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]

Neel Patel has now implemented https://github.com/pypa/warehouse/pull/8170#issue-440366108 on http://PyPI.org to help protect Python package maintainers (and, thus, users). Thanks, Neel, and thanks @`di_codes
for the reviews!

boosting Karen Healey @`kehealey

The universe doesn't care about us, so we need to care about each other. Justice doesn't exist as a substance, but as a process we engage in.

thread: https://nitter.net/kehealey/status/1293686704499392515#m

boosting https://nitter.net/EssayMnktl/status/1296252961509855232#m [humorous threats of violence but no onscreen violence]

This is how all my fights go

"THAT'S CONSIDERATE OF YOU"
...
"AND YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT SMALL BUSINESSES!"

https://nitter.net/TheKaranMenon/status/1296180741550702592

How school bullies are expected to act now.

boosting Dustin Ingram @`di_codes

[see charts at https://nitter.net/di_codes/status/1298754797529694209#m ]

Hello! If you are the proud owner of a Golang script currently scraping the hell out of @`pypi, you might notice that it has stopped working!

@`EWDurbin and I would like to have a chat with you! Email us at admin@pypi.org k thx!

boosting thread https://nitter.net/luis_in_brief/status/1298122482549833728#m by Luis Villa:

If you're an individual developer who wants to have an independent community whose voice is heard at the decision-making table, figure out how to get paid by many companies, not just one. We're here to help you with that @`tidelift .

boosting @`baconandcoconut

Did you know that this year's @`seagl CFP is looking for "Performance ART?" We are, or it is! If performance art for FOSS audience is the invitation you've been waiting for to be your best self, this is 100% your moment. https://seagl.org/news/2020/07/14/CFP-open.html

boosting Luis Villa
https://nitter.net/luis_in_brief/status/1299144360441782272#m

Thread. Kudos to James for having the guts to shut it down. (This didn't start as a subtweet of all the enablers at Facebook, but 🤷‍♂️)

boosting https://nitter.net/sethmlarson/status/1289302542355062784#m

👉 Important thread for Python users:

The Pip team is shipping a new dependency resolver and needs *your* help to find issues. Everyone who tries it will know their projects are future-proof and issues can be fixed before they're shipped. That's a win-win!

So how can you help?

boosting Zen Cho @`zenaldehyde

Are you an aspiring creator/freelancer? As someone who's occasionally in the position to make recommendations, let me BEG you to make a website. All you want is a simple professional place on the internet that shows
- what you've done
- what you can do
- how to contact you

boosting Zen Cho some more:

I know people are like "I haven't done anything worthy of putting up a website yet", but it is most helpful if you're just starting out. I can't tell you how annoying it is when I'm like "commission this brilliant short story writer" and all they have is a defunct Tumblr

Boosting @`bernardtyers

Are you a #PythonProgramming #pip user?

Do you have to deal with dependencies? What about conflicting dependencies?

If so, the pip UX Team want to hear from you: fill out this survey:

https://bit.ly/pip-ux-dependency-conflicts

and sign-up to our UX studies:

https://bit.ly/pip-ux-studies

#Python

boosting Christie Koehler @`christi3k 1h ago @christi3k @christi3k

FYI Portland folks - As of yesterday lowes.com had furnace filters in stock and we just got a notification they'd shipped. Still gonna be a bit before they get here. But an option to consider, esp since this smoke is gonna stick around for a while yet.

boosting https://twitter.com/pbkalra/status/1306373719225503745

I hate to say it but I think spaCy does better POS tagging (not to mention entity tagging) than nltk, but it is easier to install.

As in I'd like to install spacy but I'm having trouble if anyone wants to help me...

boosting https://nitter.net/recursecenter/status/1286020186643070977#m

A Skynet Simulator, by Ed Burnett. Seems harmless! skynetsimulator.com/

Source here if you want to confirm for yourself: https://github.com/edisgreat/skynet-simulator

boosting https://nitter.net/LeaKissner/status/1303707723142365191#m It's time to register for PEPR, you folks who want to do privacy engineering or bolding with respect. Because building better requires a deeply diverse group of us doing this work, there are grants available for students and those traditionally underrepresented.

boosting thread https://nitter.net/whitecoatcapxg/status/1300610989445054464

Somebody needs to design a streaming platform that is designed to incorporate live captioning. @`youtube used to work, but it literally is useless now. They have abandoned and forsaken the idea of human-produced live captioning. @`zoom works...1/ But some events want a different sort of platform for their events. New platforms are springing up like mushrooms during the pandemic, but NOT ONE OF THEM

boosting https://nitter.net/TWiT/status/1301570224030846976

What changes are coming to PIP, the most popular package installer on the @`pypi?
@`dsearls & @`aaronnewcomb talk with PIP project manager @`brainwane (who is also a comedian!) and release manager @`pradyunsg.
Listen & subscribe to FLOSS Weekly.
https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/594

boosting https://nitter.net/whitecoatcapxg/status/1306028441511264258

I don't know who needs to hear this, but captioners are in extraordinarily high demand right now. Chances of you getting something set up in one day, or same week, or often even same month, are slim. We'll try, but *please* start planning for your captioning needs far in advance!

