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mpirnat

@mpirnat@mas.to

Rational romantic mystic cynical idealist; counterpoints the surrealism of the underlying metaphor.

Senior backend engineer @ Zapier. d20 enthusiast. Helps with PyOhio. Opinions someone’s. He/him/his.

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xavdid, to programming
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I'm doing some monitor shopping and am looking for recs. I do , so I look at code and browsers all day. Priority is for screen real estate and text sharpness. There's a budget, but it's sizeable enough to not be a (big) factor here.

Anyone have big recs or feelings?

My top 4 frontrunners are https://www.displayspecifications.com/en/comparison/a8752b4ad3

mpirnat,
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@xavdid I have the LG version of that 40” Dell ultrawide. I like it pretty well, though the pixel density is still not ideal for use with Apple. I find myself wishing I had the 5k2k resolution in a 34” or 38” ultrawide instead. It’s also silly expensive. Text is good on it, but still not “Apple good”. It rules for doing video and audio editing though (anything with a horizontal timeline). Also I’ve liked running D&D from it.

mpirnat,
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@xavdid That 27” Apple display is gorgeous, but a single 27” screen may feel too limiting. I also hate the stupid non-removable cord situation and that you have to pick a stand type at purchase time and can’t self-serve a change to a vesa mount.

What I really want Apple to make is a Retina ultrawide, probably in the 34-38” range.

SnoopJ, to random
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of all the ways I thought I might be welcomed back from my time off to attend PyCon US, a promotion was not one of the ones I was prepared for

I guess I'm a team lead now :blobfox0_0:

relatedly… does anybody have favorite reading on how to lead?

mpirnat,
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@SnoopJ “The Manager’s Path” is worthwhile, and targeted at different levels so you can read the bits that are most relevant to you.

tek, to random
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We just watched "The Life Aquatic with Steve Sizzou" for the first time. What an odd film.

mpirnat,
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@tek “Ping Island/Lightning Strike Rescue Op” from the score is the perfect music to play in an endless loop when you need to be productive and nothing else is working.

mpirnat,
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@tek It’s great for those really tedious things like writing reviews.

basepi, to random
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I have spotted exactly zero other masks in my time in the Pittsburgh airport.

mpirnat,
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@basepi I mean, I don’t love wearing a mask, and I wish it wasn’t necessary for the event to be safe and inclusive for our community, but wishing doesn’t make it so.

bitprophet, to random
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Was chatting about at dinner one PyCon evening (pretty sure with @davidism) and it struck me today (as my “anime OP/ED" playlist was playing) that we never brought up one of my favorite Kanno works, the soundtrack.

Especially the main theme, "Moon”, whose vocal performance is credited to one Gabriela Robin…eventually revealed to be a pseudonym of Kanno herself! Turns out she can compose /and/ sing (and how.)

https://youtu.be/y4imRkny0iM?si=pLDdR53qbiylcdn_&t=12

mpirnat,
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@joshourisman @bitprophet @davidism I made the jukebox at a bar play “Tank!” today and it was a great decision. This might be the best thing to come of the Netflix version.

mpirnat,
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@bitprophet @SnoopJ Wing was also my intro (via VHS fansubs), and +1 to the “great soundtrack” votes.

mpirnat,
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@SnoopJ @bitprophet In my day we watched “Warriors of the Wind” and we liked it. 😂

webology, to random
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Question for friends, when do you pivot into multiple vaults?

My main vault has 100s of docs in it now, and most are from my micro blogging and random projects.

This seems to work fine, but it kind of blew up on me while trying to use my iPhone and iPad to take notes and write on the plane.

I re-synced everything sooner than later, and the writing experience was 💯 on the flight back, but it was a no-go on my flights to Pittsburgh.

mpirnat,
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@webology I keep one for work stuff, one for personal stuff, and one for each D&D campaign I’m either playing in or running.

MissSteno, to random
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We had a blast providing live captioning at PyCon US 2024! 😍
@pycon

video/mp4

mpirnat,
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@MissSteno Y’all were excellent, and I’m grateful for your service. Thanks for being an important part of PyCon! 🎉

diji, to random
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Survived the trip home from , got hugs from my kids, setup my new computer, and then collapsed in my bed.

Today is all about recovery, errands, and self care. Laundry, grocery shopping, and rotting on the couch.

So, to kick all of that off, I’m watching Top Secret!, as one does.

mpirnat,
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@diji “Is he all right?” “Oh, he’s just a little horse.”

Such an under-appreciated gem of a movie.

jonafato, to random
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OK who's joining me for a ghost ship tour in 2026? https://queenmary.com/tours/tours-exhibits/haunted-encounters/

mpirnat,
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@jonafato Okay, that seems fun. Please subscribe me to the “yeah I’d do that” list! :-)

mpirnat, to random
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We were somewhere around Pittsburgh on the edge of the convention center when the Zyrtec began to take hold.

mpirnat, to random
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It is by pollen alone I set my sinuses in motion. It is by the juice of histamine that the eyes acquire itch.

mpirnat,
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@glyph Pollen dot com has today at a 9.8 on what appears to be a 12-point scale. Whee!

diji, to random
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That’s to @mariatta and the rest of the staff for making my first so damned magical. Now I’m gonna have to come every year, aren’t I?!?

mpirnat,
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@diji That’s more or less what happened to me in 2005, and I haven’t regretted it yet. :-)

bengerman, to random
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never heard so much applause for "paste"

mpirnat,
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@bengerman The amount of my life lost to the things the new REPL fixes is uncomfortable to contemplate. It’s well worth the applause.

mpirnat, to random
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“Infrastructure is a way of caring about each other at scale.” @brainwane on the keynote stage at

tek, to random
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Eye-tattooing: experts warn about risks of colour-changing surgery - The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/18/eye-tattooing-experts-warn-about-risks-of-colour-changing-surgery

“Here’s what you need to know about stabbing your eyeball with a needle…”

Mater from the movie “Cars”: Ta not to.

mpirnat,
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@tek NOOOOPE

mpirnat, (edited ) to random
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Inspired by a thing I saw on Reddit earlier today, I’m going to try listening to more complete albums this year. Maybe daily? We’ll see how it shakes out.

I’m starting off with the 2019 mix of Abbey Road by The Beatles: https://songwhip.com/the-beatles/abbey-road-2019-mix

1/366

mpirnat,
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139/366: Long Distance by Ivy

I’ve loved a handful of Ivy’s songs for a long time, but have for some reason never explored beyond those few. I’m glad to be remedying that tonight. Also, “Edge of the Ocean” is as perfect a track as ever.

https://songwhip.com/ivy/longdistance

mpirnat,
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140/366: Nothing’s Shocking by Jane’s Addiction

Didn’t manage to get to this yesterday so I’m starting off the morning with a classic.

https://songwhip.com/janes-addiction/nothings-shocking

mpirnat, (edited )
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141/366: Latent Whispers by Kite Base

I could never understand, nor figure out, why they never released anything else. It’s such a strong debut! Even the “main project”, Savages, seems to have just disappeared around the same time.

https://songwhip.com/kite-base/latent-whispers

mpirnat, (edited )
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142/366: Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Another “why haven’t I ever listened to the whole album” pick. This one goes out to all my friends (for reasons that come into focus in track 5).

https://songwhip.com/lcd-soundsystem/sound-of-silver2007

mpirnat,
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143/366: Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Yet another “why have I only heard the one song” selection today.

https://songwhip.com/muse/blackholesandrevelations

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