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2026-06
Well-intentioned problem-solving can produce self-reinforcing inefficiencies.
2026-05
The grid package provides the underlying graphics system upon which ggplot2 is built. It’s one of two quite different drawing systems that are included in base R: base graphics and grid.
ggplot2: Elegant Graphics for Data Analysis
I must mention here that tinyplot has made base R graphics great again since 2024, and kudos to its authors.
2026-04
Positron is a “batteries-included” fork of VS Code by Posit PBC.
Fiji is a “batteries-included” distribution of ImageJ.
Our best and our worst chaotically intertwining.
Person A (perhaps a PI or team leader …): No, I have no technical ability.
Person B (perhaps bigger boss …): So what are you being paid for?
Person A: The confidence that I have in my taste, and my ability to express what I feel.
2026-03
If you kill Americans, if you threaten Americans anywhere on earth, well will hunt you down without apology and without hesitation, and we will kill you.
明犯强汉者，虽远必诛。
You don’t need to go viral. You just need to keep showing up and sharing what you know. Consistently. For years.
For me at least, I find trial and error in a state of desperation and frustration to be the best (only?) way to pick up many important new skills.
China is ruled by engineers, whereas the United States is ruled by lawyers.
2026-02
… articulate something I’ve been thinking about for a while but have struggled putting into workds …
2026-01
…贴在了独木寺的院门上，一边是：气度殊高，居天以上。一边是：光芒微吐，助月之明。
《消息》17 独木寺，贾平凹
Citation
@online{wu2026,
author = {Wu, Kang},
title = {Some Good Sentences Beyond Biology},
date = {2026-06-05},
url = {https://iamhealthy.github.io/nutrition/maybe_good_sentences_beyond_biology/},
langid = {en}
}