Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Google searches for Cher spiking after Dolly’s passing. 😭 000
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 10/08/2026*buys 1 urn for a dog on Etsy* Etsy email: here are 10 other urns you might want to buy!!! (I finally am emotionally stable to buy the urn for my dog who passed in 2020. Current dog is alive and well!) 010
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Opus 5 has a huge ego and loves to spend cash. Literally have to beg it to stop doing things and ask me more questions. 4.6 was modest and we had a good partnership. 001
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Play Day at the office. Celebrated with a cartwheel through LEGO bricks and it was only mildly painful. 010
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Recent vibe coding win. Wanted to start tracking macros again but myfitnesspal app is clunky and expensive. Made my own app that takes a simple description + size, runs it thru Gemini to estimate macros, logs and displays them. 000
Reposted by Ryan TimperainbowR @rainbowr.org · 20/03/2026▶️ Videos from the rainbowR conference are now on YouTube 🎉 Catch-up with talks on wide-ranging subjects in R, Shiny, and working with LGBTQ+data, from our fabulous speakers (listed in next post) www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...youtube.comrainbowR conference 2026 - YouTubeThe inaugural rainbowR virtual conference brought together LGBTQIA+ users of R, and their allies, to promote their work and foster connections within the com... 195
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Excited for this one! Presenting tidymodels in R using marketing models and of course the Golden Girls. 👯♀️👯♀️🌈 020
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Music that unsettles me and makes my mind churn but is also amazing: music.apple.com/us/album/cha...music.apple.comChain Reaction by Diana Ross on Apple MusicSong · 1985 · Duration 3:50 000
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 23/01/2026The carryover impact and where marketing models start getting complicated. www.ryantimpe.com/posts/mmm_003/ryantimpe.comCarryover impact & the marketing funnelFeature engineering for MMM with the carryover impact and an introduction to the marketing funnel. 010
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 12/01/2026MMM part 2 - selecting data (Gotta get the boring ones out of the way before I can do fun stuff) www.ryantimpe.com/posts/mmm_002/ryantimpe.comData - Selecting the ingredients for an MMMHow to choose input data for a marketing mix models and improving upon the previous MMM built. 000
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Retiring from this game with this 15 second win. I solved today's Alphadots in 15 seconds and used 0 plots. Think you can do better? Play now at bloomberg.com/alphadotsbloomberg.comAlphadots: The Word Puzzle With a Plot Twist by BloombergOne clue, one chart, one hidden phrase. Solve a new puzzle every day. 100
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 05/01/2026New post! This year I’m going to post weekly to introduce & explore marketing models. www.ryantimpe.com/posts/mmm_001/ Will mostly use R but will also use these posts to “learn out loud” for python. And since I can’t take anything seriously, will be using my favorite 80s sitcom as the example.ryantimpe.comMarketing Mix Modeling - an introFirst in a series of mini posts about MMM. Here, I introduce the concept and value of marketing models before diving into more detail in upcoming weeks. 020
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 01/12/2025It was a busy fall for me! Gave a talk at #positconf2025 about all the fun and fails I’ve been having working more AI into my job. youtu.be/vJrIahZWCw4 Then joined the Posit DS hangout to talk about the conference, marketing data science, & silly side projects. posit.co/data-science...youtu.beAI missteps as stepping stones (Ryan Timpe, The LEGO Group) | posit::conf(2025)YouTube video by Posit PBC 000
Reposted by Ryan TimpeLibby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 13/11/2025One of my favorite conf talks of all time was Ryan Timpe's talk about learning R via hilarious side projects, so I'm pretty freaking pumped to say he's is gonna be the featured guest at the Data Science Hangout tomorrow 🤩 If you haven't seen that 2020 talk yet, here it is: youtu.be/oOG-aXP_ICIyoutu.beRyan Timpe | Learning R with humorous side projects | RStudio (2020)YouTube video by Posit PBC 2254
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Recording of my #positconf25 talk about learning from AI mishaps is online! (Took me a few days to muster the courage to watch 🤣) youtu.be/vJrIahZWCw4 Also I’m joining the Posit DS hangout tomorrow to chat about anything data science and silly side projects!youtu.beAI missteps as stepping stones (Ryan Timpe, The LEGO Group) | posit::conf(2025)YouTube video by Posit PBC 011
