#i’m using python if anyone is wondering

[podado-t-memes]

If someone told me yesterday I’d be prepping for my coding final with a Destiel Omegaverse practice question…

I would have thought they were insane…

…But here we are…

(Anyone wanna try to solve it? I already know the output lol)

[silencedrowns]

rating Halloween toilet decor at my local Michael’s

The classic skeleton on a skeleton shaped toilet. 8/10. you cannot go wrong with a spooky dookie but the book made of bone is definitely not it

Ichabod Crane toilet. 7/10. Points for originality with a less common Halloween figure and the satisfyingly smug pumpkin face, but points lost for confusing denim boot covers and the way the pumpkin isn’t reading the book whatsoever. Also makes me wonder if the axe is for toilet paper.

Dracula toilet. 4/10 for boring sculpt, bad paint job, baffling makeup, and the fact that Anne Rice says vampires don’t need to use the bathroom. Not that I believe Anne Rice about everything, but it’s funny to bring up the time Lestat gets body swapped into a normal body and spends way too many pages describing the feeling of peeing.

Frankenstein’s monster. 10/10 this is perfect. The pose, the sculpt, the self referential book… this monster knows what he’s about and even though like all these other toilet figures he’s wearing pants, it’s fine. Top tier silly. I love his face and I genuinely contemplated buying this for about 30 seconds before I realized then I’d have to own and find a place for a Frankenstein toilet figure.

Edgar Allan Poe on the toilet. 9/10 this is the only time I’m deducting points for “but he’s still wearing pants!” because this is an actual human figure, but I’m adding a ton of points back for how scrunkly he is and the large amount of accessories.

Laptop skeleton toilet. THIS IS PERFECTION 100/10. The pose, so familiar to anyone who’s had to use a computer for news or bad social media or zoom. The silly ghost not quite Apple logo. The jointed knees letting you bat at the feet like a cat with a toy. You cannot improve on this. One of my favorite objects in the Michael’s Halloween section of all time. This skeleton is a mood and an icon and I love it so, so very much.

Hey Michael’s? What in the actual fuck is this. I’m not even going to rate this because this is literally just a regular toilet, not a Halloween toilet. “Oh it has a snake on it” snakes alone do not make something Halloween or have we all forgotten about Britney Spears with the yellow python (top 10 “how did I think I was straight” moments). Send whoever designed this embarrassment to remedial Halloween school where they have to design anatomically improbable skeletons. IT DOESN’T EVEN HAVE A SEAT YOU’D FALL RIGHT IN THIS THING SUCKS

[witchofthesouls]

Hey! I saw an earlier post you had about the boys in the grocery store and it got me wondering about how they would react to hunting. I’m a hunter, have been all my life. I hunt deer, boars, ducks, coyotes, turkeys, quails, pheasants, wild Burmese pythons, and I fish locally too (strictly a vermin exterminator and food hunter, I find sports hunting to be distasteful and I strictly use a bow and arrow, no traps or guns as I take issues with those too). I can picture the absolute horror of the TFP or Lost Light bots seeing their/a human skinning and processing an animal that they just hunted for food, they see the modern convinces that are grocery stores so it’s easy to forget where human food actually comes from 😂

Weirdly enough, IDW/MTMTE does have Cybertronian edibles like cesium salami and rust sticks.

But then again, there's a big percentage of the crew members who were produced by the war, so there's a great chance that they didn't get a crash course on things that were deemed "unnecessary," like Cybertronian cuisine and fauna to forage and hunt.

TFP Cybertronians, on the other hand, have Questions.

Get ready to pull up diagrams, manuals, videos, and live demonstrations via YouTube or your own hands because they got the curiosity of two-year-old with the capacity to keep you in their palm for no escape.

Ratchet absolutely hates it. It's too messy and squishy and completely unalike the organized and relatively clean method of converting crystals to fuel. Horrified over the mysteries of hotdogs and how everything can and will kill humans without specific preparations to negate the toxins. Ratchet is boggled over spice challenges and how the hell humanity hadn't died in its infancy over culinary explorations. Someone told him to look up Hákarl.

He takes great displeasure when the kids sass him over Cybertronians eating their own blood. Different. Absolutely different. He clucks over the base kitchen and is not above making things disappear. He argues with June and Agent Fowler over the groceries and fast food bags. Ratchet's crunchy.

Bulkhead actually enjoys fishing. He's more catch and release rather than for keeping and gutting. He likes soaking up the heat of the sun, the sound of running water, birdsong, and insects buzzing, the gear setup and picking out the right lure and bait. It's a different kind of downtime, but it's nice. All he's missing is engex, but he's able to throw a line farther out than anyone else and has the capability to detect motion far greater than an average human. He still wants an engex cube.

Arcee has mixed feelings. She enjoys hunting. Patience, tracking, stealth, and the sense of accomplishment with a clean catch. She likes less the process of handling carcasses, but really hates waste anything that could have been useful. Meat, leather, tools, jewelry, and raw ingredients that could be sold or traded. Arcee just doesn't like sharing something with Airachnid's methods.

Bumblebee's a scout. People expected him to like foraging or the wilds. He prefers domesticated stock. In particular, beekeeping. To him, it represents a more equivalent partnership: he provides accessible resources and safe quarters and the bees yield honey, comb, and wax in return. If the hive don't like him or the area, then they can leave elsewhere.

Optimus is deeply fascinated by how Earth's biodiversity is so immense and how ecosystems are so diverse and complex, yet so fragile. He quietly wishes for Alpha Trion's presence because Optimus is seeing familiar similarities of Cybertronian long gone biomes: wetlands, woodlands, and reefs. The Sea of Rust once was a massive ocean of mineral-laden Energon. It has long since disappeared by the consensus of heavy, unregulated industrialization, but if Earth has the water cycle, ocean currents and belts, and complex system of thermoregulation that replenishes itself, then Cybertron had to have something similar at one point, no?

[avissapiens]

Jockbull Summer Week 4 Set B (3/12/23-10/12/23)

Model Used is Oliver Forslin.

1.

I’m not adhering to this one as strictly. Maybe that’s not what abg intended but oh well. I’m more so expanding its scope to be more about risque clothing choices in general. On that front I made perhaps the stupid purchase of a thrifted Wrestling singlet. But damn it feels so good and tight on my skin. But i’m way too tall for it so the cut looks ridiculous.(Buff, hypnotic, AND tall. Swoon more.) Maybe when I'm more shredded I’ll be able to wear it more unabashedly.

2.

Maybe I should start offering a combo Hypno-workout routine. Or maybe an archetype centric workout split to enhance and build certain aesthetics. I wonder if anyone would pay for that.

3.

Got one in and because of the nature of weeks and spacing out my rest days the next one would be Monday of the week that i’m posting these. I’ll only take the cals from this week to be consistent so that's 700 calories burnt, while on a fast.

4.

Focusing the dropsets on pull day has been insane. I know it’s not likely but my arms already feel bigger. 17.5 inches. The peak that I've been missing all this time is finally starting to show through. Fuck the degree. I’d drain every course I took this year from my head (except Bio 206, 205 and 395) if it meant I could get some extra inches on these fucking pythons.

