Ted Laderas
@tladeras.bsky.social
Director of Training/Community at the Data Science Lab at Fred Hutch. Former OHSU, DNAnexus. Posit Data Science Mentor (when I have the time) #bioinformatics, #datascience, #teaching, and #ambientmusic. https://laderast.github.io
Trying out #databot for exploring endangered languages of the world for #TidyTuesday
I know some about spatial analysis using {sf}, so I work with #databot to visualize the data spatially. #rstats #databs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bahM...
I know some about spatial analysis using {sf}, so I work with #databot to visualize the data spatially. #rstats #databs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bahM...
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Trying out #databot for exploring endangered languages of the world for #TidyTuesday
I know some about spatial analysis using {sf}, so I work with #databot to visualize the data spatially. #rstats #databs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bahM...
I know some about spatial analysis using {sf}, so I work with #databot to visualize the data spatially. #rstats #databs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bahM...
Happy new year to all the #databs #rstats #python #datascience folks. I wish I felt more optimistic but I can at least see some positive things on the horizon.
January 1, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Happy new year to all the #databs #rstats #python #datascience folks. I wish I felt more optimistic but I can at least see some positive things on the horizon.
It's been a long while since I've done a #tidytuesday - did a quick bar plot of the top 10 cities with roundabouts.
I used #databot and went pretty fast. I spent about 10 minutes getting the data to this point. Mind is blown. #rstats #databs #datascience
I used #databot and went pretty fast. I spent about 10 minutes getting the data to this point. Mind is blown. #rstats #databs #datascience
December 31, 2025 at 7:22 PM
It's been a long while since I've done a #tidytuesday - did a quick bar plot of the top 10 cities with roundabouts.
I used #databot and went pretty fast. I spent about 10 minutes getting the data to this point. Mind is blown. #rstats #databs #datascience
I used #databot and went pretty fast. I spent about 10 minutes getting the data to this point. Mind is blown. #rstats #databs #datascience
My brain sees all of these "you should give more before the end of the year" emails and it makes me feel like I haven't given enough.
This strategy really doesn't seem to work on me.
This strategy really doesn't seem to work on me.
December 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
My brain sees all of these "you should give more before the end of the year" emails and it makes me feel like I haven't given enough.
This strategy really doesn't seem to work on me.
This strategy really doesn't seem to work on me.
Trying out #Posit Databot on a dataset I know pretty well (NHANES). I do like how it helps me in my wondering about the data. It's been a while since I've recorded a video, so be gentle. #datascience #R
youtu.be/qs2GozYUUOk (Part 1)
youtu.be/qs2GozYUUOk (Part 1)
Databot on NHANES
YouTube video by Data Snacks
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Trying out #Posit Databot on a dataset I know pretty well (NHANES). I do like how it helps me in my wondering about the data. It's been a while since I've recorded a video, so be gentle. #datascience #R
youtu.be/qs2GozYUUOk (Part 1)
youtu.be/qs2GozYUUOk (Part 1)
As a recording artist, I'm asking y'all to #BoycottSpotify.
Not because they screw me and other fellow musicians of income.
They are running recruiting ads from DHS and ICE.
Don't support this BS.
Not because they screw me and other fellow musicians of income.
They are running recruiting ads from DHS and ICE.
Don't support this BS.
October 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
As a recording artist, I'm asking y'all to #BoycottSpotify.
Not because they screw me and other fellow musicians of income.
They are running recruiting ads from DHS and ICE.
Don't support this BS.
Not because they screw me and other fellow musicians of income.
They are running recruiting ads from DHS and ICE.
Don't support this BS.
Save the date! Bioconductor 2026 will be held at Fred Hutch in Seattle, WA. #rstats August 10-12, includes a developer day!
bioc2026.bioconductor.org
Stay tuned for more details, including how to submit abstracts!
bioc2026.bioconductor.org
Stay tuned for more details, including how to submit abstracts!
