boosting https://twitter.com/_jjphillips/status/1216159316924723200 (thread from January 11, 2020)

1) have an activity that signals the start of your work day and the end of your work day.

You work remote/at home/sometimes commute-less. You need something that signals your brain that test is over, play is paused, and work is commencing. Showers, walks, breakfast, whatever.

boosting @`chris_swenson

Free Python course materials!

I put in a FOIA request to the NSA for their Python training materials and got back a 400-page printout of their COMP 3321 training course.

So, I scanned and OCR'd it. Here is a PDF (warning: 118 MB)

https://nsa.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/comp3321.pdf

boosting Sean Perryman
@`SeanPerryman3 thread https://twitter.com/SeanPerryman3/status/1227988707690545152

I want to speak less about Mayor Bloomberg and more about the program he misused and the people it impacted.

People often refer to #stopandfrisk as if it were simply a misguided police tactic. I believe they envision it as an unpleasant but brief encounter with the police.

boosting Bernard Tyers @`bernardtyers

Interesting development - Whimsical removes Google Analytics from their web service, citing":

"100% of our product decisions over the past year were based on strategy, qualitative feedback and our own needs."

Interesting.

https://whimsical.com/blog/choosing-privacy

boosting https://twitter.com/dianabutlerbass/status/1237917493055967232 thread

We're going to have to take care of one another. Period. Not because we're great. Not because of a leader inspiring us.

But because we can be a people who love each other, who care for our neighbors.

boosting https://twitter.com/korimichele/status/1247596376780951553

The weird bunny avatar is back for an illustrated version of a tweet thread I made three years ago about comics insecurity. I've luckily internalized most of this now, but maybe someone else might like to hear it. <3 I love you. Keep making.

(see link for several comic panel images)

boosting @`mousevspython

This week I chatted with @`mpirnat
about #Python, @`PyOhio
and more!

https://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2020/04/13/pydev-of-the-week-mike-pirnat/

boosting https://twitter.com/mpirnat/status/1247946734438924290

Python friends who do Animal Crossing, enjoy…

https://twitter.com/mpirnat_switch/status/1247932626393911298

#AnimalCrossing
#ACNH
#nintendoswitch

(a Python tee design that users can get in-game)

boosting https://twitter.com/clewisreviews/status/1254264537492131840

“Beneath a moonless Sky” like girl it was cloudy, that’s not that special

boosting https://twitter.com/twwings/status/1254474162351071233 regarding https://snagtights.com/

I bought some today, because these are literally THE BEST tights I've ever gotten and I want this company to live. No one else I've found does this level of quality with this colour range for fat people. plus chub rub shorts in cute colours for summer! sizes up to ~US 32

https://twitter.com/PoppyCocktails/status/1254144156169011203 with more info

boosting thread https://twitter.com/ErinLThomasPhD/status/1256996152622415882

Dr. Erin L Thomas
@`ErinLThomasPhD
Employees are burning out. Concerned leaders are encouraging time off but folks aren’t taking it. Here’s my take on what’s going on (beyond typical flexibility stigma) and what empathetic managers can do about it./1

boosting https://twitter.com/GeekMelange/status/1258465488855871490

@`GeekMelange
I'm very, very proud to share that the WisCon Chronicles Volume 12: Boundaries and Bridges, coedited w/@`MsUppityness
is forthcoming from @`AqueductPress
later this month! It's at the printers & will be available to order soon!

http://www.aqueductpress.com/books/978-1-61976-191-9.php

[see links for cover, list of authors, and excerpt]

boosting Alex Gaynor @`alex_gaynor

. @`paultag
and I built an SSH CA for AWS: https://github.com/hallowauth/hallow

It's written in Go and comes with a terraform module to deploy it and a CLI tool. You can use it to get MFA and short lived certs for SSH incredibly easily.

Try it out and give us feedback (issues/PRs)!

boosting Jed @`elysdir . more info https://constellationpress.com/catalog/heavenly-breakfast/

The first book from my small press is now available for preorder!

https://twitter.com/ConstellaPress/status/1227286996017565696

@`ConstellaPress
The ebook of Samuel R. Delany’s essay/memoir _Heavenly Breakfast_, about his time in a commune/rock band in NYC in 1967-1968, is now available for preorder on Amazon.

Will be published this Friday, February 14.

Coming soon to Apple Books.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084MNK72W

boosting thread https://twitter.com/iasmelaion/status/1245418443450404865 about a socially distanced funeral

i hope very much that i will not have to attend any more funerals like this in the coming year.

boosting thread https://twitter.com/AndrewM_Webb/status/1245493805530451968

Andrew M. Webb
@AndrewM_Webb
I'm having trouble concentrating on science animations right now, so instead here are some screenshots from my favourite document on the planet.

These are taken from a 'work in progress' document from Pepsi's 2008 rebrand. Every figure is as incomprehensible as this one. 1/23

boosting Recurse Center
@`recursecenter

This weekend's Joy of Computing:

Book Wyrm, a federated alternative to Goodreads that lets you track what you're reading and share it with friends. By @`tripofmice .

