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 I know it's only November, but I'd like to make a request: if you are buying toys for kids in the next couple of months, and think you might have old ones that you want to clear out, please consider donating them before the holidays rather than after. Shelters and charities always get a glut of donations in January, but they'd be more useful to the families who need them now rather than then. Thank you. Chapter 4 of the Python version of "Software Design by Example" shows how regex-style pattern matching works, and was inspired by the chapter that Brian Kernighan wrote for "Beautiful Code" almost 20 years ago. https://third-bit.com/2024/04/04/sdxpy-matching-patterns/ #sdxpy Docusign just admitted that they use customer data (i.e., all those contracts, affidavits, and other confidential documents we send them) to train AI: They state that customers "contractually consent" to such use, but good luck finding it in their Terms of Service. There also doesn't appear to be a way to withdraw consent, but I may have missed that.
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 @gvwilson oof. Couple of thoughts: 1 this seems likely to result in significant court activity from other large organisations who use them 2 is there a market for an end-to-end encrypted alternative? @gvwilson oh my. I can just imagine the conversation with an uncomprehending potential employer or landlord of "I'm happy to sign, but not via this platform". Probably as futile as my attempts to get various HR departments to stop requiring me to send all my passport info in email. I finally got around to creating some lists here on Mastodon:
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@gvwilson Please publish the handles of anyone simultaneously in all of those groups. Thanks.  "Running a successful open source project is just Good Will Hunting in reverse, where you start out as a respected genius and end up being a janitor who gets into fights." - Byrne Hobart
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 @gvwilson - Byrne Hobart . Auto-correct/ spelling on that first name. Great quote As far as I can tell, _every_ software development process works if the people using it are well rested, knowledgeable, respect each other, agree on goals and methods, and have achievable deadlines. Just sayin'…
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Me: "Twitter is changing its name to X." [I love her so much…] Alternatives to cells in data science pipelines: https://neverworkintheory.org/2023/04/03/alternatives-to-cells-in-ds-pipelines.html Forty-plus years ago, people were exploring structured ways to manage the tangle of arbitrary GOTO statements; it's fun to watch it happening all over again for notebooks. |
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@gvwilson Charities never give used toys to children as a Xmas gift - at least in Canada
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thank you for this reminder. will do.
@gvwilson Charities, shelters, daycare centers etc are not allowed, by law in most states, to "regift" used toys, cribs, car seats etc. The rule is to protect the recipient from receiving items that may have a recall or damage that creates a hazard. Additionally, for obvious reasons, they can't accept open food items, including partial cans of formula.
Places like Goodwill throw those items away. They aren't allowed to offer them for sale.
Take a mom/dad shopping or give gift cards.