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Jen Richmond
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ex-academic, co-founder RLadiesSydney, developer #RYouWithMe, sharer of #rstats learning https://jenrichmond.github.io/
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jenrichmondphd.bsky.social
This piece about the value of friction is worth a read phirephoenix.com/blog/2025-10...
choosing friction
In 2018, legal scholar Tim Wu wrote in the New York Times that: Today’s cult of convenience fails to acknowledge that difficulty is a constitutive feature of human experience. Convenience is all desti...
phirephoenix.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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drmowinckels.io
🎄 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
A festive digital illustration features the blue R logo wearing a red Santa hat with white trim on the left. To its right stands a green Christmas tree made entirely of curly braces arranged in a triangular shape. White and light-blue %>% pipe symbols float across a dark blue, starry background like snowflakes. A speech bubble above the R logo says “Ho Ho Ho! 📦” in red text. At the bottom, white text reads: “R Package Development Advent Calendar 2025” and below it, “25 Days of Coding Magic • Dec 1–25.”
November 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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cghlewis.bsky.social
Yes, ChatGPT can help you write #rstats code, but so can this old Wiki I created with example code used for common data wrangling needs. Who knows, you might find some gems in there.🤷‍♀️

github.com/Cghlewis/dat...
Home
Functions used for wrangling education research data - Cghlewis/data-wrangling-functions
github.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
jenrichmondphd.bsky.social
@fontikar.bsky.social and @njtierney.aus.social.ap.brid.gy were organising a C learning group in the lead up to Dev Day- I bet they will be there!
November 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
jenrichmondphd.bsky.social
Day 4: my data #30DayMapChallenge

Today I learned that #rstats 📦 `tidygeocoder` is super useful for pulling lat/long coordinates and that plotting a world map that centres the pacific is quite annoying. Shout out to @freerangestats.info for useful blog posts.

jenrichmond.github.io/maps/2025-11...
A world map showing five cities connected by black arrows indicating places lived: Minneapolis, MN and Boston, MA in the United States; Sydney, Australia; and Wanaka, NZ and Dunedin, NZ in New Zealand. Arrows show movement between these locations across the Pacific Ocean.
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
jenrichmondphd.bsky.social
that looks like an amount of snow we could handle... the waist deep snow and avalache slips across the track not so much... fingers crossed the weather has been warm up there this week

www.facebook.com/DOCFiordland...
Department of Conservation - Fiordland
Kia ora folks, ⚠Latest update on Great Walks and track conditions. Remember to check the DOC website for alerts. 👀Full media release linked in the comments.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
jenrichmondphd.bsky.social
Day 3 #30DayMapChallenge polygons

Today I wanted to work out how to plot regional population on a map of NZ.

Turns out the `spData` package has nz data (and other interesting spatial data that might be useful to beginner map makers).

#rstats

jenrichmond.github.io/maps/2025-11...
Choropleth map of New Zealand showing population distribution by region, with Auckland in dark blue having the highest population at approximately 1.8 million, and most other regions in lighter shades of blue indicating smaller populations.
November 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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libbyheeren.bsky.social
TOMORROW, I'm hosting what I'm calling Data Science Lab. This debut session will be our fave Positron settings for #rstats & #python 😍

I called it DS Lounge at first, but that doesn't feel right. You'll see "Lounge" when you register at pos.it/dslab, but future sessions will be "Lab" 🧪😎 #databs
November 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
jenrichmondphd.bsky.social
Day 2: Lines #30DayMapChallenge

