07 luglio, 2019

Visto nel Web - 411

Caldo, troppo, voglia di andare a cercare un posto più fresco ma intanto ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


A Researcher Attempted To Opt Out of Facial Recognition at the Airport -- It Wasn't Easyriconoscimento facciale
::: Slashdot

Facebook, WhatsApp e Instagram vanno a singhiozzo in mezza Europa, e noi ci lamentiamo del caldo. Non sappiamo più riconoscere i veri problemi
social media
::: SergioGridelli ::: carolafrediani

File-Storage App 4shared Caught Serving Invisible Ads and Making Purchases Without Consent
frodi
::: Slashdot

Finalmente un articolo basato sui fatti, approfondito e con indicazioni. Da leggere tutta quest'intervista alla psicologa e psicoterapeuta Viola Nicolucci
games
::: timetit

Facebook’s image outage reveals how the company’s AI tags your photos
artificial intelligence | Facebook
::: fabiochiusi

Google Internet Balloon Spinoff Loon Still Looking For Its Wing
Web, Internet | innovazioni, futuro
::: Slashdot

Fascinating and disturbing report on UK Met Police use of facial recognition. At the heart of this is the problem of AI in these sensitive cases - what metric do you use to determine 'success'? Are the people using them competent to understand the tech and it's implications?
riconoscimento facciale
::: CharlieBeckett

Twitter ormai utilizzato per
social media
::: BeppeBeppetti

Photopea is a free online alternative to Photoshop. An advanced photo editor which supports PSD file format AND has set templates/sizes for Social Media
applicazioni, programmi
::: MrLauLearning

Someone Is Spamming and Breaking a Core Component of PGP's Ecosystem
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

New to contributing to open source, and confused about git and GitHub? Read @WillingCarol's post and it will all fall into place!
Web, Internet
::: gvanrossum

Moore's Law Isn't Dead, But Needs a New and Broader Interpretation: Intel's Top Exec
pubblicità o non ho capito?
hardware
::: Slashdot

France has declared #ClimateEmergency. This gained near zero attention
ambiente, ecologia
::: GretaThunberg

Really liking IBM Plex Mono
tools, componenti software
::: greghendershott


Microsoft's Cloud-Only Xbox Still In Development, Report Says
hardware | games
::: Slashdot

Amazon Can Be Held Liable For Third-Party Seller Products, Court Says
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Bitcoin's Energy Consumption 'Equals That of Switzerland'
blockchain e crypto* | energia
::: Slashdot

A meme page to check every time MatLab crashes
umorismo
::: memecrashes

In the End Is the Command Line
un po' invecchiato il libro --hey! 20 anni-- ma i nuovi scopriranno una meraviglia; ma Doc ha un sacco di cose da dire
Linux
::: Gianlucadfiore

replace 'en', 'fr', or others, with `navigator.language`
linguaggi di programmazione
::: WebReflection

China E-Files – Come è cambiata la vita dei cinesi con l’Intelligenza Artificiale?
Pagamenti, tribunali, fabbriche
artificial intelligence
::: simopieranni

One of the most mysterious things in the world for me: decaf coffee
forse OT ma si sa che il caffè... e poi in questo periodo di (quasi) ferie parecchi nerds postano cose diverse dal solito, come questa.
::: fchollet

The topic seems very specific but as usual @giacomozucco puts a lot of gems — insight and wisdom — in it; like the inherent reasons why #ethereum (et al) will fail, the relations b/w the (possible success of the) (#bitcoin) #blockchain and the layer2/layer3 projects...
blockchain e crypto*
::: hronir

Quanti per i manifestanti e quanti per la questura? -> for the first time in the march’s history a group of researchers combined artificial intelligence and manual counting techniques to estimate the size of the crowd concluding that 265,000 people marched
artificial intelligence | politica | riconoscimento facciale
::: simopieranni

