Piper Thunstrom
@pathunstrom.bsky.social
Primary Social: https://ngmx.com/@pathunstrom
My Website: https://piper.thunstrom.dev
Staff software engineer. Python and
SQL specialist. Author and maintainer of ppb.dev. Queer. Gamer and game maker. Gunpla enthusiast.
My Website: https://piper.thunstrom.dev
Staff software engineer. Python and
SQL specialist. Author and maintainer of ppb.dev. Queer. Gamer and game maker. Gunpla enthusiast.
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You know, the best part of Cyber Monday is unsubscribing from all of the online vendors you’re unlikely to ever use again.
December 2, 2025 at 2:05 AM
You know, the best part of Cyber Monday is unsubscribing from all of the online vendors you’re unlikely to ever use again.
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We gotta find some way to go back to a time when we didn't feel compelled to give our take on everything, because now we have a constitutional lawyer weighing in on the attack on a trans college instructor to say that giving a student a 0 for not following directions violates the First Amendment
December 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
We gotta find some way to go back to a time when we didn't feel compelled to give our take on everything, because now we have a constitutional lawyer weighing in on the attack on a trans college instructor to say that giving a student a 0 for not following directions violates the First Amendment
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Also prompts the question: Would replacing the C Suite and the upper management doing that 57% with LLM driven chat bots actually cause any harm? And would the harm it causes be cheaper than the salaries?
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Also prompts the question: Would replacing the C Suite and the upper management doing that 57% with LLM driven chat bots actually cause any harm? And would the harm it causes be cheaper than the salaries?
I just read an interview with the narrative lead of a video game claiming that making games is harder than movies because they don't have one person calling all the shots and need to collaborate with a team of 400.
My respect for this company drops every day.
My respect for this company drops every day.
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 AM
I just read an interview with the narrative lead of a video game claiming that making games is harder than movies because they don't have one person calling all the shots and need to collaborate with a team of 400.
My respect for this company drops every day.
My respect for this company drops every day.
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OK, new AllPlay version of The Networks gets the official designer thumbs-up. Jeff Fraser made these tweaks while I was down for the count, and he did a masterful job sanding down the game's rougher edges.
November 27, 2025 at 3:39 AM
OK, new AllPlay version of The Networks gets the official designer thumbs-up. Jeff Fraser made these tweaks while I was down for the count, and he did a masterful job sanding down the game's rougher edges.
Refs watching a replay where a player is shoved with both hands into the boards and needs to leave the gave to have no penalty is certainly a choice. #woho #SeattleTorrent
November 22, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Refs watching a replay where a player is shoved with both hands into the boards and needs to leave the gave to have no penalty is certainly a choice. #woho #SeattleTorrent
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As an OG Riveters fan, it is legit hard for me to root for Hilary Knight, lol.
I do not have this issue with Corinne Shroeder, because goalies are always to be respected, even if they were on a Boston team.
I do not have this issue with Corinne Shroeder, because goalies are always to be respected, even if they were on a Boston team.
November 22, 2025 at 4:24 AM
As an OG Riveters fan, it is legit hard for me to root for Hilary Knight, lol.
I do not have this issue with Corinne Shroeder, because goalies are always to be respected, even if they were on a Boston team.
I do not have this issue with Corinne Shroeder, because goalies are always to be respected, even if they were on a Boston team.
It's been a minute, but the hockey posting may return.
Seattle Torrent inaugural game and I'm sporting my Izzie win Thunstrom jersey.
Seattle Torrent inaugural game and I'm sporting my Izzie win Thunstrom jersey.
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
It's been a minute, but the hockey posting may return.
Seattle Torrent inaugural game and I'm sporting my Izzie win Thunstrom jersey.
Seattle Torrent inaugural game and I'm sporting my Izzie win Thunstrom jersey.
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"Framing it just like this makes me want Israel to annex it" uh
a) You have ZERO stake in the harms or impacts here, bb
b) you'd want an aggressive colonialism done out of spite?
c) all those violations of human rights and international law don't bother you? Guess not, lovely
d) oh just fuck you
a) You have ZERO stake in the harms or impacts here, bb
b) you'd want an aggressive colonialism done out of spite?
c) all those violations of human rights and international law don't bother you? Guess not, lovely
d) oh just fuck you
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
"Framing it just like this makes me want Israel to annex it" uh
a) You have ZERO stake in the harms or impacts here, bb
b) you'd want an aggressive colonialism done out of spite?
c) all those violations of human rights and international law don't bother you? Guess not, lovely
d) oh just fuck you
a) You have ZERO stake in the harms or impacts here, bb
b) you'd want an aggressive colonialism done out of spite?
c) all those violations of human rights and international law don't bother you? Guess not, lovely
d) oh just fuck you
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Rabbi here.
The West Bank is absolutely occupied, in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, reaffirmed from the Fourth Hague Convention of 1907, Article 42.
It would be helpful if people who didn't know what they were talking about didn't open their uninformed mouths.
The West Bank is absolutely occupied, in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, reaffirmed from the Fourth Hague Convention of 1907, Article 42.
It would be helpful if people who didn't know what they were talking about didn't open their uninformed mouths.
Genuinely curious as to why Wu and others who argue along these lines are surprised that pro-Israel politics are on the back-foot in the United States.
November 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Rabbi here.
The West Bank is absolutely occupied, in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, reaffirmed from the Fourth Hague Convention of 1907, Article 42.
