katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026My highly regarded school principal had a sweet little boy who grew up and disappeared. Today I learned that on Thanksgiving 2021, he got drunk and drove 65 in a 35 into the back of a stopped car, killing two senior citizens. He is serving a 17 year prison sentence now. So sad. 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Side view of the Employee Appreciation Week street artwork while the artist was still finishing it and with an impromptu visit during the campus party by Champ. 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026At JPMorganChase Plano Employee Appreciation Week Campus Party: Dallas Mavericks' mascot Champ and the ManiAACs, the all-male dance squad that dances during games. 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Jan Riggins was back to JPMorganChase Plano with another amazing optical illusion street art for Employee Appreciation Week! 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Happy to see that another large batch of PyCon US 2026 talks has been published, including some excellent keynotes and lightning talks. www.youtube.com/@PyConUS/vid...youtube.comPyCon USPyCon US is the largest annual gathering for the community that uses and develops the open-source Python programming language. It is a conference produced and underwritten by the Python Software… 010
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I have watched nearly all of DjangoCon US online. A moment happened during Day 3 lightning talks that was very meaningful. The longtime conference photographer Bartek Pawlik did a lightning talk of photos from DjangoCon. If you <3 this conference, it is a must-watch. 040
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 28/08/2026DjangoCon US 2027 will take place in Riverside, California from September 13-17. Right now the early-early bird tickets are the lowest price they will ever be. 012
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Thoroughly enjoying this Distributed Systems course by Martin Kleppmann of the University of Cambridge. I should expect no less from the author of the very popular book Designing Data-Intensive Applications. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...youtube.comDistributed Systems lecture seriesAccompanying lecture notes: https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/teaching/2122/ConcDisSys/dist-sys-notes.pdf These videos form an 8-lecture series on distributed systems... 010
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Jan Giacomelli makes the case for Django's "batteries included" in the midst of the rise in AI. Is it time to go back to Django? jangiacomelli.com/blog/is-it-t...jangiacomelli.comIs it time to go back to Django?Why I'd encourage everyone to think about using Django again. 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Love this. lawsofsoftwareengineering.comlawsofsoftwareengineering.comLaws of Software EngineeringA collection of principles and patterns that shape software systems, teams, and decisions. 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 22/08/2026The Repeat Incident Fallacy: What Jurassic Park Can Teach Us youtu.be/QXQaoCgZECs?...youtu.beSREcon22 Europe/Middle East/Africa - The Repeat Incident Fallacy: What Jurassic Park Can Teach Us...The Repeat Incident Fallacy: What Jurassic Park Can Teach Us about Incidents Emily Ruppe, Jeli.io “...to prevent this incident from ever happening again.” Every SRE has seen this phrase in almost… 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Google SRE: "Heroism masks systemic problems" sre.google/resources/pr...sre.googleWhy heroism is bad, and what we can do to stop itDiscover Site Reliability Engineering, learn about team development, SRE toil reduction 010
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 09/08/2026I'd love to find something like this for "How They AI." abhivaikar.github.io/howtheytest/abhivaikar.github.ioHow They TestA curated collection of publicly available resources on how software companies test their software 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Not sure how I overlooked this. Django talk aggregator. DjangoTV: djangotv.comdjangotv.comDjango TVDjango TV - The premier destination for Python and Django videos and events. 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 09/08/2026The Python documentary inspired Guido to interview some of the key Python developers from the past 25 years who weren't mentioned in the film. This page also includes a link to a detailed historical interview Guido did. gvanrossum.github.io/interviews/i...gvanrossum.github.ioInterviews with key Python developers from the first 25 years← Back to the home page 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Today, I used the last of a Ghanian chocolate bar Abigail Dogbe gave me at PyCon US to make the most perfectly delicious mocha. I made it with a large shot of coffee made in an AeroPress, the chocolate, and nutpods non-dairy French vanilla creamer. 020
