#data-wrangling
Sarah did a beautiful job wrangling these data and developing connectivity pipeline to relate directional connectivity to aberrant computations and delusions
September 30, 2026 at 4:58 PM
11/
Here’s the truth: 90% of plotting is data wrangling.
The figure is just the final coat of paint. The work is in the prep.
September 30, 2026 at 1:45 PM
The answer will depend on what you're planning to use R for. Visualisation? Data wrangling? More advanced statistics? Machine learning? Developing Shiny apps?
September 30, 2026 at 9:43 AM
I'm glad they let me do most of the data wrangling and analysis at work with python and SQL as long as I output to XLSX for them. if I had to rely only on VBA and power query I'd explode.
September 29, 2026 at 5:43 PM
We're super excited to have Geocodio returning as a sponsor this year! Geocodio: the delightfully boring geocoder. They've spent the last decade+ quietly processing billions of locations, wrangling 300+ million addresses, and building the geocoding service you always wanted. buff.ly/iJPcXRK
Geocodio - The delightfully boring geocoder
Geocoding and data enrichment for North America that just works
www.geocod.io
September 29, 2026 at 4:04 PM
When working with public APIs, consider using JSON Schema to define and validate your data pipelines, ensuring consistency and accuracy in your data wrangling efforts 💡
September 29, 2026 at 1:13 PM
We've published a sneak preview of our report and are seeking reviewers! For almost two months, we've been wrangling the 300+ sticky notes from workshops on Crafting Participatory Tech Futures. We have comments on everything from governance frameworks to mycelium, but we found four major themes!
September 28, 2026 at 8:33 PM
𝗩𝗜𝗕𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗖𝗞: Vexed

A social media user discussed real-world data wrangling, from elections to EHRs, with LucyStats and SarahLotspeich.
September 28, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Had so much fun chatting with @lucystats.bsky.social and @sarahlotspeich.bsky.social about gnarly real world data wrangling — from elections to EHRs and beyond!

Show link below! Meanwhile, I’m live-posting of my latest civic data eng sidequests here bsky.app/profile/emil...
🎙️ Today on Regression to the Mean Girls @sarahlotspeich.bsky.social & I chat with the amazing @emilyriederer.bsky.social about a deep dive into election data!

We chat data quality! Headless browser automation! Connections to EHR data! It’s great.
September 28, 2026 at 1:48 PM
And sharing my “thinking out loud” thread of my latest civic data wrangling side quests bsky.app/profile/emil...
Doing some volunteer data eng work and their infra is... interesting (probably built by a series of random vols over time) 📊

Not pointing fingers, but sharing a running list of antipatterns for your amusement and as I keep track for a future thing I want to write up

🧵
September 28, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Part 2 is TODAY! Following last week's intro to R + LLM prompting, see live demos of LLM-assisted R coding for data wrangling, visualization, and preliminary PK analysis, plus a look at validation and data privacy.

Register now: https://bit.ly/4jfGYVs

#ASCPTwebinar #ASCPTPMK
September 28, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Not used to wrangling SMAP data - tip for easiest way for lay person to pull data? Looking for Rushinga, Zimbabwe, for comparison going into El Niño
September 28, 2026 at 7:09 AM
It feels funny to finally get around to using Python data wrangling tools for the thing they were actually built for for. After using them for like a decade.

github.com/catalyst-coo...
Improve PUDL usage metrics performance, ergonomics, & robustness · Issue #497 · catalyst-cooperative/pudl-usage-metrics
Overview This is an epic tracking work to improve the performance, ergonomics, and robustness of the PUDL usage metrics data pipeline. PUDL data usage has increased across all of our distribution c...
github.com
September 27, 2026 at 6:59 AM
I remember a brief moment in the 2010s when it felt like cultural institutions were bringing in coders+designers for concrete tasks, like data wrangling and viz backlogs and wishlists. It felt positive, and then it switched to finding ways to use the tech of the day (D3.js, VR, blockchain, AI, etc.)
September 26, 2026 at 12:31 PM
GitHub po 23 dnech mlčení odstranil 24. září 2026 napodobeninu Easy Data Transform s malwarem, nahlášenou 31. srpna
Github has not removed malicious imitation software after 3 weeks
On the 31st August I got an email from a customer, telling me that they had found an imitation of my data wrangling software on Github. I’m not linking to it, but here is a screenshot: It is …
successfulsoftware.net
September 26, 2026 at 11:37 AM
GitHub has not removed malicious imitation software after 3 weeks
View Article | Discussion + AI Summary

Summary of HN discussion 🧵👇
Github has not removed malicious imitation software after 3 weeks
On the 31st August I got an email from a customer, telling me that they had found an imitation of my data wrangling software on Github. I’m not linking to it, but here is a screenshot: It is …
successfulsoftware.net
September 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Texas Senate Race Heats Up Over Ken Paxton Probe Into Data Center Water Use
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into the water use of hundreds of data centers in the Lone Star State, as wrangling over data centers becomes an increasingly salient issue there. Paxton’s announcement comes as his race against Democratic state Representative James Talarico in the U.S. Senate race has become one of the most competitive battlegrounds of the 2026 midterms. Data centers, a crucial piece of infrastructure for the development of artificial intelligence (AI), have become a major issue that has cut through traditional partisan divides. Polls suggest the development of data centers is broadly unpopular with both Democrats and Republicans. Only 20 percent of Americans believe that the construction of data centers is good for the country, according to a poll from YouGov and The Economist of 1,592 adults from August 28-31. Read More on Politics While President Donald Trump has dismissed the data center revolt, some Texas Republicans have struck a different tone. Paxton as well as Governor Greg Abbott, facing more competitive races than expected in a traditionally conservative state, have become increasingly critical of data center developers. Paxton Investigating Texas Data Centers: What We Know Paxton announced on Thursday that he is investigating data...
www.newsweek.com
September 24, 2026 at 10:41 PM
A software developer reported a malicious imitation of their product on GitHub, but received no support for weeks. The repository was only removed after the incident gained traction on Hacker News, highlighting significant concerns regarding GitHub's support.
GitHub has not removed malicious imitation software after 3 weeks (190)
On the 31st August I got an email from a customer, telling me that they had found an imitation of my data wrangling software on Github. I'm not linking to it, but here is a screenshot: It is using our product name and logo, without permission. I reported it to Github as an imitation on…
news.ycombinator.com
September 24, 2026 at 7:22 PM
GitHub has not removed malicious imitation software after 3 weeks
Discussion | hackernews | Author: hermitcrab

#OpenSource
GitHub has not removed malicious imitation software after 3 weeks
On the 31st August I got an email from a customer, telling me that they had found an imitation of my data wrangling software on Github. I’m not linking to it, but here is a screenshot: It is …
successfulsoftware.net
September 24, 2026 at 4:46 PM
GitHub has not removed malicious imitation software after 3 weeks | Discussion
Github has not removed malicious imitation software after 3 weeks
On the 31st August I got an email from a customer, telling me that they had found an imitation of my data wrangling software on Github. I’m not linking to it, but here is a screenshot: It is …
successfulsoftware.net
September 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
We're in the first week of term and several of our @psyteachr.bsky.social books have had a little refresh.

Matthew Checketts leads first year undergraduate psychology. Around 600 students develop wrangling and visualisation skills using the Data Skills book: psyteachr.github.io/data-skills-...
PsyTeachR
Psychologists from @UofGPsychNeuro advocating open, reproducible methods teaching.
psyteachr.github.io
September 24, 2026 at 9:48 AM