03 novembre, 2019

Visto nel Web - 445

Mentre va a concludersi la marattinata c'è anche la presa di posizione di Jack, rockz!, e inoltre ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.



The latest Sci-Hub working domain(Last check time:Wed, 30 Oct 2019 17:13:01 GMT)open source
::: scihub_love

Google Workers Sidestepping Controversial Chrome Tool Sparks Security Worries
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

A way to describe intelligence is that it is the power to produce abstraction. AI in the true sense would be Autonomous Abstraction. Current AI consists of recording abstractions generated by the human mind (via hard-coding rules, training ML models on human-labeled data, etc)
artificial intelligence
::: fchollet

Tracking Satellites Through Crowdsourcing
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

#garanteprivacy: “Pensare di imbrigliare infrastrutture mondiali con una nostra leggina nazionale è velleitario e consegnare l’intera anagrafica a privati è pericoloso”
#Marattin, marattinate, pensate farlokke | censura | politica
::: faffa42

Ancora sulla (triste) telenovela censoria
#Marattin, marattinate, pensaate farlokke
::: ilmanifesto ::: zacchiro ::: gdacunzo73 ::: vitalbaa ::: vitalbaa ::: luciopicci ::: evaristegal0is ::: fabiochiusi ::: carlogubi ::: ebobferraris ::: evaristegal0is ::: arturodicorinto ::: luigimarattin ::: suzukimaruti ::: ffffjd ::: paperina_2356 ::: massimosandal ::: TuxmAL ::: mante ::: philipdisalvo ::: ebobferraris ::: TuxmAL ::: ebobferraris ::: evaristegal0is ::: ilmanifesto ::: mante ::: MauroV1968 ::: fabiochiusi ::: SignorErnesto ::: AlfonsoFuggetta ::: mante ::: ebobferraris ::: Gabry89 ::: Genjuro75 ::: sdallagata ::: _happycactus_ ::: welikeduel ::: lercionotizie ::: mante ::: PaolaPisano_Min

IBM: AI Will Change Every Job and Increase Demand For Creative Skills
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

Hey! Our #WaybackMachine was just named the 28th most important website of all time by @PopMech. Behind Google (#19) and Wikipedia (#26) but ahead of FB #34, Youtube #36 and Reddit #37. All in all, not bad
storia
::: internetarchive

We’ve made the decision to stop all political advertising on Twitter globally. We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought. Why? A few reasons...🧵
Twitter | ad, pubblicità | politica
::: fchollet ::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi ::: LalaHu9 ::: alex_orlowski ::: mante ::: emenietti ::: Snowden ::: wiczipedia ::: fabiochiusi ::: AOC ::: fabiochiusi ::: SarahEskens ::: fabiochiusi ::: ellanso ::: kreissdaniel ::: jeffdeist ::: rasmus_kleis ::: jaromil ::: WillOremus ::: ajreid ::: fabiochiusi ::: JamieJBartlett

Dalle #criptovalute rischi compreso riciclaggio e terrorismo. Il G7 chiede che Libra sia bloccata sinché la società emittente non dimostrerà che la criptovaluta “è sicura e protetta”
Facebook | blockchain e crypto*
::: Valori_it

NHS Pagers Are Leaking Medical Data
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Tel Aviv has more startups per capita than anywhere in the world outside of Silicon Valley. Why?
innovazioni, futuro
::: IEEESpectrum

everse engineer?
umorismo
::: brianloveswords


Facebook Permanently Deletes the Accounts of NSO Workers
Facebook | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Apple App Store Bug Reportedly Erases Over 20 Million App Ratings In a Week
bug
::: Slashdot

one of my favorite feelings in the world is when i end the workday feeling frustrated/confused by a problem that i've spent awhile trying to figure out
hey! me too!!
programming, codice, snippet
::: vaidehijoshi

apparently the ACM @sigplan twitter account just started following me, which means my long con to trick people into thinking I have any actual PL credentials is going great
Lexi rockz! 💥
programming, codice, snippet
::: lexi_lambda

DeepMind's StarCraft 2 AI Is Now Better Than 99.8 Percent of All Human Players
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

A programming language concept that is new to Java: sealed types
mi piace sempre meno; ma niente panico, sono solo io (me)
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Oraclejavamag

Note to engineers: This is why @MATLAB is a bad choice for education and why Python with great tools like numpy and scipy is a better option
Python
::: SWPrescott

Facebook: we can’t censor political ads even if they’re false. Also Facebook: we’re banning all sexual fruits and vegetables.
Facebook
::: AndySpecht ::: fabiochiusi ::: mtorchiano

Brace yourselves: filters are coming
social media
::: fabiochiusi

Today China rolls out world’s largest #5G mobile phone network with three operators: China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom. Largest cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen will get coverage first
5G | Cina
::: LalaHu9

