Visto nel Web - 531

Forse arriva laa ripresa, forse si chiude nuovamente tutto, chissà. Intanto ecco la rassegna di cosa ho wisto nel Web.

Julia Users Most Likely To Defect To Python for Data Science
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot

Google: Jetpack Compose Lets Android Developers Write Apps With 'Dramatically Less Code'
programming, codice, snippet | dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

European Opensource Observatory - Document: Developers Italia: Case Studies on Sustainability of Public Sector Open Source Communities
open source
::: dcavedon

HBO Max Cranks Up the Widevine DRM, Leaves Linux Users in the Cold
copyright e brevetti
::: Slashdot

My former employer CollegeHumor did this. In order to beat YouTube, Facebook faked incredible viewership numbers, so CH pivoted to FB. So did Funny or Die, many others. The result: A once-thriving online comedy industry was decimated. A $40m fine is laughable; shut Facebook down
Facebook
::: adamconover

US Indictments and Raids of Piracy Group Members in 'The Scene' Throw Top-Tier Piracy World Into Chaos
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

I have assignments in software engineering where the answer is "We don't need software for this". If you don't, you're teaching software engineering wrong: fix your course
programming, codice, snippet
::: ShriramKMurthi

Let me climb up on the old twitter soapbox here and boldly demand of you: STOP CALLING THEM SOFT SKILLS
Twitter
::: samcoren

Most of Scottish Wikipedia Written By American in Mangled English
Wikipedia | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: slashdot

5G In US Averages 51Mbps While Other Countries Hit Hundreds of Megabits
5G
::: Slashdot

The most popular programming languages since 1965...
linguaggi di programmazione
::: RichRogers_

A Quarter of the Alexa Top 10K Websites Are Using Browser Fingerprinting Scripts
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Clearview AI CEO Says 'Over 2,400 Police Agencies' Are Using Its Facial Recognition Software
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

Boom Supersonic Hopes To Test-Fly Its Supersonic Plane In 2021
innovazioni, futuro | (forse)
::: Slashdot

Programming is a process of creating symbolic representations that are
cit.
::: PaniczGodek

LA SCUOLA PUBBLICA NON È DI MICROSOFT Il #MIUR ha consegnato le scuole a #Microsoft, facendo migrare tutta la posta istituzionale sulla suite Office365. 💲 Quanto costa?
open source | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: SergioGridelli

🎉NEW ISSUE! Discover 3D Printing & Making in The MagPi magazine #97
novità | hardware
::: TheMagPi

Variazione del numero di studenti universitari tra il 2008 e il 2018
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: Luca_Gualtieri1

The programming languages field needs a Public Relations Department that
programming, codice, snippet
::: satnam6502

The Three Characteristics of Fast Growing Programming Languages
linguaggi di programmazione
::: redmonk

Since Tesla, engineers have dreamed of large-scale wireless power transmission. Emrod says they are close
energia | innovazioni, futuro
::: IEEESpectrum

Agevolo due esempi, ma ne ho letti mille. In caso non fosse chiaro, un Certificate non è un Degree. Quindi magari piantiamola di cianciare di lauree in sei mesi, grazie
Google | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: masaraht

Glances – A Versatile System Monitoring Tool for Linux Systems
applicazioni, programmi
::: itsfoss2

We're seeing a monumental wealth transfer from mom & pops to conglomerates
economia, lavoro
::: DanPriceSeattle

The world's first commercial nuclear power plant came online 64 years ago. Here's a bold idea for keeping nuclear power relevant
energia
::: IEEESpectrum

Amazon announces Halo, a fitness band and app that scans your body and voice
applicazioni, programmi | hardware
::: emenietti

#5G, ecco i paletti del #Governo su #Telecom-#Huawei
5G
::: PPolicy_News

TikTok CEO Mayer Quits After Three Months, Just as Firm Challenges US Ban
social media | politica
::: Slashdot

Google and Apple to roll out phase two of contact-tracing system
coronavirus | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Intel Slips, and a High-Profile Supercomputer Is Delayed
hardware
::: Slashdot

The einops Python package is worth checking out: it provides a powerful declarative interface for manipulating and reshaping multi-dimensional arrays
Python
::: jakevdp

Walmart Says It Has Teamed up With Microsoft on TikTok Bid
social media | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

"Electricity from onshore wind or solar could be supplied in 2025 at half the cost of gas-fired power" - Wind and solar are 30-50% cheaper than thought, admits UK government
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: dcavedon

'The Future of American Industry Depends On Open Source Tech'
open source
::: Slashdot

We Must Take a Stand': Portland's Iconic Powell's Books Says It Won't Sell Books On Amazon Anymore
Amazon
::: Slashdot

Google Performs First Quantum Simulation of a Chemical Reaction
quantum computing
::: Slashdot

Bill Gates' Nuclear Venture Plans Reactor To Complement Solar, Wind Power Boom
energia
::: Slashdot

Spotify Is Developing a 'Virtual Events' Feature
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

