Activity of Gary Wright II

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      Gary Wright II published a blog post Blocking spam and hack attacks by TLD in the group Geek Food
      Much of the email spam and hack attacks I see against my servers can be blocked up-front by using these techniques.
      • Gary Wright II
        The first #Caturday🐈 was probably celebrated by the Egyptians, but did you know that in the 1870's photographer Harry Pointer had already published over 100 cat memes???🐱 Here are some of his Victorian Era cat memes because "Every day is a...
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          Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation Though I am gone, I urge you to answer the highest calling of your heart and stand up for what you truly believe.
          • Gary Wright II
            Until the #COVID-19 global pandemic is over, we urge you to PLEASE stay at home! Only go out when necessary, and then you should always maintain social distancing. Until it's safe to meet in person again, we're offering FREE accounts so that people...
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              Current Status: I have greatly underestimated the level my pandemic supply of #chocolate! 😭
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                Bob Ross - The Joy of Painting series taught millions of artists how to paint a landscape in under 30 minutes. NOTE: Please join us in boycotting the Bob Ross, Inc. company and products! Bob was such a wonderful human being, and the...
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                  in the group Geek Food
                  Geek Food: The 🇺🇸 DoJ has issued "Legal Considerations when Gathering Online Cyber Threat Intelligence and Purchasing Data from Illicit Sources" that y'all will definitely want to study if you do any #RedTeam or other InfoSec research work....
                  • Gary Wright II
                    GNU Image Manipulation Program or "GIMP" is an open source cross-platform that is my favorite for doing 2D graphics, especially manipulating images and post-processing.
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                      Y'all: the whole damn world is a mess right now. 😭 It's gonna take ALL of us to fix it! If you pull a little to the left, or if you pull a little to the right - that's perfectly okay. But we better all start pulling in the same damn direction, or...
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                        in the group News & Current Events
                        Until enough testing is done, the statistics won't be accurate but for a map of reported #COVID19 cases and links to research visit Johns Hopkins University website: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/
                        • Gary Wright II
                          in the group News & Current Events
                          USA Strains of #COVID-19 - There are at least TWO human strains of the virus. The Washington state outbreak so far appears to be of the same strand based on the DNA. As more people get tested, this might change. Here is a science-based site to track...
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                            Oh no! This guy has saved over THREE BILLION of us from carpal tunnel syndrome and needs a statue in his honor: Larry Tesler, the computer scientist who invented "cut, copy and paste" has died at age...
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                              PLEASE, I sincerely beg ALL OF YOU!!! Help raise awareness of decorated veteran Reality Leigh Winner who is in jail for warning us about Russian election hacking. Say her name. Tell her story. Let's bring her home again! 🇺🇸 #FreeRealityWinner...
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                                in the group Geek Food
                                Geek Food: Tutorials are meant to teach you concepts, not best practices (especially security!) and you should learn from code examples - not just cut/paste them. So, where to find examples of working production (open source) code?🤔 Check this site...
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                                  Confession: I'm a dumbass! As a kid, I thought my aunt was strange because in her thick southern accent I remember her saying, "I'm off to my toe painting class!"🎨 I am today years old when I learned that she was actually saying "tole painting"...
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                                    in the group Geek Food
                                    Geek Food: Chrome v80 will start blocking mixed content (HTTPS mixed with HTTP requests). That may cause some problems if you don't update your websites or until 3rd parties update theirs. You should be forcing HTTPS on everything already, but...
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                                      My #FlatEarther Challenge #2: aka "The Final Challenge" Step #1: Go skydiving! As your dumb ass falls through the air, you'll notice the earth is ROUND. 🌐 Step #2: If Step #1 didn't convince you, repeat Step #1 without a parachute, and instead...
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                                        My Challenge for #FlatEarthConspiracy Theorists: How do you explain Coriolis effect???🤔 Hint: that's the force of physics that determines which direction the water swirls when you flush your toilet.
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                                          First Rule of Princess Combat: Never argue with a homely opponent unless you know you can kick their ass. Why??? Because if it escalates into a fight, the ugly person has nothing to lose. #FightSmart
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                                            Hey fellow #Musicians: the good folks at Steinberg have released a free version of their music notation software (Dorico SE). I haven't used the interface for composing yet, but I'm using it with MIDI and Cubase and it prints BEAUTIFUL sheet...
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                                              in the group Geek Food
                                              Python: Equality vs Identity - The == operator compares the value or equality of two objects. The "is" operator checks whether two variables point to the same object in memory. Do know when to use which one?...
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                                                The Biggest Miscarriages of Justice⚖️ During (Most of) Our Lifetimes: Last Century: "If the glove🧤 don't fit, you must acquit!" This Century: "The GOP Senate don't give a shit💩, so they are going to acquit." Vote ALL of them out of...
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                                                  Wanna know if he's worth a second date???🤔 Just play this Carrie Underwood song during your first date and watch for his reaction: "I dug my key into the side, of his pretty little souped-up four wheel drive, carved my name into his leather...
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                                                    At 2:05 in "Give Your Heart a Break" it sounds like Demi Lovato says "When your lips are on my ass, then our hearts beat as one" or am I just tripping???🤔 https://video.cleverthings.com/video/give-your-heart-a-break-demi-lovato/page/1
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                                                      in the group Geek Food
                                                      Geek Food - An easter egg: at a 🐍Python prompt type this: >>> import this and it will display The Zen of Python by Tim Peters. Got any other cool easter eggs or geek tips??? Send them to Gary @ Gary-Wright.com