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Hey, this is great! 🖖 Thanks for reaching out. I know about Open Data Week and have always wanted to check it out. My partner, who is deaf too, is a data manager at NYC DOHMH. Can I put you two in touch? And I want to learn more about @beta.nyc too. It looks so fun

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Agreed! And goes back to your original point which is …. it’s a bad naming scheme 🤪 down with medallion

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What is a Medallion Architecture?

That’s what the graphic says but the description at the bottom of the graphic implies there’s no data manipulation happening, it’s a landing zone. The text @ databricks.com/glossary/med... says bronze is “as-is” source data basically Some clients have interpreted bronze to mean raw source data too

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A medallion architecture is a data design pattern used to logically organize data in a lakehouse, with the goal of improving the structure and quality of data.

But also! I really thought bronze was intended by whoever came up w Medallion to represent raw _untouched_ data

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We’ve been talking a lot about this at work lately too! One good idea I heard — “staging” as a data model layer is confusing (due to staging envs, staging dbs, etc) and suggested “sources” for the layer where you import raw data and do light cleanup

Adam Stone @foundinblank.io · 22/11/2024

"partly the need to be for others what I needed" isn't an awful reason imo - it's a good motive to want to build a better environment for your reports than the environment you had/needed

Adam Stone @foundinblank.io · 22/11/2024

Lots of new followers! Here's the ✨ Deafies Starter Pack ✨ so you can follow a bunch of deaf/hoh people 🧏 please reply (or DM me) if you want to be added to it go.bsky.app/9cCKqS8

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Adam Stone @foundinblank.io · 19/11/2024

Good AI use case: Summarize artwork descriptions at museums! Especially if you're at a conceptual art museum that likes to hand out essays. 😵‍💫 Take a photo of it and ask to rewrite "in simple, plain English." For extra fun: Ask to do it in a sassy tone or use a different format (sonnet, haiku)

Laminated handout from Dia: Beacon museum about Fred Sandback (see next image for text). 5 paragraphs of text.

*The first sculpture I made with a piece of string and a little wire was the outline of a rectangular solid... It was a casual act, but it seemed to open up a lot of possibilities for me, Fred Sandback recalled of a germinal sculpture he executed in 1967. In making sculptures that do not have an inside, he hoped to "assert a certain place or volume in its full materiality without occupying and obscuring it." Sandback pursued these formative insights with remarkable consistency and inventiveness. Both informed by a signature style and closely related to the architecture in which it is realized, his body of work always differs in its manifestations.

For his first presentation at Dia Beacon (which is how the works continue to be installed), Sandback seamlessly integrated older works with newer ones to orient and ground the viewer in a particular place, a specific situation. Selected from his deliberately circumscribed lexicon, each sculpture was chosen for its installation at this site: "I don't feel that once a piece is made, then it's done with," he explained. *I continue to work with alder schemata and formats, and often begin to get what I want out of them only after many reworkings. Though the same substructure may be used many times, it appears each time in a new light" Thus the artist intuitively adjusted a work's proportions and measurements depending on other works placed in conversation with it and its site of display. (text truncated from this point)

Fred Sandback (1943–2003) was an American sculptor known for redefining the concept of sculpture using simple materials like acrylic yarn to outline shapes and volumes, creating spaces that felt both present and intangible. His work began in 1967 with a casual experiment in outlining a rectangular shape with string and wire, which inspired a career-long exploration of how to define space without occupying it. At Dia Beacon, Sandback integrated older and newer works, often reworking and adjusting pieces to fit their architectural context and engage the viewer. His sculptures, made to exist in “pedestrian space,” blended seamlessly with their surroundings, inviting viewers to perceive spatial relationships in new ways. Sandback chose yarn for its soft, matte quality, which offered a less rigid and reflective appearance compared to metal. He balanced fact and illusion, creating works that defined physical space while playing with perception, yet always grounded in their tangible existence.

Fred Sandback was all about creating art with barely anything—he used simple yarn or string to outline shapes in space, making you feel like there’s something solid when there’s really just air. His minimalist style didn’t fill up the room with heavy materials; instead, he let empty space do the talking, transforming places like Dia Beacon into sites of quiet but powerful illusions. Sandback once said his work isn’t a representation of anything—it just “doesn’t do anything,” which is exactly what makes it intriguing. His art plays with perception, making you question what’s real and what’s simply a trick of the eye.

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Adam Stone @foundinblank.io · 16/11/2024

Chiming in to say I think those silly triangular cocktail glasses shouldn’t be a thing anymore! 🚫🍸 Can we start serving martinis in regular whiskey or highball glasses instead 🥃 🍹 and stop spilling it all over the place?

