Kevin Patrick O'Brien

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Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· 18d

This is a 1300 Litre water tank mostly used for rain water harvesting. After 50 days of continuous rain in spring, #Ireland currently has a hose pipe ban. Can we not get a grant scheme going to install these around farms in Ireland #climatechange

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· 18d

This gives an idea of what I mean. When a slide background is bright white, it blasts the camera sensor with light. Using a dark background with light text eliminates sensor glare. (Photo by Caroline Pasquale From PyCon Ireland 2017 - which the stenographer heard as "White Man Ireland") 13/n

A projection screen displaying automated live captions in white text over a blue background inside a dimmed event venue.

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· 18d

Filled front rows make "Hero Shots" possible. Shooting from slightly behind or beside a speaker looking out at an attentive crowd creates instant authority. Speakers can share these on LinkedIn and boost their profile. Meanwhile sponsors get visual signal of a well run and well attended event 4/n

A comic book style panel illustration captures a packed lecture hall with an engaged audience. In the background, a speaker speaks enthusiastically on stage with a microphone. On a large screen behind her, the text reads 'Cool Stuff About AI and R'. Foreground silhouettes of audience members show speech bubbles, one saying 'Kev made me sit here!' and another pointing to the screen with a message about using bright text on a dark background for contrast. The bottom of the panel features a text box explaining the strategy of a low-angle 'hero shot' capturing the speaker, message, and audience to signify success.

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· 20d

The German 1929 silent classic Pandora’s Box is showing at Wilton’s Music Hall in London on Thursday (30th July) . It offers a rare chance to see iconic silent cinema in an authentic historic venue. Further details / ticket bookings are available on WMH website. wiltons.org.uk/whats-on/pan...

A black-and-white promotional image featuring actress Louise Brooks from the 1929 silent film Pandora's Box. She is styled in her iconic bob haircut with bangs, looking directly forward with a classic late-1920s cinematic aesthetic.

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Jul 12

Based on a real dog

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Jul 12

An AI experiment in mid-century visual animation aesthetics and Orphism geometries. Inspired by Hadley Wickham's recent blog post on coding agents.

An abstract, cubist-style mid-century modern illustration shows a man with brown hair walking a black Scottish Terrier on a patterned leash through a fragmented city park. He wears a multi-toned geometric trench coat, a tie, and brown shoes. The background features geometric trees, overlapping circles, lamp posts, and stylized townhouses in a palette of terracotta orange, teal, and slate blue.

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Jul 6

The Openjng Night Reception for ##User2026 will take place in the main building of Warsaw University Of Technology: starting at 17.30. This location is a short walk from where the tutorials were held today. (Obviously this building is known bybits former name of Politechnika)

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Jun 15

The British #MusicHall Society has announced a Call for Papers for its 3rd Conference, taking place November 21–22, 2026, at The Cinema Museum in #London. This year's theme is "Catering for People’s Desires and Needs in the Music Hall" britishmusichallsociety.com/event/3rd-br... #History

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Jun 14

Irish Government 'strategy" over the last four years with regards to creating a sensible strategy for housing Ukrainian refugees in Ireland. Very callous to evict vulnerable people without a proper followup plan

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· May 15

🎭 The 25th Prague Fringe Festival kicks off next week! From 22–30 May, Prague bursts with theatre, comedy, music, and bold performance. Get ready for a milestone year of creativity and Fringe magic. ✨ Website: www.praguefringe.com

A bright, geometric poster for the 25th Prague Fringe Festival features a stylized green bird wearing a blue, green, and red plaid beret. The background is divided into bold blocks of yellow, green, and maroon. Large white text announces “25th Prague Fringe Festival,” and a white circular badge displays the dates “22nd–30th May 2026.”

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Apr 27

Mrs Lucas #cats

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Apr 27

📷 Visual Poetry: The Photography of John Minihan opens at the National Gallery of Ireland. Spanning 60 years, this free exhibition reveals Minihan’s gift for finding the unnoticed and the poetic in everyday life. On view 14 Mar–11 Oct 2026. www.nationalgallery.ie/what-we-do/p...

Screenshot of website - the key feature is a monochrome photo that Minihan took of Samuel Beckett in Paris

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Apr 12

📢 Early Bird tickets for useR! 2026 in Warsaw are live! Join the global #RStats community July 6–9 for elite talks & workshops. Hosted by SGH, UW, and WUT. ⏳ Early Bird ends April 20! 🎟️ Register now to save. 👇 Link: user2026.r-project.org/register.html #useR2026 #DataScience #Warsaw #OpenSource

Poster for early bird ticket sake for UseR! 2026 conference in warsaw

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Mar 31

An illustration with a vibrant, mosaic-style aesthetic promoting the useR! 2026 Conference.

In the foreground, a large, stylized bird with bright orange, yellow, and red feathers flies toward the right. Behind it, a sun designed as a large gold coin featuring the letter "R" shines over a colorful cityscape of Warsaw, Poland, including landmarks like the Palace of Culture and Science.

The background features a pastel, pixelated sky with soft clouds and a rising sun reflecting off a river and a bridge.

Text in the image includes:

Top: "EARLY BIRD TICKETS!" in pink letters.

Bottom Banner: "useR! 2026 CONFERENCE" and "Warsaw • July 2026" written in white on a red and blue curved ribbon.

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Mar 27

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (@fao.org) just launched a new API Developer Portal for FAOSTAT, making it easier to access and integrate global food and agriculture data. It supports JSON and CSV outputs. Is anyone in the #rstats community working with this sort of data?

A screenshot of a LinkedIn post by the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) announcing the launch of a new API Developer Portal for easier access to FAOSTAT data. The post outlines several features, including a single interface for all domains, data filtering by area and year, a Query Builder for Microsoft Excel, and machine-readable downloads in JSON and CSV formats. Two shortened links are provided at the bottom.

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Mar 27

Please donate to the Ghana Rstats Conference 2026

Certificate of Acknowledgement of Kevin O’Brien's donation to Ghana R conference

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Mar 20

🚀 Join OSSConf 2026 in Žilina, Slovakia! 🔬 July 1–3: Deep dives into #OpenSource for Research & STEM. 📊 #RStats: Meet authors of RCzechia, ProfileLadder & PacketLLM. 🖋️ #LaTeX: OpTeX consultations with Petr Olšák. 🤖 Special Focus: AI in Education. FREE registration! 🇸🇰 #OSSConf2026 #useR2026

A stylized promotional flyer for OSSConf 2026 features bold geometric shapes, folkloric motifs, and a vibrant color palette inspired by Slovak modernist aesthetics. The central text “OSSConf” appears in large, white uppercase letters with a blue shadow, and “2026” is displayed below in bold green-orange numerals. The background depicts a stylized cityscape of Žilina, including church towers, colorful rooftops, and a futuristic train crossing an arched bridge over the Váh River. A cream-colored sky with a red-yellow sun and two folk-style birds adds warmth. The foreground includes a vintage computer with code, an open book with plant and gear illustrations, a satellite dish, and two figures—one using a laptop, the other observing. Decorative folk patterns line the bottom edge. The overall composition blends tradition and technology, celebrating open-source themes in a distinctly Slovak visual language.

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Mar 18

Visiting Locations from "Roman Holiday" in #Rome

Side view of Pantheon in Rome - used as a location in " Roman Holiday" for the Cafe Scene where the leads are joined by the photographer

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Mar 14

Show us your cape, Big Man #rstats

Revolution Analytics Slingshot Monkey (front view)

Revolution Analytics Slingshot Monkey (rear view)

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Mar 13

We are going to schedule some R Community organisation calls in the near future. The RUGS slack will be used for asynchronous components. Contact me if you would like to participate. Minutes wll be published on regular basis

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Mar 11

Growth of LinkedIn followership for @rainbowr.org Fairly impressive stuff for an account that was just set up last summer. They make excellent use of it for their recent online #rstats conference

A line graph titled "Rainbow R - LinkedIn Followership" showing a significant upward trend in followers over a period from before October to after January.

