Margaret Fero
@maggiefero.bsky.social
Margaret is the founder of Neat Systems (neatsystems.dev), a presenter, and an interdisciplinary hacker. They love opensource projects, playing other people's videogames, reading, and nerding out about privacy and information disclosure models.
@observ.ing Hi! I came across your GitHub while browsing GitHub orgs today and wanted to let you know that there's a typo in your domain name on the GitHub profile. The bsky handle is right, so people can figure it out from that, but should be a quick fix ✨
What's your favorite thing to do with half and half? A toogoodtogo bag this week included a quart and a half best by tomorrow, and I've still got about a quart 😅 So far, we made savory cream of wheat and put splashes of it into things. Up next is potato soup.
Bike question: anybody have a good solution for keeping cold wind out of your ears? None of my usual ear coverage strategies work well with a helmet.
I'm safely home from #pyconUS and very excited to be joining @reconinfosec.com tomorrow at 10:30am PT to talk about making "glue work" work for your career! There will be some security-specific content, but the core ideas apply to any technical role. Hope to see some of you there!
Recon InfoSec@reconinfosec.com · 3mo ago@maggiefero.bsky.social, Founder of Neat Systems, joins us tomorrow on #ThursDef at 12:30pm CT to discuss Making Glue Work! Register for free to join our fireside chat style Zoom webinar 👉 thursdef.com #ThursdayDefensive #cybersecurity #infosec
Cookie thieves caught stealing dev secrets via fake Claude Code installers www.theregister.com/security/202...
Cookie thieves caught stealing dev secrets via fake Claude Code installers
New IElevator2 COM interface? No problem
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📣📣 It's not too late to volunteer at #PyConUS 2026! We still have open shifts throughout the conference. Even a couple of hours makes a real difference! Sign up today ➡️ us.pycon.org/2026/volunte...
Join usssssssssssssss, Python friendssssssss 🐍
Phildini, since young times@phildini.net · 3mo agoHello #PyConUS folks! There’s an unofficial signal group myself and some other familiar faces have put together. We have: - cool people - a code of conduct - a 4-week message retention policy - at least one doctor If you’re attending #PyCon and want to join, reply or DM me 🐍✨
The closer we get to #pycon the more excited I am that I managed to figure out the logistics to make it happen ✨ Gonna see so many of you soooooon 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍
I did a sidequest this week, inspired by @dascho.bsky.social to mitigate some of the namespace risks presented by #llms, #agentic coding, and #mcp servers. The result was SquatGuard, planting plastic flowers to protect the hive. You can read about it here: phildini.dev/slopsquattin...
Plastic Flowers to Protect the Hive - phildini.dev
Pre-register hallucinated package names. Fill them with guardrails. The devastating spell becomes homework.
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My #nbpy talk recording is available now! youtu.be/LL62AQ6dt1U Thanks to @aeracode.org for the speedy and delightful editing, to @skimbrel.bsky.social and their team on the program committee for the opportunity to give this talk, and the whole organizing team for a delightful conference!
Crisis (Technical) Communication: Teaching Survival Skills You Didn’t Know... - Margaret Fero - 2026
YouTube video by North Bay Python
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For your viewing pleasure, our time lapse video of the community strike. One frame every 10 seconds. As always, thanks so much to everyone who could stick around and help! It means we as organizers get to go enjoy dinner with all you fabulous people rather than spend many hours on cleanup. #NBPy
WOW, having bridged my account over here at @dariaphoebe.com 's request for #nbpy means that I'm experiencing the hashtag feed from an account that isn't my posting account for the first time. It's REALLY driving home *exactly* how much I post when I'm live blogging a conference 😅
#NBPy 2026 ran at a loss this year. It's a public service and we'll be back in 2027, but we could use your help closing the budget gap. Donate at https://nbpy.link/donate
That's another #NBPy in the books. We'll be back next year for the 8th edition and our 10th anniversary. From the bottom of our hearts: thanks for being the kind of community that speaks truth to power, instills hope for the future, and makes each […] [Original post on social.northbaypython.org]
Here’s Why You Should Go To North Bay Python Next Year mechanicalgirl.com/post/here-s-... #NBPy #NBPython
Why You Should Go To North Bay Python Next Year
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I encourage attendees of #NBPy to donate "if they got more value out of the conference than what they paid". Today, our post-conference donations total more than a Silver Sponsorship. We have a truly wonderful community who care about us continuing to do what we do. I'm so grateful.
