Michael Chirico
@michaelchirico.bsky.social
Data scientist, economist by training. Tooling makes the world go round. Word nerd.
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No, crosswords are not as vital as journalism. But yes, all content that we consume matters, and it should be as free as possible from corporate control.
No, crosswords are not as vital as journalism. But yes, all content that we consume matters, and it should be as free as possible from corporate control.
September 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
As we move toward our fall subscription drive, we hope you’ll consider supporting us in part bc we are an independent media company.
No, crosswords are not as vital as journalism. But yes, all content that we consume matters, and it should be as free as possible from corporate control.
No, crosswords are not as vital as journalism. But yes, all content that we consume matters, and it should be as free as possible from corporate control.
that 83A/84D crossing 👎
May 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
that 83A/84D crossing 👎
someone's having a Mother's Day Weekend moment
May 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
someone's having a Mother's Day Weekend moment
What're your favorite packages that are really difficult to type? I'll start, {RMySQL} and {org.Hs.eg.db}
May 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
What're your favorite packages that are really difficult to type? I'll start, {RMySQL} and {org.Hs.eg.db}
one thing I got way wrong about the pandemic, I thought it would kill hookah bars for at least a generation
May 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM
one thing I got way wrong about the pandemic, I thought it would kill hookah bars for at least a generation
where are strawberries native to? 🍓
trick question! they are a French-made hybrid from the 18th century!
(a mix of N & S American wild strawberries)
trick question! they are a French-made hybrid from the 18th century!
(a mix of N & S American wild strawberries)
April 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
where are strawberries native to? 🍓
trick question! they are a French-made hybrid from the 18th century!
(a mix of N & S American wild strawberries)
trick question! they are a French-made hybrid from the 18th century!
(a mix of N & S American wild strawberries)
April 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
boomers churn through dish soap like you wouldn't believe
April 24, 2025 at 6:22 AM
boomers churn through dish soap like you wouldn't believe
hatching a secret plan to only listen to current top 40 so that my kid rebels by listening to the music I actually like
April 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
hatching a secret plan to only listen to current top 40 so that my kid rebels by listening to the music I actually like
the oracle park experience is really unrivaled. 10/10 sports experience
April 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
the oracle park experience is really unrivaled. 10/10 sports experience
Thanks Indrajeet for taking the lead on this! {lintr} now published in JOSS
Just published in JOSS: 'Static Code Analysis for R' https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.07240
April 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Thanks Indrajeet for taking the lead on this! {lintr} now published in JOSS
how many user testing sessions do you think they workshopped this "don't have the cards" thing at
JD Vance:
"The Canadian leadership threatening retaliatory tariffs against the Untied States... They just don't have the cards. There is no way that Canada can win a trade war with the United States."
"The Canadian leadership threatening retaliatory tariffs against the Untied States... They just don't have the cards. There is no way that Canada can win a trade war with the United States."
March 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
how many user testing sessions do you think they workshopped this "don't have the cards" thing at
how did I not know GitHub search accepts regex in the 'path' search!? game changer
![Text: 'path:/[.]Rd$/'. The '/.../' is typical GitHub search lingo for 'regex: ...'. The '/.../' is also highlighted blue.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:admilr26ck6ojjkpj7tnixlb/bafkreifecf2su452np4qjf7tbvbl4k3hjrdwfns2imuxaf3keatxqtkkk4@jpeg)
March 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
how did I not know GitHub search accepts regex in the 'path' search!? game changer
pure veep content
Pete Hegseth, three days ago:
"Under the previous administration we looked like fools. Not anymore.”
Carve it into his career headstone.
"Under the previous administration we looked like fools. Not anymore.”
Carve it into his career headstone.
March 25, 2025 at 7:33 AM
pure veep content
TFW you find a @henrikbengtsson.bsky.social thread from >12 years ago describing the extremely confusing behavior of NextMethod() you've just been banging your head against...
stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-...
stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-...
[Rd] Do *not* pass '...' to NextMethod() - it'll do it for you; missing documentation, a bug or just me?
stat.ethz.ch
March 25, 2025 at 5:51 AM
TFW you find a @henrikbengtsson.bsky.social thread from >12 years ago describing the extremely confusing behavior of NextMethod() you've just been banging your head against...
stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-...
stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-...
sending my out-of-state parents "u up" texts with pictures of their grandkid
March 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
sending my out-of-state parents "u up" texts with pictures of their grandkid
I'm a middle Millennial which means I'm old enough to have played the Emo Flash Game young enough not to have known who Conor Oberst was
March 22, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I'm a middle Millennial which means I'm old enough to have played the Emo Flash Game young enough not to have known who Conor Oberst was
TIL Dunkin has such a big presence in South Korea that they're back-exporting SK-local snacks to us
March 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
TIL Dunkin has such a big presence in South Korea that they're back-exporting SK-local snacks to us
if these walls could talk (they would speak Spanish)
March 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
if these walls could talk (they would speak Spanish)
srsly tho I was ripping
March 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
srsly tho I was ripping
still laughing at this, a+ work
guys love to say “dude my balatro run last night was insane” then show you a screenshot like this
March 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
still laughing at this, a+ work
genuinely despise that one week ago I could wake up with sunlight and no longer get that for a dumb, political reason
March 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
genuinely despise that one week ago I could wake up with sunlight and no longer get that for a dumb, political reason
really essential work by NYT here: the number (about 150) of ongoing lawsuits is staggering
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump’s Agenda
Follow the lawsuits and rulings that are challenging President Trump's executive orders.
www.nytimes.com
March 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
really essential work by NYT here: the number (about 150) of ongoing lawsuits is staggering
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...