Dear Space Geeks of the world, when are you guys going to stop concerning yourselves with Mars and warp drives and put your considerable intelligence and money toward solving actual earth problems?
spazio, esplorazione | scienza | politica
::: mpigliucci
Enterprise password policy in a nutshell
umorismo
::: nixcraft
Why Is Russia's Suspected Internet Cable Spy Ship In the Mid-Atlantic?
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | cyberwar
::: Slashdot
Getting started with the GNOME Linux desktop
programming, codice, snippet
::: WebReflection
Maledetti..Tutto vogliono sapere per spiarci
umorismo
::: pranzista
Volkswagen Headquarters Raided Again After They Disclosed New Diesel Filtering 'Issue'
ambiente, ecologia | energia | frodi
::: Slashdot
Vieni su Twitter
umorismo
::: L_immaturo
Why Are Cops Around the World Using This Outlandish Mind-Reading Tool?
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot
Will Plunging Battery Prices Start a Boom In Electric Power?
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot
dear language designers, the trend here is quite clear and there's still space for growth
umorismo
::: PaniczGodek
Are You Ready for the End of Python 2?
Python
::: Slashdot
Reddit Bans 61 Accounts, Citing 'Coordinated' Russian Campaign To Interfere In UK Vote
cyberwar
::: Slashdot
Upload passport scan and selfie to get free wifi? 🤔
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: JaromirHorejsi
In Silicon Valley, you don't say "a lot" (as in "a lot bigger"), you say "10x". "It's raining 10x today"
umorismo
::: fchollet
This from Michael Freeden’s excellent ‘very short introduction’ to Ideology explains quite clearly why our debate around topics such as “fake news”, “bots” or “AI” have become so ideological: language is about shaping perceptions and, through that, policy
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | artificial intelligence
::: fabiochiusi
Can We Kill Fake News With Blockchain?
blockchain e crypto* | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot
Da Israele miglia di post fasulli sui social per infangare le deputate Usa musulmame ed eccitare l’odio islamofobico. Lo rivela The Guardian
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni | politica
::: francofontana43
Will Robots Wipe Out Wall Street's Highest-Paying Jobs?
artificial intelligence | lavoro
::: Slashdot
20 Low-End VPS Providers Suddenly Shutting Down In a 'Deadpooling' Scam
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot
Bought this book in #Tokyo...the Manga Guide to Machine Learning. It even covers TensorFlow and Keras!
manuali, how to
::: lmoroney
Linux Users Can Now Use Disney+ After DRM Fix
DRM == male!
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot
Debian Begins Vote On Supporting Non-Systemd Init Options
Linux distro
::: Slashdot
The AI Frontier of Economic Theory
“Whereas Pierre-Simon Laplace regarded “the present state of the universe as the effect of its past and the cause of its future,” the reverse is true in economics: what we expect other people to do later causes what we do now”. Confesso che non l'ho letto (quando sarò vecchio)
artificial intelligence | economia, lavoro
::: mmacis
Former Oracle Product Manager Claims He Was Forced Out For Refusing to Sell Vaporware
ditte
::: Slashdot
Beijing has ordered all government offices and public institutions to remove foreign computer equipment and software within three years
Cina
::: fabiochiusi ::: simopieranni ::: LalaHu9
"GPT-2 can’t write a novel; not even the semblance, if you’re thinking Austen or Franzen. It can barely get out a sentence before losing the thread". Also no, poetry books do not get "generated" in 6 hours
artificial intelligence
::: fabiochiusi
Silicon Valley tech barons have a power that exceeds that of titans past, exerting their will through surveillance capitalism. To save trust in liberal democracy is not enough to break up Big Tech, we should prohibit this business model
ditte | antitrust | politica
::: francesca_bria
The few published studies looking into the impacts of these tools indicate that they may have the opposite effect, breaking down trust relationships within schools and discouraging adolescents from reaching out for help—particularly those in minority and LGBTQ communities
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi
How neural networks work—and why they’ve become a big business
neural networks
::: Info_Activism
Community driven #development #fail: the case of Mircosoft "#UserVoice" platform, dismissed 2 months ago and its most voted item for WSL (loopback mount) ignored for more than 3 years now
