Roger Veciana Rovira

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Meteorologia, mapes, programació, ia

When D3 was first released in February 2011, it transformed how we build data visualizations for the web and ushered in a new age of unbridled creativity in information design, data journalism, science communication, and beyond. Today, it remains the backbone of modern, interactive data visualization.

Happy 15th birthday, D3. 🎂
https://d3js.org

If you write about the messy reality behind "free" internet services: we're seeing #OpenStreetMap hammered by scrapers hiding behind residential proxy/embedded-SDK networks. We're a volunteer-run service and the costs are real. We'd love to talk to a journalist about what we're seeing + how we're responding. #AI #Bots #Abuse
@tiflonet @santoral leyendo la hagiografía de santa Reparada, puede ser que se llame así porque la decapitaron y metieron en un horno pero al salir la cabeza estaba en su sitio? En todo caso, debería ser la patrona de los mecánicos.
@tiflonet @santoral los compañeros de san Wiro eran Otgero y Plechelmo, por si alguien tenía la misma inquietud que yo.
When used carelessly, animation can distract from data visualizations. Check out these best practices for delivering better animations in data visualizations. https://observablehq.com/blog/effective-animation
Five ways to effectively use animation in data visualization

Animation can be a distraction in data visualization. Or, when applied effectively, it can enhance user engagement, reveal trends, and help viewers track patterns across metrics. Here are five ways to use animation for better data viz.

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🚨 Now available in English! The Spanish National Police have dropped Veripol, their AI tool for detecting false reports. The Interior Ministry admits it’s not valid in court.

🤖 How reliable was it? Find out in our latest investigation on #algorithms.

🔗 Read more:

https://civio.es/transparencia/2025/03/25/national-police-stop-using-veripol-its-star-ai-for-detecting-false-reports/

Spanish National Police stop using Veripol, its star AI for detecting false reports

The Ministry of the Interior states that they have rejected its use because it is not valid in judicial proceedings.

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The hour being changed, at Stonehenge
Celebrating the month of Ramadan redoing one of my favourite visualisations, now using canvas!
https://observablehq.com/d/7a0a8c684e21dfd9
Animated arabic kufic calligraphy with D3

An old example I did when blocks existed! Trying new ways to do the same Kufic calligraphy has impressed me since long ago. This example is from the walls of the Gudi Khatun Mausoleum in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Gudi Khatun Mausoleum The text is animated in the correct order to understand how the words are ordered. The meaning of the text is There is no God but God, and Muhammad is His prophet. May God bless him. I use the stroke style to animate, but the image has to be cut in chunks to do it, or each lette

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He escrit una guia en català sobre Mastodon per a usuaris de Bluesky. https://web.mat.upc.edu/joaquim.puig/posts/mastodon-cat/
Blog of Joaquim Puig – Guia de Mastodon per a usuaris de Bluesky

¿Sabéis quién le daba duro a los constructores corruptos? EL EQUIPO A