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pinkman68419··on Django: Reformatted code with Black
The etymology of black is "any color you like, as long as it's black" [0]. The whole point is that it's _not_ configurable.

[0] https://github.com/psf/black#readme

pinkman68419··on Mechanical Computer – Basic Mechanisms in Fire Control Computers (1953) [video]
Every time I see this video posted I watch it again from start to finish. Amazing what could (can!) be done with purely mechanical components.
pinkman68419··on ProctorU is dystopian spyware
I graduated that program a few years ago. The best final I had was Intro to HPC, you were allowed to use book, notes, internet, etc. The questions were open-ended and in-depth enough that the average on the test was still around 60-70 IIRC. You need a very deep understanding of the material to answer the questions sufficiently.
pinkman68419··on Steven Pinker thinks your sense of imminent doom is wrong
His bias is just trying to distract from the fact he was on Epstein's flight logs