Matt Farmer
@frmr.me
Dad. SRE & Ops person. Southerner. Generally a reasonable human being. AI thinks my hair looks better than it actually does.
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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
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October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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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Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
October 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
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maybe i’ll say it here because it helped me to read it from someone else:
you can always put your mask back on. just because you stopped doing it all the time doesn’t mean you can’t choose to make a smart choice when the risk is higher.
you can always put your mask back on. just because you stopped doing it all the time doesn’t mean you can’t choose to make a smart choice when the risk is higher.
October 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
maybe i’ll say it here because it helped me to read it from someone else:
you can always put your mask back on. just because you stopped doing it all the time doesn’t mean you can’t choose to make a smart choice when the risk is higher.
you can always put your mask back on. just because you stopped doing it all the time doesn’t mean you can’t choose to make a smart choice when the risk is higher.
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As the world continues to be a terrible place, I need you all to know that my friend's dinosaur-obsessed one-year-old saw dinosaurs with feathers at the Natural History Museum and now calls them "fluffy rar-rars".
FLUFFY RAR-RARS.
FLUFFY RAR-RARS.
September 18, 2025 at 10:37 AM
As the world continues to be a terrible place, I need you all to know that my friend's dinosaur-obsessed one-year-old saw dinosaurs with feathers at the Natural History Museum and now calls them "fluffy rar-rars".
FLUFFY RAR-RARS.
FLUFFY RAR-RARS.
Folks in this administration sure do have an issue with folks knowing about things they said in the past. 🙄
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Top FDA official demands removal of YouTube videos of himself that criticized Covid vaccines
Doctor who created now-defunct channel says he wanted to ‘preserve’ what Trump health officials said during Covid
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Folks in this administration sure do have an issue with folks knowing about things they said in the past. 🙄
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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This fucking sentence
August 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This fucking sentence
Too many people are talking about how much AI can do and not enough people are talking about how crazy it is how much of our time can be effectively reduced to next token prediction with fancy math. #ai
August 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Too many people are talking about how much AI can do and not enough people are talking about how crazy it is how much of our time can be effectively reduced to next token prediction with fancy math. #ai
Someone at the switchyards today is a telemarketer and... listen I get that folks gotta make a living but I'm still feeling some kind of way.
August 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Someone at the switchyards today is a telemarketer and... listen I get that folks gotta make a living but I'm still feeling some kind of way.
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How it started. How it's going.
August 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
How it started. How it's going.
Eventually MAGAhats are going to learn that the Republican Caucus doesn't work for _them_ either.
July 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Eventually MAGAhats are going to learn that the Republican Caucus doesn't work for _them_ either.
I asked Claude if it had heard about the "mechahitler" controversy from xAI. It starts by saying it hasn't and then does a web search for information about it. Then follows up with "Well, this is quite a story."
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July 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I asked Claude if it had heard about the "mechahitler" controversy from xAI. It starts by saying it hasn't and then does a web search for information about it. Then follows up with "Well, this is quite a story."
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Bill: "Regency England. Bit more black than they show in the movies."
The Doctor: "So was Jesus. History's a whitewash."
Love this show.
The Doctor: "So was Jesus. History's a whitewash."
Love this show.
July 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Bill: "Regency England. Bit more black than they show in the movies."
The Doctor: "So was Jesus. History's a whitewash."
Love this show.
The Doctor: "So was Jesus. History's a whitewash."
Love this show.
Inspired by a few of @kvlly.com's recent projects I use some AI tooling to solve a problem in a weekend that I otherwise would not have had time to solve: programatic API for pulling images from Metabase visualizations.
World, meet Metashot: github.com/farmdawgnati...
World, meet Metashot: github.com/farmdawgnati...
GitHub - farmdawgnation/metashot: Generate PNG images from Metabase embed URLs and upload to S3-compatible storage
Generate PNG images from Metabase embed URLs and upload to S3-compatible storage - farmdawgnation/metashot
github.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Inspired by a few of @kvlly.com's recent projects I use some AI tooling to solve a problem in a weekend that I otherwise would not have had time to solve: programatic API for pulling images from Metabase visualizations.
World, meet Metashot: github.com/farmdawgnati...
World, meet Metashot: github.com/farmdawgnati...
