In coding, a “pull request” is when you write a code patch to a piece of software and ask the project maintainer to pull it in. GitHub Copilot has started adding advertising to your pull requests! …
  • gerikson@awful.systemsEnglish
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    18 天前

    Kinda crazy that these date from 2025 and no-one has noticed (or bothered to complain) until now.

  • V0ldek@awful.systemsEnglish
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    18 天前

    Raycast says they had nothing to do with the ad, and learnt of it only when the Hacker News thread took off.

    Wait but like that means that MSFT didn’t get money for the ad from Raycast? So like, they just put ads into stuff for no reason whatsoever??

      • Soyweiser@awful.systemsEnglish
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        17 天前

        What if, because llms are trained on the internet, this is just something which will eventually be included. Statistically it needs more ads.

      • diz@awful.systemsEnglish
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        17 天前

        I wouldn’t be too surprised if they really don’t, they’re just advertising the advertising lol.

  • melsaskca@lemmy.caEnglish
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    18 天前

    I can’t even pause my tv without it showing me an add. Those ads are more invasive than zebra mussels or don trump!