Roland Schmidt
@zoowalk.bsky.social
Dad. PhD Comp Pol @CEU alumnus. Im Garten. #rstats
https://werk.statt.codes/
https://werk.statt.codes/
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
December 3, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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🎄 ANNOUNCEMENT: R Package Development Advent Calendar 2025! 🎄
Starting December 1st, I'm launching a 25-day journey through modern R package development. here's why you should follow along 🧵
#rstats #RPackageAdvent2025 #OpenSource
Starting December 1st, I'm launching a 25-day journey through modern R package development. here's why you should follow along 🧵
#rstats #RPackageAdvent2025 #OpenSource
November 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🎄 ANNOUNCEMENT: R Package Development Advent Calendar 2025! 🎄
Starting December 1st, I'm launching a 25-day journey through modern R package development. here's why you should follow along 🧵
#rstats #RPackageAdvent2025 #OpenSource
Starting December 1st, I'm launching a 25-day journey through modern R package development. here's why you should follow along 🧵
#rstats #RPackageAdvent2025 #OpenSource
can #google pls ask gemini to finally introduce the ability into #googletasks to 1) easily share tasks with other g users; 2) archive todo lists, and 3) provide a view which shows all tasks across lists. thank you.
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
can #google pls ask gemini to finally introduce the ability into #googletasks to 1) easily share tasks with other g users; 2) archive todo lists, and 3) provide a view which shows all tasks across lists. thank you.
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{ripper} dissects your #Quarto documents, extracting code blocks by language and leaving executable scripts behind.
Supports #rstats, #python, #julia, and 13 other victims.
For those who never stopped celebrating Halloween.
📚 quarto.thecoatlessprofessor.com/ripper/
💻 github.com/coatless-qua...
Supports #rstats, #python, #julia, and 13 other victims.
For those who never stopped celebrating Halloween.
📚 quarto.thecoatlessprofessor.com/ripper/
💻 github.com/coatless-qua...
November 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
{ripper} dissects your #Quarto documents, extracting code blocks by language and leaving executable scripts behind.
Supports #rstats, #python, #julia, and 13 other victims.
For those who never stopped celebrating Halloween.
📚 quarto.thecoatlessprofessor.com/ripper/
💻 github.com/coatless-qua...
Supports #rstats, #python, #julia, and 13 other victims.
For those who never stopped celebrating Halloween.
📚 quarto.thecoatlessprofessor.com/ripper/
💻 github.com/coatless-qua...
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Introducing bluffbench, a new tool to evaluate how well LLMs actually see data plots.
When we trick LLMs with secret #RStats transformations, they can miss the visual contradiction.
bluffbench helps us measure this "blind spot" in AI coding agents. Learn more: posit.co/blog/introdu...
When we trick LLMs with secret #RStats transformations, they can miss the visual contradiction.
bluffbench helps us measure this "blind spot" in AI coding agents. Learn more: posit.co/blog/introdu...
When plotting, LLMs see what they expect to see - Posit
Data science agents need to accurately read plots even when the content contradicts their expectations. Our testing shows today's LLMs still struggle here.
posit.co
November 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Introducing bluffbench, a new tool to evaluate how well LLMs actually see data plots.
When we trick LLMs with secret #RStats transformations, they can miss the visual contradiction.
bluffbench helps us measure this "blind spot" in AI coding agents. Learn more: posit.co/blog/introdu...
When we trick LLMs with secret #RStats transformations, they can miss the visual contradiction.
bluffbench helps us measure this "blind spot" in AI coding agents. Learn more: posit.co/blog/introdu...
#rstats user: I am trying to get #Gemini CLI running R scripts, but fail "due to issues with how the command line (powershell) parses and passes the R code to Rscript.exe". Instead G creates a separate file which is then triggered. This is quite different to Claude Code. Am i missing sth?
November 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Have some free time this weekend? How about 2,500 hours?
The recordings from posit::conf(2025) are now online!
Learn about the innovations and insights from conf. We celebrated #RStats and #Python, with a focus on next-gen tools & #AI integration.
See the info here: posit.co/blog/talks-a...
The recordings from posit::conf(2025) are now online!
Learn about the innovations and insights from conf. We celebrated #RStats and #Python, with a focus on next-gen tools & #AI integration.
See the info here: posit.co/blog/talks-a...
Talk recordings and workshop materials from posit::conf(2025) - Posit
2500+ hours of posit::conf content just landed on YouTube.
posit.co
November 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Have some free time this weekend? How about 2,500 hours?
The recordings from posit::conf(2025) are now online!
Learn about the innovations and insights from conf. We celebrated #RStats and #Python, with a focus on next-gen tools & #AI integration.
See the info here: posit.co/blog/talks-a...
The recordings from posit::conf(2025) are now online!
Learn about the innovations and insights from conf. We celebrated #RStats and #Python, with a focus on next-gen tools & #AI integration.
See the info here: posit.co/blog/talks-a...
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pkgdown 2.2.0 now out — tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11.... Main feature is new build_llm_docs() which makes your websites easier to understand by LLMs. (Which you can easily turn off if desired) #rstats
pkgdown 2.2.0
The latest version of pkgdown automatically builds markdown files that make it easy for LLMs to use your website.
tidyverse.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
pkgdown 2.2.0 now out — tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11.... Main feature is new build_llm_docs() which makes your websites easier to understand by LLMs. (Which you can easily turn off if desired) #rstats
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New version (0.6.0) of my #rstats package {democracyData} xmarquez.github.io/democracyData/ with @freedomhouse.bsky.social data to 2024, as well as several other sources, plus minor improvements all around
Access and Manipulate Most Available Democracy Datasets
Archives a large number of democracy datasets, many of historical interest. It also provides a number of functions to download these datasets (where available) and determine membership of a country in...
xmarquez.github.io
October 23, 2025 at 4:26 AM
New version (0.6.0) of my #rstats package {democracyData} xmarquez.github.io/democracyData/ with @freedomhouse.bsky.social data to 2024, as well as several other sources, plus minor improvements all around
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Quarto friends! I need your help:
We are implementing a new QMD parser in Quarto. It will be super nice. But it's a big change, and we want to minimize the impact.
1. Can you share a link to your Quarto project at github.com/quarto-dev/q...
2. repost this and let your Quarto friends know too?
We are implementing a new QMD parser in Quarto. It will be super nice. But it's a big change, and we want to minimize the impact.
1. Can you share a link to your Quarto project at github.com/quarto-dev/q...
2. repost this and let your Quarto friends know too?
Epic: are we production yet · Issue #63 · quarto-dev/quarto-markdown
We need to check against many large sites to get a good sense for the impact of this new syntax in practice. autogenerated qmd quartodoc-generated sites (tbd meet with @machow) sites quarto.org Shi...
github.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Quarto friends! I need your help:
We are implementing a new QMD parser in Quarto. It will be super nice. But it's a big change, and we want to minimize the impact.
1. Can you share a link to your Quarto project at github.com/quarto-dev/q...
2. repost this and let your Quarto friends know too?
We are implementing a new QMD parser in Quarto. It will be super nice. But it's a big change, and we want to minimize the impact.
1. Can you share a link to your Quarto project at github.com/quarto-dev/q...
2. repost this and let your Quarto friends know too?
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📅 Save the Dates: UseR! 2026 The international #Rstats community will gather in Warsaw, Poland 🇵🇱 from 6–9 July 2026 for the next edition of UseR!, the premier conference for users and developers of the R programming language.
Website: user2026.r-project.org/index2.html
Website: user2026.r-project.org/index2.html
October 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
📅 Save the Dates: UseR! 2026 The international #Rstats community will gather in Warsaw, Poland 🇵🇱 from 6–9 July 2026 for the next edition of UseR!, the premier conference for users and developers of the R programming language.
Website: user2026.r-project.org/index2.html
Website: user2026.r-project.org/index2.html
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Anton Pelinka was Austria's most prominent political scientist, who was also one of my inspirations, combining insightful research with important public outreach. I met him a few times and was always humbled by his kind support.
He gave this interview less than 3 months ago.
R.I.P. Anton! 💔
He gave this interview less than 3 months ago.
R.I.P. Anton! 💔
Politikwissenschafter Anton Pelinka: "Im 'Club 2' konnte man frei ausreden"
Der bekannte österreichische Politikwissenschafter Anton Pelinka zieht im Gespräch mit seinem ehemaligen Moderatorenkollegen Peter Huemer politisch Bilanz
www.derstandard.at
October 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Anton Pelinka was Austria's most prominent political scientist, who was also one of my inspirations, combining insightful research with important public outreach. I met him a few times and was always humbled by his kind support.
He gave this interview less than 3 months ago.
R.I.P. Anton! 💔
He gave this interview less than 3 months ago.
R.I.P. Anton! 💔
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September 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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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
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
September 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Learn how to ask natural-language questions of your text data with #RStats and support Ukraine!
“RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) in R with ragnar“ is tomorrow, Sept. 11, 12-2 pm ET for a 20 euro donation. Can't attend live? Register for recording & materials.
sites.google.com/view/dariia-...
“RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) in R with ragnar“ is tomorrow, Sept. 11, 12-2 pm ET for a 20 euro donation. Can't attend live? Register for recording & materials.
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
September 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Learn how to ask natural-language questions of your text data with #RStats and support Ukraine!
“RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) in R with ragnar“ is tomorrow, Sept. 11, 12-2 pm ET for a 20 euro donation. Can't attend live? Register for recording & materials.
sites.google.com/view/dariia-...
“RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) in R with ragnar“ is tomorrow, Sept. 11, 12-2 pm ET for a 20 euro donation. Can't attend live? Register for recording & materials.
sites.google.com/view/dariia-...
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Just 3 days left until this workshop, don't miss your chance to register!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats
❗️Our next workshop will be on September 11th, 6 pm CEST, on RAG in R with ragnar by @smachlis.bsky.social
Register or sponsor a student by donating to support Ukraine!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats
Register or sponsor a student by donating to support Ukraine!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats
September 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Just 3 days left until this workshop, don't miss your chance to register!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats
🤯
By request: Same #rshiny app → native #electron desktop app workflow now on #Windows11
shinyelectron::export() → #rshinylive → installer → app.exe
[Worth the Parallels license to record this from my Mac]
Still no #rstats dependencies for end users. Living the cross-platform life (virtually).
shinyelectron::export() → #rshinylive → installer → app.exe
[Worth the Parallels license to record this from my Mac]
Still no #rstats dependencies for end users. Living the cross-platform life (virtually).
September 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🤯
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Help needed 🙏 If you're a HPC #RStats user on SGE/Slurm/Torque/PBS/LSF/OpenLava, could you pls try {future.batchtools} devel version per future.batchtools.futureverse.org/index.html#p...?
library(future.batchtools)
plan(batchtools_slurm)
f <- future(Sys.info())
value(f)
#parallel #hpc #future
library(future.batchtools)
plan(batchtools_slurm)
f <- future(Sys.info())
value(f)
#parallel #hpc #future
A Future API for Parallel and Distributed Processing using batchtools
Implementation of the Future API <doi:10.32614/RJ-2021-048> on top of the batchtools package. This allows you to process futures, as defined by the future package, in parallel out of the box, not only...
future.batchtools.futureverse.org
August 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Help needed 🙏 If you're a HPC #RStats user on SGE/Slurm/Torque/PBS/LSF/OpenLava, could you pls try {future.batchtools} devel version per future.batchtools.futureverse.org/index.html#p...?
library(future.batchtools)
plan(batchtools_slurm)
f <- future(Sys.info())
value(f)
#parallel #hpc #future
library(future.batchtools)
plan(batchtools_slurm)
f <- future(Sys.info())
value(f)
#parallel #hpc #future
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Vicente Valentim, Elias Dinas, & I came together to do this paper because we have all long shared an intution: mainstream center-right rhetoric shapes democratic norms. The hard part? Showing it empirically. We make some headway in this new paper. Grateful to @bjpols.bsky.social for publishing.
NEW -
How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4lfeHvD
"we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians"
- @valentimvicente.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @dziblatt.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4lfeHvD
"we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians"
- @valentimvicente.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @dziblatt.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
August 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Vicente Valentim, Elias Dinas, & I came together to do this paper because we have all long shared an intution: mainstream center-right rhetoric shapes democratic norms. The hard part? Showing it empirically. We make some headway in this new paper. Grateful to @bjpols.bsky.social for publishing.
dear #rstats users debugging in #vscode - how to get the data viewer opened inside an editor tab (and not outside of vs code in a "raw" window). the workaround describe e.g. here does not with me... many thanks!
yohann-data.fr/posts/debugv...
@yosky.bsky.social (thx for the great blog post)
yohann-data.fr/posts/debugv...
@yosky.bsky.social (thx for the great blog post)
The recipe to debug your R code in VSCode – Yohann’s blog
yohann-data.fr
August 6, 2025 at 8:34 AM
dear #rstats users debugging in #vscode - how to get the data viewer opened inside an editor tab (and not outside of vs code in a "raw" window). the workaround describe e.g. here does not with me... many thanks!
yohann-data.fr/posts/debugv...
@yosky.bsky.social (thx for the great blog post)
yohann-data.fr/posts/debugv...
@yosky.bsky.social (thx for the great blog post)
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🐘 ellmer 🐘 makes it easy and fun to use LLMs from #rstats, and 0.3.0 is out now. Read about the new streamlined chat() function, improvements to tool specifications, and more at www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/07....
ellmer 0.3.0
The newest version of ellmer introduces a simpler `chat()` interface that can works with any provider, a bunch of improvements to tool calling, and a handful of smaller quality of life improvements.
www.tidyverse.org
July 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
🐘 ellmer 🐘 makes it easy and fun to use LLMs from #rstats, and 0.3.0 is out now. Read about the new streamlined chat() function, improvements to tool specifications, and more at www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/07....
hello excel dark mode, very happy to finally see you!
July 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
hello excel dark mode, very happy to finally see you!
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Astonishing story. Huge questions over the company culture that allowed this. www.ft.com/content/c0e6...
July 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Astonishing story. Huge questions over the company culture that allowed this. www.ft.com/content/c0e6...