"Internet was made by scientists for scientists," says @emmy_ft"but the web is much better at helping you find a restaurant than sharing scientific knowledge". #FOSDEM2020
Web, Internet
::: FosdemResearch ::: pvaneynd
Go 1.15 Planning Will Not 'Try' Error Handling
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot
I'm quitting Facebook. Not comfortable with the flood of false information that's allowed in its political advertising, nor am I confident in its ability to protect its users' privacy. Follow me (and Molly, aka The Thing of Evil) on Twitter, if you like
social media
::: StephenKing
After the Snowden disclosures, Congress reined in an invasive surveillance program. Now it needs to finish the job
Edward Snowden
::: Slate
Programmer Moneyball: Challenging the Myth of Individual Programmer Productivity
10Xer? nope!
programming, codice, snippet
::: Slashdot
The most fun StackOverflow questions to answer are the ones I don't know the answer to at first... today I figured out how to display images in Altair!
Jake rockz! 💥
Python
::: jakevdp
Move Over, Silicon Valley: St. Louis, Atlanta, Small Cities Gaining Tech Jobs
lavoro | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot
Cringely Predicts IBM 'Disappears Into Red Hat'
ne riparliamo a fine anno, o a quella del prossimo; per intanto resto dubbioso, assay-anzy-dy-più
ditte | Linux
::: Slashdot
Natural language processing has seen some stunning advancements in the last two years. But a new study shows there’s still something missing
natural language processing
::: _KarenHao
If you read one thing this month about surveillance and privacy, I recommend this from @schneierblog
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: bartongellman
A Mini SDR Receiver Using An Audio DSP. Software defined radio or SDR is the most exciting frontier in the field of radio, transferring as it does all signal functions from the analogue to the digital domain. Radios using SDR techniques can be surprising...
hardware
::: hackaday
In Finlandia insegnano a difendersi dalla disinformazione sin dalla scuola primaria
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: valigiablu
Automatically learning how to evade nation-state censors
censura
::: Geneva
Russia just blocked its citizens from using ProtonMail
censura
::: lastknight
Linux Mint is Adding Fractional Scaling Support to Cinnamon
Linux distro
::: dcavedon
#lisp There is comparison of various language performances for the n-queens problem
linguaggi di programmazione
::: RainerJoswig
The last 2019 years of global temperature change
ambiente, ecologia
::: ed_hawkins
Despite Promises, Facebook's Instagram Is Still Spreading Anti-Vaccine Disinformation
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot
trovate quanto vale ln(tg(1)) + ln(tg(2)) + ln(tg(3)) + ... + ln(tg(88))+ln(tg(89))
matematica
::: orporick
Ubuntu vs Windows 10: Performance Tests on a Walmart Laptop
sistemi operativi
::: Slashdot
A Russian Satellite Appears To Be Shadowing an American Spy Satellite
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot
Da ieri cerco di capire la reale importanza di avere isolato il coronavirus anche in Italia (*anche*): da una parte c’è il giornalismo italiano che alza la coppa del mondo, dall’altra il resto dei media mondiali che non se ne sono nemmeno accorti. Nel mezzo i lettori, confusi
giornali, stampa
::: fabiochiusi
Chrome Tests Removing the URL of Google's Search Results Page
browser
::: Slashdot
Un tizio ha messo 99 cellulari (accesi) in un carretto e li ha portati in giro simulando così un ingorgo stradale su Google Maps. Per qualcuno è arte, per me è un potenziale attacco adversarial a navigatori, auto a guida autonoma, ambulanze ecc
dispositivi mobili | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: LucaSambucci ::: internetofshit
Coffee Shop Refuses an Order Until the Customer Removes His AirPods
tecnologia
::: Slashdot
Do you worry that your children are "BBS-ing"? Do you have a neighbor who talks too much about his "door games"? In this VICE News special report, we take you into the seedy underworld of bulletin board systems
roba di quando ero giovane e la connessione ancora più lenta di adesso
Web, Internet | social media
::: TwoBitHistory
Have a First Aid Question? Don't Ask Siri Or Cortana
assistente digitale
::: Slashdot
POTs: Protective Optimization Technologies
Algorithmic fairness aims to address the economic, moral, social, and political impact that digital systems have on populations through solutions that can be applied by service providers
algoritmi, codice
::: johnregehr
#FOSDEM2020 #community the speaker on "ethical open source" just erased Christine Peterson's participation in the creation of open source, claiming it was created by "white men". Not. Cool.
open source
::: catallman
Every positive integer can be written as the sum of three palindromes
matematica
::: AlgebraFact
I've released version 0.0.0 of Unseemly, a typed macro language: https://github.com/paulstansifer/unseemly. It has the most inconvenient possible file extension: `.≉`
programming, codice, snippet | (forse)
::: PaulStansifer
Nel Kashmir senza connessione
censura
::: ilmanifesto
Here's how we log to @datadoghq with #Python at @mergifyio
Python
::: juldanjou
webbrowser — Displays web pages
Python
::: pymotw
sta roba è allucinante, come una mega minchiata possa diventare ormai una cosa ovvia. Su sto tema oltre ai tanti articoli in italia, c'è pure questo che spiega come perfino la "fonte" della cosa abbia praticamente smentito
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: simopieranni ::: simopieranni ::: RadioProzac
Browsing 1993 magazines for LGR research and the question must be asked... R.U. a Cyberpunk?
