Really enjoying this phase of life right now!

▶️ Videos from the rainbowR conference are now on YouTube 🎉 Catch-up with talks on wide-ranging subjects in R, Shiny, and working with LGBTQ+data, from our fabulous speakers (listed in next post) www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

I’m very excited about this AI webinar that I’m doing with Friends from Skeleton Key Strategies on March 19. 🎟️ Registration: luma.com/4ptehcvw

📣 registration for the rainbowR conference is now live 🎉 The conference is for anyone interested in R and/or analysing data to understand LGBTQ+ issues. The majority of speakers and workshop leaders are LGBTQ+, but you do not have to be LGBTQ+ to attend. pretix.eu/rainbowr/con... #RStats #LGBTQ

We have a fantastic programme of talks, workshops, and socials. Speakers include @hadley.nz, @daphna.bsky.social, @frick.ws, @oberman.bsky.social, @jasminedaly.bsky.social, @ryantimpe.bsky.social, @ursula.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy Full details at conference.rainbowr.org

Before building a dashboard, the first question isn't "what tool should we use?" It's: What decisions will you make differently once you can see this data? 🆕 blog post for nonprofit leaders getting started in planning a dashboard initiative → www.dalyanalytics.com/blog/what-no...

Resuming work this week after a lovely holiday break and enjoying the new bird feeder #birds

It’s my second year of making these little Christmas swag decor to hang on our fence! 🌲 #StepAwayFromTheComputer

{shinyfa} is on CRAN 🎉 I’ll be chatting more about its origins in my talk this Thursday at R+AI conference! I’m so happy to have more brain space back to think strategically about how to develop more #rstats packages with AI-assisted development! #databs

✨ I'm really excited to be speaking at the inaugural R+AI 2025 Conference organized by @rconsortium.bsky.social! I'll be sharing my journey of leveraging AI-Assisted R Development in my consulting practice at Daly Analytics & for fun! 🧵More details: www.dalyanalytics.com/blog/ai-assi...

Over the last 3 years I've been collecting resources to share with people interested in data freelancing. I've recently compiled those resources in a GitHub Repository. If you are interested in data freelancing, these resources may help you navigate that transition. github.com/Cghlewis/fre...

I just started using @supabase.com for a client project and I’m having such a fun time setting things up! It’s so user-friendly and intuitive ✨

I absolutely *love* that @simonpcouch.com mentioned using Google Sheets to easily supply input(s) and target(s) for evaluating #LLM quality {vitals} 🧸 Sometimes selecting right-sized solutions means deviating the "serious" data science techniques to get things done, creatively! #positconf25

🔖 Here is another lovely morning read about leadership in consulting: samlandenwitsch.substack.com/p/the-reluct... and it fits the theme of a book recommendation that I recently received too 'Choosing to Lead Against the Current': bookshop.org/p/books/choo...

I used to think using {renv} in projects wasn’t worth the headache as a solo developer, but after a recent conflict w/ GitHub Actions vs local package versions have converted me into an renv fan! 📦✨ Also trying a new watercolor technique with white crayon outlines 🎨 #rstats #databs #rpkgwatercolor

🗽I’m in NYC today for the Data Science & AI Conference by @landeranalytics.com @dataconf.ai Please come say hi if you see me bopping around 👋 📦 I have a few hex stickers too! #rstats #databs

Two recent articles on freelancing, for those who are interested: From Joseph Barbier: barbierjoseph.com/blog/lessons... Thanks to @jasminedaly.bsky.social for sharing this one: samlandenwitsch.substack.com/p/report-the...

One of my new favorite routines as a consultant & business owner has been to block off 30 mins in the early mornings called: PAY MYSELF FIRST 💰 While I spend a considerable amount of time on client projects, I’ve enjoyed carving out some time to re-invest in myself.

Hex stickers have arrived! 🎉 I'm prepping the first round of mailings — if you want one of these shiny (yes, shiny and #rshiny — pun 100% intended) hex stickers, make sure you're on the list: 👉 forms.gle/CPraTfmntm6D... #databs #rstats

What is #dataviz animation good for? An updated thread with examples.

Whose going to the New York Data Science & AI conference next month?! I’m going to be there IN-PERSON and I’d love to connect with other folks 😀 #rstats #databs #dataconf dataconf.ai

Does anyone know if the Connecticut R User Group is still in existence? @jumpingrivers.com your guide has a invalid meetup link: jumpingrivers.github.io/meetingsR/r-... #rstats #databs

I really appreciate this LLM & GenAI Overview Doc from @ivelasq3.bsky.social that I just stumbled upon! It's helpful to stay up to date with all the new packages and tools coming out 🤖 ivelasq-posit-ai-tools.share.connect.posit.cloud

🧱 🍻 🧱 Tonight I went to see the custom brick that I sponsored at my local brewery! 📖 Lots of other fun things going on this Summer: www.dalyanalytics.com/blog/summer-... #rstats #databs

🌈 🌐 rainbowR conference: online, early 2026 🌐 🌈 Are you LGBTQIA+, do you code in R, and would you like to get involved in rainbowR’s first-ever conference? We are looking for people to join our conference organising committee! ➡️ rainbowr.org/conference 🗓️ 1st meeting: July 9, 4pm UTC

If you are looking for temp data help, look no further! This list contains data consultants who work across a variety of fields providing services such as data management, analysis, data architecture, visualization, machine learning, data training, and more! #databs docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

☕️ I’m sipping out of my OG Simple mug today and this phrase is still as relevant as it was in 2016 when I received it. Always choose joyful work that makes a positive difference for others!

