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Radcliffe / covid19report.py

Created March 17, 2020 18:41

Python script to display a Covid-19 report

	# This Python 3 script displays a Covid-19 report.
	#
	# Usage: Type the following command in a terminal window.
	# python3 covidreport.py
	#
	# Author: David Radcliffe ([email protected])
	# License: Public domain
	# Date: 17 March 2020

	from datetime import datetime

Radcliffe / check-security-updates.sh

Created November 28, 2020 05:15

Check for security updates on an Ubuntu server and send email notifications via Sendgrid

	#!/bin/bash

	# Script to send an email notification via Sendgrid when there are security updates pending for an Ubuntu server.

	# Sendgrid API reference
	# https://sendgrid.com/docs/API_Reference/Web_API_v3/Mail/index.html

	# Bash Guide on if-statements
	# https://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/sect_07_01.html

Radcliffe / a049463.py

Last active August 2, 2021 04:11

Python script for sequence A049463, Number of basic interval orders of length n.

	# See https://oeis.org/A049463

	from functools import lru_cache


	@lru_cache(maxsize = None)
	def binom(n, k):
	return 1 if k == 0 else n * binom(n - 1, k - 1) // k

Radcliffe / umn-open-textbook-library.json

Created August 10, 2021 04:02

UMN Open Textbook Library

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	[
	{
	"category": "Business",
	"description": [
	"Principles of Accounting is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of a two-semester accounting course that covers the fundamentals of financial and managerial accounting. Due to the comprehensive nature of the material, we are offering the book in two volumes. This book is specifically designed to appeal to both accounting and non-accounting majors, exposing students to the core concepts of accounting in familiar ways to build a strong foundation that can be applied across business fields. Each chapter opens with a relatable real-life scenario for today\u2019s college student. Thoughtfully designed examples are presented throughout each chapter, allowing students to build on emerging accounting knowledge. Concepts are further reinforced through applicable connections to more detailed business processes. Students are immersed in the \u201cwhy\u201d as well as the \u201chow\u201d aspects of accounting in order to reinfo

Radcliffe / million-digits-of-e-factorial-number-system.txt

Created August 11, 2021 13:26

A million digits of e in the factorial number system

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Radcliffe / banned-books-krause-tx.csv

Last active February 10, 2022 22:57

List of books targeted by TX Rep Matt Krause because they could make students feel uneasy - https://www.npr.org/2021/10/28/1050013664/texas-lawmaker-matt-krause-launches-inquiry-into-850-books

Id	Title	Author	Published
1	2020 Black Lives Matter marches	Markovics, Joyce L.	2021
2	A complicated love story set in space	Hutchinson, Shaun David	2021
3	A lesson in vengeance	Lee, Victoria	2021
4	As far as you'll take me	Stamper, Phil	2021
5	Be dazzled	La Sala, Ryan	2021
6	Black Lives Matter: from hashtag to the streets	Tyner, Artika R.	2021
7	Can't take that away	Salvatore, Steven	2021
8	Follow your arrow	Verdi, Jessica	2021
9	Have I ever told you Black lives matter	King, Shani M.	2021

Radcliffe / wordle_github.py

Created April 9, 2022 21:32

Python script to determine the optimal starting guess for Wordle using Shannon information entropy.

	# This Python script calculates the Shannon information entropy
	# for each initial guess in Wordle. Words with high entropy are
	# good starting guesses for Wordle.


	import numpy as np
	import requests
	from collections import Counter

Radcliffe / wordle-entropy.csv

Created April 10, 2022 21:37

Shannon entropy of starting words in Wordle. See https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/information-theory-wordle-david-radcliffe/

Radcliffe / minnesota-personalized-license-plates-2022.csv

Created November 24, 2022 02:17

Minnesota personalized license plates 2022 - https://racketmn.com/13-things-we-learned-while-reading-93188-personalized-mn-license-plates/

We can't make this file beautiful and searchable because it's too large.

Radcliffe / square_and_cube_have_all_digits.py

Created December 13, 2022 21:47

Python script to solve a math puzzle related to 69

	"""
	The number 69 has a remarkable property: it is the only number whose square and cube together
	contain every digit exactly once.

	Is an AI agent able to write a program to solve this problem? I gave the following prompt to ChatGPT:
	"Write a Python script to find a two-digit number whose square and cube together contain all 10 digits."

	Here is the code that it produced. The code is well-written, and it actually works!
	"""

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