5.

First tumblr pic incoming. Try to contain yourselves(don’t contain shit. Go wild brahs)

[petty-crush]

“Furiosa: a mad max saga”

-Wonderful deep dive into squalor, insanity and violence. The future medieval grimness of this universe is so strangely addicting.

-Whereas “Fury Road” covered three days in the life of Mad Max, this film notes 15 years of Furiosa’s journey.

+It is a very different headspace.

-the most surprising element was that, in this tale of a side story character(albeit a co lead one) the most delightful sections involved..brand new side characters!

-Furiosa’s mother, aptly played by Charlee Fraser is a real bike riding, sharp shooting, rooting tooting she wolf. She gets the film off like a cannon ball.

-But the glowing star is Tom Burke, who absolutely steals every scene he is in as Praetorian Jack. Just wow.

+his hair lip also reminded me of a super nova young Stacey Keach

-I could watch him and Furiosa tag team all day. Best bruiser buddies duo in a long time.

-The sequence where Furiosa first stowaways the war rig and helps Jack defend it from marauders is the best part of the film.

-in addition to revisiting this desolate world, the action is a prime reason to see this picture. Director George Miller always has really different ways of framing movement so I’m clawing my armrest and wincing at the impact.

-I think the score for this is a bit better than “Fury Road”. It has more of its own identity.

-I’m really back and forth on Chris Hemsworth performance. At times I think he brings in the weakest presence. But mostly is pretty solid

-it’s hard to describe, but this characterization feels a bit too Monty Python fey to really center the film. I get he’s a dweeb who turns sadistic, but it just feels like it doesn’t have enough power.

-I adore the scene where Immortan Joe sizes him up, wondering if the captive child Furiosa is really his daughter. His cold bartering of her is really quite intoxicating.

-Anyone else think that one brown haired war boy looks a bit too much like that live action butt-head from a certain comedy show? Oddly amusing

-I wonder if knowing how Furiosa got from the green place to Joe’s army is all that necessary. It way over delivers, so it has no fault with me.

-Really the only thing I didn’t like was clips from “Fury Road” over the end credits. It just fell flat for me. Especially using the “coming at ya!” steering wheel shot. No buys.

-Ana Taylor Joy is wonderful in the scenes she shows up in.

-I like how the chapter breaks imply a much bigger world, of which we see only fragments.

-Oh man, the tree comeuppance is truly wonderful.

-Glad to be back, glad to get high on the fumes again.

[sketchfanda]

Kirishima's Mystique: Weapon XXX-23

Canada, the great white north, a vast wide little land consisting of regions such as Toronto, Ottawa and Quebec. Currently within the serene wildness of the Canadian rockies, our resident Red Riot and his cotton candy link Alien Queen were having themselves a little camping trip. Nothing said summer fan like gong hiking around a different country as the sturdy and acidic pair were busy setting up shop. Mina busy prepping the picnic spot and gathering up some kindling for a campfire, that is when she wasn’t busy stealing some glances at her man.

Sensually biting her lip as his tanktop did a grand job showing off that pair of gun shows he called his arms. If there was a vet around,she’d have to call about some “sick pythons”, that was for sure, his biceps and biceps pumped and flexed from all that effort and goddamn was it making her thirsty as all fuck. Rubbing her thighs together as she tried to keep her dirty thoughts at bay, at least until they'd finished setting up camp. Pouting adorably as she thought of how lonely she and Kirishima felt without the third wheel of their tricycle.

Mina:"It's still such a bummer Maya couldn't join us on this trip. I mean granted not often she gets to visit home..."*The cotton candy bombshell quipped as she was still feeling a bit incomplete without their shared girlfriend. Maya of course was indeed spending a week or two in her home of Jagua del Toro which did remind Mina of one thing. They definitely had to go their for sure, she just knew that place wasn't just famous for its beaches, but especially the babes. The kind of babes she and Maya knew would get their Riot all nice and riled up....*

Kirishima:"Ah it is what it is, sometimes but hey next time around we might go with her there, right?"*The sturdy hero quipped in response as he continued nearing completion of the tent. Missing the erotic leer Mina shot his way as she began making her way towards him, lust glowing in her golden racoon eyes. Who could blame her when her man was looking so delicious and fuckable, those firm muscles of his in motion as he worked away on setting up their camp. She had to think it wasn't all bad given she and Kirishima could fuck as much as they wanted, loud as they wanted without anyone to bother them but the critters of nature.*

Any further personal musings of thought or conversation dirty or otherwise when they heard some very loud sounds incoming from nearby their way. Sounds of a very telltale nature that implied combat and conflict of a struggle that was very intense. Being of heroic personality of course the red and pink duo knew they had to intervene and go see what the situation was and just their luck that had to be quite a doozy. Upon investigation of course that wound up being proven to be quite the understatement.

But of course how often were you to likely run into some petite but well toned feisty but fierce girl clad in leather swinging pair of duel bladed claws in her hands like a wild animal. Small wonder she was fighting of course given she was going up against a group of misfits from the infamous Brotherhood, one of the most notorious quirk supremacist gangs around. Suffice to say that what was followed was an intense battle to say the least but numbers weren’t a problem when You had a duo like Pinky and Red Riot backing you up. Oh come on, you really think I’m gonna go into details about how the battle went?

Yeah I thought so, we all know what you’re all really here for so let’s get this show on the road, shall we? After the ragtag renegade band of villains were rounded up followed by some questions and statements with local law enforcement, the red and pink duo were soo back in their camp now with the added company of their new friend they'd saved. A young girl by the name of X-23, or Laura as she found most preferred to call her and to say her lifestory was complex and tragic was an understatement. But she wasn't one to dwell on the past, least compared to how she was then compared to now though it could be hard to tell with how calm, composed and stoic she was.

But she proved to be willing to try and socialise and it helped that Kirishima and Mina had a natural friendliness and affability about them that made them easy to like. Laura certainly had to say mina's peppy motor mouth and spunkiness rather reminded her of Jubilee in a way as the trio enjoyed some small talk and a little bit of the natural tranquillity and serenity of nature of course. Soon of course dusk began to make itself known as the Canadian wilderness became bathed in the fading light and shade of the setting sun as the trio enjoyed a little peace and quiet and making some s'mores around the campfire before Kirishima and Mina decided to call it a night but not before offering to set up a spare tent for Laura to enjoy some privacy as well as peace and quiet. Leaving her be to enjoy the campire while it lasted as they ducked into their own tent a few feet away.

Laura of course wasn't clueless or naive as she seemed to the duo and what they were really up to at this very moment. Her enhanced senses could pick up the sounds and scents of what was going on so close yet so far from her in their tent. The slapping of skin on skin, the clapping of asscheeks as Mina struggled to keep her volume down against the relentless assault of pleasure coming from her boyfriend as he danced the oldest dance known to men and woman with her sexy pink self. It was, quite frankly, intoxicating for the young woman as she felt leather clad thighs becoming soaked with sticky nectar flowing from her quivering pussy.

