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Nathan

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I'm a python developer and Emacs user with a hobby interest in statistics. I also like learning about functional programming, still ain't got it though!

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Thorne 🌸 - Play Cozysters! @ens0.me · 10/09/2026
if you wanna be a good trans ally, hire us to good jobs we are way more likely to face financial insecurity, make 60 cents on the dollar compared to our cis counterparts, and a lot of us are *insanely* talented
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Thorne 🌸 - Play Cozysters! @ens0.me · 09/09/2026
Looking for full-time, remote senior/staff or tech lead level work. TypeScript is my strongest suit, but I'm a flexible polyglot. Boosts for visibility appreciated!
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Thorne 🌸 - Play Cozysters! @ens0.me · 23/08/2026
Still looking for a remote job. Senior/staff-level engineer or some sort of technical leadership role. TypeScript is my bread & butter but am a polyglot and willing to be flexible.
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Alexis King @lexi-lambda.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The recording of my talk from Software Should Work is now up. :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BXu...
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The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Constructive Data Modeling - Alexis King | SSW 2026
YouTube video by Software Should Work
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Bozhidar Batsov (a.k.a. Bug) @batsov.net · 29/07/2026
Flycheck 38 is out with several major improvements (built-in Eglot support, native LSP client, inline diagnostics, quick-fixes, and project-wide diagnostics)! You can read all about it here emacsredux.com/blog/2026/07... #Emacs
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Flycheck 38: Might & Magic
Not all those who wander are lost. – J.R.R. Tolkien Today I’m happy to announce Flycheck 38 - easily the biggest and most ambitious Flycheck release since I took over the stewardship of the project. I...
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Hillel @hillelwayne.com · 29/07/2026
I am delighted to announce that after 5 years of work, 15 early releases, 50,000 words written, and 100,000 more deleted, *Logic for Programmers* is now complete and available in print! Blog post announcement: www.hillelwayne.com/post/lfp/ Website: logicforprogrammers.com
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Logic for Programmers
Practical math for the working programmer.
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Léαlinux 🐧 @lea-linux.org · 28/07/2026
pagedout.institute Paged Out! is a free technical magazine about programming, hacking, security hacking, retro computers, modern computers, electronics, demoscene, and other similar topics.
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Paged Out!
Deeply technical zine. And it's free.
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Thorne 🌸 - Play Cozysters! @ens0.me · 22/07/2026
Still interviewing, very hopeful something works out soon (though happy to hear of any leads). As always, any extra help is appreciated.
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Arvind Narayanan @randomwalker.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I had the honor of giving a keynote at the International Conference on Machine Learning last week. I addressed the widespread anxiety about how we should adapt as AI capabilities increase. I was thrilled by the talk’s reception, so I have made my slides available www.cs.princeton.edu/~arvindn/tal...
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What will be left for us to work on?
ICML 2026 invited keynote — slides and edited transcript, presented click-by-click as delivered. Arvind Narayanan, Princeton University.
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Eniko Fox @enikofox.com · 02/07/2026
Kitsune Tails is 35% off on Steam and itch and very queer! kitsunegames.com/kitsunetails Or help our queer studio survive into the future by getting all four of our games as a bundle for $17.99 on itch (itch.io/s/192877/sum...) or $18.75 on Steam (store.steampowered.com/bundle/15673...)
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feynon @ankeshbharti.com · 27/06/2026
A small ask from the local-first community. I’m speaking at @localfirstconf.com in Berlin about @tiles.run, but this year the conference isn't able to cover speaker travel. I'm trying to raise $700 through Github Sponsors to cover my flight. Any amount helps. github.com/sponsors/til...
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Sponsor @tilesprivacy on GitHub Sponsors
We believe that privacy adoption at scale must work backwards from preserving utility. We aim to deliver “just works” experiences through best-in-class privacy-focused engineering while offering un...
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Thorne 🌸 - Play Cozysters! @ens0.me · 25/06/2026
Still looking for a remote senior/staff-level SWE role that can provide health/vision/dental. I'm so good at what I do, and this job search dragging on is taking such a toll on me. Any help deeply appreciated.
