Mariatta 🤦🏻‍♀️ :python:

Python Core Developer. F"Yes!" :python: 🇨🇦

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PyCon US (npub1l9a…yneh) US Chair 2023-2024.
Python Software Foundation (npub1vv8…6fhk) Fellow Member & Community Service Award recipient.
Keynote speaker.
Foodie. Traveler. Picky eater.

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2026-04-18 00:39:19 UTC

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Maybe I don't need the strikethrough? Kinda redundant. 🤔

2026-04-18 00:37:07 UTC

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So here are a some design ideas for No Spreadsheet sticker (square) and t-shirt (all in one line).
What do people think?
#NoSpreadsheet
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2026-04-17 17:48:29 UTC

I need to print No Spreadsheet on a tshirt.

2026-02-05 02:46:49 UTC

I made shepherd's pie but instead of ground meat (don't have it at the moment), I used meat chunks/cubes. Can I still call it Shepherd's Pie or is it called something else now?
#cooking

2025-11-02 03:28:46 UTC

Pull requests wanted!
I've just opened a whole bunch of issues in the PyLadiesCon Portal repo and all of these are up for grabs.
Check it out if you know some Python, Django, and maybe a little of HTML or CSS.
https://github.com/pyladies/pyladiescon-portal/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22help%20wanted%22
#Python #Django #OpenSource

2025-09-10 02:56:03 UTC

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Photo version of our Ice Cream Selfie Flash Mob at DjangoCon US.
#IceCreamSelfie #DjangoCon #DjangoConUS
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2025-09-10 02:49:10 UTC

Ice cream selfie Flash Mob at DjangoCon US
Tag yourself!
#IceCreamSelfie #DjangoCon #DjangoConUS
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/115/177/717/775/685/286/original/313e3f48c7130c6b.mp4

2025-09-09 18:51:10 UTC

Love these stickers designed by @npub1tga…xqfr I got them from @npub1dyk…hxet at DjangoCon US.
You can get her stickers from https://djangostickers.com/
#DjangoCon #DjangoConUS
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2025-07-15 16:01:56 UTC

Does anyone have advice or tricks to optimizing Docker on a Windows laptop?
I was pair programming with our GSoC student to run Python tests on docker, but it seems like it takes forever to start up that docker container on her Windows laptop.
Perhaps there's something in the settings we should tweak?
I don't use windows and not an expert at using Docker, so I don't know how to help.
😟
#docker #windows

2025-05-20 19:06:49 UTC

Thanks for an amazing conference, PyCon US 👋🏻 #PyConUS #PyLadies #PyLadiesCon
with @npub185j…qfh6
@npub1zzq…tgwp Abigail Dogbe, Maria Jose Molina
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2025-05-18 13:40:39 UTC

The Official Python Documentary has published their teaser trailer at PyCon US 2025, and I'm so honored to be part of the story of Python along with other prominent Python figures.
Check the trailer, and watch the official launch of the documentary at EuroPython later this year.
https://youtu.be/pqBqdNIPrbo
#PyConUS #Python #EuroPython

2025-05-18 02:40:02 UTC

#PierogiCon The Afternoon session.
We got potatoes in the curry, steamed dumplings, noodle soups, cream cheese... Yeah we have everything needed for a PierogiCon. Thanks folks for joining us!
With @npub1nsp…ahke @npub13jr…dmmx @npub13xf…v7jg @npub1j3e…tyuf @npub1pc6…r676 Rami and George(?) @npub1va6…984l
#PyConUS
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2025-05-18 02:17:48 UTC

I'm so happy to see PyCon US moved away from paper sign up boards for open spaces and lightning talks signups and into digital format (and not in the form of spreadsheets). This is such a great improvement for user experience, and so much better for accessibility! Thank you!
👏
#PyConUS

2025-05-17 15:18:16 UTC

PyLadiesCon now has our own open source conference management tool at https://portal.pyladies.com
We have code, unit tests, and docs!
I announced it in the Community Organizers Summit at PyCon US. Check my slides to learn more.
@npub18ez…zey0
Slides:
https://www.canva.com/design/DAGnclMq2-w/OilcXrPUnk47jTpAqA_7_A/view?utm_content=DAGnclMq2-w&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h79d86050e2
#PyConUS #PyLadiesCon #PyLadies #Python #OpenSource

2025-05-14 13:31:41 UTC

⚠️ Pro tips for any Summit presenters at PyCon US 2025: (hatchery, language, maintainer, community organizers, etc)
1. Light mode for your slides
2. Use big fonts
3. Share presentation link to your audience so they can follow along in case your slides are not readable
We're at the Python Language summit and we just made a presenter change their slides from dark mode into light mode, and also Guido had to move his seat to be right in front of the projector in order to read the slides.
#PyConUS

2025-05-11 23:46:06 UTC

Just wanted to show off this present from my son 🥰🌸 (sorry don't know how to describe this item properly 😥)
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2025-05-09 16:29:28 UTC

Was asked "why are you asking for money to develop something that's gonna be open source anyway"
Um...

2025-03-27 22:39:44 UTC

There's a service called "certifier" which is basically sending certificates as a service and it's like $110 a month.
😶‍🌫️
I wrote a Python script to do the same thing for PyLadiesCon for free. I should take some kind of entrepreneur bootcamp to learn how to charge people for things, however,
if you need to issue attendance certificates for your event for free, read my blog:
https://mariatta.ca/posts/create-send-certificates-with-python/

2025-03-21 15:32:02 UTC

Folks don't understand how open source contributions work. If you want a feature, you don't come and say "make me this feature". Instead, you open a PR and ask for it to get merged.
Folks don't understand how community conferences work. If you want something to happen in the conference, you don't come and say "make this happen for me". Instead, you say "I want to volunteer and do this for your conference".
#opensource #community #conference

2025-03-13 21:17:51 UTC

I've been using 1password for maybe 7-8 years and I know a lot of friends in tech are also using it (or similar technologies).
I'm wondering though, how widely used is it outside of tech communities?
I'm wondering about entities like small local businesses, accountants, clinics, school teachers, how do they manage their passwords and login credentials? Do they write passwords in sticky post-it paper? Maybe I don't wanna know the answer? 😅

2025-03-12 22:04:25 UTC

TIL about the bulk import functionality in django-import-export library.
https://django-import-export.readthedocs.io/en/latest/bulk_import.html
Some caveats:
- set `batch_size` for better performance
- doesn't work with many-to-many relationships
- no `pre_save` and `post_save` signals sent (it' doesn't call `model.save()`)
#TIL #Learning #Django #Python

2025-03-08 17:07:30 UTC

My personal goal this year is to rebuild the [@pyladies_vancouver](https://fosstodon.org/@pyladies_vancouver ) community. We've been dormant after the pandemic, and it's been a struggle to even just find a venue to meet.
I'm proud to host our meetup yesterday. Good turnout and lots of enthusiasm from our members. We all needed this community, and wanted to see it continue to grow.
Check out my slide deck re-introducing what #PyLadiesVancouver is all about, and happy International Women's Day
https://www.canva.com/design/DAGhEtBwCME/Ejd-E5AY4F5Ze2ZCwa-M4w/edit
#PyLadies #IWD

2025-01-29 03:51:37 UTC

Happy New Year! Year of the Snake/Python 🧧🧧
#LunarNewYear
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2024-12-25 04:21:02 UTC

Normal parents telling their kids to eat fish: "It's healthy and nutritious"
Chinese parents telling their kids to eat fish: "It rhymes with the word for abundance. If you eat fish, you'll prosper and have lots of wealth"

2024-12-23 05:53:12 UTC

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Road trip day 2 (out of 2) summary:
- 797 kms
- 13h15m door to door
- 5 charge stops
- 114 USD total to charge (It's more expensive per kwh in California, but we got one free charge in Yreka)
- 35% at departure
- 73% at arrival
#RoadTrip #EV #Ioniq5
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2024-12-23 05:40:00 UTC