I am sorry I haven't responded to your email but
umorismo
::: ibogost

Human review of AI sounds great, unless...teaming humans & algorithms creates cognitive biases. What if, say, an officer checks an automated facial recognition match? Is this critical & independent review? @John_J_Howard et al present unsettling research
artificial intelligence
::: EvanSelinger

Learn Vim (the Smart Way) is a book to learn the good parts of Vim
lavori in corso
manuali, how to
::: nixcraft

Caltech and JPL are firing #drones out of cannons
robots, automazione, droni
::: IEEESpectrum

probably the most compelling page on stackoverflow
programming, codice, snippet
::: johnregehr

All research-quality data recorded by @CMSExperiment during the first two years of #LHC operation are now publicly available
trova l'x --oops volevo dire Higgs (h)
open source | dati, raccolta | scienza
::: manucirilli

Ma che strazio 'sta #blockchain... la parolina magica tipo abracadabra per le missioni impossibili come il voto elettronico 🙄
blockchain e crypto* | politica
::: cmnit ::: DiegoManinetti

Strategia italiana per l’intelligenza artificiale in preparazione
artificial intelligence
::: lucadebiase

I wrote about the dominance of the Facebook right, and what it might mean for November
Facebook | politica
::: kevinroose

"Facial recognition technology will ‘exacerbate racist outcomes’ in policing and should be banned ‘for a generation’ (...). The report also reveals that the Metropolitan Police failed to undertake an Equality Impact Assessment prior to their trials"
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Sarebbe meglio evitare di buttarcela la plastica in mare...ma nel mentre...
ambiente, ecologia
::: ArgiaSbolenfi

Ora le piccole librerie italiane hanno un e-commerce in comune
economia, lavoro | Amazon
::: ilpost

Ce l'avrà un cognome questa scienziata? Cos'è, una bambina amica tua? La volontà misogina di sminuire e infantilizzare puzza fino a qui
giornali, stampa | gender, discriminazioni
::: AntonellaColoru ::: Santas_Official ::: cmnit

Apple Showing Signs It May Soon Launch a Search Engine To Compete Against Google Search
Apple
::: Slashdot

One of the best elements of the 🇩🇪 proposal to implement #Article17 is a new exception for insignificant uses of copyrighted works. This has been criticised as incompatible with EU #copyright law. In a new post @JPQuintais & @hutko argue why it is not
copyright e brevetti
::: communia_eu

The #IT systems that governments and businesses depend on are often decades old and prone to failure. Why do they cost trillions to maintain but are so hard to modernize?
dati, raccolta
::: IEEESpectrum ::: oubiwann

China's Tecno sold thousands of smartphones with malware in Africa
frodi
::: fabiochiusi

Full Circle Magazine #160
novità
::: fullcirclemag

Fairphone Users Can Buy New Camera Without Replacing the Phone Itself
dispositivi mobili | diritto di riparare
::: Slashdot

Il genio umano ha raggiunto l'apice
ambiente, ecologia
::: Terra_Pianeta


US Tech Stocks Are Now Worth More Than the Entire European Stock Market
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Mark Zuckerberg is blaming an "operational mistake" and contractors for Facebook's failure to remove the Kenosha militia and "call to arms"
Facebook | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: juliacarriew

Incredible Ratchet & Clank Gameplay Demo Reveals PS5's SSD Difference
games
::: Slashdot

Long-Awaited Celera 500L 'Bullet' Plane Is Finally Revealed
tecnologia
::: Slashdot

Thin-Skinned Solar Panels Printed With Inkjet
energia | tecnologia
::: Slashdot

It's always kind when your neighbor wants to share their wifi
umorismo
::: kenradio

Computational social science (CSS) has exploded in prominence over the past decade, with thousands of papers published using observational data, experimental designs, and large-scale simulations that were once unfeasible or unavailable to researchers.
dati, raccolta
::: alexvespi

Rete unica, via libera politico: Tim e Cdp uniti in FiberCop | il manifesto
5G | Web, Internet
::: ilmanifesto

okyo startup @TelexistenceI will deploy advanced humanoid #robots to help restock shelves at FamilyMart stores
robots, automazione, droni
::: IEEESpectrum

due centrali nucleari verranno spente negli usa
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: jacopogiliberto

Now running #EMACS and #MACLISP on PDP-10 / ITS, thanks to @larsbrinkhoff and all the amazing community support he's gotten
storia
::: oubiwann

Una questione fondamentale — sperando che si tratti di un insegnamento davvero capace di stimolare il pensiero critico, di cui c’è estremo bisogno, specie su queste materie
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: fabiochiusi

Elon Musk Shows Neuralink Brain Link Working In a Pig
tecnologia | protagonisti
::: Slashdot ::: IEEESpectrum ::: Slashdot ::: fabiochiusi ::: timetit

Google took five days to come to a conclusion to leave up misinformation about voting, which violates its own policies. It sets a troubling precedent about post-election misinformation as well
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | politica
::: shannimcg