La Repubblica ci insegna ancora una volta come si prende un discorso complesso, simpatetico e ampio e lo si trasforma in una stronzata
acchiappa-clic
::: thek3nger

GitHub is censored in Spain as the government attempts to silence Catalan protestors
censura
::: hronir


Huawei Gave Its Blacklist Verdict By Posting 66 Percent Gain In Smartphone Shipments
Huawei | Cina
::: Slashdot

I do not understand why do you like Instagram so much
social media
::: thek3nger

Scheme Workshop videos are online
Scheme
::: tomgilray

Manca un video in italiano che spieghi la #SupremaziaQuantistica.. *io esaltata alle 2 del mattino, postandolo su YouTube* ... Pubblicato 🤩!
quantum computing
::: LallinaManenti

Talking about ads in social media, facebook provides freely day-by-day data on spending by advertisers "about social issues, elections or politics". Here, for example, the quite surprising data from the last 90 days in Italy
provato a cercare "Salvini" -> errore!
Facebook
::: acerbialberto

Text Editor Releases 'Free Uyghur' Edition, Gets Swamped With Chinese Spam
censura
::: Slashdot

6465 euro di multa per andare in giro con un monopattino senza casco e patente...
innovazioni, futuro
::: feros3161

"Questo non può essere il risultato che tu e io desideriamo". Aaron Sorkin, che su di lui aveva fatto un film raccontandolo liricamente, ha scritto una lettera aperta a Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook
::: marina_catucci

Zuckerberg Doubles Down on Facebook Political Ads Policy After Twitter Ban
Facebook | politica | ad, pubblicità
::: Slashdot

China-Linked Hackers Target Military, Government Texts, FireEye Says
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Linux Mint 19.3 ‘Tricia’ Will Arrive ‘Before Christmas’ Wearing Various Changes
Linux distro
::: dcavedon

I wish I watched this series by @jakevdp when I first started learning data science/using Jupyter Notebooks
Python
::: mrdbourke

Launched yesterday: hosted, shareable TensorBoard dashboards
TensorFlow e Keras
::: fchollet


ACLU Sues FBI, DOJ Over Facial-Recognition Technology, Criticizing 'Unprecedented' Surveillance and Secrecy
riconoscimento facciale
::: slashdot

Linux on the desktop
umorismo
::: SwiftOnSecurity

Coca-Cola, Nestle, and PepsiCo Are the Top 3 Plastic Polluters on the Planet
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Defense Innovation Board Unveils AI Ethics Principles For the Pentagon
etica | artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

Parsing numbers in C++: streams, strtod, from_chars
programming, codice, snippet
::: lemire

🎉 I just open sourced a little @racketlang web app I've been using as an alternative to Google Analytics this past year called nemea
language Racket | open source
::: bogdanp

Complaints Mounting About iOS 13.2 Being 'More Aggressive at Killing Background Apps and Tasks'
sistemi operativi
::: Slashdot

Twitter wants to ban all political advertising. Well, Facebook did that in Washington state and it was a complete disaster. I spoke to a weed entrepreneur + a bouncy house tycoon who ran for Seattle City Council to find out why it's been such a failure
social media | ad, pubblicità
::: kellymakena

Keras Tuner is now out of beta! v1 is out on PyPI
Python | TensorFlow e Keras
::: fchollet

In today's @nytimes, Aaron Sorkin blasts Mark Zuckerberg for not fact-checking political ads. Ironically, it seems no one fact-checked Sorkin's own column, which falsely claims that half of Americans say Facebook is their main source of news
Facebook | ad, pubblicità | media
::: WillOremus ::: mante ::: washingtonpost

It’s not the crime, it’s the cover-up...always, always, always. This week @aoc brought the 🔥🔥🔥. And here’s why I think there’s trouble ahead for Zuck. This isn’t the end of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, it’s the beginning
Facebook
::: carolecadwalla

Ormai dare addosso a Zuck è diventato uno sport planetario
Facebook
::: mante


Google's Network Congestion Algorithm Isn't Fair, Researchers Say
Google
::: Slashdot

Make window transparent (50% opacity) in Gnome shell
tip, suggerimenti
::: commandlinefu

The Drone Wars Are Already Here
robots, automazione
::: Slashdot

Hear Them Scream: “OMG! He Doesn't Even Use Ubuntu?!”
Ubuntu | umorismo
::: omgubuntu

In his new book Permanent Record, whistleblower Edward Snowden discusses his experience in public school, ultimately explaining that the most valuable things he learned were a result of his freedom on the internet
Web, Internet | Edward Snowden | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: feeonline

Netflix Expands Into a World Full of Censors
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

