coolbutuseless<p>Would have been a hell of a <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/positconf" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>positconf</span></a> talk:</p><p>"<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/c64" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>c64</span></a> assembly programming with <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RStats</span></a>" </p><p>Probably could have even made it into the worst attended workshop in conference history. :)</p>
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Posit<p>Last call for talks at <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PositConf2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PositConf2025</span></a>! </p><p>We're looking for passionate data professionals to share their R & Python projects, insights, and experiences in Atlanta, September 16-18. Let's learn and grow together!</p><p>Deadline: Feb 14th (anywhere on Earth!).</p><p>More details are available in this blog post: <a href="https://posit.co/blog/speak-at-posit-conf-2025/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">posit.co/blog/speak-at-posit-c</span><span class="invisible">onf-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/datascience" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>datascience</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/rstats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rstats</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>python</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/positconf" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>positconf</span></a></p>
Ella Kaye<p>What's the name of the %||% <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RStats</span></a> operator? If I wanted to say it out loud, what should I say? I'm thinking "default value for null operator" but perhaps there's something snappier? This is for a 60-second <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PositConf" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PositConf</span></a> submission video.</p>
Tyler Morgan-Wall<p>Happy Halloween—my posit::conf(2024) talk has been uploaded! Watch to see how I easily migrated my website to Quarto using some neat Quarto features and a little help from AI!</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RStats</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/QuartoPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>QuartoPub</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PositConf" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PositConf</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Quarto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Quarto</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/U8_Dc_ru8fg?si=PbX0l7fP5cNlfgbE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/U8_Dc_ru8fg?si=PbX0l7</span><span class="invisible">fP5cNlfgbE</span></a></p>
Stas Kolenikov<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@allendowney" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>allendowney</span></a></span> from your <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/positconf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>positconf</span></a> keynote: I was looking into how implemented variability things accounting for the complex survey designs, and this was not right. `pd.sample()` documentation does not really say how it uses the `weights` argument. Naive implementations of weighted samples get wrong answers. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosrev.2022.100533" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1016/j.cosrev.2022.</span><span class="invisible">100533</span></a>. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@tslumley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tslumley</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@benschneider" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>benschneider</span></a></span></p>
Jon Harmon<p>My brain is full! I have to zone out for a bit! As usual at <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PositConf" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PositConf</span></a>, I'm overloaded with tons of info + tons of people and may need to hide for a minute. I'll recharge and see everyone at the carnival if not before! </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PositConf2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PositConf2024</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RStats</span></a></p>
Posit<p>Posit Conf 2024 is in full swing! We are excited to gather with folks in-person and virtually for all things open source data science. </p><p>See the schedule at <a href="https://reg.conf.posit.co/flow/posit/positconf24/publiccatalog/page/publiccatalog?tab.day=20240813" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">reg.conf.posit.co/flow/posit/p</span><span class="invisible">ositconf24/publiccatalog/page/publiccatalog?tab.day=20240813</span></a></p><p>Watch the live stream at <a href="https://reg.conf.posit.co/flow/posit/positconf24/reg/login" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">reg.conf.posit.co/flow/posit/p</span><span class="invisible">ositconf24/reg/login</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/positconf" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>positconf</span></a> <br /><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/rstats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rstats</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/pydata" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pydata</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/positconf2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>positconf2024</span></a></p>
Dr. Julia Stewart Lowndes<p>Excited for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/positconf" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>positconf</span></a> next week! Always look forward to seeing friends and to-be friends :) Come say hi and join <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@openscapes" class="u-url mention">@<span>openscapes</span></a></span> colleagues talks: Stefanie Butland (kyber R package Tuesday) and <br />Luis Lopez (earthaccess Python library Wednesday)!</p>
Tyler Morgan-Wall<p>My talk on Quarto ("Quarto, AI, and the Art of Getting Your Life Back") is all ready for posit::conf next Tuesday at 2:40 PM! </p><p>You may be thinking: "But wait! Isn't your schtick amazing 3D rendering and data visualization in R?"</p><p>Have no fear! While my topic is Quarto, my talk is filled with visualizations made in R like the one in the slide you see below 😀 </p><p>Session: <a href="https://reg.conf.posit.co/flow/posit/positconf24/publiccatalog/page/publiccatalog/session/1712004124994001gOid" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">reg.conf.posit.co/flow/posit/p</span><span class="invisible">ositconf24/publiccatalog/page/publiccatalog/session/1712004124994001gOid</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PositConf2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PositConf2024</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PositConf" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PositConf</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RStats</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/QuartoPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>QuartoPub</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/rayrender" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rayrender</span></a></p>
