Erik Johnson

@bill@gts.dootzone.win @ehmatthes@fosstodon.org I don't by any means want to discourage you from attending PyCon in the future. It remains one of the highlights of my year! But, ya know, it's complicated.

#PyConUS

I am not blind to the funding challenges that PyCon has been experiencing. They are in no position to turn down sponsorships. But I've never left a PyCon feeling bummed like I am this year, and that really sucks. 4/4

And not far from Microsoft's booth was Meta. The same Meta which has taken deliberate steps to make the LGBT community (trans folks in particular) feel less safe. "Python is for everyone", we are told, while Meta gets to address the community members it is actively working to endanger from the Pacific Ballroom stage. 3/4

Meanwhile, up front and center at the entrance to the expo hall stood the booth of Microsoft, who are fanning the flames that have been engulfing GitHub by forcing Copilot down the throats of its users despite almost universal complaint. 2/4

This was perhaps the most surreal #PyConUS I have attended (my 10th). On one hand, there was an entire track devoted to "AI". While at the same time, multiple talks (including the excellent lightning talk by @ehmatthes@fosstodon.org) dealt with trying to find ways to cope with the utter chaos visited upon open-source projects by "AI" bots opening pull requests. 1/4

@libretube@fosstodon.org @Canning1452@tooting.ch Still unable to install, downloaded just a few minutes ago. Is this just a case where you replaced the APK with one with the correct signature and it hasn't propagated fully yet?

I just made the mistake of installing and trying out #KDE since I hadn't used it since KDE4... only to find out that it vomited a bunch of garbage into dconf and overwrote a bunch of gtkrc and fontconfig files.

So here's your PSA: Create a different user account to try it out. Or just don't try KDE. It's not that great, and it messes with files it has no business touching.

I just completed all 25 days of Advent of Code 2024! #AdventOfCode https://adventofcode.com/

My solution in #Python: https://github.com/terminalmage/adventofcode/blob/main/2024/day25.py

I've completed "Crossed Wires" - Day 24 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/24

My solution in #Python: https://github.com/terminalmage/adventofcode/blob/main/2024/day24.py

This was fun, in a masochistic sort of way 😂. I came to a pretty well-explained solution, feel free to look at my comments if you're stuck!

I just completed "LAN Party" - Day 23 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/23

My solution in #Python: https://github.com/terminalmage/adventofcode/blob/main/2024/day23.py

I've completed "Monkey Market" - Day 22 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/22

My solution in #Python: https://github.com/terminalmage/adventofcode/blob/main/2024/day22.py

I've completed "Keypad Conundrum" - Day 21 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/21

My solution in #Python: https://github.com/terminalmage/adventofcode/blob/main/2024/day21.py

I've completed "Race Condition" - Day 20 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/20

My solution in #Python: https://github.com/terminalmage/adventofcode/blob/main/2024/day20.py

I just completed "Linen Layout" - Day 19 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/19

My solution in #Python: https://github.com/terminalmage/adventofcode/blob/main/2024/day19.py

Love it when my Part 1 can be only slightly adjusted to get the solution to both parts.

I've completed "RAM Run" - Day 18 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/18

My solution in #Python: https://github.com/terminalmage/adventofcode/blob/main/2024/day18.py