@SnoopJ @dabeaz TESCREAL, with echoes of eugenics/dysgenics, which yes, can also be traced back to Stanford.
Some of this covered in my upcoming #NBPy talk:
The historical roots of the current-day tech sector is infected with eugenic ideals, misogyny, and fascism. It's not hard to trace a line from William Shockley, inventor of the transistor, to current powerhouses such as Peter Thiel, Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and othersβeach espousing subtle or not-so-subtle visions of a techno-utopian future devoid of "low IQ" citizens. Whether purposefully or not (maybe a bit of both), technology has aided and abetted in the creation of an environment that favors the wealthy and privileged and preys on the disadvantaged. Open software provides an avenue to tip the scales from a ruthless market toward an economy of empathy. We must emerge from the grasp of our troubled past, not by ignoring it, but by reckoning and repairing the broken pieces.
Small wins: we'll be able to promote a quite pleasant 1-stop public transit route from San Francisco in time for #NBPy this year!
Board the Golden Gate Bridge bus at 8am, change to the train in San Rafael and get to Petaluma (passing by the ranch) by 9:40am!
hello; happy monday
consider coming to #nbpy?
we have tickets available?
follow link? https://pretix.northbaypython.org/nbpy/nbpy-2026/
RE: https://social.coop/@chrisjrn/116223177466274882
hot tip for all you conference organizers out there:
there are good and valid reasons to wait to consume your free ticket voucher #NBPy
Christopher Neugebauer
Mario Munoz
North Bay Python
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