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Gary Wright II posted to Microblog in the group LGBTQ 22 Sep 2022

Banned Books - The majority of books being banned are #LGBTQ+, so I'm grateful for Them for compiling a list. My local #library in #Guntersville, #Alabama created a display of banned books.... more...
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Gary Wright II posted to Microblog in the group Geek Food 7 Jul 2022

Windows 11 Hack - You can't move windows between virtual desktops directly yet (AFAIK), but you can open the Task View and then move applications to the desired desktop from there. First, open “Task View” [Win+Tab key] and focus the desktop with... more...
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Gary Wright II posted to Microblog in the group Geek Food 5 Jul 2022

su vs. sudo - Since converting all of my servers to Ubuntu, I mostly use sudo. But there are advantages/disadvantages to both commands. Do you know the difference between the usage of the two? Here's one opinion, but choose which works best for your... more...
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Gary Wright II posted to Microblog in the group Geek Food 5 Jul 2022

Geek Food 🖥️: More years ago than I'd like to admit, Bruce Eckel with "Thinking in Java" got me started with #Java. But tech and programming languages evolve, and I've migrated all but one app from Java to #Python. "Thinking in Python" is on my... more...
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Gary Wright II posted to Microblog in the group Geek Food 5 Jul 2022

Quantum Physics - Neutrons and protons are made of three quarks each that are "ordinary" matter, but there are tetraquarks and pentaquarks that are "exotic" matter. The way they decay is special, so a new theory of physics is now... more...
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Gary Wright II posted to Microblog in the group Activism Resources 26 Apr 2022

Books UnBanned 🇺🇸 - The Brooklyn Public Library through a teen-led initiative is giving every teen in the USA free access to all of the banned books. The banned list of texts also makes a great reading list for finding Black and LGBTQ+ authors and... more...
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Gary Wright II published a blog post The American Dream in the group Activism Resources 2 Apr 2022
The American Dream relies on all three branches of government to uphold the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights, as well as all case law.
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Gary Wright II posted to Microblog in the group Computer Graphics & Animation 8 Feb 2022

The HUMAN realistic 3D portrait courses using Blender by Kent Trammel at CG Cookie are incredible!
https://cgcookie.com/
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Gary Wright II posted to Microblog in the group Geek Food 5 Feb 2022

Geek Food - My productivity relies on automation of things. I love #Python and I use Anaconda daily. Here's a great tutorial on how to build a 🐍CLI app to get weather reports that's good for beginners or those coming from another programming... more...
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Gary Wright II posted to Microblog in the group Geek Food 11 Oct 2021

Geek Food - One of my favorite new features in Python v3.10 is structural pattern matching. Very powerful! 🤯 PEP636 is a good tutorial on how to use it:
https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0636/

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Gary Wright II created the group Goat Hill Good Trouble Gang 8 Oct 2022
A group of like-minded individuals in Montgomery, Alabama who believe in Equal Justice Under Law and the fight for the full equality and dignity of all people.
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Gary Wright II posted to Microblog in the group LGBTQ 22 Sep 2022

Banned Books - The majority of books being banned are #LGBTQ+, so I'm grateful for Them for compiling a list. My local #library in #Guntersville, #Alabama created a display of banned books.... more...
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Gary Wright II posted to Microblog 17 Sep 2022

Overton Window -or- "Fractured Realities"
Methinks we should no longer view USA as one widening Overton Window, but as two separate ones. As the right falls off a cliff into fascism, it's upon those of us who are still sane to keep a majority... more...
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Gary Wright II posted to Microblog 30 Aug 2022

For-Profit Rehabs -or- "No good deed goes unpunished!"
I made mistake of publishing URL of drug rehab facility on my suicide prevention page. Now I'm getting inundated with for-profit rehabs to the point I've pulled all listings down and only list... more...
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Gary Wright II posted to Microblog 12 Aug 2022

My Metaphor for Misplaced Hate: Many people hate Goldenrod because they think it causes their allergies. But that pollen is too large and sticky to become easily airborne, so it's usually not the cause of most people's suffering. Think of all the... more...
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Gary Wright II posted to Microblog 13 Jul 2022

Creating Alternate Worlds - Using Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN), we're able to "teach" computers to generate realistic derivatives of things that already exist. The website "This X does not exist" highlights many fascinating... more...
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Gary Wright II posted to Microblog 12 Jul 2022

Webb Space Telescope's First Images - 🤯🤯🤯
https://www.nasa.gov/webbfirstimages
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Gary Wright II posted to Microblog in the group Geek Food 7 Jul 2022

Windows 11 Hack - You can't move windows between virtual desktops directly yet (AFAIK), but you can open the Task View and then move applications to the desired desktop from there. First, open “Task View” [Win+Tab key] and focus the desktop with... more...