Adam Stone

Lake surrounded by late-autumnal trees, beneath a sky of clouds lightly tinted by sunset colors. Lake reflects the sky in a cool Monet-like vibe

Bow Bridge across a lake in Central Park, the lake reflects the bridge so it’s a mirror effect. Sky is tinted with sunset colors

Felled by sickness from a covid booster I got yesterday, but taking the day off got me a nice chance to see pretty sunset vibes in Central Park

Rocket Engine Fire Stalls Japan’s Ambitions to Launch Satellites Japan is off to a shaky start in its efforts to break into the space rocket market dominated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Roman Roy strikes again www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/w...

I’ll check out your DM. There isn’t really a tech deaf/hoh “physical” community per se but we have a virtual one on Slack (gated to just deaf/hoh folks tho!). But there’s definitely some good resources up at NTID in Rochester (alumnus here!)

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

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

What is a Medallion Architecture? 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.

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

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

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

"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

Lots of new followers!

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a horse is wearing a pair of gloves on its ears and says `` have a great day ! howdy ! '' Alt: a horse is wearing a pair of gloves on its ears and says `` have a great day ! howdy ! ''

So a horse walks into a bar. The bartender says, "Why the long face?"

(gets me every time)

This is Fred Sandback's art by the way --

www.diaart.org/exhibition/e...

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.

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)

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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?

Yay we now have MULTIPLE deaf 🧏 starter packs! 🚀

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LMK if you want to be added to it

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I admit nothing 🤫

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

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

“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.”

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

That dog is the BEST