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Re:Doctests in R on Sunday November 27, 2022 @11:46AM (#33764283)
< Even RStudio gave up it's R brand to focus on Python

Wouldn't R still be the primary language in RStudio, with Python being made available as necessary? Or is the idea that RStudio will turn into a proper Python IDE? Curious what makes you say that RStudio is putting its 'focus' on Python.

Re:Notice of termination of Twitter merger agreement on Saturday July 09, 2022 @10:52AM (#32035609)
< Twitter is not in a good shape

It appears they will make around $6B in annual revenues, I think their financial performance is better than most social media platforms, save FB. In what way, Twitter is not in good shape?

Re:FedEx to close data centers, retire mainframes on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @07:32AM (#31986927)
It's likely the 400 m$ is inflated, "by 2024" will be many years late and there will be significant increased costs during the interim period, also likely kept artificially low.
Re:Twitter CEO fires two top executives, freezes hiring on Thursday May 12, 2022 @04:09PM (#31359586)
Honest question. Would a CEO be that desperate to keep his job? I imagine Parag can walk away with plenty after the buyout and do something else that he likes.