Vi siete mai chiesti quale sia il sistema operativo che gestisce le biglietterie automatiche ATM? Stamattina finalmente l'ho scoperto
hardware
::: xmau

California is the first state to try to reduce the power of bots by requiring that they reveal their “artificial identity” when they are used to sell a product or influence a voter
web-bot, robocall
::: fabiochiusi

Hacker Who Launched DDoS Attacks on Sony, EA, and Steam Gets 27 Months in Prison
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot


The game's creators, Jon Roozenbeek and Sander van der Linden, said their new study shows that when people learn how to create fake news in the game, they are better able to resist it in real life
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: fabiochiusi

This ingenious algorithm outsmarts deepfakes
deepfake | algoritmi, codice
::: emenietti

Demand Grows For Tiny Phone Chargers Using 'New Silicon'
innovazioni, futuro
::: Slashdot

French Mediapart - one of the most successful digital-born news media in the world - has placed its capital a new Fund for a Free Press to maintain site's independence and "defend the freedom, independence and pluralism of the press",four founders announce
media | open source
::: rasmus_kleis

Don’t say fake news
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: UNHCRPartners

Rust 1.36 is here!! 🎉💯❤️
linguaggi di programmazione
::: rustlang

Robots
robots, automazione
::: MachinePix

Mistakes we make using JavaScript Promises
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Gianlucadfiore

Migrating to GraphQL: A Practical Assessment
programming, codice, snippet
::: Gianlucadfiore

Remember the EU Copyright Directive, voted this April?
copyright e brevetti | censura
::: listnux

The early development of programming languages. Knuth and Pardo, 1976
storia
::: CompSciFact

“Misinformazione” anche in italiano?
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: terminologia

Technology is a word that
cit.
::: FUZxxl

Anyone with more than 30,000 social media followers considered a celebrity, advertising watchdog rules'
social media | ad, pubblicità
::: fabiochiusi


the tech sector has seen many lay-offs, reports of cancelled bonuses, and most tellingly of all, a sharp decline in demand for new hires - China’s tech sector faces ‘hangover after the party’, with trade war and economic slowdown hitting employment
economia, lavoro
::: simopieranni

WTF @hacker_journal con questo follow mi avete fatto viaggiare nel tempo e tornare ai miei 15 anni 🤟🏻 #hj
storia
::: ebobferraris

#ECONOMIA. Le 10 economie più innovative del mondo secondo l'Innovation Index 2019 di Bloomberg
innovazioni, futuro
::: Asiablog_it

Was it that simple? It took you 2 minutes to find the solution and you just googled it
cit.
::: mariofusco

7-Eleven Japanese Customers Lose $500,000 Due To Mobile App Flaw
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

TikTok is under investigation in the UK over children's data privacy rights -- concerns include how TikTok collects and uses children’s data and the app’s open messaging system which allows adults to message children
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: hare_brain

Today’s computer chips are ubiquitous. But in 1962, the U.S. government was the only one buying them. This is a great story on modern computing's forgotten history and the role the space race played in kicking off the digital age
storia
::: BradSmi

Wikipedia Co-founder Slams Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter and the 'Appalling' Internet
social media
::: Slashdot

Image Recognition, Mini Apps, QR Codes: How China Uses Tech To Sort Its Waste
innovazioni, futuro | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Google Maintains a List of Everything You Ever Bought Using Gmail, Even if You Delete All Your Emails
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Buongiorno. Oggi è il 5 luglio 2019. Sono stata prosciolta da reati che mi volevano all'ergastolo esattamente 3 anni fa. Sto ancora aspettando che la giustizia penale e civile faccia il suo corso nei confronti di chi mi ha massacrata e sconvolto la mia esistenza. #Rispetto
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: ilariacapua

Five Couples Have Lined Up for CRISPR Babies To Avoid Deafness
etica | innovazioni, futuro
::: Slashdot

Twitter licenzia l'autore dell'aggiornamento che ripete gli hashtag
umorismo
::: Labbufala

