Anyone can nominate or vote in the #HugoAwards and here's how:
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Anyone Can Vote in the Hugo Awards — And Here's How - Reactor
You — yes, you! — can nominate work and vote for the winners of the 2026 Hugo Awards!
Chris is.
Chris is.
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I make chunks of the internet, and I like some stuff. Rest assured I'm not famous in any meaningful way.
#nobot
I don't need your money, but I love the idea of someone buying me a coffee at random: https://ko-fi.com/offby1
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How do I “adopt” (read, “steal”) a custom emoji from another Mastodon instance? #MastoAdmin
I’m amused that USians are so sensitive that there’s a whole-ass blocklist on Bluesky for those of us who use “USian”
I want to note, though, that even with all of this enthusiasm, the PSF is still not as funded as it would have been if they’d compromised their mission and taken the bestringed money offered by the NSF. This is good energy, to get grassroots funding to happen, but we *need* corporate sponsorships to step up commensurate with how much they gain from the Python ecosystem. Python is everywhere, and those who profit from it should do their part to support it. 
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Thanks to @glyph@mastodon.social for kicking it off, and to @petrillic@hachyderm.io, @amethyst@n7.gg, and @Yhg1s@social.coop for...
I have nothing but respect and sympathy for @Python Software Foundation in their decision to withdraw from the NSF grant program in order not to compromise on their mission to keep #Python a diverse and welcoming open source community
It's hard to turn down that kind of money
So, here's my .02c for it, metaphorically. I'll personally make a $1000 donation to help fill in that gap. There are certainly 1500 of us who can spare that much, in the global python community. Who's with me?
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Python Software Foundation (@ThePSF@fosstodon.org)
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new reven...
In a culture that is brutal in its suppression of #SexWork, including disapproval, punishment, debanking, and every other means of devaluing the people who do it, to see #AI companies pivot to “horny" is even more awful than many of their other industries.
Let me get this straight: it's okay to throw billions of dollars at letting people get off to LLMs, but if a woman wants to get paid to turn men on, that's wrong somehow?
Fuck everything about this timeline.
A year ago today we left future owners of our home a fun surprise to find if they dig up our patio or convert the house into apartment buildings.
13 seats, 13 candidates... wtf? #Python
If I had a nickel for every time someone got a bug up their ass about my politely asking that they not "helpfully" answer a question I didn't ask in response to a question I _did_ ask, I'd have a surprisingly large number of nickels. One more today, too.
Seriously, if someone asks a question, it's not necessary to respond by questioning their premise unless they've asked for that too. It's irritating, condescending, and makes more noise than sense.
I think the long Discourse about ATproto and ActivityPub "decentralization" yesterday crystallized the difference between the two models and why they both serve complementary and distinct needs for a true decentralized network. ActivityPub optimizes for decentralization of policy, ATproto optimizes for decentralization of ... ownership, maybe?