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Mathematics for the Digital Age and Programming in Python by Maria Litvin and Gary Litvin
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Statistics In Plain English by Timothy C. Urdan
Recent books:
- Practical Machine Learning in R by Fred Nwanganga, Mike Chapple
- Statistical Inference via Data Science: A ModernDive into R and the Tidyverse by Chester Ismay and Albert Y. Kim
- The Nature of Code by Daniel Shiffman
- Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
- The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature by Matt Ridley
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Author Archives: Robert S. Robbins
Three NYC Museums In One Day
Yesterday I managed to cram three museum visits into a single trip. The main purpose of this trip was to see the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum so that is the first one I visited. I guess I’m becoming quite the … Continue reading
French / German Bilingual
I am still studying German. I have now read two books on the German language so I’m familiar with the grammar and I have a small vocabulary. I plan to go to Berlin for my vacation some time during April … Continue reading
Lowbrow Art
My next trip to New York City will be on April 3rd. I will be taking a Susquehanna Trailways bus to New York City to spend the day at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. After I visit two more museums … Continue reading
Posted in General, Travel
Tagged Hi-Fructose, Juxtapoz, Last Rites Gallery, Lowbrow Art, New York City, Outsider Art, Visionary Art
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New York City Museum Hopping
Next Saturday I’m going to return to New York City to continue my exploration. I plan to visit two of the smaller art museums; the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Neue Galerie Museum. My last trip to New York … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Arthur Nersesian, Guggenheim Museum, Neue Galerie Museum, New York City
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Broadway Show – David Mamet’s Race
I’m making another trip to New York City on January 23rd to see a play on Broadway, David Mamet’s “Race”. http://www.raceonbroadway.com This play is currently running at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. I plan to take several “daycations”to New York City … Continue reading
The Mifflinburg Christkindl Market
Today I went to the Christkindl Market in Mifflinburg. A Christkindlmarket is a German holiday market. I’ve read about this tradition in my travel guide to Berlin, although it used the term Weihnachtsmarkt. I almost did not go because my … Continue reading
Posted in General, Travel
Tagged Christkindl Market, German Heritage, Mifflinburg, Weihnachtsmarkt.
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NYC 2009 – Vloggerheads Gathering
Yesterday’ trip to New York City went pretty well except for the weather. I’m going to describe this journey in detail because I plan to make this trip again. I got up at 4:00 AM and left at 4:45 AM. … Continue reading
AJAX Demo Applications Removed
I have removed the following AJAX demo applications from the menus because changes in APIs have made them nonfunctional: Stickam, Technorati, Amazon, Yahoo! Video Search, YouTube Favorites. Some of these relied on web services that are no longer provided. My … Continue reading
New York City Trip
On Saturday I will be taking an Amtrak train to New York City to attend a gathering for Vloggerheads, the Ning site for vloggers. We will be having lunch at Hill Country Restaurant. I recently read a tourist guide book … Continue reading
Citibank Hiked My Credit Card Interest Rate
I am on the warpath now! I’ve been reading about how the banksters are raising the interest rates on everyone’s credit cards before the new law intended to curb such action goes into effect. You can read about how some … Continue reading
The Great American Trailer Park Musical
Tonight I saw “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” at the Lycoming College Theater. I have not seen a play in a long time so it was good to get out of the house and do something special. I like … Continue reading
Ich lerne Deutsch
My next trip abroad will be to Berlin so I am studying German. It will be a long time until I can afford to do any more traveling so I have plenty of time to learn German. I have not … Continue reading
Sorff – Social Surfing
Sorff is a Java application that you can download at http://www.sorff.com/. It is a social networking application for commenting on web sites that you and your friends like to visit. You could think of it as extending a comment system … Continue reading
Anglophone
The word “anglophone“ can be used to refer to the English speaking world community. For example, if you wanted to refer to the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and Canada as a set of nations where English is predominantly … Continue reading
Bill Ville
After discovering the amusing French dialect Chiac, un langage anglo-français du Canada, I thought it would be funny to imagine how Williamsport would change if the city were ever conquered by the French. This should freak out the local xenophobes! … Continue reading
La Nouvelle-France : Le Québec
Over the weekend I finally finished reading Nouveaux Copains : Foreign Language French Level 1. This textbook was published in the early 1990s and reflects the multicultural approach to education that became politically correct in the 1990s. I think multicultural … Continue reading
Book Seller
I have so many books that I’ve often joked about opening a bookstore. I have no place left for another bookshelf so there are stacks of books piled up everywhere. I’m fed up with the clutter so I’ve been selling … Continue reading
How To Appear To Be A Sophisticated Programmer
During the economic apocalypse it will be increasingly important to stand out from all the other programmers applying for the few remaining jobs. It would certainly help if you appear to be the most sophisticated programmer. There are many ways … Continue reading
Posted in French, Programming
Tagged buffer overflow, French, programmer, sophisticate, tampon, Wikipedia
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