Mike Fiedler
@miketheman.com
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Code Gardener. Wrangler of the Unusual. Roller Derby referee. AWS Hero. PyPI Maintainer. Shakshuka lover. he/him https://miketheman.dev
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Does your org run a self-managed version of @gitlab.com and publish your own #Python packages to @pypi.org ?

If you want to try out an alpha of Trusted Publishing for GitLab Self-Managed instances, let me know via DM - I'm collecting interest now, and should have something to show soon.
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Will it matter? I don't know. Especially if the software is "for me" and I can use the thing that made it to fix it when it doesn't do *exactly* what I want...
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Maybe the friction involved in starting a fresh project helped forestall creating net new things all the time and inspired us to look for existing solutions, and potentially extend/contribute to them.

With the ability to quickly imagine your idea into reality, are we in a new era of software slop?
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But, but, free! I demand more for my $0!!
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hugovk.dev
Just released! 🚀

Please install and enjoy Python 3.14! 🥧

discuss.python.org/t/python-3-1...

#Python #Python314 #release
Two snakes enjoying a pie with 3.14 on the top and π crimping.
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What is this hindsight you speak of? We were all taught Hakuna Matata, never look back!
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The final two games for @gothamderby.bsky.social home season happened last night in Brooklyn. They were both really good games, and the championship game was a close, hard-fought nail-biter with some truly awesome displays of athleticism.

Support your local #rollerderby league!
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Root for NY Liberty 🗽 until they do!
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Sadly not this year, hopefully next!
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Not gonna lie, kinda wanna know what it tastes like
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Add 🦎 and 🖖 for added complexity!
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Attackers continue to find creative ways to expose credentials, often the first step in a larger scale supply chain attack.
pypi.org
A campaign targeted GitHub Actions to steal PyPI tokens—PyPI wasn’t compromised and no PyPI packages were published by the attackers. Stay safe: review your tokens, rotate any exposed ones, and use short-lived, scoped GitHub Actions tokens. Details:
Token Exfiltration Campaign via GitHub Actions Workflows - The Python Package Index Blog
Incident report of a recent attack campaign targeting GitHub Actions workflows to exfiltrate PyPI tokens, our response, and steps to protect your projects.
blog.pypi.org
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python.org
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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Cool to see @abc7ny.bsky.social do a short piece on password security, promoting second factor authentication. Progress!!
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Thanks, you as well! I've got hazelnut fudge ice cream in the freezer 😋
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I was kind of hoping you had discovered a new elaborate phishing scheme and this was your way of triggering it 😆
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Waiting for mine now
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"recent" as in December 2024?
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Oh, Claude.

> Thanks for pushing back - you saved me from recommending a square peg for a round hole.
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lorencrary.bsky.social
when @miketheman.com tells me how much data has been downloaded from PyPI this year
A screenshot from Love Actually when Natalie's mom is detailing to Hugh Grant the amount of work she did on her child's octopus costume for the school nativity play. It is originally captioned "8 IS A LOT OF LEGS, DAVID" I have sloppily pasted over the 8 with a text box "1 EXABYTE" and "LEGS" with "DATA"