laserhedvig.bsky.social
@laserhedvig.bsky.social
researcher at DLCE, MPI-EVA, Leipzig, Germany.
personal website: https://sites.google.com/site/hedvigskirgard/home
#rstats tumblr: https://hedvigsr.tumblr.com
Maps of Oceania Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2115775865310795
personal website: https://sites.google.com/site/hedvigskirgard/home
#rstats tumblr: https://hedvigsr.tumblr.com
Maps of Oceania Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2115775865310795
alright, for the "negative filtering of df in #rstats" illustration @sobchuk.bsky.social asked for subset() - so here it is! That should be all the basic bases covered, fingers crossed.
Note that it might look like dplyr::filter & subset are doing the same thing, but look at the rownumbers..
Note that it might look like dplyr::filter & subset are doing the same thing, but look at the rownumbers..
February 6, 2026 at 8:22 AM
alright, for the "negative filtering of df in #rstats" illustration @sobchuk.bsky.social asked for subset() - so here it is! That should be all the basic bases covered, fingers crossed.
Note that it might look like dplyr::filter & subset are doing the same thing, but look at the rownumbers..
Note that it might look like dplyr::filter & subset are doing the same thing, but look at the rownumbers..
I know that it's perhaps "not a good look", but I will correct people who use a instead of å in my family name in important documents or in citations when I review.
it's not a big deal, but I won't let it slip.
I do the same for other misspellings & I hope others will correct me too
#utf8
it's not a big deal, but I won't let it slip.
I do the same for other misspellings & I hope others will correct me too
#utf8
February 5, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I know that it's perhaps "not a good look", but I will correct people who use a instead of å in my family name in important documents or in citations when I review.
it's not a big deal, but I won't let it slip.
I do the same for other misspellings & I hope others will correct me too
#utf8
it's not a big deal, but I won't let it slip.
I do the same for other misspellings & I hope others will correct me too
#utf8
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New blog post "Achievements 2025" userblogs.fu-berlin.de/langsci-pres...
January 27, 2026 at 8:22 AM
New blog post "Achievements 2025" userblogs.fu-berlin.de/langsci-pres...
Yep! Here's an updated illustration to include a base-R approach as well. The outcomes are similar, but base-R approach keeps rows with NA for the condition, but "fills" them with NA for all columns.
As always, stay safe out there in programming land by spelling out your assumptions & testing them.
As always, stay safe out there in programming land by spelling out your assumptions & testing them.
February 5, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Yep! Here's an updated illustration to include a base-R approach as well. The outcomes are similar, but base-R approach keeps rows with NA for the condition, but "fills" them with NA for all columns.
As always, stay safe out there in programming land by spelling out your assumptions & testing them.
As always, stay safe out there in programming land by spelling out your assumptions & testing them.
Most recent version of the tidyverse R-package dplyr introduces a new negative filtering approach. Please note that it behaves differently from != in terms of missing values. hedvigsr.tumblr.com/post/8076339...
February 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Most recent version of the tidyverse R-package dplyr introduces a new negative filtering approach. Please note that it behaves differently from != in terms of missing values. hedvigsr.tumblr.com/post/8076339...
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dplyr 1.2.0 is out now and we are SO excited!
- `filter_out()` for dropping rows
- `recode_values()`, `replace_values()`, and `replace_when()` that join `case_when()` as a complete family of recoding/replacing tools
These are huge quality of life wins for #rstats!
tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...
- `filter_out()` for dropping rows
- `recode_values()`, `replace_values()`, and `replace_when()` that join `case_when()` as a complete family of recoding/replacing tools
These are huge quality of life wins for #rstats!
tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...
dplyr 1.2.0
dplyr 1.2.0 fills in some important gaps in dplyr's API: we've added a new complement to `filter()` focused on dropping rows, and we've expanded the `case_when()` family with three new recoding and re...
tidyverse.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:39 AM
dplyr 1.2.0 is out now and we are SO excited!
- `filter_out()` for dropping rows
- `recode_values()`, `replace_values()`, and `replace_when()` that join `case_when()` as a complete family of recoding/replacing tools
These are huge quality of life wins for #rstats!
tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...
- `filter_out()` for dropping rows
- `recode_values()`, `replace_values()`, and `replace_when()` that join `case_when()` as a complete family of recoding/replacing tools
These are huge quality of life wins for #rstats!
tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...
Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi vid @uu.se söker en Forskningsinfrastrukturspecialist för att arbeta med korpussamlingar
www.uu.se/om-uu/jobba-...
www.uu.se/om-uu/jobba-...
