Jeremy R. Winget, PhD
@jrwinget.bsky.social
https://jrwinget.com • https://github.com/jrwinget
Computational Social Scientist • Full Stack Engineer • Data Science & Systems Thinking • Information Processing & Group Dynamics Researcher • he/him
Computational Social Scientist • Full Stack Engineer • Data Science & Systems Thinking • Information Processing & Group Dynamics Researcher • he/him
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The Zork games have been properly open sourced with the MIT license 😍 opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
These were some of the first computer games I ever played back on our IBM 8086 PC. So many good memories.
These were some of the first computer games I ever played back on our IBM 8086 PC. So many good memories.
Preserving code that shaped generations: Zork I, II, and III go Open Source
Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License.
opensource.microsoft.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The Zork games have been properly open sourced with the MIT license 😍 opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
These were some of the first computer games I ever played back on our IBM 8086 PC. So many good memories.
These were some of the first computer games I ever played back on our IBM 8086 PC. So many good memories.
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#rstats Please welcome Jarl, a new R linter.
Jarl is a CLI tool with extensions in VS Code, Positron, and Zed. It can check thousands of lines of R code in milliseconds.
Jarl provides several output formats, a Github Actions workflow, and more.
Blog post: www.etiennebacher.com/posts/2025-1...
Jarl is a CLI tool with extensions in VS Code, Positron, and Zed. It can check thousands of lines of R code in milliseconds.
Jarl provides several output formats, a Github Actions workflow, and more.
Blog post: www.etiennebacher.com/posts/2025-1...
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
#rstats Please welcome Jarl, a new R linter.
Jarl is a CLI tool with extensions in VS Code, Positron, and Zed. It can check thousands of lines of R code in milliseconds.
Jarl provides several output formats, a Github Actions workflow, and more.
Blog post: www.etiennebacher.com/posts/2025-1...
Jarl is a CLI tool with extensions in VS Code, Positron, and Zed. It can check thousands of lines of R code in milliseconds.
Jarl provides several output formats, a Github Actions workflow, and more.
Blog post: www.etiennebacher.com/posts/2025-1...
Back from a brief hiatus with good news: {bidux} v0.3.3 dropped on CRAN! 🎉
Your production database → behavioral insights → better UX
New bid_quick_suggest() for when you need a fix before standup
More details here: www.jrwinget.com/blog/databas...
#rstats #UX #UI
Your production database → behavioral insights → better UX
New bid_quick_suggest() for when you need a fix before standup
More details here: www.jrwinget.com/blog/databas...
#rstats #UX #UI
{bidux} v0.3.3: Where Databases Meet Quick Decisions – The Friction Point
The latest {bidux} release bridges the gap between your production data and rapid UX improvements, because sometimes the best insight is the one you can act on today.
www.jrwinget.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Back from a brief hiatus with good news: {bidux} v0.3.3 dropped on CRAN! 🎉
Your production database → behavioral insights → better UX
New bid_quick_suggest() for when you need a fix before standup
More details here: www.jrwinget.com/blog/databas...
#rstats #UX #UI
Your production database → behavioral insights → better UX
New bid_quick_suggest() for when you need a fix before standup
More details here: www.jrwinget.com/blog/databas...
#rstats #UX #UI
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New open newsletter at Fight for the Human: Can we make Security Empirical, and why might we want to?
In it you'll find the Dev Science Office Hour I hosted with @arianamirian.bsky.social, as well as my notes on a paper about technical Champions
www.fightforthehuman.com/empirical-se...
In it you'll find the Dev Science Office Hour I hosted with @arianamirian.bsky.social, as well as my notes on a paper about technical Champions
www.fightforthehuman.com/empirical-se...
Can we make Security Empirical, and why might we want to?
There's a paper I recently came across by Mohammad Tahaei and colleagues called Privacy Champions in Sofware Teams: Understanding Their Motivations, Strategies, and Challenges. In it, they interview 1...
www.fightforthehuman.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
New open newsletter at Fight for the Human: Can we make Security Empirical, and why might we want to?
In it you'll find the Dev Science Office Hour I hosted with @arianamirian.bsky.social, as well as my notes on a paper about technical Champions
www.fightforthehuman.com/empirical-se...
In it you'll find the Dev Science Office Hour I hosted with @arianamirian.bsky.social, as well as my notes on a paper about technical Champions
www.fightforthehuman.com/empirical-se...
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🎉 I'm looking for an #rstats software engineer to work with me in 2026.
Remote (WFH), swiss-based (already here or willing to move here), permanent or contract.
+ Pros: work with me
- Cons: work with me...
