03 settembre, 2020

Visto nel Web - 532

OK, basta caldo e pioggia tutti i giorni (quasi, forse). Intanto ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.

Laura D'Olimpio

Five myths about manufacturing
tecnologia
::: RichRogers_

Your Browsing History Can Uniquely Identify You
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Tesla, Intel, and Others Urge America's FTC to Oppose Qualcomm Ruling
copyright e brevetti
::: Slashdot

'Unusually Large Number' of Breached SendGrid Accounts Are Sending Spams and Scams
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Brave Complains Google's Newly-Proposed 'WebBundles' Standard Would 'Make URLs Meaningless'
Web, Internet | Google
::: Slashdot

Move over, Ramanujan!
matematica
::: johncarlosbaez

MIT spinoff @LightmatterCo aims to boost #NeuralNetworks with its new Mars device which has at its heart a chip that includes an analog optical processor, designed specifically to perform the mathematical operations fundamental to neural networks
neural networks
::: IEEESpectrum

Neuralink: Elon Musk unveils pig he claims has computer implant in brain
innovazioni, futuro | (forse) | protagonisti
::: alexhern ::: Slashdot ::: matvelloso ::: emenietti

Watch Out! A new #malware campaign spreading QakBot banking trojan returned with new tricks up its sleeve to target government, military, and manufacturing sectors
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: TheHackersNews

I’m not sure how many times me and people like @rashadrobinson & @tristanharris & @nicolewong can keep repeating: This is not a bug, it is a FEATURE. FB was built to do precisely what it is doing, which is to turn far too much engagement into enragement
Facebook | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: karaswisher

Alas, it was only to downplay the urgency of #ClimateAction and falsely claim that efforts to decarbonize our civilization would hurt the #economy. (In reality, the cost of climate inaction greatly exceeds the cost of action)
ambiente, ecologia | economia, lavoro
::: HarmSaeijs

Machine learning has come a long way, but the latest research finds this form of artificial intelligence is still far off from matching the real thing: the human brain’s complex capabilities
machine learning | artificial intelligence
::: KnowableMag


Thunderbird 78.2.1 Email Client Is Out Now with OpenPGP Support Enabled by Default
applicazioni, programmi
::: MariusNestor

Cory Doctorow's New Book Explains 'How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism'
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | protagonisti
::: Slashdot

The flaws found by this researcher result in the execution of arbitrary commands on user's computer
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: dcuthbert

Dopo l’ordine esecutivo di Trump, il ramo americano della popolare app cinesi sta per essere ceduto. Pechino però, al contrario di Huawei, ha deciso di non difendere l’azienda
social media | politica
::: simopieranni

Linux Developers Continue Evaluating The Path To Adding Rust Code To The Kernel
Linux | linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot

Major Internet Outage: Dozens of Sites are Down
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

ARM Not Just For Macs: Might Make Weather Forecasting Cheaper Too
hardware
::: Slashdot

it is an absolute miracle that mobile phones work
dispositivi mobili
::: The6P4C

Are Apple's Privacy Changes Hypocritical, Unfair to Facebook and Advertising Companies?
Apple
::: Slashdot

Facebook a viré des employés qui rassemblaient des preuves du biais pro-Trump de la plateforme
Facebook ‘fired employee who collected evidence of pro-conservative bias’, leaked messages show
Facebook
::: epelboin


President Trump posted 89 (!) tweets or retweets between midnight and 8:04 am DC time this morning
h/t @marina_catucci (rockz! 💥)
Twitter | politica
::: atrupar

Manned Flying Car Successfully Tested for the First Time
tecnologia
::: Slashdot

Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for August 31, 2020
scienza | umorismo
::: GoComics

Smart Dust Is Coming. Are You Ready?
Neal Stephenson e Bepon (pron. 'bepun', un mio vicino) lo sanno da tempo
innovazioni, futuro | hardware
::: Slashdot

Domande di brevetto depositate presso l’UEB (Ufficio Europeo dei Brevetti) e l’USPTO (Ufficio Brevetti USA) dei principali paesi europei (2000-17). La Germania presenta da sola più domande dei restanti paesi. L'Itala è drammaticamente espulsa dal gruppo dei paesi innovatori
innovazioni, futuro | copyright e brevetti
::: f_ronchetti ::: f_ronchetti

I was an ordinary person
cit.
::: ProfFeynman

🇺🇸 The City Council in Pittsburgh is considering legislation that would ban police use of #FacialRecognition software and predictive policing technology. The city’s law enforcement agency says it isn’t currently using either technology
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: cdteu

