23 maggio, 2019

Visto nel Web - 398

La rassegna, la solita, troppo lunga, troppe cose ho wisto nel Web 🧐


Google Pushes Kotlin Over Java for Android Development
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot

Peppermint OS 10 Released, Based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Linux distro | Ubuntu
::: dcavedon

Visualizing Traffic Safety with Uber Movement Data and Kepler.gl
programming, codice, snippet
::: Manassra

Never has a device with so much information about you (your phone) been so vulnerable to being hacked
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: ianbremmer

Da Salvini a Zingaretti, i follower fake sui social superano quelli veri
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: janavel7

New John the Ripper Cracks Passwords On FPGAs
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Russia's Anti-5G Propaganda Campaign Is Spreading Across Social Media
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot

Severe Linux Kernel Flaw Found In RDS
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Measuring the system clock frequency using loops (Intel and ARM)
programming, codice, snippet
::: lemire

Are Trendy Developers Ignoring Tradeoffs and Over-Engineering Workplaces?
programming, codice, snippet
::: Slashdot

I went down a perf hole in Racket over the past few days, and as obvious as it might seem in retrospect, it makes me sad to realize just how much better GHC’s optimizer is than anything we could ever hope to do. It turns out static types and purity enable a lot of optimizations
difficile da seguire come thread; servirebbe (per me) un post esplicativo, con esempi
programming, codice, snippet | programmazione funzionale | language Racket
::: lexi_lambda

If you torture the data long enough
cit.
::: G_S_Bhogal

Oggi nella mia newsletter #GuerrediRete
novità
::: carolafrediani

Computer scientist David Gelertner drinks the academic Kool-Aid, buys into #creationism
non è che uno è OK perché sa roba del 'puter, a volte capita che no niente, nada, zilch
protagonisti
::: RadioProzac

Creative Commons Officially Launches a Search Engine That Indexes 300+ Million #PublicDomain Images
open source
::: RadioProzac

Hypnotism: “We’ve made a soft promise to investors that, ‘Once we build a generally intelligent system, that basically we will ask it to figure out a way to make an investment return for you.'” There are less polite words for this malfeasance
artificial intelligence
::: rodneyabrooks

Internal 'Civil War' Pits Google Against Its Own Employees
Google | lavoro
::: Slashdot


Google Ends Android Collaboration With Huawei. No Gmail, Play Store For Future Huawei Phones
dispositivi mobili | ditte
::: Slashdot ::: hronir ::: alex_orlowski ::: disinformatico ::: rj_gallagher ::: henryfarrell ::: emenietti ::: Slashdot ::: libertNation ::: pierani ::: emenietti ::: rpjday ::: Slashdot ::: asymco ::: real_fabristol ::: emenietti ::: emenietti

Bitcoin 'Roars Back', Surges 50% in 30 Days
blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot ::: CoinDesk

L'#India passa a #Linux: lo stato del Kerala installerà il proprio sistema operativo in 200.000 PC a #scuola. Il valore stimato del #SoftwareLibero così fornito a milioni di #studenti è di centinaia di milioni di euro
Linux
::: WikimediaItalia

Amazon Begins Moving Warehouses Into Malls It Helped Put Out of Business
ditte | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

10-Year-Old's Reality-Show Victory Revoked After Automated Bot Voting
frodi
::: Slashdot

Airdancer Inka Titto at the @WindoorRealFly wind tunnel
er.. it's Inka Tiitto
ooh!
::: MachinePix

Is The Global Internet Disintegrating?
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Help define artificial intelligence! Participate in a 5-10 minute survey on defining A.I. and social issues relevant to A.I.! I aim to reach the NeurIPS/AI community and the broader public, and hope we can inform policy conversations. It's mobile-friendly!
artificial intelligence
::: _pmkr

Three Geeks Rescue a 50-Year-Old IBM 360 Mainframe From an Abandoned Building
storia
::: Slashdot

AI is math & engineering. It isn't magic. It isn't a free lunch
artificial intelligence
::: fchollet

Logaritmo vs. Algoritmo
umorismo
::: fulcorno

While FB, Google, and Twitter claim EU elections see "no evidence of any co-ordinated, state-sponsored, disinformation campaigns [they] continue to struggle with ideological and often false information posted by national political parties and activists"
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | politica
::: rasmus_kleis

Tesla's Stock Falls After News About Autopilot Crashes and Battery Fires
innovazioni, futuro
::: Slashdot

together with 40 organisations (incl. @creativecommons, @edri, @LibertiesEU, @wikimediapolicy) we have send an open letter to the @EU_Commission reminding them of their obligation to organise an *inclusive* stakeholder dialogue on guidelines for #Article17
copyright e brevetti | censura
::: communia_eu