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Remote (WFH), swiss-based (already here or willing to move here), permanent or contract.
+ Pros: work with me
- Cons: work with me...
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Opifex hiring Software Engineer - R & JavaScript in Switzerland | LinkedIn
Posted 10:12:08 AM. Location: Switzerland, RemoteEmployment Type: Permanent or ContractWorkload: 50% or 100%Start date:…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🎉 I'm looking for an #rstats software engineer to work with me in 2026.
Remote (WFH), swiss-based (already here or willing to move here), permanent or contract.
+ Pros: work with me
- Cons: work with me...
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Remote (WFH), swiss-based (already here or willing to move here), permanent or contract.
+ Pros: work with me
- Cons: work with me...
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
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I've been on the road so I'm behind the times—but if you wanted to destroy US science, I can think of no more expedient action.
Blatant unconstitutionality aside, fuck this backwards forwards and sideways.
www.science.org/content/article/u-s-congress-considers-sweeping-ban-chinese-collaborations
Blatant unconstitutionality aside, fuck this backwards forwards and sideways.
www.science.org/content/article/u-s-congress-considers-sweeping-ban-chinese-collaborations
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I've been on the road so I'm behind the times—but if you wanted to destroy US science, I can think of no more expedient action.
Blatant unconstitutionality aside, fuck this backwards forwards and sideways.
www.science.org/content/article/u-s-congress-considers-sweeping-ban-chinese-collaborations
Blatant unconstitutionality aside, fuck this backwards forwards and sideways.
www.science.org/content/article/u-s-congress-considers-sweeping-ban-chinese-collaborations
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Never forget that a Democratic US Attorney’s decision to prosecute Aaron Swartz for downloading JSTOR PDFs contributed to his suicide but AI firms’ decision to download everything ever will be a justification for hundreds of billions of dollars of taxpayer bailouts and legal exemptions.
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Never forget that a Democratic US Attorney’s decision to prosecute Aaron Swartz for downloading JSTOR PDFs contributed to his suicide but AI firms’ decision to download everything ever will be a justification for hundreds of billions of dollars of taxpayer bailouts and legal exemptions.
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We are looking for #rstats community feedback on 3 new dplyr functions!
We're aiming to expand the `filter()` family:
- `filter()` to keep rows
- `filter_out()` to drop rows
- `when_any()` and `when_all()` as modifiers
Read more and leave feedback here:
github.com/tidyverse/ti...
We're aiming to expand the `filter()` family:
- `filter()` to keep rows
- `filter_out()` to drop rows
- `when_any()` and `when_all()` as modifiers
Read more and leave feedback here:
github.com/tidyverse/ti...
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
We are looking for #rstats community feedback on 3 new dplyr functions!
We're aiming to expand the `filter()` family:
- `filter()` to keep rows
- `filter_out()` to drop rows
- `when_any()` and `when_all()` as modifiers
Read more and leave feedback here:
github.com/tidyverse/ti...
We're aiming to expand the `filter()` family:
- `filter()` to keep rows
- `filter_out()` to drop rows
- `when_any()` and `when_all()` as modifiers
Read more and leave feedback here:
github.com/tidyverse/ti...
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Dr. Cat Hicks (@grimalkina.bsky.social) gave one of my very favorite keynotes of all time at #positconf this year 🥹 It really made my heart glow, and now that all the conf talks are on YouTube, you can watch it even if you missed conf!! #databs #rstats #python
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-bM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-bM...
The Psychology of Technologists (Cat Hicks, Catharsis Consulting) | posit::conf(2025)
YouTube video by Posit PBC
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Dr. Cat Hicks (@grimalkina.bsky.social) gave one of my very favorite keynotes of all time at #positconf this year 🥹 It really made my heart glow, and now that all the conf talks are on YouTube, you can watch it even if you missed conf!! #databs #rstats #python
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-bM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-bM...
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
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This is the way the normalization works. Scenes the media would've/could've chased a month ago go ignored in favor of what's new/shocking. It's not that people aren't reporting on what's happening, because they are. But the bar for what's "newsworthy" always shifts.
November 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This is the way the normalization works. Scenes the media would've/could've chased a month ago go ignored in favor of what's new/shocking. It's not that people aren't reporting on what's happening, because they are. But the bar for what's "newsworthy" always shifts.
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Full schedule is live: R+AI 2025 · Nov 12–13 · online
Sample session:
“Tools for LLMs and Humans who use R” — Garrick Aden-Buie (Posit)
How the {btw} package feeds computational context to LLMs for smoother R+AI workflows.
