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Terry Christiani 👋

@terrychristiani.bsky.social
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Content strategist and events management. Executive Director for the R Consortium #rstats. www.randomactsoftourism.com All posts are my own.

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R Consortium @rconsortium.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NEXT WEEK! Register now! "Sustaining R: Investing in the People, Infrastructure, and Community Behind R" R Core / R Foundation panel discussion Oct 6 Simon Urbanek, Kurt Hornik, Heather Turner. Hosted by R Consortium. r-consortium.org/webinars/sus... #RStats #opensource
Next week!
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Nicola Rennie @nrennie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Later this month, I'll be speaking at the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social "Data Quality & Statistics: Perfect together!" event 📊 I'll be discussing when and how to communicate quality and uncertainty, and showcasing some of the guidance we've developed on this topic at the ONS 📖 #DataViz #Stats
Data Quality and Statistics: Perfect together!
Date: Thursday 22 October 2026, 9.00AM - 5.00PM
Location: Bayes Centre, Edinburgh
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
ONE MORE DAY, #RSTATS! 😁
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Grant McDermott @gmcd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭 v0.8.0 now available on CRAN 🎉 grantmcdermott.com/tinyplot/ This is another big release: new plot types, finer facet & axis control, smarter handling of categorical data, and lots more. Same tiny footprint, though. Short highlight thread below 🧵 #rstats
Heatmap of the mtcars dataset, scaled within each column. Code: https://github.com/grantmcdermott/tinyplot/blob/main/vignettes/gallery_figs/heatmap-mtcars.RHistogram of New York temperatures, with bars coloured by their own x values. Code: plt(~ Temp | Temp, data = airquality, type = "hist", theme = "classic")Hexbin plot of 20,000 bivariate normal draws. Code: https://github.com/grantmcdermott/tinyplot/blob/main/vignettes/gallery_figs/hexbin.RStacked area plot of telephones in use by world region, 1956-1961. Code: plt(WorldPhones[-1, ], type = type_area(stack = TRUE, byord = "end"))
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If you want to know what R Core and the R Foundation have been up to this last year, join us for this panel discussion and celebration of #rstats!
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Interesting list www.womenofthehall.org/hall-of-fame...
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2026 Inductees | Women of the Hall
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/09/2026
By killing the VRA, John Roberts has set the stage for Black voting power to be wiped out at every level of politics. Black people in affected districts will still technically have the right to vote, but no real ability to elect candidates they support and who represent their communities.
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Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.
The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past.
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It's plasma donation day this month. It's 9 of 12 for the year. If anyone knows how to fix rolling calendar calculations, let me know. My local donation place is struggling with software issues. Anyway, #DonateBloodSaveLives
My #DonorFeet getting ready for my plasma donation.
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is going to be a good one! This year has been chock-a-block with news and activity. So, register and share the link, #Rstats!
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Nor will it be available as a live stream
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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sure!
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Today is my day for this song 🥰 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs06...
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Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I am sorry to report that backing ourselves into corners of moral superiority isn't going to create the change we want, folks.
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
And the hits just keep coming from the nlmxr2 team! #Rstats
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I just love reading stories like this about #Rstats and the amazing work y'all do.
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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If spending more on schools raises the earnings of the children who benefit, does it eventually make the whole economy richer? My new NBER paper examines this using school-finance reforms. 🧵 www.nber.org/papers/w35755
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The Macroeconomic Returns to School Finance Reforms: Micro-Calibrated Predictions Meet Causal Evidence
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Round 2 for 2026 technical grants. Let's get those proposals in, #Rstats! We need to work together to tend our technical research, maintenance, and improvements! We're not the biggest fund but we're laser focused on the R language and community.
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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Washingtonians in 12 counties and 3 Tribal Nations can apply for our state's Individual Assistance for those affected by wildfires. We've disbursed $762,750 to 507 households so far.
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Wildfire Assistance
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This is very bad. Cities already have trouble with raising money to pay for local services.
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Absolutely this!
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R Consortium @rconsortium.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A great Labor Day weekend project: submit your R+AI 2026 proposal! Share your work with R and AI, ML, LLMs, agents, coding assistants, data products, or responsible AI. 📅 Deadline: Sept. 7 💻 Online: Nov. 10–11 rconsortium.github.io/RplusAI_webs...
R+AI Nov 10-11, 2026 - Call for Proposals
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Oh, my God! Like, I am so sure! Got me.
A dialect map that shows that I speak like someone from California. It worked.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Wow, the Trump EPA is proposing a change to the definition of “discharge of a pollutant” that would exempt moving boats and ships from National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program requirements. Let the dumping begin*! *Let’s not. Please comment in the Federal Register.
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EPA Moves to Redefine “Discharge of a Pollutant” - Eos
The EPA is proposing a change to the definition of “discharge of a pollutant” that would exempt moving boats and ships from pollution regulations.
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
What gif pops up when you type in your name?
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Stella Kidd: Scary Terry?
Alt: Stella Kidd: Scary Terry? Woman saying Scary Terry?
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Important, underappreciated work. amp.bellinghamherald.com/sports/outdo...
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Bellingham scientist uses art to tell story of Mount Baker’s receding glaciers
Jill Pelto has been studying Whatcom County glaciers with her father for 18 years She uses her talent as an artist to share their findings.
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It's time for another round of technical grants from the @rconsortium.bsky.social. Y'all know what to do, #Rstats!
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A great group of people to work with on behalf of the R Consortium mission. #Rstats
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Just dipping in here today to tell you that there is 1 week left to submit for R+AI! Looking at you #Rstats! One more weekend to get that proposal in! rconsortium.github.io/RplusAI_webs...
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Call for Proposals – R+AI 2026
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R Consortium @rconsortium.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
nlmixr2 7.0's covariance step is all grown up! Switch covariance methods without refitting, and get SEs for every estimated parameter - including residual error. r-consortium.org/posts/nlmixr... #RStats #nlmixr2
R Consortium working group nlmixr2 logo - New blog post is out!
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
#rstats #opensource
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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Just an excellent headline. Also an interesting read. :)
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The features keep coming in the nlmxr2 working group! It is really amazing to see the progress all of our working groups make every month. You don't have to work for a member company in order to participate in the working groups. Check out the types of work they are doing. You might want in. #rstats
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We are still accepting submissions! This is your chance to share the great things you are doing with R & AI with the community. You have time and 2 whole weekends before the submissions are due! #rstats #opensource
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It's plasma donation day! This is 7 of 12 for the year! #DonateBloodSaveLives
A picture of my donor feet for my monthly plasma donation.
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
These boys need to be referred for juvenile charges and the adults who provided this technology to juveniles who didn't need it for education access should be fined.
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The @rconsortium.bsky.social provides an opportunity for industry to engage with the community and the maintainers in a focused, formal process that ensures ideas and issues are addressed and shared. We also help industry engage with regulators to normalize the use of open-source in filings. #JoinUs
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NPR @npr.org · 17/08/2026
Sunflower sea stars are critically endangered in the Pacific Ocean. University of Washington researchers are working with the Samish Indian Nation to bring this 24-armed creature back from the brink of extinction.
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A pizza-sized ocean predator and a tribe are trying to protect each other. Here's how
Sunflower sea stars are critically endangered in the Pacific Ocean. University of Washington researchers are working with the Samish Indian Nation to bring this 24-armed creature back from the brink of extinction.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Both Haley Stevens and Francesca Hong lost close races. Both had tough campaigns. Both were the target of some very harsh criticism. From opposite sides of the Democratic divide.

