Jamie Whyte @northernjamie@mastodon.me.uk
Northern. Tech. Data.
Joined Nov 2017
Hey @LGiU@twitter.com! Do you have any plans to update your google spreadsheet of local authority political control? https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16IFv9jsi1An_8ULzm6MldnadpnMZNaQ4uIsp8_xvF_Q/edit#gid=0
This will be amazing. We're doing an @opendatamcr@twitter.com special - digging into the Indices of Deprivation. Find out how they're made & what they're used for, and then we'll get right into the data to see what stories we can tell.
8th Oct - tell your friends! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digging-the-data-indices-of-multiple-deprivation-2019-tickets-71269413735
Ah. The "AVAILABLE IF UNOCCUPIED" signs on @virgintrains@twitter.com are causing confusion yet again. 🙄
Got dressed in the dark and have accidentally gone full Marty McFly.
Hey @UKParliData@twitter.com! Is there a reason that @DrPhillipLeeMP@twitter.com has no :partyMembershipEndDate here: https://api.parliament.uk/query/resource?uri=https://id.parliament.uk/J88gw8mb It could be that I've misunderstood the data model? Or maybe it takes a while to update? Or is there a formal process to switch parties? TIA!
I have an idea for a headline if any journalists want to use it:
The Joi of (knowingly accepting funding from someone who was convicted of underage) Sex.
Just had to get involved in a four-way magpie brawl in the garden. Me and a brown bird managed to break it up before any real damage was done. 💪💪💪
Work in progress - looking at geo distribution of MPs voting in that withdrawal agreement division the other day - it's surprisingly complicated to do. Constituency boundaries from @ONSgeography@twitter.com, division data from @UKParliData@twitter.com, and their sparql endpoint to match MP to ONS code
Yo @ForChange_Now@twitter.com! What colour would you use for identifying your constituencies on a map. (eg Labour is red, Conservative blue, etc). You aren't on this wikipedia page (unlike, for example, the Church of the Militant Elvis Party) 🤔https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Index_of_United_Kingdom_political_parties_meta_attributes
Just found out there's a band from Manchester called @whytehorses@twitter.com and they're releasing a cover of Ça plane pour moi (which is ace), and now I'm worried I'm living a secret life.
These scatterplots (unsurprisingly) show strong correlation between people in parliamentary constituencies signing the revoke A50 petition, and people signing the no prorogue petition. Not gonna lie, I was hoping for some spectacular outliers. #rstats
This is fascinating! Pre-electronic computers on US Navy ships (in black and white times) used to calculate angle & direction for guns to hit a target, taking 25 variables (speed, direction, wind, etc). All done with cams, gears, shafts and differentials. https://youtu.be/gwf5mAlI7Ug
This new Google live view for directions is ridiculously good.
It's an impromptu @swirrl@twitter.com international summer night out!
There's some people talking about how good what 3 words is in this Indian restaurant, and I'm using all my powers to not go over there and put them straight.
Overall, I'm very disappoined. Would not recommemd.
Northern. Tech. Data.
Joined Nov 2017
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