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Generating Reports in R – Suggestions?
I would like to programmatically generate a report using R. The contents are mostly graphs and tables. I have a working system, but it’s too many pieces. When I hand this off to someone else, it become immediately fragile. Isn’t there a better way? Here are my elements: R script: collection of functions to manipulate the…
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Meet the cloud that will keep you warm at night
You already have a physical presence at your customers, why not give them a distributed data center too? German company AoTerra is building OpenStack into their heating systems. Will the lower hardware and HVAC requirements out weight operating costs born of density in a traditional data center? I can’t wait to find out. http://gigaom.com/2013/05/24/meet-the-cloud-that-will-keep-you-warm-at-night/
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How do you turn your phone into a tool?
I picked up a Galaxy S III over the summer, and a few minutes every week making the phone do more work for me. What are your Android tips? Change application view to alphabetical list or grid Apps – menu – view type – select Make sure you set up a password on your phone. Put…
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Transnational Corporation Networks Affect the Market and Stability
The structure of the control network of transnational corporations affects global market competition and financial stability. So far, only small national samples were studied and there was no appropriate methodology to assess control globally. We present the first investigation of the architecture of the international ownership network, along with the computation of the control held…
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Manufacturing as Tools for DevOps and Agile
Learning DevOps, and Agile Dev through Manufacturing. Great themes for cloud ops http://t.co/AfcOfxpb h/t @ahpook — Erich Morisse (@emorisse) November 2, 2012
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Open Source is Design for System Resilience?
You have to support change to have resilience. Dr. Richard Cook at #Velocity2012 http://t.co/i2P3pkP6 <- big implications for #opencloud — Erich Morisse (@emorisse) July 16, 2012 Wow, if this doesn’t sound like the open source philosophy…
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Casio: Reducing Planning Time and Costs with Standards
Casio's IT is named "business development department." Wow. I wonder who else thinks that way. http://t.co/RS2t1Jef — Erich Morisse (@emorisse) July 12, 2012 Hats of to Casio for such a forward looking ethos in their IT.
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Mahalo: Violating Network Trust for Fun and Profit?
I occasionally get Twitter replies to random questions I put out there from people I’m not following, but this one had a surprise: Not only did @answers respond, but also included more info. Intriguing. I followed the link. That’s when I furrowed my brow. The page it took me to demonstrated what I perceive to…
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If Facebook were real life
Idiots of Ants [via Tomorrow Museum].
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Astroturfing Censured by NY Attorney General
While not networking exactly, this does touch on our predilection to believe others we do not know, if there are enough of them. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has settled with a plastic surgery company, alleging the firm published phony positive testimonials and Web sites. Lifestyle Lift, associated with Michigan-based Scientific Image Center Management,…