Elizabeth Seiver @ElSeiver@octodon.social

Watching kitty sleep-twitch on a suitcase

I got a weird error parsing XML in #Python w/xpath results of a x= findall('.//tagname'). TypeError iterating on Cython object x, even when wrapping list(x), and could still do x[0] x[1] etc. *and* this only happened on a subset of docs I parsed, most of which iterated without wrapping in list().
Can someone please explain
The reason for this strange behavior?

Gonna make smores from scratch (as in graham crackers *and* marshmallows) wish me luck!

EPA just gutted scientific advisory boards (http://wapo.st/2plaUB7). I'm glad the EU is committed to researching climate change, as future of this planet is at stake. Between anti- science and -immigrant stances of this admin, the U.S. will lose so many talented researchers (a generation: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/03/trump-budget-cuts-science/519825/). SO this message from Macron stings just a little bit more: https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/829849353867128832

🎶 "i'm a science genius girl

i won the science fair

i wear a white lab coat

dna strands in my hair...

measure out the chemicals

safety goggles on my eyes

turn the bunsen burner on

my creation comes alive" 🎶 ~freezepop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpgnoBi8c4A

Didn't realize how much I rely on social media share buttons. Haven't seen a Mastodon one yet and it makes it harder to get out of well-worn Twitter groove.

DJ Sumirock is my hero. https://twitter.com/ava/status/852551906572484608

Flyers have rights in re: (in)voluntary bumping. But current rules don't address situation where already on board. These rights clearly need to be expanded to cover more situations and also protect passengers against use of force. Airlines need stronger regulations for how they deal with overbooking. Also, we need better mandatory training for airport security personnel, emphasizing de-escalation. This cannot be allowed to happen again. https://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/fly-rights

I forgot to make an intro toot. All aboard the Mastodon train!! TOOT TOOOOT 🚂

So the U.S. just bombed a Syrian airfield, mere hours after Hillary Clinton suggested it in an interview. Coincidence? I think not!