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GitHub Copilot is Not Autopilot
GitHub Copilot team members often say “GitHub Copilot is Not Autopilot.” They repeat this phrase often in YouTube videos on their channel. But what does it really mean?
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What Apollo Program Success Can Teach Indy Developers in the 2020s
On December 18, 2023, I found “What made Apollo a success?” on Hacker News. It was a simple link to this 86-page compilation of eight articles from the March 1970 issue of Astronautics & Aeronautics, a publication of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. George M. Low was the manager of the Apollo Spacecraft…
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George Low, the RPI President Who Changed World History
Today is the anniversary of a huge day in world history. Fifty years ago at about this time of day, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon. Mike Collins kept the Command Module operating until they got…
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I'm Supporting Jean-François Gosselin for Mayor of Québec
Earlier in October, I learned that Jean-François Gosselin, a fellow RPI Hockey alumnus, is running for Mayor of Québec City, Canada. I looked around for a web page written in English that described his candidacy, and when I couldn't find…
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In Memory of Friends Lost on 09/11
Every year since September 11, 2001 I've mentioned the following people who were victims of the terrorist attacks, in the hope that some of my friends will remember them:World Trade Center: Vito DeLeo, mechanic at World Trade Center, USA Hockey…
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Why Shirley Ann Jackson Has My Support as Rensselaer President
Here's a critical piece from The Chronicle of Higher Education on Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, the President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ("Behind RPI's Highly Paid Chief, Tales of an Imperial Air and Cowed Staff"). In case you are wondering, here…
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How Much is A Good Website Worth to a Business?
A friend of mine told me this story about a local bike store in Eastern Pennsylvania that we both frequent as customers. He walked into the store the other day while the owner of the store was discussing the upkeep…
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Why Jeff Bezos' Purchase of The Washington Post May Not Be Good for America
A couple of my more well known friends in social media (especially David Jacobs) are surprised that there haven't been more negative or questioning comments about Jeff Bezos purchase of The Washington Post from The Washington Post Company. I don't…
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The Best New Web Initiative by RPI in a Long Time
Friday RPI Alumni Relations launched a page on its website devoted to the RPI Alumni Social Action Stream. This page pulls together the RPI Alumni action stream from eight social media sites (Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, Google+, Reddit, Tumblr, and…
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There's No Time Like Today to Start Changing Things
It's time for people in North America and Europe who respect Movable Type to start supporting it again, and tell the web publishing community why it is still a great platform for creating and publishing all sorts of web content….