On the blog: Real Life in Star Trek, The Ambergris Element https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/11/11/ambergris.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
Nov 11, 2021 09:11:08: 3.23 miles, 00:19:57 average pace, 01:04:22 duration
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
On the blog: Developer Journal, Intersex Solidarity Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/11/08/rememberance.html #programming #project #devjournal
SearchMySite 搜尋引擎 ⌘ Read more
On the blog: Free Culture Book Club — Sita Sings the Blues https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/11/06/sita.html #freeculture #bookclub
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
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
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)
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
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
Oct 11, 2021 09:20:55: 3.26 miles, 00:12:51 average pace, 00:41:49 duration
On the blog: Developer Journal, National Coming Out Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/10/11/ncod.html #programming #project #devjournal