Python programmer, sometime opera surtitler, TDD book author, constant source of Aliens quotes [bridged from https://fosstodon.org/@hjwp on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]https://bsky.app/profile/hjwp.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gyhttps://bsky.app/profile/hjwp.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy/post/3mpgtdy6cdn52@grimalkina ok i'm on page 3 of your book and i'm actually crying? i mean ok i'm very emotional at this point in my life but still. this is a first for a software book. thank you Cat. looking forward to the next 163 pages.29 Jun 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:vxgv3km5gl6da7r27tsdd5dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgtdy6cdn52https://bsky.app/profile/hjwp.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy/post/3mo5vscl2zp42RE: https://ecoevo.social/@AquaClaire/116734274878226843 fascinating https://ecoevo.social/users/AquaClaire/statuses/11673427487822684313 Jun 2026 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:vxgv3km5gl6da7r27tsdd5dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5vscl2zp42https://bsky.app/profile/hjwp.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy/post/3mkkgzesg6yz2oo neat, unpacking in list comprehensions, nicer way to flatten nested lists before: [item for sublist in nestedlists for item in sublist] after: [*sublist for sublist in nestedlist] https://docs.python.org/3.15/whatsnew/3.15.html#whatsnew315-unpacking-in-comprehensions #python28 Apr 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:vxgv3km5gl6da7r27tsdd5dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkgzesg6yz2https://bsky.app/profile/hjwp.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy/post/3mj3hswbsz2z2RE: https://infosec.exchange/@ubernostrum/116374532775532247 insightful! probably time to reread "no silver bullet"... https://infosec.exchange/users/ubernostrum/statuses/11637453277553224709 Apr 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:vxgv3km5gl6da7r27tsdd5dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3hswbsz2z2https://bsky.app/profile/hjwp.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy/post/3mj3dnzpumq32RE: https://mstdn.ca/@oclsc/116375751689942824 filing this thread away with a mental note to look up the -u and -v flags for cat and find out why they are so philosophically/emotionally substantial. https://mstdn.ca/users/oclsc/statuses/11637575168994282409 Apr 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:vxgv3km5gl6da7r27tsdd5dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3dnzpumq32https://bsky.app/profile/hjwp.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy/post/3mivi7ukfdhe2RE: https://toot.cat/@plexus/116283016837715719 personally undecided on ai, but there's a lot of good points here. and i *also* mourn the (possible) decline of the craft. https://toot.cat/users/plexus/statuses/11628301683771571907 Apr 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:vxgv3km5gl6da7r27tsdd5dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivi7ukfdhe2https://bsky.app/profile/hjwp.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy/post/3mijsxvzwd6z2RE: https://mastodon.social/@treyhunner/116335954007697371 TIL! thanks Trey. https://mastodon.social/users/treyhunner/statuses/11633595400769737102 Apr 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:vxgv3km5gl6da7r27tsdd5dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijsxvzwd6z2https://bsky.app/profile/hjwp.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy/post/3mi4d6s5hqm52RE: https://chaos.social/@slothrop/116305630886325887 this is a really insightful article. echoes of "seeing like a state". [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Mar 2026 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:vxgv3km5gl6da7r27tsdd5dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi4d6s5hqm52https://bsky.app/profile/hjwp.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy/post/3mhedj5qeubu2RE: https://infosec.exchange/@codinghorror/116252028386090913 beautiful. good luck America, we still believe in you. https://infosec.exchange/users/codinghorror/statuses/11625202838609091318 Mar 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:vxgv3km5gl6da7r27tsdd5dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhedj5qeubu2https://bsky.app/profile/hjwp.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy/post/3mhalpmi2hfi2This shouldn't be as funny as it is. It just keeps going. The sheer amount of anxiety and stress we pile onto ourselves these days! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE9W9Ghe4Jk -- for ref, i am the old dude reminiscing about Perl. not that i ever wrote an Perl but same-same. FTP 4 Lyf!17 Mar 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:vxgv3km5gl6da7r27tsdd5dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhalpmi2hfi2https://bsky.app/profile/hjwp.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy/post/3mgx6umtopp52RE: https://mastodon.social/@fesshole/116222302993911573 this is what it's like to live in the UK folks. https://mastodon.social/users/fesshole/statuses/11622230299391157313 Mar 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:vxgv3km5gl6da7r27tsdd5dn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgx6umtopp52