Kara Woo
@karawoo.com
software engineer | #rstats | PDX | she/her
having a 3 1/2 year old has me the most excited about christmas i’ve been since i myself was a kid
December 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
having a 3 1/2 year old has me the most excited about christmas i’ve been since i myself was a kid
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I’m still so mad hours later.
“Merry Christmas — I pledge to take away free preschool from kids & families so rich people can keep more in the bank.
Most grinch-like thing to post on Christmas Eve.
“Merry Christmas — I pledge to take away free preschool from kids & families so rich people can keep more in the bank.
Most grinch-like thing to post on Christmas Eve.
Cutting property taxes for Oregonians affected by wildfires. Canceling planned freeway tolls. Pausing local new taxes in the Portland area. We have to keep going to make life more affordable for Oregonians.
December 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I’m still so mad hours later.
“Merry Christmas — I pledge to take away free preschool from kids & families so rich people can keep more in the bank.
Most grinch-like thing to post on Christmas Eve.
“Merry Christmas — I pledge to take away free preschool from kids & families so rich people can keep more in the bank.
Most grinch-like thing to post on Christmas Eve.
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I've enjoyed reading various definitions of slop, the word of the year according to Merriam-Webster. But they all focus on its attributes, which misses the resignation to a cynical instrumentality that I think explains why many people find slop repulsive
Slop is not distinguishable by its attributes. It is an attitude of production | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu
December 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I've enjoyed reading various definitions of slop, the word of the year according to Merriam-Webster. But they all focus on its attributes, which misses the resignation to a cynical instrumentality that I think explains why many people find slop repulsive
fighting with special characters in filenames on december 23, how rude
December 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
fighting with special characters in filenames on december 23, how rude
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rfk will not rest until your kid is dead wapo.st/4s2l2zn
U.S. plans to stop recommending most childhood vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
wapo.st
December 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
rfk will not rest until your kid is dead wapo.st/4s2l2zn
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was just asked to evacuate the Oregon Convention Center.
no idea what's up, the whole hall just got asked to "exit the building please" by uniformed staff.
no idea what's up, the whole hall just got asked to "exit the building please" by uniformed staff.
December 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
was just asked to evacuate the Oregon Convention Center.
no idea what's up, the whole hall just got asked to "exit the building please" by uniformed staff.
no idea what's up, the whole hall just got asked to "exit the building please" by uniformed staff.
🤮
I just got a public opinion poll that asked if I would support using Preschool for All surplus funds to compensate victims of property crime 🙃
December 7, 2025 at 11:25 PM
🤮
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📢 Announcement: We are sunsetting the bookdown.org public hosting service.
If you have #RStats docs on bookdown.org, please migrate them to a new platform by January 31, 2026, to maintain control over your content. (We recommend Posit Connect Cloud!)
Learn more: posit.co/blog/bookdown-org-sunset
If you have #RStats docs on bookdown.org, please migrate them to a new platform by January 31, 2026, to maintain control over your content. (We recommend Posit Connect Cloud!)
Learn more: posit.co/blog/bookdown-org-sunset
December 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
📢 Announcement: We are sunsetting the bookdown.org public hosting service.
If you have #RStats docs on bookdown.org, please migrate them to a new platform by January 31, 2026, to maintain control over your content. (We recommend Posit Connect Cloud!)
Learn more: posit.co/blog/bookdown-org-sunset
If you have #RStats docs on bookdown.org, please migrate them to a new platform by January 31, 2026, to maintain control over your content. (We recommend Posit Connect Cloud!)
Learn more: posit.co/blog/bookdown-org-sunset
Catching up on sharing my #adventofcode solutions in #rstats. Here's day 1; part 2 was trickier than I expected for the first day, but I got to a solution I'm pretty happy with.
github.com/karawoo/adve...
github.com/karawoo/adve...
December 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Catching up on sharing my #adventofcode solutions in #rstats. Here's day 1; part 2 was trickier than I expected for the first day, but I got to a solution I'm pretty happy with.
github.com/karawoo/adve...
github.com/karawoo/adve...
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This remains one of the most disturbing stories of the year. A 1st trimester fetus incubated in a dead woman's body against the will of her family until a very early term birth when the corpse could no longer sustain life.
www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
Baby boy born to brain-dead Georgia mother remains hospitalized nearly 6 months later, family says
Adriana Smith's pregnancy made national headlines when she was declared brain dead but placed on life support to let her fetus grow. Now her family is sharing an update on the condition of her infant ...
www.cbsnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This remains one of the most disturbing stories of the year. A 1st trimester fetus incubated in a dead woman's body against the will of her family until a very early term birth when the corpse could no longer sustain life.
