2026-08-30T09:30:32Z https://nostr.now kati https://nostr.now/npub1c0lrk5mvd66afc5eszd02zrey65pdqkl5yn8rkms9xf6mw06cn2s6je0ah https://cdn.fosstodon.org/accounts/avatars/109/331/500/231/593/137/original/d32581e7f585a124.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/accounts/avatars/109/331/500/231/593/137/original/d32581e7f585a124.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfhysctdd03n0v54qccdla8j55fdnkqc9mx0hkvjuakse9sygv33szyrpluw6nd3htt48znxqf4agg0yn2s95zm7sjvuwmwq5e8tdeltzd2s8fqn4 Here&#39;s my PSA. A friend was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma. Skin cancer screenings would have prevented it. I did one this week for the first time. I had to seek it out myself. I had one suspicious spot that was biopsied and benign. Consider doing one just in case. 2026-10-24T00:57:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdep7hrmz5sap9gx9s9hv9jel8vqd2hvgy3tmy76trf2q4e5v40vgzyrpluw6nd3htt48znxqf4agg0yn2s95zm7sjvuwmwq5e8tdeltzd2ycce9w I have watched nearly all of DjangoCon US online. A moment happened during Day 3 lightning talks that was very meaningful. The longtime conference photographer Bartek Pawlik did a lightning talk of photos from DjangoCon. If you &lt;3 this conference, it is a must-watch.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/181/861/585/233/192/original/85fa26820a70b114.png"> 2026-08-30T01:28:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrfqz58q3pwgpsmhjxs0ez60g6u6swc06xmryve0kfptw04e9p4mgzyrpluw6nd3htt48znxqf4agg0yn2s95zm7sjvuwmwq5e8tdeltzd2kk5zkf The Python documentary inspired Guido to interview some of the key Python developers from the past 25 years who weren&#39;t mentioned in the film. This page also includes a link to a detailed historical interview Guido did. <a href="https://gvanrossum.github.io/interviews/index.html">https://gvanrossum.github.io/interviews/index.html</a> 2026-08-09T17:52:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgdsj7csytyc0upqu79g826xgdvk4t8hl2nsfl9npvhj8hslmsqsgzyrpluw6nd3htt48znxqf4agg0yn2s95zm7sjvuwmwq5e8tdeltzd20ck2yg It&#39;s an honor to be the Django Software Foundation Member of the Month. Thank you for inviting me to do this fun interview! <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/jul/29/dsf-member-of-the-month-katherine-michel/">https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/jul/29/dsf-member-of-the-month-katherine-michel/</a> 2026-07-29T22:16:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv6nkeu80rnugnuud4ludqlfpvhtjfw68svqxmrgt7rhvml3r2t0qzyrpluw6nd3htt48znxqf4agg0yn2s95zm7sjvuwmwq5e8tdeltzd27kpxmh My PyCon US 2026 Recap is live. The conference was an absolute blast, and I am still taking away new learning. Thank you to everyone who made it happen. I can&#39;t wait for next year! <a href="https://katherinemichel.github.io/blog/conferences/pycon-us-2026-recap.html">https://katherinemichel.github.io/blog/conferences/pycon-us-2026-recap.html</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/947/748/368/649/217/original/9e159e20503704b0.jpeg"> 2026-07-19T17:10:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx0c2vw3r2yuel2vpfvc25dr5ftr7t8h3jfjq2hfc8v49gdp7cyvszyrpluw6nd3htt48znxqf4agg0yn2s95zm7sjvuwmwq5e8tdeltzd2nssn8v My Southwest Headquarters Tour blog post is at #3 on Hacker News and going up in points. Take a look if you are interested in a cool experience. :) <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/">https://news.ycombinator.com/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/511/881/768/856/281/original/1b32cd5e324786f5.png"> 2026-05-03T17:43:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstk2f3pp7tj9xf5vshxhl9dgp2y39xsszm8jxwmpm0q2nqxae40cqzyrpluw6nd3htt48znxqf4agg0yn2s95zm7sjvuwmwq5e8tdeltzd2zhxnlh Compilers were the real revolution, not AI, says Linus. Likes it for maintaining code, not so much writing code. Plus, how he manages Linux these days. <a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-ai-tool-maintaining-linux-code/">https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-ai-tool-maintaining-linux-code/</a> 2025-12-10T04:45:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9a7qcxzucx3p0zgdzrck3zefv4ytqveeqjj8scc5fw8lazjvkmwszyrpluw6nd3htt48znxqf4agg0yn2s95zm7sjvuwmwq5e8tdeltzd256w6dc After ~8 years on the DEFNA Board, I stepped down earlier this year. What a nice surprise to stumble across this thank you from the board this week! ❤️ <a href="https://www.defna.org/defna-board-member-update-july">https://www.defna.org/defna-board-member-update-july</a> 