Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 21hMore trains. Less trainwrecks. 020
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The best vis-adjacent book I ever read was _________ 100
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026static.klipy.comPenguins of Madagascar: Access DeniedALT: Penguins of Madagascar: Access Denied 000
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The worst-ever overused dataviz trend ever was _______ 100
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Treemaps are ______ to me. 100
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The only good data is _______ data. 200
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Go to background color for dashboards to give separation?static.klipy.comMj2433 Mj8824: Send CodesALT: Mj2433 Mj8824: Send Codes 100
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Excel pushed as far as I could push it. Awesome vba that created the equivalent of Table References for Pivottables. After I left they binned this high-data-density report with sooo much insight for a #PowerBI report in early PBI. Gutted. 110
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Snap! I did a great H&S report looking at fatigue amongst shift workers given recent and scheduled shifts. Some people were working 30,40, 50 days in a row. Report used 3-series mini charts created in Excel VBA, like a really rich paginated report. Automatically emailed out to 12 sites. 110
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Who would you like to work for next? Both here in Aotearoa/NZ and internationally? 110
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I’m just getting started.static.klipy.comNo Im Not Trump Weird Horse - Peter SellersALT: No Im Not Trump Weird Horse - Peter Sellers 110
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026My most rewarding gigs were for friends of mine. One client ran a banana plantation and I just put together a wee excel spreadsheet they could use on their phone in the field. The other client I did my trade dashboard for. They would record video using it. What has success looked like for you? 100
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Have you done viz that clearly shows actionable insights and then seen clients not explore them? How does that impact your self esteem? 230
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Are there general cultural differences between geographical clients? 100
Reposted by Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” WeirData Rocks @t.datarocks.co.nz · 04/10/2026Today is Data Rocks 7th anniversary! This is not LinkedIn, so I won't make an unnecessarily longe post about lessons learned and whatnot. I'll instead take a mini-AMA! So, ask me anything about stuff! #dataviz, freelancing, something else... I'll be here for the next couple of hours. :) 17184
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I wonder if there is a pinocchio add out there somewhere which shows Drump’s nose growing to unbelievable lengths. Like, Artemis see it from the moon; voyager sees it rushing past as it grows; it smashes through other systems, then galaxies, then comes all the way back to Earth from the other side. 011
Reposted by Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” WeirPaul Popo Jr. @pmpjr.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The best advice I have gotten at $employer is this, “ you got to learn to be comfortable in uncomfortable situations.” 131
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026static.klipy.comFlight of the Conchords Robot AffirmativeALT: Flight of the Conchords Robot Affirmative 000
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Tommy from Explicit Measures makes a related point here. www.youtube.com/live/DXTMUzB...youtube.comYour Identity and Power BI - Ep.565 - Power BI tipsYouTube video by Power BI Tips 000
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026And I just don’t think doing stuff faster and easier is gonna lead to any more action in the vast majority of places. Heard too many people telling me their bosses are giving them Copilot output and asking them to make sense of it, or run with it somehow, instead of focusing on incremental change. 010
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Thanks Eugene. Part of my current malaise stems from a lack of permanence in my work (I’m currently a contractor), and the inability to build the deeper relationships within an org that lead to meaningful work coming in and actionable insights going out. “Aha” moments that lead to action. 120
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026True and thanks for the reminder. Heck, I’m fixing some VBA next week 130
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026…or in some places it is REALLY REALLY REALLY HARD TO GET TIMELY FEEDBACK! 110
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I can count the meaningful engagements I’ve had in the last few years on one finger. 120
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I don’t even know if power bi reports actually ever *do* anything useful for anyone 99.99% of the time, because even if the reports completely hit it out of the park there’s just an organisational disconnect that stops any meaningful action being taken. I can get faster with AI but what for? 220
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Watching this, my thoughts are that I’m already too far behind. I’m unlikely to ever work in a mature enough #PowerBI environment where they can help me catch up and give me access to all the tooling I’m seeing and all the training I’ll need. I’m a dinosaur. 320
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026^ very happy that Kurt has put this together. The mixed feelings are about What does the subset of “my identity” that is “my work identity” make of all this? What do I do now? What don’t I do now? 220
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Currently watching this. Mixed feelings #PowerBI youtu.be/zalHX6SLp6w?...youtu.beAgentic Development of Power BI semantic models and reports (Unplugged)YouTube video by Data Goblins 180
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I see a job advert at TSB Bank that seems like the perfect fit for me. I go to apply. I can't, because of a fault. Email to the contact address bounces back. Welcome to now. 010
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026And yet if *I* pull off something like that my wife rolls her eyes. 001
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Without the “discipline at the core“ bit? 100
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Well, not communication skills (yet). :-) 100
Reposted by Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” WeirEugene Meidinger @sqlgene.com · 28/09/2026On the one hand AI has saturated my benchmarks for simple, unambiguous DAX questions. On the other hand, don't turn off your brain. 361
Reposted by Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” WeirBrent Ozar @brento.bsky.social · 29/09/2026when the vendor asks me about the size of our data 131
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Took neighbours dog for w-a-l-k-i-e-s and now I’ve got that bloody song in my head: I’ve got 🐕 💩 I’ve got 🐕 💩 I’ve got 🐕 💩 In a bag youtu.be/2lyQFwhr6tg?...youtu.beDog Poo in a BagYouTube video by Koit 020
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Is it just me or are posties getting shorter? 020
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Listening now. Beautiful. 110
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026For clarity, I do NOT hold shares in my local Hand-Held Munitions outlet store (although my missing neighbor does) and I meant to say those potholes (which incidentally appeared around the time my neighbour went missing) were *crater-esqe* not *crater-esqu*. 000
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026How cute! My local Acme Corporation division has a similar sign outside their Hand-Held Munitions outlet store. (There’s some pretty large crater-esqu potholes in their driveway so I generally take my mountain-bike) 020
Reposted by Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” WeirTan G. @tangandhara.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The section on reading was very relatable, especially this line: “Part of the reason I read the things I read is to understand how another person thinks.” 073
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Is it ok to take a few professionally dressed interview panel members to a job interview? 000
Jeff “Now I am become AI Slop” Weir @insightsmachine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Is it ok to take Ice Cube to a job interview and if so can someone out there hook me up?static.klipy.comEyepunch IcetALT: Eyepunch Icet 110
