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Data and earth science nerd, with a special interest in maps, energy and railway networks, engineering and complex systems. Data and cloud engineer for @dataroots.io (opinions are mine, not theirs). Also mining engineer.

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Explicit is better than implicit.
Simple is better than complex.
Complex is better than complicated.
In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.

Born before354ppm
LanguageFrench, English
ProgrammingPython[data], SQL, Azure, Spark, Fabric, Databricks
Websitehttps://goffin.dev

@slatian

Still very much learning Rust so I might be saying something utterly stupid... Instead of using lots of Vec<T>'s, possible to have only one and store the index (or a slice if more than one T in the Vec?). Plus wondering if those Ts are exactly 16 bytes or it's variable ?

@ThePaulMcBride

Oh so that's why I panic when I have to open them?

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First exhibit in the Royal Signals museum: a model of a 6-bit clacks.

The one at Blandford was part of an Admiralty chain between Plymouth and Whitehall, operating in the first half of the C19th and superseded by the electric telegraph. There was also a branch to Portsmouth.

EDIT: Sceptical? Some lovely people have checked the facts for you - please see the replies. 😃

#GNUTerryPratchett

@FourT4

Wait when (and how?) did I end up in Ankh-Morpork?

Cool thing, thanks for sharing !

🇫🇷Demain, les ambassadeurs UE adoptent sans débat le mandat #ChatControl: scan de masse "volontaire" & vérif. d'âge tuant l'anonymat.
https://www.parlament.gv.at/dokument/XXVIII/EU/46204/imfname_11544887.pdf

La lutte continue l'an prochain! https://chatcontrol.eu 💪

(Yes I may be too late for that one, but better that than nothing)

*Sigh* Here we go again...

Denmark is yet again trying to push Chat Control through a backdoor...

https://fightchatcontrol.eu/

Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

@jkb

Vous, ici ? Incroyable.

The Python Software Foundation shows more spine than every single tech giant in just one single decision.

> Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core to the PSF’s values

https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html

The PSF has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program

In January 2025, the PSF submitted a proposal to the US government National Science Foundation under the Safety, Security, and Privacy of Op...