@Irishmasms @dmarti @nostarch@mastodon.social hey Don. I'm guessing you're familiar with our Linux titles but let me know if you'd like recommendations
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@Irishmasms @dmarti @nostarch@mastodon.social hey Don. I'm guessing you're familiar with our Linux titles but let me know if you'd like recommendations
@treyhunner Hi Trey -- I saw you passing in the hallway and then it feels like pycon was over. I was hoping to chat with you.
Would you have some time in the next couple of weeks to speak briefly about the possibility of writing with us? I'd love to chat with you about ways that we might work together.
Thank you,
Bill
This seems oddly relevant. https://open.spotify.com/track/1Cj2vqUwlJVG27gJrun92y?si=GzR17njdSsOFQIZbponLbg
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The sale will be 30% off everything through the 19th. It won't be live for a few hours.
It's President's Day. We normally run a sale but it looks like we missed that. May have something up in a few hours.
Something new from Cory Doctorow.
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Let’s try something new in 2025…
This saturday at 8pm CET, I'll stream about crafting a valid PDF file from scratch.
We’ll see how it goes!
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Ticket acquired!
Would anyone have a CCC voucher that I can purchase? Thank you.
OMW 2 CCC FTW