programming, codice, snippet
::: jaromil
Social Media Penetrates Every Aspect of Our Online Lives for Profit
The problem are not social networks per-se, the problem is the incentive to exploit and manipulate people's attention and political orientation because of a ruthless for-profit model
social media | economia, lavoro
::: jaromil
Your phone is spying on you
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: listnux
Elementary school deployment of #facialrecognition technology, Nanjing China
riconoscimento facciale
::: mbrennanchina
textwrap — Formatting Text Paragraphs
Python
::: pymotw
Libraries and archives stand to gain from the new #copyright directive, but it will depend on us to make sure that the exceptions for their benefit are implemented in a way that allows them to do their jobs & preserve our cultural heritage
copyright e brevetti | censura
::: Senficon
Verizon Kills Email Accounts of Archivists Trying To Save Yahoo Groups History
Web, Internet | social media
::: Slashdot
Intel’s new cryogenic chip called Horse Ridge, named for one of the coldest places in Oregon, could pave the way to silicon spin qubits
quantum computing
::: IEEESpectrum
Italian privacy watchdog confirms to @POLITICOEurope it will launch an investigation into the 5Stars Movement co-founder’s firm Casaleggio&Associati after receiving complaints over alleged Facebook app data breach
Facebook | dati, raccolta | frodi | politica
::: silvia_sb_
UK Government Hands NHS Data To Amazon For Free
dati, raccolta | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: quinta
Our latest release of DeepSpeech has landed. 🙌🏽 DeepSpeech v0.6 includes a host of performance optimizations - making it easier for application developers to use the engine without having to fine tune their systems
programming, codice, snippet
::: mozhacks ::: dansitu
The Price of Recycling Old Laptops: Toxic Fumes in Thailand's Lungs
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot
I’ve noticed my follower growth stagnating
lollare su chi si realizza con la crescita, questa
umorismo
::: Mr_Nohmer
After 5G, how high can cell frequencies go? Our telecom reporter took this thought experiment to the extreme—all the way to 15G
5G
::: IEEESpectrum
Google Under Investigation For 'Thanksgiving Four' Firings, Allegedly Discouraging Unions
Google | lavoro
::: Slashdot
Oculus Quest Becomes First VR Set With Native Hand Tracking (arstechnica.com)
virtual reality
::: Slashdot
E-Scooter Company 'Unicorn' Goes Bust After Spending Big On Facebook Ads
ad, pubblicità | Facebook | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot
College-Educated Workers Are Taking Over the American Factory Floor
lavoro | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: Slashdot
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WireGuard VPN Is On Its Way To Linux
Web, Internet | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Apple's Ad-Targeting Crackdown Shakes Up Ad Market
ad, pubblicità | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
i have discovered a truly marvelous proof
umorismo
::: Mr_Nohmer
Has social media been used in undemocratic ways? Absolutely. But also in democratic ways. Just like television, radio, newspapers, and books
social media
::: m_older
Perché finisse sulle homepage e sulle prime pagine in Italia dovevano metterci qualche parere sulla Nutella, ché fa più notizia di migliaia di morti e miliardi buttati per una guerra in cui nemmeno gli alti ufficiali avevano la più pallida idea di cosa stessero facendo
media | giornali, stampa
::: fabiochiusi
We wrote a guide with @EuropeanaIPR to implement the #DSMdirective provisions on the use of out of commerce works by cultural institutions. Key ask: strict criteria to define CMO as sufficiently representative to license uses of such works. #fixcopyright
copyright e brevetti
::: communia_eu
Grazie a Matteo Flora aka @lastknight: tutti, ma proprio tutti (me compreso) abboccano alla semplice metodologia del socialcoso, il Morisi, stavolta con la #nutella. (en passant è insopportabile che il socialcoso sia considerato un genio per questo)
social media | politica
::: cmnit
The new issue of Spheres Journal "Spectres of AI" is really worth reading
artificial intelligence
::: jaromil
We need to stand once again the lobbying of #patent #trolls. The UPC is a blatant attempt to steal sovereignty from scientists and limit freedom of innovation in EU
copyright e brevetti
::: jaromil
Piccoli coder crescono
artificial intelligence | Cina
::: simopieranni
