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Gabor Csardi @gaborcsardi.org · 11d

This is a way to tell if a non-base package is loaded:
invisible(lapply(loadedNamespaces(), function(x) stopifnot(identical(packageDescription(x)$Priority, "base"))))

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Gabor Csardi @gaborcsardi.org · 12d

You can tell user to run the script from the command line, non-interactively, that makes things more predictable, but of course they might still need to have a custom R profile that loads packages or sets options, etc.

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Gabor Csardi @gaborcsardi.org · 12d

Are you worried about packages that change the script's behavior? Or custom options? Or something else? You can check if any non-base package is loaded, but what if a user loads a package from their profile? Users also need to set custom options sometimes, e.g. for a http proxy.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 18d

The Disney brand, and the USA brand, sinking together. Parody from Dutch TV
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vRX...

Jimmy Kimmel’s show has been cancelled | The New Disney | LUBACH

YouTube video by LUBACH

www.youtube.com

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We Are R-Ladies @weare.rladies.org · 16d

Hi everyone! 👋 I’m Isabella @ivelasq3.bsky.social, formerly a data analyst, now at @posit.co, and your curator this week!

There’s always something new in #RStats. I'll be sharing:

✨ Favorite R packages + workflows
✨ News + tools you might have missed
✨ #PositConf2025 recaps
✨ A decade of R memes 🎉

Isabella in front of the hex wall at rstudio::conf(2022)

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Danielle Navarro @djnavarro.net · 17d

Against my better instincts, I have written some notes on how human probability judgements work and what you should expect from surveys that ask people to guess what proportion of the population is transgender. I hope never to speak of this matter again

Some notes on probability judgement – Notes from a data witch

For the love of fuck, literally nobody thinks that 20% of the population is transgender. Please stop sharing that ridiculous YouGov statistic

blog.djnavarro.net

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Nic Crane @niccrane.bsky.social · 18d

I'm considering writing a proposal for R Consortium ISC funding to write a free & open source book on LLMs/AI in R. Advice out there is scattered between different resources. Wondering if this is something the wider #rstats community would be interested in, & what folks would like to see in there?

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Nick Tierney @njtierney.bsky.social · 19d

Hey #rstats friends! 👋

Only one week to go until my "Introduction to R Packages" tutorial at #WOMBAT2025!

This is a gentle introduction to making R packages, going from initial code to `devtools::check()`

Still plenty of spots available :)

Sign up at: wombat2025.numbat.space

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Danielle Navarro @djnavarro.net · 24d

for once i have managed to write a short blog post on a lazy sunday arvo, picking up on a suggestion from @coolbutuseless.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy for generating procedural palettes in #rstats. it works better than i expected

blog.djnavarro.net/posts/2025-0...

Linear cosine palettes – Notes from a data witch

Kind of a generative art thing, but mostly an attempt by the author to prove to herself that a she can write a short blog post without turning it into a goddamn monograph

blog.djnavarro.net

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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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Blas M. Benito @blasbenito.com · Aug 18

In case you didn't know:

You can run your package unit tests with {testthat} in parallel with two simple steps (see testthat.r-lib.org/articles/par...):

tldr:
1. Add `Config/testthat/parallel: true` to DESCRIPTION.
2. Add `TESTTHAT_CPUS=8` to your .Renviron and restart R.

#rstats

Running testthat unit tests in parallel with Rstudio.

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Jon Harmon (he/him/his) @jonthegeek.com · Aug 15

Hello #dataBS (& especially #TidyTuesday) fam! I'm trying to organize a thing to help me keep TidyTuesday running smoothly, but first I need to get a bit of a runway. Every week I curate a TT dataset, and it's wearing me down. Please see github.com/rfordatascie... for some ways you can help! #RStats

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Dariia Mykhailyshyna @dariia.bsky.social · Aug 17

❗️Our next workshop will be on August 28th, 6 pm CEST, on Efficient R by @selina-b.bsky.social
Register or sponsor a student by donating to support Ukraine!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats

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Gabor Csardi @gaborcsardi.org · Aug 15

Hah, that example should be updated to something like this, which I now use for every custom print method:
```
generic_print <- function(x, ...) {
writeLines(format(x, ...))
invisible(x)
}
```

and then

```
#' @export
print.someclass <- generic_print
```

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Posit @posit.co · Aug 12

Ever wonder how an actuary becomes a data science educator? 🤔

Tune into the latest episode of The Test Set with @minecr.bsky.social. We discuss everything from her #RStats journey to her use of LLMs to give students feedback on their code.

