Julian Assange
::: alimay101234 ::: LRB ::: couragefound ::: DEAcampaign ::: PearsonElaine ::: AlexCrawfordSky
Can AI Design Games? How Nick Walton Created 'AI Dungeon'
artificial intelligence | games
::: Slashdot
Apprendiamo da #AIE (Associazione italiana #editori) che oggi le leggi #copyright sono perfettissime e giustizia sarà in ogni caso fatta, anche per soggetti deboli come #ProjectGutenberg. Pochi giorni fa invece erano inique e da cambiare urgentemente
copyright e brevetti | censura
::: WikimediaItalia
“Microsoft has deemed C++ no longer acceptable for writing mission-critical software.” and is adopting Rust
linguaggi di programmazione
::: natpryce ::: jeanqasaur ::: jaromil
Il 5G al posto della fibra ottica in casa? Non è ancora il momento
5G
::: sole24ore
copyright law severs people from their culture to uphold the illusion of the market and is fundamentally unjust. it is security theater for "intellectual property," a kind of property which does not actually exist. long live the internet archive
copyright e brevetti | censura
::: prophet_goddess ::: jessicamckellar ::: InfinitNutshell
Chemical Engineers Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Useful Industrial Materials
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot
Python Overtakes Java? JetBrains Releases 'State of Developer Ecosystem' Survey
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot
In 1988 Microsoft started working on a new operating system and hired David Cutler, the key developer of Digital's VMS, at the time the fiercest rival to Unix. The new OS was to be Unix-killer. In Sep 1992, BYTE run the following story
sistemi operativi | storia
::: unix_byte
Ci bastano pochi secondi per decidere se una cosa ci interessa oppure no. Le presentazioni non fanno eccezione. Ecco perché dobbiamo "partire a razzo"
tip, suggerimenti
::: SergioGridelli
Il problema di avere troppe schede aperte insieme nel browser non è nuovo comunque
lavoro
::: Link4Universe
Dopo la Francia, anche in Spagna il governo adotta un #SoftwareLibero per le #videoconferenze, #JitsiMeet, installandolo su proprie macchine per i propri utenti
open source | digitalizzazione
::: WikimediaItalia
repeat with me: TypeScript targeting IE 11 (ES5) is broken. repeat for almost two years this and see if anything happens
linguaggi di programmazione
::: WebReflection ::: WebReflection
Lego Unveils New 'Robot Inventor' Mindstorms Kit
robots, automazione, droni | idea 💡
::: Slashdot
A Spaceflight Engineer Recovers the Lost Software For Apollo 10's Lunar Module
storia
::: Slashdot
GitHub, Android, Python, Go: More Software Adopts Race-Neutral Terminology
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: Slashdot ::: jaromil
Movimento contro il 5G
::: f_ronchetti ::: f_ronchetti ::: f_ronchetti ::: f_ronchetti ::: f_ronchetti ::: dorinileonardo ::: _Sazed ::: f_ronchetti ::: guffanti_marco ::: we_ci65
The US Government Just Paid a Crypto Startup to Explore Digital Dollars
blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot
Disney Almost Bought Twitter in 2016
::: Slashdot
I'm constantly looking up Python stuff in Python books that I *wrote*
eh... la memoria... (non solo per me)
programming, codice, snippet | umorismo
::: AlSweigart
On Twitter, President Trump Tries -- and Fails -- To Target Comcast
social media | politica
::: Slashdot
Jack Dorsey's Radical Experiment for Billionaires to Give Away Their Money
protagonisti | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot
Ecco le startup e gli unicorni che hanno licenziato. L’innovazione non è immune al Covid-19
lavoro | coronavirus
::: sole24ore
AS a spin-off of the geolocation-based phone app used for tracking home quarantined persons, Pune police have launched an app named ExTra for tracking and monitoring criminals externed from police limits
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi
The Norwegian DPA imposes a temporary ban on the processing of personal data associated with the COVID19 contact tracing app. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has also chosen to delete data
coronavirus | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: PrivacyMatters
Chrome Criticized Over 'Senseless Attack on the URL Bar'
browser
::: Slashdot
📣 lighterhtml v4 is out - it's 1K less than v3, and it's basically identical *except* for these breaking changes
Web, Internet | programming, codice, snippet
::: WebReflection
Bjarne Stroustrup Releases 168-Page Paper on How C++ Thrived
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot ::: jeanqasaur
To judge a profit, divide it by revenue, to obtain “net margin”. Elsevier’s is 982/2,637, which is… 37%. Twice as profitable as Google! No industry is so profitable. The top is banking at 31%. Pharma is at 18%. Tobacco: 17%. Oil 9%. Alcohol 8%
scuola, educazione, cultura | media
::: MatteoCarandini
Digitale, infrastrutture, sostenibilità: il piano di rilancio targato Conte in 9 punti
digitalizzazione | politica
::: sole24ore
Um, so @Facebook just "unpublished" my page for @ZuckerbergFiles that has existed since 2013: "It looks like recent activity on your Page doesn't follow the Facebook Page Policies regarding impersonation and pretending to be an individual or business." #sigh
Facebook | censura
::: michaelzimmer
We spent the last 6 months investigating Instagram's algorithm, talking to professional content creators, reading through patents and analyzing the newsfeed of 26 donors who volunteered their data
social media
::: algorithmwatch
