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Primer to get you started with Optimization and Mathematical Programming in R #rstats

CRAN Task View: Optimization and Mathematical Programming
This CRAN Task View contains a list of packages that offer facilities for solving optimization problems. Although every regression model in statistics solves an optimization problem, they are not part of this view. If you are looking for regression methods, the following views will also contain useful starting points: MachineLearning, Econometrics, Robust Packages are categorized according to the following sections. See also the “Related Links” and “Other Resources” sections at the end.

Blues with a Feeling - The Official Podcast
With a dedicated following both locally and internationally as a radio show of 27 years, Shaun Bindley is now working on producing Blues with a Feeling as a Podcast...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/blues-

With YIMBYs like this, who needs NIMBYs?
*yes, SF YIMBY endorsed the two sponsors of this ordinance, Matt Dorsey and Bilal Mahmood
https://missionlocal.org/2026/01/sf-soma-store-ban-drug-crime-deterrence/

S.F. supervisors vote to expand late-night store ban to parts of SoMa  
Board of Supervisors committee elevated a proposed store-closure ordinance, following public support from some community stakeholders

Chornobyl protective structure could collapse following Russian strikes, plant director warns: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/24/chornobyl-protective-structure-could-collapse.html

'No real choice at all': First Amendment group uses Trump admin's own filing against itself to demand SCOTUS overturn 'gag orders' on immigration judges | Law & Crime
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/no-real-choice-at-all-first-amendment-group-uses-trump-admins-own-filing-against-itself-to-demand-scotus-overturn-gag-orders-on-immigration-judges/

hanukkah’s grotesque aftermath

NYC hospital permanently axes transgender treatment program for kids following Trump's threat to yank funding (Emily Crane/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2026/02/18/us-news/nyu-langone-health-axes-transgender-treatment-for-kids-following-trumps-threat-to-yank-funding/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260218/p99#a260218p99

On Sept. 21, the police came for Larry Bushart.
They handcuffed him and hauled him away in the dead of night.
He spent 37 days in jail while held on a $2 million bond
— an amount the retired police officer could not afford.
It’s the sort of treatment one expects for accused murderers and thieves.
But Larry’s only “crime”?
In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, he posted a meme on Facebook
quoting President Trump’s remarks about a different …

LAWSUIT: Ex-cop sues after spending 37 days in jail for sharing meme following Charlie Kirk murder
Larry Bushart was arrested for a social media post and held on a $2 million bond he could not afford. Now, he's fighting back.

RE: https://mas.to/@rolf/115756744072154488
Sinds ik (via ARD) veel Duitse films en crime series kijk valt t me inderdaad op hoeveel Engelstalige muziek gebruikt wordt.

'Hereby strikes the words': Court orders newspaper ads to 'solicit' Lindsey Halligan's replacement as judge removes her claimed title from 'all' filings in criminal case | Law & Crime
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/chief-judge-orders-up-newspaper-ads-to-solicit-expressions-of-interest-in-replacing-lindsey-halligan/