Sure, you could use one of the commercial or open-source RSS readers. But isn’t it more fun to code your own? RSS feeds have been around since the late ’90s, and they remain a handy way to keep up ...

Did you know that you can send text messages directly from R? It’s easy . . . and if you’re wondering why you’d want to, do you really need a reason beyond “because I can”? But seriously, scripted ...