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| A very young Albert Einstein and his sister Maja, 1888 |
The #Spanish data protection authority has issued a fine of €30,000 on #Twitter for non-compliant use of #cookies on its website
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Twitter
::: cdteu
trace — Follow Program Flow
Python
::: pymotw
torno a mettervi in guardia su quello che sta succendo.Nell'emergenza #Covid,nel caos politico e collasso finanziario #BigTech si vuole mangiare 3 cose per cui vale la pena vivere in Italia: #SanitàPUBBLICA,#ScuolaPUBBLICA,#UniversitàPUBBLICA
innovazioni, futuro | scuola, educazione, cultura | coronavirus
::: SMaurizi ::: MCPievatolo
Amnesty International and the Citizen Lab have uncovered a coordinated spyware campaign targeting at least nine human rights defenders (HRDs) in India
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi
Intel Will Soon Bake Anti-malware Defenses Directly Into its CPUs
hardware | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Chinese researchers have moved us a step closer to practical quantum cryptography using satellite links. Your move, hackers
quantum computing | crittografia
::: IEEESpectrum
Facebook Brings Payments To WhatsApp, Starting in Brazil
Facebook | denaro digitale
::: Slashdot ::: sole24ore
Microsoft Moves Its Windows 10 Insider Program from Rings To Release Channels
capito niente ma tanto non m'interessa
sistemi operativi
::: Slashdot
#Apple ha fatto chiudere un servizio concorrente di riparazioni a basso costo in Norvegia. Il #copyright è un monopolio regolarmente abusato per privare i cittadini dei loro diritti
copyright e brevetti | diritto di riparare
::: WikimediaItalia
Amazon continues to knock-out Brick & Mortar retailers, and is converting their abandoned space into cloud computing labs
ditte
::: RichRogers_
Amazon Says Jeff Bezos Is Willing To Testify Before Congress
antitrust
::: Slashdot
Why People Are More Honest When Writing on Their Smartphones
dispositivi mobili | social media
::: Slashdot
More Than 7 In 10 Americans Won't Use Contact-Tracing Apps, Data Shows
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | coronavirus
::: Slashdot
South African Bank To Replace 12 Million Cards After Employees Stole Master Key
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Some Believe the US Has Been Hit By Large-Scale DDoS Attack — Others Are Skeptical
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Dozens of Tunisian, Syrian and Palestinian activists and journalists, many of whom use the platform to document human rights abuses in the region, say their Facebook accounts have been deactivated over the last few months
Facebook | censura
::: fabiochiusi
Digital News Report 2020 out today!
social media
::: risj_oxford
#EUAntitrust Commission opens investigation into Apple practices regarding Apple Pay
antitrust | Apple
::: EU_Competition ::: fabiochiusi ::: benthompson
L'edizione 2020 di itWikiCon, il convegno annuale dei nostri amici wikipediani, si svolgerà insieme al #LinuxDayOnline. Stesse date (24/25 ottobre), stessa piattaforma online, stessa passione per le libertà digitali!
Wikipedia | Linux
::: linuxdayitalia
Source code of Corona-Warn-App - Germany’s official contact-tracing system
coronavirus | programming, codice, snippet
::: phretor
Smart Cities, Surveilled Citizens
anche in italiano
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: simopieranni ::: rresoli
"Le paure possono produrre enormi castelli mentali che diventano incubi della società. Occorre capire perché si formino timori irrazionali verso la scienza". Se n'è andato il filosofo liberale Giulio Giorello. Qui una sua recente intervista a @ilfoglio_it
scienza | protagonisti
::: lucianocapone
We chat with the lead engineer on TypeScript to find how they built the #2 most loved language from out 2020 Developer Survey
linguaggi di programmazione
::: StackOverflow
JavaScript creator Eich: My take on 20 years of the world's top programming language zd.net/2Y1xqU8 via @ZDNet & @LiamT Good story on #javascript's history from the man himself
linguaggi di programmazione
::: sjvn
Modern apps are rainforests, not single trees. Principled tooling NEEDS to extend beyond the app layer. The future of principled+practical dev tooling is going to be all about the APIs
programming, codice, snippet
::: jeanqasaur
Here's how a quantum computer works and why it's so powerful
quantum computing
::: techreview
Arguably the most voracious, data-grabbing company in the history of the world says they don't know how many Black folks work in their AI research division
Facebook | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: hypervisible
🎉I made a new @racketlang thing
racket-http-easy
language Racket
::: bogdanp
Facebook e l'FBI bucano la distro Linux Tails per arrestare un pedofilo
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: AndreaDraghetti
An amazing *randomized trial* on Twitter+academia: 112 papers were randomly chosen to be shared on twitter by a group with ~58k followers or to not be shared. Papers that were tweeted accumulated 4x more citations compared to non-tweeted papers over 1yr
::: JSheltzer
Trust in the news has fallen over 20 percentage points since 2015
giornali, stampa | media
::: fabiochiusi
Sai, il web è piccolo
umorismo
::: lemon_stra
We have made a visualisation that shows which parts of #article17 of the DSM directive have been included in the Dutch implementation law proposal. Turns out that #uploadfilters are included but most safeguards for user rights are not. This must be fixed!