Bioconductor
bioc2026.bioconductor.org
October 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Save the date! Bioconductor 2026 will be held at Fred Hutch in Seattle, WA. #rstats August 10-12, includes a developer day!
bioc2026.bioconductor.org
Stay tuned for more details, including how to submit abstracts!
bioc2026.bioconductor.org
Stay tuned for more details, including how to submit abstracts!
Idly thinking about training-driven development: showing the engineering team how you had to come up with workarounds in training to make their product learnable or even understandable.
October 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Idly thinking about training-driven development: showing the engineering team how you had to come up with workarounds in training to make their product learnable or even understandable.
TIL: Outlook makes all day appointments look as "Free" on your calendar, so if you schedule vacation, it looks like you're free until you change it to out of office. WTF is up with that default
October 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
TIL: Outlook makes all day appointments look as "Free" on your calendar, so if you schedule vacation, it looks like you're free until you change it to out of office. WTF is up with that default
Reposted by Ted Laderas
New post: Controlling IP traffic on your webserver
A cool part about having your own webserver is that you get to choose who can visit. When IP addresses try to access sensitive files or aggressively scrape, you can just block them.
Here's how.
brandonrohrer.com/hosting5.html
A cool part about having your own webserver is that you get to choose who can visit. When IP addresses try to access sensitive files or aggressively scrape, you can just block them.
Here's how.
brandonrohrer.com/hosting5.html
October 9, 2025 at 12:19 AM
New post: Controlling IP traffic on your webserver
A cool part about having your own webserver is that you get to choose who can visit. When IP addresses try to access sensitive files or aggressively scrape, you can just block them.
Here's how.
brandonrohrer.com/hosting5.html
A cool part about having your own webserver is that you get to choose who can visit. When IP addresses try to access sensitive files or aggressively scrape, you can just block them.
Here's how.
brandonrohrer.com/hosting5.html
If you like dogs and you like horror films, I highly recommend "Good Boy". A great horror film from a dog's perspective. Really refreshing and different, and amazing to see how they shot it with the director's dog, Indy.
Note: nothing bad happens to the dog.
Note: nothing bad happens to the dog.
October 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
If you like dogs and you like horror films, I highly recommend "Good Boy". A great horror film from a dog's perspective. Really refreshing and different, and amazing to see how they shot it with the director's dog, Indy.
Note: nothing bad happens to the dog.
Note: nothing bad happens to the dog.
Reposted by Ted Laderas
Just discovered the {gm} package, which lets you programmatically create sheet music (and audio!) with #rstats (with MuseScore as the backend) flujoo.github.io/gm/index.html
![library(dplyr)
library(gm)
golden <- tribble(
~pitches, ~duration, ~lyric,
"E4", "q", "I’m",
"G4", "q", "done",
"C5", "q", "hid-",
"B4", "q", "-ing",
"D4", "q", "now",
"G4", "q", "I’m",
"E5", "q", "shin-",
"D5", "q", "-ing",
"G4", "q", "like",
"B4", "q", "I’m",
"A5", "q", "born",
"F#5", "q/3*(q/8)", "to",
"G5", "q/3", "be._",
"G5", "h", ""
)
music <-
Music() +
Key(1) +
Tempo(125) +
Meter(2, 4) +
Line(pitches = golden$pitches, durations = golden$duration) +
Tie(13) +
Lyric(golden$lyric[1], 1) + Lyric(golden$lyric[2], 2) +
Lyric(golden$lyric[3], 3) + Lyric(golden$lyric[4], 4) +
Lyric(golden$lyric[5], 5) + Lyric(golden$lyric[6], 6) +
Lyric(golden$lyric[7], 7) + Lyric(golden$lyric[8], 8) +
Lyric(golden$lyric[9], 9) + Lyric(golden$lyric[10], 10) +
Lyric(golden$lyric[11], 11) + Lyric(golden$lyric[12], 12) +
Lyric(golden$lyric[13], 13)
show(music)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2zcfjzyocp6kapg6jc4eacok/bafkreibtyn3pj42roxnclhguomtm5o4n2rdvgf4m3o4bikcrs3snaez3py@jpeg)
October 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Just discovered the {gm} package, which lets you programmatically create sheet music (and audio!) with #rstats (with MuseScore as the backend) flujoo.github.io/gm/index.html
It's Bandcamp Friday (which means that 100% of your purchases go to me), and I'm releasing a new live album called *I play better when no one's watching*. Soothing ambient music written for an art fellow's reception:
Check it out here: ooray.bandcamp.com/album/i-play...
Check it out here: ooray.bandcamp.com/album/i-play...
I play better when no one's watching, by The OO-Ray
10 track album
ooray.bandcamp.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It's Bandcamp Friday (which means that 100% of your purchases go to me), and I'm releasing a new live album called *I play better when no one's watching*. Soothing ambient music written for an art fellow's reception:
Check it out here: ooray.bandcamp.com/album/i-play...
Check it out here: ooray.bandcamp.com/album/i-play...
Is this a silly idea or not? Thinking about putting together a simplified and lightweight learning management system (LMS) using #rstats / #shiny / #surveydown
October 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Is this a silly idea or not? Thinking about putting together a simplified and lightweight learning management system (LMS) using #rstats / #shiny / #surveydown
Reposted by Ted Laderas
📣 Come work @openscapes.bsky.social ! We're looking for a NASA Openscapes Team Member to improve access & use of NASA suborbital data thru reproducible notebook clinics. Apply by October 26, 2025. Start December 2025.
Details including pay rate: openscapes.org/connect#work...
Please share!
Details including pay rate: openscapes.org/connect#work...
Please share!
connect – Openscapes
openscapes.org
October 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
📣 Come work @openscapes.bsky.social ! We're looking for a NASA Openscapes Team Member to improve access & use of NASA suborbital data thru reproducible notebook clinics. Apply by October 26, 2025. Start December 2025.
Details including pay rate: openscapes.org/connect#work...
Please share!
Details including pay rate: openscapes.org/connect#work...
Please share!
Reposted by Ted Laderas
Trump is launching an authoritarian takeover of Portland hoping to provoke conflict in my hometown. I urge Oregonians to reject Trump’s attempt to incite violence in what we know is a vibrant and peaceful city. I will do everything in my power to protect the people in our state.
BREAKING: Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, as he expands military deployments in U.S. cities.
Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, to handle 'domestic terrorists'
President Donald Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, to handle “domestic terrorists” as he expands his controversial deployments to more American cities.
bit.ly
September 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Trump is launching an authoritarian takeover of Portland hoping to provoke conflict in my hometown. I urge Oregonians to reject Trump’s attempt to incite violence in what we know is a vibrant and peaceful city. I will do everything in my power to protect the people in our state.
Positron running on a small Raspberry Pi CM5 computer (Hackberry pi). Why am I compelled to do things like this? #rstats #python #quartopub
September 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Positron running on a small Raspberry Pi CM5 computer (Hackberry pi). Why am I compelled to do things like this? #rstats #python #quartopub
Inspired ny @libbyheeren.bsky.social, I made a bunch of hex sticker magnets. A relaxing morning arts and crafts type thing. Instructions here: libbyheeren.com/blog/2024-06...
September 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Inspired ny @libbyheeren.bsky.social, I made a bunch of hex sticker magnets. A relaxing morning arts and crafts type thing. Instructions here: libbyheeren.com/blog/2024-06...
Reposted by Ted Laderas
I shared this earlier because I think it is so funny but then I also thought to myself, what advice would I (a learning scientist by background, married to someone who teaches programming) actually give a developer who feels bad reading this? How can you avoid writing this?
A few tips:
A few tips:
"How I, a non-developer, read the tutorial you, a developer, wrote for me, a beginner" by Annie Mueller 😅 😂 😭
anniemueller.com/posts/how-i-...
anniemueller.com/posts/how-i-...
How I, a non-developer, read the tutorial you, a developer, wrote for me, a beginner - annie's blog
“Hello! I am a developer. Here is my relevant experience: I code in Hoobijag and sometimes jabbernocks and of course ABCDE++++ (but never ABCDE+/^+ are you kidding? ha!) and I like working with ...
anniemueller.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I shared this earlier because I think it is so funny but then I also thought to myself, what advice would I (a learning scientist by background, married to someone who teaches programming) actually give a developer who feels bad reading this? How can you avoid writing this?
A few tips:
A few tips:
Tidy Dev Day was super fun! If you have extra day for PositConf, I highly recommend it. Managed to make two PRs that were merged. And I forgot to branch, but Jenny Bryan talked me down from the ledge. #PositConf2025
September 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Tidy Dev Day was super fun! If you have extra day for PositConf, I highly recommend it. Managed to make two PRs that were merged. And I forgot to branch, but Jenny Bryan talked me down from the ledge. #PositConf2025
Reposted by Ted Laderas
Thrilled to have teamed up with @cderv.bsky.social & Zhian N. Kamvar for this post on @ropensci.org:
✨ All the Ways to Programmatically Edit or Parse R Markdown / Quarto Documents ✨
ropensci.org/blog/2025/09...
It's even available in French and Spanish (🙏 @yabellini.bsky.social)
#RStats
✨ All the Ways to Programmatically Edit or Parse R Markdown / Quarto Documents ✨
ropensci.org/blog/2025/09...
It's even available in French and Spanish (🙏 @yabellini.bsky.social)
#RStats
All the Ways to Programmatically Edit or Parse R Markdown / Quarto Documents
Overview of programmatic ways to analyze and edit Markdown files: Markdown, R Markdown, Quarto, Hugo files, you name it.
ropensci.org
September 18, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Thrilled to have teamed up with @cderv.bsky.social & Zhian N. Kamvar for this post on @ropensci.org:
✨ All the Ways to Programmatically Edit or Parse R Markdown / Quarto Documents ✨
ropensci.org/blog/2025/09...
It's even available in French and Spanish (🙏 @yabellini.bsky.social)
#RStats
✨ All the Ways to Programmatically Edit or Parse R Markdown / Quarto Documents ✨
ropensci.org/blog/2025/09...
It's even available in French and Spanish (🙏 @yabellini.bsky.social)
#RStats
If you skipped out early and missed the "It takes a village" session at #PositConf2025, you missed out on something special.
Super inspiring talks from Melissa van Bussel, @beamilz.com, and @noamross.net about how community is essential to getting things done.
Super inspiring talks from Melissa van Bussel, @beamilz.com, and @noamross.net about how community is essential to getting things done.
September 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
If you skipped out early and missed the "It takes a village" session at #PositConf2025, you missed out on something special.
Super inspiring talks from Melissa van Bussel, @beamilz.com, and @noamross.net about how community is essential to getting things done.
Super inspiring talks from Melissa van Bussel, @beamilz.com, and @noamross.net about how community is essential to getting things done.
#PositConf2025 has been a blast. So great to see so many old DS friends and reconnect, and meet even more people this year. Feeling really energized and excited to build more community.
Thanks everyone who said such nice things about my talk - I appreciate this from the bottom of my heart.
Thanks everyone who said such nice things about my talk - I appreciate this from the bottom of my heart.
September 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
#PositConf2025 has been a blast. So great to see so many old DS friends and reconnect, and meet even more people this year. Feeling really energized and excited to build more community.
Thanks everyone who said such nice things about my talk - I appreciate this from the bottom of my heart.
Thanks everyone who said such nice things about my talk - I appreciate this from the bottom of my heart.
This talk by Max Hockstein about how data scientists can effectively collaborate with physicians reminds me of a really successful collab I had with a group. Leads were physicians and I wanted to understand what they worked on and I wanted to show them insights on their data #PositConf2025
September 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This talk by Max Hockstein about how data scientists can effectively collaborate with physicians reminds me of a really successful collab I had with a group. Leads were physicians and I wanted to understand what they worked on and I wanted to show them insights on their data #PositConf2025
Loving this talk by Marcus Beck about data science under crisis. Your data cleaning code may be ugly, but don't skimp on tests and validation. It will save your bacon. #PositConf2025
September 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Loving this talk by Marcus Beck about data science under crisis. Your data cleaning code may be ugly, but don't skimp on tests and validation. It will save your bacon. #PositConf2025