Apollo guidance computer

Hard questions in AI touch not only computer science, but also mathematics, cognitive science, and philosophy
artificial intelligence
::: fchollet

Fake Samsung Firmware Update App Tricks More Than 10 Million Android Users
frodi
::: Slashdot

Wait, what? @Mozilla nominated as the "Internet Villain" by the UK ISP Association. This is so stupid and ignorant tweet. If anything we all should use @Firefox
frodi
::: nixcraft

Dice che i siti di notizie hanno ormai spesso accessi da smartphone vicini al 90%. L’ignoranza che avanza ad amplissime falcate e di cui nessuno si occupa
media
::: mante

Passersby Feel Sorry For Aging Deep Blue Sitting At Washington Square Park Chess Table All Day
umorismo
::: TheOnion

LightSail 2 Sends Back 1st Signals From Its Solar-Surfing Test Flight
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

Technological and scientific progress is driven much less by curiosity or idealism than by competition and conflict. Historically, most advances have military origins. This, too, says something about intelligence
innovazioni, futuro
::: fchollet

London Police's Face Recognition System Gets It Wrong 81 Percent of the Time
riconoscimento facciale
::: Slashdot

21 open problems in Artificial Intelligence
notevole, imho
artificial intelligence
::: lemire

Toyota Testing Improved Solar Roof For Electric Cars That Can Charge While Driving
energia
::: Slashdot

Almost a Third of World's Top VPNs Are Secretly Owned By Chinese Firms, Study Finds
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Waymo Can Now Shuttle Passengers In Its Self-Driving Cars In California
automazione
::: Slashdot

So it is finally here: reveal day. I am proud to announce I have written a paper with help from a variety of people that comes from a massive leaked database of Chinese CV's that shows just how close Huawei and Chinese state security services are
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Huawei
::: BaldingsWorld


my favorite way to understand algorithms is by implementing them wrong and realizing I wasted a bunch of time because I was too stubborn to read an explanation of them to begin with
molto più serio di quel che sembra a prima vista
programming, codice, snippet
::: krismicinski

Safer Nuclear Reactors Are On the Way
energia
::: Slashdot

Netflix Could Lose Almost a Quarter of Its Subscribers If It Started Running Ads, Study Shows
ad, pubblicità
::: Slashdot

Per l'Espresso era la “trafficante di virus” che operava nel “business delle epidemie” che seguiva una “cinica strategia commerciale”. Stessa definizione usata per Enzo Tortora: “Cinico mercante di morte”. Oggi, tre anni fa, l'assoluzione di @ilariacapua
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | media
::: lucianocapone

Perchè stamane twitto compulsivamente?
programming, codice, snippet | umorismo
::: Cr1st14nM3s14n0

Roughly 15 inches of annual rainfall is needed to maintain an agricultural economy. This #map shows the 15-inch Isohyet line alongside the population density in #China. #Geography still matters
38 cm sono pochi, pochissimi da noi
ambiente, ecologia
::: simongerman600

Amazon Seeks Permission To Launch 3,236 Internet Satellites
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

People have different expectations. I would always expect SORT to be destructive. Scheme names it SORT!. But it does not matter much to me. It matters more to me that Scheme as a whole language group is much more fragmented and has a much more less integrated language design
lungo thread (questo tweet è a metà) sui linguaggi, quello perfetto deve ancora essere implementato
linguaggi di programmazione
::: RainerJoswig

C'è un sito per scrivere una privacy policy a fumetti in pochi minuti
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: lucabolognini

Pubblicato il primo report con i dati raccolti da CSTRIKE, la "lista degli attacchi informatici"
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: marcogovoni

Meet the pirate queen making academic papers free online
non nuovissima ma sempre attuale
open source
::: marcodelmastro

Why Is Slack Retaining Everyone's Chat History?
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Science and Technology links (July 6th, 2019)
novità
::: lemire


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