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brianokken

@brianokken@fosstodon.org

Software Engineer.
Author of “Python Testing with pytest”. #Python

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astroboy, to random
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@brianokken I like your name Brian, if you switch the letters a bit you get Brain 🧠, which explains why you're so smart.

brianokken,
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@astroboy My first student ID at university had it misspelled as Brain. Unfortunately, the dork I was, I took it back and requested a fix.

brianokken, to random
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I’m listening to “Company of One” by Paul Jarvis.
Chapter 5 is about mindset.
The discussion about passion is worth the price of the book tenfold, and should be required content for students, new grads, new hires, and really everyone.

brianokken,
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@hamatti Glad I bought the audio book. I can see listening to it yearly

brettcannon, to random
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Thanks to everyone who voted in https://fosstodon.org/@brettcannon/112395986863435778 ! An interesting outcome was that "chore" got a large number of write-in votes (see the replies to the poll). It was actually so consistent and numerous i wouldn't be surprised if it would have won the vote had I included it. 😅

brianokken,
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@terri @brettcannon Hadn’t heard of this until today.

brianokken, to random
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For all my griping about Python’s ternary operator earlier in my Python journey. I think I use it way more now than I use C’s ternary.
See, I can admit when I’m wrong.
It just takes a few (or 11) years.
https://pythontest.com/python/annoyed-ternary-operator/

brianokken, to random
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I cook. A lot.
One of my “secrets” I learned from my wife is to use a good Pecorino Romano whenever Parmesan is called for. I just like it better. It’s milder. Cheaper. And still excellent. Don’t use cheap Romano though. It’s rubbery. I buy blocks and first shred, then, process with chopping blade. Then refrigerate for a month or so while using.

brianokken, to random
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Did a little work on a pytest PR today. @nicoddemus and the rest of the pytest team are a joy to work with.

brianokken, to random
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I think I could be considered a founder.
I lost my cat once, but I founder.

brianokken, to random
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    brianokken,
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    @pganssle Sounds plausible.

    djotaku, to random
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    @brianokken re: moving away from slack: have you considered matrix? There's the main free server and it's also pretty easy to run your own if you use containers

    brianokken,
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    @djotaku I’m wanting it to work in close collaboration with my online courses. Since I’m migrating to Podia, it’ll be good to have single login for training + questions all in one place.

    willmcgugan, to random
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    @mkennedy @brianokken Wouldn't be surprised if this is already on your radar. Pretty cool stuff!

    https://wasmer.io/posts/py2wasm-a-python-to-wasm-compiler

    brianokken,
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    @willmcgugan @mkennedy Very cool. Thanks.

    kevinbowen, to Shoegaze
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    Stumbled across this article late last night. Listened to a couple tracks. Picked up the album today.
    Sounds like it's right up my alley: a little , maybe some , and dash of Cluster & perhaps some Yay! New !

    "Seattle Space-Rockers somesurprises' New Album Poised for Meteoric Impact"

    https://www.thestranger.com/music/2024/04/19/79461524/seattle-space-rockers-somesurprises-new-album-poised-for-meteoric-impact

    brianokken,
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    @kevinbowen Apparently I have listened to a lot of “shoe gaze” before without ever knowing the term. Thanks.

    kfury, to random
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    My is?

    brianokken,
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    @kfury At over $3M, youd think they couldve afforded an apostrophe and another e.

    brianokken, to random
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    Really fun talk with @nicole about testing, code coverage, and tradeoffs. https://fosstodon.org/@pythontest/112293652780138865

    brianokken, to random
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    If you haven’t watched this dance to “somebody I used to know” yet, stop what you’re doing and watch it. It made me happy and it’s so cool. https://youtu.be/REPPgPcw4hk?si=FqRWbQLpg5yZKNhf

    brianokken, to random
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    Just tried a Boba milk tea from Jack in the Box. That’s probably enough of a description to completely explain the experience.

    brianokken,
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    @pieq We have some good boba here, just not this time. I have been to Taipei before. I’d love to come back. Loved the night market and the street vendors with this shaved ice and mango and some sweetener that I still crave decades later.

    brianokken,
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    @pieq Oh and the Royal Palace museum. That was amazing.

    calum, to random
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    I'm just about to watch Wonderwell, as highly recommended by @brianokken (yes it was, don't argue with me)... this may not go (wonder)well.

    brianokken,
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    @calum Oh no.

    brianokken, to random
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    It’s nice when you’re kids are old enough that you can stop pretending to be offended by swearing.

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    brianokken,
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    @calum If you’re serious, we should talk. I’d like to help people with “decent but narrow audience” podcast ideas.

    brianokken,
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    @docbibi @mijustin I love it. Thanks.

    Quinnypig, to random
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    Ah, excellent; Google Gemini can also be bullied into ranking US presidents by absorbency.

    brianokken,
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    @MatthewJBarnard @Quinnypig There’s that tall hat though

    brianokken, to random
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    A trip to a baseball game.
    An inning outing.

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    Since there was a bit of interest in the Lemon tree I mentioned in you 2023 Year in Review, I thought I would post a picture of it

    cc: @CodenameTim @paulox

    brianokken,
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    @ryancheley Is the tree silent?

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