Register! rconsortium.github.io/RplusAI_webs...
#rstats #AI @posit.co
Sample session:
“Tools for LLMs and Humans who use R” — Garrick Aden-Buie (Posit)
How the {btw} package feeds computational context to LLMs for smoother R+AI workflows.
Register! rconsortium.github.io/RplusAI_webs...
#rstats #AI @posit.co
November 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Full schedule is live: R+AI 2025 · Nov 12–13 · online
Sample session:
“Tools for LLMs and Humans who use R” — Garrick Aden-Buie (Posit)
How the {btw} package feeds computational context to LLMs for smoother R+AI workflows.
Register! rconsortium.github.io/RplusAI_webs...
#rstats #AI @posit.co
Sample session:
“Tools for LLMs and Humans who use R” — Garrick Aden-Buie (Posit)
How the {btw} package feeds computational context to LLMs for smoother R+AI workflows.
Register! rconsortium.github.io/RplusAI_webs...
#rstats #AI @posit.co
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That means the next Developer Science Office Hour is going to be Design-a-Study with Cat!
Get your (free) spot here for our online event, space is limited for the vibes, but the enthusiasm will be unlimited: www.eventbrite.com/e/design-a-s...
Get your (free) spot here for our online event, space is limited for the vibes, but the enthusiasm will be unlimited: www.eventbrite.com/e/design-a-s...
Design a Study: with Dr. Cat Hicks
Join our free & open Developer Science Office Hour to "Design-a-Study"! Like Build-a-Bear, but for learning about research design!
www.eventbrite.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
That means the next Developer Science Office Hour is going to be Design-a-Study with Cat!
Get your (free) spot here for our online event, space is limited for the vibes, but the enthusiasm will be unlimited: www.eventbrite.com/e/design-a-s...
Get your (free) spot here for our online event, space is limited for the vibes, but the enthusiasm will be unlimited: www.eventbrite.com/e/design-a-s...
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This post is blowing up.
Please read the full paper 😌✨
👇👇👇👇👇👇
Guest, O., Suarez, et al. (2025). Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia. Zenodo. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... @olivia.science @marentierra.bsky.social
Please read the full paper 😌✨
👇👇👇👇👇👇
Guest, O., Suarez, et al. (2025). Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia. Zenodo. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... @olivia.science @marentierra.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This post is blowing up.
Please read the full paper 😌✨
👇👇👇👇👇👇
Guest, O., Suarez, et al. (2025). Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia. Zenodo. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... @olivia.science @marentierra.bsky.social
Please read the full paper 😌✨
👇👇👇👇👇👇
Guest, O., Suarez, et al. (2025). Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia. Zenodo. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... @olivia.science @marentierra.bsky.social
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‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
New blog post, in a slightly new style!
Why do groups sometimes get stuck on the wrong thing?
How do minority voices help systems stay honest?
What does design has to do with dissent?
Some thoughts, and some group science, on problems big and small
www.jrwinget.com/blog/2025-10...
Why do groups sometimes get stuck on the wrong thing?
How do minority voices help systems stay honest?
What does design has to do with dissent?
Some thoughts, and some group science, on problems big and small
www.jrwinget.com/blog/2025-10...
When Groups Get Stuck on the Wrong Problem – Jeremy R. Winget, PhD
Dissent, sharedness, and the design of collective intelligence
www.jrwinget.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
New blog post, in a slightly new style!
Why do groups sometimes get stuck on the wrong thing?
How do minority voices help systems stay honest?
What does design has to do with dissent?
Some thoughts, and some group science, on problems big and small
www.jrwinget.com/blog/2025-10...
Why do groups sometimes get stuck on the wrong thing?
How do minority voices help systems stay honest?
What does design has to do with dissent?
Some thoughts, and some group science, on problems big and small
www.jrwinget.com/blog/2025-10...
🚀 {bidux} 0.3.2 is out!
It's leaner, quieter, and more intuitive:
• Modern, flat API
• Telemetry sensitivity presets
• Global quiet mode functionality
Read the details 👇
www.jrwinget.com/blog/2025-10...
#rstats #ux #ui #shiny
It's leaner, quieter, and more intuitive:
• Modern, flat API
• Telemetry sensitivity presets
• Global quiet mode functionality
Read the details 👇
www.jrwinget.com/blog/2025-10...
#rstats #ux #ui #shiny
bidux 0.3.2: Leaner, Quieter, More Intuitive BID Workflows – Jeremy R. Winget, PhD
The {bidux} 0.3.2 release streamlines BID workflows with intuitive flat APIs, built-in telemetry presets, and a quieter, leaner experience, helping you focus on insights rather than overhead.
www.jrwinget.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
🚀 {bidux} 0.3.2 is out!