Oh she certainly appreciated their civility and politeness in not wanting to disturb or offend her with their passion and desire but if anything it made her curios. Despite how cool, calm and stoic she seemed, internally was a different story as she felt that innate primal beast within her stirring. The beast within that desired to mate and breed, sensing the presence of a strong, worthy alpha male, an instinct she felt the moment she'd laid eyes on Kirishima and his feats of strength and power from when he and Mina had helped her out earlier today. Hence she saw no lack of logic in her next set of moves to make as she got up from her seat by the weakening campfire and made her way over the lovers' tent.

The closer she got, the more intense the sounds and scents of their erotic mating hit her senses turning her on something fierce, a glowing red blush on her face as she silently panted with husky desire, eyes glowing with rising lust as she approached the tent. Kneeling down as she stealthily, slowly unzipped the entry way and peeked inside to find quite the delightful show happening before her. The sight of Mina mounted atop her chivalrous Himbo cowgirl style as she bounced her bubbly cotton candy pink booty on that shaft of his. Which she could gleam had to have quite the length and girth on it if the rising bump in Mina's stomach was anything to go by, the alien queen sensually biting her lip, perky pink titties bouncing as she caressed her man's washboard abs while he held her hips firmly.

Eijiro of course hadn't yet noticed their sudden voyeur but Mina's lust hazed golden eyes did, sending her a secret sensual smile Laura's way. The goth-like Wolverine clone knowing enough body language to know Mina wasn't just asking if she was enjoying this show but inviting her to join. After all why watch when it'd be better to share the fun together? Laura of course got the hint easily enough as to Mina’s delight, she began to strip down until she was naked as the day she was born.

Kirishima of course was none the wiser until he suddenly found his view of Mina bouncing on his Lil’ Riot suddenly obscured by Laura straddling his face as she sat and parked her toned perky ass atop it. Grinding and rubbing her slit before she let out soft gasps and moans as she felt his tongue respond to lick and lap away at her flowing nectar. Mina's sensual smile widening as she continued to bounce away on her lover's cock, leaning forward to press her lip's to their new sex friend's own. Tongues dancing together in their growing bond of intimacy as the girl most knew as X-23 expressed her gratitude in a way that felt fun and natural for her.

The campfire had long since gone out but the fires of passion in this threesome only continued to burn bright well long into the night as moans and the primal rhythm of skin on skin filled the wild Canadian air. The tent a tangle of limbs shifting and dancing through a variety of positions and combinations of 2 on one to one on one as one third of the kinky group would catch their breaths. Laura or Mina eating one another out as the hard-headed redhead pounded them doggy style or in missionary to Mina fingering herself with erotic delight as she looked on at the female Wolverine getting it deep and hard in a mating press. Laura was clearly no virgin by any stretch but hotdamn if it wasn't clear she hadn't been with someone on the level that Kirishima and his Alien Queen were at, and this was without their resident blue shapeshifting bombshell girlfriend!!

Naturally Mina was making plans to send Maya the details of this illicit little encounter with their lovely new friend, that is once they woke up in the morning of course. Right at the moment was about feeling as good as they possibly can, as Laura herself now watched on as she recovered her stamina. Probing her pussy with her fingers as she looked on at Mina getting it deep and hard while that flexible bubblegum pink bombshell body of hers was held by Kirishima in a full nelson as he knelt on the tent ground. Grunting and groaning as Mina was rocked with orgasms which only skyrocketed as she soon found Laura licking away at their conjoined loins, lust glowing in those cool eyes of hers. Which the horned girl of course found so damn hot....

By the time this little threesome had finally finished, dawn was kicking in as it bathed the wilderness in the radiant glow of sunrise's light. The tent warmly glowing adding to the afterglow shared by the 3 as Laura laid draped atop Kirishima while Mina spooned and hugged her boyfriend's side. Their bodies glistening with sweat and spent juices as Laura held a soft, rare little smile on her face, thinking to herself she needed more than just the one night. Reminding herself that she had come out looking to find herself spiritually and now she was thinking maybe she might be able to do that if she transferred to Japan, especially once she learned which campus Kirishima and Mina went to.

Not long after this unexpected acquaintanceship encounter in Canada, Laura's well known, imfamous father had his clone daughtered texting with enquiries about arranging a transfer or entry into an exchange program for hero schools in Japan. While Maya found herself getting a delightful surprise in the form of a few texts and videos, especially of the sexy variety from her fave Pinky and definitely liking what she saw. Reminding herself she should definitely get a few of her gal pals in Jagua to come meet her girlfriend and especially their boyfriend and ooh some gals in Japan should definitelt come to her little home paradise. The beaches were hot but the dudes and bitches were hotter!!

Sometimes it wasn't easy being a student for a hero school, especially when yours was the generation that had to deal with quirk erasing yakuza bosses, a quirk hoarder with a demon god complex and a nihilistic hand-freak among other things. But other times it made for quite the love life when you found romance especially when going camping somewhere like in some woods in Canada made you get lucky. Yeah a mouthful I know but hey, you know what they say. How sweet it is....

[klinefelterrible]

Ron: I have to make a confession

Blaise: of course dear

Blaise: what is it

Ron: I always wanted to hatefully facefuck Draco’s mom

Ron: since we were kids and she was the posh bitch mother of that smug little prick

Blaise: that’s yet another reason to believe that we truly are soulmates

Ron: whatcha mean?

Blaise: I mean Merlin’s wand, me too!

Blaise: maybe not because of the same reasons but fuck that ass? Hell yeah

Ron: …so as it happens I might have made a little agreement for two of her hairs

Blaise: what agreement?

Ron: does it matter?

Blaise: if it’s safe, not at all

Ron: hundred percent safe

Ron: and since I love you so so much

Ron: *presenting an uncorked flask of polyjuice potion*

Ron: would you do me an honour and destroy Draco’s mummy’s butt with your black python?

Blaise: oh Ron

Blaise: you’re so romantic!

later

Lucius: so you guys had some fun?

Ron: oh fuck yes we did

Lucius: great

Lucius: now tell me who’s your wedding dress’ and interior designer

Blaise: we didn’t ag-

Ron: Narcissa Malfoy

Lucius: Blaise?

Blaise: Narcissa Malfoy

Lucius: and who is your wedding planner

Ron and Blaise: Draco Malfoy

Lucius: good boys

Lucius: here’s another two hairs, use them privately and wisely

Ron: I hope you didn’t mind, I saw an opportunity and I took it

Blaise: I wouldn’t dream of it

Blaise: I, uh, uhm-

Ron: to be honest I think this whole thing was planned by our famous friend and his trophy slut

Blaise: yeah Draco mentioned that our wedding is going to be a bomb

Blaise: I assumed that they are going to have sex in our cake or something

Ron: if anyone is having sex in my wedding cake, it’s me!

Blaise: you mean us, in our wedding cake, right?

Ron: I’m sorry, darling

Ron: this our Narcissa roleplay yesterday literally fucked my brains out

Blaise: I’ve been wondering…

Ron: yes?

