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Moving to Positron for Data Science Workflow: Building Positron-Server on a Mac

Coding

Tutorial

Positron

Remote Work

How to build Positron-server from source on an Intel Mac and connect to it remotely over SSH (Tailscale, VPN, or any other route), including the channel-mismatch pitfall that breaks extension resources.

May 7, 2026

Installing R Packages on macOS That Require Compilation

macOS

Some R packages (fst, qs2, data.table, etc.) must be compiled from source to make the best use of their features. This guide explains how to install them.

Apr 21, 2025

HPC Series: How to Use Ollama on an HPC Cluster

HPC

Ollama

This guide explains how to use Ollama on a university HPC cluster.

Feb 16, 2025

Remote Work Setup I: Tailscale

Coding

Tutorial

Tailscale

Many researchers switch between a laptop for casual work and a powerful workstation for heavy tasks. This series shares my remote-work setup for connecting a local MacBook…

Sep 16, 2024

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Moving to Positron for Data Science Workflow: Building Positron-Server on a Mac

Installing R Packages on macOS That Require Compilation

HPC Series: How to Use Ollama on an HPC Cluster

Remote Work Setup I: Tailscale