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James Laird-Smith

@JLS_DataScience
Data Scientist at the @BankofEngland. Previously at the @FinancialTimes and University of Cape Town. 🩴🇿🇦
London, England
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Joined February 2018
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  • @JLS_DataScience
    James Laird-Smith
    @JLS_DataScience
    Aug 11, 2024
    Can anyone explain why Kamala Harris hasn't download my R package from CRAN yet? I understand she's on the campaign trail, but all she needs is an internet connection. Technical difficulties? #rstats
  • @JLS_DataScience
    James Laird-Smith
    @JLS_DataScience
    Jan 30, 2024
    #rstats friends, I have a question: given that I have some built R package on disk, what is the blessed/easiest way can I (programmatically) check if it's in source or binary format? Beyond just checking the file extension.
  • @JLS_DataScience
    James Laird-Smith
    @JLS_DataScience
    Jan 10, 2024
    Back in November I did a webinar for the @NHSrCommunity on "Customising your R experience". The video is now up: youtu.be/MTui2ojTH0Q?si… #rstats
  • @JLS_DataScience
    James Laird-Smith
    @JLS_DataScience
    Dec 16, 2023
    @NicholasStrayer's great talk at posit::conf(2023) is now also available on YouTube. #rstats youtu.be/G3uxNtACutI?si…
    @NicholasStrayer
    Nick Strayer
    @NicholasStrayer
    Oct 26, 2023
    📢The {ShinyUiEditor} is finally out of its "alpha" stage! 📢 We've taken off the big scary warning about using it and want you to take it for a whirl. See my post about this on the Posit blog: posit.co/blog/shinyuied… #rstats #DataScience
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    James Laird-Smith
    @JLS_DataScience
    Dec 12, 2023
    New categorical colour scheme just dropped 🎤🤩 #rstats
    @mbostock
    Mike Bostock
    @mbostock
    Dec 12, 2023
    Replying to @mbostock
    The new observable10 categorical color scheme by @Pettiross features a more saturated vibe to help charts pop. And it looks great in dark mode. 😎