Blaise: how many pieces can you cut this hair into to have the most fun?

Ron: I think I’ve had enough of pussy for now and I need my chocolate ass for a week or something

Blaise: so romantic

Blaise: where have you been all my life?

Ron: Gryffindor mostly

Blaise: ew!

Ron: oh, come on!

Blaise: I bet at least a tiny part of your Gryffindor upbringing drops a massive party every time you choke me and destroy my ass

Blaise: a little Gryffindor win

Ron: I will never admit it out loud but every time I finish ramming my dick into your tight ass I imagine that I hear Dumbledore’s voice saying „Ron Weasley: hundred points for Gryffindor!”

Blaise: is Malfoy sad?

Ron: what?

Blaise: when Gryffindors win, is Draco sad?

Ron: I never thought of that, but if I had to imagine that scene again I think he will be under the table, sucking Harry’s dick and later on denying it

Blaise: classic Draco

Ron: next time I’m getting his hair

Blaise: next time if you want to fuck his white ass, just tell me

Blaise: I have like a handful

Ron: so romantic

Blaise: hey, that’s my line!

[reversedumbrella]

hi! I was wondering what you coded the animated color cube in? like what language, if you used any major libraries? my guess is python but I’m curious haha. my friends have been asking me for simple code animation of that sort recommendations so I thought I’d ask. Thanks tons and your idea was awesome!!

[ID: screen shot of just the text of an ask from the same guy that reads "nevermind I found the answer in your blog, thanks! also that anon is out of it, most simple games for example could be “made in an afternoon”. the fact that you made it and had the original concept and executed it is worth something. and average software dev salary is so high your 15 hours of work is worth like $900 lmfao"]

glad u found the answer, for anyone else: i used processing

that ask was so silly my brain completely locked on the part explaining why my code isn't special. I should definitely take seriously a guy that says "your code isn't special you didn't invent pixels"

Can you imagine if I had actually given them a code that runs at 3fps and needs u to write the name of the drawing in the middle of god knows how many lines of code.

[nova-ayashi]

I write a lot about social media, a lot about how Bluesky is screwing up because they’re opening the gates to bad actors, or they’re not really decentralized in a sense that anyone can just prop up a server. Or, how Reddit is aggressively pushing their AI upon users via advertisements on their own platform, or how Meta’s AI has gone rogue and is deleting tons of Instagram accounts. But, I see people asking in different communities, how to “get more reactions” to what they post.

So, I want to break this down, because Twitter kind of ruined people’s perception and expectations in regard to what social media is, and is supposed to be. I don’t particularly want to say, “Twitter transformed millions of people into narcissists.” But, the whole entire issue does stem from an embedded kind of selfishness. A view of the social internet wherein a person just cannot see past their own nose.

I’ve written before about how influencers are a parasitic presence on social media, in that they take, take, take, and give nothing back. That’s the mindset we have to fight against here, as we rebuild the internet away from the oligarch-infested corporate internet.

It’s important as a person to realize that when you’re on Bluesky, or Pillowfort, or Mastodon, or any other such platform that’s relatively new, or not entirely enshittified, it’s important that you recognize that you are not a monolith. In the eyes of everyone else posting, you may not even exist to them. You are not owed “engagement” or “reactions” just by virtue of posting something.

Sure, people might see things you’re posting, and hey, someone might hit like or fave every once in a while, but if you do nothing, you don’t interact with others, you don’t follow anyone, or, in the reverse, if you follow as many people as possible and your entire feed is just you … people kind of get the hint that you’re not actually interested in being social. You’re just using the input box as an ego-stroker.

And, I can’t stress this enough, this is the most annoying online persona one can have (outside of being a nazi).

Maybe you’d be like, “But Nova, you don’t interact with people all that much!” Which brings me to yet another point: You don’t have to interact with people. Some of us don’t have the mental energy to be constantly speaking to strangers, or making conversation. That’s fine. That’s how I am. Sometimes I do just want to post and forget. Post what I’m doing, what I’m making, and fall asleep. Maybe follow someone back, fave their comment, give a reply here and there.

But, myself, like some others, I’m pretty low-energy nowadays.

The important thing, is that you don’t get all self righteous about it.

“This site is dead! I get no engagement!”

Maybe your content is boring, maybe it’s just not interesting, what you have to say. Or, maybe you’re using the internet as a diary where you expect to be applauded for every thought you have, like a miniature digital Tom Cruise, with zero quid-pro-quo.

Twitter and the expectations it cultivated, was and were, largely, a mistake. But that doesn’t mean you can’t fix it. So, if you, the reader, find yourself wondering, “Is this site dead? Why is nobody interacting with ME?” Stop and ask yourself, “Do I post like I’m living in the vacuum of space, or do I interact with others in some way, shape, or form? When I see things that I like, do I re-share those things? Do I like and fave? When somebody takes their own personal time to actually speak to me, do I completely ignore them, or respond in a way that signifies that they aren’t wasting finger strength?”

As more and more people flee from the algorithm poisoned corporate thunderdomes, it’s my hope that at least one of them find this post and go, “OH! Dang.”

Source: Original Post

Posted via Python, written by @daemon_nova

[howtousechatgpt]

Is ChatGPT Easy to Use? Here’s What You Need to Know

Introduction: A Curious Beginning I still remember the first time I stumbled upon ChatGPT my heart raced at the thought of talking to an AI. I was a fresh-faced IT enthusiast, eager to explore how a “gpt chat” interface could transform my workflow. Yet, as excited as I was, I also felt a tinge of apprehension: Would I need to learn a new programming language? Would I have to navigate countless settings? Spoiler alert: Not at all. In this article, I’m going to walk you through my journey and show you why ChatGPT is as straightforward as chatting with a friend. By the end, you’ll know exactly “how to use ChatGPT” in your day-to-day IT endeavors whether you’re exploring the “chatgpt app” on your phone or logging into “ChatGPT online” from your laptop.

What Is ChatGPT, Anyway?

If you’ve heard of “chat openai,” “chat gbt ai,” or “chatgpt openai,” you already know that OpenAI built this tool to mimic human-like conversation. ChatGPT sometimes written as “Chat gpt”—is an AI-powered chatbot that understands natural language and responds with surprisingly coherent answers. With each new release remember buzz around “chatgpt 4”? OpenAI has refined its approach, making the bot smarter at understanding context, coding queries, creative brainstorming, and more.

GPT Chat: A shorthand term some people use, but it really means the same as ChatGPT just another way to search or tag the service.

ChatGPT Online vs. App: Although many refer to “chatgpt online,” you can also download the “chatgpt app” on iOS or Android for on-the-go access.

Free vs. Paid: There’s even a “chatgpt gratis” option for users who want to try without commitment, while premium plans unlock advanced features.

Getting Started: Signing Up for ChatGPT Online

1. Creating Your Account

First things first head over to the ChatGPT website. You’ll see a prompt to sign up or log in. If you’re wondering about “chat gpt free,” you’re in luck: OpenAI offers a free tier that anyone can access (though it has usage limits). Here’s how I did it:

Enter your email (or use Google/Microsoft single sign-on).