Adam Stone @foundinblank.io · 14/11/2024

Yay we now have MULTIPLE deaf 🧏 starter packs! 🚀

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Adam Stone @foundinblank.io · 13/11/2024

LMK if you want to be added to it

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Adam Stone @foundinblank.io · 13/11/2024

We have a starter pack! go.bsky.app/9cCKqS8

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Adam Stone @foundinblank.io · 10/11/2024

we all ought to be proud of our best code, right? now that gives me an idea...Aura frames, but for code snippets

Adam Stone @foundinblank.io · 10/11/2024

Also I've been Ben Affleck all this time, who knew?

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Adam Stone @foundinblank.io · 10/11/2024

“Based on what you know about me. draw a picture of what you think my current life looks like” That dog is the BEST

“Illustration of a 44-year-old man’s modern apartment with a view of Washington, D.C. The scene shows a cozy yet tech-focused workspace with dual monitors displaying code and data charts, hinting at his role in analytics engineering. A friendly dog sits nearby, and personal touches like books, travel photos, and framed pictures of two young girls (likely his nieces) are scattered around. The room is bathed in a warm, ambient glow that contrasts with neon cyberpunk colors in blue, purple, and green, blending a high-tech aesthetic with homey warmth.”

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Adam Stone @foundinblank.io · 07/11/2024

I'm glad that post was so useful for you, Christian! Elliot, happy to talk through any of this anytime :-D

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Adam Stone @foundinblank.io · 06/11/2024

Didn't expect that looking up that "when it gets dark, you can see the stars" adage would unearth an article delving into its 180-year etymology but here you go: quoteinvestigator.com/2015/01/19/s... The historian was Charles A. Beard; his words were later amplified by Dr. King in the early 1960s

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The Eternal Stars Shine Out Again, So Soon As It Is Dark Enough – Quote Investigator®

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Adam Stone @foundinblank.io · 04/11/2024

YOOHOO. Was having dinner conversations with my 🇬🇧 husband talking early old 90s films and "Encino Man" (1992) came up. Did you know in the UK it was titled "California Man" instead? (presumably because no one knew where Encino was)

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Adam Stone @foundinblank.io · 02/11/2024

Oh - if you like linguistics, check out "Talking Hands" by Margalit Fox

Adam Stone @foundinblank.io · 02/11/2024

Awesome! Best of luck with your learning! 😄

Working on a Deafies Starter Pack! 🧏 Early days but we'll find each other undoubtedly and then play deaf geography (what school/camp did you go to? ohh THAT one, so you must know so-and-so?) 🤟 go.bsky.app/9cCKqS8

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If you're proud of it, fly that PhD flag anywhere you damn well please! But if you're looking to improve on a metric? Like Taylor says, prob doesn't move the needle. Unless you have a minority/disadvantaged identity in which case it could add some credibility (unfortunate but that's the reality 🙁)

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I love when I'm investigating weird data issues by searching dbt Slack and I stumble on supercute 2019 threads with @drewbanin.bsky.social / jerco / claire / @tayloramurphy.dad about things like what happens with snowflake mfa + running threads: 4; we were all such sweet summer children back then ☀️

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😱 That's absolutely terrifying, and I hope it's going to be a wakeup call to others who are neglecting themselves or putting work above everything else. I'm so glad Richard's getting better. ❤️ Thank you for sharing.

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PSA: really easy to change your bsky username from *.bsky.social to something else if you already own a domain! Thanks @mk.gg 🫶 1. Settings > Advanced > Change handle > I have my own domain 2. Go to your domain provider & copy that stuff into your DNS settings. Less scary than it sounds, I promise

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Adam Stone @foundinblank.io · 31/10/2024

one more last commit I promise for real

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in the voice of a Dowager Countess of Grantham: "what is a hobby?"

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 30/10/2024

China is adding twice as much wind and solar as every other country put together — including enough solar to power all of Australia — and is rapidly rolling out electric vehicles. Its emissions are poised to decline this year despite rising power demand.

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China Appears On Track to See Its Emissions Fall This Year

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Adam Stone @foundinblank.io · 30/10/2024

I loved the use of "vestigial" here, it's a fantastic word and we do not use it often enough

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Adam Stone @foundinblank.io · 30/10/2024

nerve gliding/nerve flossing exercises! handy for wrist pain, carpal tunnel, RSI, that sort of thing. but be super gentle with them when starting out. 😮‍💨