Should I sell my PC?
I’m not sure yet what I’m going to do with my desktop computer (ASRock Deskmini A300), which I don’t really use anymore since I got my new laptop. ⌘ Read more

I think it was a very wise decision to buy some long merino underwear, a new and warmer jacket and new winter shoes. It’s so cold! The whole week already under 0°C. ⌘ Read more

Raising the bar for software security: next steps for GitHub.com 2FA
GitHub will require all users who contribute code on GitHub.com to enable one or more forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) by the end of 2023. Learn more about our approach, when we’ll begin our rollout, and what you can expect as we begin requiring 2FA. ⌘ Read more

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I’m honestly thinking about switching browsers, because this “new feature” where Firefox always downloads PDFs first to display them is annoying me so much. I don’t want my Downloads folder to be cluttered with all those random PDFs. If I open a restaurant’s menu PDF, I just want to take a quick look, but don’t want to have the PDF in my Downloads folder until I manually delete it and then delete it from the Recycle Bin again. There are some work-arounds, but no real solution. ⌘ Read more

Prosodical Thoughts: Prosody 0.12.2 released
We are pleased to announce a new minor release from our stable branch.

This is a regularly delayed release containing a number of fixes for
issues that we have come across since the last release of the 0.12
series.

A summary of changes in this release:

• util.stanza: Allow U+7F when constructing stazas
  
• net.unbound: Preserve built-in defaults and Prosodys settings for luaunbound (fixes#1763: luaunbound not read … ⌘ Read more

Creating an accessible search experience with the QueryBuilder component
GitHub’s search inputs have several complex accessibility considerations. Let’s dive into what those are, how we addressed them, and talk about the standalone, reusable component that was ultimately built. ⌘ Read more

Erlang Solutions: Change data capture with Postgres & Elixir
CDC is the process of identifying and capturing data changes from the database.

With CDC, changes to data can be tracked in near real-time, and that information can be used to support a variety of use cases, including auditing, replication, and synchronisation.

A good example of a use case for CDC is to consider an application which inserts a record into the database and pushes an event to a message queue after the record has … ⌘ Read more

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Ignite Realtime Blog: Spark 3.0.1 Released
The Ignite Realtime community is happy to announce the release of Spark 3.0.1 version.

This release contains mostly fixes. macOS now uses the default FlatLaf LaF. The user can also choose the type of tabs “scroll” as in Spark 3.0.0 or “wrap” as in Spark 2.X. See screenshot below. And also for some users, Spark not saved history.

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Highlights from Git 2.39
Another new release of Git is here to end the year! Take a look at some of our highlights on what’s new in Git 2.39. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Developer Journal, Kanji Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/12/12/kanji.html #programming #project #devjournal

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Snikket: F-Droid security update
Last week, Snikket Android users who installed the Snikket app via F-Droid
started receiving a warning that it contained a
security vulnerability. This wasn’t entirely accurate, as the problem wasn’t
with the Snikket app itself but specifically F-Droid’s own build of the app
that was using an outdated version of the WebRTC library.

Like many communication apps, Snikket uses WebRTC for audio and video calls.
We’ve been working on finding a … ⌘ Read more

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On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Colossal Cave Adventure https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/12/10/colossal-cave.html #freeculture #bookclub

I use Firefox as my preferred web browser both on PCs and my phone. One extension is always installed: uBlock Origin. The web is so much nicer with all the ads and tracking removed. But today I also retried an extension that will probably join the “must install” list: DarkReader. Especially when I’m browsing the web on my phone in the early morning, I don’t like to be blinded by white websites. Since March DarkReader has finally an option to detect if a website already has a dark theme and only apply it’s color chan … ⌘ Read more

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A “distributed network” does not make your app “decentralised” 🤦‍♂️ ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Tweets from 12/05 to 12/09 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/12/09/week.html #twitter #week #socialmedia #linkdump

Release Radar · October 2022 Edition
Before you say it, yes, the October Release Radar was supposed to be shared in November. But with Hackatoberfest, GitHub Universe, Turkey Day, and in real life (IRL) conferences returning to their pre-COVID frequency, we’ve all been so busy. And our community has been hustling to ship all kinds of open source projects. We wanted […] ⌘ Read more

