<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@kevinbowen" class="u-url mention">@<span>kevinbowen</span></a></span> Oh cool.</p>

<p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TIL</span></a> that Mark Lutz is going to have a 6th edition of his book &quot;Learning Python&quot; coming out in February of 2025!</p><p>I never though I&#39;d see the day. Even though the last edition is over 10 years old, I still find myself referring back to it for his clear, lucid explanations of topics &amp; features of the language to aid me in my ongoing edumacation.</p><p>Definitely on my wish list for next year.</p><p><a href="https://learning-python.com/about-lp6e.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">learning-python.com/about-lp6e</span><span class="invisible">.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Python</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Books</span></a></p>

<p>There&#39;s some good stuff happening over at Bluesky. It&#39;s the first time in a while the community seems pretty excited and positive about something.</p><p>Liam <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gamingonlinux" class="u-url mention">@<span>gamingonlinux</span></a></span> put together a starter pack for Linux and open source accounts that you can use to get rolling.</p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/starter-pack/gamingonlinux.com/3l742l3upcl2v" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/starter-pack/gamingon</span><span class="invisible">linux.com/3l742l3upcl2v</span></a></p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@zephyrfalcon" class="u-url mention">@<span>zephyrfalcon</span></a></span> it&#39;s the thought that&#39;s been on my mind for the past 10 years or so. Thanks for reinforcing it! It&#39;s nice to feel you&#39;re not alone.</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@whitequark" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>whitequark</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://donotsta.re/users/mwk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mwk</span></a></span> I had a similar thought in 2019 when I installed Python 3.6 on OpenBSD and it stated that it was compiled using "GCC 4.2.1 Compatible OpenBSD Clang 7.0.1".</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@shriramk" class="u-url mention">@<span>shriramk</span></a></span> &quot;Lies, Languages and Models&quot;, of course</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@whitequark" class="u-url mention">@<span>whitequark</span></a></span> one time on 2C-E, and we needed an adult and I was surprised by how quickly I was able to pull myself together to be the person</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://babka.social/@colinrosenthal" class="u-url mention">@<span>colinrosenthal</span></a></span> I read about this in the WSJ, but I think both were co-reviewed in the NYT?</p>