How to install a CRAN package that has been archived

Sometimes you may come to install a copy of one of your favourite R libraries from CRAN, only to be confronted with the nightmare scenario of it no longer being available. If you try and install the package in the conventional install.packages() way then you'll get the error "package is not available for this version … Continue reading How to install a CRAN package that has been archived

The Follower – an art project highlighting another way your data can be used to surveil you

Dries Depoorter's art project 'The Follower' is a clever use of publicly available video and image data and a fun glimpse into the how those "casual" Instagram shots are really taken. It's also a somewhat harrowing warning about what information us members of the public are unknowingly sharing in a world where tools can process … Continue reading The Follower – an art project highlighting another way your data can be used to surveil you