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Cat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
It's finally PREORDER DAY for The Psychology of Software Teams!!!!! Which means you are just a few clicks away from your own personal guidebook to being more human in tech 🥰 www.drcathicks.com#book
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Dr. Cat Hicks
Leading the science of software success
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Iroh @iroh.computer · 15/06/2026
We just released the first stable version of iroh, v1.0! Read about it: www.iroh.computer/blog/v1 We're super proud of where we landed with iroh's 1.0. Since version 0.35 it feels like we've entirely replaced the "engine underneath". Are you a fellow key-dialer? Come tell us how you use iroh!
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Iroh 1.0 - Dial Keys, not IPs
Iroh 1.0 is out. Now is the time to build.
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Thorne 🌸 - Play Cozysters! @ens0.me · 11/06/2026
Still in need of a full-time remote senior/staff-level job! My strengths are TypeScript, Solidity, SQL, C#, and Swift. Decent with Rust. I'm a good team lead too and was once a CTO of a YC company. Boosts for visibility appreciated. Thanks SO much.
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andrew blinn @disconcision.com · 08/06/2026
We’re doing a user study to find out how adding always-on live values alongside code effects writing and debugging experiences for functional programming. See reply for sign-up details
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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · 03/06/2026
I was recently diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder called anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. It's a "disease of chaos" that completely upturned my life for a couple months. I wrote a blog about it that goes into more detail and discusses prognosis. :-) burntsushi.net/encephalitis/
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Encephalitis - Andrew Gallant's Blog
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
General reminder, as Google continues its lurch to search awfulness, that Kagi is legit brilliant. Its own AI features can be turned off. You can customise your datasets and weightings. Also SlopStop allows you to downweight, or filter out entirely, AI slop results. Legit worth the $10 a month.
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Kagi - Reclaim the Web & Restore Your Privacy
Reclaim the web from clutter. Get ad-free search, private browsing, and powerful tools that respect your data.
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Ray @raysan5.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
HELP! #raylib maintainers needed! raylib has grown a lot in the last few years and it's impossible for me to maintain everything; there are some systems that I'd need some help from users with more experience than me! Thanks for your support! ❤️ github.com/raysan5/rayl...
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HELP! Maintainers needed! · Issue #5874 · raysan5/raylib
raylib has grown a lot in the last few years and it's impossible for me to maintain all the parts involved in the library, there are specifically some systems that need maintainers to help with: [b...
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Martin Kleppmann @martin.kleppmann.com · 23/04/2026
Happy birthday @inkandswitch.com! Ink & Switch is now 10 years old, and is celebrating with a piece of interactive digital art on www.inkandswitch.com – have a play with it :)
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Ink & Switch
An independent research lab exploring the future of tools for thought.
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Lars Wikman @lawik.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
2 Elixir consultants willing to do 3000 Euro each would cover one major sponsor for Goatmire. 10 of them would bankroll that whole budget post. Be kind of rad if it was funded by people working in the community. ROI is a questionmark. I'd be happy to make it a special thing. #elixirlang #goatmire
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Mark Seemann @ploeh.dk · 07/04/2026
Lately, I've observed that engagement on all platforms have all but dried up. Is this a general phenomenon, or am I just writing for no-one? If you still read and get value out of my blog, please let me know. You could, for example, support it: blog.ploeh.dk/support
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Support the blog
Ploeh blog is free, and always has been. Keep it free.
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Alex Warth @alexwarth.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
I've been working with @pvh.ca on a local-first task framework at @inkandswitch.com. It distributes computation across users' computers, keeps working while you're offline, and syncs results back to everyone when you reconnect. First lab note is up. www.inkandswitch.com/patchwork/no...
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A Local-First Task Framework
Industrial research lab working on digital tools for creativity and productivity.
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Alex Miller @alexmiller.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
I'm very happy to announce that Programming Clojure, 4th edition on @pragprog.com is now available for both ebook and print orders! pragprog.com/titles/shclo...
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Programming Clojure, Fourth Edition
Quickly turn complex problems into simple, working solutions using functional programming, safe concurrency, and the expressive tools of Clojure.
