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one annoyance is, if my script is named `MyApp.py` and the modules live in `MyApp/`, I must create a `__init__.py` to get imports working...

one annoyance is, if my script is named `MyApp.py` and the modules live in `MyApp/`, I must create a `__init__.py` to get imports working (otherwise it complains of a circular reference or partially loaded module)

#Python best practices: I have a CLI app "MyApp" w/ a folder full of modules (classes). Which is better: entry point in...

#Python best practices: I have a CLI app "MyApp" w/ a folder full of modules (classes). Which is better: entry point in `MyApp/__main__.py`, or entry point in `MyApp.py` with all modules in `MyApp`?

Advantages of the second is the ability to add a "/bin/env/python3" shebang to the top and exec it, which I like better than `python3 -m MyApp`. Are there advantages to the former method?

I need like two of these (size doesn't even matter, I'm going to superglue them in place because the plastic is busted) but god I do...

I need like two of these (size doesn't even matter, I'm going to superglue them in place because the plastic is busted) but god I do not want to pay $6.99 plus shipping (or whatever) for them

there's admittedly a flat rate for being able to call your project "part of the XYZ series" that needs to be factored in

there's admittedly a flat rate for being able to call your project "part of the XYZ series" that needs to be factored in

once again I'm at that point I tend towards every few months - "how much could the license for XYZ property REALLY cost" /...

once again I'm at that point I tend towards every few months - "how much could the license for XYZ property REALLY cost" / " how much would the license for XYZ REALLY increase my sales, compared to a 'spiritual successor' or clone"

really funny comment in official documentation - "HOPE it won't block" ?? Those docs could use a little work...

really funny comment in official documentation - "HOPE it won't block" ?? Those docs could use a little work...

this anecdote about the recording of Operation Ivy's legendary 1989 ska-punk album "Energy" is so funny to me#ska #punk #music...

this anecdote about the recording of Operation Ivy's legendary 1989 ska-punk album "Energy" is so funny to me

#ska #punk #music #oi

discord friends and I have been doing a "top 100 albums music draft" and it's been a blast so far - spend a month coming up...

discord friends and I have been doing a "top 100 albums music draft" and it's been a blast so far - spend a month coming up with your personal top list, take turns filling a Google sheet one pick at a time, everyone goes and listens to everything and ranks them. results to be averaged and presented at the end. there's also a "blurbs" box if you want to play pitchfork critic.

We have 17 participants so everyone got only 6 picks each, which is agonizing (how do you boil down your music taste into 6 albums??) and then the sheer variety of music and taste, plus the chance to talk it out with friends, is a great experience.

(I am the least popular person in the chat for making everyone listen to Coldplay but they'll see, they'll all see...)

Youtube user "comedyhunter" has never let me down since 2012

Youtube user "comedyhunter" has never let me down since 2012

resetting the counter of "days since I've used my preferred left/right speaker test video" to 0 again...

resetting the counter of "days since I've used my preferred left/right speaker test video" to 0 again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTvJoYnpeRQ

squinting my eyes at bands releasing 24bit recordings of their garage rock. you fuckers think you've earned that? you don't need...

squinting my eyes at bands releasing 24bit recordings of their garage rock. you fuckers think you've earned that? you don't need nearly that much headroom

this stance makes perfect sense but I am not surprised the "just run Linux" crowd think it's a boneheaded statement. The...

this stance makes perfect sense but I am not surprised the "just run Linux" crowd think it's a boneheaded statement. The difference between Grok and me isn't that they have the model and I don't - it's that they have a fucking DATACENTER and I don't. These things needing 5000 GPUs and more power than a city is a *feature* for these guys.

IP law currently is just a legal liability to them that enables lawsuits and losses - it's not protecting their assets at all. Cost of ownership and operation does that alone.

sometimes I look at the Live Feed on mastodon.social and it's astounding the amount of Noise that is pumped into the internet at all...

sometimes I look at the Live Feed on mastodon.social and it's astounding the amount of Noise that is pumped into the internet at all times. if it's not outright spam it may as well be - internet radio stations posting every time a new song comes on, "every screen from pokemon", that sort of thing

Ubiktune released SOUNDSHOCK 3 in 2017 and I did not know?!?!?https://ubiktune.bandcamp.com/album/soundshock-3-fm-funk-nirvana#chiptune

Ubiktune released SOUNDSHOCK 3 in 2017 and I did not know?!?!?

https://ubiktune.bandcamp.com/album/soundshock-3-fm-funk-nirvana

#chiptune

I should just be happy the bug's fixed but I am mildly annoyed when I report a bug to something, it goes unfixed / unaddressed, and then...

I should just be happy the bug's fixed but I am mildly annoyed when I report a bug to something, it goes unfixed / unaddressed, and then someone files the same bug years later and it immediately gets attention. Why do they get a response and I don't

the hackers.town migration is really weird. are they losing the domain? if not I am unsure why you wouldn't try to export / reimport...

the hackers.town migration is really weird. are they losing the domain? if not I am unsure why you wouldn't try to export / reimport all history to the new host and keep the same name? it avoids a whole bunch of migration headaches like "links to older posts are now all dead" and "what if the user is gone for a couple weeks and misses the boat"

Open-source is a complicated and many-faceted concept, but there remains the simple joy of eventually contributing a tiny piece to something...

Open-source is a complicated and many-faceted concept, but there remains the simple joy of eventually contributing a tiny piece to something you've been enjoying for 25+ years

Did you know that there was a nuclear accident in the US that released more radiation than Three Mile Island? Of course not - because the...

Did you know that there was a nuclear accident in the US that released more radiation than Three Mile Island? Of course not - because the victims were the Navajo nation, and the government refused to declare a state of emergency, instead letting the company responsible clean up with some shovels and buckets.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Rock_uranium_mill_spill

Quite proud of myself for successfully building a Windows 16-bit application that runs on Windows 3.1 - all dialog-based, and it makes...

Quite proud of myself for successfully building a Windows 16-bit application that runs on Windows 3.1 - all dialog-based, and it makes network connections, too! Compiled with Visual C++ 1.52 on XP, it works on this old system. Consumes 14kb disk space and does everything in even less RAM :)

another thing is that generally we consider search a "net good" - you let us trawl your site and we send more visitors your way -...

another thing is that generally we consider search a "net good" - you let us trawl your site and we send more visitors your way - and the relationship also is made more collaborative through things like robots.txt, sitemap.xml, etc.

that balance has not shifted for the AI scraper bots. it's purely adversarial from the webmaster's POV.