...This brings up something that separates White Coat Captioning from some other companies:

... We don't take a job unless we are sure we have coverage and we know exactly who's covering it. As opposed to the way of doing business where a company takes every job that comes...
...through the door and then scrambles to find any old body to fill it. And often can't. And leaves the client hanging.

That is crappy, and we don't do that.

boosting https://nitter.net/jasonpjason/status/1305604285426618369

As someone who worked at FB for 8 years, I believe that drastic action is needed to stop FB from accelerating the coming global unrest. Drastic like shutting down link sharing in News Feed and Messenger.

[more in thread]

boosting https://nitter.net/choldgraf/status/1272633413132943360

We've been working on a Sphinx extension that lets you write Sphinx docs in 💯 markdown (incl. roles and directives).

We call it "MyST Markdown" (for "Markedly Structured Text").

Give it a shot, and please give feedback!

https://myst-parser.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html

boosting https://nitter.net/abbycabs/status/1237001927734542341

Online meeting tips 💻

With more meetings moving online to prepare for #COVID19, I thought I'd share lessons we've learned running @`MozOpenLeaders (online cohort-based training & mentorship) over the years.

A thread 👇

boosting @`simonw

Tip for running your own server/VPS - after you set it up for the first time, reboot it

If you don't you'll find yourself absolutely terrified to reboot it 12 months later because you won't know if it will come back up in working order or not!

boosting @`PyGotham
We’re reallyn excited to announce that all PyGotham talks will include captions and ASL interpretations for the second year in a row!

boosting Christie Ghouler
@`christi3k: https://nitter.net/christi3k/status/1313633088023404544#m

Those of you who have taken automated technical assessments as part of hiring: Which platforms have you been asked to use and what was your experience like? I'm particularly interested to hear from neurodivergent / disabled folks.

boosting @`mmillions :

The @`OpenSourceOrg
is looking for a part-time sustainability coordinator. Best part? Working with @`baconandcoconut
! https://opensource.org/node/1087

boosting Sarah Mackey
@`sarahjanet :

OKAY, 2020 is *bullshit*, I have a CHRISTMAS-RELATED ANNOUNCEMENT.

We are going ALL IN on the MUDDLE THROUGH SOMEHOW version of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas this year. GTFO with your bullshit highest bough. IF EVER THERE WAS A YEAR FOR MUDDLING. Tell your friends.

boosting https://twitter.com/VanierDe/status/1315355568870219778

Cyclists:

Retweet if you got hit by a car.

Like if drivers threatened to kill you.

boosting @`pbkalra

Phone numbers were such a handy example to use to introduce working memory (span, chunking, rehearsal). But not sure undergrads will find it relevant. What do you use? Or do they still "get it" even though they've never had to rehearse a # while walking from phonebook to phone?

boosting @`jwbrockman

Hey did you know Gmail actually has a storage limit and stops working when you hit it unless you delete stuff or pay them? Because I know that now.

boosting @`jwbrockman https://twitter.com/jwbrockman/status/1310242710234767362

A place near me makes a spaghetti calzone, in case you need bread on top as well as bread underneath your spaghetti. Tried it once, regrettably pretty good.

boosting https://twitter.com/jwbrockman/status/1310641525118971905

@`jwbrockman Replying to
@`AITA_reddit :

Really impressive to be able to tell an entire story from your own side, exactly the way you want to frame it, and still everyone can figure out you’re the asshole

boosting https://twitter.com/pbkalra/status/1320901081539510273

Who has online access to OUP (and wants to help me out)?

boosting @mala from birdsite

https://nitter.net/mala/status/1320911937106968577#m

do you know lisp and music theory and maybe have a soupçon of weirdo computer-human-interaction chops? i have a question!

boosting https://twitter.com/jna_sh/status/1326514552251568130

Hey if you’re defaulting to creating a new community on slack in 2020, I, a person who makes their living doing community consulting, will give you an entirely free consultation to weigh up the pros and cons and possibly find a better option for what you’re after