jacmendt

Interested in all applications of environmental and spatial data, coach of a basketball team, founder of @pikobytes

[Volodymyr Agafonkin 🇺🇦 @mourner]

Take a look at the faces on this page by @doucommunity. It's a fast growing project to document Ukrainian IT workers killed by russians in the last 3 years. All kinds of wonderful people that just wanted to live their normal lives. I may end up there too. https://t.co/OV4LOXtKZS

[DWD @DWD_presse]

🌧️ Heute findet in der DWD-Zentrale die Abschlussveranstaltung des Projekts #HoWaPRO statt! Im Rahmen des BMBF-Programms „Forschung für die zivile Sicherheit“ wurden innovative Methoden zur #Niederschlagsmessung & #Hochwasserfrühwarnung entwickelt.
Foto: Peter Füssel/DWD
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[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The declining fertility rate of India (2001 vs 2021)

[Alex George Pickering @AlexGPickering]

Indeed.

[OldMapsOnline @OldMapsOnline]

Unlock history with TimeMap on https://t.co/3RbNMseuZo! Do you enjoy it? Spread the word by sharing with your friends!

[Addy Osmani @addyosmani]

I've been at @Google 12 years today.

Here are 10 lessons I've learned that may help others:

1️⃣ Embrace lifelong learning

Continuous learning is the heartbeat of a thriving career. Stay endlessly curious.

Write about what you learn - the process of explaining concepts to others will deepen your own understanding and uncover gaps in your knowledge. Have the humility to admit when you don't know something, and model a growth mindset for your team. Invest in your own growth, and inspire others to do the same.

2️⃣ Put users front and center

The best engineers are user-obsessed. Let customer needs guide every decision and prioritization.

Always start with user needs and work backwards to the right solutions. Seek to understand the real human problems your work solves.

3️⃣ Collaborate to amplify impact

No engineer is an island. The most impressive feats in our field are accomplished by teams, not individuals.

Shift from a "me" to a "we" mindset. Focus on collaborating, sharing knowledge, and uplifting those around you.

4️⃣ Just start. You can edit a bad page, not a blank one.

Don't let perfectionism paralyze you. Start by taking action, even if it's not flawless.

Get your minimum viable product out there. Then, focus on doing it right. Refine your approach, fix bugs, and optimize for quality. Finally, seek ways to do it better.

5️⃣ Master the art of influence

The most effective engineers are also skilled influencers. They build bridges and buy-in.

Identify key stakeholders, decision-makers, and influencers. Understand their priorities, motivations, and communication styles.

6️⃣ Think strategically

Understand what matters most to the business and your users. Focus on outcomes over just outputs.

Develop the ability to think strategically and connect the dots across projects, teams, and organizations. Anticipate downstream implications of decisions and architecture choices.

7️⃣ Focus on what you can control

Concentrate on what's within your sphere of influence.

You can't control everything, but you can always control your response. Zero in on actions you can actually take to move forward, no matter how small.

8️⃣ Communicate with clarity

The ability to distill complexity is a hallmark of great engineers.

Strive to communicate clearly in all you do. Tailor your communication style to your audience. Seek to listen and understand first, then to be understood.

9️⃣ Build bridges, not silos

The most impactful work happens at the intersections.

Seek to understand others' perspectives, needs, and constraints. Find ways to align and create win-win solutions for everyone.

🔟 Invest in your wellbeing

Sustainable high performance requires intentional renewal. Prioritize balance and resilience.

Set boundaries. Take breaks. Craft a life of meaning and joy beyond your identity as an engineer.

I hope these lessons help others. May we continue to learn, lead, and inspire, one step at a time.

~ Addy

[Science Is Strategic @scienceisstrat1]

“Modelling suggests that, on current trends of climate change, Aedes mosquitos will spread into large parts of southern Europe and the United States, putting another 2bn people at risk of getting dengue.”

[Pikobytes @pikobytes]

Wir sind mit dem https://t.co/5nv6xkWv5h für den Digitalpreis Sachsen nominiert. Falls Ihr auch denkt, das Daten weder an Stadt- oder Landesgrenzen, noch an Grenzen einzelner Institutionen enden, geht es hier zum Voting: https://t.co/hw1zpLJYGE

#OpenData
https://t.co/8ld70IK2jg

[jacmendt @jacmendt]

Another milestone on the path t
Another milestone on the way to the #digitaltwin for #urbanclimate

[Pikobytes @pikobytes]

Erfolgreicher Abschluss des Forschungsprojekts KLIPS: Hitzeinseln in Städten mit KI und Sensoren vermeiden

Interesse an mehr Informationen?

https://t.co/Re8cMQeMQq

#hitzeinsel #wetter #environemental #sensors #forschung #geo #gis

[Pikobytes @pikobytes]

Erfolgreicher Abschluss des Forschungsprojekts KLIPS: Hitzeinseln in Städten mit KI und Sensoren vermeiden

Interesse an mehr Informationen?

https://t.co/Re8cMQeMQq

#hitzeinsel #wetter #environemental #sensors #forschung #geo #gis

[jacmendt @jacmendt]

Still working on better access to environmental sensor data. I'm already looking forward to next year and all the things to come.

[Pikobytes @pikobytes]

The year is coming to an end and we are closing the last milestones. One of our favorites was the update of our Open Data Portal - https://t.co/5nv6xkWv5h. Improved search, nice charts and many small improvements.

#OpenData #OpenSensorWeb #EnvironmentalData

[jesse veenvliet @jesseveenvliet.bsky.social @jvveenvliet]

Ready to spend your calories on calorimetry? 👇 Highly recommend!

[Eric Lengyel @EricLengyel]

I made this binary fundamentals chart for my students.
You can grab a PDF here:
https://t.co/bCXDcXeWCP

[Addy Osmani @addyosmani]

Tip: @ChromeDevTools can now override the content of Fetch/XHR requests! Great for mocking APIs without waiting on backend changes!

This and lots more in Chrome 117: https://t.co/kP0JrGfHlz

[Vintage Maps @vintagemapstore]

The Vatican city in different centuries. Credit & Author: Altair4 Multimedia.

[ReKIS @ReKIS_mdk]

Stellenausschreibungen in eigener Sache: wiss. Mitarbeiter:in mit 50% Arbeitszeit bis 30.06.2026 https://t.co/VQMGKb14XI

[Hannah Ritchie @_HannahRitchie]

China is adding country-sized amounts of solar and wind each year 🇨🇳☀️💨

[tobi lutke @tobi]

Best essay to read on the internet right now. https://t.co/g0IWMpUDdH

[jacmendt @jacmendt]

#OH #Energie

[Scott Rosenberg @scottros]

Kinda knew that my blog and everyone else's was part of the general AI training data pool but it was epiphanic to see it confirmed in the amazing work from WaPo's @nitashatiku and colleagues. I wrote about the experience in my latest @axios https://t.co/hx8kvOeoqP