@rOpenSci and @openscapes plan to host a networking event for US scientists and others affected by recent layoffs. We are looking for co-hosts who - transitioned from government to other sectors - are in fields adjacent to statistics/data science/research software engineering - are willing to […]

The #rstats package dataRetrieval was recently updated on CRAN. Highlights include: * Switch from httr to httr2 * Messages show requested URL each time a web service call is made * NEW FUNCTION! read_USGS_samples. Get USGS discrete water quality data: doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieva...

Added a new service to the "develop" branch of the #rstats dataRetrieval package to access USGS water quality discrete data. Read about it here: water.code-pages.usgs.gov/dataRetrieva... Fulfilling my oath to the American people, one git push at a time 🫡