We could really use about 5 more mentors to help people with their #PyConUS talk proposals. I know so many smart people here who could almost write a talk proposal in their sleep. Will you help a new person get started on their #Python speaking journey? If you're up for it, please fill out the form here,

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Thank you for offering to be a mentor for PyCon US 2026! This mentorship program is for helping with proposal submissions for talks, tutorials, cha...

Leaves near our polling place today!

I think the term "work wife" is bad. What's a good alternative?

This morning I woke up mad at software that doesn't exist. In my dream, I was trying to write a note using some kind of notecard template and it kept auto-completing all my words, eg but -> buttermilk, later -> lavender. Eventually my whole (very important in the dream) note was just a biscuit recipe with like 7 greetings at the top and my name signed at the bottom. I woke up angrily trying to just do a handwritten note with the world's dullest pencil on a piece of scrap paper. #softwaredreams