The graph uses a red line with black diamond data points on a cream-colored background with a red dotted grid. The y-axis represents the number of followers, ranging from $0$ to over $600$.

The data shows three distinct phases:

* **Initial Steady Growth:** Starting below $100$ followers, the count increases slowly through October.
* **Rapid Acceleration:** A sharp spike occurs between October and January, jumping from approximately $200$ to nearly $400$ followers.
* **Recent Surge:** After a brief leveling off around $400$ in January, the followership climbs steeply again, ending at a peak of over $600$ followers by the final data point.

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Mar 9

📢 CFP Deadline Extended: useR! 2026 Warsaw! 📅 New Deadline: Saturday, 14th March 2026 🚀 Submit projects on #rstats, ML, or data viz for the global #Rstats community stage in Poland. Standard/Lightning Talks, Posters, Tutorials & Panels wanted! CFP Link: user2026.r-project.org/call/

$A promotional graphic for the useR! 2026 Conference in Warsaw. The image is split into a left-hand artistic section and a right-hand text section against a black background. The left side features a 2x2 grid of colored squares: Top-left: A black square centered on a light blue background. Top-right: A black fractal-like square pattern on a yellow background. Bottom-left: A complex black grid pattern on an orange background. Bottom-right: A dense black dot and square pattern on a purple background. The right side contains the following text: USER! 2026 CONFERENCE WARSAW in white. A list of submission categories in bold colors: Talks (blue), Tutorials (yellow), Posters (red), Lightning Talks (orange), and Panel Discussions (teal). At the bottom-left, white text announces: "CFP Deadline Extension: Saturday 14th March 2026".$

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Mar 8

Apropos of International Women’s Day, here is the LinkedIn followership for R‑Ladies Global. The data show a steady increase from 2021 through 2026, reflecting sustained engagement with the community’s mission and activities. #RLadies #IWD2026 #RStats #WomenInSTEM #DataVisualization #CommunityData

A line chart titled “R‑Ladies Global – LinkedIn Followership” showing the growth of the organization’s LinkedIn followers from 2021 to 2026. The x‑axis is labeled “Date” and spans five years, while the y‑axis is labeled “Followers,” ranging from 4,000 to 9,000. Black circular points mark follower counts at various dates, and a red line connects them to show the overall trend. The line rises steadily from just over 4,000 followers in early 2021 to nearly 9,000 by 2026, with noticeable periods of faster growth around early 2024 and again near early 2026. The chart has a clean white background with light gray gridlines, emphasizing the upward trajectory of the community’s reach on LinkedIn.

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Mar 8

The R User Community LinkedIn page has grown steadily from 2021 to 2026, rising from a few thousand followers to nearly 20,000. The chart shows rapid expansion through 2022 and 2023 (by gaming the recommender engine), followed by continued steady growth in later years. #rstats

A line chart titled “R User Community – LinkedIn Followership” showing follower growth from 2021 to 2026. Black dots mark individual data points, connected by a red line indicating the trend. The x‑axis spans 2021 to 2026, and the y‑axis ranges from 0 to 20,000 followers. The chart shows rapid growth beginning in early 2022, followed by continued but slower increases through 2026.

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Mar 8

The useR! Conference LinkedIn page shows a steady rise in followers from 2021 to 2026, reaching several thousand over the period. The overall trend is encouraging. A few data points appear out of sequence, suggesting some dates in the source data may be incorrect. #rstats

A line chart titled “useR! Conference – LinkedIn Followership” showing follower growth from 2021 to 2026. Black dots mark individual data points, with red line segments connecting portions of the trend. The x‑axis displays dates from 2021 to 2026, and the y‑axis ranges from 0 to 8,000 followers. The overall pattern shows a steady upward increase in LinkedIn followers over time.