It’s Halloween, but we don’t have to succumb to our fears, especially around the future of AI. If you want to know how scared you should or shouldn’t be, you can read our take on 6 AI fears in the Halloween special edition of The Batch!
artificial intelligence
::: AndrewYNg

At Least 13 Managed Service Providers Were Used To Push Ransomware This Year
frodi
::: Slashdot

WhatsApp hacked to spy on top government officials at U.S. allies - sources
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi ::: Snowden

Google's Sidewalk Labs Leaked Document Reveals Company's Early Vision For Data Collection, Tax Powers, Criminal Justice
Google
::: Slashdot

All the evidence to me indicates @snowden is a good actor - he leaked important information selectively and well with the public interest in mind. He balanced carefully the public’s right to know and legitimate security concerns
certo che a qualcuno non piace!
Edward Snowden
::: Martin_Hosking

Ma magari la soluzione al problema non è la mia, per l'odio sul web
troppo bella per metterla nel mucchio
censura
::: PiazzapulitaLA7


US Interior Department To Ground Its Drones Over Chinese Spying Risk
robots, automazione | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Good engineers first understand the 'why' & the 'what', bad engineers jump straight to the 'how'
cit.
::: RichRogersIoT

Turns out everybody needs a mask. Happy Halloween
riconoscimento facciale
::: Snowden

Uber Allegedly Paid $100K Ransom and Had Hackers Sign NDAs After Data Breach
frodi
::: Slashdot

L’eroe anti-ransomware
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: MauroV1968

Incognito Mode For Google Maps Arrives On Android
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

IEEE Fellow Chenyang Xu shares five common pitfalls he’s seen that can sink a startup and how to avoid them
innovazioni, futuro
::: IEEESpectrum

AirPods Pro Teardown Confirms That They're Just As Disposable As Ever
Apple
::: Slashdot

((λ.o o o) (λ.o o o))
tutto il thread; λoro si divertono così
umorismo
::: mcclure111

Anxiety about the effects of social media on young people [...]. The reality is much less alarming
social media
::: fabiochiusi

Facebook’s argument for allowing political ads is that it allows for “underdog” candidates to reach people they otherwise wouldn’t
Facebook | ad, pubblicità
::: samswey

I cannot say this loudly enough: 📢📢📢 There is no **transparency** without independent verification of the data itself. 📢📢📢 Why am I so adamant about this? We already know FB's ad library and API fail the transparency test
Facebook | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: RebekahKTromble


This also means experimental support for other operating systems. To demonstrate this, i just hacked together a quick-and-dirty config file for @AsteroidOS, and it works! Collaboration, anyone? #CommunityPower
hackers at work
::: NeoTheThird

Happy birthday, #Bitcoin! 11 years ago today, the world’s first #crypto was born. We brought cake... 🎂
blockchain e crypto*
::: eToro

Even as we are busy discussing what Facebook and Twitter will or won't allow politicians in democracies to do, Apple is collaborating with Tencent to blacklist, among other things, sites that "undermines the reputation and interests of the nation" in China
censura
::: rasmus_kleis

Congratulations to @FSFE on the launch of Software Freedom Podcast, which is off to an incredible start with their interview of @doctorow on the subject of #DRM and the #DayAgainstDRM! #dbd
open source
::: fsf

Labour calls for halt to Google's acquisition of Fitbit
The acquisition of a company with access to a variety of location and health-related data by a dominant adtech player that holds a wealth of information about our everyday lives creeps us out. Data monopolies are detrimental for our privacy and freedom
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | dati, raccolta
::: guardian

Undercover reporter reveals life in a Polish troll farm
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | frodi
::: mediaguardian

New apps and new updates already on #Ubuntu Touch thanks to @UBports on Oneplus One 3gb Ram 64GB storage. Powerful old phone bought back to life not sent to landfill
dispositivi mobili | Ubuntu
::: andybleaden

After decades spent building spacecraft, Jay Schmuecker has turned his attention to an equally complicated engineering problem: carbon-free farming
ambiente, ecologia
::: IEEESpectrum

A 40 anni di distanza dall'avvio dell'Open Door Policy, quando #Shenzhen fu scelta la prima zona economica speciale cinese, oggi è la città dove si sperimenta l'uso di #bigdata e intelligenza artificiale per diventare un 'modello di città socialista'
innovazioni, futuro | Cina
::: LalaHu9

In Russia è entrata in vigore una legge per aumentare il controllo dello stato su internet
censura
::: ilpost

due righe sull’aria che tira per le grandi piattaforme (potrebbero essere un po’ più di due righe 😇)
ditte | Web, Internet
::: emenietti

History tweet: this is the first 1GB hard drive, announced in 1980 by IBM. The platters are 14in in diameter - the whole thing weighed in at 29kg and cost about $50,000
storia
::: Raspberry_Pi