www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
thank you yes that answers my question
December 5, 2025 at 4:08 AM
thank you yes that answers my question
wow, the brave little toaster is even weirder than i remembered
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
wow, the brave little toaster is even weirder than i remembered
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Not to mention these same politicians are seeing constant images of actual war-ravaged places and it has not compelled many of them to do shit so what's the joke exactly
September 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Not to mention these same politicians are seeing constant images of actual war-ravaged places and it has not compelled many of them to do shit so what's the joke exactly
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Like yes we must clown this administration as it is one of the few languages they understand but let's not get too self-congratulatory when we have so many people with huge needs and a lot of leadership who still fundamentally rely on criminalization and real estate development as a solution
September 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Like yes we must clown this administration as it is one of the few languages they understand but let's not get too self-congratulatory when we have so many people with huge needs and a lot of leadership who still fundamentally rely on criminalization and real estate development as a solution
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I'm going to sound like the biggest hater & loser in the world and I know we must do our political performance but the "look at my war ravaged Portland" photos especially from politicians are getting a little 😬 when we have crisis levels of people without housing including unknown numbers of kids
September 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I'm going to sound like the biggest hater & loser in the world and I know we must do our political performance but the "look at my war ravaged Portland" photos especially from politicians are getting a little 😬 when we have crisis levels of people without housing including unknown numbers of kids
update: they’re teaching it to other kids on the preschool playground now
mom sent a video of her singing solidarity forever, 3yo demanded to watch it on repeat and sing along. hell yeah, happy labor day ✊
September 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
update: they’re teaching it to other kids on the preschool playground now
yessssss, arm64 linux binaries in posit package manager!! #rstats packagemanager.posit.co/client/#/wha...
Posit Package Manager
packagemanager.posit.co
September 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
yessssss, arm64 linux binaries in posit package manager!! #rstats packagemanager.posit.co/client/#/wha...
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I am beyond excited to announce that ggplot2 4.0.0 has just landed on CRAN.
It's not every day we have a new major #ggplot2 release but it is a fitting 18 year birthday present for the package.
Get an overview of the release in this blog post and be on the lookout for more in-depth posts #rstats
It's not every day we have a new major #ggplot2 release but it is a fitting 18 year birthday present for the package.
Get an overview of the release in this blog post and be on the lookout for more in-depth posts #rstats
ggplot2 4.0.0
A new major version of ggplot2 has been released on CRAN. Find out what is new here.
www.tidyverse.org
September 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I've given several talks at posit conf, but I've never gotten to give the "here's the super awesome new thing I worked on that I now get to share with you" kind...until this year! Come to the commercial products session to hear me talk about building container images with Connect, it is so coooool 😁
September 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I've given several talks at posit conf, but I've never gotten to give the "here's the super awesome new thing I worked on that I now get to share with you" kind...until this year! Come to the commercial products session to hear me talk about building container images with Connect, it is so coooool 😁
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tidyverse blog: mirai 2.5.0
www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/09...
This milestone release delivers enhanced observability through OpenTelemetry, reproducible parallel RNG, and key user interface improvements.
We’ve also packed in twice as many changes as usual!
#Rstats #tidyverse
www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/09...
This milestone release delivers enhanced observability through OpenTelemetry, reproducible parallel RNG, and key user interface improvements.
We’ve also packed in twice as many changes as usual!
#Rstats #tidyverse
mirai 2.5.0
mirai - minimalist async evaluation framework for R - brings production-grade parallel and distributed computing to the ecosystem.
www.tidyverse.org
September 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
tidyverse blog: mirai 2.5.0
www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/09...
This milestone release delivers enhanced observability through OpenTelemetry, reproducible parallel RNG, and key user interface improvements.
We’ve also packed in twice as many changes as usual!
#Rstats #tidyverse
www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/09...
This milestone release delivers enhanced observability through OpenTelemetry, reproducible parallel RNG, and key user interface improvements.
We’ve also packed in twice as many changes as usual!
#Rstats #tidyverse
mom sent a video of her singing solidarity forever, 3yo demanded to watch it on repeat and sing along. hell yeah, happy labor day ✊
September 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
mom sent a video of her singing solidarity forever, 3yo demanded to watch it on repeat and sing along. hell yeah, happy labor day ✊
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We still have spots available for tidyverse dev day on Sept 19: www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/07.... Please come along to contribute to the tidyverse and have a bunch of fun along the way! It's open to all, but is most convenient if you're coming to posit::conf or live near Atlanta #rstats
Tidyverse developer day 2025
Join us in Atlanta for tidyverse developer day on September 19, 2025!
www.tidyverse.org
August 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
We still have spots available for tidyverse dev day on Sept 19: www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/07.... Please come along to contribute to the tidyverse and have a bunch of fun along the way! It's open to all, but is most convenient if you're coming to posit::conf or live near Atlanta #rstats
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Another approach: Shortly after Wilson's news dropped today, Seattle announced it's suing Trump over his anti-DEI orders.
July 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Another approach: Shortly after Wilson's news dropped today, Seattle announced it's suing Trump over his anti-DEI orders.
just paid our LAST month of daycare tuition for our three year old. fuck yeah preschool for all!!
July 28, 2025 at 1:20 AM
just paid our LAST month of daycare tuition for our three year old. fuck yeah preschool for all!!
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We're happy to announce that there will be another #rstats Tidy Development Day after the 2025 posit::conf in Atlanta!
www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/07...
www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/07...
Tidyverse developer day 2025
Join us in Atlanta for tidyverse developer day on September 19, 2025!
www.tidyverse.org
July 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We're happy to announce that there will be another #rstats Tidy Development Day after the 2025 posit::conf in Atlanta!
www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/07...
www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/07...