Kieran Healy

kjhealy.co

23 Oktober 2026 19:15

“But surely all academics want their papers to be read” you cry. Some certainly do. But a lot of people actively dislike it. They want them to be counted, of course, in various ways—n citations, impact of outlet, etc—but you might be surprised at how many would prefer people not actually read them.

Paul Bernal

paulbernal.bsky.social

19 Oktober 2026 09:22

“An ocean of sameness” is an excellent way to characterise Microsoft generally.

Jason Good 🌻 🇺🇦

jasongood.bsky.social

19 Oktober 2026 09:22

Working in the public sector this is exactly how I think things are going. Someone writes a bullet list of stuff. They ask AI to turn it into a lengthy report for a committee. The committee members ask AI to turn the report into an easier to read bullet list. Chinese whispers happens in between.

Ilja

fubits.dev

19 Oktober 2026 09:21

ok this is funny

Sharon Machlis

smachlis.bsky.social

16 Oktober 2026 18:17

Latest RStudio (2026.10.0) can auto insert a + instead of a |> pipe if you're coding a ggplot2 dataviz and use the ctrl-shift-M shortcut. It also lets you save a plot at a specific size instead of whatever your preview pane size is. Both very handy! 🎉 #RStats #RStudio