And both didn’t wait a day to dust themselves off and get to work supporting their former opponent. Pure team player energy.

I’d like to see more male candidates have this kinda energy.
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
So, if you want to get a glimpse at the type of work the @rconsortium.bsky.social supports, you want to take a listen to this podcast interview with a member of our Submissions working group on their engagement with the FDA. #rstats podcastae8fac.podigee.io/473-how-the-...
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How the R Consortium Is Transforming Regulatory Submissions and AI in Clinical Trials
In this episode, I talk with Ning Leng, Ph.D., Director II, Data and AI Acceleration Group, Data & Statistical Sciences at AbbVie, about the growing role of the R Consortium in the pharmaceutical indu...
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Inspirational Skeletor @skeletorinspires.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I will be okay. Not because everything is fine, but because I am surprisingly difficult to destroy. Says Skeletor who notices being hard to destroy sure doesn’t mean a bunch of asshoes don’t keep trying.
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Experiment with vegan and sugar free Dubai Chocolate Cookie bars. First time making this original recipe. Cookie layer is cassava flour with erythritol and coconut oil. I used liquid allulose for sweetening the nut butter/kafiya layer. Will let you know tomorrow how it turned out.
A 9x13 pan of Dubai Chocolate Cookie bars that I made this evening.
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Hey there #rstats! Check out the new version of nlmxr2 now available! r-consortium.org/posts/nlmixr...
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nlmixr2 7.0 – R Consortium
The nlmixr2 Working Group announces nlmixr2 7.0, with parallel focei solving, new defaults, more robust saem, experimental estimation engines, and many new ODE solvers.
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I don't know but I'm going to amplify! What about it @github.com? Anybody already try this in #rstats?
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A great example of the working groups of the @rconsortium.bsky.social collaboration with regulatory agencies to benefit the entire industry. This is why support for the R Consortium is a great investment for the users of #rstats.
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
R U EXCITED? OK, #rstats, year 2 bigger and better! Show us what the last year in R+AI has meant for you, your tool choices, your processes, and application development! So looking forward to seeing what y'all have been up to! Get those submissions in ASAP!
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
This is who runs this account
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Jessica Jones
Alt: Jessica Jones drinking out of a fifth
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Seen in Victoria BC
What do you do to pick yourself back up when it's all gone wrong? What do you do when you really need someone? What do you say when there's nothing left to say? What do you like to think about when you're falling asleep? What do you believe when everything seems unbelievable? What do you keep close when you're far away? What do you wish you could take back?
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R-Podcast (Eric) @rpodcast.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Episode 232 of R Weekly Highlights is out! serve.podhome.fm/episodepage/... 🏆 Rousseeuw Prize for R! @r-foundation.bsky.social 🎉 Celebrating package maintainers @yabellini.bsky.social @ropensci.org 🤖 10 AI tips @smachlis.bsky.social h/t @mike-thomas.bsky.social 🙏 #rstats #databs
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Issue 2026-W26 Highlights
The R Core team receives a prestigious award in the world of Statistics, a month-long recognition of the rOpenSci package maintainers, and a collection of…
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garmbreak1.bsky.social @garmbreak1.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
hi folks, donating blood is cool if you can. Bring a friend, it's not scary, you get snacks after.
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Terry Christiani 👋 @terrychristiani.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Nicolas Cage from Valley Girl.
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