tridge has written a post about the recent #rsync issues:

rsync and outrage

https://medium.com/@tridge60/rsync-and-outrage-d9849599e5a0

pls at least read his post before commenting on this toot
 
 
like most non-trivial things in life, tech, & especially security, my thoughts on this are… “it’s complicated”
 
 
I’m only tenuously connected to tridge via the #LinuxConfAU / #EverythingOpen community, but his reputation is the stuff of F/LOSS nerd legend – I was in the room for his #LCA2015 talk in Auckland, Flying with Linux, where he did a live demo of #ArduPilot controlling an RC aircraft in Canberra (AU) with real-time telemetry from the aircraft that was also compiling the Linux kernel while in-flight… 🤯

YouTube: https://youtu.be/2Twl2mQAh6g

LA mirror: https://mirror.linux.org.au/pub/linux.conf.au/2015/OGGB_FP/Friday/Flying_with_Linux.webm

in the post, tridge argues that he is able to bring his (undisputed) expertise in software design & development to find ways use LLMs (relatively) safely to assist with specific coding tasks. I think that’s probably true, even given the regression bugs introduced in the most recent version of rsync – and it may even be the pragmatic least-worst way for open source maintainers to try to deal with the current deluge of LLM-assisted (or entirely LLM-generated) security reports currently overwhelming many open source projects

but most software devs are not on tridge’s level, and are already using #LLMs as coding assistants in unsafe and unpredictable ways (or just wholesale vibe-coding things without regard for building guardrails at all)

tridge also points out that he is technically retired and would rather be out sailing than working on maintaining rsync. a very possible outcome from all this might be that he decides to just… walk away and let others pick up the slack (he did note that the silver lining is that a couple of other experienced devs are – at least for now – working on the project)
 
 
but even if everyone using LLMs to generate code was supervising it closely with very-experienced-software-design-and-development-level skills (they’re definitely not), I still don’t think that would justify or offset the enormous ethical, environmental, & social issues with the creation & use of LLMs

like I said, #ItsComplicated 💁‍♀️

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Has Dave been incorporated in a Man Ray pre-Great-War Paris photogram, or gotten trapped in a dada faux horror film?

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‘It’s Complicated’ – Street Art by TRUST. iCON in London, UK

https://streetartutopia.com/2022/05/16/its-complicated-street-art-by-trust-icon-in-london-uk/

One thing that happened during the days I did not post here was that me and Lion officially ended our relationship. 💔 It reached 7 years.

We "broke up" basically a year after he asked me to move out last year. Last year was a surprise but this year we took a common decision. Personally I decided that was likely the way to go during Christmas. But despite being prepared for the decision I have been having so many weird feelings throughout January 😵‍💫 There has been an emptyness that I was not expecting; feeling more alone on solo days and nights, grief about what we have had, feeling less supported/more unstable, jealousy of people having easier access to their long distance relationships, instincts to go looking for a new relationship and so on...

Today I already had a troubled state of feelings/mind when me and Lion took the same bus from the dogs daycare (my week dropping dog of, he takes the bus there every day). We had a polite and practical talk for the trip. But my feelings got even more complicated, hearing about the long distance partner he has visiting and just generally being together. ❤️‍🩹
This is a tough and complicated transition to being "just" friends and doggoparents together...

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#ItsComplicated (2009)

When attending their son's college graduation, a couple reignite the spark in their relationship. But the complicated fact is they're divorced and he's remarried.
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Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtbsGSzTOyI

Character of the Day: Skye Madison

The LezWatch.TV character of the day is Skye Madison from It's Complicated - #LWTVcotD #ItsComplicated - https://lezwatchtv.com/character/skye-madison/

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