RE: https://fosstodon.org/@pybeach/116449749570234137 Many of you may be in full-on PyCon US mode, and I get it (so am I)! But if you don't have enough on your plate, why not think about submitting a proposal to PyBeach? You can even just get it started and save for later! There's even a […]

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/116521504644649677 When I went to PyCon for the first time a few years ago, I saw a post from @lorenipsum asking for help setting up the PSF booth. I've been part of the planning group ever since, and I've met some of the most awesome people I know. I guess […]

PyCon US is approaching alarmingly fast! Did you know that anyone can host open spaces there? Well guess what, I'm gonna host one called: PyCon With 💗ART What's it about? Are you an artist? Yes, you are! Whether novice, intermediate, advanced, aspiring, curious, or otherwise unsure... come […]

I blogged about my recent experience at North Bay Python. Probably more of the same if you followed the chatter over the weekend. A summary and video of my talk are elsewhere. Here I reflect on some of my inner thoughts before/during my talk, a reflection on a few talks that seemed connected to […]

now that we're at lunch break i suppose it's a good time to announce to #nbpy that i am available to hire! if you can't tell from the kind of event i help run here, i deeply value inclusivity and equality, and am not very interested in replacing myself with an LLM. i also come with 16 years of […]

Yesterday was my last day at Astral, as the acquisition by OpenAI closed. It's unfortunate that my time there was short, but I'm proud of what I've accomplished: - New "range suppression" system for Ruff, better than "noqa", that can cover multiline statements with a leading comment, or entire […]

RE: https://researchbuzz.masto.host/@danlyke/116483398203313355 This talk is about maths, queer subcultures, gender roles, henry ford, and so many more things than implied by just the title. Yes, one of the most #NBPy talks at this year's #nbpy.

Even if you accept that one of the products by these tech companies can have "positive" effects (i.e., coding agents) for society, I wonder why it's not possible to also accept that the current structure of the industry is destructive by design, given its history and its stated goals. This […]

This weekend, I had the opportunity to give a difficult talk. It's not much of surprise if you've followed my writing this year, and it's certainly a heavy topic. And to be honest, I don't think there is too much new info there, particularly for individuals on this platform. But connecting the […]

... and conference talk recordings are now going live! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaeNpBNgqQWsb59zqc_mng1OqG9XdFCiH Thanks to the speakers for rapidly reviewing and approving their videos, and shout out to @andrew for doing phenomenal work stepping up to do in-house video recording […]

(You too can donate at https://nbpy.link/donate)

I encourage attendees of #nbpy to donate "if they got more value out of the conference than what they paid". Today, our post-conference donations total more than a Silver Sponsorship. We have a truly wonderful community who care about us continuing to do what we do. I'm so grateful.

For the time being, we're leaving behind a venue that's been so kind to us, and I'm definitely a little bit sad about that. But #NBPy gives me hope, and fills me for the coming year. So, see you all next year, in a different building, but still in the best little […] [Original post on social.coop]

That's another #NBPy in the books. We'll be back next year for the 8th edition and our 10th anniversary. From the bottom of our hearts: thanks for being the kind of community that speaks truth to power, instills hope for the future, and makes each […] [Original post on social.northbaypython.org]

#nbpy 2026 ran at a loss this year. It's a public service and we'll be back in 2027, but we could use your help closing the budget gap. Donate at https://nbpy.link/donate

And if you want more Python conferences in California: @pycon is in Long Beach, May 12-19 (ish) @pybeach is in Santa Monica, October 24, with an open CFP organized by @pythonbynight @pybay is in San Francisco, October 3rd

If you've enjoyed the #nbpy parade, please donate! Help us run the conference we all want to attend. https://nbpy.link/donate

98% of ticket purchasers actually claimed a badge, and the one other person had a good excuse [shows an x-ray of a fractured bone]. 👏 #nbpy

It’s been a day. #nbpy

*YOU CANNOT CONTRIBUTE IF YOU NEVER REST* (emphasis mine) #nbpy

"The laser pointer does not own you" 😮‍💨 @baconandcoconut at #nbpy

"most of us are not destined for the history books" echoing "most people are not here" #nbpy

"We love AI [and the buckets of money over there, whatever]" 😏 #nbpy

Zero finally getting his well-deserved time in the limelight. #nbpy

Now for something completely different: Cats!!! with @baconandcoconut at #nbpy

Exceedingly disappointed that @itsthejoker didn't find a way to build a do-while loop inside of a lambda. #nbpy

@itsthejoker : "Does anybody want to tell me what this does?" #nbpy, nearly in unison: "No!" @itsthejoker#nbpy: "Okay!"

Using a lambda as a decorator is absolute chaotic genius that only @itsthejoker can provide. #nbpy

RE: https://social.treehouse.systems/@whitequark/116473518808427095 Just in time for the horse to start neighing in the background of @itsthejoker talking at #nbpy

mylist[~0] == mylist[-1] #nbpy

"Time for lambdas — join me on my descent into hell" @itsthejoker at #nbpy

RE: https://toots.n7.gg/@amethyst/116473417080619785 Minutes later and @phildini is wondering why his laptop's clock is wrong.... 🤔🤔🤔

@amethyst it's @andrew's fault, I promise

Noticing that my laptop (on the #NBPy wifi) has magically decided that it should be set to an Australian time zone. Conspiracy by @chrisjrn#nbpyto increase the population in his home town? I'm just asking questions.

"Technology is here to serve people, not the other way around" 👏 #nbpy

“It is a well known fact […] that if you want a job done, you should give it to someone who is already very busy” @phildini at #nbpy

RE: https://tacobelllabs.net/@astraluma/116473026782741182 Always has been. https://youtube.com/@northbaypython

When an automated system can be weaponized, who is in control and how becomes even more critical to consider. - @amcasari at #nbpy

And at the very bottom, I have Works Cited and References which are, in my opinion, just the tip of the iceberg. We should be more than eager to learn from a wonderful array of people that are outside of tech! It seems obvious really. Why should tech company CEOs dominate the conversation of […]

Also, on the blog, I reference the book Palo Alto by Malcolm Harris. I highly recommend it. It goes even further back, to the initial settlers of the region, and some of that genocidal history of indigenous people. I think it is supremely important to engage with history and to actively […]

Okay, the jitters from my talk this morning are abating a bit. I know that I was the one speaking, but really, that's only half of the work. Having a receptive audience is just as much important. Thanks to all at the conference for journeying with me. I know the topic is tough, but I believe it […]

“The impact of a system is what we continue to allow”, a better corollary to the problematic “purpose of a system is what it does” coined by Amanda Casari at #nbpy

Huge thanks to Pallets for joining us as a Gold Sponsor and making #nbpy possible!

Pete Tiger reporting for duty to support @kattni in her presentation at #nbpy #cats

“That’s me… but enough about me…” @pythonbynight at #nbpy

Watching @davidism give his sponsor talk for the Pallets Project featuring pictures of his cats as his slides. 😻 #nbpy

Belated ice cream group selfie from last night at Angela’s In downtown Petaluma. #NBPy With @MaggieFero @nik#nbpyand others that I unfortunately don’t know usernames for.

Good things to remember at #nbpy

Extremely timely voting information site from @bobmonsour at #nbpy https://usvoting.info

That old STaC logo was epic. Why did our industry get so stiff and boring? #nbpy