I like to code Python by night, which is what happens when there's not enough time during the day. #nobot #nobots #noai #noindex #nosearch #noarchive
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Last Notes npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz Cool! Missed this a bit earlier... htmx4 has been released officially! https://four.htmx.org/announcements/2026-08-28-htmx-4.0.0-is-released #htmx #htmx4 npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz Due to discourse*, decided to blog about the topic du jour. In which I enter to the discourse some opinions, such as: "Perfection as a prerequisite to action is absurdly short-sighted." or more spicy... "...accepting model output into our "open source" projects, that is a political choice." https://pythonbynight.com/blog/accepting-probabilistic-software-is-a-political-choice npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz @nprofile…44dh This is a great writeup. I did a similar (but slightly distinct) exercise a while ago trying to think through what would need to change, from my perspective, to move toward a more favorable position toward this technology. https://pythonbynight.com/blog/what-does-it-take What I remember realizing is that, even within the ban vs regulate framing, is that one would need to attack different aspects of the argument differently. For example, strict regulation against human rights violations (for global data workers) might itself make the whole system untenable. But that's just one aspect of a multi headed beast. But either way, I do think it is a debate worth having. npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz I've seen a few PyCon US recap posts show up, and it's so fun reading through those different perspectives. I've added my own impressions, told through the lens of improv (thanks to @nprofile…8823 and @nprofile…y20j for inspiring it as such). (As ever, words barely scratch the surface... but there's pictures too!) https://pythonbynight.com/blog/pycon-2026 #PyConUS #PostConBlues npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz Sometimes, if you can't make it to PyCon, then a little part of PyCon comes to you. #PyConUS #FuckCancer #PuckCancer https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/116/614/711/512/398/855/original/26e11ee7a30ebc36.jpg npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz @nprofile…5qc7 who's the selfiest of them all? Definitely @nprofile…5qc7 https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/116/573/333/945/494/375/original/38e4aad7f42e6731.jpg npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz I covered data work exploitation in my most recent talk, but I did not highlight how prevalent it has become in the US. The horrors of what this kind of work does in the global south will continue, of course. But for "AI" to get "smarter", the data pipeline/supply chain will increasingly depend on displaced workers desperate for work, even in more developed countries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aooiDA-AsNo npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz PyCon US is approaching alarmingly fast! Did you know that anyone can host open spaces there? Well guess what, I'm gonna host one called: PyCon With 💗ART What's it about? Are you an artist? Yes, you are! Whether novice, intermediate, advanced, aspiring, curious, or otherwise unsure... come check it out! Showcase... conversation... music... collaboration... discussion... and more... I'll have more info to share, but consider yourself informed! #PyConUS #Python #LongBeach npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz @nprofile…3src just a quick note that I edited "instrument" to "instruments" 😅 npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz Had a great time at the LA Festival of Books this weekend. I may post more about it tomorrow, but just wanted to say that if you have never been, it is totally worth it! I was fortunate to get into today's panel with @nprofile…ugpy and Adam Becker and randomly ended up seated next to Brian Merchant, author of Blood in the Machine. These are all individuals who clearly unravel some of the uglier machinations of the tech world, but they are also genuinely hopeful individuals. Also learned that Adam's podcast, Dreaming Against the Machine just launched last week and it's definitely worth listening to. More (maybe) later... #LosAngeles #FestivalOfBooks npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz Bummer. Was heading out to the Festival of Books and see that this panel is already sold out 🙄 ... Maybe there's a way to get on a wait list? Bummer. #LosAngeles #nevent1q…j996 npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz Recently, I mused over what it would take, from my perspective, to significantly change my view that the tech industry's infatuation with non-intelligent "intelligence" is a net-negative for society. https://pythonbynight.com/blog/what-does-it-take Below are a few choice quotes from my post. (a sort of TLDR) 1/ #LLM #AI npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz I was writing a blog post tangentially referencing the book "Weapons of Math Destruction" (which itself points to the unfair and sometimes deadly consequences of algorithms) when a friend shared the link below. Leaked data from Persona (identity verification) only corroborates the awful extension from the premise of Weapons of Math Destruction and the recycling of bad practices from a decade ago... From the post: "The blog [from the security researcher] claims that 2,456 source files expose 269 verification checks offered to government customers, including checks for whether a face looks “suspicious,” and two parallel systems for politically exposed persons (PEPs)." I wonder what is being used to check whether a face looks suspicious? It's not an AI system that is based on data that inherently discriminates against marginalized people, right? ... Right? https://cybernews.com/privacy/persona-leak-exposes-global-surveillance-capabilities/ #Persona #Privacy npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz @nprofile…ju99 I'm generally for better language around the topic of artificial intelligence... so, as a skeptic, I also think we could use more distinct language. https://pythonbynight.com/blog/its-not-skepticism npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz I think chatbots should be required to have a permanent warning under the input textbox... WARNING: Some users may experience manic episodes, psychosis, or thoughts of suicide when using this tool. The responses are predictive texts based on algorithms and should not be confused for intelligence. https://pythonbynight.com/blog/the-way-i-think-normal-people-do npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz If you've followed any of Cory Doctorow's (@nprofile…ugpy) recent discourse on enshittification, it should come as no surprise to learn of the devious machinations employed by monopolistic companies. http://pythonbynight.com/blog/because-they-can 1/n npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz Always nice to be notified by my local library whenever a book I've put on hold is ready for check out. This weekend's reading: Enshittification by @nprofile…ugpy https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/115/947/002/189/662/024/original/a53d89584d67eb1f.png npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz Okay, so earlier I saw the announcement of Anthropic's grant/sponsorship/agreement with the PSF. I had a few thoughts on another thread, but decided to expound my thoughts on my blog. Caution, there's also a sidequest there which was initially unplanned for, but such is life... https://pythonbynight.com/blog/on-the-money npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz @nprofile…rp9z @nprofile…2mp2 @nprofile…es35 The linked episode is great! I must have missed this stream because work/holiday etc... As to the panel idea, I think that's awesome. (Selfishly, I'd ask for Litestar to be included because that's what I'm using 😅 ) As for the deployment side, it'd be interesting to hear about some of the challenges posed by each of these frameworks. I also think Eric's simple deploy tool would be great to highlight in something like this... npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz @nprofile…rp9z @nprofile…es35 Deployment (to borrow a bit of thunder from your book 😁 ) npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz Back in September, I gave a talk at DjangoCon titled: A(i) Modest Proposal The video is now available for viewing: https://djangotv.com/videos/djangocon-us/2025/ai-modest-proposal-with-mario-munoz/ The first half is kind of esoteric, so stick with it. To give you a taste, this is sort of the starting off premise: We're now living in a current tech landscape that favors wealthy venture capitalists and ultra wealthy CEOs. Their worldview is intoxicated with visions of unbridled and unregulated technological growth, no matter what it costs. #AI #DjangoConUS #DjangoCon npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz @nprofile…dql2 👀 npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz @nprofile…998y also good that I can check in on the pilot to make sure he knows what he's doing 😅 https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/115/378/627/979/664/906/original/d9f5e745437c904d.jpg npub1le2jg78pq09pk9t3l4w246sjrlceknlutmf30q095435u2q5yeuqkm9349 Mario Munoz @nprofile…998y Agreed! 😁 https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/115/378/508/106/032/283/original/7a764dcd55779115.jpg