What do you do with unlimited mobile data?
Do any of my readers have unlimited mobile data? If so, what do you do to with it? How has unlimited mobile data changed your usage behavior? ⌘ Read more
How to run Windows 3.1 software on Windows 10 & 11 (64bit) & Linux
Because… because… why not? ⌘ Read more
Highlights from Git 2.34
To celebrate this most recent release, here’s GitHub’s look at some of the most interesting features and changes introduced since last time. ⌘ Read more
On the blog: Developer Journal, Geography Awareness Week https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/11/15/geography.html #programming #project #devjournal
A Short Review of Selling on Tindie
I started using the Tindie platform in April to sell my WiFiStation kits. I’ve now sold out all of my initial inventory and am not planning on making any more, so I thought I’d offer my opinions of Tindie as a platform for selling things. ⌘ Read more
2-minute video: https://archive.org/details/akkartik-2021-11-14
I missed the exact day, but now it’s been over a year since I switched to my completely custom blogging system. And still I am very happy with it! It has all the features I need, and if I have a new idea, I can usually implement it quickly right away. ⌘ Read more
Nobody can deny that the year will soon be over… ⌘ Read more
On the blog: Free Culture Book Club — if then else, part 1 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/11/13/else.html #freeculture #bookclub
Release Radar · October 2021 Edition
What an incredible month it’s been for GitHub and our communities. Whilst we’ve been busy with GitHub Universe, our communities have been busy coding. It’s been a successful year for Hacktoberfest, with many first-time contributors ⌘ Read more
On the blog: Tweets from 11/08 to 11/12 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/media/2021/11/12/week.html #twitter #week #socialmedia #linkdump
Highlights from GitHub’s security roadmap at Universe 2021
During Universe, we received a number of security questions ranging from our strategy to our advisories. Here’s what we’ve got planned! ⌘ Read more
** Operators in C **
Following up my notes on Data Types and Variables in C here are notes on operators in C.
An operator is a symbol that represents a mathematical or logical operation. An operator effects operands.
C provides a number of operators.
Some arithmetic operators include,
”`hljs plaintext
+*
/
%
”`
% is the most exciting of the list, it is called modulo and it returns the remainder after division. Of note, modulo c … ⌘ Read more
On the blog: Real Life in Star Trek, The Ambergris Element https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/11/11/ambergris.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
7 unique software collaboration features in GitHub Discussions
Here are a few ways our teams use GitHub Discussions internally to build community, simplify workflows, and get key insights into our work. ⌘ Read more
Make your monorepo feel small with Git’s sparse index
The new sparse index feature makes it feel like you are working in a small repository when working in a focused portion of a monorepo. ⌘ Read more
Showing GPX tracks on my blog
On my blog, I’ve had the ability to link posts to a location for some time now. There is also a map that shows all posts with a location. ⌘ Read more
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.3 enhances CI/CD and adds a new security manager role
This latest release sees the introduction of a new role, a new webhook for GitHub Actions, and a bright edge to dark mode. ⌘ Read more
Three rules of bug fixing for better OSS security
When you’re fixing a bug, especially a security vulnerability, you should add a regression test, fix the bug, and find & fix variants. ⌘ Read more
I got a menu in the mail from a new Chinese food restaurant. Across the front of the menu, beneath the phone number is a note,
“Open Christmas!”
I feel seen. ⌘ Read more
[47°09′25″S, 126°43′11″W] Analyzing samples
On the blog: Developer Journal, Intersex Solidarity Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/11/08/rememberance.html #programming #project #devjournal
On the blog: Free Culture Book Club — Sita Sings the Blues https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/11/06/sita.html #freeculture #bookclub
[47°09′11″S, 126°43′00″W] –bad checksum–
On the blog: Tweets from 11/01 to 11/05 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/media/2021/11/05/week.html #twitter #week #socialmedia #linkdump
How many posts have I read now with people buying a new MacBook Pro to use for a very long time? How many of them will buy new devices in two years? 😅 ⌘ Read more
“Browservice” brings modern web browsing to 1990s computers
Take a look at this: “What am I looking at?” That, right there, is Windows 3.11 (Windows for Workgroups)… loading up the Google Cloud VM manager. A website that requires a modern web browser. But, that isn’t a modern web browser. That is Internet Explorer 4.0. On Windows 3.11. Seriously. ⌘ Read more
On the blog: Real Life in Star Trek, The Time Trap https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/11/04/time-trap.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
GitHub Availability Report: October 2021
In October, we experienced one incident resulting in significant impact and degraded state of availability for the GitHub Codespaces service. ⌘ Read more
10 GitHub Actions resources to bookmark from the basics to CI/CD
Tips on how to get started using GitHub Actions and resources to learn more about making it work for you. ⌘ Read more
I’m a bit skeptical about GitHub Copilot, but now that I’ve really tried it out for the first time, I’m amazed by its capabilities. Copilot doesn’t replace programming, but it does take a lot of the work out of it. What works well, for example, is the completion of comments in the code. ⌘ Read more
Building the next phase of GitHub, together
This morning, I shared the following post with Hubbers in response to Nat’s announcement about his next adventure. I am thrilled to take on the role of CEO to build the next phase of GitHub for our global community of software developers. ⌘ Read more
Thank you, GitHub
This morning, I sent the following post to the GitHub team. TL;DR: I’m moving on to my next adventure, and Thomas Dohmke (currently Chief Product Officer) will be GitHub’s next CEO. ⌘ Read more
Wob3.11 is a scam. Pass it on. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1455625844504743938.html
Wob3.11 is a scam. Pass it on. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1455625844504743938.html
On the blog: Artificial Stupidity with GitHub Copilot https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/11/03/copilot2.html #programming #techtips
And another year… Time passes quickly, but still there are some issues that need to be sorted out, because all this was not foreseeable. But that’s life, rarely predictable and some meet fate unplanned. ⌘ Read more
Blue-teaming for Exiv2, part 1: creating a security advisory process
This blog post is the first in a series about hardening the security of the Exiv2 project. My goal is to share tips that will help you harden the security of your own project. ⌘ Read more
Fascine Mattresses: Basketry Gone Wild
Around the 17th century, the Dutch started reinforcing their dykes and harbours with sturdy mats the size of football pitches – hand-woven from thousands of twigs grown on nearby coppice plantations. These reinforcement structures were weighted with rocks and sunk into canals, estuaries, and rivers. ⌘ Read more
Game Off 2021 theme announcement
The theme for this year’s Game Off is… …BUG! Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to create a game between now and December 1 incorporating the theme somehow, and submit it to ⌘ Read more
“What are robot dogs actually being used for?”
