Co-founder of the Visualization for Transparency Foundation @fndvit.bsky.social Ex- @theguardian.com @nytimes.com and NatGeo. Dad, husband, Galician. He / him.https://bsky.app/profile/xocasgv.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/xocasgv.bsky.social/post/3lhqdzypz4s2cYesterday, we held the fourth edition of our Data Science Hackathon. 1 dataset, 4 DS scenarios. ½ a week to prep. And 12 hours of madness 🤪, coffee ☕️ , sandwiches and pizza 🍕. (And 🗺️ and 📊 and 🐛) Thanks to @univgirona.bsky.social @eurecat.bsky.social @fndvit.bsky.social for sponsoring.09 Feb 2025 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:decfghmlwrctmwal2a3ulhrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhqdzypz4s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/xocasgv.bsky.social/post/3lhlipwdiwc2gEverything’s ready for tomorrow’s hackathon!! @univgirona.bsky.social @fndvit.bsky.social @eurecat.bsky.social This year’s theme is energy efficiency certifications. mds-hackathon-25-fndvit.vercel.app07 Feb 2025 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:decfghmlwrctmwal2a3ulhrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhlipwdiwc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/xocasgv.bsky.social/post/3lgq27643t22jThe way @nytimes.com continues to normalize fascist parties with candid interviews with their voters https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/opinion/europe-elections-immigration-far-right.html?campaign_id=39&emc=edit_ty_20250127&instance_id=145873&nl=opinion-today&regi_id=56995389&segment_id=189378&user_id=9bc9ce8a00d291ebba3f113995a29818 is irresponsible and wholly misguided. Portraying anti-immigrant, anti-LGTBQIA+ rhetoric as acceptable opinion legitimizes discrimination.27 Jan 2025 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:decfghmlwrctmwal2a3ulhrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgq27643t22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/xocasgv.bsky.social/post/3lfmgjfl6as27Tools are tools. They’re devices to help you perform a task that’s an expression of your ability and expertise. And expertise on a particular field comes from understanding the systems and techniques that govern it —and know then rules and how to break them. A very short rant 🧵13 Jan 2025 09:32 +0000at://did:plc:decfghmlwrctmwal2a3ulhrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfmgjfl6as27https://bsky.app/profile/xocasgv.bsky.social/post/3lfi7yausik2tEvery class, I ask a team of students to take notes of our conversations —as in the debates and critique sessions we have. They are the “annotation team.” I just read this in last session’s. “Xaquín attempted to draw a world map” The audacity!!!11 Jan 2025 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:decfghmlwrctmwal2a3ulhrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfi7yausik2thttps://bsky.app/profile/xocasgv.bsky.social/post/3lckjr2wpio2xEvery October, I start reviewing and updating my #InformationVisualization class for @univgirona.bsky.social Master's in #DataScience. I usually massage the explanations and data in the @observablehq.com notebooks and refine the lessons with new examples and better explanations. A 🧵05 Dec 2024 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:decfghmlwrctmwal2a3ulhrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lckjr2wpio2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/xocasgv.bsky.social/post/3lc3cq7dsa22bMy first truly public lecture in Catalan —as in not just impressionable Uni students, open to a wider audience, and by myself. We talked about why visualization is so relevant in today’s data age: I showed the Datasaurus dozen, historical examples, and how to make honest visuals at @casadeculturagi29 Nov 2024 09:53 +0000at://did:plc:decfghmlwrctmwal2a3ulhrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc3cq7dsa22b