Senza dati sei solo un'altra persona con un'opinione
cit. | dati, raccolta | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: LorenzoTomasin


My humble introduction to Ranking Systems
games
::: thek3nger

This Week Twitter Taught Me Thunderbird is Go But Windows Text Editors are a No-Go!
Linux | applicazioni, programmi
::: dcavedon

“Winning the war” (title) vs “Although it’s difficult to measure the results in real-time, the approach appears to be working” (article)
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: fabiochiusi

Ecco la lista degli attacchi informatici in Italia, alimentata dalla community! Rimani aggiornato e contribuisci anche tu
frodi
::: marcogovoni

5 anni fa raccontavo su @wireditalia questa storia "Bufale scientifiche, non è sempre colpa dei giornalisti". Come annunciato, i ricercatori hanno continuato a indagare. Cambiare le news scientifiche è possibile (?)
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: RadioProzac

Check out my @WIRED @WiredUK profile on explainable, fair and transparent AI and a right to reasonable inferential analytics
artificial intelligence
::: SandraWachter5

With Indian elections drawing to a close, researchers from our Journalism Innovation Project consider how digital news outlet @TheQuint has been innovating to counter misinformation and fight for democracy
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: risj_oxford

This line changed my life
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: ShriramKMurthi

Google raccoglie da Gmail tutte le informazioni sui nostri acquisti
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: ilpost

Il comma 7 del discusso e temuto art.17 della #copyrightDirective nella traduzione italiana è fantastico.Bando alle ipocrisie:i provider devono impedire la disponibilità dei contenuti degli utenti...sempre! 😱 Ci siamo fumati un “not”!
copyright e brevetti | censura
::: CBlengio

FreeBSD Journal bit.ly/2JtUpB4 (the March/April 2019 issue)
novità | sistemi operativi
::: b3h3m0th

mmap — Memory-map Files
Python
::: pymotw

I used to think Python is nice
ammiro PanicZ; confido che spiegherà; chiesto e è OK, roba che io vedo per il futuro (di voi giovani)
Python
::: PaniczGodek

Why WhatsApp Will Never Be Secure
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: dcavedon

Molto bene, sto già usando DEVx5 e NextCloud
applicazioni, programmi
::: cobrampi

I social non distruggono *sempre e solo* la democrazia. A volte, al contrario, innescano dinamiche che moltiplicano le occasioni di dissenso — e il loro peso nella percezione e nell’immaginario collettivo. Bel pezzo di @_arianna, aiuta ad ampliare lo sguardo e non banalizzare
social media | politica
::: fabiochiusi


Out of 425,000 electric buses worldwide
innovazioni, futuro | energia
::: AssaadRazzouk

Google Glass Gets a Surprise Upgrade and New Frames
innovazioni, futuro
::: Slashdot

Three conclusions to draw from #Google denying #Huawei access to software & the importance #FreeSoftware has for technology users, public bodies, and businesses alike
open source | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | politica
::: fsfe

Thanks To Facebook, Your Cellphone Company Is Watching You More Closely Than Ever
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Millions of Instagram Influencers Had Their Private Contact Data Scraped and Exposed
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

#GureumOS è la derivata di #Debian #Linux scelta dalla #Corea del Sud per i propri computer
Linux
::: sdallagata

Con stupore ci si accorge che il nostro Paese ha competenze digitali sottozero. È così da sempre, a dispetto della comunicazione consolatoria che abbiamo subito in passato. È così oggi con un governo che il digitale non sa nemmeno cosa sia
economia, lavoro
::: mante

What is your favorite language?
più che il poll i commenti
linguaggi di programmazione
::: lemire

Linux Distros Without Systemd (2019)
Linux
::: Slashdot

Tips for every programmer
programming, codice, snippet
::: RichRogersIoT

If 10,000 people retweet something dumb
Twitter
::: wildethingy

Where IBM and Red Hat go from here
ditte | Linux distro
::: sjvn

Microsoft Wants To Apply AI 'To the Entire Application Developer Lifecycle'
perso (& non so quanto seria): tutto è (può essere) AI
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 è arrivato! #Scalabilità, #agilità nel trasferimento dei carichi di lavoro, #sviluppo e gestione di #applicazioni eseguibili ovunque
Linux distro
::: RedHatItaly

"transmediale.11" by Büro Achter April
ooh!
::: MachinePix

Chicago Becomes First City To Collect 'Netflix Tax'
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Steve Biro

Debugging is your code forcing you
cit.
::: RichRogersIoT

3D-Printed Guns Are Back, and This Time They Are Unstoppable
innovazioni, futuro | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Mathematics is not about calculating things
cit.
::: neiltyson

Ecuador Hands Over Julian Assange's Belongings To US
Web, Internet | politica
::: Slashdot

