iPad 5 mini — Ideal reading and note taking everywhere device
I tried out an iPad 5 mini, and waow, that tablet has just the right size factor. Finding a case is hell, though.
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PhD
Well, teaching face-to-face was fun while it lasted
The Corona madness continues ... at the university. Unfortunately.
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Digital Lifeboat
You know the game of "If there was a fire in your building (apartment/house), what would be the five things you'd take with you?" Now imagine you would not have the time to get anything, because it's either "get out immediately or die". What would you still have with you?
An argument for "Digital Lifeboats".
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An argument for "Digital Lifeboats".
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Great book about doing statistics with R
Recently stumbled upon a great website/book on doing statistics with R.
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Method to Make Sense of Your Data: Build the Wall
A frequent problem in analyzing a situation is to make sense of your data, esp. when you have an abundance of information. In these senses it makes sense to build the wall.
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Standards
I was recently reminded of a scene from "Prelude to Axanar" about integrity in difficult circumstances.
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Citing R and RStudio
The software is great — well worth giving credit for. And damn, they make it easy.
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Microsoft Word Advanced Search and Replace
Word, can't live with it, can't delete it. But if you have to use it, have a closer look at the search and replace feature.
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The Mind Parasite has Arrived in the German Student Population
I've been criticizing for years the attitude of making racism socially acceptable by being racist against people with white skin color. Unfortunately, the mind parasite has spread, and I recently had my first written exam with this kind of racism.
Image from a German book about nature, from a short excerpt about a person who ostensibly smelled some plants and ended up with a scorpion nest in his brain.
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Image from a German book about nature, from a short excerpt about a person who ostensibly smelled some plants and ended up with a scorpion nest in his brain.
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Reading Books with Notability and GoodReader
Recently switched to Notability for Note-Taking on the iPad. It works very well for making notes when reading books as well.
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