It would be helpful if people who didn't know what they were talking about didn't open their uninformed mouths.
The West Bank is absolutely occupied, in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, reaffirmed from the Fourth Hague Convention of 1907, Article 42.
It would be helpful if people who didn't know what they were talking about didn't open their uninformed mouths.
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
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Thinking about the social stigma against eating fast food in a country where poor people are being starved by the govt, the cost of groceries and fresh vegetables are astronomical, and a cheeseburger at McDonald’s costs $3.50.
“Clean” and “healthy” eating rhetoric is racist, ableist, and classist.
“Clean” and “healthy” eating rhetoric is racist, ableist, and classist.
November 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Thinking about the social stigma against eating fast food in a country where poor people are being starved by the govt, the cost of groceries and fresh vegetables are astronomical, and a cheeseburger at McDonald’s costs $3.50.
“Clean” and “healthy” eating rhetoric is racist, ableist, and classist.
“Clean” and “healthy” eating rhetoric is racist, ableist, and classist.
Bluesky: we are a serious social network.
Also bluesky: sometimes the app just stops accepting touch inputs. Don't worry about it.
Also bluesky: sometimes the app just stops accepting touch inputs. Don't worry about it.
November 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Bluesky: we are a serious social network.
Also bluesky: sometimes the app just stops accepting touch inputs. Don't worry about it.
Also bluesky: sometimes the app just stops accepting touch inputs. Don't worry about it.
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Bork v10 has been released!
Bork is a build & release tool for Python, which can publish to PyPi & GitHub.
Major changes:
- `bork download` is deprecated in favor of `homf`
- release notes include a changelog based on merged PRs
Install: pipx install bork==10.0.3
Details: pup-e.com/blog/bork-v10
Bork is a build & release tool for Python, which can publish to PyPi & GitHub.
Major changes:
- `bork download` is deprecated in favor of `homf`
- release notes include a changelog based on merged PRs
Install: pipx install bork==10.0.3
Details: pup-e.com/blog/bork-v10
Bork v10.0 Release
pup-e.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Bork v10 has been released!
Bork is a build & release tool for Python, which can publish to PyPi & GitHub.
Major changes:
- `bork download` is deprecated in favor of `homf`
- release notes include a changelog based on merged PRs
Install: pipx install bork==10.0.3
Details: pup-e.com/blog/bork-v10
Bork is a build & release tool for Python, which can publish to PyPi & GitHub.
Major changes:
- `bork download` is deprecated in favor of `homf`
- release notes include a changelog based on merged PRs
Install: pipx install bork==10.0.3
Details: pup-e.com/blog/bork-v10
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Ooooh now this looks like an interesting labeler
November 2, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Ooooh now this looks like an interesting labeler
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I'm not sure how you could NOT come to the conclusion that D&D is basically a great big smothering pillow shoved over the face of "the non-D&D RPG hobby/industry" unless you're being deliberately obtuse or are so fundamentally ignorant nobody should listen to anything you have to say ever
Listening to people say D&D has no negative bearing on the indie creative space at large has me tweaking.
This is a creative monopoly unlike anything seen before or ever. I have a list of marketing outreach channels where 95 out of a 100 contacts exclusively cover D&D/OSR (D&D adjacent)...
This is a creative monopoly unlike anything seen before or ever. I have a list of marketing outreach channels where 95 out of a 100 contacts exclusively cover D&D/OSR (D&D adjacent)...
November 2, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I'm not sure how you could NOT come to the conclusion that D&D is basically a great big smothering pillow shoved over the face of "the non-D&D RPG hobby/industry" unless you're being deliberately obtuse or are so fundamentally ignorant nobody should listen to anything you have to say ever
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Say it with me.
October 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Say it with me.
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Python was awarded a funding grant, funding grant asked Python foundation to remove all diversity and inclusion initiatives they have.
Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.
If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.
Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.
If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.
Please read our statement, share it with your networks, and support us if you can. www.python.org/sponsors/app... psfmember.org/civicrm/cont...
October 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Python was awarded a funding grant, funding grant asked Python foundation to remove all diversity and inclusion initiatives they have.
Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.
If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.
Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.
If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.
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Link's perma ban is wrong and should be reversed.
Link's perma ban is wrong and should be reversed.
October 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Link's perma ban is wrong and should be reversed.
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let's gooooo!
keep it coming folks! the psf is such a vital part of the python community. super proud to be a supporting member!
keep it coming folks! the psf is such a vital part of the python community. super proud to be a supporting member!
In the past day we raised $65K+ USD and are thrilled to welcome 137 new Supporting Members! We truly hope you continue to follow us and share this story and more as we kick off our annual fundraiser in November. Thinking about becoming a PSF member? Info: www.python.org/psf/membersh...
October 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
let's gooooo!
keep it coming folks! the psf is such a vital part of the python community. super proud to be a supporting member!
keep it coming folks! the psf is such a vital part of the python community. super proud to be a supporting member!
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Oh, what a surprise. Whoever could've predicted this, etc
Breaking News: OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has adopted a for-profit structure, allowing it to operate like a more traditional company while it raises the billions of dollars it needs to develop artificial intelligence.
OpenAI Restructures as For-Profit Company
The artificial intelligence company said that the nonprofit that controlled the organization would receive a $130 billion stake in the new company.
nyti.ms
October 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Oh, what a surprise. Whoever could've predicted this, etc
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WHAT CAROLINE SAID.
October 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
WHAT CAROLINE SAID.