Recently, an ex-colleague of mine brought to our attention the Microsoft font possibly used in creating the spinning dots in Windows 11 boot screen. The font is called “Segoe Boot Semilight” and is a true type font. So, I had to verify that this is true, and I wanted to try to create the animation […]
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Creating Quizes and Surveys in Microsoft Forms
With the latest release of Microsoft Forms, creating a quiz, survey, or essentially any type of form for free using either work or personal account has never been easier. There are different ways to share the survey too such as emailing; and it’ll even help you write the invite or via Teams to anyone or […]
Different ways to generate a list and array containing numbers
In this post, I show different ways to generate a list and array containing numbers (ints, and floats, positive and negative, mixed) in python…using random, list, and numpy arrays. Why do we need both? NumPy arrays are very efficient for numerical operations and require elements to be of the same data type, whereas lists are […]
Finding min, max in a sequence and plotting the distances
Let’s say that we have a sequence of numbers in consisting of whole numbers, fractions, positive and negative numbers of varying length, that is, of no predefined length (e.g.2.25, 5.25, 6.75, 8.25, 9.75…). What we want to do is to sort the numbers in ascending order, and find the differences between 2 adjacent numbers and […]
Did Seahawks Need an Overhaul for 2024 season?
Seattle Seahawks find themselves at a crossroads after the 2023 NFL season. The team faces critical decisions regarding their coaching staff and personnel. Changes came hard and fast to some fans’ surprise, and to some, expectedly if not a little later than expected. Whatever your position is there are arguments for both supporting an overhaul […]
Electoral Votes by State/Jurisdiction
With the presidential election sneaking up fast, I thought it’d be good to get the latest electoral numbers by all states and District of Columbia based on the most recent census. So, here’s a map chart I created based on the published data. TIP: Use your mouse wheel while holding down Ctrl key on your […]
Calculate your tank size capacity in gallons (and weight)
Don’t remember how many gallons your tank or pond holds? No worries, this little code below will calculate the amount of gallons the container can hold based on its dimensions you enter. Besides, knowing your actual water volume helps you determine what 10%, 30% water change means in gallons, and precise measurements of additives (conditioner, […]
Estimating the final pH, GH, KH of your water mixture
As a fish and shrimp keeper on different tanks with different creatures requiring different water parameters and conditions, it does me good to keep track of all those especially when replacing or changing water, or adjusting parameters for optimal suitability of the creatures. For example, for the shrimp tank, keeping track of KH, GH are […]
Projecting Neocaridina Shrimp Population
Two months ago I wrote an app for myself to keep track of my new hobby Neocaridina Shrimpkeeping. It was only 2 weeks before that I started the hobby before I recognized that a handy application to keep track of my shrimp’s water parameters, treatments and care with curated, accurate information would be very useful. […]
The amazing UNDO
Sure, computers are powerful tools that allow us to create, edit, and share various types of content. However, it can also be a source of frustrations and even horror especially when we lose our work or made a mistake that ruins the creation. We may make mistakes or change our minds about what we want […]