“Ma, se possiamo dire che l’hacker è diventato il prototipo del knowledge worker dell’economia informazionale, c’è un aspetto della sua cultura che non è ancora stato assimilato, ed è il rapporto che essa intrattiene con la proprietà.”
lavoro
::: arturodicorinto ::: arturodicorinto

Al via un sondaggio Ue per valutare il livello di automazione delle professioni
lavoro
::: sole24ore

My piece tracing Big Tech's shift from the Californian Ideology to a new era of tech nationalism; and how the internet transformed from the perfect medium of neoliberalism to one of the most contested arenas of the new Cold War
politica | Cina
::: organizejs

This is a wonderful trove of lore
storia | Lisp
::: oubiwann

Facebook is a malignant global power destroying liberal democracy - when I said this at TED, it seemed to genuinely shock Silicon Valley. 16 months on, everyone now sees it. But we’re frozen in the headlights. Of what feels like an oncoming freight train
Facebook | politica
::: carolecadwalla

Can This Company Build Self-Charging Batteries From Radioactive Nuclear Waste?
innovazioni, futuro | (forse)
::: Slashdot

Quibian: Anche Linux combatte il Covid
Linux distro | Ubuntu
::: Genjuro75

A bug in Windows 10 could be slowly wrecking your SSD
bug
::: evilripper

Report: Massive US Spy Satellite May 'Hoover Up' Cellphone Calls
spazio, esplorazione | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Visto nel Web - 530

Quasi passato il caldo agosto, tremendo, covidoso; ma intanto ecco quello che ho wisto nel Web.

Andy Prokh

Intel Defends AVX-512 Against Critics Who Hope It 'Dies a Painful Death'hardware
::: Slashdot

At the rate we consume, it would take 1.6 Earths to support humanity sustainably
ambiente, ecologia
::: wef

Will More Powerful Processors Super-Charge NASA's Mars Rovers?
innovazioni, futuro | hardware
::: Slashdot

Solar Panels Are Starting to Die, Leaving Behind Toxic Trash
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Is Blockchain 'the Amazing Solution for Almost Nothing'?
blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Police in Several US Cities Used Facial Recognition To Hunt Down and Arrest Protesters
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

Open Source Sustainability is Really a People Problem
open source
::: Slashdot

The most powerful corporation on Earth seems bent on preventing end user programming
Apple | programming, codice, snippet
::: jonathoda

Rewrote the pkgsrc checksum validation script in awk, reducing quadratic runtime of the current shell script version down from 8 minutes 12 seconds to just under 4 seconds
programming, codice, snippet
::: jperkin

Remembering the Golden Age of Computer User Groups
storia
::: Slashdot

Dal 1956 la #Cina cerca una via per la autosufficienza nella produzione di microchip. Un percorso che racconta la storia del modello cinese
hardware | Cina
::: simopieranni

I am exceptionally pleased to announce the release of the General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects
spazio, esplorazione
::: planet4589

Apple accoltella WordPress, un brutto precedente per i fan dell'App Store
Apple
::: dottorblaster ::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot

Why do you feel superior?
linguaggi di programmazione
::: PaniczGodek

Google’s new certificate program only takes 6 months to finish, and will be a fraction of the cost of college
scuola, educazione, cultura | lavoro | Google
::: skdh ::: Slashdot

Abstract ideas, like the ones we deal with in the foundations of physics, are hard to get across; having to pipe them through glass fiber cables doesn’t help. As we discuss how to reduce traveling, let us not forget that communication is absolutely essential to science
anche per cose normali, come le mie
scienza | dati, raccolta
::: skdh

Price of 1 GB of mobile data, obtained after studying many data plans
sorprese qui!
dispositivi mobili | dati, raccolta
::: jgbarah

Die bitch!
umorismo
::: evilripper

Twitter says President Trump’s tweet about mail drop boxes violated its rules but will stay visible
Twitter | politica
::: fabiochiusi

SpaceX Now Valued at $46 Billion, Making It America's Top 'Unicorn'
spazio, esplorazione | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

'This Plane Flies Itself. We Went for a Ride'
automazione
::: Slashdot

Tesla Fights Performance Hacks for Its Electric Cars
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Stoked Washington's Fears About TikTok
social media | Facebook
::: Slashdot

L’@antitrust_it le canta ai sindaci anti #5G: bloccano lo sviluppo del Paese / violano norme 🇮🇹 e 🇪🇺 / sono misure illegittime / principio di precauzione è altro
5G
::: Luke_like

"Automated systems are being rolled out with little transparency or public debate, and risk exacerbating existing inequalities." @POLITICOEurope about 'Five ways algorithms already rule our lives', featuring several examples researched and published by AW
automazione | algoritmi, codice
::: algorithmwatch

GOMBLODDO!!!!!!111!!!!!!1111!!!!
umorismo
::: evilripper

China's Ministry of IT Picks Gitee To Build 'Independent, Open-source Code Hosting Platform' for the Country As Tension With the U.S. Escalates
Cina | politica
::: Slashdot

