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Poisson Scheduling in Python: Smooth, jittery job timing without cron drama

2025-07-25 • 4 min

Build a tiny Poisson scheduler in pure Python that spreads tasks smoothly, respects rate limits, and keeps things evenly spread across the day—no cron needed.

Daily Min/Max at Scale: A Tiny Python Pattern for Slicing Huge Email Lists by Day (Fast, Stream-Safe, Postgres-Friendly)

2025-07-07 • 4 min

A lean, drop-in Python pattern for quickly getting min/max daily metrics from massive email datasets—without pulling entire datasets into memory.