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Mar 8

Although in Hiatus since 2022 - The “Why R?” LinkedIn page has grown steadily from 2021 to 2026, increasing from roughly 2,500 followers to more than 5,000. The chart highlights periods of faster and slower growth, with a clear upward trend across the full time span. #rstats

A line chart titled “Why R? – LinkedIn Followership” showing follower growth from 2021 to 2026. The plot has a light blue background with a black line tracing overall growth and red segments highlighting specific intervals. The x‑axis displays dates from 2021 to 2026, and the y‑axis ranges from roughly 2,500 to over 5,000 followers. The trend shows steady increases with periods of slower growth and a noticeable rise approaching 2026.

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Mar 8

The Ghana R Users Community has shown steady LinkedIn growth since 2023, rising from under 10 followers to more than 1,000 by early 2026. The trend highlights consistent community engagement and a sharp acceleration in the past year. #rstats

A line chart titled “Ghana R Users Community – LinkedIn Followership” showing follower growth from 2023 to 2026. A red line connects black star-shaped data points, rising steadily through 2023–2025 and sharply increasing in 2026. The background grid uses yellow horizontal lines and red vertical lines. The x‑axis shows dates, and the y‑axis shows follower counts ranging from 0 to over 1000.

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Mar 5

💡 The useR! 2026 Call for Proposals is open! 🎤 Talks 🧭 Tutorials 🖼️ Posters ⚡ Lightning Talks 🗣️ Panel Discussions 📅 Submit your ideas by Sunday 8th March and help shape the program with the global R community. 🔗 CFP: user2026.r-project.org/call/ #rstats #useR2026 #Tutorials #Warsaw

$A rectangular promotional graphic for the useR! 2026 Conference in Warsaw. The left half displays four square panels arranged in a 2×2 grid, each showing a progressively more detailed Sierpinski‑carpet–style fractal in bright colors: teal, magenta, yellow, and blue. The right half presents the conference offerings in large, bold, multicolored text stacked vertically: “Talks,” “Tutorials,” “Posters,” “Lightning Talks,” and “Panel Discussions.” At the bottom, a smaller line of text announces: “The useR! 2026 Call for Proposals is open until Sunday 8th March.” The overall design is clean and geometric, using vivid color blocks to signal creativity and technical focus.$

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Mar 4

⏳ UseR! 2026 – Warsaw 🇵🇱✨ The CFP deadline is fast approaching! Submit your abstracts for talks, lightning talks, posters, tutorials, and panels before Sun 8 Mar 2026. 📅 Conference: 7–9 July 🎓 Tutorial Day: 6 July 🔗 user2026.r-project.org/call/ #rstats #poland #datascience

$A rectangular promotional graphic for the useR! 2026 Conference. On the left, large bold text reads “useR! 2026 Conference Warsaw,” followed by the dates “6–9 July 2026” and the location “Warsaw School of Economics & Online.” The typography is clean and modern, set against a white background. On the right, a 2×2 grid of four square panels displays a fractal‑style geometric pattern: each square shows a progressively more detailed zoom‑in of a swirling, branching, blue‑and‑purple fractal shape on a light background. Beneath the main graphic, a banner states: “The useR! 2026 Call For Proposals is open until March 8th!” The overall design is bright, mathematical, and visually structured, emphasizing both the conference branding and the CFP announcement.$

Kevin Patrick O'Brien@kobriendublin· Feb 26

💡 The useR! 2026 Call for Proposals is open — and we’re seeking both talks and tutorials! 💡 📅 Submit your ideas by Sunday 8th March and help shape the program with the global R community. 🔗 CFP: user2026.r-project.org/call/ #rstats #useR2026 #Tutorials #Warsaw

$Promotional graphic for the useR! 2026 Conference in Warsaw. On a black background, white uppercase text at the top left reads “USER! 2026 CONFERENCE WARSAW.” Centered lower on the image, the word “Tutorials” appears in large, bold turquoise letters, shifted closer to the bottom than in previous versions. Beneath it, a light blue sentence reads “The useR! 2026 Call For Proposals is open until March 8th!” On the top right, four square tiles display colorful fractal-style designs: blue, yellow, orange, and purple. Each tile contains a central black square surrounded by smaller squares in grid patterns, suggesting themes of data, computation, or modularity. The layout balances bold typography with vibrant geometric visuals to promote the conference’s tutorial track and proposal deadline.$