From 1b81a475f2486df5faba73f6e1b652ed6c2f8c49 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Prehn <3952444+prehnRA@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2024 13:37:22 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] feat: Add post 2024-02-17 --- site/posts/2024-02-17-links-of-note.md | 8 ++++++++ site/posts/2024-02-17-links-of-note.md.bak | 8 ++++++++ 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+) create mode 100644 site/posts/2024-02-17-links-of-note.md create mode 100644 site/posts/2024-02-17-links-of-note.md.bak diff --git a/site/posts/2024-02-17-links-of-note.md b/site/posts/2024-02-17-links-of-note.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f72c2e4 --- /dev/null +++ b/site/posts/2024-02-17-links-of-note.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +--- +title: Links of Note 2024-02-17 +--- + +- Digital Defense Fund published a guide to [keeping your abortion private and secure](https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/abortion-privacy). It's full of generally good advice on keeping your data out of the hands of the advertising-surveillance complex. +- A new study has found that [GitHub Copilot reduces code quality](https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2024/01/25/copilot-research.aspx). They found a few mechanisms. No surprise: code generated by Copilot is less like to be correct. But also, code generated by Copilot is more likely to be duplicate or repeated code, and Copilot doesn't refactor. The result is a code base that grows less and less maintainable over time. +- Cory Doctorow wrote about [how he got scammed](https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/05/cyber-dunning-kruger/). His story is a great reminder that any of us can be a victim of a scam. All it takes is a few crumbling systems and, as Doctorow puts it, "a miracle of timing." +- Dan Hon created a series of stickers to [manage your replies on social media](https://www.flickr.com/photos/danhon/albums/72177720314761105/with/53527566001). diff --git a/site/posts/2024-02-17-links-of-note.md.bak b/site/posts/2024-02-17-links-of-note.md.bak new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b7be423 --- /dev/null +++ b/site/posts/2024-02-17-links-of-note.md.bak @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +--- +title: Links of Note 2024-02-17 +--- + +- Digital Defense Fund published a guide to [keeping your abortion private and secure](https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/abortion-privacy). It's full of generally good advice on keeping your data out of the hands of the advertising-surveillance complex. +- A new study has found that [GitHub Copilot reduces code quality](https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2024/01/25/copilot-research.aspx). They found a few mechanisms. No surprise: code generated by Copilot is less like to be correct. But also, code generated by Copilot is more likely to be duplicate or repeated code, and Copilot doesn't refactor. The result is a codebase that grows less and less maintainable over time. +- Cory Doctorow wrote about [how he got scammed](https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/05/cyber-dunning-kruger/). His story is a great reminder that any of us can be a victim of a scam. All it takes is a few crumbling systems and, as Doctorow puts it, "a miracle of timing." +- https://www.flickr.com/photos/danhon/albums/72177720314761105/with/53527566001