Rory Lawless
@rorylawless.com
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British-American data analyst. Londoner in DC.
British-American data analyst. Londoner in DC.
This cool post on .gitconfig by @csgillespie.bsky.social (@jumpingrivers.com) is incredibly useful, especially the conditional includes tip.
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#rstats #databs
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#rstats #databs
Building a Robust .gitconfig
Explore how to optimise your Git workflow with a well-crafted .gitconfig file.
From commit signing and branch management to conditional includes for work-personal separation, learn the settings that t...
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February 10, 2026 at 1:04 AM
This cool post on .gitconfig by @csgillespie.bsky.social (@jumpingrivers.com) is incredibly useful, especially the conditional includes tip.
www.jumpingrivers.com/blog/recomme...
#rstats #databs
www.jumpingrivers.com/blog/recomme...
#rstats #databs
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In turn, too much media coverage is about political gossip, who’s up, who’s down, who’s in, who’s out, and gotcha interviews, rather than genuine, insightful, HONEST, analysis of the difficult, substantive, policy decisions facing Ministers
February 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
In turn, too much media coverage is about political gossip, who’s up, who’s down, who’s in, who’s out, and gotcha interviews, rather than genuine, insightful, HONEST, analysis of the difficult, substantive, policy decisions facing Ministers
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Government has become too much about winning the next election and staying in power. Focus groups, special advisers, obsession with communications, sucking up to the media etc all stem from that narrow, self-defeating perspective, which loses sight of the actual, substantive purpose of government.
February 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Government has become too much about winning the next election and staying in power. Focus groups, special advisers, obsession with communications, sucking up to the media etc all stem from that narrow, self-defeating perspective, which loses sight of the actual, substantive purpose of government.
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Anyway, congrats to Will Lewis bumping the UK tabloid scandal to the second sentence of his obit.
February 4, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Anyway, congrats to Will Lewis bumping the UK tabloid scandal to the second sentence of his obit.
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For more than a year I have been working on a brand new Jupyter Notebook editor for Positron. This is a ground-up build of a new Jupyter Notebook experience built to leverage all the knowledge and tools Posit/Positron brings to the data science table. 🧵#jupyter
February 4, 2026 at 12:54 PM
For more than a year I have been working on a brand new Jupyter Notebook editor for Positron. This is a ground-up build of a new Jupyter Notebook experience built to leverage all the knowledge and tools Posit/Positron brings to the data science table. 🧵#jupyter
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In her study of the accident, sociologist Diane Vaughn coined the term “the normalization of deviance” to describe the acceptance of incremental, detrimental behaviour when it doesn’t lead to imminent catastrophe, but effectively paves the road to disaster.
On this day in 1986, seven astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger — Ellison S. Onizuka, Mike Smith, Christa McAuliffe, Dick Scobee, Greg Jarvis, Ron McNair and Judy Resnik — died when the spacecraft broke apart 73 seconds into its launch.
Learn more: https://to.pbs.org/4hr9ob7
Learn more: https://to.pbs.org/4hr9ob7
January 28, 2026 at 2:08 PM
In her study of the accident, sociologist Diane Vaughn coined the term “the normalization of deviance” to describe the acceptance of incremental, detrimental behaviour when it doesn’t lead to imminent catastrophe, but effectively paves the road to disaster.
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Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
January 28, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
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liz truss has now been a podcaster for longer than she was prime minister
January 28, 2026 at 1:02 PM
liz truss has now been a podcaster for longer than she was prime minister
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The extent to which many Americans think Britain is a devastated and zombie-filled hellscape cannot be overestimated.
January 27, 2026 at 8:25 PM
The extent to which many Americans think Britain is a devastated and zombie-filled hellscape cannot be overestimated.
Labour, Lib Dems, Greens. If there is another December general election, here is a poster idea:
Ghosts of Tories past
[Photos of defectors to Reform]
Ghosts of Tories yet to come
[Photos of shadow cabinet]
You're welcome for this hyper-specific piece of advice.
Ghosts of Tories past
[Photos of defectors to Reform]
Ghosts of Tories yet to come
[Photos of shadow cabinet]
You're welcome for this hyper-specific piece of advice.
January 27, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Labour, Lib Dems, Greens. If there is another December general election, here is a poster idea:
Ghosts of Tories past
[Photos of defectors to Reform]
Ghosts of Tories yet to come
[Photos of shadow cabinet]
You're welcome for this hyper-specific piece of advice.
Ghosts of Tories past
[Photos of defectors to Reform]
Ghosts of Tories yet to come
[Photos of shadow cabinet]
You're welcome for this hyper-specific piece of advice.
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Bovino pricing flights to Buenos Aires.
January 26, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Bovino pricing flights to Buenos Aires.
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Did you love the Conservative Party 2019-2022? Good news! They’re back!
January 26, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Did you love the Conservative Party 2019-2022? Good news! They’re back!
Why is this like a football transfer announcement? Did Fabrizio Romano break the news?
