Videos from September's posit::conf data science conference are already live on YouTube! 🎉🎉🎉See the full playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... So many interesting talks you can now watch free, on topics like #RStats #Python #GenAI #LLMs @posit.co 's #PositronIDE #QuartoPub #PositConf2025

I had a blast at this year’s RKC Patreon Meet-up in Bristol with Rachel K Collier, @hazelmills.bsky.social , @mikeksmith.bsky.social, and many more…

My name is Ozymandias, king of kings. Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair as I did because I tried flushing MANY times.

I can assure you that the 10x developers who get up at 4am are NOT scheduling conference calls with EU-centric colleagues at that time. Nope. We (EU timezone folks) are still having meetings at 6-7pm.

TOMORROW! 📢 R Consortium webinar: J&J’s Hybrid SAS/R FDA Submission: What Worked and Why Most pharma teams live in a mixed world of SAS and R. Go inside a successful hybrid SAS/R FDA submission and see exactly how the team made it work! r-consortium.org/webinars/jnj... #rstats #pharma #sas

I'll be talking at some online events in the next few weeks: this Thurs Oct 23 I'll be on DS Hangout with @libbyheeren.bsky.social, and on Thursday Nov 6 I'll be on the @ropensci.org community call about graceful internet packages! #rstats posit.co/data-science... ropensci.org/commcalls/gr...

I'll be keynoting at R/Pharma in a few weeks! The conference is free and virtual; all are welcome to join. My talk "Practical AI for data science" is on November 5th and should be broadly accessible for #rstats users, regardless of industry. :) Learn more & register: rinpharma.com

Johnson & Johnson shares how they used #R for a successful FDA submission—3 J&J researchers on open-source packages for stats and TFLs Free reg: r-consortium.org/webinars/jnj... Part of the R Submissions WG advancing R-based regulatory submissions #rstats #ClinicalTrials #Pharma #OpenSource

People who talk to their mates all the way through gigs.

R+AI 2025 • Nov 12–13 • Online • Low-cost Skip the hype. See how R + AI works in production! Keynote: Joe Cheng (Posit) on focused, reliable LLMs for data science Actionable R+AI sessions. Students from $25. Register: rconsortium.github.io/RplusAI_webs... #rstats @posit.co @jcheng5.bsky.social

Work companion

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy: www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Not me BTW

Not a subscription -- you own the software after you pay for 24 months (or 12 months in education). Here's how it works and a reminder of what's actually in Live 12 Suite. If this is successful, it could be good news for #maxforlive device builders and stores like @isotonikstudios.bsky.social.

Slow Horses on Apple TV+. I am recommend.

🚀 NEXT WEEK! Apply for an R Consortium Technical Grant by Oct 1, 2025. Grants fund projects that strengthen the #rstats ecosystem. Example: volcalc — streamlining chemical volatility research - r-consortium.org/posts/unlock... Details + apply: r-consortium.org/all-projects... #opensource

I don’t recommend reading the responses to this post.

I need #rstats meme help. I've just updated my MSc book and all of the chapters start with a (probably outdated) meme except chapter 10 (next steps). Any ideas? psyteachr.github.io/reprores-v5

Shannon's slides are always so unbelievably clear and helpful!!! github.com/shannonpileg... I'm having "Ohhhhh that's what that means" moments every 10 seconds here. #positconf2025

🍝 A package I love, {datapasta}, came up at #CascadiaRconf this weekend, so I wanted to share a little example of it in action. It's an addin (but also a pkg w/ some funcs), so showing is better than sharing code. Thanks for the awesome pkg, @milesmcbain.bsky.social! #rstats #databs

Tinseltown literally in the rain

One form of Music Production is Generative Music, a world where a single piece of MIDI data can form entire compositions with the right parameters. We're with @mikeksmith.bsky.social to explore @eonlake.bsky.social @sunwarper.bsky.social @kh3rtis.bsky.social youtube.com/live/mekwAii...

Big thanks to Mike for the kind word - was a pleasure to work on his beautiful album. Get in touch if you need help getting your music ready for release.

Massive thanks to Alex at @quietdetails.bsky.social for mastering my album. 100% can recommend his work (*and* his label *and* his own artist work as @fieldswefound.bsky.social). Listening party on Bandcamp tomorrow night (Thursday at 7pm UK) mikeksmith.bandcamp.com/album/the-la...

Hey gang, please come to the listening party for my album the Thursday night. mikeksmith.bandcamp.com/merch/the-la...

