Leighton Pritchard
@widdowquinn.bsky.social
Computational biologist. Views/opinions mine, not my employer's. Repost != agreement. Not green, just pleasant. Fabian. =﹥÷
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The era of ‘handwritten submissions only’ with secret tests* is inching closer.
*like Flann O’Brien’s book-handling service - must have four words misspelt, one sentence that lasts a whole paragraph, and a too-long-word crammed into a too small space. Judgement of veracity made by AI, of course.
*like Flann O’Brien’s book-handling service - must have four words misspelt, one sentence that lasts a whole paragraph, and a too-long-word crammed into a too small space. Judgement of veracity made by AI, of course.
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The era of ‘handwritten submissions only’ with secret tests* is inching closer.
*like Flann O’Brien’s book-handling service - must have four words misspelt, one sentence that lasts a whole paragraph, and a too-long-word crammed into a too small space. Judgement of veracity made by AI, of course.
*like Flann O’Brien’s book-handling service - must have four words misspelt, one sentence that lasts a whole paragraph, and a too-long-word crammed into a too small space. Judgement of veracity made by AI, of course.
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I prob not the first but if everyone who wrote a line of code in python gave a the foundation just a dollar they'd never miss the grant - come to think of it I 'll do it today.
November 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I prob not the first but if everyone who wrote a line of code in python gave a the foundation just a dollar they'd never miss the grant - come to think of it I 'll do it today.
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I hope people consider donating to them (there should be a donate button or header right on their hone page)
www.python.org/psf-landing/
www.python.org/psf-landing/
Welcome to Python.org
The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
November 1, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I hope people consider donating to them (there should be a donate button or header right on their hone page)
www.python.org/psf-landing/
www.python.org/psf-landing/