February 4, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi vid @uu.se söker en Forskningsinfrastrukturspecialist för att arbeta med korpussamlingar
www.uu.se/om-uu/jobba-...
www.uu.se/om-uu/jobba-...
it is a bit funny when hardcore tech people who don't use any social media, no google products, only command line etc tell you about some quality of life functionality that is basic to most less hardcore tools...
someone just excitedly showed me version history for documents in Vim
someone just excitedly showed me version history for documents in Vim
a man in a suit and tie with the words pretty cool on the bottom right
ALT: a man in a suit and tie with the words pretty cool on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:35 PM
it is a bit funny when hardcore tech people who don't use any social media, no google products, only command line etc tell you about some quality of life functionality that is basic to most less hardcore tools...
someone just excitedly showed me version history for documents in Vim
someone just excitedly showed me version history for documents in Vim
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New article in Language and Linguistics Compass:
Who Listens to Linguistics Podcasting? A Survey of Lingthusiasm Listeners
It was so great to work with some of the prod team: Martha Tsutsui Billins, Sarah M. Dopierala, Leah Velleman and (of course) @gretchenmcculloch.com
doi.org/10.1111/lnc3...
Who Listens to Linguistics Podcasting? A Survey of Lingthusiasm Listeners
It was so great to work with some of the prod team: Martha Tsutsui Billins, Sarah M. Dopierala, Leah Velleman and (of course) @gretchenmcculloch.com
doi.org/10.1111/lnc3...
Who Listens to Linguistics Podcasting? A Survey of Lingthusiasm Listeners
Podcasting is now an established entertainment medium, and is a useful platform for content that can find a niche global audience outside of traditional broadcast media. Linguistics is one topic that...
doi.org
February 1, 2026 at 10:22 PM
New article in Language and Linguistics Compass:
Who Listens to Linguistics Podcasting? A Survey of Lingthusiasm Listeners
It was so great to work with some of the prod team: Martha Tsutsui Billins, Sarah M. Dopierala, Leah Velleman and (of course) @gretchenmcculloch.com
doi.org/10.1111/lnc3...
Who Listens to Linguistics Podcasting? A Survey of Lingthusiasm Listeners
It was so great to work with some of the prod team: Martha Tsutsui Billins, Sarah M. Dopierala, Leah Velleman and (of course) @gretchenmcculloch.com
doi.org/10.1111/lnc3...
happy Sunday everyone
February 1, 2026 at 1:04 PM
happy Sunday everyone
two of nerd internet's favs @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social & @hankgreen.bsky.social - recently had a really good conversation about academics in society. highly recommended!
👍👍👍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lY7...
👍👍👍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lY7...
What Animal Should I Avoid Punching? | Brennan Lee Mulligan Asks Hank Anything
YouTube video by Complexly
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:08 PM
two of nerd internet's favs @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social & @hankgreen.bsky.social - recently had a really good conversation about academics in society. highly recommended!
👍👍👍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lY7...
👍👍👍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lY7...
ah #planetzoo... great game. I love spending 40 minutes trying to place one object and then rage quitting 😅😡
January 28, 2026 at 9:05 PM
ah #planetzoo... great game. I love spending 40 minutes trying to place one object and then rage quitting 😅😡
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Possums in your yard? News got you down? Fear not, I have made playlists for the A and B sections of my ongoing Statistical Rethinking course. Click the section of your choice, sit back, and forget the possums and decay of the international order while your brain updates. github.com/rmcelreath/s...
January 24, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Possums in your yard? News got you down? Fear not, I have made playlists for the A and B sections of my ongoing Statistical Rethinking course. Click the section of your choice, sit back, and forget the possums and decay of the international order while your brain updates. github.com/rmcelreath/s...
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Great piece on prioritizing quality over quantity in scientific publication.
For those of us with labs, this necessarily involves shrinking our group size. After I got tenure I started to downsize my lab and have not regretted it one iota. More time for each student & more time to think & write.
For those of us with labs, this necessarily involves shrinking our group size. After I got tenure I started to downsize my lab and have not regretted it one iota. More time for each student & more time to think & write.
I’m going to halve my publication output. You should consider slow science, too
If we don’t slow down, the research enterprise is going to crash, argues Adrian Barnett.
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Great piece on prioritizing quality over quantity in scientific publication.
For those of us with labs, this necessarily involves shrinking our group size. After I got tenure I started to downsize my lab and have not regretted it one iota. More time for each student & more time to think & write.
For those of us with labs, this necessarily involves shrinking our group size. After I got tenure I started to downsize my lab and have not regretted it one iota. More time for each student & more time to think & write.
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Dear exp linguist, for my advanced stats class, I am looking for articles that
- are experimental linguistics-ish
- report on linear mixed models that did not converge with the intended random effect structure (using lme4)
- published open data and scripts
Please @ me, I would appreciate it!
- are experimental linguistics-ish
- report on linear mixed models that did not converge with the intended random effect structure (using lme4)
- published open data and scripts
Please @ me, I would appreciate it!
January 18, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Dear exp linguist, for my advanced stats class, I am looking for articles that
- are experimental linguistics-ish
- report on linear mixed models that did not converge with the intended random effect structure (using lme4)
- published open data and scripts
Please @ me, I would appreciate it!