This is a lovely write-up. Is really neat how this problem reduces to you-know-what
matematica
::: ShriramKMurthi

Il #Covid19 ha interrotto la fornitura da Oriente a Occidente e immobilizzato larga parte dei mercati finali. L’#Italia è stata travolta dalla pandemia ma ha le potenzialità per cogliere le opportunità intraviste nel #lockdown
coronavirus | digitalizzazione
::: ispionline

The world's top miner, BHP, will broaden plans to exit coal operations
ambiente, ecologia
::: climate

.@AlfonsoFuggetta da leggere: “Il problema della sicurezza esiste, ma non si risolve con la proprietà del mezzo”
politica | Web, Internet
::: FabioGhironi

Chromium's DNS-Hijacking Tests Accused of Causing Half of All Root Queries
Web, Internet | browser
::: Slashdot

The predicted end of a "permissioned #blockchain" made by centralized corporate idiocy is 30M of unmaintainable yet disposable waste
blockchain e crypto*
::: jaromil

China has most of world’s biggest brokerages as deregulation, stock rally, merger prospect fuel upsurge
Cina | economia, lavoro
::: simopieranni

China, by contrast, has been very quick to wield AI in its battle against the disease. AI has been used to identify individuals in contact tracing and to predict how the virus spreads
coronavirus | artificial intelligence
::: simopieranni

A proposito di semiconduttori- In win for Taiwan, ASML opens chip-tool training center for TSMC
hardware | Cina
::: simopieranni

"Cela a été résumé assez fidèlement par nos confrères anglais par une « punition statistique ». L’algorithme a fait au mieux, essayant de limiter la casse en général et a sacrifié 39,1 % de cas particuliers pour atteindre son objectif chiffré"
politica | scuola, educazione, cultura | algoritmi, codice
::: MeTaL_PoU

How data scarcity distorts research" by @nicolaskb, part of @algorithmwatch's campaign to facilitate research on platforms
social media | dati, raccolta
::: RiederB

There is a huge market for "magic"
blockchain e crypto*
::: glipari

What is up with the much hyped natural language generator GPT-3? Our reporter @nicolaskb took a closer look at the tool and had some fun with it. Here is his review
linguaggi di programmazione | artificial intelligence
::: algorithmwatch

Two articles on the worthlessness of the blockchain, and neither really gets into the economic part which is even worse
blockchain e crypto*
::: migueldeicaza ::: enriconardelli

Uffizi, via alla prima "scansione" totale in 3D di Palazzo Pitti @_MiBACT @UffiziGalleries @palazzopittiza @UNI_FIRENZE
dati, raccolta
::: AgCultNews

Even before we delve into the “accuracy” of these systems, there are questions around whether we should be developing such technology at all — nevermind deploying them in public spaces without consent
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: sarahchander

Are PhD students more prone to develop #mentalhealth issues? This study explores the potential impact of current academic working conditions on mental health, particularly on #PhDstudents
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: mendeley_com

If you use #Python >= 3.7.x and you want to drop into ipdb when you place a breakpoint() you can set this environment variable
Python
::: andreagrandi

We just finished the first draft of our book - OCaml Scientific Computing! Hurray!
programmazione funzionale
::: ryan_liang

If people want to play around with that theorem prover tool I am implementing, take a look at it here: liamoc.net/holbert/ Note: it's very pre-alpha, and I'm not looking for bug reports now. This is just if you want to try it!
matematica | programming, codice, snippet
::: kamatsu8

copy — Duplicate Objects
Python
::: pymotw

Happy Monday, surveillance devices are scary: Amazon has provided Alexa data to police 2,000 times so far this year
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | Amazon
::: johns_FSF

New tutorial! 🚀 OCR Handwriting Recognition with #OpenCV, #Keras, and #TensorFlow 2
machine learning | Python
::: PyImageSearch

CLI and IDE get better together! Our Tooling Team has been hard at work to come up with solutions to reported issues and feature requests. Today, we're excited to announce new versions of both applications to play with and build your workflows around
applicazioni, programmi | hardware
::: arduino

RegEx
umorismo
::: imbushuo

TikTok Sues US Government Over Trump Ban
social media | politica
::: Slashdot

J'ai pas encore lu, mais ça fait déjà peur
social media | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: zacchiro

Il 24 agosto del 1995 Microsoft lanciò sul mercato #Windows95, il primo sistema operativo che rese popolare l’utilizzo del personal computer
io avevo la beta dall'inverno '94
storia
::: MashableItalia ::: ShriramKMurthi

The machine assembly phase has started at the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor in southeastern France, but the project, which began 30 years ago is still a long way from fusing atoms
energia
::: IEEESpectrum

Facebook Blocks Group of One Million Critical of Thai Monarchy Amid Government Pressure
censura | Facebook
::: Slashdot

If your newsroom handles tips from confidential sources, you should take a look at this. The new @SecureDrop Workstation is a huge step forward. This is the kind of tool I wished we had had during the global mass surveillance scandal
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Snowden