Susan, nipote della ballerina Alicia Markova Asshe (dal Post)

Six Reasons Why iOS 13 and Catalina Are So Buggy
sistemi operativi
::: lucaferrari15

Computer Files Are Going Extinct
riporto ma non è il mio sentimento
innovazioni, futuro
::: lucaferrari15

Mozilla To Stop Supporting Sideloaded Extensions In Firefox
browser
::: Slashdot

If you like tough questions, you might enjoy this one
Edward Snowden
::: Snowden

Google, Walmart Help Drive India Payments Past 1 Billion Transactions
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

#5G debutta in #Cina in circa 50 città, a Shanghai attivate 11.859 stazioni base. In Italia 5G verrà introdotto solo dal 2020. Col nuovo standard, velocità trasmissione dati 100 volte superiore a quella attuale, ma la vera novità riguarda #InternetOfThings
5G | Internet of things
::: LalaHu9

Apple TV+ Meets Rivals on Originals, But Lack of Back Catalog Is Big Omission
Apple
::: Slashdot

Italians would rather pay with BTC than Visa or Mastercard when shopping online
blockchain e crypto* | economia, lavoro
::: Cointelegraph

Facebook, Mozilla, and Cloudflare Announce New TLS Delegated Credentials Standard
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

We're really excited to announce the release of 'Get Started with Raspberry Pi', our brand-new book with a computer on the cover!
hardware
::: Raspberry_Pi

Python Adopts a 12-month Release Cycle
Python
::: Slashdot

US Opens National Security Investigation Into TikTok
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Black Salve Is A Dangerous Fake Cancer Cure, But It Continues To Flourish In Facebook Groups
Facebook | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot


One of my favourite programming tools: pencil and paper
programming, codice, snippet
::: mhyee

Whistleblower Edward @Snowden says Facebook is just as untrustworthy as the NSA. He told Recode's @karaswisher he thinks it’s a “mistake” to see the NSA as a bigger threat to privacy than tech companies
Edward Snowden
::: voxdotcom

I rattled off a bunch of thoughts about Google buying Fitbit. It really could turn into a Nest-sized fiasco if Google isn’t careful, but Osterloh did a good job with HTC. Still: it’s always a bummer when an independent hardware company goes away
Google | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: backlon

Microsoft is Replacing MSDN and TechNet Forums With Microsoft Q&A
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

NordVPN Users' Passwords Exposed In Mass Credential-Stuffing Attacks
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

DNA Databases Are a National Security Leak Waiting To Happen
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

I finally had a chance to read this report and it’s another illuminating look at an influence campaign with links to the IRA. I want to highlight a few things based on additional data I’ve found
Facebook
::: raymserrato

12 years of testing smartphones and only now I find the right way to move app icons from one screen to the other
dispositivi mobili
::: franticnews

Gaggle Knows Everything About Teens And Kids In School
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Giusto per aggiornare la nota vignetta di Steiner
umorismo
::: CBlengio

This is the world's smallest helicopter
innovazioni, futuro
::: DigitalTrends

Germania, un piano in nove punti contro l’estremismo di destra
social media | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: ilmanifesto


open access in the age of surveillance technology: fighting for ground in the public imagination
open source | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: erinroseglass

Ubuntu 19.10: La rivincita di GNOME
Ubuntu
::: Genjuro75

Opinion: Why Facebook Should Sit Out The 2020 Election
Facebook | politica
::: fabiochiusi

Twitter 2009/2019
Twitter
::: pejmanjohn

OHCHR | UN expert on torture sounds alarm again that Julian Assange’s life may be at risk
Julian Assange
::: dcavedon ::: fabiochiusi

In 2002, Jim Allchin co-president of Platforms at Microsoft wrote: "My conclusion: We are not on a path to win against Linux... team must get a couple more hot resources assigned to it immediately who can do a teardown of Linux"
storia
::: unix_byte

A review of identity-management practices in five African countries shows that much of the continent is well on its way towards comprehensive biometric registration. It could enable comprehensive citizen scoring or automated surveillance in the near future
riconoscimento facciale
::: fabiochiusi

The @maanow has dozens of mathematical treasures from the past, like Laplace's Celestial Mechanics
matematica | storia
::: mathematicsprof

Python Creator Guido van Rossum Retires, Heads To Python Conference
Python
::: Slashdot

Many people are wondering why some Twitter accounts keep posting false historical or scientific info/pictures. It’s often just a numbers game where facts and accuracy doesn’t matter. Read about the $1M-a-month business behind your favorite Twitter accounts
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: hoaxeye

Privacy Concerns Are Jeopardizing Investigations Into Facebook Disinformation
Facebook | politica
::: Slashdot


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