Ben Harrap
@bharrap.bsky.social
doer of data things at Yardhura Walani
vice president of statsoc.org.au
I do #rstats, surveys, biostatistics, #IDSov
on Ngunnawal and Ngambri lands
not Indigenous, non-binary (they/them)
benharrap.com
vice president of statsoc.org.au
I do #rstats, surveys, biostatistics, #IDSov
on Ngunnawal and Ngambri lands
not Indigenous, non-binary (they/them)
benharrap.com
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Ben Harrap
@bharrap.bsky.social
· Dec 9
Re-sharing my starter pack so I can update my pinned post
If you're a statistician, data scientist, or someone doing statsy or data sciencey things in Australia or Aotearoa (New Zealand) and want to be on the list, just let me know!
go.bsky.app/3wERdAo
If you're a statistician, data scientist, or someone doing statsy or data sciencey things in Australia or Aotearoa (New Zealand) and want to be on the list, just let me know!
go.bsky.app/3wERdAo
I love that getting a toddler to eat is entirely a marketing problem
If there's the slightest hint of 'bits' on the food, it becomes completely inedible
But if I hype it up and it comes in a special jar called "furikake" (which is basically ONLY bits), it's the best thing ever
If there's the slightest hint of 'bits' on the food, it becomes completely inedible
But if I hype it up and it comes in a special jar called "furikake" (which is basically ONLY bits), it's the best thing ever
January 26, 2026 at 6:59 AM
I love that getting a toddler to eat is entirely a marketing problem
If there's the slightest hint of 'bits' on the food, it becomes completely inedible
But if I hype it up and it comes in a special jar called "furikake" (which is basically ONLY bits), it's the best thing ever
If there's the slightest hint of 'bits' on the food, it becomes completely inedible
But if I hype it up and it comes in a special jar called "furikake" (which is basically ONLY bits), it's the best thing ever
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On 26 Jan 1788 the British invaded lands of a couple of First Nations. There's over 300 Nations on this continent, so 100s of invasions occurred over many decades. There were Martu people in 1964 who'd never heard of white people. Invasion was not a single day. Colonisation is not a single event
January 26, 2026 at 3:38 AM
On 26 Jan 1788 the British invaded lands of a couple of First Nations. There's over 300 Nations on this continent, so 100s of invasions occurred over many decades. There were Martu people in 1964 who'd never heard of white people. Invasion was not a single day. Colonisation is not a single event
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15 people shot on Bondi Beach and the government introduced new legislation within days.
1 man killed by a king hit, government introduced new legislation within days.
2 or more women killed every week at the hands of partners or former partners and …. crickets.
Their priorities are wrong!
1 man killed by a king hit, government introduced new legislation within days.
2 or more women killed every week at the hands of partners or former partners and …. crickets.
Their priorities are wrong!
January 25, 2026 at 8:45 AM
15 people shot on Bondi Beach and the government introduced new legislation within days.
1 man killed by a king hit, government introduced new legislation within days.
2 or more women killed every week at the hands of partners or former partners and …. crickets.
Their priorities are wrong!
1 man killed by a king hit, government introduced new legislation within days.
2 or more women killed every week at the hands of partners or former partners and …. crickets.
Their priorities are wrong!
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As tomorrow beckons in all its heat, anger and frustration. Remember we are charge of the course we chart. We know where we’re going, because we know where we’ve been. This from the Yoorrook Justice Commission.
🖤💛❤️
🖤💛❤️
January 25, 2026 at 8:53 AM
As tomorrow beckons in all its heat, anger and frustration. Remember we are charge of the course we chart. We know where we’re going, because we know where we’ve been. This from the Yoorrook Justice Commission.
🖤💛❤️
🖤💛❤️
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thanks!
Now I remember that exact image from reading the r4ds book years ago, guess it bit me until now!
I had just written a for loop that compared the sums of all the columns in two supposedly identical data frames just for a quick test and I was surprised that one had a sum of "nearly 0".
Now I remember that exact image from reading the r4ds book years ago, guess it bit me until now!
I had just written a for loop that compared the sums of all the columns in two supposedly identical data frames just for a quick test and I was surprised that one had a sum of "nearly 0".
January 24, 2026 at 2:24 AM
thanks!
Now I remember that exact image from reading the r4ds book years ago, guess it bit me until now!
I had just written a for loop that compared the sums of all the columns in two supposedly identical data frames just for a quick test and I was surprised that one had a sum of "nearly 0".
Now I remember that exact image from reading the r4ds book years ago, guess it bit me until now!
I had just written a for loop that compared the sums of all the columns in two supposedly identical data frames just for a quick test and I was surprised that one had a sum of "nearly 0".
Here I am writing #rstats functions for my colleagues to extract results from Stata log files for Quarto reporting
Little do they know Quarto is the gateway to R, I'll have them hooked in no time!
Little do they know Quarto is the gateway to R, I'll have them hooked in no time!
