This is the third in a series of lectures on R. (DAV, I kept the intro for one last time.) Open the myRcode.R file we saved in our myR folder. Windows users […]
R Lecture 3: Our First Program!
Two-and-a-Half Millennia Don’t Change Much
Herodotus begins his history by telling us that some Phoenician traders came to Argos, Greece and, on a whim, abducted the king’s daughter Io and took her to Egypt. Later, to show […]
Create Tax Refunds That Must Be Donated To Political Parties?
In the State of the Union address, President Obama thought it would be pleasant to slam the Supreme Court, shaming them for their recent Citizens United v. FEC decision. Our Leader claimed […]
R Lecture 2: Prepping a Folder
Main page for R Lectures. This is the second in a series of lectures on R. R is command-line software. We need to type in commands. These commands should be SAVED so […]
State of the Union Snippets: Live Blog (update continuously)
Started by intimating: It’s bad now, but when it was bad before, it got good. “Answer history’s call.” “These struggles are why I ran for President.” Thought: It’s tough to read letters […]
Have You Seen My Country Lately? — by Jerry Doyle
Have You Seen My Country Lately? America’s Wake-Up Call by Jerry Doyle Recommendation: Read There’s no point in accusing me, because I admit it. I picked up the book because I saw […]
Employer told not to post advert for ‘reliable’ workers because it discriminates against ‘unreliable’ applicants
Longtime reader Katie sent this in: Employer told not to post advert for ‘reliable’ workers because it discriminates against ‘unreliable’ applicants. A snippet: Recruitment boss Nicole Mamo, 48, tried to post an […]
R Lecture 1: Installing R
Main page for R Lectures. This is the first in a series of lectures on R. For most of my regular readers, this entry will be on the too-simple end of the […]
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