If you're coming to #PyConUS next month 🤯 you really should book your hotel through the PyCon US block. The blog post gives some of the reasons (chief among them is the PSF has to pay for the empty rooms!) but, IMO, the most important one is the conference spills out of the halls and talks and into the hotels every morning and evening. It's a great way to spend more time with your Pythonistas outside of the conference center.
And don't forget the cabo and game nights!

https://pycon.blogspot.com/2026/04/stories-from-pycon-us-hotels.html

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We believe we're all safer when we share what we know. Come learn more and join us!

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#ThreatIntel #ThreatIntelligence #Cybersecurity #Infosec

Hellish day and all, but was happy to see the Tiny Desk Concert host Aterciopelados, a Colombian band I remember from the early aughts when my then-Colombian gf introduced me... inject a tiny bit of joy and irreverence to your day and give it a watch.

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/07/g-s1-114297/aterciopelados-tiny-desk-concert

#TinyDesk #Music

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@pycon/116360496243585705

There's many unofficial traditions at PyCon, including the late night hotel lobby track.

If you haven't learned Cabo yet, you're in for a treat!

And after a long night of gaming, it is so much easier to take the elevator back to your room, and yes, i'm speaking from experience.

Hotel room blocks are available via your PyConUS dashboard under Housing -

https://us.pycon.org/2026/accounts/login/

We work hard organizing #PyOhio, but we wouldn't have much to talk about without our speakers! Come share your ideas with us: https://pretalx.com/pyohio-2026/cfp

If the 30 minute time block seems intimidating, or you've never spoken at a conference before, consider joining our Discord - there's a 2026 #CFP channel to help provide support and guidance through the submission process! Get your invite! https://pyohio.org/discord

#Python #TechConference

When do cows go to sleep? 🐄

When it's pasture bedtime ...

DjangoCon US isn’t just about code, it’s about people.

Whether you're new or experienced, this is where connections happen.

Tickets are open: https://2026.djangocon.us

RE: https://toot.cafe/@chartier/116360108283457300

this person is a role model

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@pycon/116360496243585705

Learning Cabo from Trey is easily in the top 5 PyCon experiences for me.

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@pycon/116360496243585705

This is a magical moment for me... the Cabo card game has been mentioned in a PyCon promo post!

I've been teaching people Cabo since my first PyCon US and I've met SO many people from spreading this card game during PyCon.

I very much look forward to teaching Cabo (and watching others teach it I hope) at #PyConUS this year.

I've been working on this one for a couple of weeks and finally was able to push the publish button.

https://ryancheley.com/2026/04/06/a-giant-pain-in-the-ass/

TLDR: I'm fine (whatever that means), but I have Cancer

#FuckCancer #PuckCancer

New-ish preprint! Marcela, @Iris, and I have been working on what CAIL means to showcase & propagate the idea of thinking very differently to tech industry norms on "artificial intelligence"

Towards Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacies https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17786243

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@coredispatch/116350032773821393

Okay friends, new side quest! I've started a Python core development newsletter!

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First edition, room to grow! 🌳

I'm getting an early start on my personal "list of folks in the fediverse who will be at @pycon this year".

If you'll be at #PyConUS and would like to run into each other, 👋 reply (or favorite this post or something else that indicates "yes").

Sorry for the *stack, but Hannah Che is doing important work writing about mushrooms, tofu and vegan food culture in Yunnan

https://open.substack.com/pub/hannahche/p/how-a-chef-in-yunnan-cooks-mushrooms

(Although tofu isn’t only for vegans in China, she focuses on that)

The book The Mushroom at the End of the World talks about Yunnan’s role in global mushroom diversity

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@nedbat/116338044878020304

You want to meet Ned in-person. He's great!

Also I want to meet you too and I will also be in Long Beach at the same time as Ned.

A couple thousand other fun #Python folks will also be in Long Beach during the same time.

Come to #PyConUS in Long Beach and meet other Python-using folks!

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@pycon/116223833185927442

Hey! I want to meet you in person at #PyConUS. But that can only happen if you register and come to Long Beach in May. You know you want to....

@davebauerart There is! https://nedbatchelder.com/text/key23 I hope you like it.