Due to the number of courses and the number of professors per course and the number of homeworks and assignments that we have, we need to install quite a lot of different libraries and tools. Sometimes, the homework itself needs only 2-3 hours of work, but the installation of the libraries and tools that we need requires days of googling and trial and error.
So, in case I will need to install some of these stuff again in the future, I’ll put up this page to save myself from wasting several days to find the method that works.
Perhaps it was the charm of my latest idol Maïa Vidal, or the sense of “having a life” after grueling days of classes and assignments. Whatever it was, I love last night’s concert of Maïa Vidal (she’s sooo angelic in person), and I’m loving this small concert venue La [2] de Apolo. The place is so small that you can’t expect to find any famous band to play there. The crowd would suffocate to death otherwise. But this is exactly the best part of the venue, you’ll feel close to the artists (though technically you are close to them, distance-wise), and you would really get to focus on enjoying their music, not some fancy decoration and fireworks show on stage. Looking forward to discovering new charmers in this place.
Well, not actually important, just the basic ones that I use most of the times.
So, as I have mentioned earlier when writing the “Important R snippets“, I will be writing a series of snippets posts. So this time it’s LaTex time! Woohoo..
Including graphics
\usepackage{graphicx}
\includegraphics[scale=0.5]{pic.pdf}
\includegraphics[angle=45,width=50mm]{pic.pdf}
Remove indentation
\setlength{\parindent}{0in}
Code listings
\usepackage{listings}
\begin{lstlisting}
put your code here
\end{lstlisting}
\lstinputlisting{source_filename.py}
Align
\begin{center}
\end{center}
Write verbatim text
\begin{verbatim}
\end{verbatim}
Horizontal line
\line(1,0){250}
Good LaTex resources:
ps: I will keep on updating this as I found some other snippets that I use a lot
After the huuuggeee amount of homeworks that I had to do lately, I found myself repeatedly googling for these snippets a lot. So I will start a series of posts on snippets that are important for me. Yes, for me, because the main reason I do this is to make my own one-stop-snippets-center when I’m doing my long queue of homeworks that I reaalllyy hope will end soon.
# Clear workspace environment
rm(list=ls())
# Create scatterplot and save to file
pdf('lgPower-Yr.pdf')
plot(lgPower ~ Yr)
dev.off()
# Several plots in one graph
par(mfrow=c(2,2))
# Concatenate string
paste('h=',i)
# Select vector index by value
y <- which(x>0.05)
# Get unique elements in a vector
unique(x)
# Get/set current working directory
getwd()
setwd(dir)
# Make a function
function.name <- function(x,y){}
Good resources for your R coding needs:
These snippets and resource list will be updated from time to time as long as I still need to use R ;p
we should all stop doing “important” stuff sometimes….
pause, take a break…..
go to the beach, do nothing but eat bananas lol
something came up during the last couple of days, and even though i wasn’t at the beach, my room felt like the beach with the sun and sand just outside my window, and i have been doing nothing, and i was eating bananas all the time… it wasn’t great, but at least it reminded me to pause… stop and smell the flowers… talking bout flowers, it’s spring time 
welcome……
What?
Shakespeare & Co.
More details?
Old bookstore, been there since 1951.
They sell English books, both new and used.
The place is rustic & comfy at the same time. They have books all over the place, on the table, on the floor, on the stairs, on the walls. They have seats where you can sit down and read. They have piano for you to play and entertain other guests. They have a typing hut, where you can write your next bestsellers. They even have a bed for you to sleep afterwards. *never really tried to to that, but u can try ;p
Where?
37 rue de la Bûcherie
How to get there?
Metro Saint-Michel
Other ways to get there?
Find out here
How much?
Book prices are usual book prices. But you might find a good bargain for used books.
Suitable for?
Readers, writers, english speaking resident who can’t read french books.
Those who can’t speak french and would like to converse with people once in a while.
Suggested?
Yes. Except if you despise book.
More info?
Their site
Pictures?
(click for bigger picture)
outside-inside
sit down & read - write - play piano - sleep
house decor ideas
eat drink be merry
What?
HD Diner (a.k.a. Happy Days Diner)
More details?
An American diner serving American food with 50s American style decoration.
I’m not much of a foodie, so I will not say whether or not the burger is great or anything. I’d just say that the food tasted like food.
Their main menu are burgers. I ordered something called long island bagel, which is bagel with turkey and stuff. I thought the turkey would be bbq-ed or something, like burger king’s. I was wrong, it was just cold slices of turkey as they would put in any sandwiches here in Paris. A bit disappointed by that, but fortunately it still tasted good.
As for the drinks, they have milkshakes, and you are allowed to be experimental about this, order any kind of milkshakes, from nutella to baileys, or even a mixture of them. I tried butterscotch milkshake, it was good 
Where?
25 rue Francisque Gay
How to get there?
Metro Saint-Michel
Other ways to get there?
Find out here
How much?
Foods are approx. 9-15eur
Drinks are approx. free(water)-10eur
My bagel was ~10, my milkshake was ~5
Suitable for?
Taking good pictures, eating burgers other than McD’s, have milkshakes.
Also recommended for hungry people, the portion is quite big. I couldn’t finish.
Maybe for a girls day out, since the place is pretty cute with it’s pink and baby blue/turquoise colors.
Suggested?
Once in a while, for the milkshakes, and maybe desserts (they looked good, we were too full to even try them).
More info?
Their site
Pictures?
(click for bigger picture)
HD Diner
drinks - foods
random cuteness 1
random cuteness 2
