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tnvaught··on Python 3.11 vs 3.10 performance
"The developer who worked at Microsoft to make iron python" - Jim Hugunin [1] (say his name!) to whom much is owed by the python community and humanity, generally.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Hugunin

tnvaught··on Hot or Not?
Huh? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_heat_island
tnvaught··on Advice to New Managers: Don't Joke About Firing People (2020)
I would refine this advice to "sarcasm is never appropriate in an uneven power dynamic." Whether it's in the context of parenting, teaching or managing people. As a go-to form of humor, I've learned this the hard way. It's not actually helpful for folks to hear the hilarious monologue going on in my head when I'm feeling salty. There _are_ legitimately relationship-building funny things to say, but they're usually self-effacing and, at best, complementary to others.
tnvaught··on Extruding Ice from Steel Fences and Pipes with Diurnal Freeze/Thaw (2008)
This is reminiscent of these plants: http://www.greatstems.com/2013/12/beautiful-ice-sculptures-o...
tnvaught··on W.S. Merwin Has Died
This poem seems appropriate: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43118/for-the-anniver...
tnvaught··on Datashader: turns even the largest data into images, accurately
The repo has a standard 3-clause BSD license.
tnvaught··on Getting close to 40, mid life crisis, depression, and finding release
>3) Look at your spiritual life...

This can not be overemphasized in my opinion. The natural result of Atheistic Naturalism is, to me, nihilism and its accompanying depression, so I would encourage an honest examination of your worldview and an openness to faith that provides a sense of purpose.

tnvaught··on Finland Has Second Thoughts About Giving Free Money to Jobless People
"In much of the world, the concept of basic income retains appeal as a potential way to more justly spread the bounty of global capitalism while cushioning workers against the threat of robots and artificial intelligence taking their jobs." So, this is a funny way to acknowledge that global capitalism is really that good. Not only can it provide "bounty," but other, non-capitalist systems may be propped up by its success. It seems ironic that "justly spread" and "global capitalism" are in the same sentence, and not being contrasted.
tnvaught··on The farmer who built her own broadband
So, they had to have access to the backbone somehow. Is this possible for an individual rural location? Or even a small community in the U.S.? Do backbone providers have to give you access? Are the rates at all reasonable?
tnvaught··on Heart Patient Risk From iPad2 Found by 14-Year-Old
The construction of her acronym shows how brilliant (and snarky about acronyms) she truly is.
tnvaught··on A Mysterious Patch Of Light Shows Up In The North Dakota Dark
The Eagle Ford formation is similarly lit up in an arc south of San Antonio, TX. Cool stuff.