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oeitho commented on Copilot broke audit logs, but Microsoft won't tell customers   pistachioapp.com/blog/cop... · Posted by u/Sayrus
catmanjan · 7 days ago
As someone else mentioned the file isnt actually accessed by copilot, rather copilot is reading the pre-indexed contents of the file in a search engine...

Really Microsoft should be auditing the search that copilot executes, its actually a bit misleading to be auditing the file as accessed when copilot has only read the indexed content of the file, I don't say I've visited a website when I've found a result of it in Google

oeitho · 7 days ago
> Really Microsoft should be auditing the search that copilot executes, its actually a bit misleading to be auditing the file as accessed when copilot has only read the indexed content of the file, I don't say I've visited a website when I've found a result of it in Google

Not my domain of expertise, but couldn't you at some point argue that the indexed content itself is an auditable file?

It's not literally a file necessarily, but if they contain enough information that they can be considered sensitive, then where is the significant difference?

oeitho commented on Vibe coding tips and tricks   github.com/awslabs/mcp/bl... · Posted by u/mooreds
flkiwi · 8 days ago
It's great advice for anything AI-generated in a professional production environment. I think the question is whether it's vibe coding with that requirement in place. Or, rather, if the requirement is appropriate for how vibe coding is often used and promoted today (by non-coders).

Basically all of the suggestions on that page were good practice, and not just for code. Documenting your changes, reviewing the output of an AI (or junior person), writing meaningful commits ... all of these apply equally to code, contracts, whatever. I read this post as "If you want vibe coding to be coding you still have to do a lot of hard work and not treat it as a magic app engine." Which is true but absolutely not what a lot of vibe code-embracing middle managers want to hear.

oeitho · 8 days ago
I agree. Personally, I barely use any LLM tools professionally as a developer, and I don't use it at all in my free time. I do however have some coworkers that use it more heavily. Having a culture of proper code reviews and requirements that you need to know what the code in your PR does ensures that we have create proper solutions.

I don't think I could enjoy working at a place where people didn't know the content of the commits they made. I remember the early talks of vibe coding being that you're not even supposed to look at the code, and have been very happy that I haven't met anyone professionally that codes like that.

oeitho commented on Vibe coding tips and tricks   github.com/awslabs/mcp/bl... · Posted by u/mooreds
mlhpdx · 8 days ago
> Always: > > Thoroughly review and understand the generated code

Rules it out for me; I haven’t felt I thoroughly understood any code after working with C++ and reading the entries in code obfuscation contests.

It’s a bit of a catch-22 to say “anyone can code with AI” and then make such statements.

oeitho · 8 days ago
> Always: > > Thoroughly review and understand the generated code

I think this is good advice actually. We do allow LLM agents where I work, but you still need to understand every line of code that you write or generate. That’s probably why we still do physical interviews as well.

oeitho commented on SourceHut moves business operations from US to Europe   lists.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/sr.... · Posted by u/DyslexicAtheist
perihelions · 2 months ago
> "Multiple EU countries have free speech written in their constituion."

That's an exceedingly low bar! We need more critical thinking than that to start a substantive discussion about comparative freedoms across political systems. A government can't just declare itself to be a free country; it's practical reality which matters.

Exhibits A, B, & C:

> "Citizens of the People's Republic of China shall enjoy freedom of speech, the press, assembly, association, procession and demonstration"

https://english.www.gov.cn/archive/laws_regulations/2014/08/... ("Constitution of the People’s Republic of China")

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_People%27...

> "In conformity with the interests of the toilers, and in order to strengthen the socialist system, the citizens of the U.S.S.R. are guaranteed by law:—(a) Freedom of speech; (b) Freedom of the Press; (c) Freedom of assembly and of holding mass meetings; (d) Freedom of street processions and demonstrations..."

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Soviet_Socialist_Con... ("Constitution of the Soviet Union (1936)")

> "Citizens are guaranteed freedom of speech, the press, assembly, demonstration and association. The State shall guarantee the conditions for the free activities of democratic political parties and social organizations."

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Socialist_Constitution_of_the... ("Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2023)")

oeitho · 2 months ago
The flagged comment I responded to claimed that no EU country had free speech in their constitution. My comment was in response to that.
oeitho commented on SourceHut moves business operations from US to Europe   lists.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/sr.... · Posted by u/DyslexicAtheist
oeitho · 2 months ago
What are you talking about? Multiple EU countries have free speech written in their constituion.

Article 5 in German basic law (their constitution): https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.h... (translated)

77th paragraph in the Danish constituion: https://www.thedanishparliament.dk/-/media/sites/ft/pdf/publ... (translated)

Edit: the flagged comment I replied to claimed that no EU country had free speech in their constitution. This is objectively wrong, and is why I wrote my comment.

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oeitho commented on Why I don't discuss politics with friends   shwin.co/blog/why-i-dont-... · Posted by u/shw1n
wholinator2 · 5 months ago
I agree the term is vague. But what then would you have us call it? The whole, constitutional crisis, outright flouting of the rule of law, suspension of due process/disappearing of political enemies in the streets type thing that is verifiably happening right now. Are you requesting that the word fascism be banned from HN? Have you seen the videos of legal college students being shoved into unmarked vans by unmarked and masked officers of the law? What do you call that? The talk of a third term?

I'd love to say, "he's just blustering", it's what my father said but he's enacted just about every thing he said. Should he begin speaking about a third term i don't think we have the luxury to ignore that anymore. To annex our nearby "allies" who've now become a united front opposing any economic relationship. What is that called? What would you have us say?

oeitho · 5 months ago
You can't call Trump a fascist, he has yet to have the trains run on time.
oeitho commented on Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access 'weaponised'   theguardian.com/technolog... · Posted by u/adrian_mrd
sebmellen · 5 months ago
Starlink is the only massively global ISP and (as far as I’m aware) has not cut off access for anyone based on their politics or location.
oeitho · 5 months ago
Not true at all, Elon Musk has already cut off access for Ukraine because of his own personal views[1]. There's a reason why he's currently hated in most of Europe.

[1] https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4193788-musk-acknowledges...

oeitho commented on Web Environment Integrity Explainer   github.com/RupertBenWiser... · Posted by u/christoph-heiss
bitwize · 2 years ago
"Your contract with the network when you get the show is, you're going to watch the spots. Otherwise you couldn't get the show on an ad-supported basis. Anytime you skip a commercial or watch the button you're actually stealing programming."

Jamie Kellner's words still ring true today. When corporations make content available supported by advertisements, they are assuming a moral obligation on your part to see those advertisements. Violating that obligation is felony contempt of business model.

oeitho · 2 years ago
But why should I care about the contract when the providers violates it as well? When you provide your services in the country I reside in but refuse to follow our national laws, you have violated the contract as well.

I live in Norway, and even "serious" advertisers shows me alcohol and gambling advertisiments. This is strictly forbidden by norwegian law, yet I have seen multiple advertisements of this kind from Google, Facebook and Discovery. Discovery in particular has just recently agreed to follow the law for television broadcasts, to be fair.

GDPR is also violated a lot, especially by advertising corporations. I have never consented to the vast amount of tracking that I'm subjected to when browsing the internet, even though I have that right.

It's not like they are obligated to provide services to my country either. If european laws are too strict, they can always leave instead of violating our rights.

u/oeitho

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