This month on The ReadME Podcast: Balancing openness and control
Open vs. control: the paradox of open source. We take a look at the expectations of open source, how the definition has evolved, and when ‘closed to contributions’ is the right move. Tune in to the latest episode of The ReadME Podcast for more. ⌘ Read more
How I used GitHub Copilot to build a browser extension
Here’s how, in seven steps, I built my first browser extension with GitHub Copilot—and my three major takeaways about learning and pair programming in the age of AI. ⌘ Read more
[47°09′38″S, 126°43′12″W] 3676 days without news from Herve
[47°09′12″S, 126°43′56″W] Not enough data – sampling finished
Les fines interventions étatiques dans le déploiement de la fibre
Depuis 2013, le fier et puissant gouvernement français et toute l’administration Hollande derrière a vigoureusement lancé un grand Plan Très Haut Débit qui vise à apporter le plus rapidement possible la fibre optique aux foyers français : les enfants, c’est décidé, d’ici 2025, tout le monde devra être sévèrement fibré ! Et force est de constater que, […] ⌘ Read more
[47°09′18″S, 126°43′12″W] Dosimeter malfunction
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@prologic omg yes! They are both ultra-right-wing assholes! The worst of the worst! Please tell me you don't listen to these guys' brain poison?
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Here I am, looking at my bookshelf, where the ‘12 rules for life’ book sits.
I found the way he had to be put in a coma to get off addiction to his medicine etc fascinating. It felt like the good old ‘do as I say, not as I do’ type of thing. But hey - regardless of who you are or how strong you portray yourself - there can always be hard issues to tackle in life.
All In for Students 2023 cohort: our biggest group of open source leaders yet!
The second cohort of All In for Students has graduated! With a cohort 12 times as large as the pilot, learn about how this group of college students is leaning into the future of technology. ⌘ Read more
[47°09′39″S, 126°43′12″W] Bad satellite signal – switching to analog communication
[47°09′12″S, 126°43′04″W] –bad checksum–
[47°09′19″S, 126°43′12″W] Transponder still failing
GitHub Accelerator: our first cohort and what’s next
Meet the individuals that make up the first GitHub Accelerator cohort and learn about how GitHub is helping bring their visions to reality. ⌘ Read more
Cette surpopulation qui n’en finit pas de ne pas arriver
On vous l’a dit, on vous l’a répété et c’est donc forcément vrai : la croissance démographique délirante de l’Afrique va entraîner la ruine de ce continent puis, inévitablement, celle de l’Europe, ce qui nous impose d’ores et déjà de rouler en vélo, de manger des insectes et de vivre chichement dans des appartements-boîtes. C’est donc […] ⌘ Read more
[47°09′12″S, 126°43′59″W] –interrupted–
[47°09′39″S, 126°43′12″W] Weather forecast alert – storm from NE
[47°09′12″S, 126°43′10″W] Storm recedes – back to normal work
[47°09′01″S, 126°43′12″W] –white noise–
[47°09′12″S, 126°43′43″W] Raw reading: 0x64008FC1, offset +/-5
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Sometimes being in a webinar with Google™ engineers makes you feel quite dumb and that you just realise how much you don't know 🤣
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@prologic@twtxt.net @prologic@twtxt.net this description is applicable. As with PH.D so with this hyper focus.
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Sometimes being in a webinar with Google™ engineers makes you feel quite dumb and that you just realise how much you don't know 🤣
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@prologic@twtxt.net @prologic@twtxt.net this description is applicable. As with PH.D so with this hyper focus.