I can't do one damn thing without Googling it first
un tormentone anche per me, vado spesso su Stack Overflow per cose che sanno tutti (anch'io)
Web, Internet | programming, codice, snippet
::: javagrifter

I think it's clear that for many smaller companies that invested in deep learning, it turned out not to be essential and got cut post-Covid as part of downsizings. There are somewhat fewer people doing deep learning now than half a year ago, for the first time since at least 2010
deep learning | coronavirus
::: fchollet

NYT's @KevinRoose says the MSM is missing what's happening on Facebook: "It's a completely parallel universe, in which Trump's response to Covid-19 has been fast and effective; in which these riots in Portland and other cities are THE biggest news story in the world..."
Facebook | politica
::: brianstelter

I think string theory might be the only thing with a higher number of dimensions
umorismo | Python
::: dabeaz


Media shouldn't normalize 'fascist' Trumpism, Yale professor says
media | politica
::: jasonintrator

Reti competitive, vero problema sta nell'ultimo miglio @gianlucac1 - rendita monopolistica non deve esserci, per me - per ora in italia accesso alla fibra ha i prezzi più bassi di EU o forse del mondo. Per ora competizione ha funzionato bene a beneficio dei consumatori
Web, Internet | hardware
::: CrossWordsCW

Immortalità digitale: la nostra vita online quando non ci saremo più
dati, raccolta
::: formicablu

a 2020 problem I would never have foreseen: we have CS0 students do a bit of Scratch programming and a student who's in China this fall due to covid can't do the assignment because the great firewall apparently blocks
scuola, educazione, cultura | politica
::: johnregehr

Arc Menu 48 Released with 3 New Menu Layouts + More
tool, componente software
::: dcavedon

Psychology Today: How Programmers Can Avoid Burnout
ovvio
programming, codice, snippet | lavoro
::: Slashdot

Increased Facebook use is linked to decreased well-being and mental health
Facebook
::: HarvardBiz

Il #JovaBeachparty, un anno dopo
ambiente, ecologia
::: RadioProzac

Shenzhen’s success story holds lessons even as US-China tech war bites
Cina | tecnologia
::: simopieranni

Facebook is out of control. If it were a country it would be North Korea
Facebook
::: msapia24

Come ha affrontato la #Cina l'epidemia? Con la mobilitazione di massa e l'AI. Su quest'ultimo aspetto la China Academy of Information and Communications Technology ha rilasciato diversi report
Cina | artificial intelligence | coronavirus
::: simopieranni


Milano bloccata - In coda da mezz’ora per tornare in ufficio dopo mesi
A casa, avrei iniziato a lavorare da 45 min, senza stress
(Ho lasciato la bici a casa per previsione di pioggia e i lavori di Farini che allungano parecchio; mezzi impossibili causa lavori)
lavoro a distanza
::: natyaleks

importlib — Python's Import Mechanism
Python
::: pymotw

Amazon Wins FAA Approval For Prime Air Drone Delivery Fleet
Amazon
::: Slashdot

A link to the #LFE tutorial was posted on Hacker News today
Lisp
::: ErlangLisp ::: oubiwann ::: mononcqc

The features of the programming language itself are secondary to these primary considerations
linguaggi di programmazione
::: lemire

New "United Rumour Debunking Platform" launched by the Cyberspace Administration of China, @YanziDeng_Iris reports, will run within major Chinese consumer apps, including WeChat, Alipay and Baidu. What could possibly go wrong?
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | censura | Cina
::: rasmus_kleis

Apple Mistakenly Approved a Widely Used Malware To Run on Macs
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Big Oil Is in Trouble. Its Plan: Flood Africa With Plastic
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Google Images Launches 'Licensable' Badge and Search Filter
copyright e brevetti
::: Slashdot

The Blurred Lines and Closed Loops of Google Search
Google | ad, pubblicità
::: Slashdot

Qualcomm Doubles 5G mmWave Range To 2.36 Miles For Broadband Modems
5G
::: Slashdot


Twelve Years Later, Apple Is Still Trying To Erase Mac.com Email Addresses
Apple
::: Slashdot

Sony Ponders Potential PS To PC Ports
games
::: Slashdot

Falcon 9 first stage lands at Landing Zone 1 to complete this booster’s fourth flight
spazio, esplorazione
::: SpaceX

Apple blocked Facebook's attempt to tell users about 30% App Store 'tax'
economia, lavoro
::: dcavedon