Finland's departing EU presidency is launching the country's "Elements of AI" free-access university course, the brainchild of @teemu_roos and @ReaktorNow, in all European languages, with the goal of having 1% of Europe's population (5 million) take it
artificial intelligence | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: JanoschDelcker
Le applicazioni per #iOS (il sistema operativo sviluppato da #Apple per iPhone, Ipod e iPad) hanno un grande successo in #Cina
Apple | Cina
::: simopieranni
With new face surveillance and social controls, the Chinese Communist Party is finally implementing tech-driven policies decades in the making
Cina | riconoscimento facciale | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: simopieranni
The disaster inside the FBI
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: jonallendc
Five Cities Account For Vast Majority of Growth In Tech Jobs, Study Finds
innovazioni, futuro
::: Slashdot
Apple Sues iPhone CPU Design Ace After He Quits To Run Data center Chip Upstart Nuvia
Apple
::: Slashdot
The @EU_Commission confirms in response to Pirate MEP @PiratKolaja: #Article17 includes user rights to protect legal uploads. These are not fulfilled by informing users of copyright exceptions in terms & conditions. French implementation is insufficient
copyright e brevetti | censura
::: Senficon
Brussels asks news groups to describe their data deals with Google
"Describe any agreements . . . based on which Google collects data from your company or is allowed to obtain data from users of your websites or apps,” said one question, asking the publishers to describe the scope, duration and rationale for their deals"
::: rasmus_kleis
Facebook Tells US Attorney General It's Not Prepared To Get Rid Of Encryption On WhatsApp And Messenger
Facebook | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Google Built Its Own Tiny HDMI 2.1 Box To Jump-Start 'the Next Generation of Android TV'
media
::: Slashdot
The Death of the Paper Ticket For Sporting Events
digitalizzazione
::: Slashdot
Vega-Lite 4 is out! 📈 New interactive features (including interactive legends), new transforms (density, regression, quantiles), responsive size, gradient fill, image marks, multiline text + more features / bug fixes. More details and screenshots
Python
::: vega_vis
This is the Panopticon right here. Ring is a blight on freedom in the name of "security" thanks @Gizmodo for this investigation. #RFC1984 with a dash of #surveillancecapitalism
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: onepict
Yes, I am a programmer
programming, codice, snippet
::: florinpop1705
Google Releases Chrome 79 With New Features Including an Option To Freeze Tabs and Back-Forward Caching
browser
::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot
Taci tu, che ti ho visto usare EMACS
umorismo
::: DiegoManinetti
Great in theory. Leaves open some questions. What is trustworthy content? What is optimizing in this context? What is the overall goal? How is it measured? A key problem: "engagement" is easy to measure, and once you can measure something you can optimize
social media | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: mmasnick
Iran's Internet Freedom is On Life Support
censura
::: Slashdot
An API has two sides: first, the mental models underlying it, which should straightforwardly map to the mental models of domain experts. Then, the actual objects/signatures of the API. API design is mostly about designing the 1st. The 2nd is just a mechanical consequence of it
programming, codice, snippet
::: fchollet
It's almost mid December and I still cannot decide whether 2020 will be the year of Linux on the desktop or the year when Java will die 🤔
umorismo
::: mariofusco
If #programming languages were #HarryPotter characters
linguaggi di programmazione
::: marcodelmastro
New Plundervolt Attack Impacts Intel Desktop, Server, and Mobile CPUs
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Facebook Fired a Contractor Who Was Paid Thousands In Bribes To Reactivate Banned Ad Accounts
frodi
::: Slashdot
After lots of fixes in V, vweb, generics, V ORM, and Vorum, the V forum is back. It's an open-source web app written 100% in V
linguaggi di programmazione
::: v_language
Sony Announces Plan To Publish PlayStation Games On Non-PS Consoles
games
::: Slashdot
Researchers Report Breakthrough In 'Distributed Deep Learning'
deep learning
::: Slashdot
Greenland's Ice Sheet Melting Seven Times Faster Than In 1990s
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot
1.5TB of RAM can I finally run MetaMask smoothly?