Listen: thetestset.co, on Spotify, or Apple Podcasts

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Dariia Mykhailyshyna @dariia.bsky.social · Jul 30

#AcademicLife in Ukraine: preparing for lectures at night during a massive missile attack on Kyiv in an overcrowded underground station
#EconSky #UkrainianView #RStats

Writing lecture notes in Quarto during missile attack in Kyiv underground

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daniel:// stenberg:// @bagder.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jul 30

Making libcurl work in webassembly

https://jeroen.github.io/notes/webassembly-curl/

Making libcurl work in webassembly

We explain how to make libcurl based applications work in webassembly without changes by tunneling all traffic over a websocket proxy.

jeroen.github.io

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Dariia Mykhailyshyna @dariia.bsky.social · Jul 30

This workshop is tomorrow, don't miss your chance to register!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats

Dariia Mykhailyshyna @dariia.bsky.social · Jul 18

❗️Our next workshop will be on July 31st, 6 pm CEST, on How to Use R with Excel by
@alycolumbus.bsky.social !
Register or sponsor a student by donating to support Ukraine!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats

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Dariia Mykhailyshyna @dariia.bsky.social · Jul 16

This workshop is tomorrow, so don't miss your chance to register!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats

Dariia Mykhailyshyna @dariia.bsky.social · Jul 11

❗️Our next workshop will be on July 17th, 6 pm CEST, on Good vs. Bad Confounders: A Hands-On Introduction with DAGs & Simulations in R by @adambrosiomd.bsky.social !
Register or sponsor a student by donating to support Ukraine!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
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Dariia Mykhailyshyna @dariia.bsky.social · Jun 14

❗️Our next workshop will be on June 20th, 6 pm CEST, on Building fully reproducible DS env for R and #Python with Nix, rix, rixpress by
@brodriguesco.bsky.social!
Register or sponsor a student by donating to support Ukraine!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
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Hadley Wickham @hadley.nz · Jun 10

Happy 18th birthday ggplot2! #rstats

Balloon wall art inspired by the ggplot2 hex sticker. The display features a hexagonal frame made of black balloons, filled with white balloons inside and surrounded by a background of light and dark blue balloons. A line graph with black balloon segments and round coloured nodes runs across the centre, and the word “ggplot2” is spelled out in black balloon letters below the chart.

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Dariia Mykhailyshyna @dariia.bsky.social · Jun 10

Just 3 days left until this workshop, so don't miss your chance to register!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats

Dariia Mykhailyshyna @dariia.bsky.social · Jun 6

❗️Our next workshop will be on June 13th, 6 pm CEST, on Using LLMs with ellmer by @hadley.nz!
Register or sponsor a student by donating to support Ukraine!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats

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Mid terms are November 3rd 2026. Go register voters. @randvegan.bsky.social · Jun 8

finally learnt how to use to {cli} spinner bars thanks to @djnavarro.net
blog.djnavarro.net/posts/2021-0...

Pretty little CLIs – Notes from a data witch

How to make a gorgeous command line interface in R using the cli package. Somewhere along the way I accidentally learned about ANSI control codes, which strikes me as unfortunate

blog.djnavarro.net

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Dariia Mykhailyshyna @dariia.bsky.social · Jun 6

Hi #rstats! Does anyone know of any good free online self-paced comprehensive R video courses for complete beginners? Ideally, with interactive exercises that would be automatically checked, and the ability to gain certificates. Thanks!

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June Choe @yjunechoe.bsky.social · Jun 4

Excited to share a new #rstats project: ggplot2 layer explorer #shiny app!

My latest experiment in demystifying ggplot2 internals gives you interactive control over the rendering pipeline. I hope this helps make the internals more accessible and, most importantly, fun! 😄

github.com/yjunechoe/gg...

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