# Show and tell

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## [Updated easter egg collection of Plot examples](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/updated-easter-egg-collection-of-plot-examples/7831)

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**Author:** [@EE2dev](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/EE2dev)\
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**Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/updated-easter-egg-collection-of-plot-examples/7831 "2023-04-05T17:01:07Z")

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Updated from last years :egg: version: Over 100 categorized Plot examples from the community (a lot from the Plot experiments collection).

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## [WordPress shortcode release 1.0](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/wordpress-shortcode-release-1-0/7768)

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**Author:** [@andybrown](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/andybrown)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/wordpress-shortcode-release-1-0/7768 "2023-04-03T19:16:36Z")

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Hi all, I’ve created a Wordpress shortcode to easily embed notebooks/specific cells there, with dynamic resizing to parent containers. Feel free to jump in there and improve it! Usage: \[observable-embed notebook='url …

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## [Interesting Graph of Samuel Bennet (1875) for training to Plot Visualisation](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/interesting-graph-of-samuel-bennet-1875-for-training-to-plot-visualisation/7795)

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**Author:** [@Igor-A1](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/Igor-A1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 3:33am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/interesting-graph-of-samuel-bennet-1875-for-training-to-plot-visualisation/7795 "2023-03-28T03:33:39Z")

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## [Discoverable Zooming](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/discoverable-zooming/7791)

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**Author:** [@hemanrobinson](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/hemanrobinson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/discoverable-zooming/7791 "2023-03-26T18:50:38Z")

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Hello All, This notebook augments zooming with scrollbars for discoverability: Discoverable Zooming / Heman Robinson | Observable Discoverability and learnability are particularly important on the web. If users do…

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## [Hello Motif!](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/hello-motif/7721)

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**Author:** [@TomBor](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/TomBor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/hello-motif/7721 "2023-03-10T16:05:50Z")

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What’s start as “how can I use or recreate textures.js pattern in Canvas?” evolve to a new lib that can generate pattern for SVG environment or Canvas context. Any angle rotation is supported and all shapes built in a…

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## [Rings, arc, polygones & Noble Truths](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/rings-arc-polygones-noble-truths/7688)

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**Author:** [@cittadhammo](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/cittadhammo)\
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**Last updated:** [March 3, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/rings-arc-polygones-noble-truths/7688 "2023-03-03T14:08:22Z")

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Hi Everyone, I just wanted to share one of my notebook about the 4 Noble Truths. I started this chart on Inkscape last year (see bottom of the notebook), but was wondering if it would be possible to do it on Observable.…

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## [Linear discriminant analysis plotter](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/linear-discriminant-analysis-plotter/7674)

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**Author:** [@frederikho](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/frederikho)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 7:28am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/linear-discriminant-analysis-plotter/7674 "2023-03-01T07:28:02Z")

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Why are there not more handy tools out there which help people to understand statistical methods? This was the question I asked myself when creating this notebook on linear discriminant analysis (LDA): Interactive LDA pl…

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## [I am here to help--officially! :)](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/i-am-here-to-help-officially/7622)

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**Author:** [@aaronkyle](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/aaronkyle)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2023, 8:23am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/i-am-here-to-help-officially/7622 "2023-02-24T08:23:32Z")

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Hi Community! I am delighted to share that I am starting a new role with Observable! As a User Success Engineer, I am here to help you in your Observable journey :slight\_smile: I started using Observable as a complete n…

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## [Optimized Brushing](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/optimized-brushing/7646)

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**Author:** [@hemanrobinson](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/hemanrobinson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/optimized-brushing/7646 "2023-02-19T20:02:38Z")

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Hello All, This notebook demonstrates fast brushing. On my iMac, it brushes 100,000 points per plot, in twelve plots, for 1.2M points total: https://observablehq.com/@heman/brush I wrote my first brushing code in …

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## [Draggable ridgeline - explainer notebook](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/draggable-ridgeline-explainer-notebook/7630)

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**Author:** [@peoplesfeelings](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/peoplesfeelings)\
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**Last updated:** [February 12, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/draggable-ridgeline-explainer-notebook/7630 "2023-02-12T16:14:56Z")

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Hi all, I put way too much time into developing this Local Temperature History news app. It’s at a good point now and I think the next step may be a fork that uses a precipitation data type. In the course of doing the …