copyright e brevetti | censura
::: communia_eu
if you read news, you may find it useful: somebody created a browser extension to bypass paywalls on news websites
novità | open source
::: Sci_Hub
Mozilla, EFF, 19,000 Citizens Urge Zoom To Reverse End-to-End Encryption Decision
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Ripple20 Vulnerabilities Will Haunt the IoT Landscape For Years To Come
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Social media
social media
::: Danireport ::: ShriramKMurthi ::: GinevraCardinal
New York AG Asks Google and Apple To Vet Third-Party COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps
coronavirus | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Who knew I had written a parenting book!
umorismo
::: peterseibel
Bookstores Are Struggling. Is a New E-Commerce Site the Answer?
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot
Basecamp's Hey, a New Email Product, Claims Apple is Rejecting Bug Fixes to the iPhone App Unless the Firm Agrees To Pay 15-30% Commission
Apple
::: Slashdot ::: dhh
Boston Dynamics Starts Selling Its Spot Robot -- For $74,500
robots, automazione, droni
::: Slashdot
Grandi consensi dei leghisti alle #ciliegie: "#Zaia, corri da solo!"
FB potrebbe anche avere un senso se usato così
Facebook | politica
::: LaPrimaManina
Lavoro, thread
lavoro | economia, lavoro | automazione
::: beka_valentine
The Pirate Bay's IP Address Belongs To a VPN Provider, ISP Tells Court
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot
Non è un caso se siamo tra gli ultimi in Europa per competenze digitali, il risultato di una politica che mette tutto in mano alle aziende e ai loro obiettivi commerciali, ignorando la legge che essa stessa ha promulgato
digitalizzazione | open source
::: italovignoli
Dating Apps Exposed 845GB of Explicit Photos, Chats, and More
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Super Secretive Russian Disinfo Operation Discovered Dating Back To 2014
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot
Americans Don't Trust Content Decisions Made By Social Media Giants, Study Says
social media
::: slashdot
The French #contracttracing app is using more data than what was announced by the government
coronavirus | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: EstelMP
Zuckerberg announces "the largest voting information campaign in American history": "Our goal is to help 4 million people register to vote"
Facebook | politica
::: fabiochiusi
Allo stato attuale, "Immuni" offre ottime garanzie dal punto di vista della privacy. Non era affatto scontato andasse così all'inizio di questo dibattito
coronavirus | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: philipdisalvo
Several institutions claim that AI will contribute to solving the climate crisis, but evidence is scant. On the contrary, AI has a track record of helping emit more greenhouse gases
artificial intelligence | ambiente, ecologia
::: fabiochiusi
Thousands of Muscovites claim that the city-run app that monitors suspected coronavirus patients wrongly fined them for alleged -- and non-existent -- quarantine violations: compliance criteria were "impossible to meet"
coronavirus | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi
Una ripresa stupenda di come il booster del razzo Falcon9 della #SpaceX si separa e torna indietro per l'atterraggio
spazio, esplorazione | tecnologia
::: Link4Universe
Dove si annida oggi l'hype in ambito AI? Soprattutto nella promessa di riuscire a prevedere gli outcome sociali, come ad es. capire se un candidato sia o meno adatto a un determinato posto di lavoro. Eppure l'hanno già messa a valutare i nostri CV
artificial intelligence
::: LucaSambucci
Potenzialmente game changing. BigTech=Fintech. Sempre di più
economia, lavoro
::: Ignazio62
the actual impact of AI research on tackling covid-19 has been minuscule
artificial intelligence | coronavirus
::: F_Kaltheuner
Pharo goes commercial!!! Good luck, Stephane and Co!
linguaggi di programmazione
::: ShriramKMurthi
Silq is a new high-level programming language for quantum computers
quantum computing | linguaggi di programmazione
::: pinshian
"More than 43,000 Russian schools will be equipped with facial recognition cameras ominously named “Orwell,” the Vedomosti business daily reported Tuesday (...) So far (...) “Orwell” has been installed at more than 1,608 schools in 12 Russian regions"
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi
Emissions Are Surging Back as Countries and States Reopen
coronavirus | ambiente, ecologia
::: emenietti
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