Nico Nacq @ni@nacq.me

Introducing usernames and phone number privacy on Signal!

We’re making it possible for people to connect with each other without having to share phone numbers. Now launching to beta users, available for everyone soon.

https://signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames

Timeline of a project:

1. Yes, I can absolutely do that 5 months from now.
2. I should get started soon.
3. I should *really* get started soon.
4. OMG! OK. Getting started.
5. I will never make this deadline.
6. I must change my name and start a new life in Genovia.
7. Work, work, work, work, work
8. I might actually make it.
9. That was easy!

Repeat.

(I am currently at Stage 8.)

Study finds that Github Copilot lowers code quality and maintainability:

"We find disconcerting trends for maintainability. Code churn -- the percentage of lines that are reverted or updated less than two weeks after being authored -- is projected to double in 2024 compared to its 2021, pre-AI baseline. We further find that the percentage of 'added code' and 'copy/pasted code' is increasing in proportion to 'updated,' 'deleted,' and 'moved 'code. In this regard, AI-generated code resembles an itinerant contributor, prone to violate the DRY-ness [don't repeat yourself] of the repos visited."

The paper concludes: "How will Copilot transform what it means to be a developer? There's no question that, as AI has surged in popularity, we have entered an era where code lines are being added faster than ever before. The better question for 2024: who's on the hook to clean up the mess afterward?"

https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2024/01/25/copilot-research.aspx

“In Loving Memory of Square Checkbox @ tonsky.me”

Ugh. https://tonsky.me/blog/checkbox/

> website advertising a minimalist phone

> fuckin 8mb web page

https://framablog.org/2024/01/15/des-ateliers-solarpunk-pour-imaginer-un-avenir-low-tech/

#solarpunk

Who hosts the fediverse?: over half of all Mastodon users are on an instance hosted by Hetzner https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/who-hosts-the-fediverse-instances

Quelques personnes autistes listent leurs attentes sur le web :

- pas de modales
- pas de contenu clignotant
- pas de pub intrusive
- navigation clavier
- pas de gros pavés de texte
- pas de blocage du copier/coller dans les champs
- liens et boutons explicites

Donc le site de rêve, tout simplement 😍

https://www.24joursdeweb.fr/2023/autisme-et-accessibilite-numerique-sur-les-sites-web-au-quotidien/

Pour la première fois, la planète Terre aurait franchi le 17 novembre la barre des +2°C de réchauffement mondial, par rapport à la période de référence 1850-1900 (données ERA5, ECMWF)
Explication complète : https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7132276445514457088