Tootfinder

since I see a lot of gloom re Astral x OpenAI:
⁃ Even if Astral actively (malice) or passively (neglect) ruins uv, Python packaging is 1000x better today than 2 yrs ago.
⁃ Ruff is nice but only nice to have—ty is barely usable. We'll be fine if they vanish today.
⁃ Channelling Buddhism: it’s OK when things change or go away! Expecting things to last forever is an unnecessary source of suffering. But, worst case is that we get the community-maintained pkg mgr you always w…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
The Breeders:
🎵 Saints
#TheBreeders
https://mrlckmshp.bandcamp.com/track/tommie-breeders-saints-among-the-ruins-breeders-saints-vs-tommie-sunshine-dance-among-the-ruins
https://open.spotify.com/track/3XQZbu3ujvI0TZgDS5afdQ

Once valued at over half a billion dollars and buoyed by over $240 million in initial funding,
Monarch Tractor is now in ruins.
After burning through a mountain of cash,
it laid off its entire workforce late last year,
warning that it may “shut down” entirely.
In March, it was reported that it vacated its Livermore, California headquarters,
almost certainly spelling the end.
What went wrong?
There are myriad reasons at play,
but chief …

AI-Powered Tractor Startup Burns Through a Quarter Billion Dollars, Fires All Employees in Epic Implosion
Monarch Tractor, which promised to revolutionize farming with its AI-powered farming equipment, is now in ruins.

He has built his humble shack from the temple ruins of his ancestors

Iran's Schools and Hospitals in Ruins From U.S.-Israeli Strikes (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/09/world/middleeast/us-israel-strikes-iran-structures-damage.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Z1A.jNTc.JZhppIRJ8_tY&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260410/p19#a260410p19

Dando Shaft - s/t (1971)
The singer Polly Bolton is fantastic on this.
#NowPlaying

Our #STS #Bochum conference is over. The experimental case format has been a success with overwhelming enthusiasm, standing before ruins proved to be an insightful lens; but my body is also weak and tired. Happy Weekend. 🧘

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Bruce Springsteen:
🎵 My City of Ruins
#BruceSpringsteen
https://ryanmauermusic.bandcamp.com/track/my-city-of-ruins-bruce-springsteen-cover-high-noon-saloon-62817
https://open.spotify.com/track/5A2wRK7ch9tg6k5iibUsgT

Catching up on a few stray pods this morning:
🎧Career in Ruins - archaeology with Derek Pitman and Lawrence Shaw. I like the practical and career-focussed slant to this.
🎧Tides of History - er, history. I like the way Patrick Wyman weaves it into a personal story.
🎧Front Row - general cultural stuff that I can feel remote from in my day to day.
🎧Film Stories - Simon Brew is a great presenter and really draws you in to what went on behind the scenes of the films we all kn…

Mais de duas da tarde e não fiz nada útil. Se bem que hoje era pra ser dia de folga, mas queria compensar um pouco dos dias ruins.