Christopher Neugebauer
@chrisjrn.fyi
Man about the world; Expatriated Tasmanian living in California; conference organiser: (@NorthBayPython.org) previously (PyCon AU) and linux.conf.au; #python fan; multiple @python.org hats; queer; π @robin.riley.pub
see also: @fedi.chrisjrn.fyi
see also: @fedi.chrisjrn.fyi
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Christopher Neugebauer
@chrisjrn.fyi
Β· Nov 28
Still trying to figure out managing both Bluesky and Mastodon. Social Network proliferation is icky.
In the meantime, I'm cross-posting as @fedi.chrisjrn.com at the moment, so follow me there to get more (most?) of my posts (and follow @ap.brid.gy if you want to actually interact with that account)
In the meantime, I'm cross-posting as @fedi.chrisjrn.com at the moment, so follow me there to get more (most?) of my posts (and follow @ap.brid.gy if you want to actually interact with that account)
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I've finally found a worse date of birth UI picker element than the scrolling year input:
A scrolling year input that lets you pick years decades into the future!
A scrolling year input that lets you pick years decades into the future!
January 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
I've finally found a worse date of birth UI picker element than the scrolling year input:
A scrolling year input that lets you pick years decades into the future!
A scrolling year input that lets you pick years decades into the future!
"additional" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there.
January 14, 2026 at 3:20 PM
"additional" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there.
TGI's has better lighting.
January 14, 2026 at 2:56 AM
TGI's has better lighting.
no more perfect ending for a man who, at the end of his life, was certainly not nice.
Scott Adams dying at 68 rather than 69 is the perfect capstone to a life of being almost β but not quite β funny
January 13, 2026 at 7:43 PM
no more perfect ending for a man who, at the end of his life, was certainly not nice.
quick someone tell Qantas they're doing the right thing for once
January 13, 2026 at 7:33 PM
quick someone tell Qantas they're doing the right thing for once
It certainly is if you ignore attempts to be regulated
January 13, 2026 at 7:02 PM
It certainly is if you ignore attempts to be regulated
Ah, you mean the commercial aviation industry doesn't do a good job with short-term changes in consumer demand?!?
January 13, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Ah, you mean the commercial aviation industry doesn't do a good job with short-term changes in consumer demand?!?
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Re: Lufthansa and Starlink: "we have just signed up our entire airline group to the satellite internet run by the guy who brought you hits like 'Nazi salutes', 'Rhodesia was right' and 'non-consensual intimate image manipulation abuse, including of children'" is certainly quite the move.
January 13, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Re: Lufthansa and Starlink: "we have just signed up our entire airline group to the satellite internet run by the guy who brought you hits like 'Nazi salutes', 'Rhodesia was right' and 'non-consensual intimate image manipulation abuse, including of children'" is certainly quite the move.
that would be in line with everything else the tech industry sells, especially given there's hardware lock-in on either side of the transaction (aircraft hardware on the airline side; satellites launched to satisfy demand on the telco side)
January 13, 2026 at 6:18 PM
that would be in line with everything else the tech industry sells, especially given there's hardware lock-in on either side of the transaction (aircraft hardware on the airline side; satellites launched to satisfy demand on the telco side)
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Man, if I stumble into making tens of millions of dollars I hope I have the good sense to shut the fuck up and build a bunch of libraries and fund food banks so when I check out peoples first response isnβt βSo, that assholeβs done.β
The bar. It is SO LOW.
The bar. It is SO LOW.
January 13, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Man, if I stumble into making tens of millions of dollars I hope I have the good sense to shut the fuck up and build a bunch of libraries and fund food banks so when I check out peoples first response isnβt βSo, that assholeβs done.β
The bar. It is SO LOW.
The bar. It is SO LOW.
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Remember, Scott Adams won't see your posts focusing on his late-career bigotry, but J.K. Rowling might.
January 13, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Remember, Scott Adams won't see your posts focusing on his late-career bigotry, but J.K. Rowling might.
(a) hooray that microplastics aren't as concerning as we'd assumed
(b) oh no, this is going to set back anti-pollution work by 15 years
(b) oh no, this is going to set back anti-pollution work by 15 years
Good news. It sounds like the majority of those studies showing we were full of microplastics in all our organs were probably bullshit.
βA bombshellβ: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body
Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a βjokeβ
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:35 PM
(a) hooray that microplastics aren't as concerning as we'd assumed
(b) oh no, this is going to set back anti-pollution work by 15 years
(b) oh no, this is going to set back anti-pollution work by 15 years
As much as I'll say publically: the PSF is a 501(c)(3), and therefore cannot give commercial consideration to a donor.
January 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
As much as I'll say publically: the PSF is a 501(c)(3), and therefore cannot give commercial consideration to a donor.
