May 2019

Make your package spherical

May 14, 2019 | mark

Larger packages typically consist of functions that are visible to the users (exported functions) and functions that are used by the exported functions, but that are invisible to the user. For example: # exported, user-visible function inch2cm
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Introduction to AzureKusto

May 14, 2019 | Hong Ooi

By Hong Ooi and Alex Kyllo This post is to announce the availability of AzureKusto, the R interface to Azure Data Explorer (internally codenamed “Kusto”), a fast, fully managed data analytics service from Microsoft. It is available from CRAN, or you can install the development version from GitHub via devtools::... [Read more...]

Introduction to AzureKusto

May 14, 2019 | Hong Ooi

By Hong Ooi and Alex Kyllo This post is to announce the availability of AzureKusto, the R interface to Azure Data Explorer (internally codenamed “Kusto”), a fast, fully managed data analytics service from Microsoft. It is available from CRAN, or you can install the development version from GitHub via devtools::... [Read more...]

A Detailed Guide to ggplot colors

May 14, 2019 | Michael Toth

Once you've figured out how to create the standard scatter plots, bar charts, and line graphs in ggplot, the next step to really elevate your graphs is to master working with color. Strategic use of color can really help your graphs to stand out and make an impact. In this ...
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Was the Bavarian Abitur too hard this time?

May 14, 2019 | Learning Machines

Bavaria is known for its famous Oktoberfest… and within Germany also for its presumably difficult Abitur, a qualification granted by university-preparatory schools in Germany. A mandatory part for all students is maths. This year many students protested that the maths part was way too hard, they even started an online ... [Read more...]

toolsmith snapshot: r-cyber with rud.is

May 13, 2019 | Russ McRee

I recently delivered my DFIR Redefinded: Deeper Functionality for Investigators in R presentation at the Computer Technology Investigators Network (CTIN) Conference on the Microsoft campus. This is content I provide when and where I can with the hope of inspiring others to experience what happened for me as a direct ...
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Read the R source!

May 13, 2019 | R-hub blog

Ever heard the phrase “Read the source, Luke”? It’s a play on “Use the force, Luke” from Star Wars, with no definite source ????, maybe a blog post by Jeff Atwood; and it underlines how important and useful it can be to read the source code of a tool instead ... [Read more...]

toolsmith snapshot: r-cyber with rud.is

May 13, 2019 | Russ McRee

I recently delivered my DFIR Redefinded: Deeper Functionality for Investigators in R presentation at the Computer Technology Investigators Network (CTIN) Conference on the Microsoft campus. This is content I provide when and where I can with the hope of inspiring others to experience what happened for me as a direct ...
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Updating to R 3.6.0 on MacOS

May 13, 2019 | Posts on R Lover ! a programmer

Mixed emotions Every time there is a new major update from The R Foundation (like the recent 3.6.0 release in April). I’m always happy to see the continuing progress and the combination of new features and bug fixes, but I also dread the upgrade because it means I have to ... [Read more...]

Upgrading to R 3.6.0 on a Mac – May 14, 2019

May 13, 2019 | Chuck Powell

Every time there is a new major update from The R Foundation (like the recent 3.6.0 release in April). I’m always happy to see the continuing progress and the combination of new features and bug fixes, but I also dread the upgrade because it means I have to address the ... [Read more...]

POWER to the People

May 13, 2019 | rOpenSci - open tools for open science

NASA generates and provides heaps of data to the scientific community. Not all of it is looking out at the stars. Some of it is looking back at us here on Earth. NASA’s Earth science program observes, understands and models the Earth system1. We can use these data to ... [Read more...]

Who named their kid Daenerys or Khaleesi?

May 13, 2019 | The Clerk

The Game of Thrones character, Daenerys Targaryen, suffered a hit to her reputation in the final season of the much-watched HBO series. For the past few years, she has been a crowd favorite--combining brave determination, style, and dragon(s). Many people went a step further in their admiration and named ...
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TfL Santander Bikes London 2018

May 13, 2019 | stats_on_the_cloud

I analysed Transport for London Santander bike rentals for 2018 and put together a map which shows which stations are used the most and how the network flows. http://statsonthe.cloud/2018bikes/ More to come soon, including details of how to make the m... [Read more...]

Baby Name Animation

May 13, 2019 | R on kieranhealy.org

I was playing around with the gganimate package this morning and thought I’d make a little animation showing a favorite finding about the distribution of baby names in the United States. This is the fact—I think first noticed by Laura Wattenberg, of the Baby Name Voyager—that there ... [Read more...]
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