01 marzo, 2020

Visto nel Web - 479

Tempi interessanti, CoronaVairus, UndetectedBoog (perso) e altro ancora ma intanto la rassegna delle cose che ho wisto nel Web.


Assange
Julian Assange
::: GianniMagini ::: jlpassarelli ::: edwyplenel ::: auerfeld ::: MrsC_Assange ::: rebecca_vincent ::: SMaurizi ::: SMaurizi ::: wikileaks ::: SMaurizi ::: avilarenata ::: DCKennard ::: AngelaRichter_ ::: SMaurizi ::: SMaurizi ::: SMaurizi ::: declassifiedUK ::: SMaurizi ::: SMaurizi ::: deepa_driver ::: wikileaks ::: SMaurizi ::: daniel1turi

Ulises Jeremias wrote an amazing well documented scientific library in V. It has physical constants, trigonometric and hyperbolic functions, complex numbers, quaternions, polynomials, numerical differentiation, statistics and easing functions
linguaggi di programmazione
::: v_language

Pop OS 19.10 - The Powerful & Beautiful Linux Distro 2020
Linux distro
::: Genjuro75

🔥 Kr00k Attack - New Wi-Fi chip-based #encryption flaw affects over a billion devices—including phones, laptops, routers, IoTs—that could let hackers decrypt packets transmitted by vulnerable devices without knowing WiFi password or connecting to it
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: TheHackersNews

No Email. No WhatsApp. No Internet. This Is Now Normal Life In Kashmir
censura
::: Slashdot

Secondo una nuova ricerca gli smart speaker ascoltano molto più di quanto dovrebbero. I ricercatori hanno scoperto che alcuni assistenti virtuali si attivano per errore fino a 19 volte al giorno
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | assistente digitale
::: arturodicorinto

Fast divisionless computation of binomial coefficients
programming, codice, snippet
::: lemire

Twitter si conferma il mezzo ideale per propagare allarmi e diffondere i virus
Twitter
::: jacopo_iacoboni

Facebook Would Have To Pay $3.50 Per Month To US Users For Sharing Contact Info, Study Finds
Facebook | dati, raccolta
::: Slashdot

First Amendment Doesn't Apply On YouTube; Judges Reject PragerU Lawsuit
social media
::: Slashdot

TIL in #javacript you can specify more than one digit for a number
umorismo
::: jdan


Large systems with emergent dynamics evolve from small systems that already had (simple) successful dynamics. Application to game design: don't set out to build a crazy ambitious universe that'll have "emergent gameplay". Start with a simple gameplay that's effective on its own
programming, codice, snippet | games
::: fchollet

LG's New V60 ThinQ Is a Huge Phone With a Removable Second Screen
dispositivi mobili | 5G
::: Slashdot

'Electronic Nose' Could Smell Breath To Warn About Higher Risk of Cancer
tecnologia
::: Slashdot

My Daily #TopStory: Clearview AI, Facial Recognition Company That Works With Law Enforcement, Says Entire Client List Was Stolen
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: SofiaSZM

Empty Promises Won’t Save the .ORG Takeover
Web, Internet
::: DrRimmer

MLIR: A Compiler Infrastructure for the End of Moore's Law
programming, codice, snippet
::: fchollet

Transportation is a major source of emissions. To counter this trend, supranational and national policies have been aimed at promoting the use of #naturalgas in transport
ambiente, ecologia
::: ispionline

OK, here's a short thread of my favorite takeaways from @StevenLevy's new book on Facebook. One, the company's series of scandals over the past several years can be traced to this fateful decision
Facebook
::: CaseyNewton

New: ICE has unlimited access for facial-recognition searches of Maryland driver's-license photos. Immigration advocates are livid: The state was one of the first to grant licenses to the undocumented. "A betrayal of immigrants' trust"
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: drewharwell


Canadian privacy authorities have launched an investigation into New York-based Clearview AI to determine whether the firm's use of facial recognition technology complies with the country's privacy laws
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

