Since I've retired, I'll be blogging more about  #bioinformatics and most likely  #rstats - and to start it all off - here is the first blog post on the  #quarto based blog (converted from Wordpress). 
https://brianrepko.github.io/blog/posts/2025-10-31-blogging-for-real/
Since I've retired, I'll be blogging more about  #bioinformatics and most likely  #rstats - and to start it all off - here is the first blog post on the  #quarto based blog (converted from Wordpress). 
https://brianrepko.github.io/blog/posts/2025-10-31-blogging-for-real/
💫 Next week Community Call!
📦 Graceful Internet Packages with Salix Dubois, Tan Ho & Matthias Grenié 🙌
📆Thursday, 06 November 2025, 15:00 UTC
Information + How to join + find your local time: https://ropensci.org/commcalls/graceful-internet-packages/
We look forward to seeing you!
💫 Next week Community Call!
📦 Graceful Internet Packages with Salix Dubois, Tan Ho & Matthias Grenié 🙌
📆Thursday, 06 November 2025, 15:00 UTC
Information + How to join + find your local time: https://ropensci.org/commcalls/graceful-internet-packages/
We look forward to seeing you!
#Rstats problems: Did you ever think that the dots for dotted lines are a bit too far apart per default? TIL that it's super easy to change this.
In #ggplot2, simply try something like:
scale_linetype_manual(
 values = c(a = "dotted", b = "11")
)
The '11' means: 1 point for a dot, 1 point for a gap. Find out more here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25788945/how-to-define-more-line-types-for-graphs-in-r-custom-linetype
#Rstats problems: Did you ever think that the dots for dotted lines are a bit too far apart per default? TIL that it's super easy to change this.
In #ggplot2, simply try something like:
scale_linetype_manual(
 values = c(a = "dotted", b = "11")
)
The '11' means: 1 point for a dot, 1 point for a gap. Find out more here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25788945/how-to-define-more-line-types-for-graphs-in-r-custom-linetype
In 2 weeks: R + AI two-day online conference sponsored by the R Consortium. Tickets $25/$50/$70.
Presentations include Keeping LLMs in Their Lane, Reviving Forgotten Code with LLMs, and Analyzing LM Evaluations
Nov 12-13, starting 10am ET
https://rconsortium.github.io/RplusAI_website/
 #RStats  #GenAI  #LLMs
🌈 rainbowR meet-up today: Wednesday Oct 29th, 4:30pm UTC 🌈
👀 NOTE NEW TIME 👀
- connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in  #RStats 🏳️🌈 
- ask questions about R 🙋
- tell us about an R package you like 📦
- show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻
➡️ Registration via https://rainbowr.org/meetups - NOTE THERE IS A NEW REGISTRATION LINK FOR THE WINTER SERIES.
🌈 rainbowR meet-up today: Wednesday Oct 29th, 4:30pm UTC 🌈
👀 NOTE NEW TIME 👀
- connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in  #RStats 🏳️🌈 
- ask questions about R 🙋
- tell us about an R package you like 📦
- show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻
➡️ Registration via https://rainbowr.org/meetups - NOTE THERE IS A NEW REGISTRATION LINK FOR THE WINTER SERIES.
#rstats folks should think about supporting our friends at the #Python Software Foundation, who turned down a $1.5M NSF grant rather than cave to the administration's inquisition against diversity, equity, and inclusion. ❤️
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html
Coworking and Office Hours next week!
Theme: Code Review with rOpenSci
Tuesday November 4th 09:00 Australia Western (01:00 UTC)
Join @lizhare and @steffilazerte
- General coworking
- Explore resources for Code Review
- Sign up to volunteer to do software peer-review at rOpenSci (https://airtable.com/app8dssb6a7PG6Vwj/shrnfDI2S9uuyxtDw)
- Chat with Liz and other attendees and discuss our theme!
Coworking and Office Hours next week!
Theme: Code Review with rOpenSci
Tuesday November 4th 09:00 Australia Western (01:00 UTC)
Join @lizhare and @steffilazerte
- General coworking
- Explore resources for Code Review
- Sign up to volunteer to do software peer-review at rOpenSci (https://airtable.com/app8dssb6a7PG6Vwj/shrnfDI2S9uuyxtDw)
- Chat with Liz and other attendees and discuss our theme!
The rOpenSci Way: Open Science and Open Source Only With Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility.
"The open in open source and open science means more than how we share code or data. It means knocking down the barriers to participation so that it is open and accessible to all, that everyone can join in the benefits and joys of science, and removing our blinders to the humanity of those we previously missed"
Read the full blog https://ropensci.org/blog/2025/02/05/no-science-without-deia/
Hey peeps! We've had a fab summer off, and are now getting back into it. Our dates for the season are:
20 November
22 January
19 February
12 March
23 April
21 May
If you'd like to speak, please get in touch!
 
      
  
             
      
  
             
      
  
               
      
  
             
      
  
               
      
  
                            
                        
                         
      
  
             
      
  
             
      
  
                            
                        
                         
      
  
             
      
  
               
      
  
               
      
  
             
      
  
                            
                        
                         
      
  
             
      
  
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