- are experimental linguistics-ish
- report on linear mixed models that did not converge with the intended random effect structure (using lme4)
- published open data and scripts
Please @ me, I would appreciate it!
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thank you to @savithry.bsky.social and daniel from @becauselanguage.com for joining trent and me in our discussion of possible word of the year candidates for 2025!
youtu.be/LHWMXXIVSF0?...
youtu.be/LHWMXXIVSF0?...
2025's Word of the Year
YouTube video by Liberal Currents
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 1:36 AM
thank you to @savithry.bsky.social and daniel from @becauselanguage.com for joining trent and me in our discussion of possible word of the year candidates for 2025!
youtu.be/LHWMXXIVSF0?...
youtu.be/LHWMXXIVSF0?...
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It has finally happened: qs was removed from CRAN. I only realised because I tried to build my fancy-pants targets pipeline from start
(the solution is to use qs2, but it seems like targets does not yet support qs2?)
#rstats
(the solution is to use qs2, but it seems like targets does not yet support qs2?)
#rstats
January 19, 2026 at 7:41 AM
It has finally happened: qs was removed from CRAN. I only realised because I tried to build my fancy-pants targets pipeline from start
(the solution is to use qs2, but it seems like targets does not yet support qs2?)
#rstats
(the solution is to use qs2, but it seems like targets does not yet support qs2?)
#rstats
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The number of billionaires in Germany jumped by a third in 2025, the fourth-highest number in the world. Meanwhile, about one-fifth of the country's population live in poverty.
Germany home to fourth most billionaires worldwide
The number of billionaires in Germany jumped by a third in 2025, the fourth-highest number in the world. Meanwhile, about one-fifth of the country's population live in poverty.
www.thelocal.de
January 19, 2026 at 10:19 AM
The number of billionaires in Germany jumped by a third in 2025, the fourth-highest number in the world. Meanwhile, about one-fifth of the country's population live in poverty.
Submitted my second and third grant/job applications of the year last week.
January 19, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Submitted my second and third grant/job applications of the year last week.
I will be vary of reviewing for or submitting to @natureportfolio.nature.com @nature.com in future.
Re: the AI slop paper shared by @thomaspellard.bsky.social and @lameensouag.bsky.social, I wrote to the editors — will update when I get a reply, and will be following closely what they do.
Key point is that we should hold the *journal* accountable for this mess
I have a few predictions...
1/n
Key point is that we should hold the *journal* accountable for this mess
I have a few predictions...
1/n
January 12, 2026 at 11:34 AM
I will be vary of reviewing for or submitting to @natureportfolio.nature.com @nature.com in future.
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Re: the AI slop paper shared by @thomaspellard.bsky.social and @lameensouag.bsky.social, I wrote to the editors — will update when I get a reply, and will be following closely what they do.
Key point is that we should hold the *journal* accountable for this mess
I have a few predictions...
1/n
Key point is that we should hold the *journal* accountable for this mess
I have a few predictions...
1/n
January 8, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Re: the AI slop paper shared by @thomaspellard.bsky.social and @lameensouag.bsky.social, I wrote to the editors — will update when I get a reply, and will be following closely what they do.
Key point is that we should hold the *journal* accountable for this mess
I have a few predictions...
1/n
Key point is that we should hold the *journal* accountable for this mess
I have a few predictions...
1/n
today I applied for a postdoc at @utu.fi . in the spirit of possibly helping someone else, here's my nightmare application document in its current state - rejections and all. i added unicorns to make it less painful to look at 🦄 💖🌸☁️
January 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
today I applied for a postdoc at @utu.fi . in the spirit of possibly helping someone else, here's my nightmare application document in its current state - rejections and all. i added unicorns to make it less painful to look at 🦄 💖🌸☁️
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I want the media to understand just how close what happened today is to where George Floyd was murdered. 0.8 miles.
January 7, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I want the media to understand just how close what happened today is to where George Floyd was murdered. 0.8 miles.
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New on the blog: Requiem for writing town ideophone.org/requiem-for-...
On the co-working space we had for our team in corona times, what we learned about interactional affordances, why surface realism is overrated, and how we created a sense of connectedness (also ft. @irisvanrooij.bsky.social)
On the co-working space we had for our team in corona times, what we learned about interactional affordances, why surface realism is overrated, and how we created a sense of connectedness (also ft. @irisvanrooij.bsky.social)
Requiem for writing town – The Ideophone
ideophone.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:47 PM
New on the blog: Requiem for writing town ideophone.org/requiem-for-...
On the co-working space we had for our team in corona times, what we learned about interactional affordances, why surface realism is overrated, and how we created a sense of connectedness (also ft. @irisvanrooij.bsky.social)
On the co-working space we had for our team in corona times, what we learned about interactional affordances, why surface realism is overrated, and how we created a sense of connectedness (also ft. @irisvanrooij.bsky.social)