Third blog post about rig 0.11.0, the new version of the R installation manager, about managing R projects, virtual environments and standalone R scripts: opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-10... #RStats

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Second blog post about rig 0.11.0: manage R packages with rig. opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-10... #Rstats

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📦 #rstats #dataviz HistData 1.1.1 now on CRAN 🎉 Data sets from the history of statistics & data visualization. New: Semmelweis' (1861) data on handwashing & deaths from childbed fever in Vienna, transcribed from his tables. Plus tinyplot in a few examples. 👀https://friendly.github.io/HistData/

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- Could you help me understand why this M1mac behaves differently with other CRAN mac machines? - You owe apologies for vague and inaccurate accusations. CRAN is a privilege, and your ingratitude is deafening. - I apologize. I'm sorry for being curious. I promise I'll never ask again. Thank you!

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My "ingratitude" was manifested by my 5000+ euros donation to the R Foundation, and I don't understand how a genuine question could be interpreted as "accusation" towards his work. Perhaps every single email to that Prof should be sent with *explicit* apologies and gratitude just in case.

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