Neal Audenaert

Software engineer, Digital Humanist

[Neal Audenaert @n_audenaert]

I rarely post on social media but this bears repeating.

"The security of Europe's eastern flank depends only on [Ukraine's] defense."

Those are the stakes. Westen aid to Ukraine defends Europe. Western aid to Ukraine defends the world.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Today, the world saw that the bosses of Russia do not control anything. Nothing at all. Complete chaos. Complete absence of any predictability.

First, the world should not be afraid. We know what protects us. Our unity.

Ukraine will definitely be able to protect Europe from any Russian forces, and it doesn't matter who commands them. We will protect. The security of Europe's eastern flank depends only on our defense.

Ukrainian soldiers, Ukrainian guns, Ukrainian tanks, Ukrainian missiles are all that protect Europe from such marches as we see today on Russian territory. And when we ask to give us the F-16 fighters or the ATACMS, we're enhancing our common defense. Real defense.

Second, everything must be real. It's time for everyone in the world to frankly say that all of Russia's criminal actions against Ukraine were and are unprovoked. And we all have to focus exclusively on our common security priorities. NATO is not just a word or a set of formal promises. These are reliable guarantees for everyone that peace won't be destroyed. Without Ukraine, such guarantees are worthless. Already in July at the summit in Vilnius, it is a historic chance for real decisions without looking back at Russia. Any nation that borders Russia supports this.

What will we, Ukrainians, do?

We will defend our country. We will defend our freedom. We will not be silent and we will not be inactive. We know how to win – and it will happen. Our victory in this war.

And what will you, Russians, do?

The longer your troops stay on Ukrainian land, the more devastation they will bring to Russia. The longer this person is in the Kremlin, the more disasters there will be.

[Neal Audenaert @n_audenaert]

I've mostly dropped off social media, but this is important: #SaveSanditon

[Prime Video UK & IE @primevideouk]

#SaveSanditon Squad, we hear you and we’re doing what we can. Please could you retweet this to let us know how many of you there are so we can make a case for a new season? P.S. Don’t use multiple accounts or we’ll get in trouble

[Neal Audenaert @n_audenaert]

@publicroad Nope. Not a library. Libraries are public spaces that help build communities. Modern UX is individualized experiences that promote monetizable screen time.

Keep libraries old fashioned.

[Neal Audenaert @n_audenaert]

This is a really helpful way to make population density and geography more immediately ineligible.

[Neal Audenaert @n_audenaert]

This is an amazing illustration of providing different models to explain the same set of data.

[Neal Audenaert @n_audenaert]

A really interesting visualization of how a text changes over time.

[Ben Fry @ben_fry]

Comparing all six editions of Darwin's Origin of Species in “Track Changes” style: https://t.co/PEaJjiqXqK

Original sketch for https://t.co/ZK3lpvBz48 ported to JS to celebrate the anniversary of Darwin's publication on 24 November in 1859.

[Neal Audenaert @n_audenaert]

Cheap shot of the day: In a bid to be more authentic, "Kim Kardashian [is] building a bedroom in her new office to take pictures in a more intimate setting to help sell her makeup products." #IThinkYourDoingItWrong

Source: https://t.co/JMToklpH5q

[MOLA @MOLArchaeology]

Burned to the ground in 1666, the Medieval St Paul's Cathedral is being rebuilt in virtual reality for a @NEHgov-funded project led by @NCState with the help of @StPaulsLondon & our Illustrators. Models and soundscapes will transport visitors back to 1624: https://t.co/O1KBKxTZ5E

[Neal Audenaert @n_audenaert]

@arielbovat Feeling like a candidate gets me and can understand my perspective and represent my interests well sounds more like a representational democracy to me. @Burns23

[Neal Audenaert @n_audenaert]

This looks like an amazing project. Can't wait to take a closer look.

[King's Culture @CulturalKings]

Launch of the Visual Commentary on Scripture tonight @Tate illuminating interaction of artworks and scriptural texts https://t.co/3z1TVFvXH9 @kingstrs @BenQuash

[Neal Audenaert @n_audenaert]

@miriamkp A Greg Crane article uses the metaphor (for scientific texts) of a tube of toothpaste to squeezed and rolled up as the relevant information is extracted in contrast to reading a novel that can be enjoyed many times. I find that helpful in thinking about how sources are used.

[Neal Audenaert @n_audenaert]

Yay! I'm above average.

[Fake Library Statistics @FakeLibStats]

On average a librarian has 43 browser tabs open at any given moment

[Bill Endres @BillEndres]

Many thanks to Matt Cook & @OU_Libraries for fab work creating OVAL (@UofOklahoma's VR system) & @OUHumanities for funding my building 2-person traveling workstation, with irreplaceable aid from Kristi Wyatt, John Grime & Bobby Reed @carl_grant @OUArtsSciences @OUPublicAffairs

[Neal Audenaert @n_audenaert]

I'm too busy curating my Twitter feed to change the light bulb.

[Neal Audenaert @n_audenaert]

A good reminder. Be careful of your data sources and methodology.

[Computational Story Lab @compstorylab]

1/5 Op-ed in @nytimes uses Google n-gram data to claim "most religious and spiritual words have been declining in the English-speaking world since the early 20th century.”

[Neal Audenaert @n_audenaert]

Very true. Christians don't need religious freedom. But I do think a serious commitment to religious freedom is good for the US. Much along the lines of a free press.

[Brett McCracken @brettmccracken]

We don’t need Constantine. We don’t even need religious freedom. We can thank God for it, but we can proclaim the gospel without it … The kingdom of Christ does not need America. Jesus has all authority on heaven and on earth. Do we believe that?

—@MichaelHorton_ #TGCWest18

[CESTA @cesta_stanford]

Although we frequently work w/ digital resources in #digitalhumanities, we're also huge fans of manuscripts, maps, etc. There's a great opportunity this PM to check out @StanfordLibs Special Collections' newly acquired medieval & early modern materials https://t.co/XLePkXbh8U

[james hodges @jameshodges_]

🚨Hot off the press🚨 "As of an hour and a half ago" @LC_Labs has released datasets containing metadata from crawls of 86,310 total memes harvested from Meme Generator & 14,787 total GIFs from @GIPHY. -@agrotke @ #AoIR2018. Link: https://t.co/ZD52OOUnoq

[Neal Audenaert @n_audenaert]

@miriamkp You can add extra info to the dimension tables (avg home price, avg salary in the store's geo region, manager's education background, training events, performance reviews, etc) and index on things (e.g., mgr gender) that you wouldn't in prod to support your analytical needs.

[Neal Audenaert @n_audenaert]

@miriamkp Our star schema will link the manager and store (dimension tables) to the sales (fact table). Note that the dimensions aren't related (hence star): the store won't reference its manager. This schema is denormalized because (mgr_id, store_id) is duplicated for every sale.