Those who do not learn from history
umorismo
::: sarahkendzior

Foxconn, Other Asian Firms Consider Mexico Factories As China Risks Grow
hardware | politica | Cina
::: Slashdot

Nintendo Copyright Infringement Threats Shut Down Switch Payload Injector
copyright e brevetti
::: Slashdot

Chinese-Made Smartphones Are Secretly Stealing Money From People Around the World
frodi
::: Slashdot

Facebook To Pay More Than $110 Million In Back Taxes In France
Facebook
::: Slashdot

Amazon Go's Cashierless Tech May Come To Whole Foods As Soon As Next Year
Amazon
::: Slashdot

A course that had a major influence on my mathematical thinking was Shadrin's Approximation Theory at Cambridge. It was a "functional analysis for applied mathematicians" course unlike anything I've seen at Cornell or Stanford
matematica
::: jugander

Internet Explorer, initially an optional add-on, was later offered for free or bundled with every copy of Windows, triggering the first browser war. And Microsoft used its market-dominant OS to ruthlessly steamroller those who stood in its way
storia
::: unix_byte

ExxonMobil, the world’s largest co. a decade ago, & the longest-serving co. of the Dow Jones Industrials, got booted today. The end of the #fossilfuel era? I certainly hope so
energia | ambiente, ecologia | economia, lavoro
::: ClimateComms ::: Slashdot ::: TechAltar

You understand a thing if you can recreate it
vero François! (e ottimo l'esempio (anche se il film non racconta la storia vera ma come la vede Hollywood (una fiaba)))
cit.
::: fchollet

Il complottismo si sposta su #instagram dove è più facile evitare gli algoritmi anti-fakenews dispiegati da #Facebook e #Twitter. I contenuti prevalentemente visuali, la possibilità di seguire hashtag e la presenza di utenti giovani rendono Instagram un piattaforma appetibile
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: f_ronchetti

Happy cake day Linux!
Linux
::: nixcraft ::: nixcraft ::: system76

Firefox Daylight For Android Arrives With Enhanced Tracking Protection, New UI
browser | dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot ::: ItalianPolitics

Microsoft's Transcribe in Word Gives Office 365 Subscribers 5 Hours of Transcription a Month
applicazioni, programmi
::: Slashdot

Chrome 85 Arrives With Tab Management, 10% Faster Page Loads, and PDF Improvements
browser
::: Slashdot

Danfo.js is a Pandas-like Library in #JavaScript that’s #MadeWithTFJS, and provides intuitive data structures for manipulating and processing structured data
programming, codice, snippet
::: TensorFlow

My daughter’s maths homework. Can’t say I disagree
programming, codice, snippet | umorismo
::: doozethe

Israeli Phone Hacking Company 'Cellebrite' Sued To Stop Sales To Hong Kong
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

A New Botnet Is Covertly Targeting Millions of Servers
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | web-bot, robocall
::: Slashdot

After 48 Years, Democrats Endorse Nuclear Energy In Platform
energia
::: Slashdot

Man Sues Patent Office For Deciding an AI Can't Invent Things
artificial intelligence | copyright e brevetti
::: Slashdot

Facebook Begins Ghosting the 'Oculus' Moniker In Its VR Division
virtual reality | Facebook
::: Slashdot

Long Ago...
umorismo
::: savagechickens

📣 .NET 5 Preview 8 is here folks and it's just full of #Blazor awesome sauce!! 🔥
programming, codice, snippet
::: chris_sainty

Facial recognition designed to detect around face masks is failing
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Biogen Conference Likely Led To 20,000 COVID-19 Cases In Boston Area
coronavirus
::: Slashdot

Le @Europarl_FR compense son #CO2 à 2 euros la tonne
ambiente, ecologia
::: F_Rohart

Firefox 80 Released with Optional GPU Acceleration on Linux
browser
::: dcavedon

An Open-Source Book About the Open Source World
open source
::: Mte90Net

App confinement and permissions in Ubuntu Touch
dispositivi mobili | Ubuntu
::: UBports

Experiment Update - We’ve earned the hat trick. Coming off the third 12 hour suspension
Twitter | politica
::: SuspendThePres

Deeply unappreciated fact: the most "impactful" person in science right now is this Kazakhstani hacker queen. She is the one-woman bridge to the largest repository of scientific knowledge ever collected
scienza | Web, Internet
::: Rohan_Naidu

Will Your Code Run Ten Years From Now?
programming, codice, snippet
::: slashdot ::: textfiles

OMG 😱 If you divide 1 by 998,001 you get all three-digit numbers from 000 to 999 in order, except for 998
umorismo | matematica
::: mathladyhazel

L. Peter Deutsch invented the first interactive #Lisp REPL in 1963 when he was 17 He implemented Lisp on the PDP-1
storia | Lisp
::: RainerJoswig ::: oubiwann

