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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...- Webb Space Telescope's First Images - 🤯🤯🤯 https://www.nasa.gov/webbfirstimages
- in the group Geek FoodWindows 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...
- Jellyfin Media Server - I've been waiting for a feature-rich open source/free solution! Here's a tutorial on how to use Jellyfin with a Raspberry Pi, but you can also install it on other...
- Tapping Out! Last week while I was playing with a 7 year old, the kid said a phrase that I am going to surely adopt. The kid said, "I am no longer willing to accept this challenge!" which reminded me to only focus my efforts and attention to where I...
- Apathy is KILLING us literally! In the last election cycle, my current home county of Marshall County, Alabama had 76.6% of registered voters choose NOT to exercise their sacred right to vote. That's 50,000 voices being silent while so many other...
- in the group Geek Foodsu 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...
- in the group Geek FoodGeek 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...
- "Sand Batteries" are brilliant! 🤯 The planet has no shortage of sand, and through research scientists will reduce the 100 ton requirement per silo. Storing heat with sand is an example of a green energy strategy using existing...
- in the group Geek FoodQuantum 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...
- "How to be Hopeless" by Carlos Maza is something everyone should bookmark, and then find an hour of time to watch and think about. He talks about the book "Plague" by Albert Camus, but with modern day comparisons. Brilliant and...
- in the group Activism ResourcesBooks 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...
- Gary Wright II created the group StrugglerThe official social networking group for Struggler™
Struggler bookmarked Struggler Official WebsiteThe official website of Struggler™!- The animated series "Leelah!" is dedicated to the real Leelah in hopes of fulfilling her last wish, but is not related to her life.
Abilitator published a blog post Tips for an Effortless Move to AndersonHelpful tips for an effortless move to Anderson, South Carolina.- As Exhibit A to support my proclamation that Stray Kids is the best boy band EVER in history, here's Slump recorded by The F1rst Take (which if you've never been in a recording studio, you have no idea the terror/talent involved in a one take...
- in the group Computer Graphics & AnimationThe HUMAN realistic 3D portrait courses using Blender by Kent Trammel at CG Cookie are incredible! https://cgcookie.com/
- in the group Geek FoodGeek 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...
- Gary Wright II published a blog post Stress & Addiction🧪 in the group Addiction and Substance Abuse TreatmentChronic stress (which we all have) + a deficient HPA axis = a biochemical recipe both addiction and metabolic disorders!
- Gary Wright II bookmarked How Alcohol Impacts Your Immune System - By Granite Recovery Centers in the group Addiction and Substance Abuse TreatmentGranite Recovery Centers has published information on how the consumption of alcohol affects your immune system.
- This #VeteransDay is the first since the end of 20 year unwinnable war in Afghanistan: 2,401 military deaths (1,921 from hostile action). 20,752 wounded in action. 18 CIA operatives killed. 1,822 civilian contractor deaths. Over $2.3 TRILLION was...
- "8 Struggles of Being a Highly Intelligent Person" - OMG This 7 minute video explains so much! It will help you better understand yourself, as well as others who have these problems. #MentalHealth...
- Self-Care: Catastrophizing - It's the source of much of my anxiety. As an engineer, our minds are supposed to imagine every possible outcome and prepare for them. But in life, that's overwhelming and self-destructive. Please pay attention to mental...
- in the group Geek FoodGeek 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/