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1. How to Support Open-Source Software and Stay Sane

   An overview of the resources available to help scientists sustainably release and support Free/Libre Open Source Software.

2. Playing Doom on a John Deere (And Why It Matters)

   Security researcher Sick Codes reaches a milestone in helping to liberate a critical piece of agriculture infrastructure.

3. Council Data Project: Infrastructure-as-Code for Civic Transparency and Accessibility

   A demonstration of how Python can engender greater transparency into the democratic process.

4. The European Commission Praises Nextcloud as a Role Model for Open-Source Businesses

   An important FLOSS project gets recognition as an open source role model.

5. Excavating "Ground Truth" in AI: Epistemologies and Politics in Training Data With Kate Crawford

   An examination of the context that surrounds the architecture and contents of machine learning training sets.

6. Pandas Tutor: Using Pyodide to Teach Data Science at Scale

   An effective application of the Pyodide Python distribution to help learners visualize how the pandas library manipulates data.

7. Want to Run Python Code in a Browser? Soon You Might Be Able to

   Running Python code in a browser is one step closer to becoming a reality.

8. EU Ecodesign: 38 Organizations Demand the Right to Access and Reuse Hardware

   A strong push in Europe for hardware and software freedom.

9. Python f-Strings Are More Powerful Than You Might Think

   A handy walk-through of various Python f-string use cases.

10. The Magic of "self": How Python Inserts "self" Into Methods

    A gentle introduction to some of the more advanced features of the Python programming language.