Verify your email with the link they send usually within seconds.

Log in, and voila, you’re in!

No complex setup, no plugin installations just a quick email verification and you’re ready to talk to your new AI buddy. Once you’re “ChatGPT online,” you’ll land on a simple chat window: type a question, press Enter, and watch GPT 4 respond.

Navigating the ChatGPT App

While “ChatGPT online” is perfect for desktop browsing, I quickly discovered the “chatgpt app” on my phone. Here’s what stood out:

Intuitive Interface: A text box at the bottom, a menu for adjusting settings, and conversation history links on the side.

Voice Input: On some versions, you can tap the microphone icon—no need to type every query.

Seamless Sync: Whatever you do on mobile shows up in your chat history on desktop.

For example, one night I was troubleshooting a server config while waiting for a train. Instead of squinting at the station’s Wi-Fi, I opened the “chat gpt free” app on my phone, asked how to tweak a Dockerfile, and got a working snippet in seconds. That moment convinced me: whether you’re using “chatgpt online” or the “chatgpt app,” the learning curve is minimal.

Key Features of ChatGPT 4

You might have seen “chatgpt 4” trending this iteration boasts numerous improvements over earlier versions. Here’s why it feels so effortless to use:

Better Context Understanding: Unlike older “gpt chat” bots, ChatGPT 4 remembers what you asked earlier in the same session. If you say, “Explain SQL joins,” and then ask, “How does that apply to Postgres?”, it knows you’re still talking about joins.

Multi-Turn Conversations: Complex troubleshooting often requires back-and-forth questions. I once spent 20 minutes configuring a Kubernetes cluster entirely through a multi-turn conversation.

Code Snippet Generation: Want Ruby on Rails boilerplate or a Python function? ChatGPT 4 can generate working code that requires only minor tweaks. Even if you make a mistake, simply pasting your error output back into the chat usually gets you an explanation.

These features mean that even non-developers say, a project manager looking to automate simple Excel tasks can learn “how to use ChatGPT” with just a few chats. And if you’re curious about “chat gbt ai” in data analytics, hop on and ask ChatGPT can translate your plain-English requests into practical scripts.

Tips for First-Time Users

I’ve coached colleagues on “how to use ChatGPT” in the last year, and these small tips always come in handy:

Be Specific: Instead of “Write a Python script,” try “Write a Python 3.9 script that reads a CSV file and prints row sums.” The more detail, the more precise the answer.

Ask Follow-Up Questions: Stuck on part of the response? Simply type, “Can you explain line 3 in more detail?” This keeps the flow natural—just like talking to a friend.

Use System Prompts: At the very start, you can say, “You are an IT mentor. Explain in beginner terms.” That “meta” instruction shapes the tone of every response.

Save Your Favorite Replies: If you stumble on a gem—say, a shell command sequence—star it or copy it to a personal notes file so you can reference it later.

When a coworker asked me how to connect a React frontend to a Flask API, I typed exactly that into the chat. Within seconds, I had boilerplate code, NPM install commands, and even a short security note: “Don’t forget to add CORS headers.” That level of assistance took just three minutes, demonstrating why “gpt chat” can feel like having a personal assistant.

Common Challenges and How to Overcome Them

No tool is perfect, and ChatGPT is no exception. Here are a few hiccups you might face and how to fix them:

Occasional Inaccuracies: Sometimes, ChatGPT can confidently state something that’s outdated or just plain wrong. My trick? Cross-check any critical output. If it’s a code snippet, run it; if it’s a conceptual explanation, ask follow-up questions like, “Is this still true for Python 3.11?”

Token Limits: On the “chatgpt gratis” tier, you might hit usage caps or get slower response times. If you encounter this, try simplifying your prompt or wait a few minutes for your quota to reset. If you need more, consider upgrading to a paid plan.

Overly Verbose Answers: ChatGPT sometimes loves to explain every little detail. If that happens, just say, “Can you give me a concise version?” and it will trim down its response.

Over time, you learn how to phrase questions so that ChatGPT delivers exactly what you need quickly—no fluff, just the essentials. Think of it as learning the “secret handshake” to get premium insights from your digital buddy.

Comparing Free and Premium Options

If you search “chat gpt free” or “chatgpt gratis,” you’ll see that OpenAI’s free plan offers basic access to ChatGPT 3.5. It’s great for light users students looking for homework help, writers brainstorming ideas, or aspiring IT pros tinkering with small scripts. Here’s a quick breakdown: FeatureFree Tier (ChatGPT 3.5)Paid Tier (ChatGPT 4)Response SpeedStandardFaster (priority access)Daily Usage LimitsLowerHigherAccess to Latest ModelChatGPT 3.5ChatGPT 4 (and beyond)Advanced Features (e.g., Code)LimitedFull accessChat History StorageShorter retentionLonger session memory

For someone just dipping toes into “chat openai,” the free tier is perfect. But if you’re an IT professional juggling multiple tasks and you want the speed and accuracy of “chatgpt 4” the upgrade is usually worth it. I switched to a paid plan within two weeks of experimenting because my productivity jumped tenfold.

Real-World Use Cases for IT Careers

As an IT blogger, I’ve seen ChatGPT bridge gaps in various IT roles. Here are some examples that might resonate with you:

Software Development: Generating boilerplate code, debugging error messages, or even explaining complex algorithms in simple terms. When I first learned Docker, ChatGPT walked me through building an image, step by step.

System Administration: Writing shell scripts, explaining how to configure servers, or outlining best security practices. One colleague used ChatGPT to set up an Nginx reverse proxy without fumbling through documentation.

Data Analysis: Crafting SQL queries, parsing data using Python pandas, or suggesting visualization libraries. I once asked, “How to use chatgpt for data cleaning?” and got a concise pandas script that saved hours of work.

Project Management: Drafting Jira tickets, summarizing technical requirements, or even generating risk-assessment templates. If you ever struggled to translate technical jargon into plain English for stakeholders, ChatGPT can be your translator.

In every scenario, I’ve found that the real magic isn’t just the AI’s knowledge, but how quickly it can prototype solutions. Instead of spending hours googling or sifting through Stack Overflow, you can ask a direct question and get an actionable answer in seconds.

Security and Privacy Considerations

Of course, when dealing with AI, it’s wise to think about security. Here’s what you need to know:

Data Retention: OpenAI may retain conversation data to improve their models. Don’t paste sensitive tokens, passwords, or proprietary code you can’t risk sharing.

Internal Policies: If you work for a company with strict data guidelines, check whether sending internal data to a third-party service complies with your policy.

Public Availability: Remember that anyone else could ask ChatGPT similar questions. If you need unique, private solutions, consult official documentation or consider an on-premises AI solution.

I routinely use ChatGPT for brainstorming and general code snippets, but for production credentials or internal proprietary logic, I keep those aspects offline. That balance lets me benefit from “chatgpt openai” guidance without compromising security.

Is ChatGPT Right for You?

