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Archive for January, 2024

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Julia Evans (b0rk on Twitter) does not just make cool zines (like the DNS one) but also cool sites (the DNS lookup one). It’ is better than Google Toolbox, IntoDNS and others

Posted by jpluimers on 2024/01/31

A while after writing notes on updating DNS info with bind DNS, b0rk (Julia Evans) posted about her DNS zine which got a reply about her DNS lookup tool. Below is part of that thread.

The reason I post is that – unlike the Google DNS ToolBox – you can bookmark her DNS tool link including the actual search part, which makes it far easier to do systems administration.

Examples:

There is a trace tool too:

The thread:

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Posted in Development, DNS, Go (golang), Internet, Power User, Software Development, Web Development | Leave a Comment »

Manon. on Twitter: “Een mooier eerbetoon aan Melis kan niet, haar eigen handschriftđź’–” – Met volle angst vooruit *

Posted by jpluimers on 2024/01/30

[Wayback/Archive] Manon. on Twitter: “Een mooier eerbetoon aan Melis kan niet, haar eigen handschriftđź’–”: Met volle angst vooruit *

Met volle angst vooruit *

–jeroen

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“Oh shit git” seems to have been succeeded by “Oh shit GitHub Copilot”: ‘Downward Pressure on Code Quality’

Posted by jpluimers on 2024/01/29

Not sure about you, but when I write code I want it to be better – way beter even – than average code.

The problem with any LLM based Generative AI is that it generates text based on the average of the past corpus they were trained with at the time they were trained.

It is exactly why I have been advocating for a while: be careful when using Generative AI, as you get generated text based on the combination of averaging over the LLM corpus with the relatively small prompt you phased trying to reflect a tiny bit of the model of the reality you are trying to write software for.

So I was not at all surprised by this article: [Wayback/Archive] New GitHub Copilot Research Finds ‘Downward Pressure on Code Quality’ — Visual Studio Magazine.

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Posted in AI and ML; Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Development, GitHub Copilot, LLM, Software Development | Leave a Comment »

Need to try “@pdfmakerapp grab this” on Twitter

Posted by jpluimers on 2024/01/29

I missed this, hence it is now in my link archive:

[Wayback/Archive] PDFMakerApp on Twitter: “We are experimenting a new way to grab Twitter conversations using Twitter Developer Labs. Please try it out by mentioning us at the beginning of any Twitter conversation with the keyword “grab this” like below!👇”

Via: [Wayback/Archive] Thread Reader Unroll Helper on Twitter: “@francvs Hi! please find the unroll here: @pdfmakerapp: We are experimenting a new way to grab Twitter conversations using Twitter Developer Labs. Please try it…  Have a good day. 🤖”

Saved thread: [Wayback/Archive] Thread by @pdfmakerapp: We are experimenting a new way to grab Twitter conversations using Twitter Developer Labs. Please try it out by mentioning us at the beginni…

–jeroen

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Note the Ziggo Wifispots certificate will often not install on Android the default way

Posted by jpluimers on 2024/01/26

A long time ago, I wrote about Wifispots instellen | Klantenservice | Ziggo « The Wiert Corner – irregular stream of stuff.

For that, you need a Ziggo VPN certificate, which you can download from [Wayback] www.ziggo.nl/content/dam/www.ziggo.nl/tools/WifiSpots certificaten/WifiSpots certificaat Android en Windows Ziggo.crt .

On many Android phones, that does not install the default way any more as back then.

The reason is that it is a CA root certificate (in this case identifying Ziggo as certificate authority) thereby allowing them to issue any certificate. This can be a serious risk, so you have to be really sure to trust them before installing the certificate.

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