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 01/11/2025A very important Wikipedia article. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...en.wikipedia.orgList of films featuring eclipses - Wikipedia 000
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Patiently waiting for 12:01 AM so I can build this bad boy. 120
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 11/10/2025I can’t prove it but I feel like my iPhone is subtly increasing font size as I age. 000
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 11/10/2025Very excited for the first Ice Age meetup between Utah Mammoth and the Predators. 🏒🦣🐅 010
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 28/09/2025Hike with the pup and rocking the #positconf2025 merch 020
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 26/09/2025really thought the song Sweet Disposition was untouchable but have been listening to Giving Up Air by The Temper Trap for 25 hours music.apple.com/us/album/giv...music.apple.comGiving Up Air by The Temper Trap on Apple MusicSong · 2025 · Duration 4:47 100
Reposted by Ryan TimpeDarakhshan Nehal @darakhshann.bsky.social · 21/09/2025Sharing this talk by @ryantimpe.bsky.social as this week’s recommendation, a solid example of learning by drawing inspiration from what we love and making the process fun. :) #RStats 🔗: youtu.be/oOG-aXP_ICI?...youtu.beRyan Timpe | Learning R with humorous side projects | RStudio (2020)YouTube video by Posit PBC 051
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Speaking at the 1pm Facepalm-driven development session at #positconf2025 ! Hope to see you there! 191
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 15/08/2025I love writing first drafts because I get to word vomit chaotic thoughts all over the place and know it’s a problem for Future Ryan to clean up. 100
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Getting ready for posit::conf and excited for my talk about finding the value in LLM fails. Last few times I brought limited edition hex stickers. Need some good ideas for a design this year. 000
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Some of our politicians have never played a game of Civilization and it shows. 020
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Heading back to posit::conf this year to talk about succeeding when your AI coding assistants fail! LLMs are hot topic at posit this year and hoping to bring a new twist to this conversation. 020
Reposted by Ryan TimpeHis Skeletoncy, the Ghoul of Hell @timhodgson.bsky.social · 02/04/2025It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a— 404262228283
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Really not a fan of this minifigure trend to allow the skirted ones to sit. This implies minifigures have knees! They absolutely do not have knees. 000
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 17/01/2025My vacuum counts the particles it picks up and plots by size. Slightly skeptical of the unit precision of the 650m+ smallest ones tho… 🤔 000
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Wonder how much money we spend and emissions we generate by saying “thank you” and being polite to our AI tools. 100
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Got to Ante 15 in #balatro and now I have nothing left to achieve in 2025. 010
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Coolest part of being a python 🐍 n00b is using pyspark and pandas interchangeably and having no clue what’s going on and no remorse. 000
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Using AI to learn python on-the-job, and using AI to fix the bugs AI introduces, and using a different AI to fix those bugs and can’t help thinking that I should probably go back to the old way of coding. 110
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Gotta get back to make more nerdy content now that social media can be wholesome again. Brickr and dinosaur content commencing soon. 020
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Work trip to London and made a very important first stop. 000
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 14/11/2024My top 2 most-repeated phrases at work: “If you automate your data, the data scientist will have more time to do… data science” “Once again, have you considered a Bayesian approach?” 020
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Late to do the AI game, but realized I now have access to infinite Golden Girls episodes: The Golden Girls join the LEGO Group data science team: “Sven, I’m fluent in Python!” only for Dorothy to mutter, “Blanche, the only snake you know is the one in your dating history.” 120
Ryan Timpe @ryantimpe.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Life update: everything is the same I think. Still at the LEGO Group, still a nerd, still back flipping. Work is making me use python more, so that’s fun I guess. 170