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Range anxiety.
#EV #Ioniq5 #RoadTrip
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2024-12-22 05:45:44 UTC

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Road trip day 1 (out of 2) summary:
- 789 kms
- approx 13.5 hours door to door
- 4 charge stops
- 85 USD total to charge
#RoadTrip #EV #Ioniq5
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2024-12-21 15:59:31 UTC

Woke up early for a long road trip.
Just crossed the US border. The Nexus lane was empty. US Border agent didn't event asked us anything. He saw our two kids in the back still 'out', and then he just said "have a good day'.
(Usually they'd ask where we're going, what we're bringing, etc)
#RoadTrip #Ioniq5

2024-12-17 17:53:28 UTC

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I now dread whenever someone tells me to sign up for something by filling up google forms. We've been using it wrong. We need better infrastructure for our community that is not in the form of spreadsheets.

2024-12-16 18:59:31 UTC

I have a heater for my fish tank with its own built-in temperature display.
But because I want to know whether the temp displayed is accurate, I bought a a second standalone thermometer. If the two numbers match, then I know the temp is correct.
Well, now both are showing two quite different numbers. I couldn't tell which one is malfunctioning, and so now I have to get a third thermometer 😥
#AquariumDiary

2024-12-07 20:59:03 UTC

PyLadiesCon has wrapped up! Thanks to the support from our community, we broke all stats from last year! 👏 📈
Here's a recap of everything about PyLadiesCon!
https://conference.pyladies.com/news/pyladiescon-ends/
#PyLadiesCon #PyLadies #Python #Community #Conference

2024-12-07 17:39:23 UTC

Nearing the end of PyLadiesCon! Great job everyone! Thank you to all of our speakers, panelists, volunteers, and sponsors! Everything has been super inspiring 🤩🥰
And thank you to everyone for registering and joining!
#PyLadies #PyLadiesCon
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2024-12-02 15:46:38 UTC

Friends, I'm #OpenToWork and I'd appreciate any leads, or networking opportunities you may have.
My current client work is winding down so I can take on additional clients.
Don't miss this rare opportunity to work with the one and only Mariatta.
🎯 Lead Software Engineer roles
✅ 20+ years of professional experience in tech
✅ award winning open source contributor
✅ Expertise in #Python, #Django, APIs, automations
#GetFediHired

2024-11-30 16:49:30 UTC

I got to preview the PyLadiesCon talk videos ahead of the conference, and so far they're all really good!
You still have time to register to the conference for free (and donate if you're able to), and join us on Discord for a watch party together.
Register at: https://pretix.eu/pyladiescon/2024/ (choose the General Ticket option)
Check schedule at: https://conference.pyladies.com/schedule
#PyLadiesCon #PyLadies #Python #Conference

2024-11-25 17:59:18 UTC

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One more non-obvious thing for conference speakers:
- use personal email address (instead of work email) when you submit your talk to the CFP system.
Just in case your employment status change between the time you applied to speak and the time you're scheduled to speak. This assumes you still want to speak regardless of your employment affiliation.
Sometimes it's not actually easy for the organizers to change your email address on their end 😰
#PublicSpeaking

2024-11-21 03:38:51 UTC

Real happy to find out that I've just became one of the newest DSF Individual Members (along with lots of other people like @npub16ug…dfsw @npub1tga…xqfr @npub1zzq…tgwp @npub1ux3…2yx3 @npub19tq…ee9u)
Thanks @npub1l0c…kt92 community. This community has always been special to me.
https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/dsf-board-meeting-notes/26310/20
#Django #Community #Governance #DSF

2024-11-15 15:55:57 UTC

Me each time I use Google Sheets API:
> We should have created a Django web app for this like 6 months ago.

