Jason C. McDonald
@codemouse92.bsky.social
Author of "Dead Simple Python" (No Starch Press).
Speaker, Time Lord, Bow Tie Enthusiast.
(Views are my own.)
codemouse92.com
Speaker, Time Lord, Bow Tie Enthusiast.
(Views are my own.)
codemouse92.com
Hey, coming to #pycon? Come meet the authors of some of your favorite Python books...including yours truly! Ask questions and get autographs (BYOB: bring your own books).
May 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Hey, coming to #pycon? Come meet the authors of some of your favorite Python books...including yours truly! Ask questions and get autographs (BYOB: bring your own books).
"I really appreciate the way you know when to reaffirm my faith in your basic insanity." -Roy DeSoto (Kevin Tighe), "Emergency!"
One of my absolute favorite lines in television history.
One of my absolute favorite lines in television history.
March 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"I really appreciate the way you know when to reaffirm my faith in your basic insanity." -Roy DeSoto (Kevin Tighe), "Emergency!"
One of my absolute favorite lines in television history.
One of my absolute favorite lines in television history.
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If you’re someone that’s a majority in this country and you’re looking for ways to keep this country at least halfway decent, be a George Dale💜
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February 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM
If you’re someone that’s a majority in this country and you’re looking for ways to keep this country at least halfway decent, be a George Dale💜
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The latest episode of The Python Show Podcast is out now!
Special guest Jason McDonald, author of Dead Simple Python from @nostarch joins us and chats about his book, #Python, and much more!
Special guest Jason McDonald, author of Dead Simple Python from @nostarch joins us and chats about his book, #Python, and much more!
January 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The latest episode of The Python Show Podcast is out now!
Special guest Jason McDonald, author of Dead Simple Python from @nostarch joins us and chats about his book, #Python, and much more!
Special guest Jason McDonald, author of Dead Simple Python from @nostarch joins us and chats about his book, #Python, and much more!
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My Facebook feed is mostly AI slop photo galleries of “French Country Cottages” with hundreds of comments “So beautiful!”
But last night was the first time I caught bad AI in a setup for an otherwise functional recipe. It was subtle and confusing. Too nonsensical to be a typo. AI doesn’t grok food.
But last night was the first time I caught bad AI in a setup for an otherwise functional recipe. It was subtle and confusing. Too nonsensical to be a typo. AI doesn’t grok food.
Words can't describe the sheer amount of terror when I see old people I care about sharing theftbot-generated anything and not realizing (or knowing the obvious tells) that it was generated via theftbot. The internet truly is a cesspit now. defector.com/glossy-gunky...
Glossy, Gunky And Ready In Minutes: AI Meal Recipes Are Overrunning The Internet | Defector
It all started with a Messenger notification. In my inbox was a blurry image of a Tiramisu Cupcake sent by my grandpa, featuring a too-perfect frosting swirl with a thick coating of cocoa powder and a...
defector.com
February 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
My Facebook feed is mostly AI slop photo galleries of “French Country Cottages” with hundreds of comments “So beautiful!”
But last night was the first time I caught bad AI in a setup for an otherwise functional recipe. It was subtle and confusing. Too nonsensical to be a typo. AI doesn’t grok food.
But last night was the first time I caught bad AI in a setup for an otherwise functional recipe. It was subtle and confusing. Too nonsensical to be a typo. AI doesn’t grok food.
Minnesota, like the rest of the northeastern and north-central North America, has eight seasons: spring, summer, sauna, autumn, stick, winter, arctic, and mud.
February 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Minnesota, like the rest of the northeastern and north-central North America, has eight seasons: spring, summer, sauna, autumn, stick, winter, arctic, and mud.
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The Great Resegregation - The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
www.theatlantic.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The Great Resegregation - The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
FedEx: Failing Every Delivery EXpertly.
My "next day" delivery package for work was supposed to be delivered by 12:20pm. Then by 8pm, guaranteed. It's now 9:38pm, and the tracking says by "end of day". Signature required. I ain't staying up until midnight!
My "next day" delivery package for work was supposed to be delivered by 12:20pm. Then by 8pm, guaranteed. It's now 9:38pm, and the tracking says by "end of day". Signature required. I ain't staying up until midnight!
February 18, 2025 at 3:39 AM
FedEx: Failing Every Delivery EXpertly.
My "next day" delivery package for work was supposed to be delivered by 12:20pm. Then by 8pm, guaranteed. It's now 9:38pm, and the tracking says by "end of day". Signature required. I ain't staying up until midnight!
My "next day" delivery package for work was supposed to be delivered by 12:20pm. Then by 8pm, guaranteed. It's now 9:38pm, and the tracking says by "end of day". Signature required. I ain't staying up until midnight!
Excuse me while I go blow chunks.
Missouri's AG Andrew Bailey is suing Starbucks, arguing that its workforce is too "female" and "non-white" and as a result Missouri consumers “pay higher prices and wait longer for goods and services" because its workforce is "less qualified"
This is a brazenly racist and sexist lawsuit.
This is a brazenly racist and sexist lawsuit.
February 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Excuse me while I go blow chunks.
Learned a new word today: obtundent.
February 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Learned a new word today: obtundent.
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they are mostly targeting black employees so this is quite literally just a repeat of woodrow wilson’s segregationist purge of the federal government
Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”
Federal health workers terrified after ‘DEI’ website publishes list of ‘targets’
The site calls out workers who have been involved with DEI initiatives. A majority are Black.
www.nbcnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
they are mostly targeting black employees so this is quite literally just a repeat of woodrow wilson’s segregationist purge of the federal government
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this is one reason developers are finding a more receptive home on @bsky.app - and why they skipped the migration to mastodon, much to my regret
Sad to hear the "firesky for the fediverse" has been turned off
Seems the best part of making things for social platforms is connecting people, and the worst part of making things for social platforms is also connecting people
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Seems the best part of making things for social platforms is connecting people, and the worst part of making things for social platforms is also connecting people
wedistribute.org/2025/02/fedi...