Vuoi aprire la tua #scuola al mondo #Wikimedia e #OpenStreetMap? Col bando Wiki-imparare di Wikimedia Italia potrà acquistare pc e tablet per attività sulle due piattaforme, col supporto di un wikimediano. C'è ancora tempo per partecipare!
scuola, educazione, cultura | Wikipedia
::: WikimediaItalia

Opposite effects of increased reliance on automated filters for content moderation observed in YouTube and Facebook: YT doubled video removals, whereas FB and IG saw "steep declines"
social media | politica
::: fabiochiusi

India: Facial recognition, Iris scans may be used for welfare scheme payouts
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

a short thread on cos(π/3)
bravo Daniel! 💥 (appena ho tempo vedo se followarti); anche perché hai scatenato le masse
umorismo
::: littmath

Is there any Android app that would make my phone smell like a dusty old book (or at least a print from a copy machine) when I read some old books stolen from http://libgen.is?
Web, Internet
::: PaniczGodek

Ireland: "The HSE’s Covid-19 Tracker app has been deleted over 500,000 times since its launch, leading to questions as to how effective it can be"
coronavirus
::: fabiochiusi

So, I’m working on a book that takes place in the twenties and thirties, partly in Germany. For research I’ve been watching some archival footage from Nazi Germany, and now suddenly YouTube feeds me 100% ads for Trump re-election, the NRA, and firearm accessories. 😬
social media | ad, pubblicità
::: SeamusBlackley

When “What Will It Take?” Seems Beyond Possible, We Need To Study How *Immense Challenges* Have Been Successfully Dealt With In The Past
protagonisti | innovazioni, futuro
::: girba

I've spent a lot of time this past few weeks making my thesis code as reproducible as possible, for future paper-submitting-me and for my lab. Here's what I learned
gran lavoro Valentin!
programming, codice, snippet
::: VLucet

⚠️ Incendio al parco giochi: bambino con microchip “5G” prende fuoco
5G | umorismo
::: CBugliano

A Chrome Feature is Creating Enormous Load on Global Root DNS Servers
browser | bug
::: Slashdot

Glimpse 0.2.0 Released, Based on GIMP 2.10.18
applicazioni, programmi
::: dcavedon

White House Announces Creation of AI and Quantum Research Institutes
artificial intelligence | quantum computing | politica
::: Slashdot

me: why is this code so complicated?
umorismo
::: juldanjou

Have you noticed my website has a new face?
language Racket
::: racketlang

We are investigating an issue with our Media Service impacting Confluence, Jira Core, Jira Service Desk, Jira Software, and Bitbucket pipeline builds for Atlassian Cloud customers. This issue will impact any attachments, downloads, imports or exports within these products
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: jaromil

I’m thrilled to share that this morning, @ozm published a landmark new text by @doctorow: How To Destroy Surveillance Capitalism. It’s one of the most ambitious projects of @ozm’s short existence, and was only possible by the tireless work of @bcmerchant
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: mvzelenks

This is a really interesting shift in thinking about what "autonomy" means and what kind of autonomy is really useful
automazione | robots, automazione, droni
::: MikellTaylor

New Zealand Stock Exchange Halted by Cyber-Attack
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Facebook says apps using its advertising network could see revenue drop 50 percent, now that iOS 14 will require users to opt in to sharing their device info
ad, pubblicità | Apple | Facebook
::: sarahfrier

I see this kind of coding pattern a lot in Python
io uso il primo modo; differenze: non so
Python
::: dabeaz

Visto nel Web - 529

Afa, tante zananzare e cosa ho wisto nel Web.

Kamala Harris

Microsoft, Energy Department To Develop Disaster-Response AI Tools
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

Facebook is a 'Major Threat' To Public Health, Report Warns
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Facebook
::: Slashdot

German Parliamentarians nominate Julian Assange, @xychelsea and @snowden for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
Julian Assange | Chelsea Manning | Edward Snowden
::: StellaMoris1

Trump Expresses Support for Oracle To Buy TikTok
social media | politica | Cina
::: Slashdot

QAnon Groups Hit by Facebook Crack Down
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni | Facebook
::: Slashdot ::: sheeraf

I no-vax fanno causa a Facebook
social media
::: evilripper

Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey rotors leaving condensation trails
tecnologia
::: MachinePix

UK Will Take a Crack At Regulating Future Self-Driving Car Systems
automazione
::: Slashdot

Oxis Energy is turning the lithium-sulfur battery into the natural power source for electric planes
energia | innovazioni, futuro
::: IEEESpectrum

Flight Simulator 2020 Is Finally Out, But Many Can't Install It
games | bug
::: Slashdot

235 Million Instagram, TikTok and YouTube User Profiles Exposed In Massive Data Leak
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Facial Recognition Violates Human Rights, Court Rules
The ruling stated that facial recognition technology violates human rights. It does not suspend the use of all facial recognition technology, but rather, states that better parameters need to be put in place as to when it can be used
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

An Indian journalist posted last week’s @WSJ story about Facebook’s hate-speech compromises in India. Facebook’s top policy executive in the country filed a criminal complaint against the reporter & others who posted the link
Facebook | censura | giornali, stampa
::: dseetharaman

It took Apple 42 years to reach $1 trillion in value. It took it just 2 more years to get to $2 trillion
Apple | economia, lavoro
::: nytimes

Problema di sicurezza in Desktop remoto: rilasciato un aggiornamento speciale
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: _mrbyte

A new battery is strong enough you can make a robot's chassis out of it #batteries #robots
energia | robots, automazione, droni
::: IEEESpectrum

Molte #fakenews si basano sulla distorta interpretazione di una foto
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: cmgaston

We released a new version of the fastest JSON parsers in the world. Version 0.5 has better performance under Visual Studio, a new UTF-8 validator (lookup4), better support for C++20, we dropped computed GOTOs without reducing the performance, and more
programming, codice, snippet
::: lemire

What happens when you give literally every single child in a country a laptop? They use it for gaming, music, and it doesn't improve educational attainment. Among those who attened college they are more likely to choose health fields over art
scuola, educazione, cultura | hardware
::: JProtzko

STOP USING FONTS IN YOUR TWEETS, NAME, AND/OR BIO PLEASE. I CANT READ THEM. TEXT TO SPEECH CANT READ THEM. I see posts spreading awareness about this all the time but people are so caught up on keeping their aesthetic they do not care about people like me
social media
::: FroggyNH

A chi mi dicava "ma almeno Rousseau è una piattaforma che esiste". Leggere tutto l'articolo e smetterla di pensare che il voto elettronico sia fattibile
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | politica
::: carlopiana ::: ferrazza

Throw everything away
scienza | umorismo
::: holly

Major quantum computational breakthrough is shaking up physics and maths
quantum computing
::: skdh

750 million genetically engineered mosquitoes approved for release in Florida Keys
ambiente, ecologia
::: skdh

Russia's most famous opposition leader, @Navalny, has been rushed to the hospital, with reports that poison is suspected. If confirmed, it is a crime against the whole of Russia. There can be no democracy without dissent
Edward Snowden | politica
::: Snowden

#otd in 1991 Tim Berners-Lee emailed a programmer newsgroup about a new “experimental” app he designed called “WorldWideWeb”
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL

How do we make an experimental langauge for academics a default choice for real-world projects?
programmazione funzionale
::: PaniczGodek

The programming language Python has overtaken Java, according to @github
and @redmonk. That's because data science is booming, AI jobs are getting hotter, it's easy to learn, and it's helping more developers land six-figure salaries
Python
::: rosaliechan17

I am looking forward to bank ATMs featuring provable computing. What is sad is that right now we don't even have open source code running on them
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | economia, lavoro
::: jaromil

Very instructive thread about doing user research in real situations and steering rationally the ongoing development of a product
umorismo | programming, codice, snippet
::: fulcorno

New 💣report from @Avaaz:**3.8 billion views of health misinformation** on Facebook over the past year in the time of #covid. 🏷 Only 16% of all health misinformation did FB apply a warning label 📣 The top 42 FB pages spreading misinfo had 28m followers & 800m views alone
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | Facebook
::: tristanharris

A great example of the complexity of #academicpublishing - A paywalled paper published in an Elsevier journal ☹️ - That has a citation linking to Sci-hub 😶 - For a PLOS One paper 🙃
copyright e brevetti | scienza
::: MarkHahnel

I accidentally declared the same variable name twice in my code
umorismo
::: kclemson

Former Uber Exec Charged With Paying 'Hush Money' To Conceal Massive Breach
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

"The company’s political and business concerns are influencing its fact-checking policies" Facebook is a profoundly unethical company, and it starts at the top, with Mark
Facebook | politica
::: Grady_Booch ::: Slashdot

AI Claims 'Flawless Victory' Going Undefeated In Digital Dogfight With Human Fighter Pilot
automazione
::: Slashdot

BlackBerry Phones Aren't Dead Yet
hardware | dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

Facebook’s ban on far-left pages is an extension of Trump propaganda
Facebook | politica
::: fabiochiusi

Mozilla: The Greatest Tech Company Left Behind
Google is a logger, the Internet is its forest. Google would like to just cut down all the trees today, but regulation and sustainable profits keep Google in check. None of the old growth can survive the logger forever, though
Web, Internet
::: jessejiryudavis

🥳🎉 TypeScript 4.0 is here! 🎉🥳 Read up on what's new and get it today!
sono mooolto fortunato, posso evitarlo
linguaggi di programmazione
::: typescript

Trump Asks Supreme Court To Let Him Block Critics on Twitter
Twitter | politica
::: Slashdot

Amazon, SpaceX e Facebook alla conquista dello spazio: ma a quale prezzo per l’astronomia?
spazio, esplorazione
::: Quantizzando

Without any electronics at all, this little #robot created at @USCViterbi uses a clever bit of mechanical autonomy to convert methanol fuel into motion, one millimeter-long step at a time
robots, automazione, droni
::: IEEESpectrum

more compilers, more fun!
programming, codice, snippet
::: johnregehr

From the beginning of personal computing, the CPU has never been the whole game
hardware
::: IEEESpectrum

