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  • Comparing Floating Point Numbers in R

    By on March 15, 2023

    Floating Trap Today we will discuss an important topic in programming in R especially when you are dealing with numerical methods, ex., comparing numbers with many decimals. The problem comes from the difference between machine and human’s understanding of real numbers. Before we get started, let’s try to answer...

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  • WordPress: Thinking about the aesthetics

    By on March 13, 2023

    Now that we discuss the basics of creating content, I would like to dedicate a small section to the basics of the appearance of your website. The first thing to remember is that WordPress is an open-source tool. It has been designed to facilitate the creation of websites quickly...

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  • WordPress: How to create content  

    By on March 1, 2023

    There are two main options for creating content on WordPress: pages and posts.  Though they look similar, there is an important difference in whether the content is dynamic or static.  Posts. The posts hold the dynamic content of the site. For example, blog posts, news, and course content. This...

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  • Using raster spatial data in R

    By on February 22, 2023

    A lot of talk is given to spatial data in the vector format (i.e., points, lines and polygons) when making maps. After all, they serve as the actual baseline for your map visualization. They reveal the limits and location of entities you want to visualize and point your audience...

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  • When Servers Burn: The Next Great Fire At Alexandria

    By on February 8, 2023

    “The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.”  – Milan Kundera I was recently talking with a medievalist in the Graduate Center’s English program, Chris Buonanno, who remarked that vellum manuscripts of the middle ages which have survived did so partly because of the...

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