http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9247455/Data_manipulation_tricks_Even_better_in_R
Interesting walk through comparing R with Excel, and looking at how to do some of the same things, with additional links to a quick start on the language.
April 28, 2014
April 12, 2014
Nebraska Sales Tax Statutes
http://www.revenue.nebraska.gov/legal/regs/slstaxregs.html
Need to read through this more thoroughly. What a mess. Sales tax should be for tangible goods. No wonder people get into trouble with taxes. I used to believe it was normally related to shady practices, but now I’m more inclined to think people just didn’t know (because the taxes they were liable for don’t make sense) or didn’t understand.
On the flipside, I do “get” the idea of associating the tax with something that’s regulated so that the tax pays for the costs of the regulation. To me, this is just another good reason to deregulate to the greatest extent possible.
January 22, 2014
November 19, 2013
Constructing a Backyard Half-Barrel Brewery | MoreBeer
http://morebeer.com/articles/building_a_brutus_10_brewery
Quick read, saving in case I ever reach the point where something of this size makes sense.
October 21, 2013
Smelting Furnace
http://www.sparetimelabs.com/newfurnace2/newfurnace2.php
Looks like some good design ideas in the event I ever get around to doing something like this. Some other interesting reading here as well if I ever get around to setting up my feed reader.