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Minimal Extropy on DNN 9

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    Although I think you really shouldn't, some users still use the "Minimal Extropy Theme" I created  10 years ago on DNN9.
    As fixing the errors is not that difficult, I fixed the DNN9 errors.
    But you should realize that the skin is not HTML5, not responsive and partly uses tables for layout.
    You should really move your site to a more modern Theme IMO, on the other hand not upgrading DNN is worse than not switching to a more modern skin.
    If you want to stay with Minimal Extropy on DNN9 for a bit longer:

    https://github.com/Timo-D...eleases/tag/01.01.00






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      Timo,

      I've never before known who to ask about the skin name. Is there something in your educational background that led to that?

      (Enquiring minds want to know!)
      Joe Craig
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        Nick kalyani came up with the name and an setup for of the design, I don't remember the background of the name any more TBH






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          Aha! Blame it on Nik!. I'll try to remember to ask him at Summit.

          Minimal Extropy is a play on the phrase Maximal Entropy. That is a term used in the Statistical Mechanics branch of physics and moved to Information Theory. I think it is now used more broadly in statistics of parge systems.

          The idea is that when you know nothing about statistical distributions, you assume that they take on a maximal levof randomness. Or, the have maximal entropy, as entropy is a term that quantifies the amount of disorder (randomness) is a system.

          Good for scientists and for cocktail party conversations ...
          Joe Craig
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          Patapsco Research Group





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            Awesome Professor Craig!
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              To give my 2cts: Extropianism is an "evolving framework of values and standards for continuously improving the human condition". I think (or I think to remember) the name was given to the skin to show a minimal set of possibilities that can be done with a DNN skin, to get improved based on the needs. Or at least, that was my theory about it.

              Happy DNNing!
              Michael

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                I had no idea that extropy was a real word ... and in all of these years I never bothered to find out. Thanks.
                Joe Craig
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                Patapsco Research Group
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