Joe LeBlanc

Joe LeBlanc

@jlleblanc.com

Coder, manager, and software engineering leader. Also an author, sometimes entrepreneur, urbanist, amateur cook 🏳️‍🌈 📍GR, MI

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Homeschooler (pejorative)
@tonydelvecchio.me

Nebraska has passed LB 1224, banning homeschooling in the homes of individuals convicted of offenses against children (amongst other wins). This is CRHE's first bill to successfully pass in any state legislature @responsiblehs.bsky.social

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Joe LeBlanc
@jlleblanc.com

Within one week, I’ve learned two *unrelated* things: 1. Under new rules, I may now be eligible for Canadian citizenship based on ancestry. 2. This video was made by the United States government with my tax money.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

The US Department of Health and Human Services just released this video.

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Valentine Barker
@valentinebarker.com

I'm sure we've all seen the graphic that lays out the United States ' relationship with slavery. It's good, but I never thought it was quite impactful enough. So I made my own. I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history. 1 square = 1 year.

Joe LeBlanc
@jlleblanc.com

If I had a nickel for every time someone insisted an open-source alternative was “just as good” as proprietary software, I could retire.

Lu wilson@todepond.com

"[just] use IRC" "[just] use a forum" "[just] self-host by shushing into your prill scropt. it's easy you [just] prantiss a few cuntwobs. what's the big deal? there's no excuse. [just] spin up a brosh instance."

Joe LeBlanc
@jlleblanc.com

🙌 Many public libraries across the US do! Check with your library to see if it’s available.

jenn da joker@jennschiffer.com

jersey city library card now unlocks linkedin learning for free!

Joe LeBlanc
@jlleblanc.com

You’d think that for all the AI out there, Google Maps wouldn’t suggest a Thai restaurant opening at 5pm for the query “brunch”

Joe LeBlanc
@jlleblanc.com

yes.

Jason Lengstorf@jason.energy

inside of me are two wolves one demands unfettered creative control, no deadlines, no budgets, no goals, just joyful, exploratory chaos the other fuckin' loooooooves spreadsheets

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Puff the Magic Hater
@mskellymhayes.bsky.social

People are right to be incensed, but there are more names to uplift. ICE killed an immigrant man named Silverio Villegas González in Chicagoland. He had children. Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped in Minneapolis and died in ICE custody on January 14. Their names deserve to be repeated, too.

Joe LeBlanc
@jlleblanc.com

I’ll have to see if this’ll work for Grand Rapids

David Bisset@davidbisset.com

Why I 🧡 the web. Generate beautiful, minimalist map posters for any city in the world. github.com/originalanku... #python #maps

github.comGitHub - originalankur/maptoposter: Transform your favorite cities into beautiful, minimalist designs. MapToPoster lets you create and export visually striking map posters with code.Transform your favorite cities into beautiful, minimalist designs. MapToPoster lets you create and export visually striking map posters with code. - originalankur/maptoposter
Joe LeBlanc
@jlleblanc.com

Seeing tons of “who would buy a $7mil, 5000sqft penthouse in Ann Arbor?” comments. You have to start with “who would build this penthouse in Ann Arbor?” and then you pretty much have your answer.

Joe LeBlanc
@jlleblanc.com

Tonight was another trivia night. My husband and our friends carried it!

Joe LeBlanc@jlleblanc.com

Hi! The part of the brain most people use to remember names of characters in movies and TV is the part where I have HTTP status codes stored. I’m convinced of this. 🫠

Joe LeBlanc
@jlleblanc.com

One minor detail where #Gemini really shines: it waits until you hit "return" a second time before you accidentally send off a half-finished message. 🥇

Joe LeBlanc
@jlleblanc.com

I tried using Vercel's "fix this with AI" feature for that nasty CVE that was discovered over the weekend. It took the five minutes it said it would, then the build failed. I then did it manually in no more than five minutes and it worked fine. I propose we call this #SlopOps

Joe LeBlanc
@jlleblanc.com

thank you, subscribed!

Christian@christian.bsky.social

Fwiw, i subscribe to the XBlock labeler to collapse and warn media on Bluesky that looks like an X screenshot. Works well. Labeler: @xblock.aendra.dev

Joe LeBlanc
@jlleblanc.com

Hi! The part of the brain most people use to remember names of characters in movies and TV is the part where I have HTTP status codes stored. I’m convinced of this. 🫠

Joe LeBlanc
@jlleblanc.com

Read this whole thread.

Mekka Okereke@mekka.mekka-tech.com

The median annual income in Nigeria is about ~$1000 a year. Most populous country in Africa. The median annual income in India is ~$2400 a year. Most populous country in Asia. Worldwide, it's about $2750. When we say "tech peaked in the 1990s," I think we omit "For rich Americans and Europeans."

Joe LeBlanc
@jlleblanc.com

Hopped in a discussion about why #DataCenters are built in urbanized areas rather than rural. This feels like a video @samfromwendover.bsky.social probably already made.

Joe LeBlanc@jlleblanc.com

I’ll try. A) they have to be able to recruit people to run them who are willing to live near the data center. Also, stable electricity, which much of rural America does not have. B) doesn’t really matter: server farms tend to be unbelievably high-rent per square foot.

