coolbutuseless @coolbutuseless.bsky.social · 05/09/2026#RStats Accidental Art! These came out looking like Henry Moore sculptures! Running experiments with lighting 3d models and rendering only with {grid} graphics 052
Reposted by coolbutuselessThomas Lumley @tslumley.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Linguistics sabotage: get the word "wugs" used in Bluey 021
Reposted by coolbutuselesstj mahr 🤘 @tjmahr.com · 05/09/2026Friday night time to kick back with some YouTube youtu.be/sZDclg-P15s?...youtu.beHow To Write An Emulator - Part 1YouTube video by Drudgerist 021
Reposted by coolbutuselessMike Brondbjerg @mikebrondbjerg.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Super nice site for a Friday afternoon!!! bookofshapes.com 🔥bookofshapes.comBook of ShapesA curated gallery of generative patterns. Discover, customize, and download unique algorithmic art. 0236
Reposted by coolbutuselessTyler Morgan-Wall @tylermw.com · 04/09/2026A fly-by ski trip generated entirely in #RStats with #rayshader and #rayrender, featuring realistic lighting for that location at a specific date and time, properly marked roads, trails, ski trails, streams, lakes, houses, and 2 million (!) individually rendered trees! All generated from {sf} data! 1297
coolbutuseless @coolbutuseless.bsky.social · 04/09/2026#RStats WIP: rendering 3d models in {grid} graphics Overview: Manipulate a 3d mesh object into a grid::polygonGrob() call 1. Colored by coordinates 2. Colored by normal direction 3. Flat shading 4. Code snippet 0131
Reposted by coolbutuselessEmil Hvitfeldt @emilhvitfeldt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Happy to announce this little release of recipes! This releases comes with a new way to look inside a recipe partway through, a speedup for steps that are applied to many columns, and multi-column support in step_regex() and step_count(). opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-08... #rstats #tidymodelsopensource.posit.corecipes 1.4.0recipes 1.4.0 is now on CRAN. This release adds a `stop_at` argument to `bake()` for inspecting a recipe partway through, makes `prep()` and `bake()` dramatically faster on wide data, and lets… 0126
Reposted by coolbutuselessJon Harmon (he/him/his) @jonthegeek.com · 25/08/2026I got hit by a heavy wave of imposter syndrome today when it fully hit me that my #PositConf2026 talk comes down to "pretty much every #RStats pkg should import my {stbl} pkg". But seriously it will make things work better! Stick around for "The Design of Everyday R Functions" 340pm, 2026-09-26 2241
coolbutuseless @coolbutuseless.bsky.social · 23/08/2026#RStats putting together a test case so I can think about what a grid-compatible "triangleMeshGrob()" might look like. 120
Reposted by coolbutuselessEmil Hvitfeldt @emilhvitfeldt.bsky.social · 21/08/2026posit::conf(2026) is coming faster and faster and I'm finishing up my sticker designs! If you have used my #slidecrafting tools, attended a talk, a workshop, is interested at all, please come up to me to receive a sticker and an optional chat! 1294
Reposted by coolbutuselesscoolbutuseless @coolbutuseless.bsky.social · 20/08/2026#RStats pink cuboids * signed distance field: {csgr} * isosurface extraction using naive surface nets: {isosurface} * rendering via {rayrender} & {rgl} Each cuboid = function interpolated sphere/cube, repeated infinitely, evaluated within a 2x2x2 volume to concretize a triangulated mesh 032
coolbutuseless @coolbutuseless.bsky.social · 20/08/2026#RStats pink cuboids * signed distance field: {csgr} * isosurface extraction using naive surface nets: {isosurface} * rendering via {rayrender} & {rgl} Each cuboid = function interpolated sphere/cube, repeated infinitely, evaluated within a 2x2x2 volume to concretize a triangulated mesh 032
Reposted by coolbutuselessJanuary Weiner @january3.github.io · 19/08/2026[ FAIL 0 | WARN 0 | SKIP 0 | PASS 490 ] 0 errors ✔ | 0 warnings ✔ | 0 notes ✔ nothing to commit, working tree clean life is good #rstats 0152
Reposted by coolbutuselesscoolbutuseless @coolbutuseless.bsky.social · 15/08/2026#RStats nightmare rendering 3D perlin noise isosurface using {ambient} + {rayrender} 011
Reposted by coolbutuselesscoolbutuseless @coolbutuseless.bsky.social · 17/08/2026#RStats compatibility-breaking, Ill-considered syntax hot take: change my mind! In addition to "$", R should also allow using "." and "->" for accessing named members of lists and environments If x <- list(a = 1) Then the following are equivalent x$a x.a x->a 231