Public Firehose Project Shutters After Backlash
In the face of public backlash, a Fediverse developer is forced to shut down a hobby project after people misunderstood what it did.
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February 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
this is one reason developers are finding a more receptive home on @bsky.app - and why they skipped the migration to mastodon, much to my regret
If you hold very still, you can watch the hype cycle hucksters paint "Agentic" over all their LLM yard signs.
Another day, another breathless sales pitch for a bridge.
Another day, another breathless sales pitch for a bridge.
January 24, 2025 at 4:04 AM
If you hold very still, you can watch the hype cycle hucksters paint "Agentic" over all their LLM yard signs.
Another day, another breathless sales pitch for a bridge.
Another day, another breathless sales pitch for a bridge.
Keurig is just an overpriced pour-over with extra plastic waste.
Once you see it, you can't unsee it.
Once you see it, you can't unsee it.
January 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Keurig is just an overpriced pour-over with extra plastic waste.
Once you see it, you can't unsee it.
Once you see it, you can't unsee it.
I had fun chatting with Mike Driscoll on his podcast! Check it out.
www.pythonshow.com/p/51-dead-si...
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51 - Dead Simple Python with Jason McDonald
In this episode, we have special guest, Jason McDonald, the author of Dead Simple Python from No Starch Press.
www.pythonshow.com
January 11, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I had fun chatting with Mike Driscoll on his podcast! Check it out.
www.pythonshow.com/p/51-dead-si...
www.pythonshow.com/p/51-dead-si...
Interesting idea! I don't know how well it will work in practice if people start looking for the "missing releases" between epoch jumps, but maybe that's a holdover habit from SemVer. Curious to see where this will go in the future.
Proposing an extended SemVer -
🗿 Epoch Semantic Versioning
to communicate better about versions.
Thinking of adopting this to all my projects, and finally eliminating my lousy habit of forever zero-major practice 😜
What do you think? 👀
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🗿 Epoch Semantic Versioning
to communicate better about versions.
Thinking of adopting this to all my projects, and finally eliminating my lousy habit of forever zero-major practice 😜
What do you think? 👀
antfu.me/posts/epoch-...
Epoch Semantic Versioning
Proposal for an extended Semantic Versioning called Epoch SemVer to provide more granular versioning information to users.
antfu.me
January 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Interesting idea! I don't know how well it will work in practice if people start looking for the "missing releases" between epoch jumps, but maybe that's a holdover habit from SemVer. Curious to see where this will go in the future.
I swear, I own the dog equivalent of Amy Poehler.
January 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I swear, I own the dog equivalent of Amy Poehler.
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Hi y'all. I'm out of savings & my fam could really use your help. Please share! 💜
I'm a self-employed web dev, specialize in accessibility, 10+ years exp, expert bug hunter, learn systems lightning fast, love a good CSS puzzle.
Email: ashlee@semanticfish.com
Tip jar: ashleemboyer.com/tip-jar
I'm a self-employed web dev, specialize in accessibility, 10+ years exp, expert bug hunter, learn systems lightning fast, love a good CSS puzzle.
Email: ashlee@semanticfish.com
Tip jar: ashleemboyer.com/tip-jar
January 3, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Hi y'all. I'm out of savings & my fam could really use your help. Please share! 💜
I'm a self-employed web dev, specialize in accessibility, 10+ years exp, expert bug hunter, learn systems lightning fast, love a good CSS puzzle.
Email: ashlee@semanticfish.com
Tip jar: ashleemboyer.com/tip-jar
I'm a self-employed web dev, specialize in accessibility, 10+ years exp, expert bug hunter, learn systems lightning fast, love a good CSS puzzle.
Email: ashlee@semanticfish.com
Tip jar: ashleemboyer.com/tip-jar
In Minnesota, saying "careful, it's slippery" in the winter summons the snow gremlins to trip you.
December 26, 2024 at 2:54 AM
In Minnesota, saying "careful, it's slippery" in the winter summons the snow gremlins to trip you.
I just had to explain to my German Shepherd that my adjusting the grandfather clock was not actually changing the time. The look of wonderment on her face changed to skepticism, and she looked to Mum to confirm if it was true. When Mum did, Laci Jane laid her head down with an air of disappointment.
December 21, 2024 at 5:00 PM
I just had to explain to my German Shepherd that my adjusting the grandfather clock was not actually changing the time. The look of wonderment on her face changed to skepticism, and she looked to Mum to confirm if it was true. When Mum did, Laci Jane laid her head down with an air of disappointment.
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New Era of Slop Security Reports for Open Source ##python
New Era of Slop Security Reports for Open Source #python
Seth is the go-to security guy at Python and other open source projects. He and others have noticed an increase in automatically generated security reports which are often wrong. This post talks about what is going on and what you can do it if you main...
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December 19, 2024 at 4:00 AM
New Era of Slop Security Reports for Open Source ##python
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And we spend significantly more on healthcare when compared to all other major countries. Is there a benefit for all this cost?
December 12, 2024 at 3:14 AM
And we spend significantly more on healthcare when compared to all other major countries. Is there a benefit for all this cost?
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Fox in the leaves ~ my favorite stitch from this year I think
December 9, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Fox in the leaves ~ my favorite stitch from this year I think