R Consortium<p>🚀 Don't miss the R/Pharma Summit @ Posit Conf 2024 in Seattle!</p><p>🗓️ Aug 11, 9a – 10a</p><p>📢 Talk: Driving Consensus Through Repositories by Aaron Clark and Doug Kelkhof.<br /> <br />Explore the future of R-pkg quality assessments through industry collaboration and regulatory insight!</p><p>Register here: <br /><a href="https://posit.co/blog/register-for-r-pharma-at-posit-conf-2024/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">posit.co/blog/register-for-r-p</span><span class="invisible">harma-at-posit-conf-2024/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/register" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>register</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RPharma2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RPharma2024</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PositConf" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PositConf</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RStats</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PharmaTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PharmaTech</span></a></p>
Trevin Flickinger<p>Anyone getting into Seattle on Sunday for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PositConf" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PositConf</span></a> and want to catch a Seattle Mariners game on Sunday night? ⚾️👋</p>
alans<p>I'm super excited to be giving a talk at <a href="https://social.lol/tags/positconf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>positconf</span></a> next week! </p><p>Covid numbers in Seattle are bad right now! I'll be wearing a mask most of the time at the conf and "testing in" daily. I certainly don't want to get sick again, or bring it home, and I believe that making events safer is a shared responsibility, not a solely individual decision about risk.</p><p>You'll still know I'm smiling underneath because my eyes get all wrinkly NO THAT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE I'M OLD.</p><p><a href="https://social.lol/tags/rstats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rstats</span></a> <a href="https://social.lol/tags/datasci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>datasci</span></a></p>
emilyriederer<p>Excited to be heading to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rstats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rstats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/positconf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>positconf</span></a> next week to talk about some of the best (source: me, YMMV) python packages coming from an R perspective. Who's headed out there?</p>
Dr. Robert M Flight<p>Shoutout to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@Posit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Posit</span></a></span> for making virtual attendance to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PositConf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PositConf</span></a> very cheap ($49 USD) or free (academics, needs based). Looking forward to it again this year.</p>
Tyler Morgan-Wall<p>Excited to report my talk "Reclaiming My Time with Quarto: A Journey from WordPress to Simplicity" has been accepted to <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PositConf2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PositConf2024</span></a>! I'll be talking about how I transformed my Wordpress site to Quarto (www.tylermw.com) using WP's XML export along with R to automate converting complex javascript and media-laden posts to Quarto, and the many improvements to my site (and personal time!) that resulted. </p><p>(Plus a short discussion of making 3D buildings in R!)</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RStats</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PositConf" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PositConf</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Quarto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Quarto</span></a></p>
Ted Laderas<p>Surprisingly ok that my <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/positconf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>positconf</span></a> talk was not accepted. I enjoyed speaking last year, but it took so much of my brain space that it was hard to appreciate the conf.</p>
simi<p>With <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/positconf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>positconf</span></a> 2024 in August, registration, and opportunity scholarships open, I wanted to share my experience at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/positconf2023" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>positconf2023</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rstats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rstats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Scholarship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scholarship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conference</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://me.dm/@medium" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>medium</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blogging</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://medium.com/illumination/my-time-at-posit-conf-2023-in-chicago-e9ed729ce76a" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/illumination/my-tim</span><span class="invisible">e-at-posit-conf-2023-in-chicago-e9ed729ce76a</span></a></p>
Dax Kellie<p>Want to get started making R packages but nervous about how to get started?</p><p>Watch this fantastic talk by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@fontikar" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fontikar</span></a></span> and your stress will wash away! Learn to embrace you inner-biologist and stick-poke your way to success! 🐞🐛🦋</p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/rstats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rstats</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/PositConf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PositConf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bzgFg_bZXM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=-bzgFg_bZX</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a></p>
Ted Laderas<p>Hey Portland <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Rstats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rstats</span></a> people - we're having a recap of <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/PositConf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PositConf</span></a> tomorrow! Join me at Aggregate 60: Recap of PositConf <a href="https://meetu.ps/e/Mw7Lx/ypHsd/i" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">meetu.ps/e/Mw7Lx/ypHsd/i</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
emilyriederer<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/positconf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>positconf</span></a> inspired me to give Mastodon another more serious go here. What are folks favorite iPhone apps for here?</p>
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