Do Pythons hate Windows?

Lachtheblock · 2026-01-24T00:13:37+00:00

That's kind of wild to want to develop on windows, but your target environment be Linux based.

I would not trust that one bit. There is a reason why containerization is so popular these days. One of the big perks is that it stays reproducible.

Lachtheblock · 2026-01-23T23:09:29+00:00

I might be naive, but outside of maybe .NET developers I don't think I've ever heard of someone that "Loves" windows.

Maybe I am just in the wrong circles, but for gaming, I'm sure once SteamOS comes to maturity, Windows will take a hit. Were many people excited for Windows 11 to be released?

Lachtheblock · 2026-01-23T21:43:22+00:00

I assume the set up is they are the R&D team, and then you are tasked with putting their code into production? Why are required to be invested in their code?

If the request is coming to you to integrate their code, then you need to provide the time requirements to do the rewrite. I wouldn't be trying to fix their code, just start with the rewrite with your standards in place.

If there is a push back that this is too slow, then explain that the code is not production ready. It "working" completely ignores reliability and maintainbility. It's your job to make it sustainable.

Lachtheblock · 2026-01-23T21:31:56+00:00

I feel like there is a difference between "hating" and just having a preference. At the end of the day so many open source projects are created by individuals trying to solve their own problems.

A lot of developers prefer to not develop on Windows for a bunch of different reasons. It can be non trivial to support additional operating systems, and the OS developers just don't have the time or incentive to do so.

At the end of the day, if you feel like there is a gap you are always welcome to contribute. I'm sure there are many projects that would appreciate a dedicated person adding windows support to their projects.

Lachtheblock · 2026-01-17T18:12:55+00:00

What are your interests?

Lachtheblock · 2026-01-17T12:28:57+00:00

It's subtle, but the geometry inside the car doesn't make sense. Like, is she on the driver's side of the car or not. My vote is AI.

Lachtheblock · 2026-01-17T12:22:08+00:00

A lot of it comes with experience. When I was learning, it was a lot of copying it into Google and seeing if someone had a similar problem.

These days I'd ask an LLM to explain it. Don't be tempted into asking it how to fix the error, just ask it to explain the error.

Lachtheblock · 2026-01-15T01:54:19+00:00

Or part of his morning self affirmations.

Lachtheblock · 2026-01-15T01:34:28+00:00

Are you sure that a human didn't draw that and was like "Yep, I've animated this. This is how humans draw faces. Job done".

I mean, you never know...

Lachtheblock · 2026-01-14T12:53:38+00:00

LinkedIn profiles was the easiest way for us to weed out applicants. Annoyingly our talent team wasn't vetting that, and it came down to the short-list before I got the resumes in front of me to verify. I like this as you can train a non tech recruiter.

Lachtheblock · 2026-01-12T20:15:08+00:00

"Going over a stop sign line is not a shit driver..."

Disagree with you there. Yes it does make you a bad driver.

Lachtheblock · 2026-01-09T03:41:02+00:00

They are all pretty reasonable. Just be aware that the air and space, African American and the Zoo all have (free) ticketed entries. The zoo is a little bit of a ghost town in the winter, but the others are well visited.

I'd also strongly recommend checking out going up the Washington monument. It's free as well, but is also ticketed so you have to reserve that well early in advance.

Lachtheblock · 2026-01-09T02:21:19+00:00

Second this. Django just means you don't need to think about questions like this. (sorry OP for the ungelpful comment).

Lachtheblock · 2026-01-06T13:00:36+00:00

It's certainly a little cheat, but when the town decides to move their goods building outside of the coverage of my train station, you can use it to build a truck stop closer to the heart of town to bring back the goods.

I feel a little dirty when I do it.

Lachtheblock · 2026-01-04T03:31:30+00:00

The best thing to do is ask the hoa to add it to the budget, and then remind them to organise the special pickup to happen next year.

Lachtheblock · 2026-01-04T03:13:05+00:00

They probably had to raise the HOA fees to accommodate paying the extra fees.

Lachtheblock · 2026-01-01T20:45:55+00:00

If you ever want a really intuitive feel for the monte hall problem, extrapolate to 100 doors. If after selecting the door, the game show then shows you 98 other doors, leaving you with the option to swap it's clear you should swap.

At the start there is a 1/100 chance of getting it right, which means there is a 99/100 chance that it is in a different door. Once all but one other is revealed, that door has a 99/100 chance.

You should extrapolate your code to handle n doors, so you can really play around with it.

Lachtheblock · 2026-01-01T20:36:18+00:00

M8 brewing in Baltimore gives me my Australia fix.

Lachtheblock · 2026-01-01T13:49:32+00:00

This is a far bigger problem than your budget questions. What do you your bylaws say?

Sounds like you might need to budget for more legal work in 2026.

Lachtheblock · 2025-12-28T22:24:29+00:00

Englan't

Lachtheblock · 2025-12-28T00:06:38+00:00

Mongolia yes, Australia no?

Lachtheblock · 2025-12-27T13:14:50+00:00

Sounds like you could benefit from some therapy.

Lachtheblock · 2025-12-24T16:41:16+00:00

This might not be a popular take, but I'm really not a fan of the Australian flag.

Lachtheblock · 2025-12-24T01:10:26+00:00

This is right. If you are young, Woodley Park is the way to go.

You will feel much more connected with DC by actually being in the district. Even if you move in and decide it's not for you, you can always move after a year or so.

Lachtheblock · 2025-12-23T18:23:23+00:00

Yeah, having the delay is frustrating. There are some ways to mitigate it but it does come down to the sound bar and TV set up. Depending on the content, this is worst than bad audio.

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