January 23, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Here I am writing #rstats functions for my colleagues to extract results from Stata log files for Quarto reporting
Little do they know Quarto is the gateway to R, I'll have them hooked in no time!
Little do they know Quarto is the gateway to R, I'll have them hooked in no time!
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Have thoughts about queer museums, queerness in museums, or just plain being queer in museums? We'd love to hear from you. Early findings are turning out to be amazing, and we hope it helps museums do better. mqedu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @alanaaaab.bsky.social
#Queer #Museums #QueerMuseums
#Queer #Museums #QueerMuseums
January 23, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Have thoughts about queer museums, queerness in museums, or just plain being queer in museums? We'd love to hear from you. Early findings are turning out to be amazing, and we hope it helps museums do better. mqedu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @alanaaaab.bsky.social
#Queer #Museums #QueerMuseums
#Queer #Museums #QueerMuseums
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Today in: Brexit was a huge mistake
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
I wish I could work out what happened 10 years ago to cause this 🤔
I wish I could work out what happened 10 years ago to cause this 🤔
UK consumer confidence marks 10 years without a positive reading
GfK index rose by 1 point to minus 16 in January, up from a low of minus 23 in April 2025
giftarticle.ft.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Today in: Brexit was a huge mistake
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I will be looking for an RA soon as my amazing postdoc has got a permanent role on our team. I will be looking for an emerging Māori researcher who has a social science background preferably :) dm me if you know of anyone or want to kōrero
January 23, 2026 at 8:32 AM
I will be looking for an RA soon as my amazing postdoc has got a permanent role on our team. I will be looking for an emerging Māori researcher who has a social science background preferably :) dm me if you know of anyone or want to kōrero
Calling all campers - what are your favourite camping meals?
Bonus points for toddler friendly
Bonus points for toddler friendly
January 23, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Calling all campers - what are your favourite camping meals?
Bonus points for toddler friendly
Bonus points for toddler friendly
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Organising an exciting afternoon of Blak/Palestinian writers, to be held in SA some time in the vacant AWW timeslot (inc interstate speakers). In less than 6 weeks! Can SA mob make this happen? We can!
🔎 looks around for kind sponsors and in-kind 🔎
🔎 looks around for kind sponsors and in-kind 🔎
January 21, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Organising an exciting afternoon of Blak/Palestinian writers, to be held in SA some time in the vacant AWW timeslot (inc interstate speakers). In less than 6 weeks! Can SA mob make this happen? We can!
🔎 looks around for kind sponsors and in-kind 🔎
🔎 looks around for kind sponsors and in-kind 🔎
"str_replace_all() ... now receives all values in a single character vector instead of being called once for each individual string"
omg huge improvement, love this! str_replace_all() is super handy
omg huge improvement, love this! str_replace_all() is super handy
ICYMI: stringr 1.6.0 🧵
This update brings performance gains and new fns for string manipulation in #RStats.
Highlights include: Faster replacements with `str_replace_all()`, 🐫 new case tools to camel, snake, and kebab, case-sensitive str_like(), & more.
Read more: tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11...
This update brings performance gains and new fns for string manipulation in #RStats.
Highlights include: Faster replacements with `str_replace_all()`, 🐫 new case tools to camel, snake, and kebab, case-sensitive str_like(), & more.
Read more: tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11...
January 20, 2026 at 10:03 PM
"str_replace_all() ... now receives all values in a single character vector instead of being called once for each individual string"
omg huge improvement, love this! str_replace_all() is super handy
omg huge improvement, love this! str_replace_all() is super handy
July 6 to 9, put it in your calendar!!
I can't wait for the day I get to go to another useR! conference. I had such a good time at the 2018 iteration despite knowing basically no R at the time!
If you can go and you're an #rstats user (or thinking about learning), I highly recommend going
I can't wait for the day I get to go to another useR! conference. I had such a good time at the 2018 iteration despite knowing basically no R at the time!
If you can go and you're an #rstats user (or thinking about learning), I highly recommend going
We are thrilled to announce Dr. Kari L. Jordan (@drkariljordan.carpentries.org) as a Keynote Speaker for useR! 2026 in Warsaw! Dr. Jordan will from her knowledge and experience deliver her talk: "The Work Behind the Work: Sustaining R Through Community"
user2026.r-project.org
#rstats #useR2026
user2026.r-project.org
#rstats #useR2026
January 20, 2026 at 10:01 PM
July 6 to 9, put it in your calendar!!
I can't wait for the day I get to go to another useR! conference. I had such a good time at the 2018 iteration despite knowing basically no R at the time!
If you can go and you're an #rstats user (or thinking about learning), I highly recommend going
I can't wait for the day I get to go to another useR! conference. I had such a good time at the 2018 iteration despite knowing basically no R at the time!
If you can go and you're an #rstats user (or thinking about learning), I highly recommend going
I gotta say, the text-only epilogues of documentaries are my favourite part
January 20, 2026 at 10:23 AM
I gotta say, the text-only epilogues of documentaries are my favourite part
Why did the Aussie conspiracy theorist have a crazy laugh?
