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MikeKSmith
@mikeksmith.bsky.social
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Professional geek and data scientist. Also makes generative, ambient music. Still a good egg.
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mikeksmith.bsky.social
Did you know that Unst is where all the Shetland techno is made? Unst, Unst, Unst, Unst. #trueFacts #technoLore
November 12, 2025 at 8:28 AM
mikeksmith.bsky.social
New release - recording of my live performance at the Kosmosis 04 event, held on 26th October at The Salty Dog, Northwich. HT to Adam McCready for putting on the day. #ambient

mikeksmith.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
Live at Kosmosis 04 - 2025-10-26, by MikeKSmith
1 track album
mikeksmith.bandcamp.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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smachlis.bsky.social
Videos from September's posit::conf data science conference are already live on YouTube! 🎉🎉🎉See the full playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

So many interesting talks you can now watch free, on topics like #RStats #Python #GenAI #LLMs @posit.co 's #PositronIDE #QuartoPub

#PositConf2025
posit::conf(2025) - YouTube
Welcome to the official playlist for posit::conf(2025)! Dive into the latest innovations, cutting-edge techniques, and inspiring insights from the premier op...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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underwatersunlight.bsky.social
I had a blast at this year’s RKC Patreon Meet-up in Bristol with Rachel K Collier, @hazelmills.bsky.social , @mikeksmith.bsky.social, and many more…
November 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
mikeksmith.bsky.social
My name is Ozymandias, king of kings. Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair as I did because I tried flushing MANY times.
mdaware.org Seth Trueger @mdaware.org · 13d
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look upon my works, which were processed in a facility that also processes peanuts.
apbohn.bsky.social Andrew Bohn MD @apbohn.bsky.social · 13d
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look upon my works. Do not look upon my works if you are allergic to my works or any component of my works. My works may increase your risk of certain infections
November 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
mikeksmith.bsky.social
I can assure you that the 10x developers who get up at 4am are NOT scheduling conference calls with EU-centric colleagues at that time. Nope. We (EU timezone folks) are still having meetings at 6-7pm.
October 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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rconsortium.bsky.social
TOMORROW! 📢 R Consortium webinar: J&J’s Hybrid SAS/R FDA Submission: What Worked and Why

Most pharma teams live in a mixed world of SAS and R. Go inside a successful hybrid SAS/R FDA submission and see exactly how the team made it work!

r-consortium.org/webinars/jnj...

#rstats #pharma #sas
TOMORROW! 📢 R Consortium webinar: J&J’s Hybrid SAS/R FDA Submission: What Worked and Why
October 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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tanho.ca
I'll be talking at some online events in the next few weeks: this Thurs Oct 23 I'll be on DS Hangout with @libbyheeren.bsky.social, and on Thursday Nov 6 I'll be on the @ropensci.org community call about graceful internet packages!

#rstats

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ropensci.org/commcalls/gr...
October 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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simonpcouch.com
I'll be keynoting at R/Pharma in a few weeks! The conference is free and virtual; all are welcome to join. My talk "Practical AI for data science" is on November 5th and should be broadly accessible for #rstats users, regardless of industry. :)

Learn more & register: rinpharma.com
R/Pharma
The conference is a scientifically & industry oriented, collegial event focused on the use of R in the development of pharmaceuticals.
rinpharma.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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rconsortium.bsky.social
Johnson & Johnson shares how they used #R for a successful FDA submission—3 J&J researchers on open-source packages for stats and TFLs

Free reg: r-consortium.org/webinars/jnj...

Part of the R Submissions WG advancing R-based regulatory submissions #rstats #ClinicalTrials #Pharma #OpenSource
Johnson & Johnson shares how they used #R for a successful FDA submission—3 J&J researchers on open-source packages for stats and TFLs
October 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
mikeksmith.bsky.social
People who talk to their mates all the way through gigs.
a man in a military uniform is standing in front of a group of people and says `` right to jail '' .
ALT: a man in a military uniform is standing in front of a group of people and says `` right to jail '' .
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October 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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rconsortium.bsky.social
R+AI 2025 • Nov 12–13 • Online • Low-cost

Skip the hype. See how R + AI works in production!

