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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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R Lectures
R Lectures from wmbriggs.com This is the homepage for the links to all of the R lectures. Look for this on the main page under Statistics. Each lecture is followed…
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What Do Barney Miller and IPCC chief Rajendra Pachauri Have In Common?
In 1977, on the Barney Miller episode "Blizzard"---for those under 40: a cop sitcom---a man who was poking people with a sharp stick was arrested. The man wanted to bring…
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Astroturfing Explosion: Who Did It?
Somebody---or some bodies---have been planting pro-Obama stories at newspapers all over the world. The pen names of that body are Ellie Light, Mark Spivey, Gloria Elle, and Jan Chen. That…