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Mastodon: @BrikoX@freeradical.zone

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  • Does this mean the creator of the Python language is a Microsoft employee now?

    Yes, he is employed by Microsoft now. He did step down from Python as BDFL in 2018.

    Further, does this mean that Python in spreadsheets only works in the cloud MS Office?

    It’s not technically limited to only Microsoft Cloud, but Azure-powered services, but it’s kind of the same.

    Implications from the patent being granted are yet to be seen, but it’s not looking good. It will severely limit external tools if MS decides to enforce the patent.























  • It’d be one thing if X didn’t actively promote disinformation but they are doing that. They’re picking what and who to promote via their algorithm.

    That’s the argument being revisited in US courts right now. If you choose to promote something, you are doing the editorializing and shouldn’t be protected under Section 230. And with how much a certain party hates the whole section, it’s likely to get struck or limited if it ever reaches the Supreme Court. That irony would be lovely.

    If they had a hands-off approach to free speech (like any given Mastodon instance) I’d agree with you.

    Just to be clear, Mastodon doesn’t have “hands-off approach to free speech”. Each instance has clear rules around what they allow and don’t allow. Just the federated nature of it prevents censorship, so all opinions can be heard.