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Introduction to R for Social Scientists (I2RSS)

I was pleased finally to see a new R introduction especially directed at social scientists. The book title "Introduction to R for Social Scientists: A Tidy Programming Approach" (abbreviated I2RSS) was promising for me for two reasons. Read the full book review.

Grammarly improves your writing

The article reports on my experiences with the premium version of Grammarly, an AI-powered web service for grammar and spell checking. As this is going to be a very positive review, I want to disclose that I am not affiliated in any way with Grammarly Inc., the enterprise behind this product.

Alternatives for Disqus?

Disqus is a top-rated service for hosting and managing comments. But it has as an external service several disadvantages which oppose the philosophy of static websites diametrically. I discuss some alternatives for integrating discussion fora with static websites.