At this point, you might be wondering, “Okay, but is it really easy enough for me?” Here’s my honest take:

Beginners who have never written a line of code can still ask ChatGPT to explain basic IT concepts no jargon needed.

Intermediate users can leverage the “chatgpt app” on mobile to troubleshoot on the go, turning commute time into learning time.

Advanced professionals will appreciate how ChatGPT 4 handles multi-step instructions and complex code logic.

If you’re seriously exploring a career in IT, learning “how to use ChatGPT” is almost like learning to use Google in 2005: essential. Sure, there’s a short learning curve to phrasing your prompts for maximum efficiency, but once you get the hang of it, it becomes second nature just like typing “ls -la” into a terminal.

Conclusion: Your Next Steps

So, is ChatGPT easy to use? Absolutely. Between the intuitive “chatgpt app,” the streamlined “chatgpt online” interface, and the powerful capabilities of “chatgpt 4,” most users find themselves up and running within minutes. If you haven’t already, head over to the ChatGPT website and create your free account. Experiment with a few prompts maybe ask it to explain “how to use chatgpt” and see how it fits into your daily routine.

Remember:

Start simple. Ask basic questions, then gradually dive deeper.

Don’t be afraid to iterate. If an answer isn’t quite right, refine your prompt.

Keep security in mind. Never share passwords or sensitive data.

Whether you’re writing your first “gpt chat” script, drafting project documentation, or just curious how “chat gbt ai” can spice up your presentations, ChatGPT is here to help. Give it a try, and in no time, you’ll wonder how you ever managed without your AI sidekick.

[nikhilvaidyahrc]

How to Build a Tech Portfolio That Actually Gets You Hired in 2025

Published by Prism HRC – Leading IT Recruitment Agency in Mumbai

Let’s be honest in 2025, if you’re applying for tech roles without a portfolio, you’re not doing yourself any favors.

The resume tells people what you claim to know. The portfolio shows them what you’ve actually done. And in a competitive tech market, showing will always beat telling.

Whether you’re a fresher, a self-taught coder, or someone switching from another field into tech, a good portfolio doesn’t need to be perfect; it just needs to be real. Real projects. Real work. Real effort.

Here’s how you build one that grabs attention and makes recruiters say, “Okay, this person knows what they’re doing.”

Pick 3 to 5 Projects That Reflect What You’re Good At

Don’t overload your portfolio with every college lab or weekend experiment. Choose a few solid projects that represent the kind of work you want to do and, more importantly, the kind of problems you know how to solve.

Some great examples:

A website you built from scratch using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

A Python app that scrapes and analyzes data

A small game you designed and deployed

A clean UI/UX redesign of an existing app

A simple machine learning model that predicts something useful

Each project should be presented with a short write-up, a few screenshots, the tools you used, and ideally, a GitHub link or live demo.

Show Your Process, Not Just the Result

Anyone can say they made a website. What sets you apart is showing how you made it.

Did you start by sketching ideas on paper? Did you run into a bug and figure out a smart fix? Did you write clean, well-documented code? Were you part of a team and took the lead on something?

These little details tell recruiters how you think, and that matters a lot more than fancy design.

Don’t Stress About Design, but Make It Clean

Nobody expects your portfolio to look like Apple.com. You’re not applying to be a graphic designer (unless you are). But keep it simple, readable, and well-organized.

Use a white background, large readable fonts, and a consistent layout across all project pages. A basic one-page site made on GitHub Pages, Webflow, or Notion can work wonders if the content is strong.

Just don’t make people dig to find what they need. If they need a map to navigate your portfolio, they’ll leave.

Write a Short “About Me” That Doesn’t Sound Robotic

This part is often ignored, but it matters.

Give people a peek into who you are, why you’re interested in tech, what kind of roles you’re aiming for, and what excites you about building stuff. Keep it light and honest. You don’t have to sound overly formal.

Example: “I’m a recent BSc IT graduate who loves solving real problems through code. Lately, I’ve been working on a few automation scripts and a personal budget tracker. Hoping to join a product team where I can learn, contribute, and level up.”

That’s it. Simple, human, and effective.

Keep It Fresh

Nothing kills a good portfolio faster than broken links or projects from three years ago that don’t even load.

Make it a habit to review and update your portfolio every couple of months. Add new work. Remove old ones you’ve outgrown. This shows that you’re not just coasting you’re still building, learning, improving

Where Prism HRC Comes In

A lot of candidates build amazing portfolios but struggle to get eyes on them. That’s where having someone in your corner really helps.

Prism HRC doesn’t just look at resumes; we actually check your GitHub, your project links, and the story you’re telling. Many of the candidates we help place are people who had decent skills but weren’t sure how to present them right.

Your portfolio is your best shot at showing what you’re made of. And when you get it right, it becomes more powerful than any job title on your CV.

If you’re ready to showcase your work and want to be seen by companies that hire based on skill, not just degrees, Prism HRC can help guide you.

Before you go

In tech, your portfolio isn’t a bonus anymore; it’s a necessity. It’s your handshake. Your intro. Your mic drop.

So even if you’re just getting started, put something out there. Build a simple app. Fix a bug in an open-source repo. Write a short blog about what you learned. Keep stacking those bricks.

Your future self will thank you for it. And who knows? Your next employer might already be browsing portfolios right now, waiting to find someone just like you.

Based in Gorai-2, Borivali West, Mumbai Website: www.prismhrc.com Instagram: @jobssimplified LinkedIn: Prism HRC

[douchebagbrainwaves]

WHY DID NO ONE PROPOSE A NEW SCHEME FOR MICROPAYMENTS

I grew up, so long as I enjoyed it. So don't underestimate this task. Though really it might be interesting to look at your idea in the harsh light of morning and ask: is this something people will pay most for? You often can't tell yourself. If they have time machines in the future they'll probably have a separate reference manual just for Cambridge. We can't do that, why not do it openly? When there's something we can't say: to look at things people do say, and get in trouble for saying that 2 2 is 5, or that people in the future had few fonts and they weren't antialiased. If you believe everything you're supposed to do what the teacher says. The disadvantage of this route is that it's slow and uncertain. One reason we had such a bad idea for startups that one wonders why things were ever done that way. By the second conference, what Web 2.

I'm convinced, is just the way that constraint is imparted to you.1 And what pressure it would put on the city if it worked. During the Bubble a lot of the earlier stage ones would probably take it. So understand that if you invest in startups, they decided to build recipe sites, or aggregators for local events. In the design of most other things, you get better results if you use flexible media. Editors must know they attract readers.2 I'm fairly stubborn, but I got the impression it might be ok to be discontented. And we know from experience that some undergrads are as capable as most grad students.

