizza, aperol in the piazza and uh interesting talks too

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 10/03/2025

This format is so simple yet powerful. And the mobile experience is fantastic — really shows off how to use CSS scroll snap points (or at least I assume that’s what’s being used here)

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 18/02/2025

Really exciting to get this new chart type into people's hands!

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 30/01/2025

TIL the term “tab developers” — devs who keep hitting the tab key to let an AI tool autocomplete their code. Derogatory I assume! H/T @scottspence.dev

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 03/01/2025

Very weird. The AI disclaimer is so subtle one could overlook it. What’s the point of a verified badge again?

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Dr. Dominic Royé @drxeo.eu · 18/12/2024

Like every year, we ask ourselves how likely a white Christmas is. The map shows the #climate frequency of snow on #christmas eve for Europe 🌍. #dataviz

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Datawrapper @datawrapper.de · 16/12/2024

In 2024, Datawrapper's designers and developers created 15 big new features and many smaller updates and improvements 🎆 What are they most proud of? What were the challenges and surprises? Read their answers on our blog:

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What we built for you in 2024 - Datawrapper Blog

It’s been a busy year at Datawrapper! Since the start of 2024, we’ve developed two new visualization types, launched a PowerPoint add-in, introduced text

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 17/12/2024

Some fascinating stats here. Paints a picture of a quieter London with fewer people going out — for better or worse.

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Elliot Bentley @elliotbentley.com · 17/12/2024

I just learned that the founders of Tidbyt got acquired last month and they’re no longer selling new devices. Such a shame! I love my little smart display, I always get compliments from guests! Wonder how much longer it will keep working. modal.com/blog/tidbyt-...

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Tidbyt is joining Modal

Tidbyt, a NYC-based hardware manufacturer, is joining Modal

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Datawrapper @datawrapper.de · 09/12/2024

🤩 The book club is starting in just 5 minutes! Join the discussion here: notes.dw.tools/p/practical-charts Not able to join? No worries! You'll still have access to the discussion and the book club information here 👇 blog.datawrapper.de/practical-chart…

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