French intellectual and activist Bernard-Henri Lévi @bernard-henri-levy.com: "Of course we’re not ready. And thank God we have the Ukrainians. Thank God that in Europe there is an army that knows how to fight. Thank God there is an army in Europe capable of holding the line.

Thank you to Tomas Peluritis for having me on his “Uncle Data Postcast” last month! We recorded it in-person in Lithuania, the day before I gave my keynote at PyConLT in Vilnius. Here's the recording, for anyone interested: youtube.com/watch?v=nO9Vxa-Ggxg

Today the Company will depart. Bilbo gives Frodo his sword Sting and—secretly—his magnificent Dwarvish mail-coat of pure mithril. The old hobbit sings softly. ‘I sit beside the fire and think of how the world will be when winter comes without a spring that I shall ever see…’

My November talk from @code_dive_pl is up! I use code from my Skyfield astronomy library as a springboard for talking about both the history of astronomy, and about trade-offs in API design. Enjoy! ‘The History of a Science Hidden in Astronomy Code’ www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bZS...