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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Guess whoooooo forgot to pull before cutting a branch again 🤦🏻‍♂️ Every once in a while, a student who's done this will ask me something like "how long did it take you to stop making silly git mistakes?" and I just chuckle nervously

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

Happy birthday to William Carlos Williams! I'm so curious how you would've felt about all the plum memes 😅

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

RE: fosstodon.org/@pybeach/117271525949… I'm very excited to join #PyBeach2026 this year, and to share about a new aspect of making sure your docs work for all of your users!

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Andres @andres4ny.social.ridetrans.it.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

RE: flipboard.com/@gothamist/gothamist-… Lede fucking buried. "Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday called for the creation of *“pedestrian-only” districts* and a crackdown on reckless and impaired drivers" [emphasis mine] #BanCars

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

Just thought there was a very cool animation on my phone, a little monarch or similar I saw out of the corner of my eye. When I actually looked at it, I realized it was a literal physical bread crumb, sliding gently down my screen 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Anti. 🐘 @antiaall3s.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

Slowing down as a political project.

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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 09/09/2026

Of particular note for this story: in 2024, @MassDOT widened the roadway near the scene of this homicide. In the 2 years since that project's completion, the number of crashes on Damon Road was nearly double what it was in the two years before the widening project:

A bar chart labeled "crashes on Northampton's Damon Road before and after MassDOT's Damon Road widening project, according to MassDOT's IMPACT database." The chart shows two columns: to the left, a much shorter column for "pre-construction, 7/1/2017 - 9/1/2019", with 70 non-injury crashes and a smaller red section representing 16 injury-causing crashes for a total of 86. To the left is a much taller column labelled "post-construction, 7/1/2024 - 9/1/2026" with 118 non-injury crashes and 30 injury crashes for a total of 148.

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

If you live in the Bay Area (or anywhere else it's very hot) and you can touch your arm with the same-side thumb, remember to eat lots of salt today! #iykyk

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BeeWare Project @beeware.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

Are you interested in contributing to BeeWare, Django, or other Python projects, but feel like you need a little support? Check-out Djangonaut Space! We'll be hosting a BeeWare team for Session 7. You can read up on all the details at the link above. We'd love to have you! Applications are […]

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

RE: infosec.exchange/@ubernostrum/11720… we have leaked all the data that was on our servers, and which you were probably saving for something. forgive us, it was fungible, so aligned and so novel

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Glyph @glyph.im · 01/09/2026

When someone (including me) shares a bad thing a corporation did, this really emphatically does NOT mean you need to immediately drop everything and boycott that corporation. Do not be a victim of availability heuristic.

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2026

Why did the play store just directly ask me in a notification to update my resume with their recommended prompts? 😐 That is not what this app does and they're gonna get somebody fired.

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spooky Deirdre Connolly¹ ² at a distance @durumcrustulum.com · 06/08/2026

"LLM-generated patches did not resolve the vulnerability, added a new vulnerability, or both, an average 53.9% of the time." 👁️👄👁️ 1password.com/blog/why-ai-...

LLM-generated patches did not resolve the vulnerability, added a new vulnerability, or both, an average 53.9% of the time. You can read further details about our findings, observations, and conclusions in the research paper we’ve published alongside this post.

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myrmepropagandist @futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026

Are there any insect-focused sites like iNaturalist that are more popular with Arabic speakers or just more popular in countries where most people speak Arabic? iNaturalist is in theory language neutral, but it's very English heavy.

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026

@glyph I can't promise anything and won't have time until the weekend, but this does sound fun and I think I can circle back late Saturday or sometime Sunday if nobody else pops up by then!

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2 Spoopy 4 You @jcrabapple.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026

🔋 MIT just published the most comprehensive EV emissions study yet, analyzing every US zip code with real driving data. Battery EVs cut lifetime emissions 40-60% vs gas cars in most locations. Even on the dirtiest grid in the country, they still come out ahead. The study used DOE's GREET […]

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Reginald @raganwald.social.bau-ha.us.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026

“Like Enron, they’re using special purpose vehicles, or off-balance sheet arrangements such as legally distinct subsidiaries, as a way to make their financial reporting look healthier than it actually is — often a glaring sign that something is deeply amiss behind the scenes.” […]

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026

This week I went to show a student something on my personal website and realized several pages are like... a year out of date. Anybody wanna cowork for an hour on body doubling updating our websites? 😅

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 20/06/2026

@Lazarou you can even kinda picture the bartender turning back to the regulars like "sorry everybody, didn't recognize her but she seems like a real (expl). thanks for the help there, next round on me"

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Mario Munoz @pythonbynight.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 08/06/2026

Procrastinators rejoice! Last year, @pybeach CFP closed AoE (don't you love acronyms?) as opposed to PT. In other words, proposals for October's PyBeach conference could be submitted till the (literal) last minute, as opposed to the (California-centric) last minute. Due to the slight […]

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Mario Munoz @pythonbynight.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 25/05/2026

I've seen a few PyCon US recap posts show up, and it's so fun reading through those different perspectives. I've added my own impressions, told through the lens of improv (thanks to @pamelafox and @ekohilas for inspiring it as such). pythonbynight.com/blog/pycon-2026 #PyConUS […]

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 20/05/2026

RE: infosec.exchange/@recon_infosec/116… I'm safely home from #pyconUS and very excited to be joining @recon_infosec tomorrow at 10:30am PT to talk about making "glue work" work for your career! There will be some security-specific content, but the core ideas apply to any […]

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 20/05/2026

This is not a complaint; it's one of my favorite things about the city, but... Does anyone know why Long Beach, CA seems to be so into shoestring fried onions? I like them a lot and I've never seen them be nearly so everywhere before. Is there like, a historical reason for this or something?

