As much fun as #PyConUS has been, being off a bike that long in nice weather was a bit disorienting!
The Long Beach bikeshare is a very interesting one. All electronics are on the bike (and solar!), and there is a U-lock and integrated holster. Racks are just dumb metal and for a $2 you can lock to anything. $1 credit if you return a bike to the official rack.
First time using a Sturmey-Archer with a twist shifter but it worked well. Interestingly, it still has the dead zone between 2 and 3, I'd thought that was fixed in modern hubs? Not really a problem though.
Brake levers are inverted which was interesting but worked well. Very enjoyable ride
The last day of #PyConUS and I can't attend the sprint because I must head home! It was wonderful seeing so many of you! Next year in Long Beach!
I’m spending my valuable #PyConUS time reading gems like https://wh0.github.io/2026/04/08/slack-is.html 
This is nuts. We ate at a decent Italian restaurant last night, which I'd recommend to others.
But when you visit the home page for the restaurant, there's no menu available. Instead, there's a chatbot with suggested questions like "Menus in PDF?"
They replaced deterministic links with...questions to a chatbot???
RE: https://mastodon.fixermark.com/@dpsbot/116602790397342261
Me going back to work after #PyConUS
So long #PyConUS, and thanks for all the snek.
🐍❤️🎉
I’m at sprints until 3:00 or so. If you want to talk open source contribution quality, django deployment, or chess, come say hi!
I’m in the back of the main ballroom. Look for the chess pieces!
I'm having #nbpy flashbacks at #pyconUS ! In case you missed the North Bay Python Square Dance Talk, it's here: https://youtu.be/aJVvaz8eFwA
Just arrived back home after a long and tiring trip ✈️
But it was absolutely worth it. PyCon US 2026 was an intense week full of talks, keynotes, hallway track conversations, and so many encounters with people from the community.
As always, the best part of conferences for me is the people and the chance to create more connections around open source and Python.
Thanks everyone 💚
Hope to see some of you at PyCon Italia 🙂
I won snake earrings from the PyLadies auction at #PyconUS this year!
And my employer matched donation, so that's $1400 for the PyLadies foundation. $60,000 was raised total on the night.
Good bidding, everyone!
