Nostr notes by baconandcoconut

Our labor is training private models instead of building commons, ...

2026-10-24T19:13:18Z

Our labor is training private models instead of building commons, a big takeaway to think about. Kaylea Champion, PhD (npub16yv…9qq8) at #SeaGL

Women tend to work with other women in open source and stay ...

2026-10-24T18:50:00Z

Women tend to work with other women in open source and stay longer when they find each other. From Yu et al (2026) shared by Kaylea Champion, PhD (npub16yv…9qq8) at #SeaGL indicating that "we should treat diversity as infrastructure, not decoration."

We accidentally had a plant that grew ~60 hybrid squashes in our ...

2026-10-20T21:48:27Z

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We accidentally had a plant that grew ~60 hybrid squashes in our garden one year. They could not be cut open for anything which kind of clued us in that they were not food.

What is the fruit/vegetable that makes you feel like, "heck ...

2026-10-20T21:13:32Z

What is the fruit/vegetable that makes you feel like, "heck yeah it's fall!"

I'm speaking at #SeaGL this Friday in Seattle! ...

2026-10-19T17:02:24Z

I'm speaking at #SeaGL this Friday in Seattle! https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/V7RKJW/

Are there indie book producers/sellers that you like? Like cool ...

2026-10-14T22:27:24Z

Are there indie book producers/sellers that you like? Like cool enough you might be more likely to try a book because it's under their imprint? Bonus points for mind-blowing and/or queer content!

#bookstodon #scifi

Red pepper jelly day! My partner grew a ton of different peppers ...

2026-09-20T22:18:00Z

Red pepper jelly day! My partner grew a ton of different peppers (jalapeno, serrano, shishito, Hungarian greens and some we're calling "wizard hats") which I cooked with red bell peppers from the store, plus sugar, vinegar and pectin.

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2026-09-16T17:49:15Z

Why do you think people vote in Mastodon polls?

Prince Diaries!

2026-08-21T04:43:00Z

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Prince Diaries!

Only one letter separates board and bard. Not sure if that means ...

2026-08-10T14:42:52Z

Only one letter separates board and bard. Not sure if that means we should be looking for more musicians for the #PSF board or I've been doing too much #minutecryptic

When you meet a new person, what about them is most likely to ...

2026-06-26T15:33:09Z

When you meet a new person, what about them is most likely to inspire trust for you?

Is there anything more obnoxious than selling tickets to an event ...

2026-06-05T13:24:23Z

Is there anything more obnoxious than selling tickets to an event and THEN sending a little note a few hours before the event saying, "You won't be able to use your tickets today unless you download our buggy and bloated app right now! Click here!"

A friend wrote a book that intersects on some of the American ...

2026-06-01T19:05:56Z

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A friend wrote a book that intersects on some of the American ideas around taxation and her take is more of a class lense. (I haven't read this book yet, but have read some of her other writings on taxation, and why it's necessary for democracy etc.)

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/vanessa-s-williamson/the-price-of-democracy/9781541606111/?lens=basic-books

That's bad news. I wonder what the process was for choosing ...

2026-05-27T12:29:32Z

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That's bad news. I wonder what the process was for choosing this CEO.

A few of these are already favorites in our garden year after ...

2026-05-24T00:13:31Z

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A few of these are already favorites in our garden year after year. Now, if we could find something that actually discourages the mosquitos...

These are lovely!

2026-05-23T22:32:38Z

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These are lovely!

Many years ago in college, I auditioned for a play. They asked me ...

2026-04-21T13:18:24Z

Many years ago in college, I auditioned for a play. They asked me to "Come in and pretend to be someone who has to share really bad news" and I didn't know how to do that and so I got one of the "crowd member #4" roles. It turns that unless being super awkward for a few minutes before blurting out the bad news is the right way, I still don't know how to do this "in real life" either.

Is there a long fancy word for the experience of holding a 10+ ...

2026-02-26T15:15:23Z

Is there a long fancy word for the experience of holding a 10+ item to-do list perfectly in your mind when you are outside on a walk and then having it all disappear somewhere between taking off your shoes and sitting down to your computer? Etherlistia, maybe?

Lots of crap flying under cover of, "don't ask, because ...

2026-02-09T16:23:21Z

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Lots of crap flying under cover of, "don't ask, because they might be criminals" these days.

That sucks. I don't even understand why they think that makes ...

2026-02-09T16:15:28Z

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That sucks. I don't even understand why they think that makes any sense.

Got this one on my mind again, ...

2026-01-09T19:59:29Z

Got this one on my mind again, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOjWnS4cMY

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2025-11-25T21:06:14Z

Bugs? (Talking about insects here.)

We could really use about 5 more mentors to help people with ...

2025-11-21T20:05:59Z

We could really use about 5 more mentors to help people with their #PyConUS talk proposals. I know so many smart people here who could almost write a talk proposal in their sleep. Will you help a new person get started on their #Python speaking journey? If you're up for it, please fill out the form here, https://forms.gle/PMWn1q754sAwkUtj9

Leaves near our polling place today! ...

2025-11-05T00:52:15Z

Leaves near our polling place today!

I think the term "work wife" is bad. What's a good ...

2025-08-21T14:56:38Z

I think the term "work wife" is bad. What's a good alternative?

This morning I woke up mad at software that doesn't exist. In ...

2025-08-21T14:20:41Z

This morning I woke up mad at software that doesn't exist. In my dream, I was trying to write a note using some kind of notecard template and it kept auto-completing all my words, eg but -> buttermilk, later -> lavender. Eventually my whole (very important in the dream) note was just a biscuit recipe with like 7 greetings at the top and my name signed at the bottom. I woke up angrily trying to just do a handwritten note with the world's dullest pencil on a piece of scrap paper. #softwaredreams

Hi all, just FIVE days left to register as a member of ...

2025-08-21T14:02:20Z

Hi all, just FIVE days left to register as a member of Python Software Foundation (npub1vv8…6fhk) and affirm your intention to vote and choose community leaders. Don't wait until the last minute!

https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/08/announcing-psf-board-candidates-for-2025.html

I often will step away from a conference for a bit. If I can ...

2025-07-30T13:24:41Z

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I often will step away from a conference for a bit. If I can I'll go to my hotel room and read something not related to work.

At home, I try to step outside for a few minutes at least once or twice a day to run an errand, or take down the compost, etc

Is it really imposter syndrome or did you just not have enough ...

2025-07-25T19:10:11Z

Is it really imposter syndrome or did you just not have enough money to make everything look and feel easy?

This looks fun, especially as I'm already a huge Connie ...

2025-07-15T16:09:33Z

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This looks fun, especially as I'm already a huge Connie Willis fan.

I like music but I don't always remember to post about it.

2025-06-21T21:45:17Z

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I like music but I don't always remember to post about it.

I also love this org which peacefully stands in front of hate ...

2025-06-15T15:29:34Z

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I also love this org which peacefully stands in front of hate groups with rainbow umbrellas so that kids (and adults!) don't have to see them. https://parasolpatrol.org/

Thinking about staying for sprints tomorrow? @ambv answers nearly ...

2025-05-18T11:30:28Z

Thinking about staying for sprints tomorrow? @ambv answers nearly every question you might have!
https://pycon.blogspot.com/2025/04/pyconus-sprints.html?m=1 #pyconus

I loved this book! Nice found family and ladies who are awesome.

2025-04-25T20:37:23Z

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I loved this book! Nice found family and ladies who are awesome.

This is a post about chia pudding. Do you like it? Do you make it ...

2025-03-24T15:55:33Z

This is a post about chia pudding. Do you like it? Do you make it at home? If you said yes to either, what is your favorite flavor/mix-in?

On finding focus while "all this" is happening. Find your ...

2025-02-03T14:06:14Z

On finding focus while "all this" is happening. Find your peace and your piece.
https://partswithpresley.com/2025/02/02/how-am-i-supposed-to-focus-on-work-right-now/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=2025-02-03&utm_campaign=How+are+you+supposed+to+focus+on+work+at+a+time+like+this+

If you're queer and feeling a certain way today, The Trevor ...

2024-11-06T14:28:48Z

If you're queer and feeling a certain way today, The Trevor Project is there to talk with you. If you're a straight ally wondering what you could do for the queer community, they're a small non-profit that could always use more volunteers and more donations.

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/

I appreciate living in a place where a ten year old comes to your ...

2024-11-01T15:07:26Z

I appreciate living in a place where a ten year old comes to your door for Halloween dressed as Google AI and if you consent, recites the recipe for gasoline spaghetti.

There's a lot of space between "intermittently beholden ...

2024-10-29T13:40:01Z

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There's a lot of space between "intermittently beholden to some corporate interests" and "we won't have elections anymore and will violently round up our political adversaries." Neither is ideal but one is clearly better.

I think the filling would dry out a little more if you just stick ...

2024-10-28T22:51:06Z

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I think the filling would dry out a little more if you just stick pieces on top instead of filling peppers. So maybe make your filling a little wetter or just add cheese on top to keep stuff from getting too dry?

Yeah, it can have real, "Bless your heart" energy in a ...

2024-10-23T16:18:30Z

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Yeah, it can have real, "Bless your heart" energy in a lot of cases.

How do you sign your professional-ish emails? Please feel to ...

2024-10-23T14:54:57Z

How do you sign your professional-ish emails? Please feel to share your tightly held opinions on this important matter, aka why everyone else is wrong.

We sometimes make a green dip in our house with edamame which we ...

2024-08-14T21:01:16Z

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We sometimes make a green dip in our house with edamame which we call edamummus.

Was typing "repopulate the human race" and it got ...

2024-08-14T20:37:11Z

Was typing "repopulate the human race" and it got auto-corrected to "repopulate the hum race" and now I want to know what the hum race is and why the machines think it needs repopulating.

There was a lot of detail about the costumes and also augments ...

2024-08-09T19:55:42Z

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There was a lot of detail about the costumes and also augments and scents that went into the "mood" so maybe one of the characters did design some aspect of the new designs people would buy and use each month?

I read this #scifi short story over ten years ago, where the ...

2024-08-09T13:31:19Z

I read this #scifi short story over ten years ago, where the characters did different moods every few months. They'd take pills, change their outfits, and do all these themed parties and events. One time, there's a wild card mood, and it's just stark unoptimistic reality (So edgy! So weird!) and one of the main characters decides to stick with it. His partner is upset and tries to talk him into doing the next mood trend.

Anyway, I wish I could remember the author's name or the story name.