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I was on Talk Python again.

We talked about the recent LLM course that I made for the TalkPython training website, but also got sidetracked to talk about ergonomic keyboards, the diskcache project and how to think about coding agents.

The recording will be live as a podcast episode in a few weeks but one of my favorite things about this recording is that I was able to use a new hardware setup. I now have an Elgato teleprompter which can function as a second screen, which means that during an interview I can actually look at the camera while talking. You can see a bit of glare appear once Michael puts on something with a white background on display but it's still a nice boost of an experience.

If you're looking for background music for doing concentrated work like programming look for video game soundtracks. They're amazing!

My recent favorite in this realm is the soundtrack from slipways. It's a neat calm game and the music really adds to the atmosphere.

You can find the original soundtrack on YouTube, but I can also recommend checking out this bandcamp site for a better listening experience without ads. You can also pay the creator this way, which is a nice thing to do.

I was browsing the datasets subreddit when I stumbled upon this post. It turns out that some people actually take the time to scrape data so that they can sell these as bundles on Etsy.

I don't know to what extent this is a common practice, but it was the first time I ever saw it.

By the way, I'm not suggesting anyone actually pay for this. It's not clear what the source is so there's a good chance that this might be a scam. But it's the first time that I saw an etsy boutique for downloadable datasets.