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Despite the fact that I think Grey Gardens is an odd choice for #1, I love this list, because it doesn't include many of the usual ones. www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-d...hollywoodreporter.comThe 25 Best Documentaries of All Time, RankedFrom 'Grey Gardens' to 'The Gleaners and I,' 'Gimme Shelter' to 'Grizzly Man' and beyond, THR critics pick their favorite non-fiction films of all time. 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Today's article in Django News Newsletter marks the 13th time I've been featured! I was looking through the archive earlier and bookmarked a lot of articles to read. 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Thank you to Django News Newsletter for featuring my Django Software Foundation Member of the Month interview in today's edition. "She shares some insightful thoughts on the current state of Django and where it can go from here, especially around AI." django-news.com/archive/issu...django-news.comIssue 348: One month until DjangoCon USNews See You in Chicago in One Month! In just one month, developers, maintainers, educators, and Django enthusiasts from around the world will gather in... 010
Reposted by @katimichel.bsky.socialDjango @djangoproject.com · 30/07/2026July's DSF member of the month is Katherine "Kati" Michel! 🌟 Kati is involved in the Django community for many years. She was a DEFNA Director for 8 years 💡 Learn more about Kati here! www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026... #django #DSFMemberOfTheMonthdjangoproject.comDSF member of the month - Katherine "Kati" MichelPosted by Sarah Abderemane on July 29, 2026 031
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 29/07/2026It's an honor to be the Django Software Foundation Member of the Month. Thank you for inviting me to do this fun interview! www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/...djangoproject.comDSF member of the month - Katherine "Kati" MichelPosted by Sarah Abderemane on July 29, 2026 010
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Honored that Django News Newsletter included my PyCon US 2026 Recap in today's issue. 😊 django-news.com/archive/issu...django-news.comIssue 347: Django 6.1 release candidate 1 releasedNews Django 6.1 release candidate 1 released This is the final opportunity to try out the new version before Django 6.1 is released. Try it, run your test... 010
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 19/07/2026If your team gets so many chances to score and can't, is it good either? Scoring is your job. 😂 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I need an explainer. Is Argentina trying? Are they tired? Are they just not as good as Spain? 210
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I feel sorry for the Argentinian goalkeeper. He's had to make so many saves. Surprised Spain has the ball so much. It seems like the odds are in their favor if they just keep making shots. 010
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 19/07/2026My PyCon US 2026 Recap is live. The conference was an absolute blast, and I am still taking away new learning. Thank you to everyone who made it happen. I can't wait for next year! katherinemichel.github.io/blog/confere...katherinemichel.github.ioPyCon US 2026 RecapTable of Contents: Intro, Thursday- Sightseeing, Packaging and Typing Summits, Opening Reception- Red Hat, AWS and Valkey.., Friday- Welcome, Friday Sponsor Talks- Nvidia, Meta., PSF Welcome, The A... 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 14/07/2026A couple days ago, I discovered that I could buy a remote ticket to EuroPython. Excited to attend for the first time. I'd love to make it in person someday :) 020
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 11/07/2026I really want to go get some Tex-Mex, but this England-Norway game has me 👀 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Finding out that a childhood friend shot himself isn't how I expected my day to end. So sad that he wasn't open to treatment. 010
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 09/06/2026DjangoCon US talk list is now live! Looking forward to this. 2026.djangocon.us/news/announc...2026.djangocon.usAnnouncing Our DjangoCon US 2026 Talks! | DjangoCon US 2026DjangoCon US 2026 is a Python and Django focused web development conference in Chicago, Illinois. 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Python Language Summit talk details. Looking forward to the write-up. ep2026.europython.eu/language-sum...ep2026.europython.euLanguage Summit | EuroPython 2026 | July 13th-19th 2026 | Kraków, PolandThe Python Language Summit is an event for the developers of Python implementations (CPython, PyPy, MicroPython, GraalPython, IronPython, and so on) to share information, discuss our shared problems,… 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 05/06/2026In January of 2019, I bought an early bird ticket to GitHub Universe for $99. What a steal. It's $799 this year. 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Tonight I ran across this DEP to support multiple email configs in Django, similarly to caches, databases, storages, tasks. Lands in 6.1 with backwards compatibility until 7.0. Congrats to Jacob Rief, whom I met at DjangoCon US 2025, for kicking it off. github.com/django/deps/...github.comdeps/accepted/0018-mailers.md at main · django/depsDjango Enhancement Proposals. Contribute to django/deps development by creating an account on GitHub. 010
