Sofia Hauck
@shauck.bsky.social
Data scientist working with patient data (previously railways & farming); genomics PhD from Oxford Zoology; science enthusiast, cycling advocate, illustration fan and keen traveller. 🇧🇷🇬🇧🇪🇺
I get extra annoyed with the surprises and hurdles that have to do with the software trying to guess what I really want rather than doing what I actually asked. Search engines are the worst for this!
November 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I get extra annoyed with the surprises and hurdles that have to do with the software trying to guess what I really want rather than doing what I actually asked. Search engines are the worst for this!
The one exception I know to this is Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn, but it seems most of the “method” to that was camping, fishing and mending his own clothes!
October 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The one exception I know to this is Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn, but it seems most of the “method” to that was camping, fishing and mending his own clothes!
My parents dropped a bottle of port on a parking lot literally decades ago and the pain has never fully healed. I wish you a swift recovery.
October 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
My parents dropped a bottle of port on a parking lot literally decades ago and the pain has never fully healed. I wish you a swift recovery.
You could at least change the “tell the user to restart session” message you already have to something that uses utils::menu to ask the user if it’s okay to restart then do it for them. Wrap it in a “if(interactive())” and you can still use the same script in other places too.
September 26, 2025 at 10:14 AM
You could at least change the “tell the user to restart session” message you already have to something that uses utils::menu to ask the user if it’s okay to restart then do it for them. Wrap it in a “if(interactive())” and you can still use the same script in other places too.
Maybe a .rs.restartR() to the top of the script if analysts are working in R Studio only? Everything else I can think of is potentially trickier to work with, though this is a bit slow to run and won’t solve any package installation issues.
September 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Maybe a .rs.restartR() to the top of the script if analysts are working in R Studio only? Everything else I can think of is potentially trickier to work with, though this is a bit slow to run and won’t solve any package installation issues.
Maybe over the top for the problem you’re facing, but using something like the “knitr” package to run your script in a clean environment instead of trying to clean your current environment might be a good option?
September 26, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Maybe over the top for the problem you’re facing, but using something like the “knitr” package to run your script in a clean environment instead of trying to clean your current environment might be a good option?
The Focus Tree app does a better job of being pretty while you’re using (not using?) it, though the items you earn are less interesting. Hopefully with Bean Friend’s success, there will be some cool new ones in this space!
September 19, 2025 at 5:44 AM
The Focus Tree app does a better job of being pretty while you’re using (not using?) it, though the items you earn are less interesting. Hopefully with Bean Friend’s success, there will be some cool new ones in this space!
Not cats, but a bean that knits socks: apps.apple.com/gb/app/focus...
Focus Friend, by Hank Green
If you interrupt your Bean by turning off the timer, they'll be really really sad.
Complete your focus session, and this cute Bean will give you prizes to buy decorations to help furnish their room....
apps.apple.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Not cats, but a bean that knits socks: apps.apple.com/gb/app/focus...
I can’t make any statements about how replicable it is, but Portugal did pretty much that and it deserves to be better known! 🇵🇹
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnati...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnati...
Carnation Revolution - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
September 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I can’t make any statements about how replicable it is, but Portugal did pretty much that and it deserves to be better known! 🇵🇹
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnati...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnati...
September 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
A classic case of “the front is not supposed to fall off”: youtube.com/watch?v=3m5q...
Clarke and Dawe - The Front Fell Off
YouTube video by ClarkeAndDawe
m.youtube.com
September 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
A classic case of “the front is not supposed to fall off”: youtube.com/watch?v=3m5q...
We had this back in 2021! I searched for *six months* for a shelter that would let me have one or two adult cats to live in an apartment and it was just not possible. We ended up adopting two street cats from Abu Dhabi and honestly, best decision ever.
August 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
We had this back in 2021! I searched for *six months* for a shelter that would let me have one or two adult cats to live in an apartment and it was just not possible. We ended up adopting two street cats from Abu Dhabi and honestly, best decision ever.
I have been thinking we’re creating a generation of BMX cyclists with that!
August 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I have been thinking we’re creating a generation of BMX cyclists with that!
I just cycled through deep Brittany for a holiday recently and it was a gorgeous place! We mostly stayed at chambre d’hotes (bed & breakfast?) sort of places, and quite a few were run by retired former city-dwellers who wanted to occasionally have some new people to talk to.
August 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I just cycled through deep Brittany for a holiday recently and it was a gorgeous place! We mostly stayed at chambre d’hotes (bed & breakfast?) sort of places, and quite a few were run by retired former city-dwellers who wanted to occasionally have some new people to talk to.
It’s an under-appreciated downside of Brexit actually, the availability of European language teachers is way down!
August 13, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It’s an under-appreciated downside of Brexit actually, the availability of European language teachers is way down!
Yes I do! The “HRF 40 Heat Rejection Window Film” from Purlfrost. www.purlfrost.com/mirror-and-t...
Heat Rejection Window Film | Reduce Heat Gain | Purlfrost
Heat rejection film designed to cut down 80% of infra red light responsible for heat gain.
www.purlfrost.com
July 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Yes I do! The “HRF 40 Heat Rejection Window Film” from Purlfrost. www.purlfrost.com/mirror-and-t...
Interesting! We didn’t have that problem, but maybe that’s the flip side of having one that was very fiddly to apply and seemed to love sticking to everything, including itself! We also used the trick of getting the window thoroughly wet first and squeegee-ing out the water.
July 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Interesting! We didn’t have that problem, but maybe that’s the flip side of having one that was very fiddly to apply and seemed to love sticking to everything, including itself! We also used the trick of getting the window thoroughly wet first and squeegee-ing out the water.
If you have large windows, solar window film can really help! It’s very easy to install if you don’t care how neat it looks, and fiddly but possible with patience if you do. It’s the only thing that made a real difference when we lived in an all south-facing windows flat!
July 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
If you have large windows, solar window film can really help! It’s very easy to install if you don’t care how neat it looks, and fiddly but possible with patience if you do. It’s the only thing that made a real difference when we lived in an all south-facing windows flat!
That looks like AC has higher power consumption than open windows until the car exceeds 80mph, which is above the national speed limit in the UK, and that’s only for one of the two cars tested.
July 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
That looks like AC has higher power consumption than open windows until the car exceeds 80mph, which is above the national speed limit in the UK, and that’s only for one of the two cars tested.
I will put up with people who want ACs in residential properties banned when they ban AC in cars too.
Open a window! Get a nice breeze going. What’s the problem?
Open a window! Get a nice breeze going. What’s the problem?
July 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I will put up with people who want ACs in residential properties banned when they ban AC in cars too.
Open a window! Get a nice breeze going. What’s the problem?
Open a window! Get a nice breeze going. What’s the problem?
I think it’s literally just that air con is discussed in the summer, when global “warming” sounds bad because it’s already hot, and heating is discussed in winter and it sounds like it’d be nice to be cozy.
July 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I think it’s literally just that air con is discussed in the summer, when global “warming” sounds bad because it’s already hot, and heating is discussed in winter and it sounds like it’d be nice to be cozy.