What does a hot summer day, Automatic License Plate Recognition and the Talk Python to Me Podcast have in common? Well. That’s a funny story — and one that landed me with a pretty hefty fine from the police. But…

Back in high school I was not that great of a public speaker. The stress. The anxiety. The fear of making a stupid mistake and saying something wrong in front of an auditorium filled with people was paralyzing — the…