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David Brownman @xavd.id · 10h

Happy official #Pithon day to us all!

It's got template strings, new interpreter options, some better error messages, and more! Big congrats to @hugovk.dev and all the #Python contributors that made this possible!

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I thought of a funny(?) joke that won't be relevant until the fall 2025 #Python release. I'm gonna post it now because I bet we'll see a lot of this joke then and i want to make sure I get it in first...

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Daniel Greenberg @winterion.com · 10h

Congratulations to Python on the release of Pithon.

Python 3.14 stable release celebration image of two snakes eating pie.

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Nicholas Landry @nwlandry.bsky.social · 8h

Happy "pi"thon day to all who celebrated. www.python.org/downloads/re...

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Nicholas Landry @nwlandry.bsky.social · 1d

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Zachary Neal @zpneal.bsky.social · 6d

Want to promote transparency and clarity in network research by helping develop 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 (𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃)?

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Zachary Neal @zpneal.bsky.social · 6d

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Zachary Neal @zpneal.bsky.social · 6d

Want to promote transparency and clarity in network research by helping develop 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 (𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃)?

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Hiroki Sayama @hirokisayama.bsky.social · 2d

Juniper's CoCo seminar last week

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Nicholas Landry @nwlandry.bsky.social · 18d

Where can I find a nice mycelium network?

Nicholas Landry @nwlandry.bsky.social · 18d

😂

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Nicholas Landry @nwlandry.bsky.social · 18d

Network friends! I have been doing a "network of the day" for my Networks in Biology class. Any favorites come to mind?

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Keenan Crane @keenancrane.bsky.social · 26d

I got tired of mashing together tools to write long threads with 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 and ℳα†ℏ—so I wrote La𝑇𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑡!

It converts Markdown and LaTeX to Unicode that can be used in “tweets”, and automatically splits long threads. Try it out!

keenancrane.github.io/LaTweet/

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Nicholas Landry @nwlandry.bsky.social · 23d

Haven't made it there yet, but it looks so beautiful!

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Nicholas Landry @nwlandry.bsky.social · 24d

Nice! What part of the park?

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Nicholas Landry @nwlandry.bsky.social · Sep 5

TL;DR:
* Students will have a valid F/J visa for 4 years or length of program, whichever is SHORTER
* If your program goes longer than 4 you must file an extension with USCIS
* F1 students cannot change programs
And much more BS...

Nicholas Landry @nwlandry.bsky.social · Sep 5

The new proposed guidelines for international student/scholar visas would be devastating. Please submit a comment if you have the time: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media

Unlike most nonimmigrant classifications, which are admitted for a fixed time period, aliens in the F (academic student), J (exchange visitor), and most I (representatives of foreign information media...

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Nicholas Landry @nwlandry.bsky.social · Sep 5

Come be my colleague! Happy to answer any questions about what it's like living in Charlottesville and being in the department.

Ali D. Güler @aguler.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Ali D. Güler @aguler.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚨 We’re hiring! 🧪 @uvabio.bsky.social
UVA Biology is recruiting multiple tenure-track Assistant Professors in neuroscience as part of a $75M Brain & Neuroscience Initiative. 🧠
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UVA Biology @uvabio.bsky.social · Sep 5

Don't miss this opportunity to be our colleague! Very exciting initiative here at UVA!

Ali D. Güler @aguler.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚨 We’re hiring! 🧪 @uvabio.bsky.social
UVA Biology is recruiting multiple tenure-track Assistant Professors in neuroscience as part of a $75M Brain & Neuroscience Initiative. 🧠
Apply by Oct 15, 2025. Start Aug 2026.
👉 apply.interfolio.com/172892
#Neuroscience #FacultyJobs #NeuroJobs #Biology #UVA

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Nicholas Landry @nwlandry.bsky.social · Sep 4

Oh interesting! I hadn't thought of that---thanks for the input!

Nicholas Landry @nwlandry.bsky.social · Sep 3

That might be a great idea! I'll give it a try. Thanks for the help!

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Nicholas Landry @nwlandry.bsky.social · Sep 3

(2) any tips for running computational labs? I find that students with limited coding backgrounds need a lot of help, but there's only a TA and me and even a 15:1 ratio of students is proving tough.

I would truly appreciate any advice!

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Nicholas Landry @nwlandry.bsky.social · Sep 3

Teaching questions based on a wild first few weeks: (1) any tips for introducing Python to students with a wide range of coding skills in a network science class? Although it's clear that a 1 hour weekly lab is not enough time to learn a new coding language, I don't want to eat up all of class time.

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Nicholas Landry @nwlandry.bsky.social · Aug 14

Nice work, @cetaceanneeded.bsky.social!!

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David Lazer @davidlazer.bsky.social · Aug 14

Studying bluesky? Check out this great resource from @cetaceanneeded.bsky.social and collaborators!!

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Dr. Lauren E. Fuess @laurenfuess.bsky.social · Aug 12

🚨🚨We’re hiring a postdoc!🚨🚨

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