FAQ | DearDiary

Wtf is a "deprogrammer" ?

I have no idea. I just made the word on the spot while writing this. It doesn't have any deep meaning, or even shallow meaning.

(GitHub copilot just generated most of the text above. Calling me useless & calling its own definition unhelpful is all on him.)

Edit (the mo' you know) : There is a Wikipedia page about deprogramming, but it's not what I meant. I'm not a criminal (Probably).

Anyway, next question. Copilot please ? What's the next question ?

What is a "security logbook" ?

This question suck. next.

What is a "security diary" ?

WTF copilot ? You're not helping. Next.

What is a "security blog" ?

Copilot, you're fired.

I'm a human (or an improved version of Copilot) and I have a question.

Open an issue on GitHub.

Are you still using Copilot ?

Yes. Maybe, sometime.

I mean, yes, but I'm not accepting every suggestion. It gets confused sometimes easily.

But I keep it for the comedic effect when it's confused. It's fun. It's also a good way to get out of a writer's block. You may even consider it useful sometimes. But non-code suggestions aren't its strong point.

Are you going to do some LLM/AI "research" ?

Ho yes, of course. I'm doing it right now. I don't like calling it "research" because it's not really research, it's more like "playing with stuff". I'm not a researcher and I don't like calling myself one.

Hacker then ?

Yes, very much so.

What is your favorite programming language ?

FORTRAN!!!

No, really, I like it. I'm not joking. I'm not kidding. I'm not lying. I'm not lying about not lying. I'm not lying about not lying about not lying. I'm not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying. I'm not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying. I'm not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying. I'm not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying. I'm not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying. I'm not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying. I'm not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying about not lying. I'm not lying about not lying about not lying about not

Urgh... Copilot really need to learn when to stop. Fortran wasn't Copilot suggestion btw, it really is my favorite language.

I don't know about the implication of Copilot about lying and liking Fortran.

Rude.

How is this logbook organized ?

it's not. In an ineffable but orderly fashion.

You're using a lot of curse words, are you angry ?

No, I'm French. It's normal.

How can I follow your diary ?

Go to the GitHub repo and click on the "Watch" button. You can also "Star" the repo to boost my over-inflated ego. (not that it needs it)

How can I contribute ?

I don't know, you tell me. Open an issue on GitHub ? I'm not expecting any contribution, but if you have something to say, say it. (or rap it, code it, draw it, ...)

I don't think I even have any readers and I don't think it would be a good idea to accept contributions. Perhaps some kind of guest writer section ? you tell me.

Isn't a FAQ supposed to be about frequently asked questions ?

...

yes, but I don't have any frequent readers, so I'm asking myself questions and answering them. (or Copilot is asking me questions and answering them)

Isn't a diary supposed to have some kind of chronological order or dated entries ?

Yes, or you can use git blame.

Isn't it

No.