Chris McConnell

Former journalist turned data artisan who got a Ph.D. along the way. I'm interested in #GIS, #opendata, and #digitalinclusion.

[Chris McConnell @McCnnll]

@Grits4Breakfast I thought the way you disagreed with me was insulting.

[Chris McConnell @McCnnll]

@Grits4Breakfast I don’t understand why you’re being insulting to me for making a suggestion for an outlet.

[Chris McConnell @McCnnll]

@Grits4Breakfast I apologize that I didn’t realize that you were looking for an outlet that paid. It’s unusual for professors to get paid for stuff they publish. I consider professors grownups.

[Chris McConnell @McCnnll]

@Grits4Breakfast I would be surprised if it paid since it’s an academic thing.

[Chris McConnell @McCnnll]

@Grits4Breakfast End of Austin seems like a potential outlet for your project: https://t.co/NjXQqeNaWV

[Chris McConnell @McCnnll]

@detritus I prefer the DFA remix of “Paper Planes” because I can enjoy her work without being preoccupied by the Clash sample. And it’s funky.

[Chris McConnell @McCnnll]

Wait, the State of Texas operates a food pantry at one of its facilities… for its employees?
https://t.co/fCAJ62PUfo

[Lilly Rockwell @LillyRockwell]

Friend of mine is looking for a new place to rent….because the owner of her garage apartment wants to turn it into an Airbnb. A real example of how STRs can take away housing for long-term residents.

[Ben Welsh @palewire]

This is happening at a school named for Daniel Pearl, an Encino native and @WSJ reporter killed on an overseas assignment.

[Chris McConnell @McCnnll]

Does Austin still have a circuit-bending scene? I saw this at Top Drawer Thrift, and it seemed to be begging for bending. (cc @cotfg )

[Mose Buchele @MoseBuchele]

damn. sick burn.

[Chris McConnell @McCnnll]

I just uploaded a field recording of town sound: https://t.co/sG1Kf16KNS

[Chris McConnell @McCnnll]

Would a non-motorized bike with no-cable shifters like Shimano Di2 still be an "analog bike" even if it has digital components?
https://t.co/1JyyE6iXVY

[Chris McConnell @McCnnll]

It's bad enough that film photography is now "analog photography," but I really don't like seeing non-motorized bicycles called "analog bikes."

[Andy Baio @waxpancake]

Several people have asked if artists consented to be in the training dataset or if there's a way to remove your work from it. The answer to both is no, an issue that I wrote about in my previous post. https://t.co/xFYD2ZD4PN

[Evan Smith @evanasmith]

NEW from @snehadey_: @TexasDFPS instructed staffers to keep quiet about child abuse investigations related to gender-affirming care, according to internal agency communications reviewed by @TexasTribune https://t.co/UB0ynS62Lb #txlege #tx2022

[Chris McConnell @McCnnll]

Now I want to read the selected candidate’s diss/book.

[Rob Kitchin @RobKitchin]

Job: Assistant Professor in GIS, Cartography and Transformation @UBCGeog. Must prioritize EDI, align with Indigenous Strategic Plan, help decolonize curriculum & understand maps and map-making have been used as instruments of dispossession and oppression https://t.co/aJ80otdV8Q

[Chris McConnell @McCnnll]

@chutry I presume users are replying-all to ask to be removed?

[Andy Baio @waxpancake]

“two slugs in wedding attire getting married, stunning editorial photo for bridal magazine shot at golden hour”

[Chris McConnell @McCnnll]

@sivavaid My sense is that this also applies to attitudes toward local government.