2024-11-14 19:08:31 UTC

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Adding to my list of non-obvious thing you can do as a conference speaker:
- Offer to be a backup speaker in case of other speaker's cancellation (and don't feel bad if you're not needed)
#PublicSpeaking
(I need to convert this whole thread into a blog post)

2024-10-30 21:07:49 UTC

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The FAQ puts a lot of emphasis about contributing to Django, and Django-related content (which makes sense).
I only have one commit to Django which is stated as "not eligible".
Other than giving talks at 3 DjangoCons (US/EU) everything else I've done has been branded as "Python" so just not clear if those counts, and so I haven't tried applying for membership.

2024-10-30 20:49:33 UTC

Thank you @npub1mjx…httg @npub1xj9…yv56 for inviting and chatting with me on this episode of @npub120g…wm7n
We chatted about a lot of things! From being a Python core dev, contributing to open source (and its challenges/barriers), relationship between Django and Python, @npub1886…jhuu, and our new consultancy, CMD Limes (pronounced command limes) 😊
Listen/read transcript at https://djangochat.com/episodes/python-core-developer-mariatta-wijaya
#Python #Django #podcast #PyPodcats #PyLadies

2024-10-30 02:02:36 UTC

I went through DSF membership FAQ page and all I know for sure is that I checked all of the "not eligible" section 😬
Gotta make it my goal next year to do more things that will make me eligible for DSF membership so I could vote in the election 😓
https://www.djangoproject.com/foundation/individual-members/faq/

2024-10-26 10:10:35 UTC

PSF membership drive at PSF booth at PyCon APAC.
Welcome the new PSF members from Indonesia. 👏🏻
@npub1vv8…6fhk #PyConAPAC #PyCon #Python #ThePSF
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2024-10-26 09:51:37 UTC

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Citra uses Python libraries like Geopandas, fiona, and folium to analyze astronomical data
#PyConAPAC #PyCon #Python
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2024-10-26 09:42:10 UTC

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Citra grew up in conservative Muslim family, and her family discouraged her from learning about philosophy.
She studied astronomy because it is one of the oldest science that is developed and depended on by the Islamic and Muslim community.
#PyConAPAC #PyCon #Python #PyLadies
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2024-10-26 09:35:24 UTC

Citra Sagala, Technical Architect at NTTData, is now telling us about "Sky Full of Stars"
She admitted that when she submitted the proposal, she was listening to Coldplay.
#PyConAPAC #PyCon #Python #PyLadies
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2024-10-26 09:02:21 UTC

Python and Volcanoes 🌋
Martanto is now telling us how to analyze volcanic activities using Python.
#PyConAPAC #PyCon #Python
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2024-10-26 03:01:37 UTC

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Anthony is showing how we could possibly have error Python error messages in local language.
Here, the error message is in Bahasa Indonesia
#PyConAPAC #Python #PyCon
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2024-10-26 03:00:24 UTC

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So should we have JawaScript?
(Jawa = Java island)
#PyConAPAC #PyCon #Python
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2024-10-26 02:59:16 UTC

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2/3 of programming languages are created by non-native English speakers. Yet the default language for teaching programming is in English.
#PyConAPAC #PyCon #Python
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2024-10-26 02:48:41 UTC

Anthony Shaw is giving us a quick lesson in Australian English
@npub1ax0…s2y2
#PyConAPAC #PyCon #Python
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2024-10-20 21:10:52 UTC

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I finished within 2 days 😅 while trying to stay up to overcome jetlag.

2024-10-20 18:42:55 UTC

Another solid season of Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix 👏
Highly recommend! 💯
#LincolnLawyer #Netflix

2024-10-12 19:56:53 UTC

Lincoln Lawyer season 3 will drop in a few days (Oct 17), right on time for my long haul flight. Brb, deleting large files on my phone so I'll be ready to download the episodes.
#netflix

2024-10-08 21:14:09 UTC

Blog post: Perks of being a Python core developer
https://mariatta.ca/posts/perks-of-python-core/
#Python #OpenSource

2024-10-07 23:16:30 UTC

Each year our school wants us to fill in an "emergency release form" and it asks both parents to write down their "work address", and "hours at work".
I always felt depressed about this because we both write "at home 24/7" as if we're jobless bums 😓

