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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

"Thinking Sideways" by @jenshahade.bsky.social was a DNF after "self-made billionaire Jenny Just told me..." We get it already, you talk to famous people and make the chess/poker circuit with the big kids. No one is a self-made billionaire.

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Reuven M. Lerner @lernerpython.com · 22/01/2026

🎉 Pandas 3 is out! As of a short while ago, installing #Python #Pandas from PyPI, with either pip or uv, will give you the latest version. What's new? What has changed? 🤔 I've got a whole YouTube playlist to tell you: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Ok, so you've got a big JSON, what are you going to do with it? #postgresql #pythoncoding

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Good read. I'm wondering at what level you get cross-talk between the two systems if they're such independent paths? Are there nodes where the two converge, or at least where the traditional metrics and databases serve as one source of context for the AI side?

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

My first home server dropped off the network. I caught it in time for my cron scripts to recover, but it made me realize that the whole thing can fail silently. I’m using a dead man switch now (healthchecks.io) now so that won't happen again. @monkeyseemonkeydo.lv #pythoncoding #cron

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Thank you for this, as a professional starting out and hearing so much messaging about NoSQL, it's good to remember that it isn't the solution for every company.

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Would love to hear more about which credentials or certifications are most valuable to prospective employers. Any initial ideas?

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Noranoxica @burnaftermemeing.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

I paid for the whole computer I get to break the whole computer

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

My 2 cents: 100 Days of Code, the Complete Python Pro Bootcamp by Dr. Angela Yu if you can access Udemy (free library access here). You build or debug something every class and it's easy to plow through quickly or go slow whatever your pace.

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

I'm new here but is anyone calling their .env a dot-envy file? #pythoncoding

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Much like the Oxford comma. Technically either way is correct but that extra comma saves lives.

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Trey Hunner @trey.io · 01/01/2026

The feature (and bug waiting to happen) is also the reason I recommend using trailing commas for lists, dictionaries, sets, and function calls that wrap over multiple lines: pym.dev/trailing-com... Also note that Guido isn't a fan of this feature either: lwn.net/Articles/551...

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The benefits of trailing commas

Trailing commas make for easier code changes, shorter diffs, and fewer bugs.

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I like the takeaway from the explanation: "Use 'if not x' only when you truly mean empty."

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

@nws.noaa.gov the API for Norfolk hasn't updated in 24 hours, hope it's something minor! @noaacomms.noaa.gov #bugreport

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Desperately running ScanDisk hoping it will fix things while only delaying the inevitable... #90skidsremember

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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Sad to see Pittsburgh City Paper going away. In 1996, the then-young weekly gave me a shot and I got to learn from John Hayes, Chris Potter, Bill O'Driscoll and Lisa Cunningham, among many others. Our region's media landscape loses a source of lively, community reporting triblive.com/business/pit...

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Pittsburgh City Paper closes

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Needed to clean code after my first major rewrite. 'Coverage.py' is awesome, showed exactly what isn't getting called. I silently broke something on the path to email alerts for the error logger. Oops... @nedbat.com #python #coding

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

I butchered my beautiful first code. Tore it to pieces to get it working with a different API to get a data pipeline in place before Jan 1. First production script, first time running amok to hit a deadline. It works though.... #python #postgresql

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

I always spelled it out, "eff-ay-queues". Now questioning everything I never knew about acronyms 😂

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

99 Percent Invisible has me wondering if I've been saying "F.A.Q.s" wrong my whole life. "Facks"!? How do you say it? @99pi.org @romanmars.bsky.social @vivianhle.bsky.social #facts

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Learning to code now means learning how to use AI the right way, and I don't know any good resources that teach that. Feels like being a math major when the calculator was invented.

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Highly recommend 100 Days of Code by Angela Yu for python if you have access to Udemy (free through some local libraries). Very beginner friendly and methodical.

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Crisis in progress. After 2 weeks on my first big project: The data from the API isn't valid. Learning about troubleshooting and pivoting and how to reuse what I've already written.

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Best to have at least one on your side for the eventual uprising.

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

AI for learning: Don't ask GPT to fix your code. Ask for it to do a code review and highlight weaknesses without giving you the answers. #python #postgres #chatgpt #ai #aiforlearning

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

I think it can be a nice sanity-check or reference while you build something, but wouldn't trust the outcome without checking the underlying data. GPT got very confused iterating through cities and states on a recent list I had it proof-read.

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Substitute 'y' on the last line to get: 'x.run().run().run()' So AAA

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Python Hub @pythonhub.dev · 22/12/2025

Top Python Libraries of 2025 (11th Edition) www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/1p…

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Waking up to error emails from my server... ...means my first production python script is working. #raspberrypi #python #postgres

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

First major challenge: Python JSON would not load into Postgres. Solution: lie and call it a really long string. #python #postgres #sql

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

This is a great reference, I'm learning these commands too and saving this to keep by my workstation 🙏

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

I'm learning Git for the first time. Do you find most people or best practice to be attached to @github.com or do most people start with local repositories?

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Brady @DataCastworks @datacastworks.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Highly recommend "How Git Works" by @paoloperrotta.bsky.social for an introduction to version control. He makes it very easy to understand and you'll be making your first commits in less than an hour. www.pluralsight.com/courses/how-...

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