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Fight Chat Control @fightchatcontrol.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
In less than three hours from now! Send e-mails and call your MEPs (proposed call script is available on the website for each MEP) via fightchatcontrol.eu !
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Antithesis @antithesis.com · 24/03/2026
Hegel is an open source property-based testing library for every language, based on, and brought to you by @drmaciver.bsky.social some of the other folks behind Hypothesis. Hegel-rust is on github today, more coming soon.
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Savannah Ostrowski @savannah.dev · 24/03/2026
Oh, oh no. github.com/BerriAI/lite...
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[Security]: CRITICAL: Malicious litellm_init.pth in litellm 1.82.8 — credential stealer · Issue #24512 · BerriAI/litellm
[Security]: CRITICAL: Malicious litellm_init.pth in litellm 1.82.8 PyPI package — credential stealer Summary The litellm==1.82.8 wheel package on PyPI contains a malicious .pth file (litellm_init.p...
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Fun times: github.com/BerriAI/lite...
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[Security]: CRITICAL: Malicious litellm_init.pth in litellm 1.82.8 — credential stealer · Issue #24512 · BerriAI/litellm
[Security]: CRITICAL: Malicious litellm_init.pth in litellm 1.82.8 PyPI package — credential stealer Summary The litellm==1.82.8 wheel package on PyPI contains a malicious .pth file (litellm_init.p...
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amos @fasterthanli.me · 24/03/2026
🐉 QUESTION 🦀 what are your questions for Carol Nichols & Chris Krycho, co-authors of: The Rust Programming Language, 3rd Edition? I'm interviewing them today. Send in your questions please. 🙏 forms.gle/yDWX78ZNN7AL...
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Questions for Carol & Chris (Rust book)
Which questions would you ask to the co-authors of the Rust programming language third edition book? The book: https://nostarch.com/rust-programming-language-3e Carol's site: https://carol-nichols.com...
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Marcelo Trylesinski @marcelotryle.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Starlette 1.0 is here!🎉 After nearly eight years, Starlette has reached its first stable release. Downloaded almost 10 million times a day, it serves as the foundation for FastAPI and the Python MCP SDK. Blog post: marcelotryle.com/blog/2026/03... Release notes: www.starlette.io/release-note...
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Starlette 1.0 is here! - Marcelo Trylesinski
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Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
For #InternationalWomensDay I’m sharing my ongoing series of women in science through history. I’m now at 79. Here’s to the day a scientist’s sex is no longer remarkable in any field. Since last year I have added these 12 #linocut prints. 🧪🐡👩‍🔬🧮🔭🎢🔬
My collection of my women in STEM linocut portrait showing:
Elisabeth Koopmann-Hevelius
Alicia Boole-Stott
Esther Lederberg 
Olga Ladyzhenskaya
Agnes Pockels My collection of my women in STEM linocut portrait showing:
Rachel Carson
Laura Bassi
Bibha Chowdhuri
Elsie MacGill
Rita Levi-Montalcini
Eunice Newton-Foote
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Phil Eaton @eatonphil.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
If you're a CS grad student in the US, I'll pay you a small fee to write for The Consensus. I'm especially looking for articles that compare the state of research to the state of what devs do in practice, because there are often interesting discrepancies. theconsensus.dev/contribute.h...
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Proton @proton.me · 25/02/2026
Nobody should have to sacrifice their identity by submitting selfies or personal documents in order to be an Android Developer.
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Cat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Key to efficient learning is realizing how we ACTUALLY learn, not just what FEELS like learning. I wrote a Claude Skill for some friends to help them think about this and they've liked it -- see Principles for some directions you could explore github.com/DrCatHicks/l...
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GitHub - DrCatHicks/learning-opportunities: A Claude Code skill for deliberate skill development during AI-assisted coding
A Claude Code skill for deliberate skill development during AI-assisted coding - DrCatHicks/learning-opportunities
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pikaole @pikaole.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Some bees are moving leaves, scraping plant hair, or sticking out their tongues. Some male bees have hairy faces and unusually shaped legs. There are also baby bees that have just hatched from their petal nests.
There are several types of bees based on real species.