2024-10-04 16:53:54 UTC

If you missed the CFP for #PyLadiesCon or #PyCascades, then why not submit your talk to PyTexas?
And if you did submit your talk to PyLadiesCon or PyCascades, why not submit that talk to PyTexas too?
PyTexas CFP is now open until Dec 1.
Remember what I always say: conference organizers love it when you submit your talk early, instead of an hour before the CFP closes.
https://www.pytexas.org/2025/
#PyTexas #PyLadies #CFP #PublicSpeaking #Python

2024-09-30 21:35:32 UTC

Yesterday my son attended a local hackathon event for teens.
I chatted with another parent, asked if she's also in tech.
She said, yes she is in tech. She also said that she tried so hard to discourage her daughter from tech, because from her own experience as a woman and mother, she hit a ceiling, and got left behind when she took parental leave, and she wanted better for her daughter.
This hurts so much, hearing this in the year 2024 😢
#WomenInTech

2024-09-26 03:18:25 UTC

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Great question. There were some kind of reasonings given by people on this thread: https://discuss.python.org/t/should-we-expand-the-voter-pool-for-the-sc/62060
But if you would like to vote as a PSF fellow, please leave feedback on my Discuss thread. It was one of the things that were asked by few core devs today: "do other group of people even want to vote?" and that's why I opened up discussion to the community, to find out who else would want to vote, so we can make a case for it.

2024-09-25 21:05:28 UTC

This week I keep having unpopular ideas one after another.
Here's another unpopular idea.
Today, 90 people in the world have the privilege to vote in the Python Steering Council election. Should we expand the group of voters beyond this? Discuss at
https://discuss.python.org/t/collecting-feedback-about-expanding-the-voter-pool-for-sc-elections/65070
#Python #OpenSourceGovernance

2024-09-20 20:27:25 UTC

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Got upgraded to business class, window seat, next seat is empty. F"Yes!"
🇨🇦 YVR ✈️ SFO 🇺🇲
#travel #PyBay
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2024-09-20 19:47:56 UTC

US Customs officer noticed something's off on my record, somehow the system showed that I'm a US citizen. I said nope, and showed my Canadian passport and Nexus card. He mumbled a bit, but in the end said "Well I'm not gonna worry about that. Bye, have fun."
😅
So this is what being a Trusted Traveler is like.
#PyBay and #Python core sprint, here I come.

2024-09-20 15:51:20 UTC

Somehow there are so many Python-related events and conferences all at once in the same week 😵
I'll be joining 3 of these (although one virtual, I hope it still counts):
- PyBay ✈️ Sep 20
- PyCon India Sep 20-23
- DjangoCon US 📶 Sep 22-27
- PyLatam Sep 19-22
- PyCon Taiwan Sep 21-22
- Python core sprint ✈️ Sep 23-27
[Update] turns out there are even more:
- Black Python Devs Summit Sep 21
- PyData Amsterdam Sep 18-20
- PyCon Africa Sep 24-28
#Python #travel #conference

2024-09-19 18:35:43 UTC

Volunteer communities are like:
> "We need to do X"
"That takes commitment and time and we're all volunteers"
> "So can we hire someone to do X?"
"We're volunteer community,
nobody gets paid"
"Where's the money from?"
"Can I get paid too then?"
> "How do we fundraise and decide who gets paid and who volunteers?"
"We need committed people who can govern and decide that"
and
"That takes commitment and time and we're all volunteers"

2024-09-16 21:01:24 UTC

Just updated my post about "How to Thank #Python People" with one very important information: when can you nominate people for these awards?
(Spoiler: in most cases, you can nominate them anytime)
https://mariatta.ca/posts/how-to-thank-python-people/#level-5-nominate-them-for-awards
Also, the annual #Django Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Award is now accepting nominations.
Show your appreciation and nominate someone for this award.