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There are lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to Nazi Germany and there are also lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to the post-1850 Fugitive Slave Act U.S. and it's *weird* how people respond with interest to the former but total confusion to the latter
January 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM
There are lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to Nazi Germany and there are also lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to the post-1850 Fugitive Slave Act U.S. and it's *weird* how people respond with interest to the former but total confusion to the latter
WELL ACTUALLY Watts is a unit of power not energy
January 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
WELL ACTUALLY Watts is a unit of power not energy
Which is the album and which is the TV show?
January 13, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Which is the album and which is the TV show?
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Got a Specialist Track idea for PyCon AU 2026, or half of one?
Weβre hosting our next Specialist Tracks office hours on Thursday 15 January at 6:00pm AEDT
This is a relaxed, open discussion session with the PyCon AU organising team. Find out more: 2026.pycon.org.au/posts/call-f...
Weβre hosting our next Specialist Tracks office hours on Thursday 15 January at 6:00pm AEDT
This is a relaxed, open discussion session with the PyCon AU organising team. Find out more: 2026.pycon.org.au/posts/call-f...
January 12, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Got a Specialist Track idea for PyCon AU 2026, or half of one?
Weβre hosting our next Specialist Tracks office hours on Thursday 15 January at 6:00pm AEDT
This is a relaxed, open discussion session with the PyCon AU organising team. Find out more: 2026.pycon.org.au/posts/call-f...
Weβre hosting our next Specialist Tracks office hours on Thursday 15 January at 6:00pm AEDT
This is a relaxed, open discussion session with the PyCon AU organising team. Find out more: 2026.pycon.org.au/posts/call-f...
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okay since it appears i have to spell this out even more: βtrainingβ β a thing that sounds good to sensible moderate voters, who exist and are uncomfortable with sudden change β can, if we make it, be a stalking horse for βmoves that effective neuter the agencyβ
January 12, 2026 at 4:39 PM
okay since it appears i have to spell this out even more: βtrainingβ β a thing that sounds good to sensible moderate voters, who exist and are uncomfortable with sudden change β can, if we make it, be a stalking horse for βmoves that effective neuter the agencyβ
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maybe an unpopular position on this website but i think the moderate dem focus on ICE training can be, with political pressure, the pathway to more fundamental reforms. rhetorically it is not too hard to move from βmore trainingβ to βturns out theyβre untrainable and we have to start all over.β
January 12, 2026 at 4:24 PM
maybe an unpopular position on this website but i think the moderate dem focus on ICE training can be, with political pressure, the pathway to more fundamental reforms. rhetorically it is not too hard to move from βmore trainingβ to βturns out theyβre untrainable and we have to start all over.β
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I have sent this episode specifically to a few people unfamiliar with the podcast with the note that it's almost totally unrepresentative of the rest of the series but also a skeleton key to much of 20th century culture and politics.
Today weβre looking back at Episode 165: βDark Starβ by the Grateful Dead.
Cocking in at 4.5 hours long, Andrew delves into the career of the American rock band - but also the historical and cultural context.
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and via the website: 500songs.com/podcast/epis...
Cocking in at 4.5 hours long, Andrew delves into the career of the American rock band - but also the historical and cultural context.
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and via the website: 500songs.com/podcast/epis...
January 12, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I have sent this episode specifically to a few people unfamiliar with the podcast with the note that it's almost totally unrepresentative of the rest of the series but also a skeleton key to much of 20th century culture and politics.
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How did @mayorofseattle.bsky.social Katie Wilson win?! And why?!?
READ: jacobin.com/2026/01/kati...
We lay out exactly how in this piece with @jacobinmag.bsky.social. This was our playbook. Take what we learned in Seattle and adapt it to your city.
READ: jacobin.com/2026/01/kati...
We lay out exactly how in this piece with @jacobinmag.bsky.social. This was our playbook. Take what we learned in Seattle and adapt it to your city.
January 12, 2026 at 2:28 AM
How did @mayorofseattle.bsky.social Katie Wilson win?! And why?!?
READ: jacobin.com/2026/01/kati...
We lay out exactly how in this piece with @jacobinmag.bsky.social. This was our playbook. Take what we learned in Seattle and adapt it to your city.
READ: jacobin.com/2026/01/kati...
We lay out exactly how in this piece with @jacobinmag.bsky.social. This was our playbook. Take what we learned in Seattle and adapt it to your city.
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since I'm going full hog on takes the US is older than Italy.
and if you want to know why Italian-Americans talk like that
Here you go
and if you want to know why Italian-Americans talk like that
Here you go
How Capicola Became Gabagool: The Italian New Jersey Accent, Explained
A linguistic exploration.
www.atlasobscura.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:00 AM
since I'm going full hog on takes the US is older than Italy.
and if you want to know why Italian-Americans talk like that
Here you go
and if you want to know why Italian-Americans talk like that
Here you go
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This thread? This the good thread.
Friendly reminder that we call eggplant eggplant because the "normal" eggplant used to look like this
January 12, 2026 at 7:16 AM
This thread? This the good thread.
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Friendly reminder that we call eggplant eggplant because the "normal" eggplant used to look like this
January 12, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Friendly reminder that we call eggplant eggplant because the "normal" eggplant used to look like this