::: lazygamereviews
Climate Models Are Running Red Hot, and Scientists Don't Know Why
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot
Google Photos Wants $8 a Month To Print 10 Auto-Picked Photos From Your Library
maah... ok, sono boomer
social media | Google
::: Slashdot
Made in China 8-Core x86 CPU Released
hardware
::: Slashdot
BlackBerry Phones Could Disappear as TCL Partnership Ends
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot
MIT's new CS class teaches you things that all the other classes don't teach you
programming, codice, snippet
::: MIT_CSAIL
This stack buffer overflow bug (CVE-2019-18634) resides in Sudo versions before 1.8.26 and can be exploited by any local user on affected systems, even without sudo permissions
bug
::: TheHackersNews
The Amazon founder and CEO added around $8 billion to his fortune Friday, as the company's stock jumped up more than 7%
economia, lavoro
::: CNN
Researchers Find 'Anonymized' Data Is Even Less Anonymous Than We Thought
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Homeland Security wants to expand airport facial scans to U.S. citizens
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: DigitalTrends
Play against my first home made #ReinforcementLearning game agent I built using @TensorFlow + #Keras + #TensorFlowJS + @vuejs!
machine learning
::: ZackAkil
EARNINGS: Alphabet discloses YouTube ad revenues of $4.72 billion, Cloud revenues of $2.61 billion for Q4 2019
economia, lavoro
::: CNBCnow
Firefox Now Shows What Telemetry Data It's Collecting About You
browser
::: Slashdot
Nel 2019 il Guardian ha ridotto di un terzo la sua produzione settimanale di contenuti. Risultato? 25 milioni di utenti unici mensili nel Regno Unito, in aumento rispetto ai 23,4 milioni dell'anno precedente. 'Meno è meglio' is the new trend
media
::: astaniscia86
AMD Threadripper 3990X 64-Core Beast Spotted Outscoring Dual Intel Xeon Platinum
hardware
::: Slashdot
Justice Department Is Meeting State AG Offices Tuesday To Discuss If Google Broke Antitrust Law
Google | antitrust
::: Slashdot
Quando una fake news accademica viene pubblicata su una rivista "peer reviewed", ci vogliono anni per rimuoverla. Su un archivio di preprint bastano pochi giorni
scienza | Web, Internet
::: andcapocci
Through her HAI-@JSKstanford fellowship, @garanceburke is developing new journalistic standards to offer reporters and editors best practices for algorithmic accountability reporting
algoritmi, codice | giornali, stampa
::: StanfordHAI
NASA Sets 2022 Launch For Air Quality Sensor That Will Provide Hourly Updates Across North America
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot
Ex-CIA Engineer Set To Go On Trial For Vault 7 Leak
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Japan Races to Build New Coal-Burning Power Plants, Despite the Climate Risks
ambiente, ecologia
::: skdh
Arriva l'erede di #Vine. E come tutti i nuovi social che si rispettano, dichiara guerra a qualcuno. In questo caso, è la volta di #TikTok
byte - creativity first
dispositivi mobili | social media
::: SergioGridelli
Simple ways to protect your privacy (even if you think you have nothing to hide)
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Stanford
If we ever redesign the iMac, which we won’t
umorismo
::: TimothyCookothy
ricordi le centrali *archimede* che estraggono energia dal sole?
be', il solare termodinamico chiude. i nimby blocca, zero centrali costruite in italia, le aziende emigrano, l'associazione si scioglie
energia
::: jacopogiliberto
Reflections on software performance
programming, codice, snippet
::: nelhage
When does a professional disagreement at work rise to the level of dissent and how should #engineers speak out?
lavoro | politica
::: IEEESpectrum
Un #nanosatélite protegerá los cielos de la #contaminación #lumÃnica. #lightpollution
spazio, esplorazione
::: PeronaSara
FBI Catches Hacker That Stole Nintendo's Secrets For Years
frodi
::: Slashdot
Fun overview of historically significant programming languages
linguaggi di programmazione
::: TwoBitHistory
Da oggi sono consultabili online le collezioni storiche #PoliTo : testimonianza dell’attività istituzionale, didattica e di ricerca dell'Ateneo comprendono sia i fondi archivistici che le collezioni scientifiche
storia
::: PoliTOnews
Miti e realtà delle filter bubble
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: philipdisalvo
So what are the functions of language?
