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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I love me some data.table ❤️❤️❤️

Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I'm really not sure how it's October. Has anyone checked the spacetime continuum lately? Maybe smack it like a jukebox to make sure it's ok? Something feels off is all I'm sayin.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026

To the person noting there is not enough money in the world to license every piece of intellectual property stolen for "AI" training: you're sooooo close to the point, friend, keep going, you'll get there if you try

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Hoorayyyy! So excited for y'all! Charlie @shikokuchuo.net is the BEST!

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It must feel MAGICAL to see folks mention your packages in the wild!! I just reviewed ggblend and I am in love. More people need to know!!

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I was just gonna ask, que es patterns?! I was feeling some fomo 😂

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I still haven't tried uvr! I need to. And trelliscope is new to me, I'll google 👀

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I think that's two votes for brms!

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

You're not slow! I still forget to use it a lot when it would definitely be helpful

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Well that *does* sound pretty magical

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

What!! Two more packages I've not explored yet! Gonna have to look up scico and ggblend 🕵️

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

duckdb is my next goal because it's the one I haven't used myself in practice and I knowwww I'm missing out

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

New FOMO unlocked 😮‍💨 I have only heard of it, don't know what it is!

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

What other transformative #rstats #python etc packages and stuff have you embraced the last few years?

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Heck yeah, I was feeling the parquet FOMO before this, for real 😅

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hahaha, LETS SEE IF WE CAN BREAK STUFF 🫡😂

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The pre-argument-dots help prevent namespace collisions with closures and other possible named arguments that could come through "..." args, as far as I know! There is LOTS of info in this thread, I like it: forum.posit.co/t/meaning-of...

forum.posit.co

Meaning of dot (".") in front of certain arguments in the Tidyverse reference

I'm very fussy about ensuring I understand how to read a reference manual correctly. So, sorry if this is something that's general knowledge, but I'd like clarification on this. Why is there a dot (...

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Dax Kellie @daxkellie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This thread is so great! 🤩 To avoid annoying resizing, figured I'd mention an alternative to {ggview}: {showtext} can resize all text to a specific dpi Text is the part that I find I have to fiddle with most when saving #ggplot2 plots, so this usually works for me 😀 #rstats #dataviz

library(showtext)
showtext_opts(dpi = 300)
ggsave(
plot = my_plot,
file = "file_name.png",
width = 6,
height = 4,
dpi = 300
)

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Wonderful, thank you so much for sharing!! I spent so long in Small Data Land that I never needed to know parquet existed 😂 But, once I found out about it, I realized I worked some specific jobs that would have MASSIVELY benefited from it. Positron's data explorer just displaying the files was 🤯

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

haha I bet you know it all already!!

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yes! I liked chapter 4 on file formats in the video 😍

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Nic ( @niccrane.bsky.social) taught us all about FREAKING PARQUET FILES on the #DSLab, which are wayyyyy cooler than I realized. Parquet files: Preserve data types Are fast & small Are column-oriented so you can read just 1 col if wanted! & Positron displays'em out-the-box! ▶️ youtu.be/2mQ4kc9J9uQ

youtu.be

What is a Parquet file anyway? Why is Parquet good? | Nic Crane | Data Science Lab

YouTube video by Posit PBC

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I've not been able to listen to a tech or data podcast in a long time. I'm so over saturated. I now listen to totally silly fiction podcasts only, like We Fix Space Junk, and Starship Iris 🙈 while I heal (healing is... slow and ongoing 🥴)

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

OH NO. The special hell. My condolences 😭😭

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Mine has 100% been on a schedule. When she was teeny in there, it wasn't so noticeable, but now that she is huge, 5:15am and 9:15pm are VERY noticeable 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨 I hope all is well with y'all!!

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Can't wait for when it's cats, appliances, husband, and baby all at once 🙃

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Anyone else's house experience The Witching Hour? In which all animals and humans and appliances go wild at the same time? Overstimulated is not a strong enough word. I need a much punchier one.

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Perfect purse size! Get you a purse 😂

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"dramatic exit strategy" cracked me up 😂 #rstats #baseRgirlie

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It's funny because I've never in my life worried about it before, yet I was so turnt that the variable was RIGHT THERE in realtime and they chose to display the other one twice 💀 I guess we'll see if my obsession continues hahaha

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

They advertise the app specifically as a way to check your fridge and freezer's current temperature from afar, though, which is not what you can actually do 😂 The instructional video literally says, "you can view your fridge's current temperature from across town."

Text from the Samsung website saying, "When you connect your smart fridge to the SmartThings app on your phone or tablet, you'll be able to control your fridge's functions from anywhere. You can check the temperature and view the fridge's..."

A still from a Samsung Care video with the closed caption reading, "view your fridge's current temperature from across town."

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This absolutely checks out. Why!!

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Very storm trooper is all I'm saying

A white and black glass front refrigerator

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The worst part is that my husband was like, "I don't get it," and then I had to reenact the scene, playing both parts, tapping my imaginary helmet, and he still didn't get it, and then I had to find him a YouTube video. He's getting old and forgetful 😂

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

(Yes, I named the fridge TK-421. If you saw her, you'd understand.)

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Samsung... why you like dis? Why only display the "set" or target temp (twice) instead of the actual measured temp, which you DO have a json variable for, which I can clearly see in the advance web app browser version of your dumb app 😂 Where do I file a GitHub issue?? @sumsung.bsky.social

Smart things app showing the set temperature of a Samsung fridge and freezer twice instead of showing the actual temperature vs the set temperature

The Smart Things advanced web app view of a Samsung fridge and freezer showing json data filtered to the temperatureMeasurement variables which access the current temps.

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I did have to pull the fridge back out after the delivery guys left. The water dispenser was like trickling water, & sure enough, there was a kink in the (way too long!) water line. They told us to drain 3 gallons of water to clear out the filter before using the water, & to get rid of the 1st ice!

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We did a lot of cleaning up today 🥴😂 but we got it all handled!!

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Husband and I have been together 20 years next month, and we've never - not once - had a fridge with an ice maker in it. Today, we say goodbye to a trusty old fridge and we get a new one. Now taking bets on how soon our brand new appliance breaks 😂 Also, the water line behind our fridge exploded 🫡

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The last tiny bit of a Mac OS update is always such a tease. It looks small. It says 5 minutes. But then those 5 minutes last forever, and my next meeting is staring me down on the calendar while I reconsider my life choices.

A blue progress bar with very little left until it reaches the end

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The amazing things people create & contribute never cease to amaze me & lift me up inside, & I'm so dang proud of all the freaking sweet open source tools we make 😭 I feel like we're all on an emotional rollercoaster all caught up in identity & anxiety & excitement & fear. Just glad we're together.

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I've benefitted sooo much over the years from being a silent visitor on both! And researchgate, too.

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