2025-11-20T03:14:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstawylksn60rjt03k7zcv05kznzfn6fnpm8r7uazqllhsr9um4hcqzyrpluw6nd3htt48znxqf4agg0yn2s95zm7sjvuwmwq5e8tdeltzd28yrhgs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg0qflyasn74g2zqjg2rnuchn375g4zmpdtscfu0fdw6d52ucpergpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qlrvzhw'>nevent1q…vzhw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqx9flmjm7gp3cggur7hdkl05xdyefeu49v56flx0zxut7qs5h6a2snyg2vu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqx9flmjm7gp3cggur7hdkl05xdyefeu49v56flx0zxut7qs5h6a2snyg2vu</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…g2vu</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpql6fjd0lytsnfgv54gm6zqkcmy5sn645u5qyj367w9xhw89q8q3qqwy6zgt" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpql6fjd0lytsnfgv54gm6zqkcmy5sn645u5qyj367w9xhw89q8q3qqwy6zgt</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…6zgt</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqrvcfp4afl5mea96n8hw42782rl8tk7yda4hzgsjtq9e2c5uel52qvdfpsy" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqrvcfp4afl5mea96n8hw42782rl8tk7yda4hzgsjtq9e2c5uel52qvdfpsy</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…fpsy</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqh3spw6wz2s7dh5vu7cer52fsl6r99k9e4ryr60k6d7fx0lnaj5kste76tj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqh3spw6wz2s7dh5vu7cer52fsl6r99k9e4ryr60k6d7fx0lnaj5kste76tj</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…76tj</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpq6jwvatgwfpclqj3pyfrx9ld5nwy54pvw09wv3qzf7kgkjcn76ynsf9fsjf" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpq6jwvatgwfpclqj3pyfrx9ld5nwy54pvw09wv3qzf7kgkjcn76ynsf9fsjf</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…fsjf</span>)</a></span> That looks so good! 2025-10-07T21:50:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqgustr8kzlqf9tq6j4542mr7g2725c4h6telapm4y6hghelfh9cszyrpluw6nd3htt48znxqf4agg0yn2s95zm7sjvuwmwq5e8tdeltzd2tqnl5m DjangoCon US CfP closes in four days, and we would love to have your talk proposal. If you are looking for ideas, I&#39;ve written up a list of talks I&#39;d love to see. 😍 🐍 <a href="https://katherinemichel.github.io/portfolio/djangocon-us-2025-topics-inspiration-list.html">https://katherinemichel.github.io/portfolio/djangocon-us-2025-topics-inspiration-list.html</a> 2025-05-01T01:52:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfuqpw3lj9kced4duj0ml2vyyh270m883ymy42n8arrs2h0hy5mrszyrpluw6nd3htt48znxqf4agg0yn2s95zm7sjvuwmwq5e8tdeltzd2pg3vpc I&#39;ve walked past this deserted alcove at Dallas Love Field Airport a number of times and only recently realized its significance. It overlooks the site where Air Force One was parked when LBJ took the oath of office after JFK was assassinated. On the wall is a replica of a bronze plaque embedded in the taxiway at that spot. I&#39;ll stop again sometime when it is light out to see the real plaque.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/778/527/845/201/613/original/3f31b68613f17b24.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/778/527/841/373/302/original/0f9e7de1d32e26bc.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/778/527/837/991/925/original/13b9a1ce6ef0260c.jpeg"> 2025-01-06T00:15:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdldevksat5v56lcm67mvc076w8pfnkjuzqz0gsszmk2fnmkn2llgzyrpluw6nd3htt48znxqf4agg0yn2s95zm7sjvuwmwq5e8tdeltzd2ram7yt &#34;Custom user models are a complexity tax that most projects simply do not need. We should deemphasise them, and get rid of that.&#34; A spicy take yesterday from former Django Fellow Carlton Gibson. William Vincent will also be giving a talk on the subject at DjangoCon US in a few weeks. 🐍 🌶 <a href="https://buttondown.com/carlton/archive/evolving-djangos-authuser/">https://buttondown.com/carlton/archive/evolving-djangos-authuser/</a> 2024-09-01T13:25:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqcjng8knxwa29h48629np29nxax8mj4r8xsyh8n72clhsx2tmz4czyrpluw6nd3htt48znxqf4agg0yn2s95zm7sjvuwmwq5e8tdeltzd2mrpgm2 Great news. The DjangoCon US CfP is open! I&#39;ve written up a list of topics I&#39;d love to hear more about as inspiration. 👀 Whether you are a first-time speaker or seasoned veteran, we&#39;d love to see your proposal. 🐍 <a href="https://katherinemichel.github.io/portfolio/djangocon-us-2024-topics-inspiration-list.html">https://katherinemichel.github.io/portfolio/djangocon-us-2024-topics-inspiration-list.html</a> 2024-03-03T17:19:45Z