A Shiny app for categorizing data using regex

I made this at work to help with a common task we face, which is categorizing / sorting messy data using regular expressions. It’s still a work in progress but it’s pretty neat, so I thought I’d put it here. Here’s the link in case you don’t want to use the i-frame: https://openjusticeok.shinyapps.io/CATegorizeR/

February 26, 2024 · Andrew

Number go up simulator

Crypto crash got you down? Do you love the thrill of watching a line go up and down, but hate losing all your money to scams and hucksters all the time? Try “Number go up simulator”! It’s the R Shiny app that allows you to buy and sell intangible bits of nothingness just like Bitcoin, except there’s no need to connect your bank account or credit card. Start with $100,000 cash, click “Market Open” to get started, and see how much profit you can make!...

June 19, 2022 · Andrew Bell

Twitter Word Cloud Generator

This was one of the earlier Shiny apps I ever made. It uses the Twitter API to generate word clouds of the most frequently used words from a given Twitter account. You can try any public account, so go nuts! The code is actually quite tidy as well, so I’m not too embarrassed to include it. [Update | August 18, 2023:] It looks like Elon ruined this shiny app with his changes to the Twitter API....

June 18, 2022 · Andrew Bell