[47°09′12″S, 126°43′05″W] Wind speed: 101kph – batteries low
[47°09′43″S, 126°43′12″W] Transponder still failing
[47°09′14″S, 126°43′12″W] Not enough data – sampling finished
[47°09′19″S, 126°43′12″W] Transponder still failing – switching to analog communication
[47°09′32″S, 126°43′12″W] Resetting transponder
[47°09′12″S, 126°43′48″W] –interrupted–
[47°09′12″S, 126°43′01″W] Raw reading: 0x63C7A701, offset +/-1
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, A Matter of Honor https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/01/12/matter-honor.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
[47°09′16″S, 126°43′12″W] Automatic systems disengaged due to blizzard
A smarter, quieter Dependabot
Dependabot is getting a little smarter—and, a little quieter—by reducing bot-based noise from repositories based on your interaction with Dependabot. ⌘ Read more
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′12″W] Wind speed: 62kph
[47°09′12″S, 126°43′33″W] Transponder fixed
On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Life Blood, chapters 1 – 3 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/12/31/life-blood-1.html #freeculture #bookclub
On my blog: Tweets from 12/26 to 12/30 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/12/30/week.html #twitter #week #socialmedia #linkdump
GitHub and the Ekoparty 2022 Capture the Flag
Learn about the design behind, and solutions to, several of GitHub’s CTF challenge for Ekoparty’s 2022 event! ⌘ Read more
** I read some books in 2022, and have some thoughts about computer science writing **
At the start of this year I set out to revive my long dead reading habit. After having kids it fell by the wayside. I’ve read 41 books so far this year. Mostly a mix of science fiction and nonfiction computer science books. Here’s the complete list of everything I’ve read. I’ve got mixed feelings about keeping track and sharing cou … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, The Schizoid Man https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/12/29/schizoid-man.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
GitHub’s top 10 blog posts of 2022
As the year winds down, we’re highlighting some of the incredible work from GitHub’s engineers, product teams, and security researchers. ⌘ Read more
[47°09′37″S, 126°43′12″W] –white noise–
Bitwarden Unified
Bitwarden (my favorite and recommended password manager) is offering a “new deployment option”. This new option combines all microservices into a single Docker container and doesn’t require 11 different containers anymore. And it supports PostgreSQL and MariaDB in addition to MS SQL. ⌘ Read more
Achievement for today: I can finally correctly reply to Mastodon/Fediverse/ActivityPub posts. 🥳 ⌘ Read more
Achievement for today: I can finally correctly reply to Mastodon/Fediverse/ActivityPub posts. 🥳 ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Developer Journal, Boxing Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/12/26/boxing.html #programming #project #devjournal
Just setting up a quick Mastodon instance to test some compatibility is a pain. Using test accounts on public instances is also unreliable, because many instances are already overloaded and I don’t want to create spam. So I got a new DigitalOcean account with a $200 starter credit… ⌘ Read more
On my blog: 🔭 Looking Back on 2022 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/12/25/review-2022.html #retrospective #newyear
On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Quantum Flux https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/12/24/quantum-flux.html #freeculture #bookclub
[47°09′12″S, 126°43′38″W] Wind speed: N/A – Cannot comunicate
On my blog: Tweets from 12/19 to 12/23 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/12/23/week.html #twitter #week #socialmedia #linkdump
What’s with all the ducks?
What in the world do rubber ducks have to do with programming? And why were they everywhere at GitHub Universe? A lot of you asked, so I’m here to help explain. ⌘ Read more
A Modest Robot Levy Could Help Combat Effects of Automation On Income Inequality In US, Study Suggests
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT News: What if the U.S. placed a tax on robots? The concept has been publicly discussed by policy analysts, scholars, and Bill Gates (who favors the notion). Because robots can replace jobs, the idea goes, a stiff tax on them … ⌘ Read more
Oof, LastPass suffered a major breach
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Loud As A Whisper https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/12/22/loud-as-whisper.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
How to create a keyboard shortcut to export the current slide in Keynote
Lately I’ve been using Apple Keynote to create graphics for using in videos and blog posts. It’s a quick way to arrange things on a page, copying and pasting most things just works, and there are enough built in shapes and tools to get the point across. However, after spending a full day creating graphics for a video, I found myself frustrated by the number of clicks required to export a single slide at a time. ⌘ Read more
[47°09′34″S, 126°43′12″W] Wind speed: 96kph – batteries low
GitHub Gives 2022: Creating positive, lasting contributions in our communities
This year, we took GitHub Gives, our company-wide giving campaign, to new heights and wanted to share our learnings to provide best practices in programming a successful hybrid giving campaign for employees. ⌘ Read more
WordPress implemented SQLite support! 😱 (Not merged into Core yet, but you’re able to test it.) ⌘ Read more
WordPress implemented SQLite support! 😱 (Not merged into Core yet, but you’re able to test it.) ⌘ Read more
Increase developer productivity, save time on developer onboarding, and drive ROI in 2023
Forrester’s Total Economic Impact™ study dives into how GitHub Enterprise Cloud and GitHub Advanced Security help businesses drive ROI, increase developer productivity, and save time on developer onboarding. ⌘ Read more
How we use GitHub to be more productive, collaborative, and secure
Our engineering and security teams have done some incredible work in 2022. Let’s take a look at how we use GitHub to be more productive, build collaboratively, and shift security left. ⌘ Read more
[47°09′12″S, 126°43′10″W] Transfer aborted
[Video] How has open source changed in the last 10 years?