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Ben Ramsey
@ramsey.dev

IMO, the PSF has always been the ideal any software foundation should aspire to be. I’m so happy to see them make this decision. https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html #Python #PSF

pyfound.blogspot.comThe PSF has withdrawn $1.5 million proposal to US government grant programIn January 2025, the PSF submitted a proposal to the US government National Science Foundation under the Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open Source Ecosystems program to address structural vulnerabilities in Python and PyPI. It was the PSF’s first time applying for government funding, and navigating the intensive process was a steep learning curve for our small team to climb. Seth Larson, PSF Security Developer in Residence, serving as Principal Investigator (PI) with Loren Crary, PSF Deputy Executive Director, as co-PI, led the multi-round proposal writing process as well as the months-long vetting process. We invested our time and effort because we felt the PSF’s work is a strong fit for the program and that the benefit to the community if our proposal were accepted was considerable. We were honored when, after many months of work, our proposal was recommended for funding, particularly as only 36% of new NSF grant applicants are successful on their first attempt. We became concerned, however, when we were presented with the terms and conditions we would be required to agree to if we accepted the grant. These terms included affirming the statement that we “do not, and will not during the term of this financial assistance award, operate any programs that advance or promote DEI, or discriminatory equity ideology in violation of Federal anti-discrimination laws.” This restriction would apply not only to the security work directly funded by the grant, **but to any and all activity of the PSF as a whole**. Further, violation of this term gave the NSF the right to “claw back” previously approved and transferred funds. This would create a situation where money we’d already spent could be taken back, which would be an enormous, open-ended financial risk. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core to the PSF’s values, as committed to in our mission statement: > _The mission of the Python Software Foundation is to promote, protect, and advance the Python programming language, and to support and facilitate the growth of**a diverse and international community** of Python programmers._ Given the value of the grant to the community and the PSF, we did our utmost to get clarity on the terms and to find a way to move forward in concert with our values. We consulted our NSF contacts and reviewed decisions made by other organizations in similar circumstances, particularly The Carpentries. In the end, however, the PSF simply can’t agree to a statement that we won’t operate any programs that “advance or promote” diversity, equity, and inclusion, as it would be a betrayal of our mission and our community. We’re disappointed to have been put in the position where we had to make this decision, because we believe our proposed project would offer invaluable advances to the Python and greater open source community, protecting millions of PyPI users from attempted supply-chain attacks. The proposed project would create new tools for automated proactive review of all packages uploaded to PyPI, rather than the current process of reactive-only review. These novel tools would rely on capability analysis, designed based on a dataset of known malware. Beyond just protecting PyPI users, the outputs of this work could be transferable for all open source software package registries, such as NPM and Crates.io, improving security across multiple open source ecosystems. In addition to the security benefits, the grant funds would have made a big difference to the PSF’s budget. The PSF is a relatively small organization, operating with an annual budget of around $5 million per year, with a staff of just 14. $1.5 million over two years would have been quite a lot of money for us, and easily the largest grant we’d ever received. Ultimately, however, the value of the work and the size of the grant were not more important than practicing our values and retaining the freedom to support every part of our community. The PSF Board voted unanimously to withdraw our application. Giving up the NSF grant opportunity—along with inflation, lower sponsorship, economic pressure in the tech sector, and global/local uncertainty and conflict—means the PSF needs financial support now more than ever. We are incredibly grateful for any help you can offer. If you're already a PSF member or regular donor, you have our deep appreciation, and we urge you to share your story about why you support the PSF. Your stories make all the difference in spreading awareness about the mission and work of the PSF. How to support the PSF: * Become a Member: When you sign up as a Supporting Member of the PSF, you become a part of the PSF. You’re eligible to vote in PSF elections, using your voice to guide our future direction, and you help us sustain what we do with your annual support. * Donate: Your donation makes it possible to continue our work supporting Python and its community, year after year. * Sponsor: If your company uses Python and isn’t yet a sponsor, send them our sponsorship page or reach out to sponsors@python.org today. The PSF is ever grateful for our sponsors, past and current, and we do everything we can to make their sponsorships beneficial and rewarding.
Joe LeBlanc
@jlleblanc.com

This is a great question! I think for me, good software is software where I can be reasonably confident that the behavior is consistent and the downstream effects (if any) are understandable. Git, for instance, is both good software and not good software. 🧵

Hazel Weakly@hazelweakly.me

@charity.wtf asked a great question on LinkedIn today. Her question was: "What is ✨ good software ✨?" I'd love to hear your answers, but I'd also like to share mine. So if you'll allow me a moment of indulgence... 🧵

Joe LeBlanc
@jlleblanc.com

It’s good software in that I rarely think about what version of Git I’m running. The same commands I was writing 15+ years ago still work today. I can commit, pull push, and branch easily. If I mess up, it’s usually easy to recover with predictable commands.

Joe LeBlanc
@jlleblanc.com

Git is also not good software at times. Merging and rebasing can get complicated quickly, especially when there are conflicts. If you don’t have a good grasp on git internals and advanced concepts, you will get completely lost before long.

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Joshua Wood
@joshuawood.net

A stunning and heart-wrenching image by the photojournalist Stephanie Keith.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

“.. They are the asylum seekers, the rule followers. They go into the federal building holding papers .. hoping for a measure of due process. Some leave the courthouse with a hearing date set months or years from now. Others disappear into ICE’s prison system.” @nymag.com nymag.com/intelligence...

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Mekka Okereke
@mekka.mekka-tech.com

👴🏻"Yes, I know this person did horrific things to Black and brown people, but if you don't pretend to honor his memory, you are the bad guy here!"🤡 No. It doesn't work like that. Not for Kirk. Not for Columbus. There have been *millions* of great Italian Americans. Columbus is not one of them.