New blog post: "The rise of community-owned monopolies"
altamente raccomandato! per lo scienziato valgono cose (Fortran, compatibilità, Julia, aggiornamento) che sono anche mie che scienziato non sono; e il mondo "Open" non è come appare; e dà ragione ad Alberto; e --ok, smetto (dopo aver ricordato del dal '90 sono passati 30 anni)
open source | hardware | programming, codice, snippet
::: khinsen

#Technopolice: First win against #FacialRecognition before French courts! Here against the use of FR to monitor entries/exits of high schools in Nice and Marseille. We'll now target the growing use of automated videosurveillance by local police forces...
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: laquadrature ::: Marne_

Changes in land ice mass measured by GRACE satellite in Antarctica and Greenland
ambiente, ecologia
::: ZLabe

Adversarial attacks can lead to completely bizarre and ridiculous (from a human perspective) behavior from AI systems, warns CMU professor David Danks in this guest article, part of a @CNAStech project on #AI and international stability
artificial intelligence | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: IEEESpectrum

Introducing the RoboTurk Real Robot Dataset - one of the largest, richest, and most diverse robot manipulation datasets ever collected using human creativity and dexterity!
artificial intelligence | dati, raccolta
::: StanfordSVL

Securing the Internet of Things through Class-Action Lawsuits
Internet of things
::: schneierblog

Raspberry Pi 4 Linux Computer Gets Twice the RAM and USB-C Power Fix
hardware
::: Slashdot

China's Rover Finds Layers of Surprise Under Moon's Far Side
spazio, esplorazione | robots, automazione, droni
::: Slashdot

Walmart is Quietly Working on an Amazon Prime Competitor Called Walmart+
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot


Firefox enables DNS-over-HTTPS by default (with Cloudflare) for all U.S. users
browser | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: arturodicorinto

Windows 10 allows you to store and view previous clipboard entries. Enable it through clipboard settings; view entries with Windows key ⊞ and V. Entries are saved on disk, so don't copy sensitive data, such as passwords
tip, suggerimenti
::: ComputingStyle

No company is more lost than Linkedin. No company on the planet acts more cluelessly. It doesn’t have any idea what it wants to be or how to get there or even what it is now
social media
::: tomfgoodwin ::: Slashdot

Wow. Facebook cancels F8, its big annual developer conference, due to Coronavirus
Facebook
::: Kantrowitz

Self-solving Rubik's Cube
robots, automazione, droni
::: MachinePix

« #Ethics of Technology Needs More Political #Philosophy »
tecnologia | politica
::: zacchiro

⚠️ Confirmed: Twitter has become unavailable across #Turkey as of 11:30 p.m. local time for users of national provider Turk Telekom following alleged attack on Turkish troops in #Idlib; other social media currently unaffected; developing situation 📉
censura
::: netblocks

Wow, there’s a lot to unpack here - Clearview’s Facial Recognition App Has Been Used By The Justice Department, ICE, Macy’s, Walmart, And The NBA
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Nuclear is an incredible technology. In 10 years (10 years!) in the 80s, it allowed France to reduce the share of fossil sources in its energy mix from 55% to 10%. A shame green parties everywhere don't acknowledge it is an essential part of the solution
energia
::: martinmignot


Programming explained with music
umorismo
::: mariofusco

Facebook, Google and Twitter Rebel Against Pakistan's Censorship Rules
censura
::: Slashdot

Let's Encrypt Has Issued a Billion Certificates
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Something I’d like to see in Haskell is more sophisticated access control. People hate on C++’s “friendship,” but sometimes tight coupling is exactly what I want. Haskell forces you to either put everything in the same module or rely on conventions like .Internal modules
programmazione funzionale
::: lexi_lambda

"A lot of software is just bait that’s supposed to entice the user to buy something more valuable, like beer." from my new blog post
lungo & fondamentale
programming, codice, snippet | artificial intelligence | matematica
::: BartoszMilewski

Effetti collaterali, effetti indesiderati
Le modifiche economiche di lungo corso portate dal coronavirus
economia, lavoro
::: paolomadron

