History: Charlemagne

Posted on Sun 02 July 2023 in history • Tagged with history, person

768- 814 CE - Charles the Great or Charlemagne was a charismatic and powerful ruler of the Frankish peoples. He was said to be very intelligent, aggressive, capable on the battlefield, and an exceptional statesman. Charlemagne undertook fifty-four military campaigns with the small Frankish army, about 8,000 men. Charlemagne's aggressive …


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History: Pepin

Posted on Sun 25 June 2023 in history • Tagged with history, person

751- 768 CE - Pepin was the son of Charles Martel in Austrasia. Pepin was crowned king and anointed with holy oil by a representative of the Pope. The Frankish kings were anointed symbolizing the relationship of their king with God. Pepin's son Charlemagne succeeded him to the throne.


History: Kaba

Posted on Sun 18 June 2023 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary

The Ka'ba is a shrine which contains a black meteorite known as "The Black Stone." This stone is located in the city of Mecca, and is worshiped by followers of Islam.


Iced Tea

Posted on Fri 16 June 2023 in food • Tagged with tea

500ml iced white tea = summertime


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History: Jihad

Posted on Sun 11 June 2023 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary

A holy war. Muhammad and his followers perpetrated raids against their enemies, these raids were called Jihad in the Quran which meant "striving in the way of the Lord."


generate a random hex string in python

Posted on Thu 08 June 2023 in tech • Tagged with python, programming

Here is a simple gist that demonstrates how to generate a random hex string in Python. This is pseudo-random and designed only to be used for generating test data.