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jam @socialistboat.dad · 7d

"This website is free" No. This website comes at a terrible cost

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Loren @lorencrary.bsky.social · 6d

crushing: i exercised and now i feel good

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Loren @lorencrary.bsky.social · 7d

even worse, thank you

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Loren @lorencrary.bsky.social · 7d

got a suggested auto-completion of "burying the lead," died quietly of pedant :'(

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Denny Perez @dennyperez18.bsky.social · 19d

📣 The “People from PSF” interview series continues! 🐍💬Meet the people behind the @python.org staff, directors & contributors making the magic happen.

💟 Meet Cheuk Ting Ho @cheuk.dev

🔗Read the full interview👇
bit.ly/PSF-CheukTin...

#Python #PyLadies #PSF #PeopleFromPSF

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Loren @lorencrary.bsky.social · 19d

Maybe this is a logical extension of my long time dream of having a landing page for "beginners", with up to date and useful resources and guides

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Loren @lorencrary.bsky.social · 19d

It could be an interesting interview series, too - Here's what Python looks like to me, an astronomer: My most-used and most-niche libraries, cool use case stories, and some talks I loved...

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Loren @lorencrary.bsky.social · 19d

Oh yes I love those conversations

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Loren @lorencrary.bsky.social · 19d

I'm trying to come up with other emoji combos that would work but the best I have so far is 🐒🍌🧑‍🔬 (monkey eats banana, banana peel trips scientist, scientist catches monkey)

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Loren @lorencrary.bsky.social · 19d

I find this strangely hypnotic and satisfying

Al Sweigart @alsweigart.bsky.social · 19d

I made a Rock Paper Scissors arena simulator in Python. Blog post: inventwithpython.com/blog/rps-are...

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Eric Schultz @wwahammy.com · 19d

Any #Python and/or #golang engineers looking for a few month contract? One of our health-related clients is migrating from Python with #Celery and #RabbitMQ to Go and #GCP Pub/Sub.

www.linkedin.com/posts/caseyh...

#golang #python #celery #gcp #hiring #gig #contract | Casey Helbling

We (Software for Good) are putting together a small team to work on some #Golang backend services for a client of ours on a contract basis (through the end of the year). They are migrating from #Pytho...

www.linkedin.com

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Loren @lorencrary.bsky.social · 19d

Interesting - Like if python.org had different landing pages for students, scientists, professional software engineers, etc.?

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 19d

Hi @npr.org! We worked late tonight putting together this handy pocket guide!

It doesn't address road design issues, but if we're going to educate road users, we should include drivers.

It's the size of a folded business card. Print it, fold it, put it in your wallet!

"How Do You Avoid Hitting People With Your Car" pocket guide. Instructs readers to Watch the Road and Slow Down. Further text humorously insists that watching the road and slowing down are indeed important.

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Loren @lorencrary.bsky.social · 19d

Can we add having a car smaller than a tank?

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Loren @lorencrary.bsky.social · 19d

we are running this one more time tomorrow and we are oversubscribed so a real problem in my life right now is running out of “good” muses

Loren @lorencrary.bsky.social · 26d

The world is horrifying but tomorrow @akiva.bsky.social and I are running a Greek Mythology themed murder mystery party we wrote and it's going to be so deeply silly, I can't wait

So excited, a bit nervous!

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julia ferraioli @juliaferraioli.com · 20d

Y'all pluralizing SBOM as SBOMs when you know full well that it's SBsOM

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Denny Perez @dennyperez18.bsky.social · 20d

🐍💜 Black Python Devs is building spaces to empower Black Pythonistas worldwide 🌍 💪

They support communities from Nigeria 🇳🇬 to Colombia 🇨🇴 and need our help to keep growing.

Let’s collaborate, support & share their work 🙌

🌐 blackpythondevs.com

#Python #community

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Loren @lorencrary.bsky.social · 20d

No spoilers yet ! We're running it again this Saturday :)

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OpenSSF @openssf.org · 22d

Registries like PyPI, Maven Central & crates.io power the ecosystem.

They can’t run on goodwill alone.

OpenSSF endorses the Joint Statement on Sustainable Stewardship.

👉 openssf.org/blog/2025/09...

#PreserveOpenSource

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Python Software Foundation @python.org · 22d

The PSF joined the @openssf.org & others in signing “Open Infrastructure is Not Free.” Funding gaps in the open source industry mean critical infrastructure lacks support. Corporations benefiting from it must invest to sustain it.

Read more ➡️

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Loren @lorencrary.bsky.social · 26d

The world is horrifying but tomorrow @akiva.bsky.social and I are running a Greek Mythology themed murder mystery party we wrote and it's going to be so deeply silly, I can't wait

So excited, a bit nervous!

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Loren @lorencrary.bsky.social · 26d

to me, this is beautiful

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 26d

Ok @sesmith.lol I got one for you!

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Denny Perez @dennyperez18.bsky.social · 27d

📣 The “People from PSF” interview series continues! 🐍💬Meet the people behind the @python.org staff, directors & contributors making the magic happen.

💟 Meet Marie Nordin @riecatnor.bsky.social

🔗Read the full interview 👇
bit.ly/PSF-MarieNor...

#Python #PyLadies #PSF #PeopleFromPSF

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 26d

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

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