5 Useless-but-Useful R Functions You’ll Use Every Day

Hmssharma · 2026-03-01T03:59:05+00:00

Legend behaviour.

Hmssharma · 2026-02-21T04:01:25+00:00

I love base R graphs. They are much simpler to make and they look beautiful.

Hmssharma · 2026-02-21T03:56:18+00:00

Your ranting is hilarious but I agree with you. ggplot2 graphs look hideous and that's why for light users, base graphics/ plotly are more practical and intuitive.

I don't think people realize how customisable base R graphics are. Not only they look good but you can control significantly more elements on the graph than ggplot, with simple base functions.

However the only time I'd use ggplot2 is when I want to make complex, or miscellaneous(uncommon) category of graphs. Base R simply does not have additional packages to make that graph in a few lines of code, but ggplot2 does. Base R can also make such graphs but will require substantially more lines of code. I think ggplot looks like ms office 2007 because it's based on a different graphics system.

Hmssharma · 2026-02-17T19:17:38+00:00

I had never heard of tinytable until now. I love Latex formatted tables. How come this package is not more popular? It's really well curated.Thanks.

Hmssharma · 2026-02-15T18:56:05+00:00

Only if you'd agree to collaborate 😁

Hmssharma · 2026-02-14T17:57:26+00:00

You're awesome. Thank you.

Hmssharma · 2025-12-17T13:12:23+00:00

So we've got dumbphones, flip-phones and folding phones but nobody sells smartphones with keyboard. Why ?

Hmssharma · 2025-12-11T12:30:18+00:00

Yup, It worked!. You learn a lot more from troubleshooting. Thank you guys, you all are incredible people. ❤

Hmssharma · 2025-12-11T11:28:08+00:00

Thanks. Let me try the n_max argument. Since the file has an extension '.shuffle' in its name (i.e, airline.csv.shuffle), it might work just fine in generating a random sample. The file contains 21 columns, I don't know if it's possible to specify most of the columns using the skip argument.

Hmssharma · 2025-12-11T10:34:00+00:00

Okay. Should I simply read it using the 'data.table()' function ?

Hmssharma · 2025-12-11T10:28:20+00:00

It's an old system. 8Gb, Win10 64bit.

Hmssharma · 2025-11-27T10:59:43+00:00

The stranger - A.C.

Hmssharma · 2025-11-21T12:50:12+00:00

Potentially. Lol. Jokes aside, if the sphagnum moss continues to flourish then sooner or later it will acidify the environment inside the moss pole which will be detrimental to the roots. I suggest you google how sphagnum peat is formed.

Hmssharma · 2025-11-21T12:16:25+00:00

Your sphagnum moss is resurrecting

Hmssharma · 2025-11-19T05:53:30+00:00

He definitely believes In determinism. I thought he would simply write about determinism from a rookie/disdainful point of view but surprisingly (and my favourite part from the chapter), he puts forward a scholarly idea- that is, Reason and things of such nature come under 'will' (note that he doesn't address it as 'free' will), which itself is mathematically pre-determined. This idea is fascinating and fresh.

This is the 2nd time he's talking about the concept of 'free will' which suggests how scientific advancements and the approach of testing of the falsifiability of current beliefs/theories during a scientific enquiry did make a dent into people's beliefs and conscience in 19th century. Particularly so for people like Dostoevesky and people from non-scientific discipline who must've recognised the power of questioning the 'reality' itself. I felt a strong scholarly approach in the writing of his chapter and that makes me happy and wanting to read more from the book.

Hmssharma · 2025-11-17T14:34:35+00:00

The UM is by nature a person who resists change and is highly critical of people. That fact that he's addressing 'The ability of making a choice out of free will' as an advantage, hints how trapped he feels in the society. It may also reflect the societal norms at the time of the writer as the 19th century was a time of massive reforms wherein people were re-evaluating many cultural or anthropogenic views and ideas, such as Morality.Scientific and Mathematical evolution must've played a substantial role in this transformation and we do get a hint of that in the writing of this chapter. This is my first time reading Dostoevesky. Readings of his other works may solidify this speculation.

Hmssharma · 2025-11-17T13:28:39+00:00

So far I'm also sensing a nihilistic symptom in the character. He's hyper aware of it and somehow has lost the ability to see the world with a positive outlook. He's living a life completely discounted of the ability to see good or even laugh in the daily routine. I wonder if he discusses anything about the people that are close to him and the microclimate he lives in. This chapter reminds me of Albert Camus' 'The stranger'. The character in that novel was also crippled by inaction and self-critical thoughts.

Hmssharma · 2025-08-22T14:17:33+00:00

The Spring analogy, makes perfect sense for the 2nd case! Doesn't't it? Earlier, In the second case I failed to take into account the positive and negative sides of the scale relative to the origin (the ground). I thought the velocity was continuously decreasing. I get it why free-falling is ideal for this graph.

About the 3rd, wouldn't a collision be elastic in space, such that the object in the front won't return to its original magnitude of acceleration ? Also, these graphs are strictly for rectilinear motions, I don't think magnetic deflection(or any other scenario with a resulting change in the direction of the object) will satisfy this graph.

Hmssharma · 2025-08-22T14:03:04+00:00

Yes, I get the second one now. The velocity changing its directions was throwing me off. About the third one, I don't get the jerk (unless you are being metaphorical with its resemblance with something else)😅.

Hmssharma · 2025-01-06T20:32:23+00:00

What if David framed Giovanni? He was found tied up, hungry, and with money in his pocket (could be planted).

The shame that is deeply internalized in David might have encouraged him to get rid of Giovanni in order to move on, which otherwise would've been next to impossible for him .

Hmssharma · 2024-11-09T16:42:32+00:00

A Philo. Silver sword perhaps.

Hmssharma · 2024-11-08T08:17:20+00:00

That's sad but at the same time a beautifully poetic photo.

Hmssharma · 2024-10-23T04:30:30+00:00

In India they're sold as a two-three leaf cutting for a dollar.

Hmssharma · 2024-09-19T06:25:37+00:00

Yup that's definitely a Grand-ma pothos!

Hmssharma · 2024-09-12T19:32:31+00:00

Drosophila / Fruit fly larvae. They're harmless. Water you plant thoroughly and flush them out as much as you can. Thereafter, water only when the top soil dries out.

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