coolbutuseless @coolbutuseless.bsky.social · 17/08/2026#RStats compatibility-breaking, Ill-considered syntax hot take: change my mind! In addition to "$", R should also allow using "." and "->" for accessing named members of lists and environments If x <- list(a = 1) Then the following are equivalent x$a x.a x->a 231
coolbutuseless @coolbutuseless.bsky.social · 15/08/2026#RStats nightmare rendering 3D perlin noise isosurface using {ambient} + {rayrender} 011
coolbutuseless @coolbutuseless.bsky.social · 15/08/2026#RStats moody rendering continues! * 3d noise field via {ambient} ambient::noise_cubic() * Isosurface extaction via surface nets * rendering via {rayrender} 010
Reposted by coolbutuselessMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Male Northern Cardinal Original post 561353154
Reposted by coolbutuselessHugh @hughagraham.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Working on a new raster engine for #rstats, {garry}, powered by {gdalraster}, {anvl} and {mirai}. Still messy as hell but already the performance is pretty exciting. Only for the brave right now but ideas and opinions are still welcome! github.com/belian-earth... #rspatial #remotesensing 2249
Reposted by coolbutuselessJD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 09/08/2026Popped three locks today. Everyone clap. <takes bow> 4262
Reposted by coolbutuselessLuke Pembleton @lwpembleton.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Also, I may be biased, but I do quite like the hex sticker 😉 011
Reposted by coolbutuselessLuke Pembleton @lwpembleton.bsky.social · 07/08/2026After many years of using various incarnations of it in my own #bioinformatics workflows, I've finally packaged up {corner} and released a development version on GitHub. For those moments in #rstats dev when you just want a quick peek at the corner of a table. github.com/lpembleton/cornergithub.comGitHub - lpembleton/corner: Quick, simple, console-width-aware object inspection for R.Quick, simple, console-width-aware object inspection for R. - lpembleton/corner 1112
Reposted by coolbutuselesscoolbutuseless @coolbutuseless.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Moody render with {rayrender} with #Backrooms palette * gyroid: sin(x).cos(y) + sin(y).cos(z) + sin(z).cos(x) * isosurface at level = 0 * meshed via surface nets * render with {rayrender} #RStats 042
coolbutuseless @coolbutuseless.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Moody render with {rayrender} with #Backrooms palette * gyroid: sin(x).cos(y) + sin(y).cos(z) + sin(z).cos(x) * isosurface at level = 0 * meshed via surface nets * render with {rayrender} #RStats 042
Reposted by coolbutuselessBen Hanowell @hanowell.me · 03/08/2026Do I know anyone who knows anyone who knows A LOT about the coupled-clock mechanics of SA node cells so they could read some paragraphs I wrote for a general audience and tell me how badly I %$&ed up my explanation? 001
Reposted by coolbutuselessBruno Rodrigues @brodriguesco.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Willing to help me test T, a new domain-specific language for building reproducible pipelines (in #RStats, #Python or #Julia)? I'd like to see how easy it is for people to use agents with T to build reproducible pipelines. If you're interested in trying it out, please follow these instructions.tstats-project.orgT Programming Language - nix-installation 243
Reposted by coolbutuselessTobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 01/08/2026To help relieve work stress, don't answer emails on the weekend. Also on weekdays after 5 PM turn off your email. On Mondays, don't log into your email until after noon. Before logging in on Tuesday burn your computer and erase your identity. By Wednesday morning gather supplies and escape into the 11800194
Reposted by coolbutuselesscoolbutuseless @coolbutuseless.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Moody render with {rayrender} Signed distance field -> converted to a mesh -> rayrender #RStats 022
coolbutuseless @coolbutuseless.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Moody render with {rayrender} Signed distance field -> converted to a mesh -> rayrender #RStats 022