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On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Elementary, Dear Data https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/12/08/dear-data.html #scifi #startrek #closereading

Experiment: The hidden costs of waiting on slow build times
How much does it really cost to buy more powerful cloud compute resources for development work? A lot less than you think. ⌘ Read more

Git Commit Uruguay: Lowering barriers to make software development more inclusive and diverse
We delivered two different courses specifically designed to help students in the lowest-income neighborhood of Montevideo, Uruguay learn how to use GitHub and understand the value of open source. ⌘ Read more

Hello from GitHub’s new Chief Product Officer
GitHub is in an exciting phase of our journey as the developer community grows significantly every day, and the needs of the community grow and change with it. Today we’re introducing our new Chief Product officer. ⌘ Read more

Implement User Authentication Into Your Web Application Using SuperTokens
Find out how to set up SuperTokens, an open source authentication solution, using its Docker Extension. ⌘ Read more

Snikket: Notes on the F-Droid security warning
Snikket Android users who installed the app via F-Droid may receive a warning
from F-Droid telling them that the app has a vulnerability and that they
“recommend uninstalling immediately”. First of all - don’t panic! This is a
over-simplified generic warning that is scary, but the actual situation is
not quite so scary and has an explanation. Here goes…

When an app is developed and ready for release, it must be compiled and built,
to produce the fina … ⌘ Read more

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GitHub Copilot is generally available for businesses
GitHub Copilot for Business is officially here with simple license management, organization-wide policy controls, and industry-leading privacy—all for $19 USD per user per month. ⌘ Read more

GitHub Availability Report: November 2022
In November, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services. This report also sheds light into an incident that impacted Codespaces in October. ⌘ Read more

Ещё раз о доступности
Среди пользователей Яндекса есть незрячие люди. Они точно так же ищут информацию в интернете, вызывают такси и заказывают еду, но при этом взаимодействуют с компьютером или смартфоном с помощью вспомогательных технологий. Самые распространённые — брайлевский дисплей и скринридер.

О дисплеях и скринридерах

Брайлевский дисплей выводит текстовую информацию с экрана рельефно-точечным шрифтом. Символы формируются штырьками-пинами, которые выдвигаются из поверхности устройства. Часто дисплей совмещают … ⌘ Read more

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Thinking about chat apps again…
Lately, I’ve been thinking about chat apps more often again. Actually, I’ve always been a fan of Telegram, and it’s still a good messenger, but I’m a bit suspicious about the latest developments (such as the Fragment platform, with which Telegram is now implementing its crypto plans again). ⌘ Read more

New npm features for secure publishing and safe consumption
Now you can create tokens with fine-grained permissions for automating your publishing and organization management workflows. And a new code explorer allows you to view content of a package directly in the npm portal. ⌘ Read more

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ICYMI: A look back at GitHub Universe 2022
Catch up on everything we announced and see what else happened during this year’s GitHub Universe conference that took place November 9-10. ⌘ Read more

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On my blog: Developer Journal, Repeal Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/12/05/repeal.html #programming #project #devjournal

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Near my new home. 🍂 ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Pejoratives and Specificity https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/12/04/specificity.html #blog #harm #rant #terminology

GPT-3 is crazy 🤯
Do you want to read why Go is a great programming language? ⌘ Read more

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GPT-3 is crazy 🤯
Do you want to read why Go is a great programming language? ⌘ Read more

Ignite Realtime Blog: Denial of Service Vulnerability in Smack 4.4 if XMPPTCPConnection is used with StAX
The fantastic folks behind Jitsi have discovered a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in Smack ( JSA-2022-0002, [JSA-2022-0003](https://github.com/jitsi/security-advisories/blob/master/advisories/JSA-2022-00 … ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Superflu https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/12/03/superflu.html #freeculture #bookclub

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On my blog: Tweets from 11/28 to 12/02 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/12/02/week.html #twitter #week #socialmedia #linkdump

GitHub, accessibility, and the disability divide
We just published our vision for GitHub accessibility at accessibility.github.com. Here’s the TL;DR: the prime directive of the GitHub accessibility program is to empower people with disabilities to build cool technology. ⌘ Read more