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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 01/07/2026

It's all "ooooh we need a meritocracy" until the wrong people have merit and then it's like "oooh we need to protect us." Trans kids deserve a chance play in sports because EVERYONE deserves a chance to play in sports and nobody should lose that chance because they're disfavored by bigots.

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 05/01/2026

The number one thing I've been hearing from people in tech lately is, basically, "How the hell am I supposed to work in this industry anymore?" Though most folks are kind of afraid to say it out loud. So I wrote about how to think about it: www.anildash.com/2026/01/05/a...

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How the hell are you supposed to have a career in tech in 2026? - Anil Dash

A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

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Sean @seancd.dev · 07/12/2025

I just completed "Laboratories" - Day 7 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/7

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Sean @seancd.dev · 07/12/2025

I just completed "Trash Compactor" - Day 6 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/6

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Sean @seancd.dev · 05/12/2025

I just completed "Cafeteria" - Day 5 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/5

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Sean @seancd.dev · 04/12/2025

I just completed "Printing Department" - Day 4 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/4

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Sean @seancd.dev · 04/12/2025

I just completed "Lobby" - Day 3 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/3

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Sean @seancd.dev · 03/12/2025

I just completed "Gift Shop" - Day 2 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/2

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eva (^_^)/ @eva.computer · 27/10/2025

the Python Software Foundation is foregoing a large NSF grant that would have been contingent on their agreeing to terminate their diversity and inclusion initiatives and given the feds the ability to cripple them financially for refusing to comply support them here: www.python.org/psf/donations/

Monday, October 27, 2025
The PSF has withdrawn a $1.5
million proposal to US government grant program
In January 2025, the PSF submitted a proposal to the US government National Science Foundation under the Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open Source Ecosystems program to address structural vulnerabilities in Python and PyPl. It was the PSF's first time applying for government funding, and navigating the intensive process was a steep learning curve for our small team to climb. Seth Larson, PSF Security Developer in Residence, serving as Principal Investigator (PI) with Loren Crary, PSF Deputy Executive Director, as co-Pl, led the multi-round proposal writing process as well as the months-long vetting process. We invested our time and effort because we felt the PS's work is a strong fit for the program and that the benefit to the community if our proposal were accepted was considerable.

We were honored when, after many months of work, our proposal was recommended for funding, particularly as only 36% of new NSF grant applicants are successful on their first attempt. We became concerned, however, when we were presented with the terms and conditions we would be required to agree to if we accepted the grant. These terms included affirming the statement that we "do not, and will not during the term of this financial assistance award, operate any programs that advance or promote DEl, or discriminatory equity ideology in violation of Federal anti-discrimination laws." This restriction would apply not only to the security work directly funded by the grant, but to any and all activity of the PSF as a whole. Further, violation of this term gave the NSF the right to "claw back" previously approved and transferred funds.
This would create a situation where money we'd already spent could be taken back, which would be an enormous, open-ended financial risk.

In the end, however, the PSF simply can't agree to a statement that we won't operate any programs that
"advance or promote" diversity, equity, and inclusion, as it would be a betrayal of our mission and our community.
We're disappointed to have been put in the position where we had to make this decision, because we believe our proposed project would offer invaluable advances to the Python and greater open source community, protecting millions of PyPl users from attempted supply-chain attacks. The proposed project would create new tools for automated proactive review of all packages uploaded to PyPl, rather than the current process of reactive-only review. These novel tools would rely on capability analysis, designed based on a dataset of known malware. Beyond just protecting PyPl users, the outputs of this work could be transferable for all open source software package registries, such as NPM and Crates.io, improving security across multiple open source ecosystems.

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Aditya Mukerjee 🦦 🏳️‍🌈 @chimeracoder.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.

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Sean @seancd.dev · 24/06/2025

Happy birthday to Alan Turing: father of Computer Science and gay icon. And also, to Sonic the Hedgehog.

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Sean @seancd.dev · 28/04/2025

Them: Have you checked your 401k? Me: Yeah! My Sega Genesis is still working.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 17/04/2025

I won’t share RFK Jr.’s lies about autism. It’s disgusting and dangerous. If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign. Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness. To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.

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Cathy Henkenberns @cahenk.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I support the rights of people to choose books that are appropriate for their families. No level of government should dictate the reading materials available to citizens of the United States. action.everylibrary.org/nationalaccess via @everylibrary.bsky.social

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EMAIL YOUR REPS: Don't Ban Books in the United States

Proposed censorship measures in several states could deny your right to read some books in our Nation's libraries and lead to librarians facing criminal charges for the books on the shelves.

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Helen Hou-Sandí @helen.blog · 06/02/2025

Guess whatttttt I'm hiring engineers for my team (accessibility engineering) and one of my immediate peers is also hiring for Primer, our design system! We are looking for earlier-in-career folks as Software Engineer IIs, to best complement and round out our teams. githubinc.jibeapply.com/jobs/3987

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Software Engineer II in United States | GitHub, Inc.

GitHub, Inc. is hiring a Software Engineer II in United States. Review all of the job details and apply today!

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Anna Spysz @annaspies.dev · 31/01/2025

Is anyone out there collecting a list of #techjobs posted by non-profits/503c tech companies that are hiring? Basically like the many remote-first job boards out there, but for companies that aren't financially driven to be evil?

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Matt Joro @dungeonglitch.com · 12/01/2025

Just some free resources you are encouraged to access. www.si.edu/openaccess #TTRPG #WritingCommunity

“An image of a social media post discussing the Smithsonian’s Open Access initiative. The post expresses excitement about being able to download, share, and reuse millions of Smithsonian’s digitized 2D and 3D items, including photos, text, videos, sound files, research datasets, and more. The content is available under a Creative Commons Zero license, allowing unrestricted use, even for commercial purposes, without requiring permission or attribution. The post celebrates the initiative as a positive step in making cultural and educational resources widely accessible.”

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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

KOSA is dead (for now.) Long live trans youth. We live to fight another day.

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Jesse and the Purple Crayon … of Death!! @misctakes.com · 15/12/2024

I'm sorry, mastodon has its faults for sure but people here blow it way out of proportion in a way that is self defeating

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That Spooky Enby 🏳️‍⚧️ (She/They) #FreePalestine @princessofgay.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Repost if your profile is LGBTQ+ safe. 🏳️‍🌈

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✪ Beware the Gray Ghost ✪ @jongraywb.blacksky.app · 12/12/2024

Take a minute or less from your day to show solidarity with your trans brothers, sisters and partners and sign this petition campaign to get BlueSky to ban a known and documented creep from its site and enforce its ToS. His active presence here makes this app unsafe for everyone.

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Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

Bluesky Must Enforce its Community Guidelines Equally

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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 10/12/2024

☎️ Call House leadership directly at 202-519-4583 or find a script at fftf.link/KOSAsneakattack and urge them to block this censorship sneak attack. KOSA should stay dead!

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Pip @pipofsuffolk.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

On today’s Trans Day of Remembrance, I want to reiterate the the majority of the so called ‘trans agenda’ (and the LGBTQIA+ one for the that matter) is staying alive long enough to argue over who’s doing the washing up. It’s that ordinary.

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Pearl Low | 劉寶珠🧋 (they/them) @pearllow.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

1 thing that's happening in animation (and across many art industries) is that it is pushing the most marginalized out first. Low income folks. Chronically ill folks. Black folks. Queer folks. Immigrants. These are ppl we need in our industry! We need these perspectives.

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