Things I would tell you as a statistician if I weren’t afraid of hurting your feelings: - you can’t answer that question with the available data

Bandcamp Friday again so great time to buy music from any of your favourite artists or labels.

Huge thanks everything - you're an incredible crew of supporters - the artists and I are very grateful! 

quietdetails.bandcamp.com
 #musicsky #bandcampfriday

It’s Bandcamp Friday where artists get 100% of what you spend on the site. It’s a great moment to support independent music makers. Here are some releases I’ve been enjoying over the last month or two. bandcamp.com/mikeksmith/p...

Go buy some music its bandcamp friday

Available NOW: my new album at mikeksmith.bandcamp.com/album/the-la... and Release 1.00 of the book mikeksmith.github.io/The_Lazy_Pro...

This book has been really helpful as I've been exploring more generative techniques

My album The Lazy Producer comes out this Friday 5th September 2025 on Bandcamp. It has been in the works for over two years and so I’m delighted to finally share it with you all. It’s an album of generative ambient music mikeksmith.bandcamp.com/album/the-la...

NEXT WEEK! “Unlocking Collaborative Power with Git, GitHub CI/CD & LLMs in Pharma” — Aug 28 2025, 10am PT / 1pm ET 15+ pharma programmers used Git + GitHub, CI/CD, GitHub Actions and LLM to automate QC, cut errors, speed workflows r-consortium.org/webinars/unl... #Rstats #Pharma #OpenSource

Do you know what *doesn’t* work for production work, but is still used by a remarkable number of R users? Their desktop R installation. “This is how I did it during my PhD…” doesn’t cut it during regulatory inspection folks.

You can see her full hangout episode here if you missed it! youtu.be/1c2k6qQ122Y

Making an appearance on @darktrain.bsky.social tonight… thanks Kate!

Decided on a whim to put the app on sale for the next few days for cheap - $5.99. Great time to grab it if you’ve been waiting!

One of the things I’ve realized in years (somehow, years?) of listening to folks talk about their work, is that the thing people don’t realize is how much time it takes — not just in workflow, but in all the hours (accrued over months, years, decades) that it took to hone & refine those skills. And:

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.

My new album The Lazy Producer is now open for pre-order on Bandcamp. mikeksmith.bandcamp.com/album/the-la...

What makes an R user group thrive? Julia Silge shares lessons from building a technical and inclusive #rstats community in Salt Lake City — from approachable meetups to deep ecosystem ties. Building data communities! 🔗 r-consortium.org/posts/julia-... #opensource bsky.app/profile/juli...

🚨 New R Consortium webinar: Unlocking Collaborative Power with Git, GitHub CI/CD, and LLMs in Pharma 🗓️ Aug 28, 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET 🔗 r-consortium.org/webinars/unl... Learn how pharma teams use open tools to collaborate.

If you attend *ONE* Data Science Hangout this year, make it this week's hangout with JENNY BRYAN. Trust me ✨ Thursday, July 31st at 9AM PT / 12PM ET - a casual conversation with Jenny powered by YOUR questions. Feel free to lurk or hop in the chat. #rstats #databs pos.it/dsh 👈🏼 👀 (register here!)

Don't go overestimating how much people know in comparison to you. We all know bits & pieces. No one knows it all. You have nuggets of knowledge that other people don't have. If you talk to those other people & share a little of what you know & listen, everyone benefits. You all get nuggets! #databs

The people call and I answer. Here are my thoughts on that developer RCT and the "AI slows down developers" claim. www.fightforthehuman.com/are-develope...

I’ve been listening to this album a fair amount recently. It’s VERY good. solstrauman.bandcamp.com/album/kvitev...

The Data Science Hangout I was on is available to watch for free. A full hour of Q&A where we explored SO many good and challenging questions about the Psychology of technical teams. It's my joy to work in service of these communities. youtu.be/osHlcc3SqQU?...

R in Pharma 2025 is coming to you globally on Nov 3-7 ! Check out R in Pharma 2024 including for the first time, our friends from the APAC region : www.youtube.com/@RinPharma Register here for the 2025 program : events.zoom.us/ev/AhJgNAEgF...

Hey @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com www.etsy.com/listing/4316...

100% agree on all of these points. So many beginner Shiny developers jump right in and skip this stuff. That may be fine for low-risk apps, but the minute you go beyond that point you need to think of these things, and they are hard to retrofit.