R has pretty amazing capabilities for creating charts and graphs. One of the most common packages for this is ggplot2. However, it’s not the most intuitive package I have used…
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Continue readingR – find cases (rows) that match specific criteria
I regularly need to find a specific case or set of cases that meet some criteria when analyzing data, often so I can modify those values for one reason or…
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Continue readingR – delete one or several variables in a dataset
I regularly create variables while analyzing data and then find that I need to delete a variable I created. At times, I just want to get rid of a variable…
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Continue readingR – create variable filled with zeros
I ran into a situation where I needed to add a variable to a dataset. I knew that I was then going to modify some of the values in the…
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Continue readingUnethical Amazon Review Modifications
I don’t always review products on Amazon. I don’t have the time. But there have been two instances over the past year when I have been contacted by someone because…
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Change Doorbell Sound on Ring App and Amazon Echo
I’ve had a Ring doorbell (and security system) for quite a while. I never bought the chime that goes with the doorbell because it has always worked through my Amazon…
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Linux/Kubuntu – Disable Network Printer Auto Discovery
I don’t know when Kubuntu started automatically discovering printers on networks and then adding them to my list of printers, but it is a problematic feature in certain environments –…
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Linux – Failing to Read Encrypted DVDs
Thanks to the fine folks at VLC and Ubuntu, watching DVDs on Linux is generally pretty straightforward. Install “libdvd-pkg” and follow the prompts and you’re generally good to go. That…
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Continue readingLetter to the Editor: Government of the Corporations, by the Corporations, for the Corporations
While accepting “donations” for tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars from lobbyists, corporations, and special interests may technically be legal for Governor DeSantis, there is no question that is…
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Continue readingLetter to Stacy White, County Commissioner
Stacy White, Hillsborough County Commissioner, filed a lawsuit that is preventing Hillsborough County from improving its transportation infrastructure based on a ballot measure that was approved by 57% of voters…
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