VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage

Post by [deleted] » Sun, May 03, 2026, 2:13 AM UTC

dmitriv wrote: post #274

ArmadilloGang wrote: post #225

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I can’t access that LinkedIn link without going through their Persona ID process, which requires all kinds of PII. > LinkedIn users attempting identity verification may be unknowingly handing sensitive personal data to Persona Identities Inc., a company that distributes information to government agencies, credit bureaus, utilities, and mobile providers. ^ Link from a LinkedIn page I found on a Kagi search. I can view…

I'm here, what would you like to know?

Post by Findecanor » Sun, May 03, 2026, 2:17 AM UTC

neilv wrote: post #249

rsynnott wrote: post #174

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Chrome is a now-somewhat-archaic term for GUI (or specifically the actual elements of the GUI, not the concept), and Netscape/Mozilla did use the term a lot. Google claims that their browser is called Chrome because of an association with fast cars (presumably Google was keen to market it to extremely old people, chrome not having been a particularly big thing in cars for a very long time).

> Google claims that their browser is called Chrome because of an association with fast cars FWIW, before Google Chrome, Firefox was originally Firebird (changed for name collision reasons), and Mozilla had broken off the rest of the Netscape-ish "communications suite" into Thunderbird, both arguably named after cars. Besides the use of chrome by Netscape/Mozilla that you mention, roughly around that time I heard it…

Post by beardbandit » Sun, May 03, 2026, 2:18 AM UTC

l2dy wrote: post #389

jamesbfb wrote: post #374

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I think there’s a few of us who appreciate you being up front. I’d question the intent and why it was a mistake, especially when the commit[0] message reverting said functionality states “widespread criticism” citing this very HN article makes it look seemingly like the revert is due to negative PR opposed to a mistake. [0] https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/313725/commits/1e70...

Author of that PR doesn't seem to be a Microsoft employee. Keep in mind that anyone on GitHub can create PRs against VSCode.

Post by dlopes7 » Sun, May 03, 2026, 2:24 AM UTC

jagged-chisel wrote: post #383

HeavyStorm wrote: post #116

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That's pretty standard review practice in there by now.

But it was apparently ignored.

Post by XorNot » Sun, May 03, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC

ryandrake wrote: post #108

krainboltgreene wrote: post #60

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> And then set fire to the whole thing in an offering to their robot gods. It's the bourgeoisie dream: A means of production that also does the labor 24/7 and can't complain, infinitely spawnable. Theoretical slavery+, so of course they're throwing everything into the furnace for it.

These next few years are the real turning point. If they are right about AI and robotic workforces, then it's checkmate--they don't need us anymore, and we're next for the furnace. If they're wrong... well, I don't know... Will there be any consequences? Maybe a few people lose a few percent of their net worth.