hi I'm geobica I do research projects sometimes, see https://geobica.com for morehttps://bsky.app/profile/geobica.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/geobica.com/post/3musktpio4k2vwhy are there so many krillions. which one was the original lol05 Sep 2026 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:x7akhgdocto7hirewc4brfqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3musktpio4k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/geobica.com/post/3muapegohtc2qI've found that there's a phantom island in the middle of the Greenland Sea in the GADM database at 80.136°N, 0.018°W. No such island seems to exist irl, so maybe it was a glacier that got scanned? It was messing with some code I was running as it's right in the middle between Greenland and Svalbard29 Aug 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:x7akhgdocto7hirewc4brfqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3muapegohtc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/geobica.com/post/3mu6agpspmk27Anyway, a project I've been on and off typing up over the past couple months is a big list of all the basic web design elements that in my opinion give away a website as having not been designed by a human. I've enumerated these as "The 5 Tells of Vibe Design": [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:x7akhgdocto7hirewc4brfqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6agpspmk27https://bsky.app/profile/geobica.com/post/3mu6a5wogr22ytwitter is back and it's vibe designed slop twitter.now https://twitter.now28 Aug 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:x7akhgdocto7hirewc4brfqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6a5wogr22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/geobica.com/post/3mn4nbe3fi22d31 May 2026 03:38 +0000at://did:plc:x7akhgdocto7hirewc4brfqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn4nbe3fi22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/geobica.com/post/3m4vq4mxjws2iI was curious about this suggestion by Mary Radcliffe (who I don't think is on here but works at @fiftyplusone.news) on @galendruke.bsky.social's podcast that the Dem overperformance in the PSC elections was because of big races in urban areas bringing out Dem voters... 1/7 https://youtu.be/2V_GIAXJhGw?t=38605 Nov 2025 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:x7akhgdocto7hirewc4brfqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4vq4mxjws2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/geobica.com/post/3m264uwm43k24A chart and map I made based on information found in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone_intensity_scales The map shows where the scales are typically used, and are based on outlines of the WMO's Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres (RSMCs).01 Oct 2025 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:x7akhgdocto7hirewc4brfqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m264uwm43k24https://bsky.app/profile/geobica.com/post/3m2432modw22x@aljazeera.com made an error in this article in how they described a "2022 study" about autism in Cuba. I sent a correction through the form on their website but they haven't changed it. I don't know if that's because it didn't go through or if they're just busy but I'll publicly inform them here: [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2025 03:13 +0000at://did:plc:x7akhgdocto7hirewc4brfqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2432modw22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/geobica.com/post/3ltrp4edgbm2zAll voting systems have some form of strategic voting, a bit like how all map projections have some distortion. (See Gibbard's Theorem for the mathematical proof of this.) Here's an animation that shows a case in which strategic voting is possible with Instant-Runoff Voting (IRV):12 Jul 2025 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:x7akhgdocto7hirewc4brfqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltrp4edgbm2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/geobica.com/post/3lrpyc76ytc27Map I made in 2020 to compare how the International Date Line is usually depicted on maps (in gold, though it varies a ton) to how it exists based on Nautical Time Zones, with zones cut out around island countries based on their Territorial Waters:16 Jun 2025 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:x7akhgdocto7hirewc4brfqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrpyc76ytc27https://bsky.app/profile/geobica.com/post/3lr7uck4kkk23I have just learned that my roommate has been eating my chocolate covered raisins, then spitting out the raisins. And that this is apparently preferable to just eating chocolate. I could be annoyed but I am more so fascinated instead.10 Jun 2025 02:36 +0000at://did:plc:x7akhgdocto7hirewc4brfqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr7uck4kkk23https://bsky.app/profile/geobica.com/post/3lr27yszxyk23Map I made on 2022-12-01 of the listed source and mouth of every river on English Wikipedia that had those as coordinates:07 Jun 2025 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:x7akhgdocto7hirewc4brfqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr27yszxyk23https://bsky.app/profile/geobica.com/post/3lr26zoimz223learning how to do this [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jun 2025 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:x7akhgdocto7hirewc4brfqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr26zoimz223https://bsky.app/profile/geobica.com/post/3lqzxqvhw6k2udelter rune07 Jun 2025 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:x7akhgdocto7hirewc4brfqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqzxqvhw6k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/geobica.com/post/3lqwxabvkas2xThe celestial globe of #Brazil 🇧🇷: #brasil #vexillology06 Jun 2025 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:x7akhgdocto7hirewc4brfqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqwxabvkas2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/geobica.com/post/3lqura2ak3s2kThere is no real difference between ducks and geese, or even swans for that matter, the names are used essentially at random for different species:05 Jun 2025 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:x7akhgdocto7hirewc4brfqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqura2ak3s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/geobica.com/post/3lqspymqgk22mHere's a map from 2023 showing school districts in the US overlaid with county borders. Some states have one district per county, some have multiple per county, and in some the borders are pretty much entirely unrelated. For the most part, it's complicated.04 Jun 2025 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:x7akhgdocto7hirewc4brfqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqspymqgk22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/geobica.com/post/3lqsphqkoyc2mI'm going to start posting some stuff from the archives here. I'm thinking I'll post one or two old things per day for a while with new stuff mixed in, stuff that's too minor to put on my blog but that I think would be neat to have out there somewhere.04 Jun 2025 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:x7akhgdocto7hirewc4brfqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqsphqkoyc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/geobica.com/post/3loeehozxhf27Test post.04 May 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:x7akhgdocto7hirewc4brfqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3loeehozxhf27https://bsky.app/profile/geobica.com/post/3loeegvhm5p2gTest post.04 May 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:x7akhgdocto7hirewc4brfqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3loeegvhm5p2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/geobica.com/post/3loecslsazj2gTest post.04 May 2025 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:x7akhgdocto7hirewc4brfqi/app.bsky.feed.post/3loecslsazj2g