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21/p><aside class="float-left w-2/5 sm:w-3/12 ml-3 md:ml-0 mr-3 sm:mr-7 mt-3 mb-2"><picture><source type=image/avif srcset=https://static.hynek.me/img/avatar_w400h400.avif><img class=rounded-lg id=main-avatar-img src=https://static.hynek.me/img/avatar_w400h400.jpg title="Hynek Schlawack" alt="Hynek Schlawack" width=400 height=400></picture></aside><p>I write and run software that keeps a <a href=https://www.variomedia.de/>web host and domain registrar</a> online – mainly in <strong>Python</strong> and <strong>Go</strong>. If you want to know what’s on my mind and plate, you should follow my <a href=https://mastodon.social/@hynek>toots</a>, <a href=https://twitter.com/hynek>tweets</a>, <a href=/til/>learned lessons</a>, and <a href=/articles/>blog</a>. I also give really good <a href=/talks/>conference talks</a> and maintain way too many <a href=https://github.com/hynek>open-source projects</a>. I also dabble in producing <a href=https://www.youtube.com/@The_Hynek><strong>YouTube videos</strong></a>!</p><p>If you&rsquo;d like to be notified when I publish new content or significantly update an existing one (along with exclusive &ldquo;director&rsquo;s commentary&rdquo; about what I did and <em>why</em>), you should check out my <a href=https://buttondown.com/hynek><em>Hynek Did Something</em> newsletter</a>. It&rsquo;s low-volume, free of tracking, and easy to unsubscribe.</p><hr><p>All my writing, mentoring, conference speaking, and open-source work I do for free. In many cases, it even <em>costs</em> me money for stickers, travel visas, et cetera.</p><p>It would mean everything to me if you would choose to <a href=/say-thanks/>sponsor me</a>. It&rsquo;s the best way to help me to get myself motivated to spend my free time maintaining my projects and creating more free, helpful content <strong>for everybody</strong>.</p><h2 id=speaking><a id=speaking></a>Speaking <i class="fa-sharp fa-keynote" alt=Speaking></i></h2><aside class="float-right w-2/5 sm:w-3/12 ml-3 sm:ml-5 mr-3 md:mr-0 my-3 flip-x"><picture><source type=image/avif srcset=https://static.hynek.me/img/speaking_w400h400.avif><img class=rounded-lg id=speaking-img src=https://static.hynek.me/img/speaking_w400h400.jpg title="Hynek Schlawack Speaking" alt="Hynek Schlawack Speaking" width=400 height=400></picture></aside><p>I have <a href=/talks/>spoken</a> and keynoted at conferences and companies from California to Ukraine and Tokyo, and my talks have been consistently very well-received. If you would like me to speak at your event, don&rsquo;t hesitate to <a href=#contact>get in touch with me</a> to discuss details.</p><p>Generally, I’m happy to speak for free at <em>community-organized non-profit</em> conferences and thanks to <a href=/say-thanks/>the support I receive from the community</a>, I can afford to do <em>a few</em> gigs per year without – or with partial – financial travel reimbursement.</p><p>I will also speak at your for-profit event if we can agree on reasonable compensation.</p><p>Sorry, <strong>I don&rsquo;t do online conferences anymore</strong>. I can&rsquo;t justify <a href=https://hynek.me/articles/speaking/>the effort</a> I put into the preparations of my talks.</p><h2 id=open-source>Open Source <i class="fa-sharp fa-code-branch" alt="Open Source"></i></h2><aside class="float-left w-2/5 sm:w-3/12 ml-3 md:ml-0 mr-3 mt-3 dark:bg-white dark:rounded-lg py-3"><a href=https://www.attrs.org/><img id=attrs-img class=mx-auto src=https://static.hynek.me/img/attrs_logo.svg title="I have started the attrs project." width=125 height=104></a></aside><p>I’ve been involved with open-source software in general and the Python community in particular for a long time, and I’m honored to be a fellow of the <a href=https://python.org/psf/>Python Software Foundation</a>.</p><p>I’m the author of several <a href=https://github.com/hynek>projects</a> and a committer on many more – including Twisted and <a href=https://hynek.me/articles/my-road-to-the-python-commit-bit/>CPython</a>.</p><h2 id=contact>Contact <i class="fa-sharp fa-envelope-open" alt=Contact></i></h2><div class="highlighted-box text-muted bg-highlight dark:bg-dark-highlight dark:text-dark-primary p-3 my-4 md:rounded-md"><ul><li>🤖 LLM slop emails are ignored. &ldquo;AI Assistents&rdquo; are instantly blocked. 🤖</li><li>No guest blog posts.</li><li>No cryptocurrency projects.</li><li>

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