2024-09-14 21:47:27 UTC

Less than 48 hours before #PyLadiesCon CFP closes! No extensions! If you haven't submitted a proposal yet, now is the time.
https://pretalx.com/pyladiescon-2024/cfp
#PublicSpeaking #PyLadies #Conference

2024-09-11 21:39:28 UTC

Typo of the day: PyTaxes
Oops, sorry @npub1fu4…zkdv 😵
#TypoOfTheDay

2024-09-11 17:18:00 UTC

Years ago, in my early days of contributing to Python, I'd seen messages on mailing list that made me feel uncomfortable but I didn't feel brave enough to call it out. I brought it up privately to my mentor, and using his position in the team, he called it out and people apologized.
That's one of the things that stood out for me about mentorship. It's not just about teacher/student kind of thing. It's also moral support, using one's privilege for others who don't have it. (1/)

2024-09-10 15:40:24 UTC

Time spent figuring out how to change code because there was no doc explaining this behavior: 3 hours.
Time spent changing code: 10 minutes.
Time spent writing the docs explaining the behavior after I understood it: 1 hour.
If only someone had spend that one hour writing that doc beforehand ..... 😓
#DeveloperLife #Docs

2024-09-07 02:24:33 UTC

Made a super tiny PR to Django tutorial docs 😎
I saw the new text already appeared in the tutorial today 😊
Thanks @npub1js7…ecrr @npub1j7f…270h for the quick PR reviews and merging.
https://github.com/django/django/pull/18548
Took a screenshot because I might never see this again 🙈
(It's already replaced by another commit by the time I write this toot).
#Django
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/093/872/089/805/783/original/b1290539fb2bd5c8.png

2024-08-28 21:03:12 UTC

I'm setting up office hour sessions for PyLadiesCon Speaker Support.
If you're feeling unsure about submitting a talk, or not sure how to even start, feel free to book a time with me.
Details on my website:
https://mariatta.ca/posts/pyladiescon-speaker-support/
#PyLadiesCon #PyLadies #PublicSpeaking #CFP

2024-08-27 23:49:37 UTC

Pro tip: Conference organizers love it when you submit your talk proposal weeks before the CFP closes (instead of on the day of).
So, let's make conference organizers near you happy by submitting your talk proposal early.
#PyCascades and #PyLadiesCon both have CFPs closing in about 2 weeks from now!
PyLadiesCon CFP: https://pretalx.com/pyladiescon-2024/cfp
PyCascades CFP: https://2025.pycascades.com/program/cfp/
#Python #ThePSF #PyLadies #CFP #PublicSpeaking #Conference

2024-08-25 21:30:21 UTC

Well, sometimes you just have to be brave and share some unpopular and controversial opinion on the internet.

2024-08-22 04:33:47 UTC

So funny seeing guy, who doesn't even put his real name on discussion forum, calls for more transparency.

2024-08-16 21:40:08 UTC

What the f-string did I just read?

2024-08-15 18:38:20 UTC

Overheard conversation between my husband and mother in law in mandarin:
Q: "When is the mid-autum festival?"
A: "8th month, 15th day".
Q: "When exactly is that?"
A: "Just look it up on internet!"
Here I was confused because in my mind, it sounds like the mid-autum festival is August 15 (today) but turns out they talk in Lunar calendar 😵‍💫
In the Chinese language the months are not named ( no December, January, etc) so it's always never clear to me which calendar are they talking about 😓

2024-07-31 23:35:42 UTC

Getting involved in open source community means you need to install so many different chat apps 😓😓
Discord, Discourse, Matrix, Slack, Telegram, Signal, etc
😓😓😓

2024-04-25 03:41:22 UTC

Obvious things conference speakers should do:
- submit a talk proposal
- take a photo/selfie
- write up bio
- give the talk
Not obvious things conference speakers should do:
- update email filter so emails from conference organizers don't end up in spam
- when traveling, plan to arrive at Talk day - 2 days, in case of flight cancellations
- show up at least 30 minutes before the talk slot, not 5 minutes before
- use light mode presentation slides (light bg, dark text)
anything else?