ryan scharf
@ryanscharf.bsky.social
maker, rstats, serial hobbyist, tampa bay rowdies & sun, professional data person
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ryan scharf
@ryanscharf.bsky.social
· Jan 24
Starter Pack - Bluesky Directory
Recommended custom feeds and users to help communities find each other.
blueskydirectory.com
for anyone transitioning to bluesky, here are some things to get started
starter packs for interests - blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs
find twitter people on bsky - www.sky-follower-bridge.dev
custom feeds to follow - blueskydirectory.com/feeds
starter packs for interests - blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs
find twitter people on bsky - www.sky-follower-bridge.dev
custom feeds to follow - blueskydirectory.com/feeds
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Me, a python newbie! :(
November 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Me, a python newbie! :(
in 2012, you could get your halloween burrito at chipotle for $2. now that same 'deal' is for a $6 burrito, which is nearly what the menu price for a chicken burrito was back in 2012.
October 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
in 2012, you could get your halloween burrito at chipotle for $2. now that same 'deal' is for a $6 burrito, which is nearly what the menu price for a chicken burrito was back in 2012.
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{fs} is one of those extremely dope R packages that I always forget about. the OS specific file path management functions are 👌
Thank you so much to @jadeynryan.bsky.social for the fantastic workshop last night. The recording for Efficient File Management in R with {fs} is now available!
youtu.be/X4i-yOBtn1s
youtu.be/X4i-yOBtn1s
R-Ladies STL: Efficient File Management in R with {fs} with Jadey Ryan
YouTube video by R Ladies STL
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
{fs} is one of those extremely dope R packages that I always forget about. the OS specific file path management functions are 👌
baby's first:
discord bot,
rust package,
github action,
dockge deployment
discord bot,
rust package,
github action,
dockge deployment
October 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
baby's first:
discord bot,
rust package,
github action,
dockge deployment
discord bot,
rust package,
github action,
dockge deployment
birding is having such a good year that even the blue jays made it to the world series.
October 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
birding is having such a good year that even the blue jays made it to the world series.
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for anyone transitioning to bluesky, here are some things to get started
starter packs for interests - blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs
find twitter people on bsky - www.sky-follower-bridge.dev
custom feeds to follow - blueskydirectory.com/feeds
starter packs for interests - blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs
find twitter people on bsky - www.sky-follower-bridge.dev
custom feeds to follow - blueskydirectory.com/feeds
Starter Pack - Bluesky Directory
Recommended custom feeds and users to help communities find each other.
blueskydirectory.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
for anyone transitioning to bluesky, here are some things to get started
starter packs for interests - blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs
find twitter people on bsky - www.sky-follower-bridge.dev
custom feeds to follow - blueskydirectory.com/feeds
starter packs for interests - blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs
find twitter people on bsky - www.sky-follower-bridge.dev
custom feeds to follow - blueskydirectory.com/feeds
Did a very BRAVE homeowner thing and took my bag with all the assorted screws and THREW THEM ALL OUT
October 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Did a very BRAVE homeowner thing and took my bag with all the assorted screws and THREW THEM ALL OUT
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Hey, #databs and #rstats - would you forgive me using these hashtags to ask for help finding a new area to live? My husband and I need an affordable farm-ish to move to in the #NewEngland area! Where do you love to live?!
We need >= 1 acre + access to medical, & can't afford to live near the coast
We need >= 1 acre + access to medical, & can't afford to live near the coast
October 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Hey, #databs and #rstats - would you forgive me using these hashtags to ask for help finding a new area to live? My husband and I need an affordable farm-ish to move to in the #NewEngland area! Where do you love to live?!
We need >= 1 acre + access to medical, & can't afford to live near the coast
We need >= 1 acre + access to medical, & can't afford to live near the coast
is shinyapps.io deprecated to make way for Connect Cloud? I'm used to publishing to shinyapps from RStudio but just realized that it's not available in #positron right now.
#rstats
#databs
#rstats
#databs
October 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
is shinyapps.io deprecated to make way for Connect Cloud? I'm used to publishing to shinyapps from RStudio but just realized that it's not available in #positron right now.
#rstats
#databs
#rstats
#databs
remember when it felt like we heard talks about the ethical use of machine learning for like half a decade and then LLMs came out and the industry was like "jk"
October 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
remember when it felt like we heard talks about the ethical use of machine learning for like half a decade and then LLMs came out and the industry was like "jk"
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A month or two ago someone posted a link to their really amazing set of LLM system instructions for writing #rstats code with good tidy/NSE patterns. (They were also good for humans!) Does anyone recall who or where that was?
October 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A month or two ago someone posted a link to their really amazing set of LLM system instructions for writing #rstats code with good tidy/NSE patterns. (They were also good for humans!) Does anyone recall who or where that was?
Whoever came up with the 'Copilot' branding must've been the same person that coined 'Redwood National and State Parks'. Constantly explaining the difference between M365 Copilot, Github Copilot, and now Azure OpenAI Copilot endpoints is tiresome.
#databs
#databs
October 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Whoever came up with the 'Copilot' branding must've been the same person that coined 'Redwood National and State Parks'. Constantly explaining the difference between M365 Copilot, Github Copilot, and now Azure OpenAI Copilot endpoints is tiresome.
#databs
#databs
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This week on Counting Stuff. Layoffs! I'm in search for a job now! It sucks but here we are!
Now's the ideal time to give me money in exchange for time or a project. Or if you just have leads in quantitative/data/researchy positions across NYC or remotely
www.counting-stuff.com/looking-for-...
