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One third of adults can't delete device data

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But if it’s broken…

I generally use my devices until they die and refuse to boot. Haven’t had time to disassemble them and look up which chip is the flash to destroy manually, so into the tub of dead electronics they go.

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Core Python developer suspended for three months

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Re: The horse's mouth

I want to thank you for speaking up about neurodivergence after reading the threads. Those mods don’t seem to have any realistic concept of neurodivergence or social disability and the kind of soft skills development a lot of great technical engineers need. ASD special interests and ADHD hyperfocus are powerful tools for engineers to excel, and it’s a shame they’re choosing to actively reinforce disability and turn people away who just need some coaching and apprenticeship, especially when those often become the most productive engineers. Communities can’t run themselves even with perfect rules, it takes perpetual work and patience and grace and negotiation as individuals develop and grow.

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Tim is neurodivergent

Tim, while overly abrasive and persistent, is actually defending neurodiversity and arguing for flexibility in applying the CoC to neurodivergent people. He also flat out says he thinks he himself is undiagnosed neurodivergent. Anecdotally, “domineering conversation” is a very common management feedback review for ADHD/ASD individuals, especially early career. Many organizations do not have adequate coaching to help them learn how to compensate, which is what Tim is advocating for instead of defaulting to termination. So this is a case where PSF management and moderation don’t know how else to handle a neurodivergent member they see as tactless and disrespectful, and who has some other problematic views that he shares in work contexts, and this is exactly what Tim is afraid of in the CoC thread. Here’s the neurodivergence thread: https://discuss.python.org/t/how-can-we-better-support-neurodivergent-newcomers-to-the-community/58724

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