Deputy Director, Chief AI Office @ HM Revenue & Customs + Quantum of Sollazzo data newsletter www.puntofisso.net www.quantumofsollazzo.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.social/post/3muhmhythac2gI've been sending a newsletter about all things data since 2012. With 4,000+ subscribers and regular sponsors, it's become a little but strong community and reference point for data practitioners. Subscribe at quantumofsollazzo.com #AI #data #newsletter #dataviz #ddj #journalism01 Sep 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:smouemhed4e7mlarig2maoov/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhmhythac2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.social/post/3mtvi2fxrfk25The next issue of Quantum of Sollazzo is hot off the press! ➡️ Subscribe at quantumofsollazzo.com Highlights 💡 trusting humans vs trusting AI, and why asking this question is important 🛠️ inline charts with a data font 🤖 Claude Agentic Workflows 🎨 creativity matters in data visualisation Enjoy!25 Aug 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:smouemhed4e7mlarig2maoov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvi2fxrfk25https://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.social/post/3msxbwwlyek2vI've seen a few maps around with 50/50 splits of the UK according to several statistics. So I've generalised the concept and created this interactive map. - select a dataset/upload your own - slide/rotate the bar - find how dataset splits Enjoy! puntofisso.net/MapSplit #map #data #opendata13 Aug 2026 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:smouemhed4e7mlarig2maoov/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxbwwlyek2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.social/post/3msq4ac3aws2qThe next Quantum of Sollazzo: 📈 Kew Gardens' weather station records no rain 🗺️ the most equidistant London pub 📈 @puddingviz's lawn-mowing experiment 🛠️ a DICOM data reader 💡thoughts on build vs buy in AI 💡the #opendata delusion at 10 years quantumofsollazzo.com10 Aug 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:smouemhed4e7mlarig2maoov/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq4ac3aws2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.social/post/3msq4ac3aws2qThe next Quantum of Sollazzo: 📈 Kew Gardens' weather station records no rain 🗺️ the most equidistant London pub 📈 @puddingviz's lawn-mowing experiment 🛠️ a DICOM data reader 💡thoughts on build vs buy in AI 💡the #opendata delusion at 10 years quantumofsollazzo.com10 Aug 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:smouemhed4e7mlarig2maoov/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq4ac3aws2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.social/post/3ms637kuook2tIssue 669 of my #data newsletter is out tomorrow. 🚨 Subscribe for free at quantumofsollazzo.com 🚨 #dataviz to help see the 12/8 eclipse, megafires in Europe, tools, single image-to-3D in code, and how manual processes caused the transplant of HIV+ organs 20 years ago. #AI #newsletter #ddj03 Aug 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:smouemhed4e7mlarig2maoov/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms637kuook2thttps://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.social/post/3mrmuhhsojc2hThis week in my #data #newsletter: ⚽ the long tail of Football World Cup dataviz 🤖 OpenAI vs HuggingFace 🗺️ a Martin Luther approach to academic mapmaking critique and the usual bunch of tools and tutorials. Join at quantumofsollazzo.com27 Jul 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:smouemhed4e7mlarig2maoov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmuhhsojc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.social/post/3mrhugkbyuk2sRELAUNCH – a new design for my #data newsletter "Quantum of Sollazzo". With 4,000+ subscribers, it's a little but strong community. Subscribe at quantumofsollazzo.com for a weekly data shot: AI, dataviz & journalism, tools, tutorials, and think pieces. #AI #opendata #ddj #datajournalism #dataviz25 Jul 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:smouemhed4e7mlarig2maoov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhugkbyuk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.social/post/3mrhugkbyuk2sRELAUNCH – a new design for my #data newsletter "Quantum of Sollazzo". With 4,000+ subscribers, it's a little but strong community. Subscribe at quantumofsollazzo.com for a weekly data shot: AI, dataviz & journalism, tools, tutorials, and think pieces. #AI #opendata #ddj #datajournalism #dataviz25 Jul 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:smouemhed4e7mlarig2maoov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhugkbyuk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.social/post/3mlyfylgzgc2jLooking to explore #Eurovision data? My article analysing 70 years of Eurovision lyrics also includes interactive charts. 👉 puntofisso.net/eurovision #ddj #dataviz #ESC #ESC2026 #Eurovision26 #Eurovision16 May 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:smouemhed4e7mlarig2maoov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyfylgzgc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.social/post/3mlyfylgzgc2jLooking to explore #Eurovision data? My article analysing 70 years of Eurovision lyrics also includes interactive charts. 