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?

Okay, I want to know if there is any way to geo-block access to this Mastodon instance? Also, I want to know if there's a bat-signal hashtag that reaches Mastodon instance admins (so I can follow it AND use it) Boost please?

"Who Goes MAGA" by Mike Masnick is pretty good. "The Normie" is the one I worry most about; I have so. many. friends who have said just that kind of thing -- hell, my dad was a bit like that ! -- for me to be relaxed around the attitude.

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Who Goes MAGA?

With apologies to Dorothy Thompson, whose 1941 essay in Harper’s, “Who Goes Nazi?” remains a worthwhile read on the cultural archetypes of wh...

I just accidentally opened an article without adblock on, and I was astonished at how unusable it was; the text reflowed and would jump in the window, and even in reader mode the ads were breaking the page content. Seriously, how do people who don't use adblock actually, like, read on the internet? I'm starting to suspect... they just do not. Nobody does.

When WhatsApp adds ads, will that finally convince people that Signal is a better choice?