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lorenanicole.bsky.social
#Chicago #Latinx #technologist 👩🏻‍💻 cat mama to 3 floofy 🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛ Maine Coons, lover of #Python 🐍, #educator 👩🏽‍🏫 & public speaker, #Fitness buff 🥊🏃🏽‍♀️🧗🏽‍♀️, #OrdCamp nerd, Champion of #EthicalTech, down with the left. Forget the rest. 👉🏽 lorenamesa.com
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I’m grossed out by people being quiet in the USA not defending ours and our own. Today it’s “them” tomorrow it’s you. Stand up.

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Mandatory joyful #cat photos. Stay positive. It’s weird times but we don’t give up. And we also take care of ourselves first (because YOU yes YOU are the most important so YOU can do what YOU can do). Btw my ginger #MaineCoon is named Red XIV. If you know the reference I enjoy thee. Happy FriYAY

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Returning to post more cute kitty photos. The news in my area in regards to ICE and gross incompetency increasing - I have [insert blank because no need to publicize] - exponentially because of the amount of folks I fear for is stressful but nothing vs what they have to face - so #cats #mainecoons

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@trey.io so education work group we should think a lot more IMO about those (like me) who are visually challenged. I’ll fill you in but I have an autoimmune disorder.

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The left should be making Russ Vought own this 24/7 in very simple language: Vought is making it easier for scammers to target you and your grandma.

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When you arrive home to your giant kitties you have to smile very hard and tickle the babies. Fur babies mama loves you! #mainecoons #cats

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When one goes to #PyConUS one becomes a part of the surroundings. #python #pythonicallyyours 🐍🐍

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A donation from @ThePSF in 2001 bootstrapped Software Carpentry? Well that is quite the long-term success story from a PSF grant. Amazing. #PyConUS

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@gvanrossum thank you as always for being a súper standup dude (even the cut out!). #PyConUS and #PyLadies auction is so much fun! Excited to see y’all’s next year! #Python #pythonicallyyours

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Bienvenidos a la haunted reunión de miembros de PSF! #PyConUS #python 🐍🐍

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@kerostasia.bsky.social ⚡️⚡️ Lightning ⚡️⚡️ talk on their journey from car mechanic to web dev is super inspirational! #PyConUS

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@roguelynn.com has challenged us to play with the idea of crows being placed in front of a computer. Come pn #PyConUS I wanna see what the crows can code! #Python

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I'm giving a lightning talk at the Community Organizers Summit today, I'll be announcing an exciting new Python open source project from PyLadiesCon. Come and join! Room 317 10:30am - 1:00pm @pyladiescon.bsky.social #PyConUS #PyLadies #PyLadiesCon

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I’m like a level 5 hurricane I arrived with the best of intentions to start change and set things up but now I am a tropical storm [just continuing]” @kjaymiller.com #PyConUS #Python 🐍🐍 #DEI

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The dude is a proud #PyLadies supporter. Are YOU? Come join us tonight at #PyLadies auction tonight! You need to register on the #PyConUS website or you can just donate 👉🏼 psfmember.org/civicrm/cont...

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CHICAGO representing! And also just amazing #Python folks encouraging us to stay grounded, lean in with one another, and know we got one another. #PyConUS #DEI

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You’ve still got a few minutes to pitch for tomorrow morning’s ⚡️⚡️ Lightning talks ⚡️⚡️! And if you were notified you’ve been selected please arrive at least 20ish minutes early so we can coordínate y’all in Hall B! Gracias! #PyConUS

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Baby’s first Language Summit 💕 #PyConUS

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Office hours @ @thepsf.bsky.social booth with this morning’s keynote Cory Doctorow right now in Expo Hall A! #PyConUS

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“In tech .. 4 constraints [disciplining enshittifaction] ..” that have been destroyed 1. Markets “lacking competition too big to fail too big to jail” 2. Regulation ❌ 3. Interoperability eg US Digital Millennia Copyright Act 👉🏼 reverse engineering a felony 4. Labor 📉 layoffs - Cory Doctorow #PyConUS

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“The nurses are the product. The patients are the product. The hospitals are the product. In enshittification [the product is] anyone you can productize … social factors are much more important than mere technical specs of the technology” - Cory Doctorow #PyConUS #Python 🐍🐍

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Left without comment. The amount of joy though … 👏🏼👏🏿👏🏽 #Python #PyConUS #pythonicallyyours

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En route to #pyconus after a brief stopover in NYC for part of Never Graduate week! I’ll be talking about debugging in #cython (both at runtime and for memory management) on Saturday after lunch. us.pycon.org/2025/schedule/pre… Looking forward to seeing everyone at the conference! #pycon25

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Wanna support #PyLadies AND have fun AND get amazing #Python swag? Come to #PyConUS #PyLadies auction! Snag a ticket on @pycon.us for the auction and maybe I’ll convince you to get some cool item(s) when I’m behind the podium actioning things off. #pythonicallyyours 🤓🐍

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Don’t forget to find me at #PyConUS to tell me a work horror story today! Black shirt, brown pants, greying beard!

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Conferencing Pro Tips: personalize/label your laptop charger with stickers unique to you. #PyConUS

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Here's the full workshop handout plus annotated slides from "Building software on top of Large Language Models", a three hour tutorial I presented yesterday at PyCon US #PyConUS simonwillison.net/2025/May/15/...

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@pycon.us opening reception was a blast! Go check out @thepsf.bsky.social booth + become a member to get some unique swag! Also look at the amazing bling of @sal.td - respect! #python #pythonicallyyours

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Again pointing out: This never used to happen.

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Annnnnd I am here! @pycon.us come say hello! I’ve got #PyLadies stickers + my own personal silly sticker of my avatar! #pythonicallyyours #python

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About to head out to @pycon.us see y’all soon in #Pittsburgh! #python #pythonicallyyours 🐍🐍

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I can’t believe this is my 10th @pycon.us! Year 1 was in Montreal where one of the first faces I met was the glorious @willingc.bsky.social among many others. What a decade it has been! Here is to 10 more! #python #pythonicallyours

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You Can order cats through the web now! #mainecoons

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#Python stickers refill done. Can’t wait for #PyCon! @thepsf.bsky.social

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Need advice - I made a special accommodation request (ADHD anxiety etc) and HR shared with my boss. Who then showed me and used it to belittle me. Wtf?! Anyone know how to respond? I started with the obvious. But that’s sickly weird.

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Hello my #Python peeps! @eurovision.tv is over #PyConUS weekend - are we all gonna organize a viewing?! For good measure I will share one of my favorite songs in event years youtu.be/OV3xp5ZXSYA?...

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Guess which one I am? I am with my way more Latina looking sister. So this shouldn’t be hard jajajajaja.

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And for good measure another cocktail - this one the “Baphomet Blast” - inspire my fellow #dnd nerds 🤓. Again from #Denver The Electric Cure Satanic themed tiki bar. 😈

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May the “Samuel Alito’s Mom’s Abortion” (yes that legit is the name of the cocktail) from “The Electric Cure” - a “Satanic themed tiki” bar in #Denver haunt you as much as it did me last night. 😂 www.theelectriccure.com

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Welp. The Maines have officially become even cuter. Shortly after waking they then did cute Maine things like trill and follow me. They got snacks. And left. Those sneaky sneaky Maines.

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