Category: Programming

Could Dooku Have Been Behind The Clones’ Order 66 Programming?

Posted on 04/06/2023

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi delves into the canon continuity’s Count Dooku and his gradual fall to the dark side, but it may also explain his involvement in the infamous Order 66’s programming. Order 66 is the macabre masterstroke of Palpatine’s plot to destroy the Jedi Order and replace the Republic with his autocratic Empire, compelling the otherwise altruistic Clone Troopers to assassinate their Jedi leaders (who they nearly always befriended) via brainwashing. The plotting of Order 66 and the brainwashing protocols of the Clones’ control chips may have been devised by Dooku, however.

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In the third episode of Tales of the Jedi, “Choices,” Dooku and Mace Windu are investigating the death of Jedi Master Katri on Raxus Secundus. Dooku correctly hypothesizes that Katri was killed by a group of Raxan security guards, noting that the Jedi are not easily ambushed unless their assailants are people they trust. This perfectly aligns with the effectiveness of Order 66, which would understandably suggest that Dooku at least had a degree of influence on Order 66’s programming, though how aware he was of Palpatine’s whole plan is another matter.

Related: Star Wars: Every Clone Who Disobeyed

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Test Your Skills With the Advent of Code 2022

Posted on 15/05/2023

What’s behind door number one? A coding challenge, of course!


As the end of the year draws night, programmers’ thoughts turn to the Advent of Code. Running since 2015, the site celebrates December holidays and coding, with a collection of daily challenges.


How Does it Work?

The Advent of Code site is text-heavy, with green links and an overall presentation that mimics a text editor or terminal session.

The Advent of Code 2022 website shows basic text navigation above a list of daily challenge links
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Every day, from the 1st of December until the 25th, a new challenge becomes available. Each challenge is clearly described, with examples and any relevant input files available for download. There are two tasks per challenge.

Each task will ask you to enter a final answer, which will be something your program should have calculated. You can use any language you want to complete the task. In theory, you can work out some solutions by hand, but this will usually be laborious—and where’s the fun in that, anyway?

How Do You Take Part?

  1. Start by logging into adventofcode.com, using any of the OAuth services that the site supports. The most obvious service to use is GitHub, the collaborative open-source platform. You can also use an account from Google, Twitter,
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Tony Khan Offers Hints About The New Look Of AEW Programming

Posted on 12/05/2023
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It’s a new year, and a new look is coming to AEW programming. Rumblings of a major change for the company began last month, amidst the hiring of the former Vice President of Global Television Production of WWE, Mike Mansury. Now in All Elite Wrestling, Mansbury secured the title of Senior Vice President and Co-Executive Producer.

While not officially confirmed, Mansury likely assisted the production team in executing the new vision for the company, as AEW President Tony Khan referred to him as a “really valuable addition” who’s “up [to date] with all the state of the art technologies,” in a recent appearance on “Sports Guys Talking Wrestling.”

A preview of AEW’s new look emerged in recent commercials, promoting a “new Dynamite” in the “new year.” The advertisements teased a fresh color palette, tied together with flashing lights and lasers in the background as the company’s top stars appeared in the forefront. With the new year underway, AEW will officially debut its new look and stage setup on Wednesday’s edition of “Dynamite.”

“It’s a sports-based presentation and that’s what we always go for,” Khan explained. “It’s a great pro wrestling show every Wednesday on TBS, and every

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Athens Mayor and Commission vote on TSPLOST projects, youth programming efforts | City News

Posted on 09/05/2023

The Athens commission met Tuesday to vote on the Planning Department’s special projects work program, TSPLOST 2018 projects and ARPA-funded summer 2023 youth programming at the Tuesday regular session.

Mayor Kelly Girtz began the meeting recognizing Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department driver Lavoris Huff for winning first place in the automated side loader competition at Solid Waste Association of North America’s International Road-EO competition in El Paso, Texas on Oct. 26.

“We [have] of course fantastic staff here in Athens-Clarke County. Sometimes that means people are doing a wonderful job shepherding projects through, sometimes it means that they are providing exemplary service in other ways and sometimes it means that they get out on the roadsways and they prove that they are top in class,” Girtz said.

Planning Department special projects work program

The commission discussed the Planning Department’s special work programat the meeting, focusing much of the conversation on how the program addresses housing through the policy implementation of accessory dwelling units.

Commissioner Melissa Link seconded Commissioner Tim Denson’s motion to accept the project to provide for more affordable housing options in ACC.

“I personally have multiple constituents who are interested in taking advantage of it and I think

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MoakCasey Expands Programming for 37th Annual Texas Assessment Conference

Posted on 07/05/2023

Commissioner Mike Morath, Dr. Margaret Spellings & Dr. Adolph Brown III to keynote premier education event

Austin, Texas, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Esteemed public school consulting firm MoakCasey is preparing for the 2022 Texas Assessment Conference (TAC). This year’s event includes keynotes from Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath, former US Secretary of Education and CEO of Texas 2036 Dr. Margaret Spellings, critically acclaimed clinical psychologist Dr. Adolph Brown IIIand panel of Texas superintendents and legislators.

“We are thrilled to have a hand in planning the Texas Assessment Conference this year. As experts in school finance and accountability, we know how important this conference is for education organizations, school district leaders and college and university staff,” said Dr. Buck Gilcrease, Moak Casey CEO. “This year’s more comprehensive program will make the 37th Texas Assessment Conference the best one yet, and we’re grateful to our organizing partners for their help in creating a more interactive, collaborative agenda.”

Following this year’s theme – “Uniting Powerful Teams to Drive Student Performance,” MoakCasey, the Texas Assessment Association (TAA), Texas Statewide Network of Assessment Professionals (TSNAP), Texas Association of Collegiate Testing Personnel (TACTP) and the Texas Education Agency (

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