Keynote: Joe Cheng (Posit) on focused, reliable LLMs for data science

Actionable R+AI sessions. Students from $25.

Register: rconsortium.github.io/RplusAI_webs...

#rstats @posit.co @jcheng5.bsky.social
R+AI 2025 • Nov 12–13 • Online • Low-cost Keynote: Joe Cheng (Posit) on focused, reliable LLMs for data science. Actionable R+AI sessions. Students from $25.
October 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
mikeksmith.bsky.social
Work companion
October 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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mikeachim.bsky.social
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
mikeksmith.bsky.social
Not me BTW
October 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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pkirn.bsky.social
Not a subscription -- you own the software after you pay for 24 months (or 12 months in education).

Here's how it works and a reminder of what's actually in Live 12 Suite. If this is successful, it could be good news for #maxforlive device builders and stores like @isotonikstudios.bsky.social.
Ableton Live Suite now has a rent-to-own, installment payment option - CDM Create Digital Music
It's not a subscription. And Ableton is still offering their existing "buy now" licenses and upgrades. But if you don't want to pay for the flagship Ableton Live Suite all at once, you now have the op...
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September 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
mikeksmith.bsky.social
Slow Horses on Apple TV+. I am recommend.
September 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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rconsortium.bsky.social
🚀 NEXT WEEK! Apply for an R Consortium Technical Grant by Oct 1, 2025. Grants fund projects that strengthen the #rstats ecosystem.

Example: volcalc — streamlining chemical volatility research - r-consortium.org/posts/unlock...

Details + apply: r-consortium.org/all-projects...

#opensource
September 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
mikeksmith.bsky.social
I don’t recommend reading the responses to this post.
September 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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debruine.bsky.social
I need #rstats meme help. I've just updated my MSc book and all of the chapters start with a (probably outdated) meme except chapter 10 (next steps). Any ideas?

psyteachr.github.io/reprores-v5
Data Skills for Reproducible Research
This book provides an overview of skills needed for reproducible and open research using the statistical programming language R and tidyverse packages. It covers reproducible workflows, data visualisa...
psyteachr.github.io
September 22, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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kellybodwin.com
Shannon's slides are always so unbelievably clear and helpful!!!

github.com/shannonpileg...

I'm having "Ohhhhh that's what that means" moments every 10 seconds here.
#positconf2025
September 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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libbyheeren.bsky.social
🍝 A package I love, {datapasta}, came up at #CascadiaRconf this weekend, so I wanted to share a little example of it in action. It's an addin (but also a pkg w/ some funcs), so showing is better than sharing code. Thanks for the awesome pkg, @milesmcbain.bsky.social! #rstats #databs
June 23, 2025 at 6:14 AM
mikeksmith.bsky.social
Tinseltown literally in the rain
pdalgd.bsky.social Peter Dalgaard @pdalgd.bsky.social · Sep 14
Ruin a song by adding "literally" to the title.

(I Literally Can't Get No) Satisfaction
liscopenhagen.bsky.social Lis Copenhagen 🌻🦋 @liscopenhagen.bsky.social · Sep 14
Ruin a song by adding "literally" to the title.

Literally Walking in the Rain
September 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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audionautic.bsky.social
One form of Music Production is Generative Music, a world where a single piece of MIDI data can form entire compositions with the right parameters.

We're with @mikeksmith.bsky.social to explore

@eonlake.bsky.social
@sunwarper.bsky.social
@kh3rtis.bsky.social

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Generative Music as an Inspiration Springboard: In Talks with Mike K Smith
YouTube video by Audionautic
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September 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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quietdetails.bsky.social
Big thanks to Mike for the kind word - was a pleasure to work on his beautiful album.

Get in touch if you need help getting your music ready for release.
mikeksmith.bsky.social MikeKSmith @mikeksmith.bsky.social · Sep 10
Massive thanks to Alex at @quietdetails.bsky.social for mastering my album. 100% can recommend his work (*and* his label *and* his own artist work as @fieldswefound.bsky.social). Listening party on Bandcamp tomorrow night (Thursday at 7pm UK) mikeksmith.bandcamp.com/album/the-la...
The Lazy Producer, by MikeKSmith
13 track album
mikeksmith.bandcamp.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM