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Nur Shahir, PhD
@gigiomics.bsky.social
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combined my starbucks name and my field because I'm super creative. MIT | UMBC MS | UNC PhD | nmshahir.com | she/they
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bsky use @pfrazee.com skeet ""Torment Nexes" comes from this tweet and is often used now to describe the kind of negative experiences you can have with social networks, like getting dogpiled or harassed or being pushed into conflict" Image that was include description: Twitter User @AlexBlechman Sci-FI Author: In my book, I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from the classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus Datetime: 5:49 PM - Nov 8, 2021 Datetime of skeet: October 31, 2025 at 4:20PM
November 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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like the directory names look like SHA256 checksums and there are SO MANY T_T and all empty. I'm uncertain if this is due to the delivery method or what
list of folders that have with the fields: Name, Size, Type, Created, Storage class, Last Modified. Under the Name field there is a list of filenames that look like sha256 checksums
October 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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I lucked out at Getting Points and now have a @posit.co bag!!! Am I a real™️ data scientist now? #positconf2025
Navy blue tote bag, with the posit logo printed on it, in a cardboard box. The fabric is sturdy and good quality!!
October 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Also the ragnar hex is ADORABLE #positconf2025
The hex image for the ragnar package It's a chibi style viking man gleefully hacking through books with an axe. The word "ragnar" is printed in front.
September 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Bonus resource slide #positconf2025
Info slide for brand.yml
September 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Highlights from @grimalkina.bsky.social
A slide from The Psychology of Technologists Text on slides: Title: Cat's Law Body text: The more a software team fixates on demonstrating short-term performance to their environment, The less they are able to protect the foundation on which long-term performance depends!
September 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Have acquired my breakfast, gotten dressed, and traumatized my (cat) niece. Time for keynote with Jonathan McPherson! #positconf
The skeeter holding a tabby cat with a white belly. The cat looks like she is being loved on by duress.
September 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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A book cover with the title "It Depends" in the style of O'Reilly books. It has an elephant on the cover and has replaced the "O'Reilly" label with "O RLY"
September 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Oh hey, it's tidy tuesday (also known as I am procrastinating on writing yet another cover letter), but this week is on EXTREME WEATHER ATTRIBUTION STUDIES
Code: github.com/nmshahir/tid...

#RStats #TidyTuesday #Tidyverse #DataBS #Data #DataViz #r4ds
A horizontal stacked percentage barplot looking at the breakdown of the impact of Climate Change on various types of Extreme Weather Events such as Wildfires, Drought, Atmosphere to name a few. The take away point is that from studies reviewed, climate change does play a role in the severity of a weather event. Both increased severity as well as decreased severity.
August 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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I have been informed that uh THE ANIMATION WAS NOT ANIMATING T_T
this is the actual animation #TidyTuesday
July 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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It's #TidyTuesday, and today we're looking at British Library funding!
It's a fairly simple figure, but this time I decided to challenge myself by animating it via #gganimate
🔗: github.com/nmshahir/tid...

#rstats | #r4ds | #dataviz | #ggplot2
Figure of the reported funding of the British Library from 1999 to 2023, where the lines for the total funding as well as the components of the funding are animated over time.
July 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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It's honestly hilarious and I'm like, what is it like for TWO POPES say you suck at being Catholic??
Screenshot of Robert Prevost Twitter, pre-papacy. @drprevost JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn't ask us to rank our love for others https://ncronline.org/node/292716 via @NCRonline
May 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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In other news, while my job hunt is still....hunting. my seedlings are somehow thriving
A 6 by 6 tray of various seedlings in various stages of growth A 6 by 6 tray of various seedlings in various stages of growth. This is less lush than the former tray but at least 50% are sprouting
May 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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What? Day 23 of #JamVent ? in MAY
(yes because ADHD knows no time 🤧)
Today's offering is Apricot-Orange Blossom Spread
Pros: Apricots are pleasant
Cons: I hate florals
Tiny jar of Bonne Maman Apricot-Orange Blossom Spread. It has a red and white gingham pattern lid. The spread itself seems to be a translucent orange with brown tones. Apricot-Orange Blossom Spread on top of a bowl of porridge
May 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Dude from "Worst Guy you Know Makes One Good Point" meme
April 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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The cat in question
A brown tabby cat, WHO DOES NOT PAY RENT, sitting on a bed. He has a very disappointed expression because his aunt is trying to get a job instead of cuddling him.
March 29, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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Aforementioned French Onion soup beans
A white bowl filled with French onion soup beans topped with gluten croutons covered in vegan cheese
March 29, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Two days late, but a #TidyTuesday figure! This time, I decided to make a temporal heatmap of the top 30 terms identified across all of the reports. If I did this again, I would probably identify the top 30 terms per year instead of collapsing it across years🤔.
Notebook coming soon! #databs
A temporal heat map of the frequency of the top 30 words seen in Amazon's Annual Reports from 2005 and 2023. The x-axis is the years from 2005 to 2023. The y-axis is the top 30 words identified overall. The legend is a gradient bar from dark purple to yellow, where the dark purple is lower frequencies and yellow is higher frequencies. The color palette is the viridis palette
March 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Anyway happy PI day but also HAPPY 6TH BIRTHDAY TO MY CAT! NIECE
A tabby cat with a white belly staring at the camera Same cat, this time lying on her stomach. Still staring at the camera.
March 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Taking a break from us politics posting to showcase my iftar 😤
Please clap
Burrito bowl made with tumeric lime rice, Mexican black beans, tofu sofritas, corn salsa, shredded cabbage topped with a cilantro lime crema. All plant-based
March 14, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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....they wanna bring back the draft don't they
This poses a dire threat to the American people and our way of life. Seventy-seven percent of young adults do not qualify for the military based in large part on their health scores. Ninety percent of the Nation’s $4.5 trillion in annual healthcare expenditures is for people with chronic and mental health conditions. In short, Americans of all ages are becoming sicker, beset by illnesses that our medical system is not addressing effectively. These trends harm us, our economy, and our security.
February 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Day 22 of #JamVent or Called My Senator (and left a message because lol call volume for some reason)
The spread: Mirabelle Plum and Linden Blossom
Bowl of oatmeal topped with peanut butter and translucent brownish-purple dollops of jam. A small jar with a red and white gingham patterned top is next to the bowl.
February 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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I've called my rep and my senators and now time for Day 21 of #JamVent
Pineapple-passionfruit spread
Bowl of oatmeal with a dollop of translucent orange jam and a dollop of peanut butter on top. There is a spoon sticking out of the bowl
February 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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SO WE JUMP TO DAY 20 OF #JamVent or White Nectarine-Peach Spread ✨
This time in porridge made from a combo of rolled and steel cut oats. First time trying this combo and honestly? I am fan.
Picture of an open mini-jar of Bonne Maman White nectarine-Peach spread. It is next to a bowl of porridge with a translucent orangey dollop of the spread on top.
February 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Day 18 of #JamVent
CARAMEL COFFEE SPREAD!!!

Or no, I absolutely do not have dairy issues. Absolutely not. Nope. Not me.
(If my mother sees this, yes I am drinking more water and taking my tumeric 🥲)
Two slices of wide gluten free bread on a paper towel placed side by side. The left piece has bougie crunchy peanut butter on it. The right side has caramel coffee spread on it.
January 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM