Work Automation with R provides a solid framework on how to automate tasks and workflows in the workplace with R. This book introduces the most common components used in R automation, one by one, and ...

In which the author realises she doesn’t know how to write package release posts

What happens when young adults are asked to slash their social media use to 30 minutes a day? In a new set of studies, most did not follow through, and those who did cut back …

They might not be so boring to others

The answer can't be all of them

Building a better tool is not enough

And we should stop pretending otherwise

Hi subscribers, I've spent much of this week chipping away at the worldgen game in the small gaps of free time that I have, so here's an update on this bit of silliness. It's gotten to a surprisingly ...

Between advanced math and radio sensors, it's possible to locate where lightning strikes from hundreds to thousands of kilometers away. It's wild.

`ir` is a new command-line tool for running portable R scripts and rendering Quarto documents whose package requirements, and optional R selection, live inside the file itself.

Four ways to run an open-source project—castle, clique, university, commune—and which one you're really running.

Why asking yourself "why" will improve your learning process

Look, I don't want to either There's nothing quite like tearing through a bunch of learning material. Maybe you're a sicko like me and watch video tutorials...

Over the past 12 months I designed, built, and launched a dozen apps and experiences on the AT Protocol, including anisota.net, a calmer user interface for Bluesky, and Aturi, a toolkit for navigating...

Discussion questions, facilitator notes, and try-it prompts for book clubs reading The Psychology of Software Teams by Cat Hicks, PhD.

Never easy, and also You can learn a lot about a group by how they treat beginners. Pro-tip, if "beginner energy" reads as an insult that's a bad sign....