Today was a day of exploration. I slept late (~9.30), had some coffee, and got ready to go to the science fair at my uni. A stats classmate hosted an entomology life cycle exhibit, and I’d been bugging him about seeing his specimens (teehee). I held a tobacco hornworm caterpillar (pictured) and a ball python (not pictured). You’ll also see the original 1901 telescope from the Observatory.
Next, I walked into town to return some library books, and I stopped by a used bookstore with actual working ladders! It was a lovely day, so I took my time until early afternoon.
Back at my apartment, I read for class and worked on my stats homework. I decided to try my hand at RMarkdown, a program that integrates with RStudio to make really sexy outputs with code and commentary. I’d avoided it previously, but I’m comfortable enough with R now and am tired of copying and pasting my code into a Word document. RMarkdown really is easier. ( @socialscienceside , ever used it?)
I spent the rest of the afternoon/evening fighting with JavaScript code. I fluctuate between “Oh, this is easy, I got this” and “Oh dear god I don’t got this.” But the benefits of being able to code an experiment in a website are astronomical for my future; I’d really be the only person in CJ doing anything like it. I’m so, so worried I’m just not smart enough to do it in a timely manner. That said, some friends helped me sort out the debugging process, and I learned a new way to structure my files, so I ended on an up note.
Time to watch either Gotham or Over the Garden Wall. Decisions decisions...