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 19/05/2026

I'm having #nbpy flashbacks at #pyconUS ! In case you missed the North Bay Python Square Dance Talk, it's here: youtu.be/aJVvaz8eFwA

A plaque surrounded by flowers at the base of the palm tree. in the upper corners, one couple per corner is depicted dancing. The text in the middle reads:
"Presented to
Long Beach, CA
And the 58th NSDC
In memory of
Carl & Varene Anderson
Founders & General Chairman
by the
Executive Committee
of the
National Square Dance Convention®
June 25, 2009"

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2026

kinda ironic that Antarctica is the continent without a #pycon2026 when they're quite possibly the only continent where literally every living human uses Python 😅

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 14/05/2026

Remember to use your scaffolding to keep students in that zone of proximal development, and *always* reflect! - Elizabeth Bacon @ the #pycon Education Summit

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 14/05/2026

When we design instruction, we must think about what kinds of cognitive processes we want students to engage in and what kinds of authentic tasks encourage that process. Motivate students with context, explain how the skill is really used, scaffold enough for students to complete a meaningful […]

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 14/05/2026

We still have many authentic skills and practices that students will be very much expected to use as future developers, including the decomposition, using documentation, and communication! - Elizabeth Bacon @ the #pycon Education Summit

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 14/05/2026

CS Students have always been able to copy from StackOverflow, so giving the right answer without understanding is not new. However, students are newly extra-tempted to offload cognitive work in ways that do not serve them well, and there are distractions with screens. - Elizabeth Bacon @ the […]

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 14/05/2026

We ate lunch, I'm awake, and up next at the #pycon Education Summit is Elizabeth Bacon with a talk on Scaffolding CS Activities! 🎉

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 14/05/2026

Such a great point from @sheena at the #pycon education summit: our students aren't learning in the same environment we did! Things that were obvious to us, like Sheena's example of learning return vs print in a compiled language, may no longer be NEARLY so obvious in the tech stack our students […]

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 14/05/2026

It's my first session visit of #pycon !! I'm not awake enough for live posting yet but today I'm at the #educationsummit

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 12/05/2026

new job, new laptop, new apologetic message to IT that my password is not what I thought as soon as my touch ID wouldn't cut it 😅

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 06/05/2026

@pythonbynight Thank you! We'll see how much I manage to livetweet because I try to prioritize Charlas but I don't think my Spanish is strong enough to follow *and* liveblog just yet. I've practiced a lot in the last two years, though, so we'll see!

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 06/05/2026

@sharif Credit is meant to be shared! But it definitely contributed 🙂

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 05/05/2026

Okay! People at #nbpy kept asking me whether I was going to #pycon US and being quite surprised that I wasn't sure yet, but it's now confirmed: I am going to pycon this year! See many of you very soon! ✨

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 03/05/2026

RE: autonomous.zone/@lake/1164950380819… "Snails have many enemies" - the United States Department of Agriculture

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 27/04/2026

My #nbpy talk video is posted! I really enjoyed this one and I remain very interested in action item shares ✨ youtu.be/LL62AQ6dt1U

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North Bay Python @northbaypython.org · 27/04/2026

... and conference talk recordings are now going live! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... Thanks to the speakers for rapidly reviewing and approving their videos, and shout out to @aeracode.org for doing phenomenal work stepping up to do in-house video recording and production this year. #NBPy

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Talks from North Bay Python 2026, held at Reis River Ranch, in Petaluma, California.

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Glyph @glyph.im · 26/04/2026

"The designer's view of the human operator may be that the operator is unreliable and inefficient, should be eliminated from the system." - Lisanne Bainbridge, ****1983**** #NBPy

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Glyph @glyph.im · 26/04/2026

Kattni describes a pretty intense process of recovering from trauma around code review, with the BeeWare team's help, that is complex enough that it's hard to capture in some quick notes here, but it really emphasizes that OSS governance *is* the process of nurturing contributor relationships […]

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North Bay Python @fedi.northbaypython.org · 27/04/2026

#NBPy 2026 ran at a loss this year. It's a public service and we'll be back in 2027, but we could use your help closing the budget gap. Donate at nbpy.link/donate

A photo of Chris on stage with a slide giving instructions for donations

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North Bay Python @fedi.northbaypython.org · 27/04/2026

That's another #NBPy in the books. We'll be back next year for the 8th edition and our 10th anniversary. From the bottom of our hearts: thanks for being the kind of community that speaks truth to power, instills hope for the future, and makes each […] [Original post on social.northbaypython.org]

A group photo of North Bay Python attendees who stuck around for our traditional community strike and clean up.

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 27/04/2026

Hey @baconandcoconut have I given you a sticker of my cat yet? If not let's make sure you get one before you leave!

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 27/04/2026

After you do your part, remember that "the laser pointer does not own you" and you can crawl into a bag, curl up in the sun, or otherwise recharge. "You cannot contribute if you never rest." "You are not alone in trying to change the world" - @baconandcoconut at #nbpy

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 27/04/2026

"Most of us are not destined for the history books" and that leaves us the freedom to imagine something more likely for ourselves, whether it's just working to survive for now or a small piece of a big work. Some examples Deb does personally include putting a couple bucks in for somebody's […]

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