Just a reminder that there's only about a week left to leave comments on the OMB proposal that will cripple federally funded research. Here's my attempt to convince you that you should, along with info on how to do so effectively.

Whew, got mine!

It's unthinkable that a U.S. Senator would vote against releasing the Epstein files instead of demanding accountability. But that's exactly what Jon Husted did. Even worse, just weeks before that vote, Husted accepted a maximum campaign contribution from one of Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirators.

In contrast, 18F built the US Tax Court a case management system for about $1.5m/year bsky.app/profile/rand...

Pay for tattoos? When poison ivy is all-natural and free?

The talk schedule has been released for PyOhio, the free Python conference at Cleveland State University Student Center on July 25-26. Register and you can see my talk, "Failed Experiments in Vibe Coding" www.pyohio.org/2026/

For decades, the IRS audited every President's return automatically, every year. The public deserved that reassurance.

My cat just made his first request to an LLM (`-0p[[[[<ENTER>`). No harm done yet, but it seems like an ominous precedent.

L - North Korea R - Miami

We got a spearphishing email last night from an address just barely different from our pastor's. I think only AI can make attacks on tiny little institutions like a small Methodist church practical; we would never be worth the human effort.

We're excited to share a new sponsor for the #PyOhiothon #fundraiser! Al Sweigart (@alsweigart.bsky.social), author of "Automate the Boring Stuff with Python," is supporting #PyOhio with a ✨ $1000 ✨ match! Al is an accomplished author, speaker, and community member and we thank him wholeheartedly!🙏

This. Was. GREAT. The script... is one of Shakespeare's most obscure, for good reason! But making campy SF of it, leaning hard into the memorable characters and the COSTUMES - yes. Perfect choices.

Pondful of frogs abruptly hush at my footsteps, like partying adolescents at the sound of Mom's car

Etiquette on submitting a conference talk that's all about a piece of commercial fiction? Like, it feels like shilling or advertising, but it would make ideal fun Python problems to work through.

Cardinal Cupich: "We're dehumanizing the victims of war by turning the suffering of people & killing of children & our own soldiers into entertainment. To splice together movie cuts w/ actual bombings & targeting of people for purposes of entertainment is sickening. This is not who we are."

Hi tech friends - come give a talk in my home town and hang out with a bunch of cool people!! We're very welcoming of first time speakers 😊🐍 #pyohio pretalx.com/pyohio-2026/...

TNR says this was "at an Easter Lunch reception at the White House". Easter.

Join us March 28th to say: No Kings. No Illegal Wars. #NoKings Together, we’re making it clear to Pres. Trump & the world that every billion dollars funding this unconstitutional war abroad is a billion dollars stolen from our communities at home. RSVP #NoKings

A dramatic spring evening, thrilling with lightning, thunder, wind, and scads of sprint peepers.

Dang, Andor is a good re-watch. S1E3 hits especially hard after Minneapolis.

If you’re roughly my age, it’s wild to reflect on the optimism for the future Americans felt when Obama was elected — young Americans spontaneously took to the streets to celebrate! — and contrast with what we face today. The falloff over the past 18 years is hard to process.

The #PyOhio #CFP is LIVE now! This is the moment you've all been waiting for! You can submit up to three talk proposals using the Pretalx form here: pretalx.com/pyohio-2026/... Boosts and re-posts are very welcome, and thank you for your support! #Python #TechConference

No Kings 3.0 Spread the word! #NoKings #NoKingsDayton #NoKingsOhio

Remember this? “If you take out Saddam, I guarantee you it will have enormously positive impact in the region" A million people died, an entire society was destroyed in a War based on a complete lie.

Because I must scream, I shall scream along with heavy metal rain frog. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfPL...

Busy days ahead for our new Fraud Czar, JD Vance.

Good News Everyone! The #PyOhio 2026 Call for Proposals will be opening soon! We take submissions on a variety of topics having to do with #Python or Python-related subjects. Keep an eye on our social media or subscribe to our newsletter at newsletter.pyohio.org/to stay up to date! #TechConference

That Trump & co. are afraid of a Presbyterian seminarian is about the most wonderful thing I can imagine.

On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast. The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me. But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.

Could images of the removed material be gathered into a Banned Parks gallery? Could FOIA be used to get such images? Or a crowdsourced effort to collect Americans' own photos?

I love how the Muppet Show folks said "You know what we should update about the show this time around? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. We nailed it the first time."

The best war exhibit I've ever seen was "A Distant War" at the Danish War Museum (Krigsmuseet) in Copenhagen, recreating a Danish military camp in Afghanistan. It showed the experience of the soldiers on the ground as they honored the alliance we now dishonor.

Today, I was in a group that referred to "42" as something from an "old movie" none of them had seen - _2001_, maybe? I tried to object, but crumbled into dust.

PROBLEM: With CAPS LOCK on, holding down "j" to move down your vim file squashes the entire file into one long line. SOLUTION: Don't do that.

Thank you #OLF2025 folks! My materials: github.com/catherinedev...

RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women". Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.

Maybe, just maybe, if the FBI counterterrorism desk hadn't been retasked to chasing abuelitas, somebody might've followed up on the tips...

It seems sort of notable they keep going after people who are both figurative and literal Boy Scouts

I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset. In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia. In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)

📣 Keynote Announcement! We’re thrilled to welcome Abigail Afi Gbadago as a #PyLadiesCon Keynote Speaker! 💜 She’ll present “Beyond Code: Building Careers, Growing Inclusive Communities.” — a talk that reminds us why many of us came for the code but stayed for the community. 1/2

Sean Dunn should never have to buy his own lunch in this city again.

See you at AcadeCon! I mean, you wouldn't miss it, right?

Yet another way Trump is screwing working families: this was a FREE tool we set up so folks could file taxes directly, without paying an expensive service. So who does cancelling it benefit? The answer is not working Americans, but it sure is big corporations who profit off them.

The Trump administration’s lawlessness cannot be ignored. Period.

Trump apparently thinks that wind turbines cause cancer and nuclear explosions don’t en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_...

TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-... 🧵

That's *two* PCUSA clergy in vestments shot in the head with chemical weapons by ICE, while UMC, TEC, UCC, and ELCA are all still at zero. We're getting skunked, folks! Are we going to let the Presbyterians just walk away with this?

Let me tell you a story (before the ship explodes):

issa.house.gov/media/press-... www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...

Something that not enough people know about SQLite is that it's in the public domain because it's a product of government. General Dynamics made it on contract with the U.S. Navy. When government software is affirmatively placed in the public domain, and the code is public, good things can happen!