About Beth
I am a freelance writer, based near Pittsburgh, PA, specializing in science and technical topics. Yes, I am available for new writing projects! arrrR!
Sometimes I talk myself into things by saying "well, it's been a long time since I did something really stupid."
Whenever I notice that I haven't done anything stupid in a while, I get an overwhelming urge to go ahead with whatever crazy plan presents itself. I think the last time this happened was the knitting olympics.
So, last night I booted into OS X to do my homework (we use a proprietary stats program that I can't run on linux) and, after agreeing to a software update, I ended up with a Sad Mac. At 2 am I was still trying to rescue the Mac. That's not the crazy part yet!
The crazy part was when I decided, at 3 am with homework due in just a few hours (which, by the way, I hadn't started) ... that this is an excellent opportunity to learn to use R.
The even crazier part is that it worked. I finished the homework just a few hours after sunrise.
To geekery by Beth on
2007-03-16.
Congratz! Abra actually uses R regularly for her work, so you can compare notes with her if you desire.
Bummer about the sad mac though.
-Dave