hardware
::: Alexintosh
Ma se chiudono Twitter che fate, parlate da soli?
social media
::: paolopoggio
Glassdoor: Google and Facebook drop out of top 10 of US "best places to work" list, Google to 11, Facebook to 23; Microsoft only tech giant to jump in rankings
ditte
::: Techmeme
The @FT editorial board calls for a debate on the use of facial recognition technology
riconoscimento facciale
::: hare_brain
If you haven't already @FChollet's beautiful & insightful paper on intelligence & AI, you should. An elegant distillation of where we are now, & an intriguing proposal for how to make progress
artificial intelligence
::: GaryMarcus
At least 250 journalists are imprisoned globally, according to a new report from @pressfreedom. China is the top jailer of journalists, followed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Eritrea, Vietnam, and Iran
giornali, stampa | censura
::: astroehlein
Stories like this always skip the part where the public funded an @NSF digital libraries research project that supported Page & Brin while PhD students, which led to the algorithm that led to Google. Public investment in research is central to capitalism
innovazioni, futuro | protagonisti
::: amyjko
A Piece Of Shit Templating Language 😂 For when you need power in your HTML but you don't want to use some hipster bullshit crazy nodeJS library with fifteen gabillion hundred dependencies, half of which were deprecated three years ago but remain unfixed
linguaggi di programmazione
::: jaromil
The Pirate Bay Is Trialing High-Quality Video Streaming Links
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot
Of 25 member states of the European Union reviewed by AlgorithmWatch, at least ten have a police force that uses face recognition. Four plans to introduce it in the coming years. Just two countries, Spain and Belgium, do not allow it yet
riconoscimento facciale
::: fabiochiusi
A free online introduction to artificial intelligence for non-experts #AI #EU2019FI @FinlandCoE
#:ai
::: Nina_Nordstrom
Solidarietà a @corradoformigli e alla sua famiglia. Nel paese in cui un politico non distingue il lavoro (e i legittimi guadagni) di un giornalista dai prestiti e le inchieste su un senatore della repubblica
giornali, stampa | politica
::: mannocchia ::: AntonioBepifan ::: sdallagata ::: micheleboldrin ::: micheleboldrin
Microsoft Teams is the First Office App For Linux
applicazioni, programmi
::: Slashdot
George Laurer, Co-Inventor of the Barcode, Dies At 94
protagonisti
::: Slashdot
For the sake of #pressfreedom, Julian Assange must be defended. No matter what label people put on Assange, his prosecution is a threat to journalists worldwide
Julian Assange
::: courtneyr
Altair 4.0 is released!
Python
::: jakevdp ::: jakevdp
Jack Dorsey annuncia di avere creato un team per la creazione di standard “aperti e decentralizzati” per social media. Un’altra mossa di policy molto interessante da parte di Twitter
::: fabiochiusi ::: paraga ::: laquadrature ::: slashdot
slowly realizing that the actual semantics of GHC’s modern implementation of cost centers (for profiling) doesn’t actually make any sense
programmazione funzionale
::: lexi_lambda
Ex-Facebook worker claims disturbing content led to PTSD
(post-traumatic stress disorder)
::: RadioProzac
India Proposes New Rules To Access Its Citizens' Data
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
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