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mpirnat

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Rational romantic mystic cynical idealist; counterpoints the surrealism of the underlying metaphor.

Senior backend engineer @ Zapier. d20 enthusiast. Helps with PyOhio. Opinions someone’s. He/him/his.

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mpirnat, to random
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We were somewhere around Pittsburgh on the edge of the convention center when the Zyrtec began to take hold.

#allergies

mpirnat, to random
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It is by pollen alone I set my sinuses in motion. It is by the juice of histamine that the eyes acquire itch.

mpirnat,
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@glyph Pollen dot com has today at a 9.8 on what appears to be a 12-point scale. Whee!

diji, to random
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That’s to @mariatta and the rest of the staff for making my first so damned magical. Now I’m gonna have to come every year, aren’t I?!?

mpirnat,
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@diji That’s more or less what happened to me in 2005, and I haven’t regretted it yet. :-)

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never heard so much applause for "paste"

mpirnat,
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@bengerman The amount of my life lost to the things the new REPL fixes is uncomfortable to contemplate. It’s well worth the applause.

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“Infrastructure is a way of caring about each other at scale.” @brainwane on the keynote stage at

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Eye-tattooing: experts warn about risks of colour-changing surgery - The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/18/eye-tattooing-experts-warn-about-risks-of-colour-changing-surgery

“Here’s what you need to know about stabbing your eyeball with a needle…”

Mater from the movie “Cars”: Ta not to.

mpirnat,
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@tek NOOOOPE

mpirnat, to random
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@melaniearbor Your lightning talk this afternoon was OUTSTANDING. Thank you! 🎉👍

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#PyConUS is all over my social feeds for various good things and it almost makes me want to learn Python. The Python community there seems great.

mpirnat,
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@mcneely “Came for the language, stayed for the community” is a pretty common pattern here. :-)

mpirnat,
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@mcneely Yeahhhhhh… 😅

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Woof. Was only out and about for maybe 6h but feels like twice that long. Old friends, new friends, faces only seen in passing here on the Fedi.

Also a nice birdwatching & trainspotting (no, not that kind) session from the CC's third floor balcony.

Think I'm gonna hole up now & try recharging my metaphorical batteries for tomorrow.

mpirnat,
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@ghickman @bitprophet @webology I’m also not auctioning.

tylerdave, to random
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Did you participate in @pyohio during the online years (2020-2023) and are at #PyConUS? Or just want to talk about PyOhio? I have stickers for you! Find me some time this weekend!

mpirnat,
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@tylerdave I think I need one of those 2023 stickers…

mpirnat, to random
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With nearly 1000 talk proposals, there are plenty of amazing talks that #PyConUS couldn’t accept… luckily, the #PyOhio CFP is open! We’d love the chance to see if your idea is a fit for us.

🐍❤️🎉

For more info, head on over to https://pyohio.org

bitprophet, to random
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Hotels which only have one size/style pillow and only one thickness of comforter: are they even /in/ the hospitality industry?

Don't get me wrong, I'm equally confused by places with a literal /pillow menu/, but like. no middle ground? really?

If I seem grouchy the next 4 days, it may be due to lack of sleep 🫠

mpirnat,
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@bitprophet The comforter and I are going to have some profound disagreements, I think.

mpirnat, (edited ) to random
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Happily and safely arrived at ! Looking forward to learning a lot, catching up with folks, making new friends… and of course spreading the good news of !

https://pyohio.org, our CFP is OPEN!

😎

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You know a conference cares about its marginalized attendees when a random short elevator ride includes not one, but two stenographers. Was too shy to say hello, but if y'all see this, you are APPRECIATED. #PyConUS

ETA: the stenographers were /using/ the elevator, they were not /doing stenography/ at the time 🤣

mpirnat,
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@bitprophet I was gonna ask… 😂

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I wanna hear about the best concerts you’ve been to! Some of mine:

  • Ozomatli at The Catalyst - played until curfew, spilled out onto the street and jammed for another hour until the cops came
  • Flaming Lips at Liberty Hall - second set, played the entirety of Dark Side
  • Dar Williams at Liberty - power went out, she sat on the edge of the stage and played three songs by flashlight
  • Joni Mitchell, Brandi Carlisle, et al at the Gorge - simply magical
mpirnat,
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@jacob Let’s see…

  • Pink Floyd, Denver, Division Bell tour
  • The Cure, Denver, Wild Mood Swings tour
  • U2, Las Vegas residency at The Sphere
  • Wolfstone, a middle school gym in my home town, sometime in the early 1990s
  • David Bowie, Cleveland, Reality tour
  • Rush, Cleveland, 2011; the show that was recorded for the Time Machine concert video
  • VNV Nation, the tiny stage at The Agora in Cleveland, for the Automatic Empires tour; Ronan high-fived me during my favorite song
mpirnat,
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@jacob More:

  • VNV Nation, House of Blues Cleveland, Electric Sun tour; Ronan gave my daughter a drum stick at the end of the show
  • Cleveland Orchestra, “Bugs Bunny on Broadway” — Live score performance of Looney Tunes stuff, timing has to be PERFECT to match the animation!
  • Cleveland Orchestra, Lord of the Rings Symphony, conducted by Howard Shore
  • Cleveland Orchestra conducted by John Williams
  • The Art of Noise, Chicago, one of 6 dates for mini The Seduction of Claude Debussy tour
mpirnat,
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@jacob I would also tell you that if you ever get the chance to see Weird Al, do it. His shows are brilliantly fun, and he’s got one of the most versatile bands on the planet.

mpirnat, (edited ) to random
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Inspired by a thing I saw on Reddit earlier today, I’m going to try listening to more complete albums this year. Maybe daily? We’ll see how it shakes out.

I’m starting off with the 2019 mix of Abbey Road by The Beatles: https://songwhip.com/the-beatles/abbey-road-2019-mix

1/366

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135/366: In the Garden by Eurythmics

More catching up.

I am very familiar with a few of the inescapable hit singles that got immense radio play in my youth, but I’ve never sat down with a full Eurythmics album, and I doubt I’ve heard anything from this, their debut, at all. Hopefully it’ll be interesting!

https://songwhip.com/eurythmics/in-the-garden

mpirnat,
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136/366: Feel.Love.Thinking.Of by Faunts

Still playing catch up… meant to do F on the road today but didn’t, so I might be behind by a day for a bit.

I’ve been obsessed with “M4 Part 2” ever since finishing Mass Effect, so figured I should maybe listen to some mkre from Faunts.

https://songwhip.com/faunts/feellovethinkingof

mpirnat,
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#AnAlbumADay 137/366: This is Normal by GusGus

Still a day behind…

https://songwhip.com/gusgus/this-is-normal

#music #NowPlaying

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138/366: Doctor Who Theme Collection Vol 1 by HardWire

I’m enjoying the latest run of Doctor Who; last night’s new episode put me in the mood for this lovely collection of different interpretations of the classic theme music. (This continues the trend of pleasant coincidences I’ve found with this “alphabet game” format.)

https://songwhip.com/hardwire/doctor-who-theme-collection-vol-1

mpirnat,
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139/366: Long Distance by Ivy

I’ve loved a handful of Ivy’s songs for a long time, but have for some reason never explored beyond those few. I’m glad to be remedying that tonight. Also, “Edge of the Ocean” is as perfect a track as ever.

https://songwhip.com/ivy/longdistance

mpirnat,
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140/366: Nothing’s Shocking by Jane’s Addiction

Didn’t manage to get to this yesterday so I’m starting off the morning with a classic.

https://songwhip.com/janes-addiction/nothings-shocking

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