Theodore Manassis
@mamonu.bsky.social
Data Engineer, Spark fiend, ELT debugger (mostly with vibes), inevitably being drawn into the infrastructure side.
😎 I know how to exit VIM 😎
Also : cat person 🐈 , occasional rogue-lite / shmup / metroidvania / JRPG gamer , horrible musician
😎 I know how to exit VIM 😎
Also : cat person 🐈 , occasional rogue-lite / shmup / metroidvania / JRPG gamer , horrible musician
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Per a conversation w/ @thefallingdream.bsky.social:
"AI Psychosis": ableist, saneist, makes it seem like an individual problem; washed
"AI Ensorcellment": highlights both the truth of the magico-religious commitments underlying all tech *&* the curse-like nature of systemic "AI" impositions; fire
"AI Psychosis": ableist, saneist, makes it seem like an individual problem; washed
"AI Ensorcellment": highlights both the truth of the magico-religious commitments underlying all tech *&* the curse-like nature of systemic "AI" impositions; fire
November 2, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Per a conversation w/ @thefallingdream.bsky.social:
"AI Psychosis": ableist, saneist, makes it seem like an individual problem; washed
"AI Ensorcellment": highlights both the truth of the magico-religious commitments underlying all tech *&* the curse-like nature of systemic "AI" impositions; fire
"AI Psychosis": ableist, saneist, makes it seem like an individual problem; washed
"AI Ensorcellment": highlights both the truth of the magico-religious commitments underlying all tech *&* the curse-like nature of systemic "AI" impositions; fire
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Despite easily being the most British fighting vehicle ever developed, the mock-Tudor AT-AT programme was sadly cancelled due to budgetary concerns
September 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Despite easily being the most British fighting vehicle ever developed, the mock-Tudor AT-AT programme was sadly cancelled due to budgetary concerns
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And similar to my original gist, to better direct people to the appropriate details in a slightly less scattered/chaotic way than in the past:
Serum 1 Preset File Format (.fxp):
gist.github.com/0xdevalias/5...
Serum 2 Preset File Format (.SerumPreset):
gist.github.com/0xdevalias/5...
Serum 1 Preset File Format (.fxp):
gist.github.com/0xdevalias/5...
Serum 2 Preset File Format (.SerumPreset):
gist.github.com/0xdevalias/5...
April 22, 2025 at 1:55 AM
And similar to my original gist, to better direct people to the appropriate details in a slightly less scattered/chaotic way than in the past:
Serum 1 Preset File Format (.fxp):
gist.github.com/0xdevalias/5...
Serum 2 Preset File Format (.SerumPreset):
gist.github.com/0xdevalias/5...
Serum 1 Preset File Format (.fxp):
gist.github.com/0xdevalias/5...
Serum 2 Preset File Format (.SerumPreset):
gist.github.com/0xdevalias/5...
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I also added 2 new sections to my new gist, summarising the Serum 1 preset (.fxp) file format notes:
gist.github.com/0xdevalias/1...
And the Serum 2 preset (.SerumPreset) file format notes:
gist.github.com/0xdevalias/1...
gist.github.com/0xdevalias/1...
And the Serum 2 preset (.SerumPreset) file format notes:
gist.github.com/0xdevalias/1...
April 22, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I also added 2 new sections to my new gist, summarising the Serum 1 preset (.fxp) file format notes:
gist.github.com/0xdevalias/1...
And the Serum 2 preset (.SerumPreset) file format notes:
gist.github.com/0xdevalias/1...
gist.github.com/0xdevalias/1...
And the Serum 2 preset (.SerumPreset) file format notes:
gist.github.com/0xdevalias/1...
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Speaking of old projects of mine; there's been some interesting discussion recently on one of my old gists that in part is about reverse engineering / figuring out the Serum VST preset file format.
April 21, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Speaking of old projects of mine; there's been some interesting discussion recently on one of my old gists that in part is about reverse engineering / figuring out the Serum VST preset file format.
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"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
August 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
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Have become fairly allergic to any content that
✅ now
✅ includes
✅ emoji lists
✅ now
✅ includes
✅ emoji lists
August 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Have become fairly allergic to any content that
✅ now
✅ includes
✅ emoji lists
✅ now
✅ includes
✅ emoji lists
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Smart! Raven loves winning Tic Tac Toe.
August 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Smart! Raven loves winning Tic Tac Toe.
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A reminder that working in the open, even just amongst your colleagues, takes time, effort, care, thoughtfulness and dedication. It can feel exhausting, yet failing to invest these intangibles can lead to obfuscation.
And yes, this is a note to self, not a criticism of others!
And yes, this is a note to self, not a criticism of others!
July 31, 2025 at 9:03 AM
A reminder that working in the open, even just amongst your colleagues, takes time, effort, care, thoughtfulness and dedication. It can feel exhausting, yet failing to invest these intangibles can lead to obfuscation.