It's leaner, quieter, and more intuitive:
• Modern, flat API
• Telemetry sensitivity presets
• Global quiet mode functionality
Read the details 👇
www.jrwinget.com/blog/2025-10...
#rstats #ux #ui #shiny
It's leaner, quieter, and more intuitive:
• Modern, flat API
• Telemetry sensitivity presets
• Global quiet mode functionality
Read the details 👇
www.jrwinget.com/blog/2025-10...
#rstats #ux #ui #shiny
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CPD just relieved feds from this line too. Then a moment later the feds gassed the whole area, including the cops.
October 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
CPD just relieved feds from this line too. Then a moment later the feds gassed the whole area, including the cops.
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The Sun-Times *is reporting these were live rounds* fired at a vehicle.
There's been much confusion in the immediate aftermath of this about whether whether they were that or pepper balls, and whether person in vehicle was hit by them. This is the most current info we have *at this time.*
There's been much confusion in the immediate aftermath of this about whether whether they were that or pepper balls, and whether person in vehicle was hit by them. This is the most current info we have *at this time.*
Federal agents shoot woman they say 'boxed in' authorities on Chicago's South Side
Authorities were on patrol when they were "rammed by 10 cars," according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. One of the drivers "was armed with a semi-automatic weapon," prompting...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The Sun-Times *is reporting these were live rounds* fired at a vehicle.
There's been much confusion in the immediate aftermath of this about whether whether they were that or pepper balls, and whether person in vehicle was hit by them. This is the most current info we have *at this time.*
There's been much confusion in the immediate aftermath of this about whether whether they were that or pepper balls, and whether person in vehicle was hit by them. This is the most current info we have *at this time.*
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Having difficulty uploading video. Several agents armed with long guns, others wearing gas masks. Chicago Police just went behind federal agents' line.
October 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Having difficulty uploading video. Several agents armed with long guns, others wearing gas masks. Chicago Police just went behind federal agents' line.
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Happening now: at Kedzie and 40th, where Border Patrol agents just opened fire on rapid response this afternoon. A woman CFD says they found after the incident is reported in fair condition.
A growing number of outraged neighbors have gathered across from ICE/CBP agents who have closed Kedzie.
A growing number of outraged neighbors have gathered across from ICE/CBP agents who have closed Kedzie.
October 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Happening now: at Kedzie and 40th, where Border Patrol agents just opened fire on rapid response this afternoon. A woman CFD says they found after the incident is reported in fair condition.
A growing number of outraged neighbors have gathered across from ICE/CBP agents who have closed Kedzie.
A growing number of outraged neighbors have gathered across from ICE/CBP agents who have closed Kedzie.
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if they do not face any consequences for shooting people they will keep shooting people
U.S. Border Patrol agents shot a woman on Saturday morning in Brighton Park marking the second shooting since President Donald Trump’s administration launched an aggressive immigration enforcement operation in the area last month, the @chicago.suntimes.com reports
Federal agents shoot woman they say 'boxed in' authorities in Brighton Park
Authorities were on patrol when they were "rammed by 10 cars," according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. One of the drivers "was armed with a semi-automatic weapon," prompting...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
if they do not face any consequences for shooting people they will keep shooting people
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ICE reportedly opened fire on rapid responders on the southwest side this afternoon.
There are *very few* details on this available at this time. Treat all rumors with caution until verified.
This Sun-Times article cites a DHS statement that should be treated, as always, with extreme skepticism:
There are *very few* details on this available at this time. Treat all rumors with caution until verified.
This Sun-Times article cites a DHS statement that should be treated, as always, with extreme skepticism:
Shooting involving federal agents in Brighton Park under investigation
According to the Department of Homeland Security, a woman allegedly "boxed in" federal authorities, who opened fire.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
ICE reportedly opened fire on rapid responders on the southwest side this afternoon.
There are *very few* details on this available at this time. Treat all rumors with caution until verified.
This Sun-Times article cites a DHS statement that should be treated, as always, with extreme skepticism:
There are *very few* details on this available at this time. Treat all rumors with caution until verified.
This Sun-Times article cites a DHS statement that should be treated, as always, with extreme skepticism:
Reposted by Jeremy R. Winget, PhD
NEWS: Trump is federalizing 300 National Guard troops in Illinois, Gov. Pritzker announced.
October 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
NEWS: Trump is federalizing 300 National Guard troops in Illinois, Gov. Pritzker announced.