programming, codice, snippet
::: fchollet
Pine64 Unveil the HardROCK64, a $35 Single Board Computer
hardware
::: dcavedon
Happy birthday to Ken Thompson, designer of Unix - the pioneering OS that Linux is based on
protagonisti
::: MIT_CSAIL
Japanese Robot Could Call Last Orders on Human Bartenders
robots, automazione, droni
::: Slashdot
German scientists have figured out how to transmit the spin information of a single atom across a 20 km distance—a crucial early step in producing a quantum repeater
innovazioni, futuro
::: IEEESpectrum
Chip Industry Had Worst Sales Year Since Dot-Com Bubble Burst
hardware
::: Slashdot
Google Has Paid Android Developers About Half of What Apple Has
non so se solo io ma la sintassi si potrebbe migliorare
sistemi operativi
::: Slashdot
Twitter warns hackers exploited an API bug on its platform to inappropriately match and learn linked phone numbers of millions of users
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: TheHackersNews
Xiaomi Spin-Off Poco Returns With the 120Hz X2 For $225
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot
Amazon's Ring Doorbell Update Allows Opt Out of All Police Video Requests
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Chrome 80 Arrives With Mixed Content Autoupgraded To HTTPS, Cookie Changes, and Contact Picker API
browser
::: Slashdot
Twitter Will Ban Deepfakes and Other Manipulated Media That Could Cause 'Serious Harm'
deepfake
::: Slashdot ::: Mantzarlis
It’s increasingly clear that domestic troll farms are important vectors of undesirable influence in national politics. In 2019, Ukraine’s @Slidstvo_info sent an undercover journalist to learn how these troll farms work from the inside
frodi
::: OCCRP
Lasers Etch a 'Perfect' Solar Energy Absorber
energia
::: Slashdot
Javascript, YAML,... there's a tendency in IT industry in choosing the worst possible language when better alternatives are readily available. Are we masochistic?
non sempre si può scegliere, vincoli di ogni genere
linguaggi di programmazione
::: mariofusco
Re: Iowa caucus app not being “stress tested”
applicazioni, programmi
::: stephentyrone ::: ispionline ::: Slashdot ::: fabiochiusi ::: dnvolz ::: dabeaz
These glasses from Bosch use tiny lasers to project an image directly onto your retina
tecnologia
::: IEEESpectrum
An unfortunate aspect of the facial recognition technology debate is that some believe once errors are hypothetically eliminated the governance problems will go away. @DorotheaBaur makes the right counter-argument: This is a moral, not empirical problem
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: EvanSelinger
Or, why people outside of tech need to stop thinking of apps as magic and why tech needs to stop perpetuating the myth that apps are magic
una delle cose che vorrei aver detto io ✨
programming, codice, snippet
::: jeanqasaur
Critical Security Flaw Found in WhatsApp Desktop Platform Allowing Cybercriminals Read From The File System Access
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: XssPayloads
To be surveilled or not to be surveilled. Judgement day for the SyRI-case! Will the Dutch government have to put its risk profiling on hold? This is what's at stake
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: hansschnitzler
Hackers abuse #BitBucket to infect 500K+ hosts with arsenal of #malware
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: securityaffairs
If you've seen some practices around @nodejs
, you can quickly see that what C has to offer isn't the worst. Or at least that it isn't the only source of evil
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: PaniczGodek
La Regione acquisterà duemila videocamere per i taxi del Piemonte
Che stupidaggine (e spreco) per qualcosa che che serve essenzialmente a "garantire una maggiore percezione di sicurezza"
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: mtorchiano ::: CBlengio
Landmark decision in The Netherlands: Dutch legislation w.r.t. to the tool SyRI (designed to digitally predict citizens likely to commit fraud) doesn't meet the quality standards of article 8(2) European Convention on Human Rights
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: JBAGerritsen
Deanonymizing Tor Circuits
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: b3h3m0th
A new security flaw (CVE-2020-6007) in Philips Smart Light Bulbs 💡 could let remote attackers gain access to your entire WiFi network (over-the-air without cracking password) & launch further attacks against other devices connected to the same
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: TheHackersNews
Clearview AI's founder intends to challenge the cease-and-desist letters from Google and Twitter, arguing that he has a constitutional right to harvest people's public photos
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi
Questa la risposta del Viminale (era presente il sottosegretario Sibilia in Commissione Affari Costituzionali) in materia di riconoscimento facciale #facialrecognition #GDPR
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: nomfup
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