Fun historical fact that the “x <- 5” assignment instead of “x = 5” comes from APL. Here’s more from Quora. APL? Yep, I learned that language in a 5-week class at Purdue. Learned C that way, too. Fortran was two weeks…
Antony Gromley
Where to find his sculptures, around London (Londonist)
Stata Resources
From your friend at Marginal Revolution, several books, sites, and resources. (I have also been a fan of Mitchell’s Visual Guide.) (2011) Stata Resources And there’s more! From 2013, Wisconsin’s Introduction to Stata Graphics An interesting package (2011) from Chris Baum…
Brexit: Follow the Developing Story
Follow this blog at the FT for the ins and outs of the difficulties of a Brexit Here’s where it began, before the vote: Can the United Kingdom legally disregarded a vote for Brexit? The latest: Brexit and the challenges of realty…
Reading Chernow’s Hamilton: s and that f-looking character
The Federalist #1 is reproduced in on of the plates in Chernow’s Hamilton. So, what’s up with the s that looks like an f? A quick soundbite from Oxford Dictionaries: Tells us that it “fell out of fashion with printers…
Not just the mean, but variation
Remembering Stephen Jay Gould’s discussion of baseball, and the idea that variability matters. It’s about how much learning a batter can do, too. Why Joe DiMaggio’s 56-Game Hit Streak Is So Enduring (WSJ)