Now's the ideal time to give me money in exchange for time or a project. Or if you just have leads in quantitative/data/researchy positions across NYC or remotely
www.counting-stuff.com/looking-for-...
Looking for work, surprise edition
I always told my wife this newsletter was my backup plan...
www.counting-stuff.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This week on Counting Stuff. Layoffs! I'm in search for a job now! It sucks but here we are!
Now's the ideal time to give me money in exchange for time or a project. Or if you just have leads in quantitative/data/researchy positions across NYC or remotely
www.counting-stuff.com/looking-for-...
Now's the ideal time to give me money in exchange for time or a project. Or if you just have leads in quantitative/data/researchy positions across NYC or remotely
www.counting-stuff.com/looking-for-...
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DataBS Conf is TOMORROW!! 10am to about 5pm EDT, a bunch of talks of all the nitty gritty BS that happens behind the scenes while working on data.
Tickets are free, sign up and join us!!
ti.to/databsconf/d...
Tickets are free, sign up and join us!!
ti.to/databsconf/d...
DataBS Conf
"Data, Behind the Scenes" is a free-to-attend online-only, single track conference centered on the real stories of data work from the folks in the trenches. We’re not here for the latest AI hype, perf...
ti.to
September 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
DataBS Conf is TOMORROW!! 10am to about 5pm EDT, a bunch of talks of all the nitty gritty BS that happens behind the scenes while working on data.
Tickets are free, sign up and join us!!
ti.to/databsconf/d...
Tickets are free, sign up and join us!!
ti.to/databsconf/d...
mfw i write an error handling function that has an example and then check() throws an error on it #rstats
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media.tenor.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
mfw i write an error handling function that has an example and then check() throws an error on it #rstats
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#rstats question! Now that {purrr} has built-in support for parallelization with {mirai} and in_parallel(), should we still be using {furrr} and future_map()? Or is the best practice going forward going to be purrr::in_parallel()?
Parallel processing in purrr 1.1.0
The functional programming toolkit for R gains new capabilities for parallel processing and distributed computing using mirai.
www.tidyverse.org
August 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#rstats question! Now that {purrr} has built-in support for parallelization with {mirai} and in_parallel(), should we still be using {furrr} and future_map()? Or is the best practice going forward going to be purrr::in_parallel()?
I'm really curious to what thoughts on this are. I do feel like the shiny ecosystem has a 'missing middle' when it comes to apps that aren't quite for a full enterprise but also require a bit more setup than shinyapps.io can offer. #databs #rstats #datascience
August 21, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I'm really curious to what thoughts on this are. I do feel like the shiny ecosystem has a 'missing middle' when it comes to apps that aren't quite for a full enterprise but also require a bit more setup than shinyapps.io can offer. #databs #rstats #datascience
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I have a single R Shiny application to deploy that needs secured database connections and user authentication.
shinyapps. io can't do both, and I have feeling Posit Connect Cloud is gonna charge too much for just for SSO.
What do folks here think about Shiny Server vs Shiny Proxy instead? #rshiny
shinyapps. io can't do both, and I have feeling Posit Connect Cloud is gonna charge too much for just for SSO.
What do folks here think about Shiny Server vs Shiny Proxy instead? #rshiny
August 14, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I have a single R Shiny application to deploy that needs secured database connections and user authentication.
shinyapps. io can't do both, and I have feeling Posit Connect Cloud is gonna charge too much for just for SSO.
What do folks here think about Shiny Server vs Shiny Proxy instead? #rshiny
shinyapps. io can't do both, and I have feeling Posit Connect Cloud is gonna charge too much for just for SSO.
What do folks here think about Shiny Server vs Shiny Proxy instead? #rshiny
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Data Behind the Scenes Conference free registration is open! Wed Sept 24, ~10am-5pm EDT. Online-only, single track.
Join data folks as they share experiences with how data work is done in production, thorns & disturbing hacks and all!
(Pls help get the word out 📈)
ti.to/databsconf/d...
#dataBS
Join data folks as they share experiences with how data work is done in production, thorns & disturbing hacks and all!
(Pls help get the word out 📈)
ti.to/databsconf/d...
#dataBS
DataBS Conf
"Data, Behind the Scenes" is a free-to-attend online-only, single track conference centered on the real stories of data work from the folks in the trenches. We’re not here for the latest AI hype, perf...
ti.to
August 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Data Behind the Scenes Conference free registration is open! Wed Sept 24, ~10am-5pm EDT. Online-only, single track.
Join data folks as they share experiences with how data work is done in production, thorns & disturbing hacks and all!
(Pls help get the word out 📈)
ti.to/databsconf/d...
#dataBS
Join data folks as they share experiences with how data work is done in production, thorns & disturbing hacks and all!
(Pls help get the word out 📈)
ti.to/databsconf/d...
#dataBS
I, too, am very close to becoming a hurricane.
August 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I, too, am very close to becoming a hurricane.
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how the email finds me
August 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
how the email finds me
NWSTampaBay tweeted that Tampa broke the 100F barrier. in 135 years of record keeping, Tampa proper has never hit that mark before due some geographic quirks of the city, but that streak ends now. It's horrifying to see these records continually, and increasingly becoming broken.
July 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
NWSTampaBay tweeted that Tampa broke the 100F barrier. in 135 years of record keeping, Tampa proper has never hit that mark before due some geographic quirks of the city, but that streak ends now. It's horrifying to see these records continually, and increasingly becoming broken.