James Bennett
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James Bennett
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Django/Python guy. Tip your servers and normalize your Unicode.

he/him

Angry politics and other non-tech parts of me are at @ubernostrum.bsky.social

Elsewhere:
https://www.b-list.org/
https://infosec.exchange/@ubernostrum
https://github.com/ubernostrum
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using a non-free operating system atm like and subscribe to make richard stallman sad
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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as a condition of funding, we were asked to affirm that we wouldn’t undertake any diversity, equity, and inclusion work, whether or not we used the government funds to do so. The PSF simply couldn’t agree to that statement,
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
On the other hand, I generally find this article convincing for why library authors should not set an upper bound on their dependencies.

iscinumpy.dev/post/bound-v...
Should You Use Upper Bound Version Constraints?
Bound version constraints (upper caps) are starting to show up in the Python ecosystem. This is causing real world problems with libraries following this recommendation, and is likely to continue to g...
iscinumpy.dev
October 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Just released! 🚀

Please install and enjoy Python 3.14! 🥧

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

#Python #Python314 #release
October 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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in case you're not sure who dhh is, he's a danish counterstrike player and race car owner who writes essays like "i am smarter than you" and "foreigners bad"

rich enough not to worry about consequences but at the very same time, still desperate for status, a man two friends short of a podcast
September 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hopefully you see this when you land:

If you're flying transcontinental in business (or better) class usually you'll have access to a lounge at the destination which has breakfast(!) and a hot shower(!!) and it is ABSOLUTELY worth it to take advantage of both.
September 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
For a while, any time someone provided a factual rebuttal to his claims he'd just ignore it and move to another thread.

That's not the behavior of someone with good intent.
September 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
He's basically spent the past 4-5 days on the forums angrily accusing the PSF of hiding financial data, implying waste of funds, implying misbehavior by officers/employees.

All without evidence.
September 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM