Christopher Neugebauer
@chrisjrn.fyi
Man about the world; Expatriated Tasmanian living in California; conference organiser: (@NorthBayPython.org) previously (PyCon AU) and linux.conf.au; #python fan; multiple @python.org hats; queer; 💜 @robin.riley.pub
see also: @fedi.chrisjrn.fyi
see also: @fedi.chrisjrn.fyi
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Christopher Neugebauer
@chrisjrn.fyi
· Nov 28
Still trying to figure out managing both Bluesky and Mastodon. Social Network proliferation is icky.
In the meantime, I'm cross-posting as @fedi.chrisjrn.com at the moment, so follow me there to get more (most?) of my posts (and follow @ap.brid.gy if you want to actually interact with that account)
In the meantime, I'm cross-posting as @fedi.chrisjrn.com at the moment, so follow me there to get more (most?) of my posts (and follow @ap.brid.gy if you want to actually interact with that account)
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"epstein fellatio email" clearly has to be worked into this week's "we didn't start the fire"
November 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"epstein fellatio email" clearly has to be worked into this week's "we didn't start the fire"
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"Malort advent calendar" is already such an unhinged concept but every little window just having Malort in it really pushes it over the edge into something transcendently funny
November 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
"Malort advent calendar" is already such an unhinged concept but every little window just having Malort in it really pushes it over the edge into something transcendently funny
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The bloody neighbours have gone out and left John Cage’s 4’33 on full blast again.
November 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The bloody neighbours have gone out and left John Cage’s 4’33 on full blast again.
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This is unbelievable. I got suspended by bluesky just for quoting the lyrics of the Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and changing “hold your hand” to “stab you with a big knife”
November 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
This is unbelievable. I got suspended by bluesky just for quoting the lyrics of the Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and changing “hold your hand” to “stab you with a big knife”
I don't know whether anyone needs needs this very specific earworm to ruin one/both songs, but I a burden shared is a burden halved etc:
"iris" (goo goo dolls) has the same meter as "piano man" (billy joel).
"iris" (goo goo dolls) has the same meter as "piano man" (billy joel).
November 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I don't know whether anyone needs needs this very specific earworm to ruin one/both songs, but I a burden shared is a burden halved etc:
"iris" (goo goo dolls) has the same meter as "piano man" (billy joel).
"iris" (goo goo dolls) has the same meter as "piano man" (billy joel).
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Not just shit but actively harmful to themselves. Issuing statements through personal accounts then wondering why people are in their mentions about unresolved and/or wrong mod decisions, and getting weirdly petulant and angry as a result.
like, 99 percent of the current problems people have with the bluesky mod team stem from the fact that they have no PR team and are shit at doing PR themselves
November 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Not just shit but actively harmful to themselves. Issuing statements through personal accounts then wondering why people are in their mentions about unresolved and/or wrong mod decisions, and getting weirdly petulant and angry as a result.
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🤯🤯🤯
I hope anon see this—It’s a strange feeling to feel so grateful and have no one to express it to.
So, whoever you are: Thank you.
I hope anon see this—It’s a strange feeling to feel so grateful and have no one to express it to.
So, whoever you are: Thank you.
We're blown away- the PSF received an anonymous $100k donation 🤯🥰 Thank you, anon, for your investment in #Python, its community, and the PSF. We are deeply grateful and committed to using every dollar to make a difference.
Want to join in? Donate today: donate.python.org
#PythonForEveryone
Want to join in? Donate today: donate.python.org
#PythonForEveryone
November 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🤯🤯🤯
I hope anon see this—It’s a strange feeling to feel so grateful and have no one to express it to.
So, whoever you are: Thank you.
I hope anon see this—It’s a strange feeling to feel so grateful and have no one to express it to.
So, whoever you are: Thank you.
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We're blown away- the PSF received an anonymous $100k donation 🤯🥰 Thank you, anon, for your investment in #Python, its community, and the PSF. We are deeply grateful and committed to using every dollar to make a difference.
Want to join in? Donate today: donate.python.org
#PythonForEveryone
Want to join in? Donate today: donate.python.org
#PythonForEveryone
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
We're blown away- the PSF received an anonymous $100k donation 🤯🥰 Thank you, anon, for your investment in #Python, its community, and the PSF. We are deeply grateful and committed to using every dollar to make a difference.
Want to join in? Donate today: donate.python.org
#PythonForEveryone
Want to join in? Donate today: donate.python.org
#PythonForEveryone
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Cat Follows Man Through Apartment Like Racist Walgreens Employee https://theonion.com/cat-follows-man-through-apartment-like-racist-walgreens-employee/
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Cat Follows Man Through Apartment Like Racist Walgreens Employee https://theonion.com/cat-follows-man-through-apartment-like-racist-walgreens-employee/
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that's so weird like there wasn't a big interest in an inconvenience store
Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: ‘When you lock things up…you don’t sell as many of them’
Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: 'When you lock things up…you don't sell as many of them’
Walgreens' CEO talked about the flip side of investing in increased security on a recent earnings call.
fortune.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
that's so weird like there wasn't a big interest in an inconvenience store
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The PSF's 2025 end-of-year fundraiser is live 🐍🚀
#Python is for everyone—and it takes everyone to keep it thriving. Support the PSF, the Python community, and the language we love.
Join in today 💛💙 donate.python.org
#PythonForEveryone
#Python is for everyone—and it takes everyone to keep it thriving. Support the PSF, the Python community, and the language we love.
Join in today 💛💙 donate.python.org
#PythonForEveryone
PSF Fundraiser 2025
The Python Software Foundation is the charitable organization behind the Python programming language.
donate.python.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The PSF's 2025 end-of-year fundraiser is live 🐍🚀
#Python is for everyone—and it takes everyone to keep it thriving. Support the PSF, the Python community, and the language we love.
