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A screenshot of Windows Explorer showing the Downloads folder with two files categorized beneath "Tomorrow"

Got the new Windows 11 update, and I have to say it's pretty handy to know what I'm going to download tomorrow

If you're referring to the plots pane, does this setting do what you want? (aspect ratio -> fill)

If not, could you open a discussion with some screenshots to let us know what you're seeing? github.com/posit-dev/po...

Thanks for tracking that down and for the great writeup! We'll take a look.

Haven't seen something like this before. Please file a bug on our issue tracker if you can narrow it down!

github.com/posit-dev/po...

YouTube video by Posit PBC 10 Years of Data Science Tools...and What Happens Next (Jonathan McPherson) | posit::conf(2025)

My keynote about data science tools at posit::conf is now online! I originally meant it to be a talk about Positron, but as I was writing it, it took a left turn through the history of RStudio and into the philosophy of tool design & how to build stuff for people.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGre...

Github Copilot is best thought of as a thin layer of software engineering prompts/context over foundational models like Claude Sonnet & GPT-5-Codex, + excellent IDE integration. It's very good.

AFAIK Github Copilot was the original Copilot. It was (and is) a good product, but Microsoft couldn't resist capitalizing on the brand and slapping the "Copilot" label on literally anything it did that included the letters "A" and "I" in proximity.

Is #Positron going to replace #RStudio? 😱 (This is the worry I keep hearing lately 👀)

Posit Software Architect @jmcphers.bsky.social says, "there are certainly no plans to get rid of RStudio."

Watch the full #DSHangout video with Jonathan here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sROVZ83FNg

#rstats #databs

It really depends on the input! if I'm typing in a chat window or something it's really annoying to have to press anything other than enter, but anywhere that multi-line inputs are common, I live in fear of accidentally submitting when I just meant to add a line break.

I'm pretty sure they're just gonna table the issue

Fantastic, glad you could make it!

𝓦𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓵𝓲𝓮𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓽𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓯𝓻𝓾𝓲𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓬𝓪𝓶𝓮 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓷𝓮𝓻 𝓘 𝓼𝓱𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓫𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓯𝓸𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓮𝓮𝓭𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓭𝓮𝓪𝓭

summer squash pizza This is the very best kind of dinner: it has five ingredients including the ones to make the pizza dough. It’s seasonal and it doesn’t care what else you had planned; it wants to be moved to the fr…

we love this zucchini pizza which has you shred & drain (rather than slice) the zucchini. the texture is amazing. smittenkitchen.com/2016/08/summ...

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Is ... is it smiling?

I hurt myself sleeping a few weeks ago.

Hadley Wickham in a white t-shirt and jeans sits on a light-colored couch across from Michael Chow, wearing a dark green shirt and pants, who is seated on an orange pouf. Between them is a white coffee table with books. In the background, there's a dark bar with shelves displaying numerous bottles, a wood-paneled wall, and a black, modern fireplace. Text overlay reads "Hadley Wickham CHIEF SCIENTIST, POSIT".

Ever wonder how the #tidyverse came to be? 🤔

#TheTestSet's first episode features @hadley.nz on his accidental empire of #RStats packages, bear encounters, and more!

Stream it at thetestset.co, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

#DataAnalytics #PodcastLaunch

hah, so there is! Added some notes there

it should not ignore this. we'll fix it. thanks for reporting! github.com/posit-dev/po...

RStudio is not being abandoned; it's still being actively developed and is getting some of Positron's features, most recently support for the Air code formatter and nicer treatment for errors/warnings in the console.

"Some things are too fun to stay in the past"?!

Eric, "It's that Time again" was RIGHT THERE

I love that game and so does my 6 year old daughter! The whimsical items and fast-but-not-stressful pace are just right.

Positron with a chat panel open with a question about fixing a ggplot plot

Positron now supports a chat panel with Claude and it's pretty neat

Side-by-side headshots of two men. On the left, a man with short, dark hair and a slightly raised eyebrow, wearing a black shirt, is posed against a light gray background. On the right, a man with short, light brown hair and glasses, smiling and wearing a navy blue shirt, is posed against a warm brown background.

TOMORROW IS A BIG #DSHANGOUT! We have 2 featured leaders, & they're both keynote speakers at #positconf2025 😍

Thurs May 29 @ 12pm ET meet:

👋🏼 Kieran Healy, professor of sociology at Duke
👋🏼 Jonathan McPherson, software architect at Posit

📆 Add to your calendar @ pos.it/dsh

#databs #rstats #python

I'm no fan of the tariffs but I think the glut of incredibly cheap toys from overseas has been bad for parents and kids. I would welcome a world with fewer toys, more carefully purchased.

We're delighted to announce Jonathan McPherson – software architect at Posit – as keynote speaker at posit::conf(2025)!

If you're curious about how thoughtful design principles can improve the data science tools you use, you won't want to miss this!

Join us Sep 16-18 in Atlanta. pos.it/conf

Air, an extremely fast R formatter We are thrilled to announce Air, a new R formatter.

@lionelhenry.bsky.social and I are so excited to finally announce Air - an extremely fast R code formatter! 🎉

With Air, you'll never need to worry about styling your #rstats code ever again. All you need to do is save, and Air takes care of the rest.

www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/02...

I have also tried this and didn't enjoy it. There's just no redeeming flavor behind the artificial capsaicin burn.

Good for TikTok dares, not good for lunch.

I really enjoyed your game "The Barkless Doctrine"!

Man, I have read these religiously for years. I hardly ever find time to watch the games but thanks to you I could feel like I was in the stadium for a few minutes every week and talk with my friends about the game. Thanks for the wit, humor, and passion you brought to the column. It'll be missed.