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Matthew Feickert
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Research scientist at UW-Madison data science institute working on #LHC #physics and data science with the ATLAS experiment @ CERN and IRIS-HEP. PhD @ SMU
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DSI Director and @uwmadphysics.bsky.social Professor @kylecranmer.bsky.social has been honored with the inaugural Pritzker Prize in AI for Science for his role in establishing a powerful new approach to data analysis that leverages advances in machine learning and AI. dsi.wisc.edu/2025/11/10/d...
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Here we are again: stunned & full of hope, because of you–each of you wonderful humans in the #Python community. Since we shared the news about our withdrawal from the NSF grant opportunity two weeks ago, we've received >$160,000 in donations across 1,937 donors, which includes 313 new Members–WOW!
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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I am incredibly honored to have received the inaugural AI in Science Research Excellence Prize from the Margot and Tom Pritzker Foundation
dsi.wisc.edu/2025/11/10/d...
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Fifty years ago today
Gordon Lightfoot - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Gordon Lightfoot
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November 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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I am very excited about my "Deeper Talk" seminar hosted by the Institute for Underground Science at #surf. If you would be interested in learning more about the @snolabscience.bsky.social science program and the recently developed 15-year vision for […]

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November 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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In honor of my recent academic promotion, I got to choose a book for our library to buy and put a bookplate in, so I chose this book by Greg Wilson. Tonight was the ceremony for me and the other 145 people promoted this year, where I got to see it in person.
November 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Apply for the next #URSSI winter school on research software engineering, 15-17 Dec in Portland, OR: urssi.us/blog/2025/11...

For: grad students, postdocs, & other early career researchers (or beyond!) looking to increase your software dev. skills.

Applications close 21 Nov, so apply soon!
URSSI Blog
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November 6, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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🚨 Job Alert

We're hiring our first Postdoc to work with us on our @erc.europa.eu Project on Generative AI for Particle Physics.

Check out the details below and don't hesitate to get in touch or spread the word!

Deadline: Nov 30th

inspirehep.net/jobs/3075448
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October 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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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 revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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This was a tough but necessary decision - I posted my own notes on this here, from the perspective of a current PSF board member simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/27/...
October 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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No Kings Denver speaker Joe Salazar (fmr Dem state rep) tells me they estimate 25-30k gathered in Denver today, similar to the No Kings protest earlier this year. This view is from photographer Cheney Orr for the New York Times. #copolitics
October 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Marching
October 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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In our little deep dive series we're now exploring how cross-compilation in the Conda ecosystem works: prefix.dev/blog/cross-c.... Back in the days, @conda-forge.org rolled this out widely to support osx-arm64 early on, and now for linux-aarch64/ppc64le.
Cross compiling in the Conda ecosystem
Cross compiling is a fundamental capability in modern software development, allowing developers to build packages for different architectures without needing access to the target hardware.
prefix.dev
October 15, 2025 at 6:11 AM
It is the year 2025 and some companies still have "show up to a physical store" as the only, apparently working, way to verify your identity to make a purchase. :/
October 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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A speech about what drives me, how science and open source are bitter victories, unable to make improve the world if society does not embrace them for the better:
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A national recognition; but science and open source are bitter victories
I have recently been awarded France’s national order of merit, for my career, in science, in open source, and around AI. The speech that I gave carries messages important to me (French below;...
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October 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Python 3.14 has been released two days ago. At the same time, we also uploaded a build of it to @conda-forge.org and about 40% of Python version dependent (mostly those with compiled code) were immediately available. See conda-forge.org/blog/2025/10...
Python 3.14 is already usable on conda-forge (not just available) | conda-forge | community-driven packaging for conda
With yesterday's release of Python 3.14 (insert release link), we not only have Python 3.14 itself available on conda-forge,
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October 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Seems that #pyhf has finally creeped over the 200 citations on INSPIRE recently. :) 🎉

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Nice little milestone for us all to celebrate, @lukasheinrich.com, @giordonstark.com, @kylecranmer.bsky.social. Cheers!
October 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
A new CPython release also means a new rundown of what's new from @henryiii.bsky.social! iscinumpy.gitlab.io/post/python-... Happy Python π release day everyone!
October 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Python 3.14 is out! Prepare your CIs!
The stable release of Python 3.14 is out now! Go, go, go update! 🙌

discuss.python.org/t/python-3-1...
October 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.

Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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The High-Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP), which I served on a few years ago has been dissolved.
The six DOE Office of Science FACA (Federal Advisory Committee Act) committees are now replaced with the Office of Science Advisory Committee (SCAC).

www.energy.gov/science/arti...
DOE Establishes the Office of Science Advisory Committee
The Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the establishment of the Office of Science Advisory Committee (SCAC).
www.energy.gov
October 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Already understaffed and now further diminished, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is scrambling to investigate a spate of cyber attacks. The lapse of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act has made it even harder.
Government Shutdown Leaves US Cyber Defenses Weaker, Insiders Say
Already understaffed and now further diminished, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is scrambling to investigate a spate of cyber attacks. The lapse of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act has made it even harder.
www.forbes.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
October 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.
October 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM