This is a list of the songs I’ve sang at karaoke nights.
| Haven’t Met You Yet – Michael Bublé |
| Friends in Low Places – Garth Brooks |
| Beer Can’t Fix – Thomas Rhett, John Pardi |
| Come and Knock on My Door – Three’s Company |
| Chandelier – Sia |
| Tequila – The Champs |
During my experiences in college, I find what is most engaging is when I tutor other students and help them succeed. By helping others, I also help myself improve and become a better person that is more prepared for the future. One day, I aim to become a teacher who inspires students to achieve things that we cannot imagine at this time.
This list is only of television shows that I actively watch and was affected by, and am either current on or near current. It doesn’t include any that I have paused watching (such as Young Sheldon, The Sandman, and Not Dead Yet) or plan to watch (such as Night Court 2023, Good Omens, and The Mandalorian). Data sourced from Wikipedia.
For the Redragon K585 keyboard:
Color Wave: Go With the Stream (rainblowflicker side to side)
Spectrum Cycle: The Trial of Light (cycle betweeen colors)
Reactive: Pass without trace (pressed keys light up)
Reactive Ripple: Ripple graff (lights ripple from pressed key)
Rainbow Circle: Fast and the furious (lights flicker inward or outward)
Static: Normally on (lights are stationary in an assorted or solid pattern)
This is a list of software that for some reason at the time of writing, still doesn’t have a dark theme option for the user interface.
This can include desktop applications as well as mobile applications
This is a list of some lawsuits, some of which I received a settlement for.
| Equifax Breach | $5.21 |
| Google Plus Profile | $2.15 |
| Plaid | $35.97 |
| TD Bank | $15.13 |
| Epi Pen | $134.56 |
| Qualcomm | – |
| Meta | – |
| OnePlus | $15.50 + $20.50 coupon |
| Dude Products | – |
| Luxottica | – |
Foreword: This essay was written in November of 2020. I’m publishing it today, March 20th, 2023, in solidarity with the Internet Archive. More information about the Hachette v. Internet Archive lawsuit can be found on the Electronic Frontier Foundation website, the Library Futures website, and the Battle For the Libraries website by the advocacy group Fight For the Future.
The Internet Archive is a useful technology tool that has several factors to consider ethical usage for educational purposes. I am for the use of the Internet Archive for usage in an educational context because the content that might be used by an instructor would be specifically chosen and relevant to course material. Content that is used for educational purposes would be considered under Fair Use, as no one is profiting financially, but rather learning and engaging with content that might otherwise be unobtainable. Webpages that may no longer exist, videos and software that may otherwise be unobtainable, and books and newspapers that are difficult to obtain would still be able to be referenced.
Some arguments for using the Internet Archive for educational materials is the belief that information wants to be shared and that information wants to be free. By using materials that would otherwise be more rare or difficult to obtain for educational purposes, it can enlighten minds to think differently. Because specifically chosen content would be used under Fair Use, there would be freedom to apply and use the material as seen fit to the instructor to benefit the students and would be ethical from a contractual standpoint of the law. Students could benefit from viewing different eras of information from a unique perspective.
Some arguments against using the Internet Archive for educational material is that there could be information that publishers may have wanted to obtain a profit when used or educational purposes. By using the Internet Archive to obtain these materials, one is circumventing the systems provided by the publisher. Fair Use and copyright often overlap and can be viewed as grey area from a legal standpoint. While typically information is preferred to be available for lower-cost or free for educational purposes, creators of content have put work and effort into the creation, and therefore their labor would not be compensated for, which can be seen as an ethical problem.
In conclusion, using the Internet Archive for educational purposes is a good practice if done carefully and correctly. Content should be relevant to course material and used as such. Because of the free and open atmosphere of the Internet Archive, one still needs to apply how they use the material, crediting the authors and creators, and not circumventing them. Materials obtained from the Internet Archive should typically not be sold or used for profit unless they are in the Public Domain or especially have a license to do so. In an educational context, this is an unlikely occurrence, as generally the only profit would be gained knowledge.
I like to use Windows Subsystem for Linux. It makes running Linux applications on Windows very easy and efficient. It runs natively, instead of emulated, and makes a workflow maintainable, including compiling Linux binaries for C and C++ applications using compilers such as GCC and Clang without needing to use simulator tools such as Cygwin and MinGW
I prefer the Ubuntu builds. It was the first Linux distribution to initially work with WSL.
With WSL 2.0 we have the ability to run graphical applications. We can use WSLg to run Windows containing individual applications within our regular interface.
However, Kali Linux’s distro has an alternative option, known as Kex. Kex allows us to have a full desktop workspace within the WSL environment with the XFCE desktop, as opposed to Ubuntu’s GNOME, which is not supported by Kex.
Since both Kali and Ubuntu are Debian-based distros, this means that the XFCE desktop and Kex can run functionally on either if installed correctly. My preference is to install Kex on Ubuntu.
These steps assume that WSL 2 is enabled and Ubuntu is installed from the Windows store and configured.
Sometimes there is a scenario where someone may attempt to share their number with me, but I already have it in my contacts. Here is a list of reasons that may be.