15 agosto, 2019

Visto nel Web - 422

Ferragosto, un po' (tanto) così ma intanto ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


This paper is brilliant & provides a vision of a cloud that organizations can trust. "Bolted" allows customers to provide their own attestation infrastructure to validate firmware. They replace UEFI with Heads (coreboot + linux bootloader in ROM) \o/
programming, codice, snippet
::: jessfraz

Can Swap Space Solve System Performance Issues?
Linux
::: Slashdot

Cheap, Portable Device Uses Quantum Dots to Spot Deadly Bacteria
New device spots MRSA fast
innovazioni, futuro
::: EmWaltz

New Spectre-like CPU Vulnerability Bypasses Existing Defenses
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

What I don't like about measure theory is that you have to say "almost everywhere" almost everywhere
cit.
::: mathematicsprof

Kotaku Posts 'A Reminder That Video Games Are A Force For Good'
games
::: Slashdot

Here are the slides for my DEF CON talk on black market cellphone location data for anyone who wants them
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: josephfcox

Should Some Sites Be Liable For The Content They Host?
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Get your work recognized: write a brag document
lavoro
::: Gianlucadfiore

Gogoro is a line of highly successful scooters in Taiwan, based on their advanced battery-swapping technology
energia
::: Rainmaker1973

Another Google Service Closes: Texts with Voicemail Transcripts
Google
::: Slashdot

Here's a timelapse of images over 2.5 hr from May from @keckobservatory of the supermassive black hole Sgr A*
scienza
::: quantumpenguin

Ma un megafono
umorismo
::: CarloStagnaro


Facial Recognition Deployed on Children at Hundreds of US Summer Camps
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Landmark 2.80 Release of Open Source Blender 3D With Improved UI Now Available
applicazioni, programmi
::: Slashdot

This makes me feel less alone
io cmq sono sempre per RTFM!
umorismo
::: alacodes

One thing that I wish more people realized: intelligence is not something uniquely human that has evolved specifically for homo sapiens over the past 300,000 years. Many species share much of the same cognitive building blocks we possess
scienza
::: fchollet

ASCII flight simulator, written in BASIC
storia
::: bmoshix

Why is the “Save” button on MS Excel represented by the picture of vending machine? (with purchased drink at the bottom)
umorismo
::: nobi

New Electric Motor Design Massively Boosts Power, Torque, and Efficiency
innovazioni, futuro
::: Slashdot

Riguardo alla perdita di 10mila fans dal FB di Matteo Salvini, ecco una analisi più interessante. Il numero dei fan crescono dal 2017 da 1.8M a 3.6M ma le condivisioni e interazioni non aumentano
Facebook | politica
::: alex_orlowski

Visualizing what a PEG parser does
programming, codice, snippet
::: gvanrossum

Does Quantum Cryptography Need a Reboot?
programming, codice, snippet
::: Slashdot

Guido van Rossum Looks at Python's Past, Present, and Future
Python
::: Slashdot


Hey! di quando ero piccolo
umorismo
::: Grady_Booch

Instagram, Facebook and YouTube to be fined millions of pounds for showing toxic videos'
Facebook
::: DamianCollins

Behold! @xfceofficial released a new stable v4.14 after 4 years with various long-due improvements, including a complete transition to GTK3 and enhanced multi-monitor support, plus various new features which may or may not be a good idea to have ;^)
Linux
::: jaromil

Buttons are back on the menu: "The US Navy will replace its touchscreen controls with mechanical ones on its destroyers"
programming, codice, snippet
::: oulasvirta

Are We In 'The Golden Age of Open Source'?
open source
::: Slashdot

I've updated my essay on intelligence, Ray Kurzweil's prediction, our progress so far (in statistical learning and hardware) with additional references, in particular, describing complexity of simple, e.g., single-cell, organisms
artificial intelligence
::: srchvrs

London’s Kings Cross has installed facial recognition cameras without consent throughout the public areas that it owns (incl office buildings, Central St martins, schools and shops.) Canary Wharf is looking to follow suit
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: madhumita29

A Wearable Robotic Tail Could Improve Your Balance
robots, automazione
::: Slashdot

Which notation do you find easier to understand?
pochi voti, non sempre Twitter funziona (e per queste richieste praticamente mai); e un'altra cosa: inutile pensare a tempo lunghi (max 2 giorni e poi tutto è obsoleto)
programming, codice, snippet
::: PaniczGodek

Samsung Just Made a 108MP Camera for Phones
tecnologia | dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

One bleak future for writing pedagogy: an arms race of plagiarism/detector software, particularly if schools farm out more evaluation to algorithmic graders
artificial intelligence | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: FrankPasquale

IBM introduced its first PC #otd in 1981. With a 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 microprocessor, the $1600 “Model 5150” soon became the best-selling computer in the world
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL


The magic wordumorismo
::: kathyra_

GM, Volkswagen Say Goodbye To Hybrid Vehicles
energia
::: Slashdot

Terrific example of DSL design in action
linguaggi di programmazione
::: yonkeltron

Oggi ero da Google a Madrid e nonostante la brutta situazione che viviamo in Europa con i sovranisti, ho sorriso
umorismo
::: alex_orlowski

Quello che The Great Hack non vi ha detto di Cambridge Analytica
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: philipdisalvo

Confession: I have never bought an e-book. I still prefer print books for everything but especially for coding books
media
::: slicknet

Verizon To Sell Tumblr To WordPress Owner
blog
::: Slashdot

Google Warns: Embedding Instagram Images Can Cause SEO Issues
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Gianlucadfiore

OH: sufficiently advanced ruby
cit.
::: peterseibel

Almost Half of Employees Have Access To More Data Than They Need
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

We shall call this: Canadian Linux
umorismo
::: mainframed767


Uber Imposes Engineer Hiring Freeze as Losses Mount
ditte
::: Slashdot

ByteDance Launches New Search Engine in China
applicazioni, programmi
::: Slashdot

Hey undergrads, just let me know who you are and I will retweet you too. 😉
umorismo
::: jeanqasaur

Ebola Is Now Curable
scienza
::: Slashdot ::: shepkevin

Books are defrag for the mind
cit.
::: fchollet

A Fullstack Todo List Built Using Go/Gin/Postgres/React Stack
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Gianlucadfiore

Nuclear Reactor For Mars Outpost Could Be Ready To Fly By 2022
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

You can easily secure America's e-voting systems tomorrow
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: quinta

sistema operativo da montare
sistemi operativi
::: xmau

Did YouTube help radicalize Brazil towards the far right?
social media
::: fabiochiusi

glom is probably one of the #Python util libs that went the fastest from “what even is this?” to “how did I ever live without it?”
Python
::: hynek

How Netflix Is Using Its Muscle To Push Filmmaking Technology Boundaries
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot


Racket 7.4 is here... now with RacketCS!
language Racket
::: racketlang

How One City Saved $5 Million by Routing School Buses with an Algorithm
algoritmi, codice
::: Slashdot

AI Used To Narrate E-books in Authors' Voices
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

Can humans merge with AI? Not a good idea says @DrSueSchneider
artificial intelligence
::: johnthornhillft

After 1 hour of looking at my new smart lock, I am now able to remotely unlock every front door in the apartment complex
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: MalwareTechBlog

Facebook Paid Contractors To Transcribe Users' Audio Chats
Facebook
::: Slashdot

Fish-controlled car, like an inverse scuba suit
umorismo | automazione
::: MachinePix

Vulnerability in Microsoft CTF Protocol Goes Back To Windows XP
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Apparently there’s a deleted scene from the opening of 2001
umorismo
::: davidlymanning

Learn how VoyagerX used TensorFlow Lite GPU and deep learning to scan books and flatten curved pages in this guest post by the @vFlat_ team. #PoweredByTF
machine learning
::: TensorFlow

Amazon's Facial Recognition Misidentified 1 in 5 California Lawmakers as Criminals
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot


Concerned Parent: If all your friends jumped off a bridge would you follow them?
machine learning
::: RichRogersIoT

Researcher Makes Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables That Will Hijack Your Computer
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Hm, replacing passwords with things that *can't be reissued if you get hacked* does not seem to be the most direct path to better security
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: jeanqasaur

Major breach found in biometrics system used by banks, UK police and defence firms
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi

Mamma, mi spieghi come funziona Twitter ?
umorismo
::: TizziRadrizzani

This brilliant cover story by Nitasha Tiku is a must-read
lungo e impressionante
Google | lavoro | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: sarahjeong

FBI Seeks To Monitor Facebook, Oversee Mass Social Media Data Collection
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

LibreOffice 6.2.6 is ready, all users should update for enhanced security
open source | applicazioni, programmi
::: italovignoli

Cray Is Building a Supercomputer To Manage the US' Nuclear Stockpile
hardware | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Good read for #Ethereum users (and all those interested in #blockchain #language #development...)
blockchain e crypto*
::: jaromil

Russia's Mail.Ru Eyes Pre-installing Software on Huawei Devices
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot

Happy birthday to @arXiv, which launched #otd in 1991!
Web, Internet
::: MIT_CSAIL

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