Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the Uncategorized category.
Interactive Plotting in R
Filed in Uncategorized, January 25, 2010, 2:53 pmThere are many ways to compare univariate distributions; one of my favorites is violin plots. However, if you are only comparing two distributions, then the best solution is often a scatter plot. To that end, I’ve build some code that creates an interactive scatter plot of two distributions and allows you to interactively [...]
Querying Databases in R, on Mac OS
Filed in Uncategorized, September 7, 2009, 12:06 amUnfortunately, it appears with the recent release of 10.6 / Snow Leopard Apple has removed the ODBC Administrator Tool from the OS. It can still be downloaded from Apple.
Matt Riley Rides the Zip Line at Scribd
Filed in Uncategorized, August 11, 2009, 3:39 pmWe are trying to speed the zip line up so we attached what is basically a 300 foot rubber band — a tan, 4mm, Thera Band Roll to two columns and shot Matt down the zip line. He flew! Unfortunately, the latex band wasn’t as robust as we would have liked.
Here’s the video [...]
Zipline Construction Video
Filed in Uncategorized, July 29, 2009, 5:11 pmScribd building the zipline from Tim Morgan.
Building a Zip Line at Scribd
Filed in Uncategorized, July 24, 2009, 7:27 pmScribd built a zip line! Chris Seifert and I, along with our coworkers’ help, built a zip line over 3 nights at Scribd. Which is why I haven’t been posting more.
Scribd has a long office space, with 6 pairs of 8-sided concrete columns running down the middle. Chris and I decided to [...]
In Which Lucy Goes to the Vet
Filed in Uncategorized, July 19, 2009, 8:50 pmThe vet seemed to think she’s healthy and all, except she’s a 10 pound 2 oz cat in a 9 pound cat body. Unfortunately for her. So the diet will continue.
