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Hannah Frick @frick.ws · 1d

@topepo.bsky.social is such a big fan of those tote bags that @visnut.bsky.social gave him a few more at useR last year in Salzburg. I know because I suddenly got handed those bags to pass on 😂

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Emil Hvitfeldt @emilhvitfeldt.bsky.social · 13d

I'm excited to contribute to Workshops for Ukraine! I'll be giving a workshop on effective and useful feature engineering on October 2nd!

sites.google.com/view/dariia-...

Dariia Mykhailyshyna - Workshops for Ukraine

Feedback on the past workshops (if you want to learn how to make wordclouds, check out Text Data Analysis workshop below)

sites.google.com

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Dr. Cat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 15d

I shared this earlier because I think it is so funny but then I also thought to myself, what advice would I (a learning scientist by background, married to someone who teaches programming) actually give a developer who feels bad reading this? How can you avoid writing this?

A few tips:

Maëlle Salmon @masalmon.eu · 15d

"How I, a non-developer, read the tutorial you, a developer, wrote for me, a beginner" by Annie Mueller 😅 😂 😭

anniemueller.com/posts/how-i-...

How I, a non-developer, read the tutorial you, a developer, wrote for me, a beginner - annie's blog

“Hello! I am a developer. Here is my relevant experience: I code in Hoobijag and sometimes jabbernocks and of course ABCDE++++ (but never ABCDE+/^+ are you kidding? ha!)  and I like working with ...

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Maëlle Salmon @masalmon.eu · 15d

"How I, a non-developer, read the tutorial you, a developer, wrote for me, a beginner" by Annie Mueller 😅 😂 😭

anniemueller.com/posts/how-i-...

How I, a non-developer, read the tutorial you, a developer, wrote for me, a beginner - annie's blog

“Hello! I am a developer. Here is my relevant experience: I code in Hoobijag and sometimes jabbernocks and of course ABCDE++++ (but never ABCDE+/^+ are you kidding? ha!)  and I like working with ...

anniemueller.com

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We Are R-Ladies @weare.rladies.org · 18d

This week’s #RLadies curator is @ivelasq3.bsky.social!

Alt text: Curator Isabella Velásquez, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Posit. Recently gave a workshop on survey analysis at the useR conference; is updating a book called Data Science in Education Using R.

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Jenny Bryan @jennybryan.bsky.social · 21d

The equivalent of the Bechdel test for a tech-ish event is “is there a line for the womens bathroom?” and #positconf just passed with flying colours 😅

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Davis Vaughan @davisvaughan.bsky.social · 25d

Can't wait to see everyone at posit::conf(2025)!!

Here's my annual "things to do" list for food, coffee, bakeries, and bars near conf!

#positconf2025 #rstats

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

atlanta-posit-conf-2025

posit::conf 2025 Hotel Coffee ⭐ I think this looks the most promising, there are other locations that look decent even if this one seems new and has few reviews and is inside another building 7 minu...

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Emil Hvitfeldt @emilhvitfeldt.bsky.social · 27d

I’m excited for #PositConf2025 next week! Can’t wait to talk to y’all!

I wanna hear what you are working on, and always happy to talk about what I have been up to. Especially keen to talk to people that have tried orbital about your experience.

Also bringing special edition kittymodels stickers

Picture of sticker sheet with cat themed tidymodels stickers

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Thomas Lin Pedersen @thomasp85.com · 27d

I am beyond excited to announce that ggplot2 4.0.0 has just landed on CRAN.

It's not every day we have a new major #ggplot2 release but it is a fitting 18 year birthday present for the package.

Get an overview of the release in this blog post and be on the lookout for more in-depth posts #rstats

ggplot2 4.0.0

A new major version of ggplot2 has been released on CRAN. Find out what is new here.

www.tidyverse.org

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Hannah Frick @frick.ws · Sep 1

If you'd like to contribute to the tidyverse or tidymodels packages -- or learn how to -- join us at the tidyverse developer day! There are some tickets left for underrepresented minorities. #RStats #RLadies

More info in the blog post: www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/07...

Tidyverse developer day 2025

Join us in Atlanta for tidyverse developer day on September 19, 2025!

www.tidyverse.org

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Simon P. Couch @simonpcouch.com · Aug 29

So stoked to share about the first release of the Posit AI Newsletter!

@sara-altman.bsky.social and I have been working on a pilot of this newsletter internally for a few months now—an opinionated and pragmatic snapshot of AI news released every two weeks.

First edition: posit.co/blog/2025-08...

A graphic displaying, on the left, three robot icons, and on the left, a selection of LLM-related R package hex stickers.

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Posit @posit.co · Aug 27

Extra day of virtual fun added to posit::conf(2025)!

Join us on Sept 16 for a full day of virtual talks and activities. P.S. The conference Discord is now open to all. Come hang out!

🔗 Login for Discord instructions: pos.it/conf-event-portal
🔗 Learn about Virtual Day: posit.co/blog/posit-c...

A graphic for "posit conf (2025) Virtual Day" with a person on a laptop and a cat on the left, and a person on a laptop on the right.

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Emil Hvitfeldt @emilhvitfeldt.bsky.social · Aug 20

Happy to announce ✨quarto-revealjs-editable✨

This fully supersedes the imagemover extension, as I back then didn't realize the potential. You can now also move, resize, change font size and alignment for text in your slides

github.com/EmilHvitfeld...
#quarto #slidecrafting

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · Aug 20

Does Jenny Bryan #VibeCode? 🤔

She shared on the Hangout that she's been thankful that she gets to learn #rust and #typscript in the age of #AI and these are her thoughts on #LLM use. (We really need a #RubberDuck emoji 🦆)

#rstats #databs #VibeCoding #DSHangout #python

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Hadley Wickham @hadley.nz · Aug 20

We still have spots available for tidyverse dev day on Sept 19: www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/07.... Please come along to contribute to the tidyverse and have a bunch of fun along the way! It's open to all, but is most convenient if you're coming to posit::conf or live near Atlanta #rstats

Tidyverse developer day 2025

Join us in Atlanta for tidyverse developer day on September 19, 2025!

www.tidyverse.org

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Kelly Bodwin @kellybodwin.com · Aug 10

In the frenzy of exciting #useR2025 talks, I forgot to mention that I also gave my talk. 😆

"Adding models to {tidyclust}", slides here: kbodwin.github.io/Talks-and-Pr...

PC: @healthandstats.bsky.social

Kelly stands in front of a alide that reads "expanding tidyclust"

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Hannah Frick @frick.ws · Aug 10

I saw the hex wall, but they also brought back socks from useR in Australia! 🤩 #useR2025

Visruth Srimath Kandali @visruth.com · Aug 9

A humble beginning of my sticker collection and the coolest pair of socks I own!

I want to buy a binder to store them all--any hexagon shaped recommendations?

#useR2025 #rstats

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Kelly Bodwin @kellybodwin.com · Aug 9

I've been excited for @yabellini.bsky.social's #user2025 Keynote since it was announced!!!

Title slide does not disappoint. 🥰

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R-Ladies @rladies.org · Aug 8

Join us for the R-Ladies Networking Event at useR! 2025

Friday, August 8 at 6:30 PM | Gross Hall Room 103, Duke University.
Come say hi, meet members, discover local chapters, and explore how to get involved.
More details here: user2025.r-project.org/additional/r...

#useR2025 #rladies

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Royal Statistical Society @royalstatsoc.bsky.social · Aug 5

Following the dismissal of Erika McEntarfer as US Commissioner of Labor Statistics, we've released a statement of concern.

At a time of global economic uncertainty, we stress the importance of the independence of statistical institutions and the protection of the integrity of official statistics.

A statement from the Royal Statistical Society on the dismissal of the Commissioner of Labor Statis

rss.org.uk

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Hannah Frick @frick.ws · Aug 1

It's the virtual day for useR! Some of the talks are already available, including this one: I always enjoy @juliasilge.com explaining things so if you are curious about the Positron IDE (it's out of beta now!), this is for you:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKSr... #rstats

A first look at Positron - Julia Silge

YouTube video by useR! Conference

www.youtube.com

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R-Ladies Melbourne @rladiesmelb.bsky.social · Jul 24

Just discovered {ggcats} and yes, it does exactly what you think: adds cats to your ggplots. 🐈📈 Because sometimes your data visualisation needs a little more purr-sonality.

👉 github.com/R-CoderDotCo...

#RStats #ggplot2 #dataviz #catsinstats

GitHub - R-CoderDotCom/ggcats: The geom you always wished for adding cats to ggplot2

The geom you always wished for adding cats to ggplot2 - R-CoderDotCom/ggcats

github.com

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Hannah Frick @frick.ws · Jul 25

The call for papers for LatinR 2025 (online) is now open! You can present in English, Spanish, or Portuguese 🗣️ #RStats latinr.org/en/blog/en/2...

Call for papers – LatinR 2024

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Emil Hvitfeldt @emilhvitfeldt.bsky.social · Jul 23

Slides from yesterdays talk "Don't be dense, embracing sparsity in tidymodels" are live if you are interested!

emilhvitfeldt.github.io/talk-slc-spa...

Screenshot of title slides. Reads:

Don't be dense! Embracing sparsity in tidymodels
Emil Hvitfeldt
Salt Lake City R Users Group

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Nick Tierney @njtierney.bsky.social · Jul 23

A little while ago I saw a really beautiful colour palette/colour science post. It was something to do with capturing pastel/water colours and transformations to the colourspace. I can't for the life of me remember what is was called, does anyone remember this? #rstats

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