Paul Ganssle @pganssle@qoto.org
Programmer working at Google. Python core developer and general FOSS contributor. I also post some parenting content.
Joined Nov 2019
Traveling to Seattle without renting a car or bringing an umbrella...
It is supremely weird to me that the default view of stock charts I've seen always seems to show a chart from the last day. I guess it is consistent with the hyperbolic and (arguably) borderline irresponsible nature of modern media...
Hm.. Website has cross-site-origin headers configured incorrectly on their feedback form, meaning I cannot actually send them any comments, like, "By the way your feedback form is broken..."
Para los que tienen el español como lengua materna, ¿le encuentran sentido a este chiste malo de papá sin necesidad de traducirlo al inglés?
https://youtu.be/CpcWbwwLHkg?si=d_W8MlFTy0p0fKjB&t=269
(4m29s si el enlace no te lleva directamente al momento exacto)
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Introducing MNT Reform Next https://mntre.com/media/reform_md/2024-09-09-introducing-mnt-reform-next.html
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New #cattrs is out (24.1.0) but I'm too exhausted to do a large thread about it. The changelog is pretty large: https://catt.rs/en/stable/history.html#id1
A couple of my favorite features:
Hook factories can have the converter injected as an argument now. This very simple change makes them much more self contained and more fun to write.
Some converter APIs can be used as decorators now, and will read type hints from the decorated functions. It's a small thing but it adds finesse.
@hynek helped focus the docs!
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I entered a game into #ifcomp2024 called Birding in Pope Lick Park! Its a peaceful simulation of one of my #birding walks in my favorite park. It includes photos taken by me of actual locations in the park, and photos taken by me of many of the birds mentioned in the game.
Play here: https://ifcomp.org/ballot?alphabetize=1#entry-2985
It should take roughly 30 minutes. Play on WiFi because of the high resolution images. Should work on phones or computers.
Mildly chuffed that I can't find recommendations for practical tips for which phone to get for a young kid (6-7).
All I can find is moral panic narrative stuff about not getting your kid a phone and recommendations for super locked down, deliberately crippled Orwell phones. I am looking for stuff like, "This one is cheap and rugged and they can operate it with their tiny hands" not "This one doesn't have a browser and you can remotely activate the camera to spy on your child, if you're insistent on raising a damaged child who had a phone too early."
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you can always join our discord server ☝️
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STOP DOING ONLY VIDEOS FOR MANUALS OR TUTORIALS! i just want to have a fucking written text with screenshots!
Ok, so I just watched the first episode of Dragon Ball for I think the first time, and upon meeting Goku, Bulma hits him with her car, then shoots him several times with a *gun*, and then **expresses surprise that this has failed to kill him** (note: he is obviously a child and she clearly believes this).
I guess there are talking dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts around trying to eat people, so maybe this is just a post apocalyptic, kill-or-be-killed hellscape?
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PSA we are hiring folks interested/experienced in #Python #packaging.
This is a fully remote position, so we can hire pretty much anywhere and you'll get to work with an incredible bunch of peeps in #opensource
"Why did they bring us menus, we already know what we want! We want sushi!"
Kids are cool sometimes. 😎
First verse of the version from Peru lacks variety, but that second verse takes an awesome turn:
> Feliz Cumpleaños, a ti,
>Feliz Cumpleaños, a ti,
>Feliz Cumpleaños (name),
>Feliz Cumpleaños a ti.
>Que los cumpla feliz,
>que los vuelva a cumplir,
>que los cumpla bastante,
>Hasta el año 3000.
Yes, Peru, I, too, chafe under the yoke of mortality, and yearn for the day that humanity finally breaks free from our limited lifespans. Vivan todos.
Programmer working at Google. Python core developer and general FOSS contributor. I also post some parenting content.
Joined Nov 2019
