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Minimal Extropy on DNN 9

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Timo Breumelhof.

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2/13/2020 3:15 PM

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

Joe Craig

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2/13/2020 10:48 PM

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!)

Timo Breumelhof.

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2/14/2020 3:14 AM

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

Joe Craig

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2/14/2020 9:12 AM

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 ...

David Poindexter

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2/14/2020 9:22 AM

Awesome Professor Craig!

Michael Tobisch

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2/14/2020 9:49 AM

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

Joe Craig

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2/14/2020 10:42 AM

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

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