Writers Block

Currently I’m trying to get into Shiny and R. I’m trying to build an app that plugs into a PHP app that I am currently writing (or rather rewriting). Progress is not fast. Currently I have the error message on my screen that looks like this: Error : evaluation nested Read more…

R Blog of the Month: Prochronisms

A vistor of the blog and ‘all round stack overflow good guy’ Ben Marwick pointed me in the direction of the fantastic blog: Prochronisms. or: Downton Crabbey. Using TV anachronisms to learn about changes in language, and trying to avoid complete curmudgeonhood in the process. From what I can gather Ben Schmidt takes scripts of modern Read more…

Maven 3, program mvn not found

I’m not a Java developer and don’t have to compile much Java. Unfortunately sometimes I do, and on those rare occasions it usually goes wrong. Today my problem was with Maven 3. I installed using apt-get install maven 3, however when I tried to use the mvn command I got the error “program mvn Read more…

Education begins at home?

As a child I embarked on many trips to the chocolate wonderland of Cadbury World. Part of the attraction is a history lesson in Cadburys rise to power which is presented through a self-guided tour through various rooms decorated with figurines that on the press of a button describe who Read more…

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