[47°09′27″S, 126°43′18″W] 3763 days without news from Herve
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′32″W] Dosimeter malfunction
[47°09′45″S, 126°43′27″W] Reading: 1.31000 PPM
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′27″W] Storm recedes – back to normal work
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Déjà Q https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/07/27/deja-q.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
Scaling merge-ort across GitHub
GitHub switched to performing merges and rebases using merge-ort. Come behind the scenes to see why and how we made this change. ⌘ Read more
Small-time fruit growers facing ‘death by paperwork’ amid expensive fruit fly protocols
Produce from small-time Riverland growers is disappearing from supermarket shelves as soaring treatment costs for the ongoing fruit fly outbreak risks allowing bigger businesses to muscle them out. ⌘ Read more
[47°09′46″S, 126°43′27″W] Transfer aborted
Mango-picking robot snaps up $1 million in venture capital
A robot designed to pick mangoes and hopefully ease worker shortage issues, expected to ”create ripples through the supply chain”, has landed $1 million in venture capital. ⌘ Read more
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′59″W] Weather forecast alert – storm from SW
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′03″W] Wind speed: 91kph
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′05″W] Working impossible due to heavy rain
[47°09′36″S, 126°43′27″W] Dosimeter fixed
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′50″W] Reading: 1.81 Sv
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′34″W] Transfer completed
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′42″W] Bad satellite signal – switching to analog communication
[47°09′54″S, 126°43′27″W] Wind speed: 64kph
Shot on my new Galaxy A54. ⌘ Read more
The economic impact of the AI-powered developer lifecycle and lessons from GitHub Copilot
Today at Collision Conference we unveiled breaking new research on the economic and productivity impact of generative AI–powered developer tools. The research found that the increase in developer productivity due to AI could boost global GDP by over $1.5 trillion. ⌘ Read more
Yes, I still keep some old domains to redirect to sections of this blog: appydroid.eu to redirect to the app and smartphone related section and ein-geek.de to redirect to the German part of my blog. Even though I merged them about four years ago. 😄 ⌘ Read more
Punjabi citrus growers access information in own language for the first time
Translating agricultural information into different languages is a game changer for people like Navjot Singh’s parents who never hear it directly from the source. ⌘ Read more
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′16″W] Weather forecast alert – storm from SW
On being David to A.I.’s Goliath
Listen now (27 min) | Lunduke’s Big Tech Show - June 20th, 2023 ⌘ Read more
[47°09′41″S, 126°43′27″W] Transfer 75% complete…
[47°09′28″S, 126°43′27″W] Resetting dosimeter
Google Bard or BingGPT are actually quite useful to answer simple questions without having to scroll through many pages of clickbait and AI-generated babble blogposts. I’m currently preparing for the AWS exam (I finally signed up!) and Google Bard explained the differences between Cognito User Pools and Cognito Identity Pools in a simple and understandable way. Even with a tabular overview and examples how to use both services. Now my knowledge is refreshed again. 😄 ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Distress Beacon https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/05/27/distress-beacon.html #freeculture #bookclub
Gajim: Gajim 1.8.0
Gajim 1.8.0 comes with integrated OMEMO encryption! Integrating the OMEMO plugin brings tighter integration and better user experience. We also rearranged the chat menu and added some quick buttons for convenience. Both Gajim’s message search and conversation view received some important changes and fixes. Thank you for all your contributions!
In the past, we moved the most popular plugins into Gajim’s core: image preview, plugin installer, HTTP file upload, syntax highligh … ⌘ Read more
Saturday Gardening 27 May
Gardening guru Graham ‘Willow’ Williams answers your questions from 8.30am — 10am every Saturday on ABC Radio Canberra Saturday Breakfast. ⌘ Read more
[47°09′51″S, 126°43′50″W] Reading: 0.27 Sv
[47°09′55″S, 126°43′27″W] Storm recedes – back to normal work
[47°09′54″S, 126°43′27″W] Dosimeter malfunction
Bye Bye Bye, Substack! Hello, Locals!