coolbutuseless @coolbutuseless.bsky.social · 01/08/2026A demonstration on how normals can influence the look of a rendered model 1. Face normals only 2. Vertex normals calculated as the area-weighted mean of the face normals 3. Vertex normals calculateed via finite differencing on the signed-distance field #RStats 011
Reposted by coolbutuselessMid terms are November 3rd 2026. Go register voters. @usrbinr.bsky.social · 01/08/2026so anyone use the rownames attribute often in #rstats? curious if there are any advantages or conveniences that this attribute brings? 311
Reposted by coolbutuselesscoolbutuseless @coolbutuseless.bsky.social · 30/07/2026#RStats knotty isosurface - testing my isosurface extractor (including normals) 111
coolbutuseless @coolbutuseless.bsky.social · 30/07/2026#RStats knotty isosurface - testing my isosurface extractor (including normals) 111
Reposted by coolbutuselessLibby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 30/07/2026A huge thank you from @ivelasq3.bsky.social and I to @kylieainslie.bsky.social for inviting us to visit the R-Ladie's Melbourne chapter for an hour tonight 😍 We had sooo much fun meeting everyone and answering all the questions we could about #rstats in Positron! (Which we're always here to answer) 3171
Reposted by coolbutuselessNicola Rennie @nrennie.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Quick reminder of tonight's Ihaka Lecture where I'll be talking about creativity, code, and data visualisation 📊 📆 30 Jul 2026 ⌚ 18:00 NZST (in person) ⌚ 18:30 NZST / 07:30 BST (online) 📍Science Centre, Auckland / Online More info: www.auckland.ac.nz/en/science/a... #RStats #DataViz 0273
Reposted by coolbutuselessJon Harmon (he/him/his) @jonthegeek.com · 28/07/2026#RStats 📦 {stbl} 0.4.0 is updated on CRAN! Biggest changes: the backend is rewritten in C, and there's a C API if you'd like to do stbl-like checks at a lower level in your packages. Please let me know if you give it a try! I'll speak about stbl & function design at #PositConf2026 in September! 031
Reposted by coolbutuselessJonathan Brewer @kiwibrew.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I've open-sourced a web service container that will give you a WorldPop population count anywhere on earth given a point (100x100m), a point + radius, or a geojson polygon. It's using R2025A at the moment, but can change as needed. github.com/InternetSoci...github.comGitHub - InternetSociety/wpopapi: API for accessing WorldPop dataAPI for accessing WorldPop data. Contribute to InternetSociety/wpopapi development by creating an account on GitHub. 163
Reposted by coolbutuselessRob Hyndman @robjhyndman.com · 29/07/2026We're hiring in statistics, econometrics, ML, statistical computing, data vis, etc. It's a great place to work, which is why I've been here for more than 30 years! Details at bit.ly/3Tld8UV. Level is roughly equivalent to Assistant/Associate Prof in North America. #stats #datascience #rstatscareers.pageuppeople.comJob Search 01713
Reposted by coolbutuselessDr Di Cook @visnut.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Recently graduated with your doctorate in statistics, econometrics, or a related discipline? Interested in being in an environment supportive of open source software? Then this position (careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...) might be for you, and we want you! #rstats 🐨🦘careers.pageuppeople.comJob Search 01813
coolbutuseless @coolbutuseless.bsky.social · 29/07/2026#RStats Isosurface experiments - before and after normal calculation. Since my input is a signed distance field (SDF) I am using the tetrahedral finite differencing technique to calculate the normal at each vertex. See: iquilezles.org/articles/nor... 011
coolbutuseless @coolbutuseless.bsky.social · 29/07/2026#RStats #ggplot2 challenge for someone who has the time. A triangle renderer which interpolates vertex normals and colours across each tri. (or maybe it already exists??) 100
Reposted by coolbutuselessNicola Rennie @nrennie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Saw some very nice immersive #DataViz at Auckland Museum yesterday 📊 1253
Reposted by coolbutuselesscoolbutuseless @coolbutuseless.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Beauty is in the eye of the isosurface extraction algorithm. #RStats 073
coolbutuseless @coolbutuseless.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Beauty is in the eye of the isosurface extraction algorithm. #RStats 073
