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chrisjrn

@chrisjrn@social.coop

Man about the world; Expatriated Tasmanian living in California; conference organiser: https://social.northbaypython.org/@NorthBayPython, previously https://fosstodon.org/@pyconau and linux.conf.au; #python fan; serves on the https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF Board & Grants WG; queer; frequently toots about @josh. 🇦🇺🏳️‍🌈

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lorenipsum, to random
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I started thinking of it as OhPyO and now I can’t stop 🫣

chrisjrn,
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@lorenipsum you are not the first, and you won't be the last.

chrisjrn,
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@lorenipsum that's a brave thing to say given you probably don't know who the others are

chrisjrn,
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@tylerdave @lorenipsum I'd never read the full history of how the first (and still the best) PyX conference name came to be.

chrisjrn, to f1
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Is it just me, or does McLaren's Senna Tribute livery look a lot like Prost's 1982 Renault?

chrisjrn, to random
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I submitted 3 whole PyOhios yesterday, to thank them for extending the CFP. Maybe you could too?

https://www.pyohio.org/2024/speaking/cfp/ #PyOhio #PyConUS

lorenipsum, to random
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Wrapping my 3rd #PyConUS has me reflecting on the journey from literally asking my friends "uh is Python good?" in October 2021, to my first PyCon in April 2022, not knowing a soul in the community outside of PSF staff and having no idea what to expect and then meeting some folks who've become beloved friends, to feeling more confident and integrated last year, to exiting the final keynote this year and hardly being able to make it across the room greeting friends and colleagues (1/2)

chrisjrn,
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@lorenipsum so, uh, is Python good?

chrisjrn, to random
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Because it's part of the discourse: it's possible to have a data-driven public health policy that gives space for people who need masks and filtered air (https://social.coop/@NorthBayPython@social.northbaypython.org/112497230127564879). We're doing that at , and I'm happy to share lessons we learned this year and last.

hynek, to random
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Ah the good olde switcheroo from my favorite plane to my least favorite one.

chrisjrn,
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@hynek

a lady, in a sash that says "FRANCE" is screaming "FRAAAANCE" into a microphone.

mkennedy, to random
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had 2,551 in-person attendees and was "sold out”

had 3,393 (Checked-in people).

Anyone know why the tickets were restricted to 1,234 fewer in 2024? The venue seemed massive so should have had room.

I'm genuinely curious what the difference was. 48% more seats in 2019 is a big difference.

Ref [location history]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_Conference

chrisjrn,
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@mkennedy @glyph @jacob
Yes. Historically, the "individual" ticket price is the break-even point.

And fwiw, PSF had Pittsburgh booked for 2020, and iirc we issued 3500 tickets just like Cleveland did. I think the "sellout" point was entirely down to setting a "reasonable" amount of growth vs 2023 and then getting a sudden spike in demand last week that met that "reasonable" amount quickly. No venue-related reasons we couldn't sell out at 3500 next year if we want that.

chrisjrn,
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@mkennedy @glyph @jacob (and happy to talk outside this canoe for reasons why we would or would not want to do that, as it's probably best I don't speak for staff or the rest of the board)

chrisjrn,
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@lorenipsum @glyph @mkennedy and a state treasurer's convention, apparently they travel to non-capital cities for a change of scenery?

chrisjrn,
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@glyph @mkennedy exactly that.

Also, you can't magic up 600 seats of extra food and the staff to prepare and serve it at a week's notice. Or staff to set out seats. Or bigger rooms.

Big conferences are massively inelastic.

chrisjrn,
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@lorenipsum @mkennedy @glyph @jacob

This is one reason why pre-pandemic, PyCon US was permanently capped at 3500 attendees. It's a lot easier to bid and budget for a known number of attendees: the increase in demand does not impact the ability to deliver the weekend.

Of course there are other problems: turning people away is antithetical to the ethos of our community, and we need to do a better job of giving prospective attendees somewhere to go.

chrisjrn,
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@xgranade @glyph @mkennedy Yup. Indeed, that was a huge part of why it took weeks to announce 2020's cancellation, despite it becoming more clear that COVID was a risk: making sure the Foundation wasn't exposed to literally millions in penalty fees.

Read these blog posts with that in mind: https://pycon.blogspot.com/2020/03/march-6-update-on-covid-19.html https://pycon.blogspot.com/2020/03/march-12-update-on-covid-19.html

chrisjrn,
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@lorenipsum @mkennedy @glyph @jacob

More? My $0.02 (entirely personal opinion, not board-vetted): We need to do a better job of supporting, funding, and promoting regional events. How and how much do we do that? That's for the board and staff to decide.

chrisjrn,
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@glyph @lorenipsum @pythonbynight @mkennedy @jacob wow, you are an Ideas Man. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkBQ4xUHAUA

hailey, to random
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lot’s of people clowning on google ai today but i won’t be knocking glue pizza til i try it

chrisjrn,
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@hailey
Clag would work pretty well actually

lorenipsum, to random
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Bye Pittsburgh* and ! It’s been great but I am very excited to get home after 11 days on site. Thanks to everyone who made it a special and memorable event ! Y’all are gems.

*I hope—my rescheduled flight after my canceled flight is now delayed😬

chrisjrn,
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@lorenipsum Best of luck getting home, and see you next year or hopefully earlier!

chrisjrn, to python
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Also in CFP-time: plumbing the depths of my @kiwipycon 2022 keynote to see if there's anything there that needs a wider audience.

Or I guess you could watch the video. It was very good. Stunts and an actual useful message. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCgzTWrwzxs

treyhunner, to vegan
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I decided to be for the week of 2024. I put little effort into this endeavor but I did think about it during each meal.

I'd like to share how it went, but first I'll note why I did this.

Since early 2020, I've been attempting to gradually reducing the animal suffering I cause (as much as I'm individually able to).

I focused one-by-one on small habit changes that had large impacts (e.g. I completely cut out chicken first). After ~2 years of this, I was .

chrisjrn,
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@treyhunner Congratulations on a reasonable amount of success at going vegan in one of the most vegan-hostile environments I could imagine.

chrisjrn, to random
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Should be on my way back from picking a friend from the airport, but circumstances intervened.

On the other hand, that means @kiwipycon and @pyohio both get new talk proposals from me!

Glad I had the opportunity for inspiration to strike.

chrisjrn, to random
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Needless to say, if I boost something into your timeline that contains something you disagree with, you should not be taking that as a licence to abuse the person who posted it.

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chrisjrn,
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@brainwane @glyph in this case, the respondent definitely didn't mention me, and I'm still embarrassed.

glyph, to random
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PyCon is a magical experience, but maybe even more magical is multi-gig wired ethernet at home. Many things about the conference and the hotel were very thoughtfully put together but 0.3Mbps internet wasn't one of them

chrisjrn,
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@studiop @glyph please include that in your survey responses! I can think of at least three practical actions we could take.

chrisjrn, to random
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Justice Department to bring antitrust suit against Ticketmaster 👀👀👀👀👀

https://wapo.st/4bRFUAv (gift link)

chrisjrn,
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IT'S HAPPENING https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-live-nation-ticketmaster-antitrust-lawsuit-df9b552d127e1494db13e3cd625787a8

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