“Intelligenti” perché dotate di riconoscimento facciale?
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

SpaceX Starting On 'Super Heavy' Rocket Booster To Power Mars Trip
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

The Big Tesla Hack: A hacker gained control over the entire fleet, but fortunately he's a good guy
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: dcavedon

Physicists' latest achievement with neutral atoms paves the way for new #quantum computer designs
quantum computing
::: Caltech

The #COVID19 pandemic has spurred the deployment of a plethora of automated decision-making (ADM) systems all over Europe. The NEW REPORT by @algorithmwatch and @algoethik gathers detailed examples of #ADM-based responses from 16 European countries
coronavirus | algoritmi, codice | automazione
::: algorithmwatch

Using tools [such as tracking apps and infrared cameras], despite the urgency surrounding the pandemic, calls for proper oversight and should not be rushed, said the report by Germany’s AlgorithmWatch, a digital rights group, and Bertelsmann Foundation
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: algorithmwatch


Trump Administration Forces Facebook and Google To Drop Hong Kong Cable
Web, Internet | politica
::: Slashdot

A strange phenomenon has emerged near Amazon delivery stations: smartphones dangling from trees
Amazon | lavoro
::: business

Linux Usage Dropped in August, Analytics Stats Show
pochi ma buoni? 🤓️
Linux
::: dcavedon

Meet the $3,300 Edition of the Galaxy Z Fold 2
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

AVIF image format is coming to Chrome next week! (and is behind a flag in Firefox)
applicazioni, programmi
::: kornelski

Police Across Canada Are Using Predictive Policing Algorithms, Report Finds
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

An innocent Typo Led To a Giant 212-Story Obelisk in Microsoft Flight Simulator
bug | games
::: Slashdot

TIL Traditional (pre-standard) C preprocessing - In this mode comments are not replaced w/ a space so...
linguaggi di programmazione | umorismo
::: shafikyaghmour

Facebook Threatens To Cut Off Australians From Sharing News
Facebook
::: Slashdot

Twitter Hack May Have Had Another Mastermind: A 16-Year-Old
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Coronavirus: Apple iPhones Can Contact-Trace Without COVID-19 App
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | coronavirus
::: Slashdot ::: emenietti


Go 1.15.1 and 1.14.8 have been released! 🔒 A security fix for net/http/cgi and net/http/fcgi
linguaggi di programmazione
::: golang

NuScale's Small Nuclear Reactor Gets US Safety Approval
energia
::: Slashdot

Amazon, *apertamente*, organizza un proprio servizio segreto che, trai compiti principali, ha quello di spiare i lavoratori e tagliare le gambe ad eventuali organizzazioni sindacali. Mi raccomando, continuate a illudervi che il Capitalismo e la democrazia siano compatibili
Amazon | lavoro
::: PMO_W

A Saudi Prince's Attempt To Silence Critics On Twitter
al solito, non è una novità
censura
::: Slashdot

Microsoft Releases Deepfake Detection Tool Ahead of Election
deepfake
::: Slashdot

Countdown to Year 2038 problem
bug
::: countdown2038

Google si sta mangiando il mondo
Google
::: cobrampi

Stampanti
umorismo
::: _Sazed

The Russian group that interfered in the 2016 presidential election is at it again, using a network of fake accounts and a website set up to look like a left-wing news site, Facebook and Twitter said
politica | social media
::: journalismfest

Pakistan has blocked five dating apps, including Tinder and Grindr, on the grounds of "immoral and indecent content"
social media | censura
::: fabiochiusi

rendere lo studio una punizione mi sembra un'ottima idea per la didattica!
scuola, educazione, cultura | coronavirus
::: emenietti


Mi hanno costretto a sostituire questa icona
lavoro
::: evilripper

uNav 3 will be the all new #GPS navigation software for @UBports that respects your #privacy and leads securely to your destination. Now testing new UI and new functionalities: stay tuned!
applicazioni, programmi
::: ferlanero

Schrödinger
umorismo
::: pickover

1. ieri è successo qualcosa senza precedenti nella mia battaglia legale basata sul #FOIA per difendere il diritto della stampa di accedere a tutti i documenti del caso Julian #Assange e #WikiLeaks per ricostruirlo fattualmente
Julian Assange
::: SMaurizi ::: SMaurizi

TIL CPython has support for immortal interned strings via PyUnicode_InternImmortal for years. This is exposed by the C API, though undocumented. A quick search shows it's not used by anyone not even CPython itself. Why? 🤔
Python
::: juldanjou