👉 puntofisso.net/eurovision #ddj #dataviz #ESC #ESC2026 #Eurovision26 #Eurovision16 May 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:smouemhed4e7mlarig2maoov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyfylgzgc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.social/post/3mlyajyhpyk2bSince the late 1990s, the dominant language of #Eurovision is English. But things weren't always like this due to EBU's language rules. Learn more 👉 puntofisso.net/eurovision #ddj #dataviz #ESC #ESC2026 #Eurovision26 #Eurovision16 May 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:smouemhed4e7mlarig2maoov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyajyhpyk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.social/post/3mlvpsehscs2wMore curiosities about #Eurovision lyrics. Songs about peace and unity peaked in the 1990s. Some lyrics were only heard in a single song... More to learn and explore in my interactive data analysis at puntofisso.net/eurovision. #ddj #dataviz #ESC #Eurovision26 #ESC2615 May 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:smouemhed4e7mlarig2maoov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvpsehscs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.social/post/3mltfxk2dys23Over the past 70 years of #Eurovision, love songs have long dominated. But in the past decade, lyrics about empowerment have become more common Will we see the big shift at #esc2026? Find out more at puntofisso.net/eurovision #ddj #ESC #esc2026 #dataviz14 May 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:smouemhed4e7mlarig2maoov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltfxk2dys23https://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.social/post/3mltfxk2dys23Over the past 70 years of #Eurovision, love songs have long dominated. But in the past decade, lyrics about empowerment have become more common Will we see the big shift at #esc2026? Find out more at puntofisso.net/eurovision #ddj #ESC #esc2026 #dataviz14 May 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:smouemhed4e7mlarig2maoov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltfxk2dys23https://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.social/post/3mlpqsk56fk2cThe changing make-up of #Eurovision song topics. Red is love, and its share has been collapsing in the last decade. Find out more at puntofisso.net/eurovision #ddj #ESC #esc2026 #dataviz13 May 2026 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:smouemhed4e7mlarig2maoov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpqsk56fk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.social/post/3mlncpglm6s2pNEW project: a #dataviz of #Eurovision lyrics. The question: was "do #ESC lyrics follow world news"? TL;DR sort of, but not quite :-) The result is this #scrollytelling article, inspired by @puddingviz.bsky.social 's style. Methodology and code linked. puntofisso.net/eurovision/12 May 2026 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:smouemhed4e7mlarig2maoov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlncpglm6s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.social/post/3mlnhmh7lz22hI forgot to say... Happy Florence Nightingale Day! [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:smouemhed4e7mlarig2maoov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnhmh7lz22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.social/post/3mlncpglm6s2pNEW project: a #dataviz of #Eurovision lyrics. The question: was "do #ESC lyrics follow world news"? TL;DR sort of, but not quite :-) The result is this #scrollytelling article, inspired by @puddingviz.bsky.social 's style. Methodology and code linked. puntofisso.net/eurovision/12 May 2026 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:smouemhed4e7mlarig2maoov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlncpglm6s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.social/post/3mkmnyow5oc2mFinal episode of my 4-part series on #AI Adoption: what to do to adopt AI now? is AI an arms race? what does that mean for service design? and how to be a good adopter of AI (esp non-tech execs)? Here you go, 15 things I have learned launching AI projects - Part 4. https://puntofisso.net/blog/posts/things-i-learned-ai-4/29 Apr 2026 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:smouemhed4e7mlarig2maoov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmnyow5oc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.social/post/3mkmnyow5oc2mFinal episode of my 4-part series on #AI Adoption: what to do to adopt AI now? is AI an arms race? what does that mean for service design? and how to be a good adopter of AI (esp non-tech execs)? Here you go, 15 things I have learned launching AI projects - Part 4. https://puntofisso.net/blog/posts/things-i-learned-ai-4/29 Apr 2026 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:smouemhed4e7mlarig2maoov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmnyow5oc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/puntofisso.bsky.social/post/3mjw7m2rjks2gI'm so excited I misspelled Birmingham...! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Apr 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:smouemhed4e7mlarig2maoov/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw7m2rjks2g