Sticking with walks of NZ, this time plotting the Te Araroa Trail, a 3000km hike that goes from the top of the North Island to the bottom of the South Island. #rstats

jenrichmond.github.io/maps/2025-11...
Map of Te Araroa Trail showing the 3000 km walking route through New Zealand from Cape Reinga in the north to Bluff in the south. The trail is depicted as a colored line indicating elevation changes, with deep blue representing sea level areas, transitioning through purple and pink to yellow at higher elevations up to 2000m. Two key landmarks are labeled: Tongariro Alpine Crossing at Red Crater (1861m) in the North Island, and Two Thumb Track at Stag Saddle (1934m) in the South Island. The trail winds along both islands, showing significant elevation variations throughout the journey.
November 4, 2025 at 3:41 AM
jenrichmondphd.bsky.social
hey!! your quarto site looks awesome- I particularly like the sidebar feature, great work!
November 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
jenrichmondphd.bsky.social
Ha nice filter!! Great plot!!
November 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
jenrichmondphd.bsky.social
I am supposed to be walking the Routeburn Track next week (if the snow melts and the Harris Saddle opens) so today's map is about NZ Great Walks. #30DayMapChallenge #rstats

Code available here jenrichmond.github.io/maps/2025-11...
This map shows New Zealand's Great Walks and their 2023-2024 visitor numbers using colored dots of different sizes. Key Finding: The Abel Tasman Coast Track (large red dot in northern South Island, around 41°S) had the most visitors with over 14,000 people. Other Notable Tracks: Routeburn and Kepler tracks (medium red dots in southwestern Fiordland region, around 42-45°S) each had 6,000-7,000 visitors Several smaller tracks with lower visitor numbers are scattered across both islands Legend: Dot colors indicate track type: red = one way, cyan = loop track, dark teal = river journey Dot sizes show visitor levels: small = 0-5k, medium = 5-10k, large = >10k Note: Visitor data for Hump Ridge and Lake Waikaremoana tracks were unavailable.
November 3, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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musicologyduck.bsky.social
i know I'm not alone in buying new notebooks/planners when I recommit to getting my life together

but am i the only one who decides whatever perfectly good, mostly empty notebook I had before when my life was NOT together is forever tainted
November 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
jenrichmondphd.bsky.social
Woot, just submitted another dataset to #TidyTuesday and now there are 5 PRs waiting for Jon to review.

I screenrecorded the process, so if you want to see how EASY it is to contribute a dataset to this AMAZING #rstats community, check out this video.

youtu.be/Kp7pyYwLcwc
October 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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noethematt.bsky.social
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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jadeynryan.bsky.social
Messy folders haunting your R projects? 👻

This Wednesday Oct 29 at 4:00 PM PDT, I'll lead a workshop on Efficient File Management in R with {fs} hosted by @r-ladies-stl.bsky.social. Let's clean and organize a spooky messy folder together!

Register at www.meetup.com/rladies-st-l...

#RStats #DataBS
Screenshot of title slide that reads "Efficient File Management in R with {fs}". Image of Jadey Ryan's cat hex logo with a witch hat joined by an orange heart with the fs hex sticker.
October 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
jenrichmondphd.bsky.social
its so fancy!! well done!!
October 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
jenrichmondphd.bsky.social
That is a beautiful pen!

I have got really into Blackwing pencils recently. The 602 is my favourite, they are really nice to write with. The $25 sharpener is key, it makes the most perfect point.
Blackwing Audition Pack - Set of 4 Pencils | Blackwing602.com
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October 22, 2025 at 5:44 AM
jenrichmondphd.bsky.social
How great is the #rstats community?

Lots of good suggestions if you like @econmaett.github.io have decided that it is now time to learn git/github.
October 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
jenrichmondphd.bsky.social
welcome!! great plot!!
October 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
jenrichmondphd.bsky.social
this is so beautiful!!

I am curious about how you got a rainbow transition in your title font?
October 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
jenrichmondphd.bsky.social
this is a good list of examples docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Lists of lab guides
docs.google.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
jenrichmondphd.bsky.social
Ooooo this data is likely interesting to #rstats peeps, but I wonder how complete it is.

Canceled orders in June-July are huge, but why are the orders received so low (and flat) in the first part of the year?

Did the FOIA request only ask about canceled orders @kevinuhrm.bsky.social‬ ?
October 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
jenrichmondphd.bsky.social
no LIBBY is the best... this is going to become a pretty boring thread 😂
October 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM
jenrichmondphd.bsky.social
Libby is the BEST
October 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM