Clément Robert :python:
@neutrinoceros.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy
Scientific Software Engineer.
PhD in astrophysicist.
Cat person.
Maintainer of @astropy, #yt_project, #h5py, #cmasher and more.
#Python
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PhD in astrophysicist.
Cat person.
Maintainer of @astropy, #yt_project, #h5py, #cmasher and more.
#Python
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Mental model mismatches can either be the easiest or hardest thing to overcome when teaching. In the easy case, the person you're teaching gets a win for free where something they thought was a problem turns out not to be a problem at all. In the hard case, you need to walk backwards to try and […]
Original post on neuromatch.social
neuromatch.social
April 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Mental model mismatches can either be the easiest or hardest thing to overcome when teaching. In the easy case, the person you're teaching gets a win for free where something they thought was a problem turns out not to be a problem at all. In the hard case, you need to walk backwards to try and […]
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to any academics who want their work to outlast their current hype cycle, the next publisher downsizing, or government book burning:
* make your work available for free.
* as a PDF or HTML document (or, fine, JATS)
* from a URL that requires no login or javascript to access.
having […]
* make your work available for free.
* as a PDF or HTML document (or, fine, JATS)
* from a URL that requires no login or javascript to access.
having […]
Original post on neuromatch.social
neuromatch.social
April 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
to any academics who want their work to outlast their current hype cycle, the next publisher downsizing, or government book burning:
* make your work available for free.
* as a PDF or HTML document (or, fine, JATS)
* from a URL that requires no login or javascript to access.
having […]
* make your work available for free.
* as a PDF or HTML document (or, fine, JATS)
* from a URL that requires no login or javascript to access.
having […]
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Something happens to me occasionally, and I don't know where to put it in the ridiculous - infuriating - preposterous feelingspace. It happened again today.
Backstory: I'm an email geek, who has been running mail servers for three decades, and who has written a lot of mail-handling software […]
Backstory: I'm an email geek, who has been running mail servers for three decades, and who has written a lot of mail-handling software […]
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mindly.social
April 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Something happens to me occasionally, and I don't know where to put it in the ridiculous - infuriating - preposterous feelingspace. It happened again today.
Backstory: I'm an email geek, who has been running mail servers for three decades, and who has written a lot of mail-handling software […]
Backstory: I'm an email geek, who has been running mail servers for three decades, and who has written a lot of mail-handling software […]
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WATCH: If you REALLY want to understand just how lazy, moronic & dishonest Trump’s “math” is, that he claims is the basis for his “reciprocal tariffs” on nations all over the world (spoiler: they aren’t reciprocal), please watch this excellent CBC explanation by Andrew Chang.
Then please share it.
Then please share it.
The bizarre way Trump’s team calculated reciprocal tariffs | About That
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
April 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
WATCH: If you REALLY want to understand just how lazy, moronic & dishonest Trump’s “math” is, that he claims is the basis for his “reciprocal tariffs” on nations all over the world (spoiler: they aren’t reciprocal), please watch this excellent CBC explanation by Andrew Chang.
Then please share it.
Then please share it.
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This advice from Gruber is circulating again, and, it is good, but there is an important caveat:
Before interacting with authorities, hard lock your phone, sure. But in other situations using a biometric is MORE SECURE. Specifically: if you’re being surveilled, like if you’re in an airport, or […]
Before interacting with authorities, hard lock your phone, sure. But in other situations using a biometric is MORE SECURE. Specifically: if you’re being surveilled, like if you’re in an airport, or […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
April 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This advice from Gruber is circulating again, and, it is good, but there is an important caveat:
Before interacting with authorities, hard lock your phone, sure. But in other situations using a biometric is MORE SECURE. Specifically: if you’re being surveilled, like if you’re in an airport, or […]
Before interacting with authorities, hard lock your phone, sure. But in other situations using a biometric is MORE SECURE. Specifically: if you’re being surveilled, like if you’re in an airport, or […]
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Repairing Streets with Artful Mosaics (14 Photos): https://streetartutopia.com/2025/04/01/ememem-repairing-streets-with-artful-mosaics/
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By Ememem in Belgrade, Serbia.
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By Ememem in Belgrade, Serbia.
April 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Repairing Streets with Artful Mosaics (14 Photos): https://streetartutopia.com/2025/04/01/ememem-repairing-streets-with-artful-mosaics/
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By Ememem in Belgrade, Serbia.
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By Ememem in Belgrade, Serbia.
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<ring>
Them: Hi, this is <recruiter>, at <company>. Are you currently looking for a new opportunity?
Me: I am!
Them: My client is looking for <list of skills/experience which I have>. Can I send you the job description?
Me: Certainly!
Them: Okay, I've sent it.
Me: <reviewing> […]
Them: Hi, this is <recruiter>, at <company>. Are you currently looking for a new opportunity?
Me: I am!
Them: My client is looking for <list of skills/experience which I have>. Can I send you the job description?
Me: Certainly!
Them: Okay, I've sent it.
Me: <reviewing> […]
Original post on mindly.social
mindly.social
March 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
<ring>
Them: Hi, this is <recruiter>, at <company>. Are you currently looking for a new opportunity?
Me: I am!
Them: My client is looking for <list of skills/experience which I have>. Can I send you the job description?
Me: Certainly!
Them: Okay, I've sent it.
Me: <reviewing> […]
Them: Hi, this is <recruiter>, at <company>. Are you currently looking for a new opportunity?
Me: I am!
Them: My client is looking for <list of skills/experience which I have>. Can I send you the job description?
Me: Certainly!
Them: Okay, I've sent it.
Me: <reviewing> […]
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Let me start this way:
I get asked rather often - "what is energy, actually"?
Over the years, I had a variety of different answers which always turned out to be either kind of vague, mysterious at worst, or not very general and unsatisfactory.
Thanks to Noether's theorem, I can instead give […]
I get asked rather often - "what is energy, actually"?
Over the years, I had a variety of different answers which always turned out to be either kind of vague, mysterious at worst, or not very general and unsatisfactory.
Thanks to Noether's theorem, I can instead give […]
Original post on astrodon.social
astrodon.social
March 23, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Let me start this way:
I get asked rather often - "what is energy, actually"?
Over the years, I had a variety of different answers which always turned out to be either kind of vague, mysterious at worst, or not very general and unsatisfactory.
Thanks to Noether's theorem, I can instead give […]
I get asked rather often - "what is energy, actually"?
Over the years, I had a variety of different answers which always turned out to be either kind of vague, mysterious at worst, or not very general and unsatisfactory.
Thanks to Noether's theorem, I can instead give […]
Impostor syndrome 2025: ✨ AI edition ✨
Sometimes I make stupid mistakes, that seat around for months, in wait for review. When someone eventually points them out, I may be as clueless as they are, and cannot remember why I thought the code I wrote (or its complexity) was needed. A couple […]
Sometimes I make stupid mistakes, that seat around for months, in wait for review. When someone eventually points them out, I may be as clueless as they are, and cannot remember why I thought the code I wrote (or its complexity) was needed. A couple […]
Original post on fosstodon.org
fosstodon.org
March 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Impostor syndrome 2025: ✨ AI edition ✨
Sometimes I make stupid mistakes, that seat around for months, in wait for review. When someone eventually points them out, I may be as clueless as they are, and cannot remember why I thought the code I wrote (or its complexity) was needed. A couple […]
Sometimes I make stupid mistakes, that seat around for months, in wait for review. When someone eventually points them out, I may be as clueless as they are, and cannot remember why I thought the code I wrote (or its complexity) was needed. A couple […]
“Let me tell you about the time I broke Google Maps” is probably the top one humble brag I’ve ever seen from a dev. Weirdly, now I kindda wish my bugs were such high impact.
@bnjbvr
🦀 #rustinparis 🦀
@bnjbvr
🦀 #rustinparis 🦀
Benjamin Bouvier 🥐 (@[email protected])
220 Posts, 710 Following, 906 Followers · Half of the Delire.Party administration. #rustlang #rust #webassembly #opensource #freesoftware #music #kresus #lyon #videogames #rust #rouille #politics #economics #psychology #obsidian #maths Working at #Element on the #Matrix Rust SDK. Formerly at Embark Studios, formerly at #Mozilla.
tutut.delire.party
March 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“Let me tell you about the time I broke Google Maps” is probably the top one humble brag I’ve ever seen from a dev. Weirdly, now I kindda wish my bugs were such high impact.
@bnjbvr
🦀 #rustinparis 🦀
@bnjbvr
🦀 #rustinparis 🦀
I fell down a rabbit hole of build backends for Python packages and wanted to experiment with #maturin. Two weeks later, and I finally have a #rustlang+#python project for zen-gardenning (and I'm soooo far behind on my github backlog 🙈).
Anyway, I'm pretty happy about it, so in case anyone […]
Anyway, I'm pretty happy about it, so in case anyone […]
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fosstodon.org
March 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Always treat all software as “critical”. If nothing else, user experience always is.
https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/01/22/why-all-developers-should-adopt-a-safety-critical-mindset/?utm_source=iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the-overflow-newsletter
https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/01/22/why-all-developers-should-adopt-a-safety-critical-mindset/?utm_source=iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the-overflow-newsletter
February 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Always treat all software as “critical”. If nothing else, user experience always is.
https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/01/22/why-all-developers-should-adopt-a-safety-critical-mindset/?utm_source=iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the-overflow-newsletter
https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/01/22/why-all-developers-should-adopt-a-safety-critical-mindset/?utm_source=iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the-overflow-newsletter
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
https://www.404media.co/declassified-cia-guide-to-sabotaging-fascism-is-suddenly-viral/
https://www.404media.co/declassified-cia-guide-to-sabotaging-fascism-is-suddenly-viral/
January 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
https://www.404media.co/declassified-cia-guide-to-sabotaging-fascism-is-suddenly-viral/
https://www.404media.co/declassified-cia-guide-to-sabotaging-fascism-is-suddenly-viral/
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Many people have said "teach everyone to code!" or cheer-leaded for "learning to code!" but there hasn't been enough discussion about what a Computer Science component to a liberal arts education ought to look like.