Spesso ci si confronta con altri paesi europei, per capire come funzionano le cose
innovazioni, futuro
::: iannak1

La rovina dell'informatica
no! è la seconda comunità per numero; la prima è quella per cui Internet == Facebook
umorismo
::: evilripper

È un'altra stagione di incendi in #Amazzonia. Un anno fa @inpe_mct denunciava un aumento del disboscamento illegale in Brasile, e la situazione non sembra migliorare nel 2020
ambiente, ecologia
::: ispionline

How China Targets Scientists via Global Network of Recruiting Stations
sempre da fare la tara con la politica per questo genere di notizie
Cina
::: Slashdot

Le #fakenews non sono frutto di un errore giornalistico, ma sono pensate per manipolare le persone, delegittimare le istituzioni e inquinare il dibattito pubblico Il Poynter Institute ha deciso di unire le forze di100 factcheckers per smontarle una ad una
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: arturodicorinto

Ma allora si può distinguere oggettivamente tra scienza e pseudoscienza, sì o no?
il CICAP rockz!
scienza | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: ChiediLeProve

Police in Lincolnshire are to test a system that would enable them to search live CCTV for specific parameters such as mood and facial expression
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: hare_brain

The Apache Software Foundation Announces Annual Report for 2020 Fiscal Year; world's largest Open Source foundation provides 227M+ lines of code, valued at more than $20B, to the public-at-large at 100% no cost
open source
::: TheASF ::: TheASF

A luglio è stata presentata l’ultima edizione dell’E-Government Survey dell’#ONU che fotografa lo stato di salute dei servizi digitali pubblici. Perché l’#Italia rischia di diventare sempre meno competitiva a livello globale?
digitalizzazione
::: ispionline

Apple scoffed at Bloomberg claims that its servers were compromised by a surreptitious component. But the truth is, the printed circuit board supply chain is quite vulnerable
Apple | hardware
::: IEEESpectrum

Facebook is laying out contingency plans should Trump try to delegitimize the election's result, including a "kill switch" for political ads
politica | Facebook
::: puiwingtam

I social non sono gratis: li paghiamo con la profilazione dei gusti e delle preferenze che ci qualificano come persone e che permette a governi e Big Tech di orientare desideri e comportamenti, come dimostrato dagli scandali #Datagate e Cambridge Analytica
social media | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: arturodicorinto

Telegram Messaging App Proves Crucial To Belarus Protests
social media | politica
::: Slashdot ::: GianlucaSgueo

Amazing fact: apparently the DNC convention was helmed from (Emmy winner) Glenn Weiss's living room in Brentwood. He had pants on but no shoes
politica
::: JohnBrownlow ::: BrettLake12

WordPress Founder Claims Apple Cut Off Updates To His Free App Because It Wants 30 Percent
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Electric Trucks Could Make a 'Significant Dent' In Carbon Emissions
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Burger King Brags About Exploiting Twitch To Advertise To Kids For Cheap
social media | ad, pubblicità
::: Slashdot

'DiceKeys' Creates a Master Password For Life With One Roll
da verificare
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Microsoft Plans Cloud Contract Push With Foreign Governments After $10 Million JEDI Win
cloud
::: Slashdot

my programming language startup failed because
umorismo
::: cemerick

My new computer!
hardware | ooh!
::: fogus

"Extreme weather patterns" are no longer extreme, they are to be expected every year from now on. In fact, we must expect that they will amplify from year to year, as they have so far, and as models show they will. Welcome to fast-advancing climate change
ambiente, ecologia
::: fchollet

Oggi è l’#EarthOvershootDay 🌍 il giorno che segna il consumo di tutte le risorse prodotte dal Pianeta in 1 anno. Quest'anno la Terra ha guadagnato 3 settimane. Magra consolazione perché il buon risultato del 2020 non dipende dalla volontà umana, ma dal lockdown. #MoveTheDate
ambiente, ecologia
::: bancaetica

Anti-Piracy Outfit Hires VPN Expert To Help Track Down The Pirate Bay
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

L’epidemia di #coronavirus ha prodotto più fallimenti di grandi compagnie di quanti non se ne registrarono durante la crisi del 2008
coronavirus | economia, lavoro
::: AtlanteUsa2020

China’s electric car start-ups accelerate plans to grab market share, but mainland Chinese buyers can’t look beyond Tesla
tecnologia
::: simopieranni

Microsoft Removes Registry Tweak That Allowed Users To Permanently Disable Windows Defender
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

When it comes to U.S.-Chinese AI competition, the often-overlooked lesson is that computing power matters. Data and algorithms are critical, but they mean little without the compute to back them up
artificial intelligence
::: ForeignAffairs

This is the state of our country/democracy. The world's most popular social media site is actively preparing for the President of the United States to try to steal the election
Facebook | politica
::: dangerstein

Rust is Strong, Creates a Trademark-Owning Foundation
programming, codice, snippet
::: Slashdot