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 […]
Hummers in western Washington
Do we need to give the darling hummingbirds a helping hand after the spring, summer flowers begin to wilt and many bugs begin to die off? Some of the birds hang around in the western WA state all year-round such as Anna’s. Yet, there’s not enough flowers and bugs they can survive on; with the […]
Dusk Mood for Shrimp
How I put my Neocaridina shrimp ready for bed at dusk with the right mood 😉 Click the gear icon (or cog) on youtube bar and select Quality->1080 HD for best results. How many red, blue, yellow, and other colors big and small did you spot? If you see slight flickering of light…this was not […]
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 […]
Community Tank Video Clip
A quick, pretty clip of my community tank (55 gallons). My 7 angels and rainbows. The oldest Angel here is 10+ years old in my tank (got him when he was nickel sized). The Krib cichlid is 2nd generation born in the smaller tank (I had 3 generations breed there, until I gave all but […]
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, […]