Another #NBPy in the books. We'll be back next year! From the bottom of our hearts: thanks for being the kind of community that speaks truth to power, instills hope, and makes us all better practitioners. All our love 💖 ~ @chrisjrn.fyi @skimbrel.bsky.social @aeracode.org @riley.pub
Kicking off today's posting at #nbpy shortly, and now there's (temporarily) a bridge! If you like it, thank @dariaphoebe.com
Margaret Fero@maggiefero.bsky.social · 3mo agoI couldn't figure it out in the time I had for lunch either but here it is for tomorrow! MaggieFero.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy I'll likely turn it off tomorrow night after the talks end.
I'm at @northbaypython.org and once again leaving a pointer here to where I'll live post #nbpy content over on Mastodon rather than trying to post on two platforms in line. Feel free to reply to this if you have a question or follow-up but no account there, though! hachyderm.io/@MaggieFero/...
Margaret Fero (@MaggieFero@hachyderm.io)
Attached: 1 image The Aight Herons have spotted three bird species on our way to the morning kickoff! @chrisjrn@social.coop has now officially welcomed us to @NorthBayPython@social.northbaypython.org...
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bird count bird count birrrrrrd counnnnnnnnt (can you tell I'm excited to spot the birds?)
Margaret Fero@maggiefero.bsky.social · 4mo agoThis Saturday during @northbaypython.org I'm going to be counting the bird species I spot at #ReisRiverRanch as part of the Bay Birding Challenge, which raises money for the Golden Gate Bird Alliance in addition to generating some cool conservation data about the 9 bay area counties' birds!
This Saturday during @northbaypython.org I'm going to be counting the bird species I spot at #ReisRiverRanch as part of the Bay Birding Challenge, which raises money for the Golden Gate Bird Alliance in addition to generating some cool conservation data about the 9 bay area counties' birds!
Support Margaret Fero - The Bay Birding Challenge 2026
I'm excited to join this initiative! Protecting wildlife and our shared natural environment is important to me, and I love a good excuse to spot some local creatures. Please support my efforts in co...
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There's a key technical problem over at @civic.band. I have blogged about it, and would appreciate reads and shares. It's the most #CivicTech and #OpenData problem I've ever worked on. meta.civic.band/archive/the-...
CivicBand After Dark: The Extraction Problem
How do we get structured item and vote data out of the unstructured PDF text?
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To my non tech normies, PSA: when you share a link, everything after the ? is tracking. Those “query parameters” tell companies exactly how you arrived, what app you clicked, which ad or email sent you, sometimes a unique identifier tied to you. You can delete everything after the question mark.
If anyone is still looking for a team for the Bay Birdathon, I think we have some extra room on my team, the Aight Herons! Today is the last day to sign up, but lmk if you'd like the link! Some of us will be birding from @northbaypython.org , which always has incredible birds to spot during breaks!
NEWS YOU CAN PROBABLY MAKE USE OF (can I phrase that any snappier?) Hotel Petaluma found some more rooms for #NBPy attendees over the weekend, so if you want to stay in Petaluma during #NBPy, now you can!
North Bay Python@northbaypython.org · 4mo agoWe stumbled upon a small number of hotel rooms at the Hotel Petaluma for the weekend of #NBPy. Want to stay in town? Follow the link and book – group.tapestrycollection.com/qs1vkl – the rate expires Tuesday, so please get in quick.
Yay! Congratulations to everyone, especially my county librarian, Deb Sica, who I've been very fortunate to get to know through my work with our Library Advisory Commission. Her dedication to patron access, privacy, and inclusion ensure that our unincorporated areas are as supported as our cities.
American Library Association@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 4mo agoALA is thrilled to announce the 2026 recipients of the #ILoveMyLibrarian Award! Congratulations to these 10 outstanding librarians - people who power possibility in our neighborhoods, our schools, and our places of higher learning. Meet the 2026 honorees here: https://bit.ly/3HcHvEy
This week in "the library is the real everything app": I just learned that they now also have pet adoption support??? waived adoption fees from Oakland Animal Services in March with your Oakland Public Library card and they'll be hosting bilingual "pup-ups" soon to help you find a new friend!