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BREAKING: Texas weather offices were understaffed ahead of the floods because of Trump cuts, a Trump voter feels betrayed after his wife was detained by ICE, and Elon Musk creates a new political party.
All the news you missed overnight: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
All the news you missed overnight: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
BREAKING: Texas Weather Offices Understaffed Ahead of Floods Because of Trump Cuts
Texas weather offices were understaffed ahead of the floods because of Trump cuts, a Trump voter feels betrayed after his wife was detained by ICE, and Elon Musk creates a new political party
open.substack.com
July 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
BREAKING: Texas weather offices were understaffed ahead of the floods because of Trump cuts, a Trump voter feels betrayed after his wife was detained by ICE, and Elon Musk creates a new political party.
All the news you missed overnight: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
All the news you missed overnight: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
I wonder if we will ever honestly reflect upon this period of our history.
Our prior performance in this regard does not create optimism.
Our prior performance in this regard does not create optimism.
June 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I wonder if we will ever honestly reflect upon this period of our history.
Our prior performance in this regard does not create optimism.
Our prior performance in this regard does not create optimism.
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Juneteenth calls us to understand the realities of our past, celebrate the resilience and achievements of Black Americans, and align the course of our country toward its founding creed of liberty and justice for all. Wishing everyone a meaningful Juneteenth!
June 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Juneteenth calls us to understand the realities of our past, celebrate the resilience and achievements of Black Americans, and align the course of our country toward its founding creed of liberty and justice for all. Wishing everyone a meaningful Juneteenth!
Sometimes we make the right people famous. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Ms Rachel says she’ll risk career to advocate for children in Gaza
The popular YouTuber has received pushback for speaking out on behalf of children affected by war and famine
www.theguardian.com
June 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Sometimes we make the right people famous. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
This is not incorrect.
Conversations with 7-year-olds:
7: You know, mom. There's one element that's not on the periodic table.
Me: Oh yeah? What's that?
7: The element of surprise.
7: You know, mom. There's one element that's not on the periodic table.
Me: Oh yeah? What's that?
7: The element of surprise.
May 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This is not incorrect.
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I understand the narrative around losing to someone using AI, but that's not the game I want to play.
I'm working to be me; there is no competition.
I'm working to be me; there is no competition.
May 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I understand the narrative around losing to someone using AI, but that's not the game I want to play.
I'm working to be me; there is no competition.
I'm working to be me; there is no competition.
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You can _just do things_.
You don’t have to wait to be told what to do. Most of the time, you don’t even need to ask permission.
You don’t have to wait to be told what to do. Most of the time, you don’t even need to ask permission.
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
May 10, 2025 at 4:40 AM
You can _just do things_.
You don’t have to wait to be told what to do. Most of the time, you don’t even need to ask permission.
You don’t have to wait to be told what to do. Most of the time, you don’t even need to ask permission.
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New bug report opened in the TM SGNL github repo github.com/micahflee/TM...
May 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New bug report opened in the TM SGNL github repo github.com/micahflee/TM...
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A bunch of tech CEOs are talking about being “AI-first”, the latest in a series of CEO fads like “return to office”, “founder mode” and “pivot to full fascism”. This one’s weird, though, because it only makes sense if… none of their workers are great at their jobs. anildash.com/2025/04/19/a...
"AI-first" is the new Return To Office - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
anildash.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A bunch of tech CEOs are talking about being “AI-first”, the latest in a series of CEO fads like “return to office”, “founder mode” and “pivot to full fascism”. This one’s weird, though, because it only makes sense if… none of their workers are great at their jobs. anildash.com/2025/04/19/a...
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Stephen Lynch, aiming to be top Dem on the Oversight Cmte, blew up at a constituent who asked him to oppose the GOP.
"I get to decide that. I get to decide that. I get to decide that. I'm elected. I get to decide that. You wanna decide that? You need to run for Congress, okay? I get to decide that"
"I get to decide that. I get to decide that. I get to decide that. I'm elected. I get to decide that. You wanna decide that? You need to run for Congress, okay? I get to decide that"
April 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Coffee shops need an express line. I don’t need to ask any questions. Take my money and give me coffee.
April 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Coffee shops need an express line. I don’t need to ask any questions. Take my money and give me coffee.