# Show and tell **URL:** https://talk.observablehq.com/c/show-and-tell/7.md?page=1 [Latest](https://talk.observablehq.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://talk.observablehq.com/categories.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Seal script translation of the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching)](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/seal-script-translation-of-the-daodejing-tao-te-ching/10745)
**Author:** [@Lao](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/Lao)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 4:13am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/seal-script-translation-of-the-daodejing-tao-te-ching/10745 "2026-07-28T04:13:12Z")
I’m about to start a big project for work, so I wanted to do a UI project with tactile controls, and try out the new 2.0 notebooks. The Daodejing is the foundational text in Daoism. It is about aligning yourself with th… --- ## [Greatest thing ever (that I have made): bidirectional SVG code \<-\> image editor](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/greatest-thing-ever-that-i-have-made-bidirectional-svg-code-image-editor/10744)
**Author:** [@tomlarkworthy](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/tomlarkworthy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/greatest-thing-ever-that-i-have-made-bidirectional-svg-code-image-editor/10744 "2026-07-27T20:27:20Z")
Lots of functional theory went into this absolutely bonkers thing. It is entirely possible to synchronize a drawing with something as complex as SVG, so you can swap between coding it and drawing with it as you please. I… --- ## [grid container, persisted cells and (basic) Audio DAW Demo](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/grid-container-persisted-cells-and-basic-audio-daw-demo/10743)
**Author:** [@tomlarkworthy](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/tomlarkworthy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/grid-container-persisted-cells-and-basic-audio-daw-demo/10743 "2026-07-25T17:00:23Z")
Been thinking a lot about layout and end-user programmability. This grid container lets you break free of the cell layout, while what is inside the grid is still Observable reactive cells. When the grid is changed, t… --- ## [Football Projections](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/football-projections/10742)
**Author:** [@mpkhinda](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/mpkhinda)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/football-projections/10742 "2026-07-17T21:50:46Z")
As I’ve been watching the World Cup over the past few weeks I think we’ve all been wondering the same thing: If football is truly the ‘global game,’ then what projection should I use to flatten it? So, I forked Mike B… --- ## [Repeating pattern creator](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/repeating-pattern-creator/10741)
**Author:** [@nxrix](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/nxrix)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/repeating-pattern-creator/10741 "2026-07-13T21:13:04Z")
I always had this idea in mind and finally made it easily with Observable, and I like Observable mostly for these reasons: Everything updates in real time. You can create and edit notebooks on your phone. Many useful… --- ## [The Plugin Registry Pattern](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/the-plugin-registry-pattern/10739)
**Author:** [@tomlarkworthy](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/tomlarkworthy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/the-plugin-registry-pattern/10739 "2026-07-07T17:44:22Z")
When building extensible things I want the extenders to be decoupled from the extender, as I do not know how many extensions will be built apriori and I want 3rd parties to be able to extend so its not possible to import… --- ## [Adaptive piecewise scale — keeping outliers on screen without crushing the data](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/adaptive-piecewise-scale-keeping-outliers-on-screen-without-crushing-the-data/10740)
**Author:** [@gorillabiscuit](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/gorillabiscuit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/adaptive-piecewise-scale-keeping-outliers-on-screen-without-crushing-the-data/10740 "2026-07-07T12:36:59Z")
Most real-world financial/count data is lopsided: 80%+ of the values bunch into a narrow band, then a handful of outliers run one or two orders of magnitude past them. Small business loans, property sales, citation count… --- ## [World Cup data visualisations](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/world-cup-data-visualisations/10702)
**Author:** [@ehouais](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/ehouais)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 6:39am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/world-cup-data-visualisations/10702 "2026-06-29T06:39:31Z")
Designed to be pen-plotted. --- ## [A simple glsl shader component](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/a-simple-glsl-shader-component/10721)
**Author:** [@nxrix](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/nxrix)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/a-simple-glsl-shader-component/10721 "2026-06-27T21:22:20Z")
--- ## [VSCode Extension Released v0.4.61](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/vscode-extension-released-v0-4-61/10717)
**Author:** [@GordonSmith](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/GordonSmith)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/vscode-extension-released-v0-4-61/10717 "2026-06-24T19:08:07Z")
Just released an updated version of Observable JS - Visual Studio Marketplace with latest notebook-kit runtime. Stabilised re-render (no longer clips outputs) Added database source and output name for SQL cells --- ## [Yet another bitmap \> lines notebook](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/yet-another-bitmap-lines-notebook/10716)
**Author:** [@ehouais](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/ehouais)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/yet-another-bitmap-lines-notebook/10716 "2026-06-22T11:18:08Z")
This time it’s using layered hatching It contains a bizarre bug and an even weirder fix. Apparently JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(X)) is not always equal to X. --- ## [I built d3-maps - a toolkit for interactive SVG maps with React and Vue support](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/i-built-d3-maps-a-toolkit-for-interactive-svg-maps-with-react-and-vue-support/10714)
**Author:** [@souljorje](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/souljorje)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/i-built-d3-maps-a-toolkit-for-interactive-svg-maps-with-react-and-vue-support/10714 "2026-06-21T17:01:28Z")
It helps build choropleth maps, bubble maps, and other geographic data visualizations, using markers, connections, zoom & pan and more. Reactive components, plain SVG and d3.js power without low-level wiring. Features … --- ## [GraphQL Schema Explorer](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/graphql-schema-explorer/10710)
**Author:** [@mootari](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/mootari)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/graphql-schema-explorer/10710 "2026-06-19T15:46:26Z")
Whenever I work with GraphQL I find the commonly available API documentation difficult to navigate, especially when I need to find out how to query a particular piece of information. At some point I ended up creating a s… --- ## [Cellular Automaton](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/cellular-automaton/10707)
**Author:** [@nxrix](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/nxrix)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/cellular-automaton/10707 "2026-06-18T16:16:40Z")
Looking for good features to add --- ## [D3 Potato Plan](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/d3-potato-plan/10656)
**Author:** [@mpkhinda](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/mpkhinda)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 8:24am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/d3-potato-plan/10656 "2026-06-16T08:24:49Z")
:waving\_hand: I wanted to share something a little experimental this morning (very much a work in progress technically and conceptually). I’ve always loved “potato plan” style maps — originally popularized by Patrick Ab… --- ## [What notebook by somebody else deserves more attention?](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/what-notebook-by-somebody-else-deserves-more-attention/10661)
**Author:** [@tophtucker](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/tophtucker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 5:10am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/what-notebook-by-somebody-else-deserves-more-attention/10661 "2026-06-02T05:10:25Z")
We’ve been tweeting more notebooks that inspire us lately (on X and Bluesky), and it makes me think about some old favs. What do you think we should post? What notebook by somebody else do you keep coming back to again a… --- ## [An Analysis of NYC Mayor Mamdani's "Pothole Politics"](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/an-analysis-of-nyc-mayor-mamdanis-pothole-politics/10640)
**Author:** [@mpkhinda](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/mpkhinda)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/an-analysis-of-nyc-mayor-mamdanis-pothole-politics/10640 "2026-06-02T04:12:32Z")
Hello Observable community! As a city planner who has spent most of his professional life in New York City (without a car), I’ve been watching our new mayor’s pothole blitz strategy with excitement and curiosity. So, I … --- ## [Concept graph of a graduate stochastic analysis course — extracted without supervision](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/concept-graph-of-a-graduate-stochastic-analysis-course-extracted-without-supervision/10653)
**Author:** [@lavernea](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/lavernea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 4:10am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/concept-graph-of-a-graduate-stochastic-analysis-course-extracted-without-supervision/10653 "2026-06-02T04:10:49Z")
A chord diagram of concepts and relationships extracted from 12 lectures of graduate stochastic analysis. 96 concepts, 534 relationships — no predefined ontology, no labeled training data. Structure emerges from the text… --- ## [Browse and Share notebooks on the atmosphere (at://)](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/browse-and-share-notebooks-on-the-atmosphere-at/10647)
**Author:** [@tomlarkworthy](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/tomlarkworthy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/browse-and-share-notebooks-on-the-atmosphere-at/10647 "2026-05-20T20:36:43Z")
You can now share and browse notebooks on the atmosphere (the federated identity and storage layer that BlueSky sits on). more notebooks in the collection atmosphere / Tom Larkworthy | Observable there is quite a use… --- ## [A simple projection trick for orthographic globe clipping](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/a-simple-projection-trick-for-orthographic-globe-clipping/10590)
**Author:** [@Bloechle](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/Bloechle)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 8:40am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/a-simple-projection-trick-for-orthographic-globe-clipping/10590 "2026-05-05T08:40:28Z")
Hi everyone, While working on teaching material for a web visualization course, I stumbled upon a simple trick that I haven’t seen documented before (though it may well be known, and I’d love to hear if someone has seen… --- ## [How does the country of birth affect the probability of having your biography in Wikipedia](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/how-does-the-country-of-birth-affect-the-probability-of-having-your-biography-in-wikipedia/10623)
