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fire truck parked in the middle of a road, blocked by downed trees and power lines

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Out of the frying pan...

MP 116: ...and into the fire, as the saying goes. Note: I think this post was published yesterday, but not sent as an email to anyone. If you received this twice as an email, I apologize. Mostly Python just passed 5,000 subscribers, which required an update to my Ghost

stuffed Corgi in foreground, with flowers in front of hospital room window in the background

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Programming, interrupted

MP 115: A surprise trip to the ICU instead of a planned trip to DjangoCon. Content notice: Discussion of a serious medical event; the discussion is not overly graphic. This week has gone a lot different than planned. I was supposed to be at DjangoCon this week, but instead I

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It's your job to keep AI at arm's length

MP 111: Don't throw away hard-earned trust in a rush to embrace AI. The AI hype cycle is continuing to run its course, and will likely do so for some time to come. Hype around things like NFTs tend to peak and then fade away quickly, because there&

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My mechanical keyboard journey

MP 108: A long and winding road to a small set of favorite keyboards. We're nearing the final stages of preparing for a cross-country move, which means getting rid of anything we don't absolutely need in a new home several thousand miles from here. One of