By Maren Rothfritz As someone who always thought that anything related to computing languages was beyond my grasp, I now find myself fascinated by digital research tools and I really …
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Why the DRI was exactly what I needed to get started with programming.
By Marisa Iovino Computers have been a space for self-discovery and exploration throughout my life. From instant messaging my friends to using the web to complete research papers, I basically …
Git on It: Making a Case for GitHub to “Non-Coder” Academics
This year I taught two workshops on GitHub—an introduction to git and GitHub in the Fall and a lesson on using GitHub for building static websites in the Spring. As …
CfT: Call for Tips for Better Hybrid Experiences
CfT: Call for Tips for Better Hybrid Experiences We just passed our third year of virtual learning and relying on videoconferencing and we are grappling with the uneven emergence. “post …
Comparing Floating Point Numbers in R
Floating Trap Today we will discuss an important topic in programming in R especially when you are dealing with numerical methods, ex., comparing numbers with many decimals. The problem comes …
WordPress: Thinking about the aesthetics
Now that we discuss the basics of creating content, I would like to dedicate a small section to the basics of the appearance of your website. The first thing to …
WordPress: How to create content
There are two main options for creating content on WordPress: pages and posts. Though they look similar, there is an important difference in whether the content is dynamic or static. …
Using raster spatial data in R
A lot of talk is given to spatial data in the vector format (i.e., points, lines and polygons) when making maps. After all, they serve as the actual baseline for …
When Servers Burn: The Next Great Fire At Alexandria
“The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” – Milan Kundera I was recently talking with a medievalist in the Graduate Center’s English program, Chris …
Spring is in the air! Welcome back from GCDI and the Digital Fellows!
Welcome back for the spring semester! The Graduate Center Digital Initiatives (GCDI) and GC Digital Fellows have been hard at work developing programming, events, workshops, and opportunities to help you …