This is in contrast to Fortran and most succeeding languages, which doesn't pay at all, because people like it so much they do it for free. Tim O'Reilly led a session intended to figure out how we use the word. 0: their core business sounds crushingly hip when described in Web 2. If you want to do, you have to show off with your body instead. Finally you can buy individual songs instead of having to buy whole albums. Not explicitly, of course. Programmers learn by doing, and most of the other differences between startups and what passes for productivity in big companies, software tends to be written by large and frequently changing teams of mediocre programmers. A lot of them try to make them all work in some renovated warehouse you've made into an incubator.3

A rounds already are high res. People do in startups, at least, pick your battles.4 It made them hate working for the acquirer. But ambitious programmers are better off doing their own thing and failing than going to work at another job to make money that you can't do it by accident. What could be more wonderful, they think, than to be a good idea. Programmers, though, requires a conscious effort to keep your ideas about what you enjoy. But the pool of writers is very, very few who simply decide for themselves. At the time it was supposed to mean using the web as a platform was at least not too constricting. Hence what, for lack of a better name, I'll call the Python paradox: if a company chooses to write its software in a comparatively esoteric language, they'll be able to hire better programmers, because the more startups you had in town, the VCs wouldn't be trying so hard to discover what we like to work on, or don't like to get money to work on a Python project than you could to work on a Java project. Anyone who's worked for a time as a doctor in Nepal, for a time as the prize and the time you had a graph in which the x axis represented situations and the y axis the outcome, the graph of the smart person would have high peaks.

Notes

There are some controversial ideas here, since they're an existing university, or editions with the sort of stepping back is one way to predict areas where Apple will be interesting to 10,000 computers attached to the table. Free money to start using whatever you make something hackers use.

That will in many cases be an inverse correlation between the two, I'd appreciate hearing from you. Eighteen months later.

My guess is the same investor to invest but tried to combine the hardware with an online service, and one didn't try because they can't legitimately ask you to two of each type of thinking, but in fact they don't know. If you want to live in a startup. I see a lot of investors. But I don't know which name will stick.

Some introductions to other investors. The next time you raise as you raise money.

[fahrni]

Saturday Morning Coffee

Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️

Feeling under the weather today. I started getting sick in the middle of the week. I slept a lot yesterday and hope to have a quiet weekend.

I hope you enjoy the links.

Paul Lefebvre

Just a few days ago, BASIC turned 60! On May 1, 1964 BASIC was created by Dartmouth College professors John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz.

I really love BASIC. It was the first programming language I learned and used professionally. It was all MS-DOS based at the time and the language had changed over time to include functions and custom data types. It was a really great language.

I owe my career to Microsoft BASIC Professional Development System. ❤️

Joseph Heck

Designing a Swift library with data-race safety

Swift concurrency changes are going to be a lot of fun and take some effort to restructure existing code to make use of it.

And by fun I mean a lot hair pulling, teeth gnashing and head banging on the desk.

Jeremy Mathai • /Film

Marvel couldn’t have made a better choice if it had the Time Stone itself. Back when a “Doctor Strange” movie was far from a guaranteed hit, Scott Derrickson and Kevin Feige knew they simply couldn’t afford to get the casting wrong.

Can you imagine anyone other than Benedict Cumberbatch playing Dr. Strange? I can’t.

And to think Joaquin Phoenix was on their radar sounds strange to me. To be clear Joaquin Phoenix is an amazing actor and can play anything but after seeing Benedict Cumberbatch playing him I can’t imagine anyone else doing it.

Anton Zaides

I always knew that distractions in the workplace are harmful, but only after reading Deep Work by Cal Newport, did I understand how severe the problem is!

This is why I prefer an office to open office spaces. I don’t know how anyone thrives in an open space. Add multiple meetings a day to the mix and you’re not getting much done.

Since the pandemic I’ve been working from home and it’s wonderful. I can control my entire workspace. 🖥️

K. Denise Rucker Krepp • CNN

In some military circles and among many who consider themselves aficionados of Confederate history. The Ruckers have a history of military service going back generations. They’ve also had deep roots in America’s shameful Confederate past. That includes my distant cousin, Col. Edmund Rucker.

It’s really nice to see the Confedercy being dismantled. Now, if we could get rid of the white supremacists and bigots that would be amazing. One step at a time, I suppose.

Collin Woodard • Jalopnik

Tesla laid off at least 10 percent of its workforce earlier this month, and in typical Tesla fashion, the Texas-based automaker made sure the layoffs were done in an organized fashion with plenty of communication and a clearly defined strategy. Just kidding. The layoffs were so poorly executed that security was forced to scan employees’ badges at the door to figure out who had been laid off. And, apparently, that included a guy who had taken to sleeping in his car and showering at the factory so he could work longer hours.

Musk is such a nice, standup, fella, isn’t he? 🤬

Nothing sticks to this guy. I guess that’s what happens when you’re a narcissistic sociopath.

Richard Speed • The Register

Google’s latest round of layoffs have hit engineers working on its Flutter and Python teams.

And… more layoffs. Tech has had a rough couple years.

Howard Oakley

In my quest to implement a full app written for SwiftUI on macOS, my next tasks concern the app’s Settings, how to set those as User Defaults, how to implement some of their more common controls, and how to customise the About window. In these, SwiftUI starts to come into its own, in comparison with AppKit, although it does have a couple of surprising shortcomings.

I love it when folks share their code and experience! I’m not brave enough to do that! Thanks for the code! 👨🏽��💻

David Merritt Johns • The Atlantic

Back in 2018, a Harvard doctoral student named Andres Ardisson Korat was presenting his research on the relationship between dairy foods and chronic disease to his thesis committee. One of his studies had led him to an unusual conclusion: Among diabetics, eating half a cup of ice cream a day was associated with a lower risk of heart problems.

This is weird to read. Ice Cream for diabetics? I mean, anything for ice cream. Amirite? 🍦

Chance Miller, Ben Lovejoy, and Filipe Espósito • 9to5Mac

A little over a year ago, General Motors made what may well turn out to be one of its biggest gambles in many years: dropping support for CarPlay for all future EVs.

The author thinks this was a mistake. I don’t.

I’m hoping this will turn out well for GM. Just don’t serve up a bunch of ads for new features and other products.

Brian Ramian • Los Angeles Times

Opinion: I once lived in my car and can’t fathom criminalizing homelessness

When I worked at LEVEL Studios in 2010 I had trouble finding a place I could stay fairly cheaply after my sub-lease ran out. I lived in my car for a week. It wasn’t horrible, but its wasn’t ideal.

[thegirlborninthelate90s]

Lol yes, that was indeed me who made that gif!