Many people have seen the videos of Boston Dynamics with their robots. While watching the videos, I always wondered what the possible use cases for such robots (dogs) are? Just millitary? But now Tom Scott clarifies it with a new video: Hydroelectric power plant inspection for example! With the robots it is cheaper and easier to monitor the power plants centrally. ⌘ Read more
So cool, I have a live preview in the GoBlog editor now! 🤓 ⌘ Read more
Cybersecurity spotlight on bug bounty researcher @yvvdwf
We’re excited to highlight another top contributing researcher to GitHub’s Bug Bounty Program: @yvvdwf ⌘ Read more
GitHub keeps getting better for open source maintainers
Maintainers can now limit who can approve and request changes on pull requests. You can also close issues and block users via your phone. ⌘ Read more
On the blog: Developer Journal, Day of the Dead https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/11/01/dead.html #programming #project #devjournal
[47°09′11″S, 126°43′48″W] Working impossible due to thunderstorm
[47°09′11″S, 126°43′41″W] Transponder fixed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzI67LHwsdw 阿蘇山 爆発 2021年10月20日 11時43分 (Mt. Aso eruption October 20, 2021 11:43)
[47°09′11″S, 126°43′48″W] Wind speed: 108kph
[47°09′28″S, 126°43′11″W] Transfer aborted
On the blog: Tweets from 10/11 to 10/15 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/media/2021/10/15/week.html #twitter #week #socialmedia #linkdump
[47°09′52″S, 126°43′11″W] Dosimeter fixed
In honor of Windows 11… here’s a comic about Windows 10.
And installing updates. ⌘ Read more
GitHub security update: revoking weakly-generated SSH keys
On September 28, 2021, we received notice from the developer Axosoft regarding a vulnerability in a dependency of their popular git GUI client - GitKraken. An underlying issue with a dependency, called `keypair`, resulted in the GitKraken client generating weak SSH keys. ⌘ Read more
On the blog: Developer Journal, National Coming Out Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/10/11/ncod.html #programming #project #devjournal
[47°09′11″S, 126°43′06″W] Saalmi, retransmit, please
[47°09′11″S, 126°43′17″W] Raw reading: 0x615E9AF1, offset +/-5
[47°09′11″S, 126°43′45″W] Reading: 0.90 Sv
[47°09′11″S, 126°43′47″W] Reading: 1.44000 PPM
PEP 8103: 2022 Term steering council election
This document describes the schedule and other details of the December
2021 election for the Python steering council, as specified in
PEP 13. This is the steering council election for the 2022 term
(i.e. Python 3.11). ⌘ Read more
[47°09′11″S, 126°43′41″W] Carrier too weak
[47°09′11″S, 126°43′33″W] Not enough data – sampling finished
[47°09′11″S, 126°43′57″W] Transponder still failing – switching to analog communication
On the blog: Free Culture Book Club — Affair, Part 1 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/09/11/affair1.html #freeculture #bookclub
[47°09′11″S, 126°43′08″W] Dosimeter overflow
[47º09’15”S, 126º43’11”W] –bad checksum–
[47º09’21”S, 126º43’11”W] –no signal–
[47º09’50”S, 126º43’11”W] Wind speed: 72kph
[47º09’11”S, 126º43’00”W] Wind speed: 41kph
GitHub’s Engineering Team has moved to Codespaces
Over the past months, we’ve left our macOS model behind and moved to Codespaces for the majority of GitHub.com development. ⌘ Read more
[47º09’11”S, 126º43’58”W] Transfer aborted
[47º09’11”S, 126º43’49”W] Bad satellite signal – switching to analog communication
[47º09’11”S, 126º43’40”W] Wind speed: 55kph – batteries low
[47º09’11”S, 126º43’53”W] Sample analyzing complete – starting transfer
[47º09’11”S, 126º43’38”W] Storm recedes – back to normal work
[47º09’59”S, 126º43’11”W] –interrupted–
[47º09’59”S, 126º43’11”W] Dosimeter malfunction
[47º09’46”S, 126º43’11”W] Transfer 25% complete…
Debian XMPP Team: XMPP Novelties in Debian 11 Bullseye ⌘ Read more…
PEP 664: Python 3.11 Release Schedule ⌘ Read more…