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in thread Using threads to run multiple external processes at the same time

6 seconds of system time from 48 elapsed is pretty heavy system usage. It'd be intersting to know what those packages are doing, but I took a look at the short descriptions on CRAN and realised that they are way beyond my knowledge or interest to comprehend. You'll need to take your questions to the R experts now.

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