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jacob

@jacob@jacobian.org

software development, engineering management, information security, basketball shitposting. he/him.

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OH: "you're thinking with logic, and that's not how HR works”

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

jacob,
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@glyph @mkennedy the huge factor is of course that, uh, something huge happened in 2020 that changed conference attendance. Possibly permanent? Definitely long-term. Many conferences never recovered. Projecting attendance using pre-2020 numbers is ill-advised.

That said, I'd guess next year will likely have a higher cap, and I wouldn't be surprised to see '25-‘26, returning to California, to have even higher attendance than that.

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I didn’t take a pic but same. (My usual post-travel routine is to take a test 3-4 days after I get back, or earlier if I have symptoms)
https://mastodon.social/@glyph/112493062577533506

jacob, (edited ) to random
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edit: this use to be a link to a fake story about MS buying Valve. It was fake. https://mastodon.social/@ThePlant/112486469559854730

jacob,
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update: this is fake: https://mastodon.social/@ThePlant/112486469559854730

tbaxter, to random
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@jacob my search skills are failing me... didn't you write something once on the perils of managers uttering the contextless "have a minute"?

jacob,
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@tbaxter sure did! https://jacobian.org/2021/oct/26/manager-microscope/

jacob,
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@tbaxter you absolutely should have led with “hey jacob do you have a minute?" ;)

jacob, (edited ) to random
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If for no other reason*, I support a mask requirement at because the kind of person who doesn’t attend because they’re required to mask is the kind of person who I don’t want to hang out with anyway.

(* and there are lots of other good reasons too)

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I’ll also just add — look, I’m someone who has decided to accept a fair amount of COVID risk. I’m living a life now pretty similar to pre-2020. I don’t mask much in daily life. I’d feel comfortable at a conference without a mask. I’m a bit hard of hearing and mildly face-blind so masks actually are a bit tricky for me. But I’m still all for a mask mandate because it’s not just about me! It’s about inclusivity and being welcoming and JFC wearing a mask is easy so why not?

jacob,
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@chrisjrn fixed thank you

jacob,
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@offby1 @chrisjrn what I get for tooting before I finished my coffee

jacob,
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@durin42 well, you’re the first person I’ve heard from with a legitimate reason not to mask — every single other person, and there have been many, who’s pushed back on the mask mandate has done so out of bullshit “free country” crap or deeply unscientific “vaccines are the real threat” kind of thinking.

So to you: I’m sorry.

Also, I suspect if you reached out to the confernce, they’d find a way to accommodate you and I encourage you to do so.

jacob,
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@durin42 I’m also super curious: if you were in charge would you drop the mandate? Even knowing that doing so would mean that a different subset of the community couldn’t attend? Or do you have some other approach in mind?

jacob,
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@durin42 I don’t think I agree, but I’ll sit with that and see if my mind changes. In any case thank you for sharing your experience and perspective!

AlSweigart, to random
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"You can tell this is a left-wing podcast because we spent the first 45 minutes providing context before even starting to talk about the episode's topic."

jacob,
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@AlSweigart hilariously this could be a direct quote from at least three or four podcasts I listen to

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New Blog: A Grand Unified Theory of the AI Hype Cycle https://blog.glyph.im/2024/05/grand-unified-ai-hype.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

jacob,
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@glyph “They pivot to biotech for a while” nearly made me snort tea out of my nose, well done :)

(Also overall genuinely great article but that particular joke made me crack up so hard I needed to point it out specifically)

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Wondering when @revsys will get its first "Can you help us untangle this code base entirely written by newbies with GenAI?" project.

jacob,
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@frank bit surprised you haven’t already

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OH: “The Python Cinematic Universe (PCU)”

jacob,
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@hynek given that @kjaymiller is building Wakanda, feels appropriate :)

jacob, (edited ) to random
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Someone in my network tooted something about how has for years made space for PyLadies, and musing about what it might look like for conferences to similarly make space for @blackpythondevs. I love this idea and have been mentioning it to several folks, but I forgot who said it and so I feel like I'm stealing! Can someone help me find who said this so probably attribute?

(something something mastodon search something something)

edit: it was @bshaurette : https://social.linux.pizza/@bshaurette/112458391574986519

jacob,
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@janl very nice, thanks for the prior art!

jacob,
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@janl <3 I’ll be reaching out (likely not super soon, this'll be a bit of a slow burn at first I think, but yeah super appriciate it)

jacob, to random
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The “one more thing” at is a well-considered, realistic, totally backwards compatible plan to remove the GIL!

jacob,
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Phase 1 (we are here): optional, compile-time option for free threading instead of the GIL. Unsupported, experimental, get lots of feedback

Phase 2: support but not default. Stabilize the ABI and API, support noGIL as a build option, but not default. Could still revert if something goes terribly wrong.

Phase 3: default. Still possible to disable free threads and go back to the GIL, but noGIL is now the default.

Timeline for all of this is TBD, but, holy shit, it’s happening!

jacob, to random
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“PyCon has all these workshops on how to get into open source, but it doesn’t have any on how to get out”

(Followed by a mix of laughter and knowing groans)

@brainwane

jacob,
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@jiaaro yes! https://www.volunteeramnestyday.net

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