What’s the state of open source and how has it changed over the last decade? GitHub’s VP of Developer Relations, Martin Woodward, tackles that question and more in a 2022 keynote. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Developer Journal, International Human Solidarity Eve https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/12/19/solidarity.html #programming #project #devjournal
I have a question: Is there something similar to Telegram channels in Matrix? What should I do when I want to enable people to be notified about new blog posts using Matrix? ⌘ Read more
“AirTags Expose Dodgy Postal Industry”
Last year, YouTuber MegaLag tried to send several AirTag-ged packages from Germany to North Korea with DHL. But instead of arriving there, they were either misrouted to South Korea or ended up in China. In a new video, he further researches the reasons and also takes a look at DHL’s sorting center in Frankfurt at their invitation. Very interesting! ⌘ Read more
La trêve des complotisseurs
Les températures descendent, le givre s’installe la nuit tombée, les écharpes et – surtout ! – les cols roulés sont de sortie : pas de doute, la période hivernale est là. Et à l’horizon, alors que tintinnabulent clochettes et hommes politiques au crâne vide, on distingue mille et une lumière colorée disposée là par des mairies […] ⌘ Read more
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[47°09′12″S, 126°43′11″W] Wind speed: N/A – Cannot comunicate
On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — R. James Gavreau https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/12/17/rjg.html #freeculture #bookclub
Bio-méthane, hydrogène, éoliennes : ruée vers les “chimères”
Un article de Henry Bonner Le programme sur les émissions de carbone englobe tous les aspects de la vie. J’ai rejoint une journée au Lycée agricole, en Normandie, à la fin du mois dernier, au titre d’un rassemblement pour les clients d’une société de comptabilité agricole. La matinée a démarré avec un discours sur le […] ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Tweets from 12/12 to 12/16 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/12/16/week.html #twitter #week #socialmedia #linkdump
Release Radar · November 2022 Edition
We promised we’d be back soon and here we are! There has been an incredible amount of open source projects shipping major version releases before the year wraps up. I can’t believe we are all saying that now. “When the year wraps up!” or “See you next year!” What happened to 2022? Well, we know […] ⌘ Read more
C’est bon, détendez-vous, on passe l’hiver !
Si les températures ne sont pas très élevées, reconnaissons au moins à certains amateurs de ballon rond de savoir dégeler plus que l’ambiance dans les rues françaises. Pendant que l’homoncule en charge du ministère de l’Intérieur fait semblant de s’agiter à réduire un peu l’empreinte carbone de ces fêtards émotifs dans les rues de Paris, […] ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, The Outrageous Okona https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/12/15/outrageous-okona.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
Bunny AI
Bunny.net joined the AI hype and created “Bunny AI” (docs), AI images created on the edge. I tried it out, because it’s currently free during the preview, but somehow I don’t find the generated images aesthetic or I’m just to stupid to write better prompts. I guess the Bunny developers also need some distraction from time to time, because they are working hard on S3 support for Bunny Storage for years already. 🐰 ⌘ Read more
My website is powered by GoBlog, a simple and dynamic blogging system that’s open source, actively developed and implements most IndieWeb functionalities. It packages everything in a single binary and I’ve been so over the moon using it and seeing it improve week after week that I’m surprised it isn’t more popular. So I put on my evangelist boots to share how I use this “stupidly-simple” blogging system to power my online presence. ⌘ Read more
Forgejo
A few weeks ago, it came to light that Gitea has been owned by a for-profit Gitea Ltd. for several months. The lack of transparency has disturbed the trust of many contributors and users. That’s why Codeberg (a German based non-profit association - disclaimer: I am a member of the association) has now started a soft fork: Forgejo. ⌘ Read more
Leaked a secret? Check your GitHub alerts…for free
GitHub now allows you to track any leaked secrets in your public repository, for free. With secret scanning alerts, you can track and action on leaked secrets directly within GitHub. ⌘ Read more
GitHub Advanced Security customers can now push protect their custom patterns
With just one click, admins in GitHub Advanced Security organizations can protect their custom patterns on push. ⌘ Read more
** Thoughts on accessibility in smol computing **
What follows is my attempt to spark a conversation in a few converging, but separate communities I lurk in.
I’ve already had a bunch of amazing conversations around this topic with a lot of people. Those conversations helped to shape what follows. Thanks to everyone who was willing to think this stuff through with me.
Before I get into it I want to say at the top this isn’t meant as an accusation against anyone in these communities, nor the goals of t … ⌘ Read more
I should write better tests or at least create some automatic tests. 😬 (But ActivityPub is so complicated to test!) ⌘ Read more