Amazon Transcribe Can Now Automatically Redact Personally Identifiable Data
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Less Clearview #AI... more Murkyview #AI 👍🏻 This Filter Makes Your Photos Invisible to Facial Recognition
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: RobMcCargow

(Coining a new term) “Twitter Reduction” = when you spend months or years writing a book or article, carefully crafting your argument, and someone summarizes it, or asks you to summarizes it, in 280 characters (E.g. “I’m too lazy to read your book/article, what does it say?)
Twitter
::: GreggDCaruso

SCOOP: We found Clearview AI’s face recognition app on an open S3 bucket. We were able to find evidence of unreported capabilities, including integration with Vuzix AR glasses
augmented reality | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: AndrewCouts


This animation shows the #permafrost extent in the northern hemisphere from 2003 to 2017
ambiente, ecologia
::: Nereide

We just updated the built-in "python.exe" in Windows to point at Python 3.8
Python
::: zooba

Vatican officials are today releasing the "Rome Call for AI Ethics" — nonbinding guidelines for the development and use of AI, with U.S. tech giants @IBM and @Microsoft among the first signatories of the document
artificial intelligence | etica
::: JanoschDelcker

The Most Popular YouTube Videos About The Coronavirus Are Being Made In India -- And They're Full Of Hoaxes
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot

The RedMonk Programming Language Rankings: January 2020
linguaggi di programmazione
::: redmonk ::: redmonk

Report Identifies the Most Dangerous Mobile App Store on the Internet
games | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Romu: Fast Nonlinear Pseudo-Random Number Generators Providing High Quality (by Mark A. Overton)
programming, codice, snippet
::: lemire

The teenager told CNN it took him about 20 minutes to create a website for his fake candidate and five minutes to make the Twitter account.
For the photograph, he said he downloaded a picture from a website called This Person Does Not Exist
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | umorismo
::: mathewi

Taking calculus, differential eq, probability this semester? Here is a large list of printable cheat sheets for these courses
matematica
::: mathematicsprof

Printing's Not Dead: The $35 Billion Fight Over Ink Cartridges
hardware | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot


In German the word "Verschlimmbessern" means "to make something worse while repairing it"
umorismo
::: MIT_CSAIL

Bernie Sanders Has an Audacious -- and Hugely Expensive -- Climate Plan
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Leadership is
cit.
::: RichRogersX

Full Circle Magazine #154
novità
::: fullcirclemag

Super interesting finding from a new French Ministry of Culture report, per @communia_eu: "more than 700.000 French internet users (1.4% of the total) have been at the receiving end of an unjustified blocking decision" by a platform
Web, Internet | copyright e brevetti
::: daphnehk

Apple Says Clearview AI’s Facial Recognition App Is Violating Its Rules
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

New digital technologies cannot simply be superimposed on existing processes, they require you to think differently and re-optimize your operations. Smaller companies, with a lighter bureaucratic structure, have an advantage
innovazioni, futuro
::: RichRogersX

Google's Black Box Algorithm Controls Which Political Emails Land in Your Main Inbox
politica
::: Slashdot

FCC Approves Plan To Pay Satellite Companies To Give Up Airwaves
5G
::: Slashdot


Deep Learning to Find Malicious Email Attachments
deep learning | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: schneierblog

The point about prediction is not that it’s true
cit.
::: _juhan

When AI Can't Replace a Worker, It Watches Them Instead
artificial intelligence | lavoro
::: Slashdot

Save this for next time when someone argues against the idea of spending a few billion on pandemic readiness
economia, lavoro
::: marcelsalathe

Microsoft's Cortana Drops Consumer Skills as it Refocuses on Business Users
applicazioni, programmi
::: Slashdot

Ghostcat Bug Impacts All Apache Tomcat Versions Released in the Last 13 Years
bug
::: Slashdot

Science and Technology links (February 29th 2020)
novità
::: lemire

Ubuntu Switches to a Snap’d Software Store for 20.04
Ubuntu
::: dcavedon

Tesla and PG&E To Build World's Largest Battery Farm Near Silicon Valley
energia
::: Slashdot

Just because the compiler is smart
cit.
::: MayaPosch

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