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
MikeKSmith
@mikeksmith.bsky.social
Professional geek and data scientist. Also makes generative, ambient music. Still a good egg.
I spoke to Khertis on the @audionautic.bsky.social podcast about performing live with Ableton, with more of an improv viewpoint: www.youtube.com/live/onBSrrC...
How To Build A Live Performance With Ableton
YouTube video by Audionautic
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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
📣 The R+AI 2026 Call for Proposals is open! Share how you’re using R with AI, ML, LLMs, agents, coding assistants, data products, or responsible AI. Talks, lightning talks, workshops, and panels welcome. 📅 Submit by Sept. 7 💻 Online Nov. 10–11 rconsortium.github.io/RplusAI_webs... #rstats
I’m helping to run a workshop at this year’s Posit::Conf. If you have any responsibility for defining or maintaining a validated environment for regulatory work (GxP) you might want to attend… conf.posit.co/2026/sessions/
We invite #RStats users to contribute to a fund dedicated to helping the family of Tomáš Kalibera following his untimely death in April. Find out more and donate here: www.r-project.org/foundation/k...
R: Tomáš Kalibera Family Fund
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R submissions to FDA are feasible, but they must be easy to reproduce and review. Practical guidance from the R Consortium Submissions Working Group: r-consortium.org/posts/making... #RStats #FDA
Thanks for mentioning my R Consortium blog post r-consortium.org/posts/what-m...
What Makes R Strong: Reflections from useR! 2026 – R Consortium
From R Core governance and digital sovereignty to community resilience in Ukraine, R Consortium Board Chair Mike K Smith shares key emerging trends at useR! 2026 in Warsaw.
r-consortium.org
Episode 236 of R Weekly Highlights is out! serve.podhome.fm/episodepage/... 🏰 useR! recap @mikeksmith.bsky.social 🛠️ ir @t-kalinowski.bsky.social @cderv.bsky.social @shikokuchuo.net 🗨️ Building glue prompt @albertrapp.bsky.social h/t @mike-thomas.bsky.social & @colinfay.bsky.social 🙏 #rstats
Worth a read. A reluctant AI user uses AI in an attempt to figure what things (if any) AI is actually good at. No hype. No BS. Just honest appraisal. And of course, genuinely human. Thx @djnavarro.net
not literally about cocaine
"The software is free. The ecosystem is not." Benjamin Arancibia explains why organizations invest in the future of R. Learn why organizations join the R Consortium: r-consortium.org/about/join Views are Benjamin's own. #RStats #OpenSource
Organizations that invest in shared infrastructure help keep R strong for everyone. Mike K. Smith: "Using open source without contributing back is not a sustainable model." Views are Mike's own. Learn why orgs join the R Consortium: r-consortium.org/about/join.h... @mikeksmith.bsky.social
The R Consortium was proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of #useR2026. Mike K Smith reflects on why community investment matters and how organizations and individuals are shaping the future of R. r-consortium.org/posts/what-m... #RStats @user-conf.bsky.social
Adrian taught me statistics at Glasgow 88-92. He was a good tutor and good fun… sad to hear this.
We were deeply saddened to hear of the sudden death of Professor Adrian Bowman, a distinguished statistician, longstanding RSS fellow, and valued contributor to the Society for almost five decades. Adrian's contributions to statistics, teaching, and the RSS will have a lasting impact.
I spoke with a couple of folks at #useR2026 who asked how I stay current on best practices. One of my recommendations was to follow @nrennie.bsky.social.
Ending 2023 with a final blog post reflecting on some of the changes I've made to my #RStats workflows this year! 📄 template files and repositories 🎨 linting and styling ✍️ Quarto extensions Link: nrennie.rbind.io/blog/four-wa... #RStats #RLadies #QuartoPub
Watcher - meet the R community! ```r install.packages("watcher") ``` Tell us how you end up using it - open a discussion show-and-tell at r-lib/watcher! Catch you at useR! 2026 in Warsaw next week!!! #RStats #Rshiny opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-06...
watcher 0.2.0: filesystem watching for R, and the engine behind Shiny auto-reload
After a year quietly powering Shiny behind the scenes, we're excited to introduce watcher to the R community.
opensource.posit.co
Norm Matloff (1948-2026) @matloff.bsky.social I was made aware of the post below made by his daughter. We lost another friend and valued long-time contributor the #Rstats community, gone far too soon, and sure to be missed. His memory will be a blessing.
“I’m afraid I cannot come to work today. I have experienced an anomaly…” youtu.be/1O90WZJALYc?...
Breaking News: Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes during launch pad test
YouTube video by Spaceflight Now
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The R Consortium R Submissions WG is helping move R-based regulatory submissions from concept to implementation. Pilot 4 explored WebAssembly and Docker for running an R Shiny app in regulatory review. FDA feedback showed practical next steps. r-consortium.org/posts/beyond... #rstats #shiny
“presynaptic protein bassoon” - well that’s a track title on my next album.
Thank you for citing #tidyplots 🙏 Marcel S. Woo et al. The presynaptic protein bassoon is a biofluid biomarker of synaptic pathology in multiple sclerosis. eBioMedicine (2026). doi.org/10.1016/j.eb... #rstats #dataviz #phd
Not, it's not Bandcamp Friday... But it **is** my birthday, and as a special birthday treat, all my releases are available on a "Pay What You Want" basis (including just downloading them for free). So fill your boots... mikeksmith.bandcamp.com/album/the-la...
The Lazy Producer, by MikeKSmith
13 track album
mikeksmith.bandcamp.com
Make Ableton Move into anything you want, with RNBO (in Max). That's the full standalone device -- engine and controls. Holding Granulator III in your hand, battery-powered, is a revelation. (you can do that with the free download) And this works alongside other unofficial Move hacks.
Max for Move: run RNBO patches on Ableton Move - like Granulator III - CDM Create Digital Music
What if you could remake Ableton Move to do anything, using Max -- every pad, button, encoder, and even the display? That's RNBO support on Move. It's labeled "experimental alpha," but I've been testi...
cdm.link
If there’s a question in the title of a podcast episode or YouTube video, the answer is invariably “No”.
AI in Production 2026 has extended its Call for Papers to 30 January. If you work on machine learning, data science, or AI systems in production and have lessons to share, submit a proposal and join us in Newcastle this June. Submit your abstract here: ai-in-production.jumpingrivers.com
We are responding to this call for evidence: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... Do you have concrete examples of the added value of #Rstats in the public or private sectors? Include the most important factors (risk, lock-in, security, innovation...) to assess the added value. Thanks!
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
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I was today years old when I learned about tidyr’s uncount function. #rstats tidyr.tidyverse.org/reference/un...
"Uncount" a data frame — uncount • tidyr
Performs the opposite operation to dplyr::count(), duplicating rows according to a weighting variable (or expression).
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