Tibs
@tibs.bsky.social
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Developer Educator. Science Fiction fan. Long term user of Python and reStructuredText. @much_of_a in the other places they/them or he/him
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tibs.bsky.social
Chemotherapy is starting on Monday.

We're not sure there's anything else we can say at this point - we're waiting to find out if chemo makes a difference before we know how long we're looking at.
tibs.bsky.social
For those who don't find out via other means:
My wife Joan has recently been diagnosed with advanced breast cancer.
She's been having lots of tests, the most recent being a PET CT scan, which confirmed that the cancer has spread and she has Stage 4, so we're not looking at a cure.
tibs.bsky.social
List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep.

1. Text markup languages
2. Data transfer, from magnetic tapes through file formats through Apache Kafka...
3. Programming languages, 1960s through 1990s

(I have to stop at three? so cruel!)
tibs.bsky.social
This is quite exciting!
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itsviviactually.bsky.social
This Hallowe'en!

When Victoria Williams receives an inheritance from a woman she's never met, she's drawn to a haunted seaside town full of magic, mystery, and murder!

books2read.com/SOR1
A promotional image for Shadows Over Ravenkirk 1: The Last Will And Testament Of Wilhelmina Bruttenholm by Vivian Moira Valentine. It depicts the book's cover, featuring a goth woman and her faithful tarantula against a misty cityscape. Text reads:

"A funny, flirty, freaky paranormal romp with everything to satisfy both the goth and the goth-at-heart reader, Shadows over Ravenkirk is the most fun I've had reading in ages!" - Bitter Karella, Creator of The Midnight Pals

From the author of the acclaimed books, The Amelia Temple Series

Haunting your favorite bookstore October 31.
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dylanbeatt.ie
I'm in Dordrecht for @fronteers.bsky.social Dark Mode conf tomorrow, and they left a little gift pack of speaker goodies in my hotel room including this, and I think it's absolutely delightful. ❤️
It's one of those things you hang on your hotel room door but instead of saying DO NOT DISTURB it says DON'T WORRY. I AM NOT TALKING TO MYSELF. I AM REHEARSING MY TALK.
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pyconuk.org
📝✨ New blog post alert: Post-conference report! 📝✨

Our brilliant Conference Director @rebkwok.bsky.social has put together a report for #PyConUK2025, including reflections on key highlights, behind-the-scenes moments, and the community who made it what it was.

💜🐍 Dive in here: buff.ly/CR22Xm0
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mel.bzky.team
actually the UK prime minister has unilateral power to declare universal basic income at any point. the way this is done is by making every single citizen a member of the house of lords
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hynek.me
Go and find out why Judy is so angry!
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pyconuk.org
🐍 Head over the the PyCon UK 2025 site to check out the photos of the past 3 days: buff.ly/dyTct4A
📽️ Check out our YouTube channel to see all of the live recordings: buff.ly/8INqCpu
PyCon UK 2025
PyCon UK Friday 19th September to Monday 22nd September 2025, Contact Theatre, Manchester
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tibs.bsky.social
It was absolutely incredible!
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chronicinsanity.bsky.social
We're at @pyconuk.org today presenting a rehearsed reading of Ada by @emilyvhs.bsky.social :)

ADA is an intricate re-telling of the life and legacy of Ada Lovelace, pioneer of computing, paralleling her history with a contemporary story about the potential of artificial intelligence.
The stage at a theatre, with a projected slide saying "Pycon UK 2025" on the backdrop
tibs.bsky.social
Congratulations!!!
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pyconuk.org
🚨🐍 PyCon UK 2025 is just 1 week away! 🚨🎉

4 days of Python, community, and creativity in Manchester 💜🐍

For tickets, schedule, venue & travel info and more, check out our site 👉 buff.ly/HinZZTe

#PyConUK2025 #Python #Community
tibs.bsky.social
Yesterday I visited Richard at skilt.co.uk headquarters and bought two new kilts. I fell in love with the skilt.co.uk/product/rain... and had to have one (and wore it the rest of the day), and also couldn't resist getting a skilt.co.uk/product/rain....
Modern Kilts For Sale – Made in London For The Man of the World
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adapalmer.bsky.social
I post a piece of good news every day (climate, civil rights, disease eradication, science, sanitation, conservation) because, to keep our activism & resistance going, we need reminders that, when we try hard, we do succeed. They *want* doomerism; Despair is how we lose. #ShareGoodNewsToo
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acvalens.net
U.K. residents, could this be your chance to stop paypro censorship in the country? Please sign this petition

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Ban payment processors stopping services based on objections to legal content
Government should legislate that payment processing companies may not place stipulations on use of their services regarding sales of otherwise legal content and, if they do so, must face legal penalties and must remunerate platforms and individuals for lost income until service is restored.
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pyconuk.org
🎭✨ Something special is coming to #PyConUK2025! 🎭✨
On Friday 19th Sept, attendees are invited to a world premiere: a staged reading by @chronicinsanity.bsky.social of Ada, a play inspired by #AdaLovelace 💜🐍 Playwright Emily Holyoake has kindly written a guest blog all about it! 👉 buff.ly/5SdWTx2
Ada Lovelace, AI, and poetical science – staging Ada at PyCon UK 2025 – PyCon UK 2025
PyCon UK Friday 19th September to Monday 22nd September 2025, Contact Theatre, Manchester
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rozkaveney.bsky.social
In any case, absent pink triangles, Linehan is inciting violence against any woman with short hair or a wig, or who is tall or small-breasted or flat-chested or who someone thinks is trans.
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goodlawproject.org
Keir Starmer has appointed as his new Comms Director Tim Allan who was a board member of the hate group Sex Matters. It's no longer even pretending to adhere to its Manifesto promise to "remove indignities for trans people who deserve recognition and acceptance."
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rozkaveney.bsky.social
Article 8 of the ECHR is the protection on which not only all positive trans law rests but also most LGB rights to, as well as those of families where one parent wasn't born in the UK. It prevents asylum seeking families from being split.

It is utterly monstrous for Labour to want to weaken rights.
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python.org
Tomorrow at 5pm UTC Python: The Documentary produced by @cultrepo.bsky.social premieres on YouTube! 🎬🐍

From a side project in Amsterdam to a language shaping the world— discover the story of #Python. Featuring Guido van Rossum & many more!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfH4...
Python: The Documentary | An origin story
This is the story of the world's most beloved programming language: Python. What began as a side project in Amsterdam during the 1990s became the software powering artificial intelligence, data science and some of the world’s biggest companies. But Python's future wasn't certain; at one point it almost disappeared. This 90-minute documentary features Guido van Rossum, Travis Oliphant, Barry Warsaw, and many more, and they tell the story of Python’s rise, its community-driven evolution, the conflicts that almost tore it apart, and the language’s impact on... well… everything. Thanks to our sponsors for making this documentary possible: Anaconda: https://www.anaconda.com/ @AnacondaInc. Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/ @Dropbox Meta: https://opensource.fb.com/ @FacebookOpenSource OpenTeams: https://openteams.com/ @openteams PyCharm: https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/ @PyCharmIDE Quansight: https://quansight.com/ @quansight And to all the amazing people who are featured: Armin Ronacher, Barry Warsaw, Benjamin Peterson, Brett Cannon, Drew Houston, Guido van Rossum, Jessica McKellar, Ken Manheimer, Lambert Meertens, Lisa Guo, Lisa Roach, Mariatta Wijaya, Paul...
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