And yes, this is a note to self, not a criticism of others!
And yes, this is a note to self, not a criticism of others!
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Want to read #ducklake from APACHE SPARK? Check this out: gist.github.com/hannes/395ac... #butdoesitscale #yesitdoes
pyspark-ducklake-2.py
GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
gist.github.com
July 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Want to read #ducklake from APACHE SPARK? Check this out: gist.github.com/hannes/395ac... #butdoesitscale #yesitdoes
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“And I’m like, what do you mean, you ‘do your own research’? You running a double-blind study in your living room, dawg?”
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
April 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
“And I’m like, what do you mean, you ‘do your own research’? You running a double-blind study in your living room, dawg?”
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
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TIL about the 🔥 chardet library — it guesses unknown file encodings!
📄 Write text in latin-1 ➡️ try to read as utf-8 ➡️ 💥 UnicodeDecodeError.
👨💻 Solution:
📄 Write text in latin-1 ➡️ try to read as utf-8 ➡️ 💥 UnicodeDecodeError.
👨💻 Solution:
April 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
TIL about the 🔥 chardet library — it guesses unknown file encodings!
📄 Write text in latin-1 ➡️ try to read as utf-8 ➡️ 💥 UnicodeDecodeError.
👨💻 Solution:
📄 Write text in latin-1 ➡️ try to read as utf-8 ➡️ 💥 UnicodeDecodeError.
👨💻 Solution:
oops. i just got a basic 24GB RAM m4 mac mini to replace my 2012 (!) mac mini that still runs great.
For the $$ its a no brainer.
For the $$ its a no brainer.
April 30, 2025 at 6:18 AM
oops. i just got a basic 24GB RAM m4 mac mini to replace my 2012 (!) mac mini that still runs great.
For the $$ its a no brainer.
For the $$ its a no brainer.
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The Skrub TableReport is a lightweight tool that allows to get a rich overview of a table quickly and easily.
✅ Filter columns
🔎 Look at each column's distribution
📊 Get a high level view of the distributions through stats and plots, including correlated columns
🌐 Export the report as html
✅ Filter columns
🔎 Look at each column's distribution
📊 Get a high level view of the distributions through stats and plots, including correlated columns
🌐 Export the report as html
April 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The Skrub TableReport is a lightweight tool that allows to get a rich overview of a table quickly and easily.
✅ Filter columns
🔎 Look at each column's distribution
📊 Get a high level view of the distributions through stats and plots, including correlated columns
🌐 Export the report as html
✅ Filter columns
🔎 Look at each column's distribution
📊 Get a high level view of the distributions through stats and plots, including correlated columns
🌐 Export the report as html
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Making a temporary file/dur is very useful for 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.
In the example below, we first use 𝘛𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 to create 5 temp files.
This is a great example of using a 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 — a clean way to automatically clean up resources.
pytest makes it even easier using the 𝘵𝘮𝘱_𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 fixture:
In the example below, we first use 𝘛𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 to create 5 temp files.
This is a great example of using a 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 — a clean way to automatically clean up resources.
pytest makes it even easier using the 𝘵𝘮𝘱_𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 fixture:
![import os
from pathlib import Path
from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
import pytest
def count_dirs_and_files(directory_path: str = '.' ) -> tuple[int, int]:
"""Function for counting dirs and files in a directory."""
dirs, files = 0, 0
for _, directories, filenames in os.walk(directory_path):
dirs += len(directories)
files += len(filenames)
return dirs, files
def test_only_files():
with TemporaryDirectory(dir="/tmp") as dirname:
for i in range(1, 6):
(Path(dirname) / f'{i}.txt').write_text('hello')
assert count_dirs_and_files(dirname) == (0, 5)
# refactored using pytest's tmp_path fixture + parametrize
@pytest.mark.parametrize("num_files", [1, 5, 10])
def test_only_files_param(tmp_path, num_files):
for i in range(1, num_files + 1):
(tmp_path / f'{i}.txt').write_text('hello')
assert count_dirs_and_files(tmp_path) == (0, num_files)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uay2bzai5qhnwqcqz7ivsvzg/bafkreiek6n5hqufscypuha47rm6aqb3rkjnjrqsezjna5ayjarf63wzybq@jpeg)
April 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Making a temporary file/dur is very useful for 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.
In the example below, we first use 𝘛𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 to create 5 temp files.
This is a great example of using a 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 — a clean way to automatically clean up resources.
pytest makes it even easier using the 𝘵𝘮𝘱_𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 fixture:
In the example below, we first use 𝘛𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 to create 5 temp files.
This is a great example of using a 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 — a clean way to automatically clean up resources.
pytest makes it even easier using the 𝘵𝘮𝘱_𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 fixture:
