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Théoden answers Saruman. ‘Even if your war on me was just—as it was not, for were you ten times as wise, you would have no right to rule me and mine for your own profit as you desired—even so, what will you say of your torches in Westfold and the children that lie dead there?’

We're honored to host Brandon Rhodes as one of our keynotes for #PyTexas 2023 on April 1 & 2 here in #Austin, TX. Learn more at bit.ly/3kTJxAv

Are any of the rest of y'all getting almost-daily errors about, `the ECDSA host key for '[ssh.github.com]:443'` —even though each day you are deleting the offending key and letting SSH re-learn it?

Thank you again to PyTexas for the invitation to visit Austin in the springtime (the trees are still bare where I live!) and for the chance to deliver a keynote last weekend. The organizers did a great job, and I enjoyed meeting and talking with so many other Python folks.

The best of what twitter was, when you actually get to learn something deeply interesting from someone who knows.

On this date in 1939, acting as the ally of Nazi Germany, the USSR invaded Poland, claiming that it was acting to protect national minorities and that the Polish state did not exist.

This blog post isn't written by me, but it might as well be. Learning pyproject.toml was a bit challenging. gregoryszorc.com/blog/2023/10/3…

#30DayMapChallenge Day 5: Analog map Had to buy so many different size of tomatoes to make this work!

My November talk from code::dive is up! I use code from my Skyfield astronomy library as a springboard for talking about both the history of astronomy, and about trade-offs in API design. Enjoy! ‘The History of a Science Hidden in Astronomy Code’ youtube.com/watch?v=3bZSCb…

I sheepishly admit: it was only because of the ‘we’ve extended the deadline’ email that I sat down this evening with an Old Fashioned and completed the annual Python Developers Survey. So there’s still time if you’re interested—tell them which tools you love and really use!

Dammit, YAML.

The US National Park Service amphitheater symbol before (left) and after (right) the advent of Wi-Fi. Prior to the redesign, visitors would go to these rustic sites expecting to get online.

July 20th, 1969 is a date that stands high in my life – it was the day that we, together as one people, achieved the greatest scientific and technological feat in human history. The specific role that Neil, Mike and I performed in the event was but one part of an immeasurably

I love how the Shire-Reckoning account not only reminds me of what happened on this day in Middle-earth, but gives context — in LotR, the main narrative never mentions how long it’s been since the Nazgûl have ridden to the west of the River Isen!