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@@ -41,21 +41,21 @@ The R Dev Day was a satellite event to [SatRdays London](https://satrday-london-
 
 At the event, there was a line of speakers presenting all things R, each offering valuable lessons. Below, I will briefly summarise some of the talks that I found particularly interesting.
 
-[Andrie de Vries](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andriedevries/) delivered a talk titled “[Lessons learnt from product management, applied to data science](https://andrie.quarto.pub/pmds-saturdays/#/title-slide)”. Andrie shared his journey as a product manager, explaining the product life cycle and the concept of “Jobs to be done (JTBD)” as the first step in creating a product’s value proposition. He discussed the application of product management principles to data science and how to 10x better exercise can be implemented product improvement. Andrie also highlighted examples of successful projects that turned into products, such as [data.table](https://rdatatable.gitlab.io/data.table/), [R Open Sci](https://ropensci.org/), [H2O.ai](https://h2o.ai/).
+Andrie de Vries delivered a talk titled “[Lessons learnt from product management, applied to data science](https://andrie.quarto.pub/pmds-saturdays/#/title-slide)”. Andrie shared his journey as a product manager, explaining the product life cycle and the concept of “Jobs to be done (JTBD)” as the first step in creating a product’s value proposition. He discussed the application of product management principles to data science and how to 10x better exercise can be implemented product improvement. Andrie also highlighted examples of successful projects that turned into products, such as [data.table](https://rdatatable.gitlab.io/data.table/), [R Open Sci](https://ropensci.org/), [H2O.ai](https://h2o.ai/).
 
-[Nicola Rennie](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicola-rennie/) presented a talk on “[Typst or LaTeX? Styling PDF Documents with Quarto Extensions](https://nrennie.rbind.io/talks/satrdays-london-2024/)”. In her talk, Nicola provided an overview of ways to create customised PDF documents using Quarto with a little help from R, LaTeX, and Typst. She compared the styling of  [Quarto](https://quarto.org/) PDFs using [LaTeX](https://www.latex-project.org/) and with [Typst](https://typst.app/docs) discussing the pros and cons of each method. Nicola also briefly explained how [Quarto Extensions](https://quarto.org/docs/extensions/) can be used to enhance document styling.
+Nicola Rennie presented a talk on “[Typst or LaTeX? Styling PDF Documents with Quarto Extensions](https://nrennie.rbind.io/talks/satrdays-london-2024/)”. In her talk, Nicola provided an overview of ways to create customised PDF documents using Quarto with a little help from R, LaTeX, and Typst. She compared the styling of  [Quarto](https://quarto.org/) PDFs using [LaTeX](https://www.latex-project.org/) and with [Typst](https://typst.app/docs) discussing the pros and cons of each method. Nicola also briefly explained how [Quarto Extensions](https://quarto.org/docs/extensions/) can be used to enhance document styling.
 
-[Myles Mitchell](https://www.linkedin.com/in/myles-mitchell-4009aa98)’s talk, “[Using R to Teach R](https://myles-mitchell.github.io/satrdays-2024/#1)” focused on how [Jumping Rivers](https://www.jumpingrivers.com/) utilises R in their training stack to deliver both R and non-R [training courses](https://www.jumpingrivers.com/training/). Myles described their standardised approach, which includes a central repository with internal R packages for building courses. He acknowledged some drawbacks, such as a restrictive course structure, but emphasised that the benefits of using this approach, such as reduced duplication and ability to conduct numerous courses, outweigh these limitations.
+Myles Mitchell’s talk, “[Using R to Teach R](https://myles-mitchell.github.io/satrdays-2024/#1)” focused on how [Jumping Rivers](https://www.jumpingrivers.com/) utilises R in their training stack to deliver both R and non-R [training courses](https://www.jumpingrivers.com/training/). Myles described their standardised approach, which includes a central repository with internal R packages for building courses. He acknowledged some drawbacks, such as a restrictive course structure, but emphasised that the benefits of using this approach, such as reduced duplication and ability to conduct numerous courses, outweigh these limitations.
 
-[Matt Thomas](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewgthomas/) in his talk, “Where data meets disaster: A journey through the British Red Cross’s ‘[humaniverse](https://github.com/humaniverse)’” shared about the British Red Cross’s ‘humaniverse‘ project which is a collection of R packages that clean and summarise public UK humanitarian data into a tidy data format, aiding in disaster response and preparedness.
+Matt Thomas in his talk, “Where data meets disaster: A journey through the British Red Cross’s ‘[humaniverse](https://github.com/humaniverse)’” shared about the British Red Cross’s ‘humaniverse‘ project which is a collection of R packages that clean and summarise public UK humanitarian data into a tidy data format, aiding in disaster response and preparedness.
 
 ![The humaniverse project](images/r_dev_day_2024/humaniverse.png)
 
 *Source: The [humaniverse](https://github.com/humaniverse) project*
 
-[Charlie Gao](https://github.com/shikokuchuo) presented a talk on how [mirai can be used with Shiny and Plumber applications](https://shikokuchuo.net/satRdays-London-2024/#/title-slide). [Mirai](https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/mirai/index.html) is a lightweight R package for parallel code execution and distributed computing. He mentioned that mirai is a simple and robust package which is highly performant and is designed for production. It has been added as the first alternative communications backend for the parallel package in base R.
+Charlie Gao presented a talk on how [mirai can be used with Shiny and Plumber applications](https://shikokuchuo.net/satRdays-London-2024/#/title-slide). [Mirai](https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/mirai/index.html) is a lightweight R package for parallel code execution and distributed computing. He mentioned that mirai is a simple and robust package which is highly performant and is designed for production. It has been added as the first alternative communications backend for the parallel package in base R.
 
-[Hannah Frick](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-frick/) in her talk “Survival analysis is coming to tidymodels!” discussed how [tidymodels](https://www.tidymodels.org/) can perform survival analysis and deal with time-to-event data. The tidymodels package provides a framework for modelling and machine learning using tidyverse principles in R.
+Hannah Frick in her talk “Survival analysis is coming to tidymodels!” discussed how [tidymodels](https://www.tidymodels.org/) can perform survival analysis and deal with time-to-event data. The tidymodels package provides a framework for modelling and machine learning using tidyverse principles in R.
 
 Attending the SatRdays London event was a fantastic opportunity to get an idea of the diverse applications and innovations within the R community. The presentations highlighted how R is being used in fields ranging from data science and product management to document styling and disaster response. Each speaker brought practical knowledge, enriching my understanding of how R can be leveraged to solve complex problems and enhance workflows. Overall, it was an inspiring day that reinforced the collaborative spirit and continuous growth within the R ecosystem.