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## [Developing tools for Wikipedia users using Observable](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/developing-tools-for-wikipedia-users-using-observable/6925)

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**Author:** [@pac02](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/pac02)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 8:28pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/developing-tools-for-wikipedia-users-using-observable/6925 "2023-02-05T20:28:43Z")

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In the last months, I’ve developed several tools for Wikipedia contributors using Observable. Observable allows me to develop tools quickly without any infrastructure or deployment issue. I can even code my tools from my…

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## [Using Observable to explore Wikidata](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/using-observable-to-explore-wikidata/6302)

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**Author:** [@pac02](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/pac02)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/using-observable-to-explore-wikidata/6302 "2023-01-30T22:22:09Z")

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I think that Observable is a great tool to explore Wikidata. Wikidata is a collaborative knowledge base. It’s a sister project for Wikipedia. Each Wikipedia article is linked to a Wikidata item. For instance, the Wikip…

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## [Dynamic Binning](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/dynamic-binning/7548)

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**Author:** [@hemanrobinson](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/hemanrobinson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/dynamic-binning/7548 "2023-01-29T18:33:58Z")

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Hello All, I retired in 2022. Throughout my career, I’ve developed user interfaces for data visualization. I’d like to contribute a few ideas from past projects that may help others. This notebook implements dynamic b…

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## [Observable Plot 0.6.2](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/observable-plot-0-6-2/7540)

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**Author:** [@mbostock](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/mbostock)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 4:37am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/observable-plot-0-6-2/7540 "2023-01-19T04:37:50Z")

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We are excited to announce the release of Observable Plot 0.6.2! The new raster mark and contour mark generate a raster image and smooth contours, respectively, from spatial samples. For example, the plot below shows a …

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## [England and Wales Census Data Explorer](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/england-and-wales-census-data-explorer/7528)

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**Author:** [@jwoLondon](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/jwoLondon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/england-and-wales-census-data-explorer/7528 "2023-01-17T14:36:38Z")

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The England and Wales 2021 census data have been slowly released over the last few weeks. The raw data can be quite hard to find on the ONS web pages and for many tasks require some reshaping or filtering before they are…

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## [Hello FullCalendar](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/hello-fullcalendar/7499)

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**Author:** [@mcmcclur](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/mcmcclur)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/hello-fullcalendar/7499 "2023-01-09T18:57:44Z")

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Full Calendar claims to be “The Most Popular JavaScript Calendar”. I don’t know for sure that that’s true but I wouldn’t be surprised. It’s quite full featured and produces very nice results. I’ve been using it since 201…

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## [Rauzy fractals and delayed evaluation](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/rauzy-fractals-and-delayed-evaluation/7453)

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**Author:** [@mcmcclur](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/mcmcclur)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/rauzy-fractals-and-delayed-evaluation/7453 "2023-01-01T13:14:13Z")

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Here’s a notebook I wrote on so-called Rauzy fractals: I mention it here, in part, because I think it’s pretty cool. Also, though, it illustrates a difficulty that I occasionally run into. There are several examples b…

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## [Custom Geolocation Input](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/custom-geolocation-input/7470)

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**Author:** [@pnavarrc](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/pnavarrc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/custom-geolocation-input/7470 "2022-12-31T19:16:06Z")

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Hi everyone, I just finished implementing a custom Observable Input to obtain the user’s geographic location (latitude and longitude) using the Geolocation API, it might be useful for incorporating the user’s location o…

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## [Arc chart in a box](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/arc-chart-in-a-box/7433)

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**Author:** [@andreassolberg](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/andreassolberg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/arc-chart-in-a-box/7433 "2022-12-18T13:46:57Z")

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The arc is a very convenient geometric shape to use in visualizations. However it is often a bit difficult or cumpersome to place right, because it typically takes parameters such as inner and outer radius and radians as…

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## [SVG.js](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/svg-js/7414)

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**Author:** [@dlaliberte](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/dlaliberte)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/svg-js/7414 "2022-12-12T18:28:48Z")

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I wanted to use the convenience of SVG.js, which you can find at https://svgjs.dev/ . I was able to import and draw a simple example using SVG.js. I did the importing with: SVGmodule = import("@svgdotjs/svg.js") SVG …

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## [$10K Challenge: Visualizing Climate Change & Resilience](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/10k-challenge-visualizing-climate-change-resilience/7161)