Although documentation never feels finished, I've made more improvements. Also, now hosted at its own domain
Emacs
manuali, how to
::: greghendershott ::: greghendershott

Intel Performance Hit 5x Harder Than AMD After Spectre, Meltdown Patches
hardware | bug
::: Slashdot

Questa settimana bingo! Specchietti sessisti & robots 🙈🙉🙊
innovazioni, futuro | umorismo
::: timetit

Before creating ESLint I knew next to nothing about parsers
programming, codice, snippet
::: slicknet

Google's Lung Cancer Detection AI Outperforms 6 Human Radiologists
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

"Cars produced today are essentially smartphones with wheels" -- i.e., they are surveillance devices. "But who owns and, ultimately, controls that data? And what are carmakers doing with it?"
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi

“There are no pending bills in Congress to regulate the government’s use of facial recognition”. And yet we’re finally having the right debate: should we ban facial recognition technologies in the meantime?
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi

The slogans of late capitalism
economia, lavoro
::: evgenymorozov

The filthy war on Julian #Assange and Chelsea Manning, whose heresy is to have revealed the crimes of great power, intensifies. Craven Sweden plays to its theatre of darkness while Assange the prisoner is denied even his glasses
Web, Internet | politica
::: johnpilger

USBEE 🇺🇸🐝
umorismo
::: stevevagabond

Over the last few weeks, the @PolisLSE #JournalismAI team has convened groups of journalists and technologists in Italy, New York and Paris to discuss the future (and the present) of #AI in journalism
artificial intelligence | media
::: CharlieBeckett


“Less than 4% of sources circulating on Twitter during our data collection period were junk news or known Russian sources, with users sharing far more links to mainstream news outlets overall (34%)”. This is why an evidence-based approach to fighting disinfo is *crucial*
Twitter | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: fabiochiusi

Intelligenza Artificiale: chi stabilisce le regole?
artificial intelligence
::: RivistaMicron

A DIY approach to automating your lab
hardware
::: marcoscan

Report Finds Some Users Can't Opt Out of Facebook's Face Recognition
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Can #blockchain end the Spy vs. Spy wars in Big Pharma?
blockchain e crypto*
::: yaeltamar

Tim Cook Says His Era Has Failed by Over-Debating Climate Change
innovazioni, futuro
::: Slashdot

Behind the Naming of ZombieLoad and Other Intel Spectre-Like Flaws
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

The 13 Best New Features in Android 9.0 Pie
non nuovissimo ma per via di Huawey
sistemi operativi | dispositivi mobili
::: MakeUseOf

The idea is that emotion is just another metric
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi

TikTok Maker Set To Take on Spotify With Free New Music Streaming App
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Leaving WhatsApp, best decision of my life
social media
::: thek3nger

First Official Version of Tor Browser for Android Released on Play Store
Web, Internet | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Parapendio, Paracadutismo, immersioni nel blu dell'oceano, tutti sport estremi degni di nota ma
sistemi operativi
::: Genjuro75

Self-Driving Trucks Begin Mail Delivery Test For US Postal Service
robots, automazione
::: Slashdot

Thread with some of our @risj_oxford research on news and media use across EU member states in advance of #EUelections2019, documenting huge variation across the continent in terms of trust in news, levels of concern over misinformation, reliance on social media for news etc.
social media | politica | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: rasmus_kleis

Tether admitted in court that it used some of its reserves to buy Bitcoin
blockchain e crypto*
::: lawmaster


Microsoft Kicks Off the Rollout of the Windows 10 May Update 1903
sistemi operativi
::: Slashdot

Stop treating open source like a product you purchased
open source
::: RichRogersIoT

Microsoft Announces Xbox Content Moderation To Cut Back on Toxic Comments
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: Slashdot

Google Says Some G Suite User Passwords Were Stored In Plaintext Since 2005
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Past me really saved present me a ton of time
cit.
::: wilbowma

A large part of mathematics which becomes useful developed with absolutely no desire to be useful and in a situation where nobody could possibly know in what area it would become useful
cit.
::: mathematicsprof

Microsoft Calls For Federal Regulation of the Tech Industry
politica | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Comcast Is Reportedly Developing a Device That Would Track Your Bathroom Habits
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

When developing Python libraries, I've often wanted to check the type of an object without importing the associated module
Python
::: jakevdp ::: jakevdp

We think awful code is written by awful devs
cit.
::: RichRogersIoT

Why do the exterior #angles of a #polygon equal 360 degrees?
matematica
::: Nereide

Cable TV Customer Satisfaction Falls Even Further Behind Streaming Video
media
::: Slashdot