They grew up in a cooker borough
They grew up in a cooker borough
January 19, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Why did the Aussie conspiracy theorist have a crazy laugh?
They grew up in a cooker borough
They grew up in a cooker borough
Breakfast time for the Galahs on our bird TV this morning
January 19, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Breakfast time for the Galahs on our bird TV this morning
I guess I'm posting things on tiktok now vt.tiktok.com/ZSaLm4PbB/
January 19, 2026 at 9:46 AM
I guess I'm posting things on tiktok now vt.tiktok.com/ZSaLm4PbB/
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📣 Calling researchers! We're seeking expressions of interest to improve ARDC's website.
🔗 Learn more and submit an EOI > https://ow.ly/6xGm50XVemR
🔗 Learn more and submit an EOI > https://ow.ly/6xGm50XVemR
January 19, 2026 at 1:35 AM
📣 Calling researchers! We're seeking expressions of interest to improve ARDC's website.
🔗 Learn more and submit an EOI > https://ow.ly/6xGm50XVemR
🔗 Learn more and submit an EOI > https://ow.ly/6xGm50XVemR
Coming in at $32/200g these Colombian beans are the most expensive so far but the flavour profile is insane
Maybe I get the cherry notes on the after-taste but the initial flavour isn't like any other coffee I've had
4/4 already but the grind needs adjusting
Maybe I get the cherry notes on the after-taste but the initial flavour isn't like any other coffee I've had
4/4 already but the grind needs adjusting
January 18, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Coming in at $32/200g these Colombian beans are the most expensive so far but the flavour profile is insane
Maybe I get the cherry notes on the after-taste but the initial flavour isn't like any other coffee I've had
4/4 already but the grind needs adjusting
Maybe I get the cherry notes on the after-taste but the initial flavour isn't like any other coffee I've had
4/4 already but the grind needs adjusting
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get in girlies, we're talking surveillance! we're talking the fantasy of automation propped up by humans! we're talking unfulfilled promises of tech to reduce household labour! we're talking funwashing of robots made for warfare!
Aside from creepy surveillance, what are ‘consumer-ready’ service robots actually for? | Samantha Floreani
For A$30k you could have a remote employee see inside your home via a walking, talking machine with a chilling blank face. Count me out
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:46 AM
get in girlies, we're talking surveillance! we're talking the fantasy of automation propped up by humans! we're talking unfulfilled promises of tech to reduce household labour! we're talking funwashing of robots made for warfare!
When you work with data all the time it's easy to overlook how much impact something as trivial as joining previously unconnected data sources together can have
January 15, 2026 at 1:06 AM
When you work with data all the time it's easy to overlook how much impact something as trivial as joining previously unconnected data sources together can have
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🌈 rainbowR meet-up & AGM*: Wednesday Jan 28th, 4:30pm UTC 🌈
- vote on constitution*
- elect leadership committee*
- connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
➡️ Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups
- vote on constitution*
- elect leadership committee*
- connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
➡️ Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups
January 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
🌈 rainbowR meet-up & AGM*: Wednesday Jan 28th, 4:30pm UTC 🌈
- vote on constitution*
- elect leadership committee*
- connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
➡️ Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups
- vote on constitution*
- elect leadership committee*
- connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
➡️ Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups
Nazi Punks F*ck Off 👍👍👍
Also nice to see the ABC calling the neo-n*zi group for what it is
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Also nice to see the ABC calling the neo-n*zi group for what it is
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
'We don't want them': Neo-Nazi group says it will disband ahead of new laws
In a statement posted to Telegram, the group announced the closure of the National Socialist Network would also spell the end of "co-projects" White Australia, the European Australian Movement and the...
www.abc.net.au
January 13, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Nazi Punks F*ck Off 👍👍👍
Also nice to see the ABC calling the neo-n*zi group for what it is
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Also nice to see the ABC calling the neo-n*zi group for what it is
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
The Blacademia podcast was foundational to my learning how to be a better ally as a non-Indigenous person in academia, so I'm delighted to see there's a second season coming out
I'll be forever grateful to @amythunig.bsky.social for these yarns!
soundcloud.com/blacademia
I'll be forever grateful to @amythunig.bsky.social for these yarns!
soundcloud.com/blacademia
Blacademia
S2 Launching Dec 7th, 2025. Blacademia: Indigenous experiences of the academy, here in so-called Australia. Hosted by Dr Amy Thunig-McGregor
soundcloud.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:58 AM
The Blacademia podcast was foundational to my learning how to be a better ally as a non-Indigenous person in academia, so I'm delighted to see there's a second season coming out
I'll be forever grateful to @amythunig.bsky.social for these yarns!
soundcloud.com/blacademia
I'll be forever grateful to @amythunig.bsky.social for these yarns!
soundcloud.com/blacademia
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This is integrity 👏🏼 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide Writers’ Week | Louise Adler
Cancelling the Australian Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah weakens freedom of speech and is the harbinger of a less free nation
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:45 PM
This is integrity 👏🏼 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...