Listen now (27 min) | The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast - May 9, 2023 ⌘ Read more
[47°09′25″S, 126°43′27″W] Wind speed: 47kph – batteries low
ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, & the Coming Code Apocalypse
Listen now (24 min) | The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast - April 27, 2023 ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Season 2, TNG https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/04/27/ng-season-2.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
I deleted my Twitter account a long time ago, but sometimes I still used Nitter to search Twitter or we linked tweets. I decided to stop that and removed Nitter from my home server and added “twitter.com” to the deny list at NextDNS. There are too many reasons to list here. ⌘ Read more
[47°09′51″S, 126°43′27″W] Dosimeter fixed
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′41″W] Raw reading: 0x643ACA01, offset +/-1
[47°09′49″S, 126°43′27″W] –interrupted–
[47°09′41″S, 126°43′27″W] Saalmi, retransmit, please
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′27″W] Transfer 25% complete…
On my blog: Toots 🐘 from 03/27 to 03/31 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/03/31/week.html #linkdump #mastodon #socialmedia #week
On my blog: Developer Diary, World Theatre Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/03/27/theatre.html #programming #project #devjournal
Surveillance biométrique, insécurité et JO 2024 : ça va très bien se passer.
Alors que le pays tout entier semble cristallisé sur des questions de retraite, la vie parlementaire continue son train-train législatif dont les rails passent consciencieusement sur nos libertés : dans un vote qui n’a déclenché aucune inquiétude de la part des journalistes et des chroniqueurs habituels, les députés viennent d’autoriser l’utilisation de la vidéosurveillance algorithm … ⌘ Read more
First Fleet cuttings from the Hill of Hermitage created these vineyards. Now they’re under threat
When a pest epidemic destroyed most vineyards across Europe in the late 1800s, Australia’s untouched syrah, or shiraz, vines became the oldest remaining vine rootstock. Now something new threatens them again. ⌘ Read more
Would you try quandong-flavoured coffee?
A small WA business is using the native Australian fruit quandong as a key ingredient in its products, including a coffee blend created as a tribute to the owner’s late daughter. ⌘ Read more
[47°09′21″S, 126°43′27″W] Dosimeter still failing
On my blog: Toots 🐘 from 02/27 to 03/03 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/03/03/week.html #linkdump #mastodon #socialmedia #week
[47°09′59″S, 126°43′27″W] Dosimeter fixed
Linux is the new “It Just Works” OS
Listen now (20 min) | The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast - Feb 27, 2023 ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Developer Diary, Marathi Language Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/02/27/marathi.html #programming #project #devjournal
Vers une Europe de la défense ?
Kiev serait-elle la nouvelle destination diplomatique à la mode ? En tout cas, les dignitaires occidentaux s’y relaient avec application et après Biden ou Von Der Leyen, c’est au tour du Premier ministre espagnol de s’y rendre. Apparemment, la capitale ukrainienne serait l’endroit indispensable où se montrer pour espérer avoir droit à une photo dans les […] ⌘ Read more
**RT by @mind_booster: It’s ❤ Free Software day and KDE’s brand new Plasma 5.27 desktop is out! Get the new tiling system and cherish the tidiness; or the improved Discover and adore all the apps; or the multi-screen system and don’t miss a thing.
