2026-04-21T20:12:43Z https://yabu.me Daniel P. Huffman https://yabu.me/npub1yhhuvcnxjy49pdrjwnkdla3feg0h2536yq0qxctdy4p4ysegcmlqe3pfxp https://mapstodata.s3.eu-west-par.io.cloud.ovh.net/accounts/avatars/110/780/925/063/634/209/original/31959f4e32684bc1.png https://mapstodata.s3.eu-west-par.io.cloud.ovh.net/accounts/avatars/110/780/925/063/634/209/original/31959f4e32684bc1.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyd9e394v739vev4vg9uuzzvpxpnmv42zl45zz7h0asa3mkrnpxmgzyqj7l3nzv6gj5595wf6wehlk989p7a2j8gspuqmpd5j5x5jr9rr0ua38kq3 A warning for Adobe #InDesign users. I recently updated my copy, and after preparing a document, the recipient of that document sent me the alt text that popped up on one of their figures. Apparently, by default, InDesign uses AI to generate (often hilariously wrong) alt text for images.<br/> <img src="https://media.mapstodon.space/media_attachments/files/116/117/378/143/090/807/original/c443c8407ad58ad6.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mapstodon.space/media_attachments/files/116/117/378/658/954/833/original/e50300d4c31de866.png"> <br/> 2026-02-23T01:39:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2rd54ppggzw2fhwqzxeclgxlfywgj4pgwy96et3ggqpla0fhfxmgzyqj7l3nzv6gj5595wf6wehlk989p7a2j8gspuqmpd5j5x5jr9rr0ujd0n9g Dear #history folks: I&#39;m a professional mapmaker (<a href="https://somethingaboutmaps.com">https://somethingaboutmaps.com</a>) and I make a lot of maps for academic press books.<br/><br/>Would you be interested in attending an online talk where I discuss:<br/>• what cartographers are<br/>• why your work might benefit from maps<br/>• how to find a mapmaker<br/>• what it&#39;s like to work with one<br/>• how much it might cost<br/>?<br/><br/>If there&#39;s enough interest, I might put something together this winter, so please boost this! If it happens, I&#39;ll announce it here and on my blog.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mapstodonspace/media_attachments/files/115/561/742/776/572/449/original/aeb7f45b7457e437.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mapstodonspace/media_attachments/files/115/561/745/151/409/602/original/850b9b069fb08aa1.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mapstodonspace/media_attachments/files/115/561/752/632/963/677/original/aa6e7c54b92ce8bd.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-16T22:37:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspm4q5mchexp6e67j3aak7ed9lzs6khck5utjkdh7r66497dxkt5czyqj7l3nzv6gj5595wf6wehlk989p7a2j8gspuqmpd5j5x5jr9rr0uqn4cpa Useless Projection #6: The Asymmetric Monstrosity. A combination of the sinusoidal, Mollweide, Equal Earth, and cylindrical equal-area projections. It&#39;s all equal-area*, so it&#39;s suitable for the classroom.<br/><br/>(I now have a goal for this year: make an elaborate wall map in this projection).<br/><br/>*I actually probably got the scaling wrong on the cylindrical equal-area part, but I&#39;ll work on that for the next draft, when I make the &#34;real&#34; map<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mapstodonspace/media_attachments/files/113/834/957/246/450/732/original/fb218399f791460c.png"> <br/> 2025-01-15T23:28:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrfy7zftl862vh0480hayvvwqa44m4u2j9hamt46mjzlv7894ruuqzyqj7l3nzv6gj5595wf6wehlk989p7a2j8gspuqmpd5j5x5jr9rr0uakakys Last night I wondered: All human writing systems are linear, as far as I know. A string of characters that extends as you make the idea more complex. Are there area-based human writing systems? The way a QR code is a 2D analogue to a 1D bar code. 2025-01-02T19:23:10Z