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**Author:** [@aaronkyle](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/aaronkyle)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 8:02am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/10k-challenge-visualizing-climate-change-resilience/7161 "2022-12-06T08:02:46Z")

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Hi Community! Observable and Asian Development Bank just launched a challenge on data visualization for climate resilience. We’re excited to see your stories & solutions! The incentive to participate is a contract valu…

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## [Twitter Trending Bot 2022 Explorable Dataset](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/twitter-trending-bot-2022-explorable-dataset/7377)

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**Author:** [@tomlarkworthy](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/tomlarkworthy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 12:41pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/twitter-trending-bot-2022-explorable-dataset/7377 "2022-12-04T12:41:44Z")

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Quite useful if you want to write a review of the year

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## [This mermaid poll - next diagram type addition](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/this-mermaid-poll-next-diagram-type-addition/7342)

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**Author:** [@abitrolly](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/abitrolly)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/this-mermaid-poll-next-diagram-type-addition/7342 "2022-11-28T13:18:09Z")

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I am subscribed to this issue on mermaid.js tracker, and once in a while people post very interesting diagrams that they would like to see there. I though that maybe it could be a good case for Observable. People who …

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## [Decision Tables visualization](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/decision-tables-visualization/7310)

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**Author:** [@joesquito](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/joesquito)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/decision-tables-visualization/7310 "2022-11-22T14:06:28Z")

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I’m playing around with decision tables, which is something that they use at my work. They are often very hard to follow and so I created some interactive tree visualizations of them.

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## [WIP equation helper](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/wip-equation-helper/7303)

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**Author:** [@rreusser](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/rreusser)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/wip-equation-helper/7303 "2022-11-21T18:40:02Z")

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Hi :wave: Just floating a utility I made over the weekend out there. It functions a bit like a drop-in replacement for the tex helper. The motivation is that I recently implemented math plots and found it tedious to writ…

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## [Astronomical clock and inputs](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/astronomical-clock-and-inputs/5749)

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**Author:** [@roelandschoukens](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/roelandschoukens)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 11:14pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/astronomical-clock-and-inputs/5749 "2022-11-16T23:14:04Z")

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This is an astronomical clock, showing the current time, and the approximate position of sun and moon in relation to the horizon. You can have it follow the current time, and initialize at your location by adding now an…

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## [Using Observable to study gender diversity in Wikipedia articles](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/using-observable-to-study-gender-diversity-in-wikipedia-articles/6326)

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**Author:** [@pac02](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/pac02)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/using-observable-to-study-gender-diversity-in-wikipedia-articles/6326 "2022-11-14T13:20:18Z")

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We know that there is a gender diversity issue in Wikipedia. For instance, only 19% of biographies are about women in Wikipedia in English. In a collection of notebooks, I’ve designed developed new tools to measure gend…

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## [Visualizing Eurostat Inflation Data](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/visualizing-eurostat-inflation-data/7270)

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**Author:** [@simon-pinkmartini](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/simon-pinkmartini)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 9:14am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/visualizing-eurostat-inflation-data/7270 "2022-11-11T09:14:35Z")

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Hi everyone When we are talking about inflation, I find it important to not just throw around theories and explanation, but to actually dig into the data. That’s why I spent some time recently and created this data visu…

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## [Publish "Pro tips" notebook please!](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/publish-pro-tips-notebook-please/7218)

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**Author:** [@Igor-A1](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/Igor-A1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/publish-pro-tips-notebook-please/7218 "2022-11-03T18:41:24Z")

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\# Observable Insight - Day 2 - Oct 27th 22:40 Pro tips 23:10 1. Inserting cells 29:40 2. Selecting cells 33:25 3. Jump to definition 35:12 4. Uploading files 38:20 5. Loading libraries 41:58 6. URL parameters 43:…

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## [The 2022 Midterm in North Carolina](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/the-2022-midterm-in-north-carolina/7236)

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**Author:** [@mcmcclur](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/mcmcclur)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/the-2022-midterm-in-north-carolina/7236 "2022-11-02T14:02:18Z")

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We’ve got a midterm election here in the US next Tuesday. Nationwide maps illustrating US Congressional and/or Senate battles are easy to find. Maps to illustrate what might happen for state legislatures are much harder …

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