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The same way that transformers were transformative (sorry) for AI, we believe GitHub Copilot Extensions will ultimately deliver on the full promise of AI for developers. I would have put them a little lower on my hierarchy of needs
Or I guess that's higher if we're going with Maslow's pyramid.
Either way, the "don't need" pile for me. It's Monday, and I'm confused.
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I still haven't played with AI in the context of code generation very much at all.
MSFT's thinking here is really good though. Models as plugins will definitely be a thing in lots of arenas.
This does make me think though... Another/better thing I would be more interested in would be for them to use AI to "fuzz" the code in ways that don't make it so fuzzy as something like js min. Then open up web based collab where people who want to can 'summon the internet' for advice.
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The Mail & Calendar app will soon be out of the picture, and the new Outlook Web app will replace it. I'm sure the Thunderbird people are grateful for them saying that
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Kent Sharkey wrote: and the new Outlook Web app will replace it.
So they can take pictures of your email and calendar every 60 seconds. 
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They couldn't figure out how to monetize Mail and Calendar. By forcing people to use a web app they can shove advertisements down your throat.
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TL;DR - Getting 100% coverage on a project doesn’t mean you have zero bugs. Here is an extreme example to prove it. In related news: duh
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Article wrote: Getting 100% coverage on a project doesn’t mean you have zero bugs.
There is no bug free code. You just have to wait until the correct one comes to check / use it (either a smart hacker or the dumbest available user)
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Of course not. Because users are idiots. 
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I think it's really more that you cover or don't but with INTENT across 100%. It's not so much that you literally cover 100%. So something like typical MSFT webapi... It's fine to just chuck a bunch of that all into the same bucket where it's going to be a bug in a black box or a bug in the way you're interfacing with it.
The reason you do coverage isn't so much about bug elimination by a misguided notion that bug count has an inverse relation to coverage %.
Rather, it's about WHEN a bug happens, rapidly reproducing it, precise identification of its source, knowing right where to correct for it, and authoring a new test which would have found it before it went live.
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Started in 1994, FreeDOS will turn 30 years old on June 29, 2024. And as we look ahead to a milestone anniversary, I wanted to take a look back and where things started. As useful now as it was in 1994
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Kent Sharkey wrote: As useful now as it was in 1994
0=0? (or are you really ebing serious?)
I didn't know about it until a small while ago.
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That was how I originally meant it, yes (it wasn't needed in 1994, and it still isn't). I was just amused that it could be read the other way as well (and I assume at least the author feels that way, but I can't imagine too many others)
TTFN - Kent
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As a result of book publishers successfully suing the Internet Archive (IA) last year, the free online library that strives to keep growing online access to books recently shrank by about 500,000 titles. "Remember the firemen are rarely necessary. The public stopped reading of its own accord."
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Publishers win in court thanks to laws made to help them, what a surprise...
The whole copyright should be re-worked.
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So that's why we couldn't find "When Worlds Collide" last week?
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
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A new vulnerability in UEFI firmware is threatening the security of a wide range of Intel chip families in a similar fashion to BlackLotus and others like it. New hacks rise from the ashes
I like how they say they're not releasing proof of concept code, but they describe the attack with probably enough detail for hackers to use.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: I like how they say they're not releasing proof of concept code, but they describe the attack with probably enough detail for hackers to use.
 
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Reading this article, it sounds like we should stick to swimming in pools. 
Actually, further down it says Lenovo has already patched their systems, which makes me think there will be new IME updates from every vendor.
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Arm64EC (“Emulation Compatible”) enables you to build new native apps or incrementally transition existing x64 apps to take advantage of the native speed and performance possible with Arm-powered devices, including better power consumption, battery life, and accelerated AI & ML workloads. Because you have The Right to Emulate on ARM
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In addition to violating steering rules, regulators are investigating if Apple is undermining alternative iOS app stores. With many (many, many) more to come, I'm sure
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Kent Sharkey wrote: With many (many, many) more to come, I'm sure
What I would actually welcome
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I wonder if this is why both Google and Microsoft allow applications from sources other than their stores.
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Win+C has been assigned to some of Windows' least successful features. How will I ever summon the Copilot now?
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Kent Sharkey wrote: How will I ever summon the Copilot now?
Don't worry - they've only eliminated the 'C' part. The 'Win' key will now do the job by itself.
/s (but probably not by much)
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Kent Sharkey wrote: How will I ever summon the Copilot now?
Ask Cortana
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