Suella Braverman joins Reform: “I feel like I’ve come home”
January 26, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Why is this like a football transfer announcement? Did Fabrizio Romano break the news?
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Closest anyone will ever get to an apology from The Orange ManBoy - now he should say something similar to the other 31 countries whose military he insulted
January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Closest anyone will ever get to an apology from The Orange ManBoy - now he should say something similar to the other 31 countries whose military he insulted
Breaking: Man applies for job.
Andy Burnham announces bid to stand for Westminster seat ft.trib.al/DDVSXej
Andy Burnham announces bid to stand for Westminster seat
Manchester mayor seeks to contest Gorton and Denton by-election in move that could set up leadership challenge to Sir Keir Starmer
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January 24, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Breaking: Man applies for job.
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i wish i could still buy things at the prices i used to complain about
January 19, 2026 at 6:28 PM
i wish i could still buy things at the prices i used to complain about
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Europe is heading to a point where Atlanticism becomes equated with Appeasement
January 18, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Europe is heading to a point where Atlanticism becomes equated with Appeasement
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just got out of an uber. the driver was telling me how he has to work 16 hour days, seven days a week, at two different jobs to afford rent. he doesn't have healthcare and he worries about retirement. "i would feel a lot better if we owned greenland," he told me. then he cried.
January 17, 2026 at 8:33 PM
just got out of an uber. the driver was telling me how he has to work 16 hour days, seven days a week, at two different jobs to afford rent. he doesn't have healthcare and he worries about retirement. "i would feel a lot better if we owned greenland," he told me. then he cried.
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If the administration think credit card companies are ripping people off, they should increase taxes on their profits, or address it though competition policy. A rate cap will otherwise just curtail lending some of which won't any longer be worthwhile for the banks.
Kevin Hassett on Trump's 10% cap on credit card interest rates: "Our expectations is that it won't necessarily require legislation because there will be great new Trump Cards provided voluntarily by the banks."
January 16, 2026 at 2:52 PM
If the administration think credit card companies are ripping people off, they should increase taxes on their profits, or address it though competition policy. A rate cap will otherwise just curtail lending some of which won't any longer be worthwhile for the banks.
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Government friends, submit talks, enough to enable a government track for a day or half day. It means a lot when we can sit and chat and exchange ideas with fellow govys for more than 20 minutes.
And you, yep you who are doubting yourself, submit one please!
#RStats #PyData #DataBS #PositConf
And you, yep you who are doubting yourself, submit one please!
#RStats #PyData #DataBS #PositConf
Speak at posit::conf(2026) and share your R & Python stories!
Accepted speakers get:
✨ Travel & lodging help
✨ Free conference pass
✨ Professional coaching
Apply by Feb 6 to join us Sept 14-16 in Houston, TX!
Submit here: pos.it/conf-talk-2026
#positconf2026 #rstats #pydata
Accepted speakers get:
✨ Travel & lodging help
✨ Free conference pass
✨ Professional coaching
Apply by Feb 6 to join us Sept 14-16 in Houston, TX!
Submit here: pos.it/conf-talk-2026
#positconf2026 #rstats #pydata
January 16, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Government friends, submit talks, enough to enable a government track for a day or half day. It means a lot when we can sit and chat and exchange ideas with fellow govys for more than 20 minutes.
And you, yep you who are doubting yourself, submit one please!
#RStats #PyData #DataBS #PositConf
And you, yep you who are doubting yourself, submit one please!
#RStats #PyData #DataBS #PositConf
We live in a time without dignity.
Venezuela’s opposition leader gives her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Trump ft.trib.al/3mlRrIg
Venezuela’s opposition leader gives her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Trump
María Corina Machado leaves White House meeting without the US president’s backing to be her country’s next leader
ft.trib.al
January 16, 2026 at 12:55 AM
We live in a time without dignity.
Can you imagine central bankers brought down the regime? We’d never hear the end of it.
"It has no place in the United States."
Former Federal Reserve chiefs have sharply criticized a US criminal probe into current chair Jerome Powell, calling it an "unprecedented attempt" to undermine the central bank's independence
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Former Federal Reserve chiefs have sharply criticized a US criminal probe into current chair Jerome Powell, calling it an "unprecedented attempt" to undermine the central bank's independence
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January 13, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Can you imagine central bankers brought down the regime? We’d never hear the end of it.
Seriously weird and shallow piece about DC. Like writing about London using Mayfair as the only reference point.
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www.ft.com/content/372a...
The mega-rich are flocking to Washington DC
Its wealthy suburbs are a draw for those seeking proximity to the Trump administration’s decision makers
www.ft.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Seriously weird and shallow piece about DC. Like writing about London using Mayfair as the only reference point.
www.ft.com/content/372a...
www.ft.com/content/372a...
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It’s a relief to see some more voices raised against appeasement.
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Europe should embrace the idea of going it alone
The more the EU has to pay for ingratiation with Trump, the less convincing its strategic rationale for doing so
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January 11, 2026 at 6:23 PM
It’s a relief to see some more voices raised against appeasement.
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