If there’s a question in the title of a podcast episode or YouTube video, the answer is invariably “No”.

AI in Production 2026 has extended its Call for Papers to 30 January. If you work on machine learning, data science, or AI systems in production and have lessons to share, submit a proposal and join us in Newcastle this June. Submit your abstract here: ai-in-production.jumpingrivers.com

We are responding to this call for evidence: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... Do you have concrete examples of the added value of #Rstats in the public or private sectors? Include the most important factors (risk, lock-in, security, innovation...) to assess the added value. Thanks!

I was today years old when I learned about tidyr’s uncount function. #rstats tidyr.tidyverse.org/reference/un...

I always tell my students: The best model isn’t the most accurate. It’s the one you can explain clearly to a decision-maker who wasn’t in the room when it was built. #DataScience #MachineLearning #AI #RStats

Wishing y’all platitude du jour for 2026. “Life is a jobby (shit) sandwich and every day is another bite” as Billy Connolly pointed out. All the New Year platitudes are just platitudes. But honestly, I wish you the best for the New Year.

My biggest achievement of 2025 was getting The Lazy Producer album released along with v1 of the accompanying book. It has been “work in progress” for (literally) ***YEARS***. mikeksmith.bandcamp.com/album/the-la...

test_that("Are you ready?", {  expect_match(YOU, "watch out")  expect_no_match(YOU, c("pout", "cry"))  expect_no_error(telling_you_why())  expect_no_warning("Santa Claus" |> coming_to_town()) })

@mikeksmith.bsky.social has released the recording of his performance from our Evening Of Experimental Music on his Bandcamp. Go check it out. 🔊🔊🔊

Some impressions from our Evening Of Experimental Music event in Glasgow on Wednesday night. In order of appearance: The Sound Priestess @everydaydust.bsky.social @speculum-bunny.bsky.social @mikeksmith.bsky.social #experimentalmusic #livemusic #soundart #electroacoustic #noise #dronemusic

There's still time! CFP deadline is Dec 14! R!sk 2026 welcomes talks about risk in all areas where it’s an impactful element in your work—from healthcare and climate to cybersecurity, supply chain, and beyond. rconsortium.github.io/Risk_website... #rstats #opensource

R Consortium applauds the R Foundation & R Core on receiving a major new investment in R’s future. More than $650K (£499,981.21) over 24 months for “Enabling the Next Generation of Contributors to R,” modernizing infra, governance & mentoring new contributors! www.software.ac.uk/rsmf-round-1...

I played a set at the @dustopianfreqs.bsky.social session last night. You can find it on Bandcamp and pick up a copy if you’d like. mikeksmith.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...

I am performing at the DF Evening Of Experimental Music event on Wed 10th Dec at The Old Hairdressers in Glasgow. With MikeKSmith, Speculum Bunny, and The Sound Priestess. It's a free event. No tickets required just turn up. 🔊 Hope to see some of you there, ED 🩶🔊 #experimentalmusic

And of course, my own music is here: mikeksmith.bandcamp.com It's Pay What You Want, which means don't feel obliged to pay... just grab a copy.

It's Bandcamp Friday - when Bandcamp waives their fee, so artists get 100% of what you spend. Ideal time to buy music for yourself, or as gifts for friends... go visit bandcamp.com.

Spotify Wrapped. As in, wrapped in a hessian bag with a couple of bricks and tossed in the nearest body of water. THAT’S what Wrapped means for me.

nlmixr2 is becoming an R Consortium Working Group! Open-source NLME modeling in R that can compete with commercial pharmacometric tools and support regulatory submissions. More: r-consortium.org/posts/nlmixr... #RStats #pharma

Hello everyone. Because it's Friendsgiving and to celebrate the release of Ableton Live 12.3, you can pick up the digital version of my album The Lazy Producer for "Pay What You Want (including zero money!)" through Bandcamp. mikeksmith.bandcamp.com/album/the-la...

Just saw the list of gritter names for this year and they have outdone themselves These always make me smile

Did you know that Unst is where all the Shetland techno is made? Unst, Unst, Unst, Unst. #trueFacts #technoLore

New release - recording of my live performance at the Kosmosis 04 event, held on 26th October at The Salty Dog, Northwich. HT to Adam McCready for putting on the day. #ambient mikeksmith.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...

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! 

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