Mostly orange bees.There are several types of bees based on real species.
Mostly yellow and brown bees.There are several types of bees based on real species.
Mostly grey and white bees.There are several types of bees based on real species.
Mostly red bees.
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Nathan @natfu.be · 16/02/2026
Finding out what's happening with runtime validation in type annotations in #Python. blog.natfu.be/validation-i...
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Runtime validation in type annotations | Gribouillis
Mindless sketches ✐ᝰ
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Reuven M. Lerner @lernerpython.com · 11/02/2026
Woo hoo! 🎉 My book, #Python Workout (2nd edition), is now the #20 best-selling book in programming languages at Amazon. Thanks so much to everyone who has bought it, and also to everyone leaving such kind reviews.
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Proton @proton.me · 02/02/2026
In September 2025 we launched a major update of Proton Mail for iOS and Android. Users will have seen performance and design updates, but under the hood this development involved a new and novel technology stack... proton.me/blog/next-generation-prot…
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Next-generation Proton Mail mobile apps: more than meets the eye | Proton
Proton Mail's next-generation iOS and Android apps were rebuilt from the ground up. Here's why we did it and what it changes for users.
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Django @djangoproject.com · 31/01/2026
Why the French govt digital services chose #Python and #Django: “the boring stack can be upgraded easily and will still work in 20 years” -- Manuel Raynaud showcases LaSuite #FOSDEM. Open source digital collaboration apps, built as an alternative to Microsoft Teams / Office
Presenter at front of lecture hall demonstrating an open source docs interface projected on a large screen while audience members take notes and photos.
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Régine Debatty @wmmna.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Open call! #SOLARFUTURES invites 3 artists to create new works about #Solarpunk, a movement envisioning desirable ecological, digital and societal futures solarfutures.eu/open-call.html
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The Spritely Institute @spritelyinst.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Coming to #FOSDEM? Come see the #Spritely crew speak! We've got a whole bunch of exciting talks lined up this year! community.spritely.institute/t/spritely-f...
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Spritely @ FOSDEM
Christine, Jessica, and myself will be presenting several talks at the FOSDEM conference in Brussels this weekend on 1/31 and 2/1. Click on links to individual talks to stream them live or watch afte...
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Stephen Gruppetta @stephengruppetta.com · 25/01/2026
Help me crowd-source the Python Index (I'll come up with a better name at some point…) • How easy does Python make it to write good code? • How hard does Python make it to write bad code? The ideal programming language scores (1, 1) Where would you place Python?
a 2D set of axes with 'easy to write good code' on y-axis and 'hard to write bad code' on x-axis. The (1, 1) point is marked as The holy grail. Post asks where Python is on this grid
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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
I've had confirmation from the British Library that they do indeed have copies of some letters between Ada Lovelace and Florence Nightingale, so now planning a trip into London to see those. If you can donate a fiver to help me continue ALD-related work, I'd be very grateful. And please share!
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David Buchanan @retr0.id · 14/01/2026
I was making a list of my favourite programming essays ("parse don't validate", etc.) and I realised I don't know of any that extol the virtues of immutable data structures. Does anyone know of one? Do I need to write one?
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tmp0ut @tmpout.sh · 14/01/2026
We are excited to announce the CFP for the next tmp.0ut Volume 5! tmpout.sh/blog/vol5-cf...
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Frida @frida.camp.smolnet.org.ap.brid.gy · 07/01/2026
The EU is working on what is in essence a new Open Source strategy for Europe, and the call for evidence is now open. This is our cue to provide feedback and input to the strategy! If you are involved in the Open Source community in any way, if you benefit (or could benefit) in any way from […]
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Original post on camp.smolnet.org
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Free Our Feeds @freeourfeeds.com · 12/01/2026
Announcing @modalfoundation.bsky.social, a nonprofit making open social tech viable at scale. Modal will connect experts, strategists, builders and communities to create a human-centered internet. The foundation will oversee @freeourfeeds.com, @eurosky.social and more to come. modalfoundation.org
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Modal Foundation
Supporting decentralized social tech and open standards to create trustworthy, public-interest social media alternatives and ensure access to vital information.
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