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amcasari

@amcasari@hachyderm.io

#OpenSource enginerd data wonk + policy advisor | 🥧 + library superfan

"I'm sorry but all questions must be submitted in writing." 🎩🍫

Skater + Board of Directors for Green Mountain #RollerDerby (GMRD) 🛼 💚

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hazelweakly, to random
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Y'know how there's a pattern of behavior where someone says something is bad about the tech industry or community or OSS software or something, and then every single nerd within a 50 square mile radius says WELL ACKTUALLY??

I just realized that if, like, even 10% of them just... Sat down and spent some energy fixing the problem instead of insulting someone for experiencing it, we would've solved all those issues by now

hazelweakly,
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deep breath
GUIs are broken on Linux

Good OSS photo editing tools don't exist

That goes for video editing as well, and audio, and literally anything that isn't blender

Mobile and touch screens? In this OSS? Pffh

"Coding on an iPad means you're a fake loser" is a sentiment that needs to stop

WordPress and PHP are real, useful, and your ego won't die if you admit you use them

CSS is a real programming language, so is html

hazelweakly,
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deep breath continues

Low code isn't trash, you're just bad at building tools your coworkers can use

"Technical user" doesn't mean "I use vim". The people from $NOT_ENGINEERING are fuckin awesome, stop refusing to acknowledge they exist

Your ETL pipeline could've been an excel spreadsheet if you weren't elitist about it

Your whole startup could've been a pivot table + some visual basic, honestly

Algorithms™ aren't all bad, you just hate being reminded that you're susceptible to feelings

randahl, to random
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I do not know who these two New York women are, but they are my heroes. ♥️

video/mp4

evilchili, to Canada
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Hey Canadian nerds! I have held the domain registration for regex.ca for a very long time. When I lived in Canada it was my primary domain, but I haven't used it for years. Does anyone on the fediverse have a good use for it?

I'm going to release it but if you've got a good pitch I'll pay for a 1 year renewal and then transfer it to your ownership.

Please boost for visibility kthx!

emilymbender, to random
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A shout out to librarians, libraries and library science -- and the practices of care, community and service which make up their democratizing force.

https://buttondown.email/maiht3k/archive/information-access-as-a-public-good/

CSVCONF, to datascience
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📣 Our second keynote speaker of the day is @tracykteal who's reflecting on leadership

CSVCONF, to opensource
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📺 officially kicks off today at @BUAPoficial. Join us live for the welcome remarks: https://t.co/pfcUQVyT1d

forrestbrazeal, to random
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idk why people say funding OSS is difficult

campuscodi, to random
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The Internet Archive, the organization behind the Wayback Machine, fell under a DDoS attack on Monday

vmbrasseur, to random
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A Woman Who Left Society to Live with Bears Weighs in on “Man OR Bear”

“In patriarchal societies where masculinity is coded as power and control, men often try to get closer to women through power and control. The range of how this plays out is vast. It could be inconsequential, or it could end a woman’s life.”

https://bikepacking.com/plog/man-or-bear-debate/

CSVCONF, to random
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is finally here! We are thrilled to welcome you to Puebla🇲🇽 The @thecarpentries pre-conference workshop starts soon!
Check out our website for details or join us on slack! https://csvconf.com

pieceofthepie, to Corgi
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With ball comes great attention.

kottke, to random
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Lol, tiny bumper stickers for your phone, including “My other phone is a burner”, “Caution: Extremely Online”, and “I brake for Notes app apologies”. https://bumperstickers.blog/

effinbirds, to random
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paigerduty, to random
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was stoked to get a hard copy of the 2023 DORA report at devopsdays seattle and to discover that "Documentation is Foundational" has a whole section ❤️

often I have been the sole documentarian on a team, and while I know in my bones the value of good docs...its even better to complement it with scientific backing

quintessence, to datascience
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What are people's favorite sources for learning about data topics? Question intentionally broad so it's not only one topic.

Can be 📚 books, 🎧 podcasts, 🎥 video, etc.

I'll start:

(If there are enough responses to this I'll make a resource list somewhere for reference :blobfox: )

#data #datascience

qlp, to python
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This joke has probably been made a bunch of times, but...

Python 3.14, not to be confused with PyPI.

kjaymiller, to random

Okay as we jump into our final days of PyCon. I want to share we raised $11,000 in the first two days for @blackpythondevs

This is amazing and will rapidly fast-forward our plans including starting an open source contribution program and establishing our first local groups (while supporting some others)

Our stretch goal is $15,000!!

We're about $3,250 away. There are still about 2200 people at that haven't donated and $2-5 each would obliterate that goal!!

waldoj, to random
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Heat pumps and induction ranges are two strong examples of products that are better environmentally and better products than their gas/oil competitors, for almost everybody. (EVs will get there, but they’re not there yet.)

Because carbon emissions are free, it’s important that low-emission new products be clearly better than the polluting status quo. It’s a high bar, it’s not fair, but I’m glad we have heat pumps and induction ranges as a model.

jessamyn,
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@waldoj People always assuming that the infrastructure that they have is the infrastructure that everyone has.

baconandcoconut, to random
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Is your throat a little scratchy from talking excitedly to more people in two days than you usually do in a month? Or is it Covid? We have free rapid tests in the staff office (room 306) if you want to make sure you know the answer.

linuxaustralia, to sydney
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We have a wonderful pipeline of Linux Australia-auspiced events coming up for the back half of 2024, after fantastic conferences earlier in the year by the teams at in and @everythingopen in

meetups:
https://drupalsouth.org/events/drupal-meetups-2024

, brought to you in conjunction with @nzpug is on in August in for the fans
https://kiwipycon.nz/

Back over the ditch, @pyconau heads to Naarm/Melbourne in November
https://2024.pycon.org.au/

leahawasser, to python
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Friends, don't let friends package alone. Come learn about how we are helping scientists make their software better by demystifying the #python packaging ecosystem . Whether you are a new or seasoned packager this talk is for u. My first pycon main track talk is today at 1030 am in hall c. I'm nervous ! I need friends to get me through 😅 #pyconus @pyOpenSci

grimalkina, to random
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A public service announcement with an expiration date: if you've loved my writing and science, I have a book proposal+sample chapter out on submission right now. The pitch is "The Psychology of Software Teams": a general audience, warmly human, accessible book for teams, leaders, and curious minds, filled to the brim with practitioner stories AND the new empirical social science of technology innovation. 🙌❤️

Let me know if you know editors who might be interested in this uniquely cool project.

sundogplanets, to random
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Here comes a thread on light pollution from satellites, with a concrete action that you all can take to help push for regulation of satellites in orbit!

Astronomers have been worried about light pollution from satellites (if you've been following me for more than 24 hours, you've perhaps heard a bit about this). Astronomers spent SO much time and effort begging and pleading with Starlink to make their satellites fainter, with mixed results.

sundogplanets,
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Right now the FCC has an official comment period open, until MAY 30. I have no idea if it will help for them to receive many letters from the general public, but we've written up instructions on how to do this here: https://www.kesslerrebellion.com/take-action

You can submit a comment even if you don't live in the US.

I know there are SO many things to fight against right now. But if you have any energy left, and you love the night sky, this is a relatively easy action. Thank you!

jessamyn, to random
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Friday afternoon reminder to not empty your inbox at the expense of someone else's. I've got work all day and then I am getting back to my "stamp collection," using up some of my stamps before I buy any more of them. Maybe you have a hobby you could get to if you weren't just replying to email? Have a good weekend.

Image credit: National Library of New Zealand, on Flickr Commons
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