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Agentic AI Foundation Landscape. landscape.aaif.iolandscape.aaif.ioAAIF Landscape 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Anyone ever go to a social media site and momentarily confuse it with another, because they look so much alike? 🤣 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Armin Ronacher, creator of Flask, on Pi, the minimal agent within OpenClaw. lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/1/31/pi/lucumr.pocoo.orgPi: The Minimal Agent Within OpenClawA gentle introduction to the Pi coding agent and why I think it’s a glimpse into the future of software. 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Jan Giacomelli on how to mitigate supply chain attacks for Python dependencies. Dependency cooldowns were a popular topic at PyCon US. Some examples and related source links in here. jangiacomelli.com/blog/mitigat...jangiacomelli.comMitigate supply-chain attacks for Python dependenciesLearn how to apply dependency cooldowns in your Python projects to protect against supply-chain attacks. 010
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Analyst and former A16Z Partner Benedict Evans always seems to have his finger on the pulse. After his latest presentation went live, he talks with Lenny Rachitsky. "A rational conversation on where AI is actually going" youtu.be/BD3vLtWhT5Ayoutu.beA rational conversation on where AI is actually going | Benedict EvansBenedict Evans is an independent analyst and former partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he spent years as their in-house “thinker” tracking the most important technology trends. For the past six… 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 31/05/2026We need to go far and fast. Possible Mythos fallout. www.chainguard.dev/unchained/th...chainguard.devThe hardest forkMythos is changing software security fast. AI-driven zero-days demand new trust infrastructure, coordinated disclosure, and secure open source consumption. 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Influential Django core contributor Andrew Godwin on "Truth, Trust, LLMs, and Consequences". youtu.be/fJA6tJEwEJ4?...youtu.beTruth, Trust, LLMs, and ConsequencesHow do we navigate the world of LLMs, and how they understand (or rather, don't) the concept of truth? How can we use them for what they're good for, rather than throwing them at every problem? Let's… 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Great schedule at EuroPython. The Language Summit is also happening there. ep2026.europython.eu/schedule/ep2026.europython.euSchedule for 2026Browse all scheduled events. 010
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Another good dose of reality, from Anthony Shaw. "Are LLMs good software engineers?" youtu.be/3wQdfYFhxmE?...youtu.beAre LLMs good software engineers? - Anthony Shaw - NDC Sydney 2026This talk was recorded at NDC Sydney in Sydney, Australia. #ndcsydney #ndcconferences #developer #softwaredeveloper Attend the next NDC conference near you:… 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 25/05/2026When I arrived at the Long Beach Airport, I had no idea what to expect. I felt like a VIP walking on the tarmac and using a ramp. Cute little airport, with palm trees all around. "Toto, we aren't in Kansas anymore." 010
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Red Cherry Smoothie. Favorite color so far and the taste was to die for. I guess my ratio of red fruit to yogurt was less last time. It was more of a pink color. 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Just made orange juice in my Vitamix. Dropped in a couple of mandarins I had in the freezer and a cup of water. So much froth on top. 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 23/05/2026It's a week out from my PyCon US experience, and I am as inspired as ever. I am grateful for all of the continuing friendships, new connections, and learning. A recap is in the works, but there are a number of talks I want to watch before sharing. 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Simon does not publish AI-generated writing under his own name, including for his Agentic Engineering Patterns Guide. simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/23/...simonwillison.netWriting about Agentic Engineering PatternsI’ve started a new project to collect and document Agentic Engineering Patterns—coding practices and patterns to help get the best results out of this new era of coding agent development … 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Python Developer's Guide: Guidelines for using AI tools. devguide.python.org/getting-star...devguide.python.orgGuidelines for using AI toolsThe person submitting an issue or PR is responsible for its content, regardless of whether AI tools were used in its creation. Generative AI tools can produce output quickly, but discretion, good j... 000
katimichel.bsky.social @katimichel.bsky.social · 23/05/2026A little treat for the Friday night after PyCon US. Simon Willison's lightning talk "The Last Six Months in LLMs in five minutes." youtu.be/maTCM0_EM08youtu.beSimon Willison's Lightning Talk "The Last Six Months in LLMs in five minutes" at PyCon US 2026 000
