Jon B.
jon-b.bsky.social
Jon B.
@jon-b.bsky.social
Data scientist interested in market design, labor economics, and building data solutions in R.
When I moved to Philadelphia I did not anticipate how loud it would be after winning the NFC Championship. It's been constant honking and screaming for 4 hours straight.

Lesson learned.
January 27, 2025 at 3:31 AM
My washing machine has a cold and tap cold setting. Apparently the difference is cold is kept at a consistent temperature whereas tap is whatever comes out of the water line. How does one decide which cold to use?
December 7, 2024 at 8:20 PM
The four horsemen of computer resources
November 29, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Reposted by Jon B.
me watching you edit the google doc
October 1, 2024 at 2:49 AM
Ok, I've come to realize that Shiny is basically a gateway drug for JavaScript. #rstats
September 12, 2024 at 3:35 PM
I think Beekeeper Studio has taken security to a whole new level
August 30, 2024 at 8:12 PM
I didn't realize how long @posit.co has been looking at VS Code as a foundation for an IDE. Looks like they have been a partner of OpenVSCode since it was announced in 2021. I'm betting this is how they get Positron on Workbench. www.gitpod.io/blog/openvsc...
VS Code in the browser for everyone - Blog
Run the latest VS Code on a remote machine accessed through a modern web browser - from any device, from anywhere.
www.gitpod.io
August 30, 2024 at 6:58 PM
I got a notification that Ubuntu 24.04 was ready. I thought it meant 24.04.01 was released early...I was wrong.

Getting everything up and running was a breeze except for Docker. Not as bad as dealing with TinyTex issues, but close.
August 13, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Reposted by Jon B.
Our next workshop will be on July 3rd, 6 pm CEST on Polytomous Latent Class Analysis and Regression in R by
@lanabojanic.bsky.social
Register or sponsor a student by donating to support Ukraine!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats
June 21, 2024 at 8:18 AM
The Amazon app now has an AI chatbot called Rufus. What happened to Alexa? Is she ok? Have we alerted the authorities to her absence? #findAlexa
June 30, 2024 at 4:02 PM
It's weird that GitHub's Pull Request extension for VS Code requires just the username/password rather than a token.
June 28, 2024 at 11:48 PM
While I still can't get console in its own window with Positron, I'll happily settle for the file layout in Explorer. #rstats
June 28, 2024 at 1:44 PM
So excited!
June 27, 2024 at 9:26 PM
I was not prepared to solve problems with TinyTeX/Tex Live. It was a painful experience, but somehow I made it out alive. I now understand why there's a "Hall of Pain" section of the website: yihui.org/tinytex/pain/ #rstats
June 18, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Shrinkflation is everywhere
June 13, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Sometimes I forget how much easier things can be with tidyverse. #rstats
June 11, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Happy R Post-Update Package Reinstall Day! #rstats
April 30, 2024 at 12:05 AM
The new read_html_live() in rvest 1.0.4 is a significant upgrade. I don't have to think about Java anymore. #rstats
February 15, 2024 at 5:10 PM
2023 has shaped up to be a great year for tell-all business/executive books. I wonder how long until this story ends up in a book/movie. openai.com/blog/openai-...
OpenAI announces leadership transition
Chief technology officer Mira Murati appointed interim CEO to lead OpenAI; Sam Altman departs the company. Search process underway to identify permanent successor.
openai.com
November 17, 2023 at 9:16 PM