Aesthetics (noun): The branch of philosophy that explores the nature of beauty, artistic taste and stylistic appreciation. Thus, aesthetics studies how we imagine, create, and perform works of art, as| ntoll.org
On the evening of the 23rd February 1995, Mary and I went on a date. It was wonderful. We were having so much fun that I caught the London Underground with Mary to escort her back to her university ha| ntoll.org
My dear friend Michael passed away this weekend. I want to begin by expressing my deepest sorrow and condolences to his family. Michael and I shared many adventures together, often with our families i| ntoll.org
I really don't want to write this blog post. So, it's offered in a spirit of polite resignation. A couple of days ago a friend and current board member of the Python Software Foundation (PSF) reached out asking, "Hey, we want to feature some CSA awardee's pictures in the PSF blog post, do you want to give me a picture of you to use?" CSA is the PSF's Community Service Award, of which I was a recipient millions of years ago. The short answer is, respectfully, "no, and please don't feature me"....| ntoll.org
PyCon US 2024 has been and gone. It was mostly lovely, and huge thanks to the team of volunteers who made it happen. I was privileged to help plan the web assembly summit with my buddies Brett and Fab| ntoll.org
Allegory (noun) : the expression, by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions, of truths or generalizations about human existence. Everyone knows the Python programming language was invented| ntoll.org
Two weeks after turning 18, I arrived in London to study for a music degree at the Royal College of Music. It was an awakening. In those first months in London, as I began to fathom my situation, I re| ntoll.org
Last week I visited CERN with my youngest (16yo) son, William. Myself (L), William (R) and a young friend (C). Our road to CERN started in the summer at EuroPython. Will volunteered at the confere| ntoll.org
One of the stand-out collaborations of my career has been with my buddy Damien George. He's the creator of MicroPython ~ a lean and efficient implementation of the Python programming language optimise| ntoll.org
In June I was contacted by a friend in the EuroPython community. They were looking for articles about how to deal with rejection and what to do when one's proposal for a conference talk wasn't accepte| ntoll.org