This is going to be a big deal. When you ask a quantitative social scientist about social media impact in 2016, they eventually throw up their hands with "we will never know, we don't have the data". This is less likely to be their answer after 2020, but we need more platforms
social media | politica
::: alexstamos

A step into the right direction to scaling up quantum computers. #VeryGood #IApprove
quantum computing
::: skdh

Robotics, AI, and Cloud Computing Combine to Supercharge Chemical and Drug Synthesis
IBM's syncretism of technologies aims to hasten the pace of chemical discovery—just in time to seek out a cure for COVID-19
robots, automazione, droni | artificial intelligence | cloud | coronavirus
::: IEEESpectrum

Rientrare o ritornare a scuola? Liberiamo le menti bloccate tra i banchi
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: Quantizzando

We Replaced an SSD with Storage Class Memory. Here is What We Learned
hardware
::: MongoDBEng

How Russiagate disinformation spreads, a simple visual guide
social media | politica
::: aaronjmate


In a deeply ironic twist the FBI is now worried that increasingly ubiquitous home surveillance cameras like Ring could tip people off that their house is about to get raided by the police, according to a leaked memo
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: samfbiddle

Fly-Pie is an Innovative New App Launcher for GNOME Shell
applicazioni, programmi
::: dcavedon

Pondering: Are async functions (and related things) actually an essential part of Python programming for most people?
Python
::: dabeaz

Quote di mercato sulle esportazioni mondiali di prodotti high-tech per i principali paesi esportatori (2016). L'Italia si colloca marginalmente quasi in fondo alla graduatoria dei paesi di piccola dimensione e molto lontano da Germania e Francia
tecnologia
::: f_ronchetti

Biden campaign launches official Animal Crossing: New Horizons yard signs
Web, Internet | politica
::: fabiochiusi

This would push New Zealand into new territory for tracking citizens
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

China: "government procurement documents show dozens of universities have purchased "epidemic control" surveillance systems based on facial recognition, contact tracing and temperature checks"
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

I minatori di criptovalute hanno una nuova meta: il Kazakistan
Un mix di clima freddo, energia a basso costo e vicinanza alla Cina potrebbero fare del più grande tra gli "stan" un paradiso per il mining di bitcoin e affini
blockchain e crypto*
::: wireditalia

As part of the #Article17 stakeholder dialogue the 🇪🇺Commission is holding a targeted consultation on the contents of the guidance it is expected to issue later this year. Here is how the Commission intends protect users rights from over-blocking
copyright e brevetti
::: communia_eu

jsonptr: Using Wuffs’ Memory-Safe, Zero-Allocation JSON Decoder
programming, codice, snippet
::: lemire


India Bans PUBG and Over 100 Additional Chinese Apps
politica
::: Slashdot

⚡️ New from #JournalismAI: We revamped our library of case studies so it’s now much easier to browse through the 80+ examples of news organisations worldwide using #AI in exciting new ways
artificial intelligence | media
::: xhgMattia

Very excited to share our newest paper combining machine learning & physics. We develop normalizing flows that impose the elaborate of symmetry groups you find in fundamental particle physics. It's a beautiful mix of math, ML, and physics
sembra minaccioso, assay 🤓️
scienza | machine learning | matematica
::: KyleCranmer

We suspended five Twitter accounts for platform manipulation that we can reliably attribute to Russian state actors
politica
::: TwitterSafety

While trying to squeeze out as much performance from his Apple ][ to run his game Beneath Apple Manor, Don Worth explore the darkest recesses of his computer to find every speed hack that he could use. His findings were published as "Beneath Apple DOS". It's still a fun read
storia
::: fogus

La corona di ferro: Assange al tribunale della Regina
Julian Assange
::: ilmanifesto

Improve Focus and Productivity with Blanket, an Ambient Noise app for Linux
dubbi, ma si sa che sono vecchio
tool, componente software
::: dcavedon

Indonesia to digitalize state-owned enterprises for competitiveness
digitalizzazione
::: simopieranni

Oracle Loses Appeal in $10 Billion Pentagon Contract Fight
cloud
::: Slashdot

reno 3.2.0
a release notes manager designed with high throughput in mind, supporting fast distributed development teams without introducing additional development processes. The goal is to encourage detailed and accurate release notes for every release
Python
::: doughellmann

Facebook Staff Accused of Blocking Right-Wing Views in India
Facebook | censura | politica
::: Slashdot

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