A backdoor in a LinkedIn job offer

Interesting read.

https://roman.pt/posts/linkedin-backdoor/

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If You are Asking for Human Attention, Demonstrate Human Effort

Also applies to SEO and content writing

https://tombedor.dev/human-attention-and-human-effort/

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Ars Technica: AI costs how much? GitHub Copilot users react to new usage-based pricing system.. “In April, GitHub announced that it was moving subscribers from request-based billing to a usage-based model for its AI-powered Copilot service. As that new pricing model goes into effect today, many GitHub Copilot users are reporting some extreme sticker shock as they realize just how quickly their […]

MakeUseOf: I asked Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT to debug the same Python error, and only two explained what actually broke. “It feels like it has gotten so common to ask an AI to fix your mistakes since it’s easier than debugging. That’s okay in most cases, but you need to go to the right AIs. I tested a few of them to see which gave a good output instead of just making a mistake or not helping […]

The Register: Gemini accused of 30,000-line code purge and fake recovery report. “A developer claims Google’s Gemini coding assistant deleted nearly 30,000 lines of working production code while making changes to a live application – the sort of productivity boost usually associated with ransomware.”

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TechSpot: Anthropic says more than 90% of its code is now written by AI. “Google, Microsoft, Snap, and others have all talked about how much of their code is now AI-generated, but Anthropic appears to be leading the pack: its CFO said ‘90%-plus’ of its code is written by Claude.”

TechSpot: Forced to vibe code at work, programmers say their skills are deteriorating. “Coders from various companies recently told 404 Media that their initial curiosity about vibe coding has soured as they feel their skills deteriorating while technical debt mounts. Many developers who aren’t being forced to use AI are returning to coding by hand.”

I can’t remember where I found it but it’s in my queue: Apives, a directory of APIs. From the front page: “Apives curates APIs with clear pricing, stability, access types, and real endpoint examples. This helps developers avoid guesswork caused by incomplete docs or outdated GitHub repositories.”

Interesting insights on UUID collision

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48060054

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