Join in today 💛💙 donate.python.org
#PythonForEveryone
#Python is for everyone—and it takes everyone to keep it thriving. Support the PSF, the Python community, and the language we love.
Join in today 💛💙 donate.python.org
#PythonForEveryone
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On the one hand, being on @ThePSF's board means some of my most consequential discussions of the day happen before I even get to have breakfast.
On the other hand, breakfast was freshly baked bread that I could put in the oven before today's meeting even started, so I can't complain too much.
On the other hand, breakfast was freshly baked bread that I could put in the oven before today's meeting even started, so I can't complain too much.
November 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
On the one hand, being on @ThePSF's board means some of my most consequential discussions of the day happen before I even get to have breakfast.
On the other hand, breakfast was freshly baked bread that I could put in the oven before today's meeting even started, so I can't complain too much.
On the other hand, breakfast was freshly baked bread that I could put in the oven before today's meeting even started, so I can't complain too much.
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Having a visual of how *dangerous* big cars are is so validating.
Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
November 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Having a visual of how *dangerous* big cars are is so validating.
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apparently it's task manager's (yes, the windows one) 30th birthday, so here's dave plummer talking about how he created it as a side project that ended up shipping, plus some interesting hidden features
I Wrote Task Manager — 30 Years Later, the Secrets You Never Knew
YouTube video by Dave's Garage
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
apparently it's task manager's (yes, the windows one) 30th birthday, so here's dave plummer talking about how he created it as a side project that ended up shipping, plus some interesting hidden features
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you can't just bring back austin powers. the franchise wrote itself into a corner after he volunteered to stay behind forever in the shagadelic dimension to save foxxy and vanessa. they already brought him back once without explaining how he escaped from fembot island, the audience won't buy it
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
you can't just bring back austin powers. the franchise wrote itself into a corner after he volunteered to stay behind forever in the shagadelic dimension to save foxxy and vanessa. they already brought him back once without explaining how he escaped from fembot island, the audience won't buy it
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so, today I got the surgery center where I got my deviated septum fixed to send me an itemized bill so I could submit to my FSA for reimbursement
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
I was at an event yesterday where Rand Paul spoke via video and talked about how great it was to send ACA money "directly to the people" so that they could work collectively to get better deals on health care.
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
so, today I got the surgery center where I got my deviated septum fixed to send me an itemized bill so I could submit to my FSA for reimbursement
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
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Do you or someone you know need a giant box of N95 masks?
440 pack of 3M 9205+ for $30
www.amazon.com/Aura-Particu...
Shipping was slow, but from Woot.com, which means they came through the direct supply chain 3M established with Amazon after Amazon had some "selling counterfeits" issues.
440 pack of 3M 9205+ for $30
www.amazon.com/Aura-Particu...
Shipping was slow, but from Woot.com, which means they came through the direct supply chain 3M established with Amazon after Amazon had some "selling counterfeits" issues.
Amazon.com: 3M Aura Particulate Respirator 9205+, N95, Pack of 440 Disposable Respirators, Individually Wrapped, 3 Panel Flat Fold Design Allows for Facial Movements, Comfortable, NIOSH Approved : Too...
Amazon.com: 3M Aura Particulate Respirator 9205+, N95, Pack of 440 Disposable Respirators, Individually Wrapped, 3 Panel Flat Fold Design Allows for Facial Movements, Comfortable, NIOSH Approved : Too...
www.amazon.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Do you or someone you know need a giant box of N95 masks?
440 pack of 3M 9205+ for $30
www.amazon.com/Aura-Particu...
Shipping was slow, but from Woot.com, which means they came through the direct supply chain 3M established with Amazon after Amazon had some "selling counterfeits" issues.
440 pack of 3M 9205+ for $30
www.amazon.com/Aura-Particu...
Shipping was slow, but from Woot.com, which means they came through the direct supply chain 3M established with Amazon after Amazon had some "selling counterfeits" issues.
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Stay tuned! We’ll be launching our end-of-year fundraiser this week and we hope you enjoy what we have prepared to share with you 🤗 if you’ve already donated and you’re a member, you can still take part by sharing our posts on social media & with your regional and project-based #Python communities!
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Stay tuned! We’ll be launching our end-of-year fundraiser this week and we hope you enjoy what we have prepared to share with you 🤗 if you’ve already donated and you’re a member, you can still take part by sharing our posts on social media & with your regional and project-based #Python communities!
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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
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!
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gotta get good news wherever you can find it.
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
gotta get good news wherever you can find it.
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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I've never had an issue with "gifted kid burnout," but man oh MAN, "gifted kid aversion to not being immediately good at something right away" has been a lifelong struggle.
I cling to my incremental gains in coding/gamedev and Japanese like a fucking life raft.
I cling to my incremental gains in coding/gamedev and Japanese like a fucking life raft.
November 9, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I've never had an issue with "gifted kid burnout," but man oh MAN, "gifted kid aversion to not being immediately good at something right away" has been a lifelong struggle.
I cling to my incremental gains in coding/gamedev and Japanese like a fucking life raft.
I cling to my incremental gains in coding/gamedev and Japanese like a fucking life raft.
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Has anyone asked Ozi Batla for comment?
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Has anyone asked Ozi Batla for comment?
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I know it's in bad taste to speculate on this, but when two women are the best of friends for decades, never marry again (divorced from brief marriages that led to children), and then build a shared lavish mausoleum to be buried in together with their families, one can't help but wonder
November 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I know it's in bad taste to speculate on this, but when two women are the best of friends for decades, never marry again (divorced from brief marriages that led to children), and then build a shared lavish mausoleum to be buried in together with their families, one can't help but wonder