In mathematics we have many lists and trees of what mathematicians think […]
In mathematics we have many lists and trees of what mathematicians think […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
January 25, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Many people have said "teach everyone to code!" or cheer-leaded for "learning to code!" but there hasn't been enough discussion about what a Computer Science component to a liberal arts education ought to look like.
In mathematics we have many lists and trees of what mathematicians think […]
In mathematics we have many lists and trees of what mathematicians think […]
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xz updates will never feel the same
January 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
xz updates will never feel the same
I can't quite convince myself yet that all inheritance/coupling is intrinsically bad, but I'm more and more recognising abstract base classes (ABCs) and #Mixin classes as anti-patterns because they hinder #testability, which to me is key to quality software; #abcs and mixins are by construction […]
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fosstodon.org
January 23, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I can't quite convince myself yet that all inheritance/coupling is intrinsically bad, but I'm more and more recognising abstract base classes (ABCs) and #Mixin classes as anti-patterns because they hinder #testability, which to me is key to quality software; #abcs and mixins are by construction […]
Just encountered my first use case for a contravariant generic Protocol in #python. This was the missing piece I needed to replace inheritance with composition in a project of mine. Structural subtyping is slowly but surely growing on me and I live it.
January 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Just encountered my first use case for a contravariant generic Protocol in #python. This was the missing piece I needed to replace inheritance with composition in a project of mine. Structural subtyping is slowly but surely growing on me and I live it.
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Why are ethics questions always:
“Is it ethical to steal bread if your family is starving?”
And not:
“Is it ethical to hoard a million loaves of bread when other families are starving?”
“Is it ethical to steal bread if your family is starving?”
And not:
“Is it ethical to hoard a million loaves of bread when other families are starving?”
December 20, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Why are ethics questions always:
“Is it ethical to steal bread if your family is starving?”
And not:
“Is it ethical to hoard a million loaves of bread when other families are starving?”
“Is it ethical to steal bread if your family is starving?”
And not:
“Is it ethical to hoard a million loaves of bread when other families are starving?”
The thing with #astraluv is I don't think I understand lock files, and how they’re supposed to be used/maintained. Maybe it's because I mainly develop and maintain #python libraries and it doesn't make as much sense in that space: I need to be able to test a range of versions of my dependencies […]
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fosstodon.org
December 5, 2024 at 11:18 AM
A surprising (to me) side effect of Trump’s election is that I, as an individual, am financially benefitting from it, solely because the $/€ change rate went up. I refuse to profit from fascism winning over, so any money I'm making *because* of it is going to Planned Parenthood and the French […]
Original post on fosstodon.org
fosstodon.org
November 25, 2024 at 6:55 PM
A surprising (to me) side effect of Trump’s election is that I, as an individual, am financially benefitting from it, solely because the $/€ change rate went up. I refuse to profit from fascism winning over, so any money I'm making *because* of it is going to Planned Parenthood and the French […]
LLMs, much like cars, are the solution to problems caused by… others using them.
https://hachyderm.io/@NireBryce/113518863177254096
https://hachyderm.io/@NireBryce/113518863177254096
November 25, 2024 at 6:48 PM
LLMs, much like cars, are the solution to problems caused by… others using them.
https://hachyderm.io/@NireBryce/113518863177254096
https://hachyderm.io/@NireBryce/113518863177254096
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Fair warning: anyone who utters the phrase "Your body, my choice" within hearing range of me gets a broken nose. My choice.
Guys: if any of your guy friends say this in your presence, correct them RIGHT THE FUCK NOW so they know it is absolutely unacceptable. Demand an immediate apology. If […]
Guys: if any of your guy friends say this in your presence, correct them RIGHT THE FUCK NOW so they know it is absolutely unacceptable. Demand an immediate apology. If […]
Original post on mindly.social
mindly.social
November 16, 2024 at 4:36 AM
Fair warning: anyone who utters the phrase "Your body, my choice" within hearing range of me gets a broken nose. My choice.
Guys: if any of your guy friends say this in your presence, correct them RIGHT THE FUCK NOW so they know it is absolutely unacceptable. Demand an immediate apology. If […]
Guys: if any of your guy friends say this in your presence, correct them RIGHT THE FUCK NOW so they know it is absolutely unacceptable. Demand an immediate apology. If […]