The #dataBS (Data Behind the Scenes) Conference Call for speakers is out! We're gonna do this!! All online, single track, free to attend. Come talk about your messy experiences doing data stuff. At work, personal projects, whatever. A space to commiserate about nerdy things! bit.ly/dataBSconf-cfs

svglite 2.2.0 is here, bringing significant enhancements to your #RStats graphics! This update focuses on making your SVG visualizations more versatile and professional, especially with improved text rendering and font handling. Read about it here: www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/05...

Welcome to the first issue of RDM Weekly, a weekly roundup of Research Data Management resources! To kick off this newsletter, I will be doing a drawing for 1 free @rfortherestofus.com course for anyone who subscribes by Friday! Winner will be notified via email. open.substack.com/pub/rdmweekl...

☀️ To celebrate {avilistr}'s arrival on CRAN last week (and Summer Solstice) - I'm giving away a limited amount of free hex stickers as a thank you to the amazing #rstats community! Choose your favorite: 🦜 {avilistr} 🍺 {ttbbeer} 🌐 {shinyLP} 🍽️ Bonus: CRAN Cookbook 📌 forms.gle/5p6Ms9WArVXV...

🦆 My new R package {avilistr} is live on CRAN! 🎉 The first unified global bird taxonomy (11,131 species) is now accessible to #rstats users. I built it this weekend after Cornell Lab's AviList release last week! 🪿 Blog: www.dalyanalytics.com/blog/avilist... 💻 GitHub: github.com/dalyanalytic...

I've been fortunate to have a network of data freelancers that have been a huge support in my own work. I've started a list of some of these consultants (in academia, nonprofit, public sector, and industry). If you are looking for help, check out this list! #databs docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Not me having to fix my #rstats package submission DESCRIPTION mistakes and being pointed to the CRAN Cookbook for guidance 🤣 I’m actually thrilled we wrote the cookbook & it’s so helpful to have those examples @baltmann.bsky.social

Happy Sunday! I’ve been working on a new #rshiny demo for my Church to analyze YouTube Livestream stats ⛪️ Features: 📊 historical & comparative data viz 💹 data refresh with rate limits + async 🧽 string parsing to add valuable context for seasons 🔗 dalyanalytics.shinyapps.io/ccsg/ #rstats

Working on a new #rstats thing and i’m starting to feel like a Gunter - first to the egg 🥚 #readyplayerone

It brings me so much joy to be in the #rstats community! Like so many other’s, it’s been the center of my professional orbit and I wouldn’t want it any other way 💫

Happy 18th birthday ggplot2! #rstats

Anyone using Willow? Thoughts? 💭 willowvoice.com

A year ago, I wrote scripts to simulate some of Ellsworth Kelly's artwork from the series called Spectrum Colors Arranged by Chance 🌈 I wrote all about it on my blog: libbyheeren.com/blog This weekend, I made it into a #shiny app! libbyheeren-ellsworth.share.connect.posit.cloud #rstats #databs

More and more people are trying out our #surveydown survey platform! 🚀 If you work with surveys, give it a look: an open-source, fully reproducible, programmable, and markdown-based survey platform, built with ❤️, #rstats, #shiny, and #quarto surveydown.org

I completely forgot I had this setup in my R Profile. 🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈 All the code is in the image Alt! #rstats #databs

At Posit, we love @typst.app: ⚡ Make PDFs in milliseconds, not minutes ✨ The power of LaTeX with today's technologies ✍️ Modern typography (including emojis!) 🧠 Clear mental model So I'm thrilled to announce that we're now supporting its development: posit.co/blog/posit-a... #rstats

Useful keyboard shortcuts I just learned: 🔹RStudio: Ctrl + P jumps between matching parentheses/brackets 🔹Positron: Cmd + Shift + \ (Mac) It’s been really helpful for navigating nested functions in #rshiny without scrolling around looking for the right bracket…which I frequently do 🤣 #rstats

Rainy weather but a wonderful view while the kiddos are in swim lessons ☁️

Loved being the guinea pig for my client today and breaking prod from my Docker changes 🤦‍♀️ Trying to see this as a learning opportunity as it was easily rolled back, but also low-key embarrassed #databs