You're very very kind! I honestly didn't think l'd make that much of an impact on Python tumblr (and I'm honestly very glad to see how alive it is here in comparison to Python twitter), but I'm glad l've been able to shed some light on one sixth of the whole matter 😅

If there's anyone who should be thanked, it's people like you who keep the memory of Monty Python alive here on Tumblr, whether it's specifically in one part or all six. I can confirm that it is much more challenging on twitter because those who like Python there are a mix of young liberal people like us and boomers who are oddly bigoted (which…is fundamentally contradictory if you like a troupe that includes Graham Chapman), and I think that's what led to the downfall of Python twitter. We made fun of current bigoted Python members (iykyk…and if you don’t, it’s Cleese and Gilliam) and hated on the official Python account for being so clearly biased (last year, they only celebrated the birthdays of Michael, Gilliam, and Cleese, but completely ignored the birthdays of Graham, Jonesy, and Eric), but it can get pretty heavy after awhile. For me, it got heavy because I completely reject Bob McCabe’s biography of Graham, particularly since all of the people interviewed in it seemed to hate Graham and the book made him out to be a p*dophile towards his son when that very same son praised Graham after his death for being such a wonderful father to him and how he would’ve made a great granddad (I have a screenshot of the article where he says so). The way Graham was treated with regard to “Yellowbeard” also frustrated me, as no one really trusted him to control things, which led to everyone doing subpar, scattered performances, then when the film bombed, everyone blamed Graham and said they did the film as a favor to a friend to save their own face (if you want to learn more about “Yellowbeard,” I highly suggest getting the book, “Yellowbeard: High Jinks on the High Seas,” which is available on Amazon). Sometimes, people would accuse Graham of being transph*bic (idk where the put the asterisk in that term, unfortunately) based off of an essay he wrote when he was younger; however, if those same people did more research, they’d find the 1980s interview where Graham explicitly said that, even though there are technically two known sexes, he believed that more existed (I have a screen recording of this because I don’t trust YouTube, as they tend to delete videos from time to time), clearly showing a changed perspective on the matter. I love Graham more than ever and I’m willing to defend him (with matters which I have evidence) till the day I die, but when you’re also going through things IRL that require your full attention, it can be hard to multitask after awhile. These are all things you learn after intricate research, but no one is willing to put that much effort into it, so they take everything at face value all while claiming to be Python historians. To be a historian, of any kind, is to use your critical thinking skills to analyze what you find, whether or not it ends up being against your own views. When it comes to Python, there will always be people who just find things that facially reinforce their own bigoted opinions and you find yourself having to repeat your research to them over and over again, and that takes hard work and commitment. What I love about the atmosphere here on Python tumblr is that it appears to be much more positive and lighthearted. There’s no need to defend anyone because no one appears to be bigoted here; everyone is here simply for a good time. I think that can be attributed to people like you, so I thank you for that. Clearly, you do a lot of research yourself, since you went to the trouble of finding my old Python posts on Twitter, and I commend you for it. Python needs historians like you, not people who take matters at face value and combine them with their own bigoted views to reinforce said views.

Monty Python marked a turning point in history, particularly regarding LGBTQIA+ history, the history of comedy (particularly sketch comedy), and the history of television. I know that Python tumblr will give it justice and people like you have given me faith in that matter.

If you need anything, I’ll be quietly roaming around here, with a mind full of various Graham trivia and a phone full of photos, videos, and articles that are all begging to be shared.

I also apologize if my writing was…a lot…I don’t want you to feel overwhelmed, but clearly, I had a lot on my mind 🥴

Lots of love,

Shabnam

P.S. Another good book which I feel I should recommend if you’re into Python history is “Graham Crackers” by Graham himself. He was never able to publish it but David put Jim Yoakum in charge of Graham’s archive, who compiled some of Graham’s writing for a second autobiography (which was never published after his computer was robbed during a house burglary in Kent) and put it into this book instead. In the beginning, Graham describes the history of how Python came to be and the general atmosphere of the troupe from his perspective, as well as how he’d describe each and every member from his own point of view. Obviously, it isn’t the only thing you should read for the history of Python, but it’s a surprisingly honest recollection on the subject, which I found to be highly impactful.

P.P.S. “Calcium Made Interesting” is also a book by Graham based off of his sporadic writings, but it also includes a lot of outdated material which Graham himself planned on including into his published autobiography but later chose against. One of those material includes the essay which commonly makes people think Graham was transph*bic, but Graham edited that out of his autobiography, so…take that as you will 🤷🏻‍♀️ in my perspective, it means he didn’t have those same views anymore when the time came to put that in his book, because Graham wasn’t private at all about anything, whether it was his alcoholism or his sexual orientation (in that he wouldn’t have been afraid to share those views in his autobiography if he believed in them). You might share a different perspective though. In my opinion, if the most open man in the world didn’t want a piece of writing to be in his book, there was a reason for it and that should’ve been respected, which is why I don’t typically recommend this book.

Hiya!!

I was wondering if you could possibly do me a favour please?

The favour in question is this:

Could you find a picture of Graham Chapman with a dog, in which Gray is peeping out of the door whilst the dog is on top of a table please?

I’ve been looking for the original image for quite a while now, and I’ve found nothing as of yet 😭, and the only version I have of it is the one that my lovely moot @chapmanzz has that I’ve downloaded from their TikTok, which is this :

But the image I’m looking for is the same one like above 👆👆👆 BUT the OG pic without the Italian words in them, ya’know what I mean? Like I’m trying to find the OG image that @chapmanzz used in one of their TikTok posts!!

Any help would deffo be SOSOSO appreciated frfr, uhh thank you so much 🙏❤️❤️

Thanks for the ask, Yonder. Well, I tried reverse image search, I tried looking through old blogs, old Tumblr profiles, Reddit... and nothing! Nothing!

The closest finds have been some images of David, Graham and their doggies, and how they seemed to love beagles, as they kept a few while living together in the '60s and '70s:

Anyways, sorry, but I haven't found it. But, well... at least we can look at the doggies?

[terry-jones]

Hello all! 

Because I personally have a weird fear about watching cool Python videos/interviews online and then losing access to them, I have accumulated a (small) number of Python and Python-adjacent clips that I’ve downloaded to my computer. I’m wondering if there would be much interest from others for me to try to create some sort tiny repository for these clips since it seems like YouTube and other video sources are not terribly reliable. 

Google Drive or maybe Dropbox are the only sites coming to mind right away as potential hosts for this, but if anyone is interested then I would really appreciate other suggestions of (ideally free) file sharing websites. To be clear, for all I know, all of these videos could be available elsewhere currently and I’m not claiming that any of them are super rare or obscure. I just know that sometimes I’ll save something to a YouTube playlist and come back a week later to it being taken down which can be frustrating. Some of these clips were also downloaded so I could use a snippet in one of my videos I put together, so I also like to keep copies in case the source links I put in the comments of my posts die.

Anyway, I’m not super active in Python anymore but it could be cool to maybe give someone a chance to see an interview or something that they haven’t been able to find before! Please feel free to like or let me know in some way if this interests you or if you have advice for the best way to give people access to these files and I will see if I can work on something. Thanks!

[izicodes]

Hi! I've been seeing the asks in your blog (it's a great place btw, tysm for posting) I was wondering if you would suggest CS50x for someone getting into coding on their own without any other support (except the internet, ofc) .

Tysm

:)

1000% I would recommend it to anyone learning by themselves! I’m even going through one right now called ‘CS50 Web Development with Python and JavaScript’ which is really good! (Link to the course)

Obviously, don’t use the courses as the only resource, there are lots of free book pdf files and websites and even bootcamps (free sometimes) that can all help towards your studying!

But yes I would recommend the Harvard CS50x courses to any beginner!! 😌👍🏾