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2026-07
ggraph builds on top of tidygraph and ggplot2 to allow a complete and familiar grammar of graphics for network data. … works with another data type that is fundamentally different from tabular data. … concerned with showing the network topology more than relations between two variables. Layouts are algorithms that use the network structure to calculate (often arbitrary) x and y values for each node … for visualization purposes.
ggplot2: Elegant Graphics for Data Analysis (3e)
Perhaps the simplest approach to draw maps is to use
geom_polygon()to draw doundaries for different regions.
Vector data for maps are typically encoded using the “simple features” standard produced by the Open Geospatial Consortium.
… in which (i.e. simple features) geographical entities are specified in terms of a set of lines, points and polygons, rasters take the form of images … For example … GeoTIFF, which is a regular TIFF file with additional metadata supplied.
2026-06
… scripting leads to reproducibility, but that does not mean reproducible is always correct.
Going straight to AI limits your creativity, because it short-circuits the iterative process you need to develop new ideas.
… high-profile researchers working at high-profile universities and published in high-profile journals …
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 = {2026-07-19},
url = {https://iamhealthy.github.io/nutrition/maybe_good_sentences_beyond_biology/},
langid = {en}
}