boosting Christie Koehler @`christi3k 1h ago @christi3k @christi3k@toot.cat

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

boosting Announcing Mermaids Monthly! by @`omgjulia

https://omgjulia.substack.com/p/announcing-mermaids-monthly

boosting Candlemark & Gleam
@`CandlemarkGleam

Giveaway: Leonard Richardson's Situation Normal, Nov 16 to Dec 13, w/ linked companion story Four Kinds of Cargo! https://candlemarkandgleam.com/2020/11/15/giveaway-situation-normal-by-leonard-richardson/
A satirical yet deeply poignant mil space opera, SN got high praise from @doctorow@quitter.no & @`ALA_Booklist
. Launches Dec 14! #sciencefiction @leonardr

boosting thread https://nitter.net/grumpwitch/status/1328667603947167746

I got pulled up by my direct manager yesterday for contravening some of our COVID safety rules. I fully admit that I did do that and will probably continue to do it every now and again because the specific rule is, quite frankly, inhumane.

boosting Mark D. Levine
@`MarkLevineNYC

An incredibly important tool in our fight against covid that too few NYers know about:

==> NYC will provide a free hotel room for those who test positive and need to isolate safely from other members of their household. Food, Rx, etc provided.

Details: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/helpnownyc/get-help/covid-19-hotel-program.page

Content note: COVID, heartbreaking.

boosting:

It's looking like we've turned the corner at my house, so I'm going to tell you a story about love and a pandemic. It starts two weeks ago Monday. I taught class that morning, but by lunch I knew something was up. By afternoon, I knew I was sick.

https://nitter.net/mattwaite/status/1328053037097693186#m

boosting https://twitter.com/signalapp/status/1321151490753466368

We don't know much about you (by design!), so UX research is essential to improve Signal for everyone. Learn more about our first user survey here:

https://signal.org/blog/signal-research/

boosting Luis Villa from Tidelift saying https://nitter.net/luis_in_brief/status/1324814569601081344

I’m hiring at @`tidelift! My team, Lifter Engagement and Success, has two fun roles open.

The first is devrel, with a twist—talk to devs about how they can get paid to work on the FOSS they’re already writing: https://tidelift.com/about/careers/current?gh_jid=4207207003

boosting @`singlecrow

You know what I want? More happy Star-Trek-ish space opera. enough w/ the ~gritty critique of IDEALISM~ why can't we have good people doing their best in space.

boosting https://nitter.net/SamFromInternet/status/1316353878804303872

i think in some ways the purported goal of what originalism and textualism are *trying* to do makes sense. but the fundamental problem with both as actually practiced is that they ask judges to be amateur historians and linguists without any training in either discipline.

boosting @`JuliaLMarcus in the conversation https://twitter.com/JuliaLMarcus/status/1311742847570370571

To me, "normal" feels like a code word for joy, pleasure, ease, social connection. We should be helping people find those things now, not telling them they'll never have them again.

boosting @`realpython

The Real Python Podcast (Episode 29) — Resolving Package Dependencies With the New Version of Pip

This week on the show, we have @`georgiamoon and @`brainwane, who have been working on the recent releases of pip.

https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/29/

boosting @`timothep
Listen to #DevJourney Episode #120 with @brainwane. Sumana told us about her parents, computer- & social-sciences, the "no big deal theory", luck, OSS, studies, & the very unique and fascinating story of how her consulting business came to be! Listen here

https://devjourney.info/Guests/120-SumanaHarihareswara.html

boosting @`di_codes

My favorite thing about this video isn't that it's a reminder that pip is changing in the next release.

(although that's super important too! test your systems!)

It's that it puts a face to so many folks that build the tools you use on a daily basis
❤️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4GQCBBsuNU

boosting @`lexiatwork

I'm so glad I just reread Bitterblue.
What other novels do you recommend about societies recovering from the trauma and lies of fascism?