On ferme pendant quelques jours…
Le mois d’octobre s’achève et avec lui se profile quelques jours de pause. Si elle devrait être courte, elle n’en restera pas moins nécessaire. Il faut dire que les derniers mois passés ont été riches en rebondissements rigolos et les gesticulations de plus en plus mesurées et ralenties de la caste jacassante pour tenter de […] ⌘ Read more

Demystifying LLMs: How they can do things they weren’t trained to do
Explore how LLMs generate text, why they sometimes hallucinate information, and the ethical implications surrounding their incredible capabilities.

The post Demystifying LLMs: How they can do things they weren’t trained to do appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more

Location of MacOS Sonoma Moving Wallpapers & Aerial Screen Savers
If you have installed macOS Sonoma onto your Mac, you may be curious about the new moving wallpapers and Aerial screen savers, and their location on your Mac and within the file system. The new screensavers are really quite beautiful, and as you unlock a Mac you will find they seamlessly transition to your wallpaper … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/10/27/location-of-macos-sonoma-moving-wallpap … ⌘ Read more

Developers are the first group to adopt AI at work. Here’s why that matters.
From starting at GitHub over 10 years ago as a developer to becoming the Chief Operating Officer, I’ve learned that developers are often bellwethers for change across the rest of their organizations. That makes investing in—and learning from—them critical.

The post [Developers are the first group to adopt AI at work. Here’s why that matters.](https://github.blog/2023-10-27-developers-ar … ⌘ Read more

Ressenti de richesse et de sécurité au Clownistan Démocratique
Alors que le monde entier retient son souffle en regardant le Proche-Orient basculer dans la guerre, le Clownistan Démocratique français, lui, se regarde le nombril et en tombe vertigineusement amoureux. Et quoi de mieux, pour se rassurer et s’autocongratuler avec une gourmandise un peu obscène que de s’attribuer goulûment d’excellentes notes et des indicateurs économiques […] ⌘ Read more

Why Australian grape growers are ditching shiraz and cab sav for ‘trendier’ varieties
In response to the global red wine oversupply, grape growers embrace lesser-known varietals to appeal to adventurous consumers. ⌘ Read more

MacOS Sonoma 14.1 Beta Available to Download
Apple has issued the first beta version of MacOS Sonoma 14.1 beta to users enrolled in the beta testing program for Apple system software. The beta update arrives just a day after the final release and availability of MacOS Sonoma 14.0 became available to download and install for all Mac users. Separately, Apple has released … Read More ⌘ Read more

iOS 17.1 Beta & iPadOS 17.1 Beta Available Now
Apple has released the first beta versions of iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1 for iPhone and iPad users enrolled in their respective beta testing programs. The beta builds arrive a day after iOS 17.0.2 and iPadOS 17.0.2 were released to the broader public for all users. Apple is working to bring additional features to iOS … Read More ⌘ Read more

7 Best New Features in MacOS Sonoma
MacOS Sonoma includes some great new features and beautiful refinements to the Mac operating system, and if you just downloaded and installed MacOS Sonoma 14 you may be curious about what to explore with the upgraded system software version, or what is new. We’re here to help, covering the seven best new features of MacOS … Read More ⌘ Read more

How I used GitHub Copilot Chat to build a ReactJS gallery prototype
GitHub Copilot Chat can help developers create prototypes, understand code, make UI changes, troubleshoot errors, make code more accessible, and generate unit tests.

The post How I used GitHub Copilot Chat to build a ReactJS gallery prototype appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more

Encore un ratage informatique pour l’État français
L’Union européenne en rêve, ses États membres y travaillent, la France la pousse de toutes les façons possibles mais pourtant, le chemin de lait et de miel vers la mise en place d’une identité numérique pour tous semble encore parsemé d’embûches. C’est dommage tant on sait que cette identité numérique, vaste entreprise de numérotation du […] ⌘ Read more

Pinellas County - Base: 7.27 miles, 00:09:39 average pace, 01:10:09 duration
perfect run. hit my pace and felt so good i did not want to stop. was pretty zoned out and did not realize it went by honestly.
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user/bmallred/data/2023-08-27-08-00-48.fit: 6.63 miles, 00:10:12 average pace, 01:07:43 duration

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Venom is not a good sage’s charge ⌘ Read more

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

user/bmallred/data/2023-07-27-06-06-39.fit: 8.06 miles, 00:06:25 average pace, 00:51:43 duration

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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

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

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

user/bmallred/data/2023-06-27-05-59-37.fit: 4.05 miles, 00:08:47 average pace, 00:35:35 duration

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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

user/bmallred/data/2023-06-23-05-52-36.fit: 3.04 miles, 00:09:27 average pace, 00:28:44 duration

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On being David to A.I.’s Goliath
Listen now (27 min) | Lunduke’s Big Tech Show - June 20th, 2023 ⌘ Read more

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

🌠 Recipe importing & Linting improvements
New themes, productivity Shortcuts for mac, and systems for pairing digital & analogue. ⌘ 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

user/bmallred/data/2023-05-23-06-04-39.fit: 2.27 miles, 00:09:03 average pace, 00:20:30 duration

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user/bmallred/data/2023-05-11-05-31-54.fit: 2.27 miles, 00:10:10 average pace, 00:23:02 duration

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user/bmallred/data/2023-05-10-05-32-21.fit: 6.61 miles, 00:05:49 average pace, 00:38:27 duration

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Bye Bye Bye, Substack! Hello, Locals!
Listen now (27 min) | The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast - May 9, 2023 ⌘ Read more

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

user/bmallred/data/2023-04-27-06-05-04.fit: 3.14 miles, 00:08:12 average pace, 00:25:44 duration

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user/bmallred/data/2023-04-17-05-34-27.fit: 5.32 miles, 00:08:03 average pace, 00:42:50 duration

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On my blog: Toots 🐘 from 03/27 to 03/31 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/03/31/week.html #linkdump #mastodon #socialmedia #week

user/bmallred/data/2023-03-31-05-29-32.fit: 3.65 miles, 00:08:21 average pace, 00:30:27 duration

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https://galusik.fr/log/2023-03-27-twtfeed-twtxt-atom.html Twtfeed make your twtxt file an ATOM feed #blog

user/bmallred/data/2023-03-27-08-54-02.fit: 4.87 miles, 00:08:50 average pace, 00:42:57 duration

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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

user/bmallred/data/2023-03-23-05-23-00.fit: 3.02 miles, 00:09:11 average pace, 00:27:46 duration

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On my blog: Toots 🐘 from 02/27 to 03/03 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/03/03/week.html #linkdump #mastodon #socialmedia #week