Traveling with friends and family, view from Green Lake towards Lake Tarawera, North Island, New Zealand. Time for walks, nice meals and setting R aside (although I have a few drafts for the blog soon to be published). Now back in the South Island we prepare for a great weekend with more walks, food and… Continue reading Hiking
Category: meta
On R, bloggers, politics, sex, alcohol and rock & roll
Yesterday morning at 7 am I was outside walking the dog before getting a taxi to go to the airport to catch a plane to travel from Christchurch to Blenheim (now I can breath after reading without a pause). It was raining cats and dogs while I was walking doggyo, thinking of a post idea… Continue reading On R, bloggers, politics, sex, alcohol and rock & roll
Upgrading R (and packages)
I tend not to upgrade R very often—running from 6 months to 1 year behind in version numbers—because I had to reinstall all packages: a real pain. A quick search shows that people have managed to come up with good solutions to this problem, as presented in this stackoverflow thread. I used the code in… Continue reading Upgrading R (and packages)
A shoebox for data analysis
Recidivism. That's my situation concerning this posting flotsam in/on/to the ether. I've tried before and, often, will change priorities after a few posts; I rationalize this process thinking that I'm cured and have moved on to real life. This time may not be different but, simultaneously, it will be more focused: just a shoebox for… Continue reading A shoebox for data analysis