More ❤ here:
https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.27.0/
#ilovefs**
It’s ❤ Free Software day and KDE’s brand new Plasma 5.27 desktop is out! Get the new tiling system and cherish the tidiness; or the improved Discover and adore all the apps; or the multi-screen … ⌘ Read more
The inside story of how Microsoft Office was ported to the first MacOS X
Listen now (27 min) | The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast - Feb 8, 2023 ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Toots 🐘 from 01/23 to 01/27 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/01/27/week.html #linkdump #mastodon #socialmedia #week
Bypassing OGNL sandboxes for fun and charities
Object Graph Notation Language (OGNL) is a popular, Java-based, expression language used in popular frameworks and applications, such as Apache Struts and Atlassian Confluence. Learn more about bypassing certain OGNL injection protection mechanisms including those used by Struts and Atlassian Confluence, as well as different approaches to analyzing this form of protection so you can harden similar systems. ⌘ Read more
[47°09′19″S, 126°43′27″W] Transfer aborted
Du permis à point au permis par abonnement
Avec l’augmentation récente (aussi soudaine que purement coïncidentale) des accidents vasculaires cérébraux et des crises cardiaques, il n’est pas inenvisageable de voir quelque peu augmenter le nombre de blessés et de morts sur les routes. Voilà donc l’occasion rêvée de sensibiliser les foules à une nouvelle problématique (comprendre : insérer de la nouvelle propagande aux forceps) : […] ⌘ Read more
[47°09′15″S, 126°43′27″W] Saalmi, retransmit, please
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′12″W] Wind speed: 62kph
8-Bit Week – Day 1 & 2 Roundup
Listen now (27 min) | The Lunduke Journal Podcast - January 5th, 2023 ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Predictions for 2023
Listen now (41 min) | The Lunduke Journal Podcast - December 27, 2022 ⌘ Read more
[47°09′52″S, 126°43′27″W] –interrupted–
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′58″W] Working impossible due to thunderstorm
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′36″W] Working impossible due to thunderstorm
AltaVista Search Engine turns 27 years old
Before Google was even an idea… there was AltaVista. ⌘ Read more
[47°09′41″S, 126°43′27″W] –interrupted–
[47°09′07″S, 126°43′27″W] Saalmi, retransmit, please
My websites have finally favicons again. And I can update them using a simple web interface. 😄 ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Things That Worked (and Didn’t Work) in 2022 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/11/27/worked.html #advice #rant
[47°09′25″S, 126°43′27″W] Reading: 0.26000 PPM
[47°09′05″S, 126°43′27″W] Reading: 0.67 Sv
[47°09′17″S, 126°43′27″W] –no signal–
Choose your own GitHub Universe 2022 adventure
You can now build your agenda on GitHubUniverse.com! Whether you’re just getting started or you’re a seasoned industry professional, there’s a session for you. ⌘ Read more
What we learned from the Security Lab’s Community Office Hours
TheGitHub Security Lab provided office hours for open source projects looking to improve their security posture and reduce the risk of breach. Here’s what we learned and how you can also participate. ⌘ Read more
Diversity, inclusion, and belonging at GitHub in 2022
As GitHub continues to grow, our vision of being the home for all developers continues to materialize, expanding our progress, perspectives, and responsibility to the world. ⌘ Read more
[47°09′41″S, 126°43′27″W] Analyzing samples
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′54″W] Wind speed: 77kph – batteries low
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′18″W] Raw reading: 0x63425551, offset +/-5
[47°09′34″S, 126°43′27″W] Transfer completed
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′54″W] Wind speed: 84kph – batteries low
[47°09′48″S, 126°43′27″W] Storm recedes – back to normal work
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′48″W] Bad satellite signal – switching to analog communication
[47°09′34″S, 126°43′27″W] Reading: 0.36000 PPM
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′20″W] Wind speed: N/A – Cannot comunicate
[47°09′22″S, 126°43′27″W] Not enough data – sampling finished
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′23″W] 3440 days without news from Herve
[47°09′38″S, 126°43′27″W] Transfer aborted
“DOS Week” begins at The Lunduke Journal!
Listen now (27 min) | The Lunduke Journal Podcast - September 14, 2022 ⌘ Read more
Maxime Buquet: Versioning
I finally took time to setup a forge and some old drafts turned up. I am
publishing one of them today as is even though it’s 4 years old
(2018-08-07T13:27:43+01:00). I’m not as grumpy as I was at the time but I
still think this applies.
Today I am grumpy at people’s expectation of a free software project, about
versioning and releases. I am mostly concerned about applications rather than
libraries in this article but I am sure some of this would apply to libraries
as well.
Today we were discussing ab … ⌘ Read more
[47°09′42″S, 126°43′27″W] Transfer 75% complete…
[47°09′03″S, 126°43′27″W] Transfer 25% complete…
Linux, Alternative OS, & Retro Computing News - August 28, 2022
Listen now (27 min) | The Lunduke Journal Podcast - August 22, 2022 ⌘ Read more