Try it out here: http://fedireads-test.glitch.me

https://joy.recurse.com/posts/690-book-wyrm-a-federated-social-reading-platform

https://github.com/mouse-reeve/fedireads

boosting thread about #wiscon #c44 #wiscon44 #WisCONline https://twitter.com/elysdir/status/1261773715852816387

Ever wanted to attend a feminist science fiction convention, for free, from your own home? Next weekend, you can! But you need to register by May 20.

http://wiscon.net/register/

boosting Free Law Project
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@`FreeLawProject

We are urgently looking for a technical summer intern to work on our massive collection of judicial financial disclosure reports. Please help spread the word! All the details here: https://free.law/hiring/ Questions: jobs@free.law

boosting https://twitter.com/lotormatic/status/1261388197461757952

This crisis lays bare how much our economy depends on unpaid and underpaid labor. There's simply no functioning market without a foundation made up of things that markets can't provide on their own: healthcare, childcare, elder care, and all types of domestic labor.

#WisCONline #wiscon44 #wiscon #wc44 boosting https://twitter.com/OtherwiseAward/status/1262838143985819650

Register by tomorrow (May 20th) for @`wisconsf3 so you can watch our auction Saturday night! List of auction items, and a trailer, at https://otherwiseaward.org/2020/05/otherwise-auction-wisconline-may-23

boosting @`WisConSF3

Today is the LAST DAY to register for this year's virtual #WisCONline convention! Sales will close at 7PM Central Time (GMT-5); be sure to get in before then!

A reminder that if you registered for the original *in-person* #WisCon44 convention before it was cancelled, your membership was rolled over to NEXT year's con (#WisCon45 in 2021). Double-check that you re-registered for #WisCONline!

boosting @`wisconSF3

Registration for #WisCon44 is open through Wednesday May 20. The default cost is $10, but you can also register for $0, $25, or $55.
http://wiscon.net/register/

boosting Nicole Harris
@`nlhkabu
🐍
✨
Python people!
🐍
✨

The pip team needs your help!

Do you have complex project dependencies?
We want you to try to break pip's new dependency resolver...

Details here:
http://ei8fdb.org/thoughts/2020/05/test-pips-alpha-resolver-and-help-us-document-dependency-conflicts/

Please RT!
💛
💙

cc @`bernardtyers
@`simplysecureorg
@`ThePyPA
@`ThePSF

boosting https://twitter.com/gvwilson/status/1263114315642609672

Goal for 2020: figure out how to deliver instructor training effectively online when learners have unreliable internet connections. Zoom + Google Docs is great when connections are stable but unfair when they're not.

boosting https://twitter.com/andywingo/status/1263392704790032385

Andy Wingo
@`andywingo
in-person confs are third places where you can think different things, you have no domestic responsibilities or interruptions, and you can catch up w colleagues & friends over backchannel beverages. single-threaded video calls have none of that 🤷

boosting Katie Cue @`ktquiet

Hey @`zoom_us
- any plans to offer support for your numerous ASL users on the platform? A way to “pin” the interpreters separately from the rest of the content would be awesome

boosting Nisi Shawl @`NisiShawl

Contract signed, so I'm going ahead to tell you I'm a co-editor of the Library of America's first Octavia Butler volume. @`gerrycanavan
is my co-editor. My contribution's basically writing an intro. Coming out Spring 2021!

boosting Mariatta 🤦 @`mariatta

https://twitter.com/mariatta/status/1256288811190898688

#PythonLanguageSummit2020
Lightning Talks
- What do you need from pip, PyPI, and packaging? by Sumana Harihareswara
- A Retrospective on My "Multi-Core Python" Project by Eric Snow
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2020/04/lightning-talks-part-1.html

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boosting https://twitter.com/fureigh/status/1267901162185019394

.@`ColorOfChange
is hiring for a *ton* of positions, some tech-specific, others not. Building power for Black people and winning real change. https://colorofchange.org/careers/ Pass it on.

And if we know each other and you apply, lmk.

boosting @`aishaismad
Drones being used on you. Riot gear first exported to authoritarian states being used on you. This is why you need to care about foreign policy. Those of us in the developing world--we are laboratory rats. It starts with us. It finds its way to you.

boosting https://twitter.com/di_codes/status/1245079525156847616

Dustin Ingram
@`di_codes
Going to pair with @`EWDurbin
this Friday again, but starting next week anyone is welcome to grab some time at https://di.codes/pairing

Details below
👇

boosting Yeray Diaz
@`yera_ee
Does anyone else feel bad when selecting "Request changes" in GitHub reviews?

In my mind it's more of a suggestion...

boosting
Dustin Ingram
@`di_codes
hey @pganssle now that you're "python time czar" or whatever, we should probably start a discussion about adding a few more hours to each day

feeling like this whole "days only have 24 hours" thing is definitely a bug

boosting Evan Prodromou
@`evanpro
Our remote @`W3C
advisory committee meeting this week has been revolutionary in format. All the presentations were pre-recorded and available to watch at leisure (synchronized speaker, slides and transcripts) a week ago. The conference was 2 days of synchronous Q&A and discussion.

boosting amy nguyen
@`amyngyn
[looking at a test failure]
brain: what is reality? what if logic cannot be trusted? what if I must accept the futility of the premise of software being something that can be reasoned about, what if some mysteries can never be solved... oh haha I made a typo test is passing now

boosting Intersteno
@`Intersteno
We are happy to announce the launch of our new free online Intersteno journal: Tiro - The Journal of Professional Reporting and Transcription! Welcome to read and comment on our first issue at https://tiro.intersteno.org

Great idea. Filed an issue for PyPI: https://github.com/pypa/warehouse/issues/7992

Boosting Runa Sandvik
@`runasand
This is a great feature and I wish other services would add it.

who boosted Nathaniel Gleicher
@`ngleicher
8/ To confirm whether an email claiming to be from Facebook is authentic, review recent emails we've sent in your Security and Login Settings: https://facebook.com/settings?... [brainwane did not click through to figure out what this URL is]