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Dan LaBar

@embiggendata.bsky.social
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Data Science is my thing. Fan of FOSS. A good day is writing code in R (#rstats) with no meetings and nary a Microsoft product in sight. Introvert, appreciator of excellence. Should update avatar to have a gray beard now... @embiggendata@c.im on Mastodon

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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Rokita sanctimoniously says “IHSAA’s quota tells kids that skin color, rather than merit, is an appropriate way to judge people.” If you get your way and the board is all white, what message does that tell the kids you care so much about, Mr. AG? We can judge a tree by the fruit it produces.
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“The IHSAA has 19 board members … All but two … are white.” Perhaps coincidentally 😤, two spots are currently reserved for non-white members. 25% of Hoosiers are non-white, so we would expect 4-5 out of 19 to be non-white.
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This seems like a fair approach: tombedor.dev/human-attent...
tombedor.dev
If You are Asking for Human Attention, Demonstrate Human Effort | Tom Bedor's Blog
An ever-increasing volume of debug investigations, document writing, and code is written by robots. This has created a new etiquette question when working with a team - when is it OK to forward the ou...
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“What are they gonna do? Take their 2 submarines & sic them on us?” How silly! We all know the appropriate response is to rename a body of water!
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Imagine if we had just let ‘er rip, like they apparently wanted now
A line graph depicting the number of deaths in the United States from 1950 to 2023, showing a *significant* increase in 2020 and a peak in 2021 due to COVID. The data source is the UN and World Population Prospects (2024).
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
TBF, it was too small to see
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
“It’s such an old-fashioned term but a beautiful term: hydronyms. It sort of says a water with different things in it.”
Meme. Ralph Wiggum, “smarty pants” from The Simpsons, waves with a blank stare. He’s standing in front of some school lockers. The caption says, “I DON’T KNOW WHAT A HYDRONYM MEANS.”
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
U3
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
They’re using these labels to train their models to generate Enhanced Slop™ (www.linkedin.com/posts/hsrini...). Not sure if that’s good or bad.
linkedin.com
AI slop is a top priority for all of us. We really care about this. People come to LinkedIn to connect with real people and share their real perspectives, ideas and expertise. Here are a few more… | H...
AI slop is a top priority for all of us. We really care about this. People come to LinkedIn to connect with real people and share their real perspectives, ideas and expertise. Here are a few more chan...
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
We know what he’ll be crying into, tonight 😂
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Operation Turkish Reflight
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
This review of the name “mFlusiva” was sent from my iPhone
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
#SilentSunday #KrusePark #LakeMichigan #Michigan #beach #sunset
A serene beach scene at sunset, featuring golden hues in the sky and water, gentle waves lapping at the sandy shore, and scattered clouds reflecting the warm light. The photo of Lake Michigan was taken at Kruse Park.
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
A detailed black and white cross-hatched political cartoon in the style of an editorial illustration. The scene depicts a crowded funeral service. In the center, Donald Trump is seated with his eyes closed in a placid, slightly smiling expression. He wears a black suit with a t-shirt underneath, clearly emblazoned with the "LÖDED DIPER" band logo, complete with the devil horns and the arrow tail. Emanating from behind Trump is a large, complex, stylized cloud of noxious, swirling stink, filled with small flies and the text "P.U." repeated multiple times. This stink cloud flows directly to the left, where it is inhaled by a Secret Service Agent. This man, with a deeply contorted face of extreme disgust, narrowed eyes, and a powerfully curled-up upper lip, is dramatically reacting to the odor, visibly recoiling. Other men and women in the background and on the right are also present, some holding handkerchiefs to their noses with similar expressions of distaste. Below the entire illustration, in a bold, clear stylized font, is the text caption: "Smells like it’s time for A Change". The overall style is detailed, high-contrast, and satirical.
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
A detailed black and white cross-hatched political cartoon in the style of an editorial illustration. The scene depicts a crowded funeral service. In the center, Donald Trump is seated with his eyes closed in a placid, slightly smiling expression. He wears a black suit with a t-shirt underneath, clearly emblazoned with the "LÖDED DIPER" band logo, complete with the devil horns and the arrow tail. Emanating from behind Trump is a large, complex, stylized cloud of noxious, swirling stink, filled with small flies and the text "P.U." repeated multiple times. This stink cloud flows directly to the left, where it is inhaled by a Secret Service agent. This man, with a deeply contorted face of extreme disgust, narrowed eyes, and a powerfully curled-up upper lip, is dramatically reacting to the odor, visibly recoiling. Other men and women in the background and on the right are also present, some holding handkerchiefs to their noses with similar expressions of distaste. Below the entire illustration, in a bold, clear stylized font, is the text caption: "Smells like it’s time for A Change". The overall style is detailed, high-contrast, and satirical.
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
youtu.be/K8KXXJH8Zy4
youtu.be
Every John Stafford Scene in Silicon Valley
YouTube video by cwypt
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Rational action if Putin has kompromat on you, and/or you’re a mafioso running a shakedown
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Bigger Than Empire State Building Some Exclaim
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Would it have killed one of them to throw a shoe at our Little Donny Dictator, or vomitted on him, or something like that to let him know how special he is?
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
And at least some of that money will actually go to Jared, right?
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
#SilentSunday #bw #Newfields #Indiana
A monochrome image of a corridor featuring white walls and arched doorways. The floor is made of large stone tiles, and long shadows are cast across the floor. Potted plants are visible along the corridor, creating a serene and structured atmosphere.
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The Venn diagram between “betting market pumper” and “Cybertruck owner” has to be close to a single circle
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Why oh why won’t he just go away?!
The disgusting face of Donald J Trump, superimposed on a tardigrade body
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
“A boy says, ‘What do you got for me?’ but a man asks, ‘What do you need from me?’”
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Megamind is an all time classic in our house! We still quote it regularly.
Poster for the animated movie “Megamind”, starring the voices of Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, David Cross, and Brad Pitt
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
3:40AM is brunchtime in Moscow
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
He wants to plaster his hideous face everywhere. This is one place where I’d approve.
Close up of a urinal. A circular orange drain guard bears the image of the 47th president of the United States.
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Cory Doctrow frames it as centaur (AI is assisting you to do more) vs reverse centaur (you are in service of the AI, reviewing and taking responsibility for its output) locusmag.com/feature/comm...
locusmag.com
Commentary: Cory Doctorow: Reverse Centaurs
Science fiction’s superpower isn’t thinking up new technologies – it’s thinking up new social arrangements for technology. What the gadget does is nowhere near as important as who the gadget does i…
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Someone in the Whitehouse must have seen this episode of Nathan For You: m.imdb.com/title/tt5262...
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
You could try VSCodium. You might occasionally get some non-working AI UI cruft as MS adds more crap, but they seem diligent about whacking those moles: github.com/VSCodium/vsc....
github.com
Disable AI features setting does not work · Issue #2547 · VSCodium/vscodium
Describe the bug The disable AI features setting used to turn off the "generate commit message" button in the source control tab, but it no longer does. Please confirm that this problem is VSCodium...
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Seems like he’s got his pal Putin to feed him those other plans (that are achieving the opposite of the stated goals, predictably and treasonously if true)
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Trail of Tears (pronounced like “tear down this wall”)
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
bsky.app/profile/mekk...
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
I nearly choked on my Cool Ranch Doritos when I read this 🤣
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Yes, and let’s not forget that Trump is illegally confiscating Venezuelan oil and depositing the money in a Qatari account (or maybe a Treasury account now), and that he lifted sanctions on Russian oil. The two biggest beneficiaries in all this are his two favorite people—Donald and Putin.
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Thomas Fugate’s appointment to head the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships at DHS has raised some pretty serious eyebrows.
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Is he attempting to recreate this? youtu.be/6YjLYwmKL7Y?...
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
It’s probably just a coincidence that the Trump boys are making millions off their involvement in drone companies, right? www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
forbes.com
After Unusual Machines Names Donald Trump Jr. To New Advisory Board, Defense Contracts Follow
Donald Trump Jr. once mocked Hunter Biden's "no-show no-experience board seats." Now he's on his second newly activated advisory board—and that company just announced $15 million in contracts.
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Maybe that’s how they’re spelled by Russian native speakers?
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Imagine plotting Olympic medal counts by country over time. Is it easier to “tell ggplot” “this column is the count for Country A, this one is for Country B, this one is for C …” or “this column has all the country names and that column has all their medal counts”?
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
#SilentSunday #snow
Black and white photo of outdoor patio furniture. The table bears a slab of more than a foot of snow. Even more is piled in the chairs. Barren trees observe silently, in the background.
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
An intermediate stage will probably involve an AI video of him doing something like dropping $#!+ on the folks of Greenland from a fighter jet
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Congrats #Indiana #Hoosiers!! What an amazing season!!! #IUFB
Grid of 9 images of Indiana University head football coach Curt Cignetti. The first eight have a caption of happy, sad excited, angry, winning, losing, sleepy, and proud. The image is actually the same for each, and Coach has his trademark “Resting Cignetti Face” (i.e. a slight scowl). In the last image, with the label “cracking a cold beer” (his trademark phrase for how he’ll celebrate a monumental victory), he’s grinning ear to ear.
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
New flag incoming…
A golden flag with a banner at the top with the title “Trumpistan”. The middle features arms hugging a pile of money, with the obscured individual wearing a crown. Something like an American flag is draped at the top left and right.
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
I’m a big Jay Huff fan, but you know the #Pacers are having a bad season when he’s our marquee player for a matchup!
Screenshot from the NBA app touting the matchup between the Pacers and Pistons. They have a headshot for the best player from each team. Jay Huff is representing the Pacers, while Cade Cunningham is the champion for the Pistons.
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
They really need to produce a new season of Silicon Valley! I’m looking forward to The Audacity, in the meantime. www.amcnetworks.com/press-releas....
amcnetworks.com
AMC/AMC+ Unveil First Look at The Audacity, the Highly Anticipated Drama from Emmy® Award-Winner Jonathan Glatzer
NEW SERIES SET TO PREMIERE SUNDAY, APRIL 12 ON AMC AND AMC+ The Audacity Features a Star-Studded Cast Led by Billy Magnussen, Sarah Goldberg, Zach Galifianakis, Lucy Punch, Simon Helberg, and More  Do...
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Dan LaBar @embiggendata.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
He ends most of his “Truth” Social posts with “Thank you for your attention to this matter!” I think every article describing his latest terrible deed should end with something like “The ‘grab ‘em by the p***y’ president strikes again!”
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