**Author:** [@pac02](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/pac02)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/how-does-the-country-of-birth-affect-the-probability-of-having-your-biography-in-wikipedia/10623 "2026-04-29T02:35:29Z")
By combining demographic birth data from the United Nations World Population Prospects with biography counts by year and country of birth, I provides new insights into geographical bias on Wikipedia. 5 years after my fi… --- ## [Recho Notebook: A Text-First Notebook Built with Observable Notebook Kit](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/recho-notebook-a-text-first-notebook-built-with-observable-notebook-kit/10595)
**Author:** [@subairui](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/subairui)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/recho-notebook-a-text-first-notebook-built-with-observable-notebook-kit/10595 "2026-03-16T13:28:14Z")
Hello everyone! Luyu CHENG and I built Recho Notebook on top of Observable Notebook Kit, and it was accepted as a CHI 2026 Poster! So we’d love to share it here. Recho Notebook is a text-first notebook environment where … --- ## [Pizza Hut Classic Map](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/pizza-hut-classic-map/10592)
**Author:** [@anoved](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/anoved)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 3:35am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/pizza-hut-classic-map/10592 "2026-03-05T03:35:11Z")
This is not as sophisticated or esoteric as most of what I see here - in fact it’s a bit silly - but here’s a map of “Pizza Hut Classic” locations: Pizza Huts Classic / Jim | Observable . (I’ve been learning a lot about … --- ## [robocoop-3: Agentic Runtime Function.](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/robocoop-3-agentic-runtime-function/10583)
**Author:** [@tomlarkworthy](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/tomlarkworthy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/robocoop-3-agentic-runtime-function/10583 "2026-01-31T20:00:32Z")
robocoop-3 is my new assistant! Its awesome! This put the Agentic loop inside a generator function, it works quite differently to robocoop-2. It doesn’t know Observable 1.0 syntax, instead, it directly reads and write… --- ## [Single File Notebook export format implemented in userspace](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/single-file-notebook-export-format-implemented-in-userspace/10013)
**Author:** [@tomlarkworthy](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/tomlarkworthy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 11:59am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/single-file-notebook-export-format-implemented-in-userspace/10013 "2026-01-17T11:59:25Z")
A userspace notebook exporter that serializes notebooks into a single HTML file. Works from file://, syncs to S3, stays unminified for easy editing, works offline, and is editable with a text editor and is recursively se… --- ## [Atlas: Runtime Overview](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/atlas-runtime-overview/10578)
**Author:** [@tomlarkworthy](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/tomlarkworthy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 10:36am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/atlas-runtime-overview/10578 "2026-01-16T10:36:56Z")
When trying to make sense of a big Observable project, the highest level is what notebooks are here? And how do they interact? The story of how modules interact is mediated by what variables are imported between noteboo… --- ## [Roboco-op notebook coding assistent](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/roboco-op-notebook-coding-assistent/9809)
**Author:** [@tomlarkworthy](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/tomlarkworthy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/roboco-op-notebook-coding-assistent/9809 "2026-01-14T17:56:28Z")
I just completed some serious upgrades to a long running project I have had for notebooks. Its a coding assistant that reads all the cells in the notebook to build a LLM context, and answers questions by inserting cells.… --- ## [Dataflow subgraph reuse - Dataflow Templating - Good for Dashboards!](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/dataflow-subgraph-reuse-dataflow-templating-good-for-dashboards/10563)
**Author:** [@tomlarkworthy](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/tomlarkworthy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 5:22am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/dataflow-subgraph-reuse-dataflow-templating-good-for-dashboards/10563 "2025-12-29T05:22:04Z")
For many years I have noticed some missing expressivity in Dataflow programming. How do you generalize into reusable components. I have been rolling with one solution for a while (flow-queue) which stored values in a que… --- ## [Storage Location view (save view state to local storage)](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/storage-location-view-save-view-state-to-local-storage/5237)
**Author:** [@tomlarkworthy](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/tomlarkworthy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/storage-location-view-save-view-state-to-local-storage/5237 "2025-11-23T19:24:27Z")
So I am a big fan of safe-local-storage but the imperative wiring of calling setItem and getItem doesn’t feel idiomatic to me. So what I have done is create a utility to expose a storage location as a backwritable view,… --- ## [Marine Forecasting Dashboard \[Beta Version\]](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/marine-forecasting-dashboard-beta-version/10559)
**Author:** [@franvis](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/franvis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 11:22am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/marine-forecasting-dashboard-beta-version/10559 "2025-11-21T11:22:11Z")
:ocean: 5-day Forecasts of the marine conditions in the North Sea (updated twice a day) Observable Framework + API-driven forecast services + advanced OpenLayers/ol-ext mapping (WMTS, WebGL, synchronized maps) Hi ever… [Previous page](https://talk.observablehq.com/c/show-and-tell/7.md) [Next page](https://talk.observablehq.com/c/show-and-tell/7.md?page=2)