The most thorough code review
Twitter
::: jakevdp

Great thread started by @MegLeta on shortcomings of #GDPR
European privacy friends), would you change anything about GDPR? Asking for a friend...
Web, Internet | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: omertene

Trump Administration Could Blacklist Chinese Surveillance Technology Firm
The move would effectively place the company, Hikvision, on a United States blacklist. It also would mark the first time the Trump administration punished a Chinese company for its role in the surveillance and mass detention of Uighurs
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi

HongMeng OS Is Huawei’s Alternative to Android (Rumor)
sistemi operativi | dispositivi mobili
::: Gianlucadfiore


Why the Christchurch Call to Remove Online Terror Content Triggers Free Speech Concerns
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | censura
::: fabiochiusi

Yet another proof that banning social media is a terrible idea: Fake news rampant after Sri Lanka attacks despite social media ban
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | censura
::: fabiochiusi

The Huawei's crisis teaches the Chinese two things: do not rely on silicon valley's state companies and diversify to spread the risk
economia, lavoro
::: real_fabristol

Non seguo molta politica su Twitter, ma certo i miei contatti sono perlopiù progressisti o comunque lontani dal sovranismo. Eppure, a pochi giorni dalle europee...
Twitter | politica
::: ivosilvestro

Ahead of the #EUelections2019 we look at what people in some EU countries think about news and how they find and interact with it.
media | politica
::: risj_oxford

Thanks @antergos for the short, but awesome, ride
Linux distro
::: WebReflection

On Human Rights and Artificial Intelligence: How automated decision-making interferes with the rights to privacy and social security, and State obligations to guarantee the exercise of these rights without discrimination and undue private interference
artificial intelligence | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: manmader

Sulla via della seta mi sono seduto e ho pianto: cronache dalla guerra tra #google e #huawei a bordo di @AmazonIT
Mario Natangelo rockz 💥 (sì, lo so, già detto ma re-repetita juventus)
politica | ditte | dispositivi mobili
::: NatangeloM

Quest’estate aumenteranno molte tariffe telefoniche
economia, lavoro
::: ilpost

Le Digital Humanities tra Egemonia culturale e quarta Rivoluzione Industriale
innovazioni, futuro | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: LorenzoTomasin

The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 6.2.4
applicazioni, programmi
::: italovignoli

Microsoft removes Huawei laptop from store, remains silent on potential Windows ban
politica
::: emenietti

Visualizing π - Distribution of the first 1,000 digits
matematica | ooh!
::: Nereide

#ArtificialIntelligence #DataProtection and Elections from @EP_ThinkTank "...the lawfulness of some parties' data collection and use remains questionable"
artificial intelligence | politica
::: CmpfEui

Al giorno d'oggi c'è un nuovo elemento che sancisce la forza di uno stato: il controllo sullo sviluppo dell’#intelligenzaartificiale. L'Unione Europea, tuttavia, sembra non averlo capito
artificial intelligence
::: senticp


You probably thought there were many math journals, but I bet you never thought there were this many
matematica
::: mathematicsprof

It's about time!
Python
::: gvanrossum

Here's how to minimise targeted ads on 4 more companies
ad, pubblicità
::: privacyint

"In response to the ads, the tracking, the trolling, the hype, and other predatory behaviors, we’re retreating to our dark forests of the internet, and away from the mainstream" -- The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet
Web, Internet
::: fabiochiusi

Indonesia Restricts WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram Usage Following Deadly Riots
censura
::: Slashdot

find files/dirs modified within a given period
linguaggi di programmazione
::: bashoneliners

If you think Facebook data scandals are outrageous, just wait for AT&T to get started
economia, lavoro
::: reckless

Oh, niiiice ... #Lisp Flavoured #Rust
Ketos
programmazione funzionale
::: oubiwann

For years we debated on how to export European intrusion software, barely on how they are being used here. Here's what's happening in Italy
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: botherder

Le features che permettono di centralizzare le notifiche tra smartphone e PC vengono utilizzate solo dai singles
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Genjuro75

Calling all gamers and developers! The most famous strategy game since chess – played by artificial minds. Are you ready? Every month, the World Champion @Ence_Serral will face off against the top rated bot
artificial intelligence
::: ReaktorNow

@DPCIreland open a formal statutory inquiry into “suspected infringement” of the GDPR by Google's behavioural advertising empire
frodi
::: RaviNa1k ::: davidcochrane

Robots
umorismo
::: gabsmashh

Of course disinformation campaigns are not the only problem. #RealityIsAlwaysGrey
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: thek3nger

How people fight online vs real life
umorismo
::: StartGrowthHack

Facebook have a security team 30,000 strong. Avaaz have 30 people paid for by crowdfunding. So why were Avaaz's able to catch networks spreading hate to millions that Facebook missed?
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: _EmmaGH

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