01 ottobre, 2020

Visto nel Web - 540

Ormai la pandemia ha introdotto abitudini che resteranno. Per sempre. Ma ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


do not believe that good universities have access to everything, and Sci-Hub is just a convenience tool: even Harvard could not afford paying journal publishers' prices, and Harvard is one of the top universities in the world
scienza | Web, Internet
::: Sci_Hub ::: Sci_Hub ::: Sci_Hub

While Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube Announce Hate Speech Action, Some Advertisers Remain Skeptical
social media | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: Slashdot

Bored Developer Creates 'DOS Subsystem For Linux'
mah... ok, ma non per me, nèh!
applicazioni, programmi
::: slashdot

Firefox 81 Released, Can Now Be Your Default Browser in iOS
browser
::: Slashdot

Python Developer Builds a Raspberry Pi That Alerts Drone Pilots
Python | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

La copertura della stampa italiana sul processo a Julian #Assange è praticamente zero, sembra ci sia un tacito accordo di censura. Neanche @ilpost sta scrivendo una riga sull'argomento. Sarebbe interessante capire il perché
Julian Assange
::: dcavedon

Streaming
video, streaming
::: SallyMayweather

Tesla's Elon Musk Promises Full Self-Driving Autopilot Beta In 'A Month Or So'
automazione
::: Slashdot

Microsoft Updates Edge With New Features To Challenge Chrome
browser
::: Slashdot

Activism is not a crime. Peacefully standing up for the future survival of the living planet should never be illegal. Solidarity and gratitude to our friends in China, Uganda, Russia and everywhere else #FridaysForFuture activists are being arrested
ambiente, ecologia | politica
::: GretaThunberg

"Tutto da rifare" per la #privacy: dopo a sentenza #ShremsII il GARR commenta che servono «soluzioni in grado di garantire la protezione dei dati ma anche la nostra sovranità su di essi e le competenze necessarie a gestirli»
copyright e brevetti
::: WikimediaItalia

NASA Launches New $23 Million Toilet to International Space Station
spazio, esplorazione | ad, pubblicità
::: Slashdot

Sedona

The World's Largest Concentrations of Java Programmers are in Asia and Germany
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot

Lots of new improvements to Ubuntu Touch OTA 13
dispositivi mobili | Ubuntu
::: geotechland

@UBports⁩ super happy with my Ubuntu Touch install. #Ubuntu #ubuntutouch
dispositivi mobili | Ubuntu
::: juliosalvatjr

The US Space Force Will Use Blockchain-Based Data Protection - and SpaceX's Reusable Rockets
spazio, esplorazione | blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Manufacturers have a long history of embracing technology to drive efficiency. Now they must also use technology to drive growth through data-driven, cloud-enabled platforms
tecnologia
::: RichRogers_

Why are right-wing FB pages so popular? A Facebook exec argues the msg is just more visceral: "Right wing populism is always more engaging...Nation, protection, the other, anger, fear. That was there in the 30s. That's not invented by social media"
Facebook | politica
::: AlxThomp ::: fchollet

Don't use the word "simple" to describe how to do something, especially if you don't know how to do it yourself. What's simple to you isn't necessarily simple to someone else
lavoro
::: kvlly ::: GianlucaXAcqua

Using a 1930 Teletype as a Linux Terminal
storia | hardware
::: Genjuro75

I decided to learn a bit about neural networks and found an excellent book for that purpose: "Neural networks and deep learning" by @michael_nielsen. The first problem solved in that book is recognition of handwritten digits. I wrote a #CommonLisp lib which solves that problem
uh! da vedere; si trova a neuralnetworksanddeeplearning.com
neural networks
::: VPostnicov

Deep Learning & Software Engineering: State of Research and Future Directions
deep learning
::: johnregehr


#Huawei is under pressure of being excluded from #5G networks by more and more Western economies. All the declared concerns supporting the ban sound reasonable but relate to risks embedded in all #ICT products. What are the accusations?
Huawei | 5G
::: ispionline

Silicon Valley Tech Workers Angered By Proposal to Make Some Mandatory Telecommuting Permanent
lavoro | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Scene: Roomba is cleaning the floor
robots, automazione, droni
::: patio11

Esattamente 37 anni fa nasceva il progetto GNU. Grazie Richard (anche per l'acronimo ricorsivo)
programming, codice, snippet | open source
::: orporick

Trying to make your Java code faster by "helping" the JIT compiler
umorismo
::: mariofusco

Thailand Launches Its First Legal Action Against Facebook and Twitter
social media | censura
::: Slashdot

Google launched #otd in 1998. The $309 billion company launched 6 months after the publication of a computer science paper that Sergey Brin and Larry Page wrote @Stanford about a "large-scale hypertextual web search engine"
Google | storia
::: MIT_CSAIL

Elon Musk, Others, Criticize Microsoft's Exclusive License for OpenAI's GPT-3
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

Ho condiviso il post della Ferrari e
come quella volta che avevo detto che era tutto ghiacciato
algoritmi, codice | umorismo
::: Genjuro75

Eric S. Raymond: Is Microsoft Switching To a Linux Kernel That Emulates Windows?
Microsoft | Linux
::: Slashdot

Today is LibreOffice 10th Anniversary: it is a significant achievement for the project, and a date to remember for all community members. @LibreOffice #libreoffice #thebestfossofficesuite #supportlibreoffice
open source
::: italovignoli ::: libreitalia


1. Julian Assange’s judge and her husband’s links to the British military establishment exposed by WikiLeaks
Julian Assange
::: kennardmatt

Researchers Finally Create Metal Wires Made from Carbon
innovazioni, futuro
::: Slashdot

U.S. Anti-Trust Regulators Will Accuse Google of Crushing Competition to Maintain Monopoly
Google | antitrust
::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot

Lenovo Begins Selling 30 Linux ThinkPads and ThinkStation PCs
Linux | hardware
::: Slashdot

14 y.o. Amelia: He still paid more taxes than Amazon
Amazon
::: peterseibel

Un giudice ha bloccato la sospensione della app di TikTok poche ore prima che entrasse in vigore. E ora cosa farà Trump? Un round a favore dei cinesi, in attesa della prossima mossa
social media | politica
::: AtlanteUsa2020

Your Instagram
umorismo
::: savagechickens

bisogna fare un altro pezzo per svilire lo smart working
lavoro a distanza
::: bermat ::: bermat

Linux Milestone: EdX's Free 'Intro to Linux' Course Surpasses One Million Enrollments
Linux
::: Slashdot

Online scientific meetings can reduce their carbon footprint by 3,000-fold
ambiente, ecologia
::: philipcball

Instagram, scoperta grave vulnerabilità: hacker controllano lo smartphone con una foto
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Genjuro75

Irony. The irony
umorismo
::: reillyusa


Calibre 5 Released with eBook Highlighting, Switches to Python 3
applicazioni, programmi
::: dcavedon

Consiglio per colleghi (e lettori di giornali). I politici non sono i vostri amici, non siete la loro cassa di risonanza
giornali, stampa
::: albertoinfelise

Italia, emergenza analfabetismo funzionale
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: LalaHu9

A new Netflix film, "The Social Dilemma," would have us believe that increasing social division and polarized political rhetoric is the product of Facebook and Twitter, and not the fact that income inequality has returned to pre–Great Depression levels
social media | economia, lavoro | politica
::: jacobinmag

fuori i ladri di dati dal cloud europeo. Piü chiari di così cosa dobbiamo fare, un disegno?
cloud
::: waltervannini

The #TrumpTaxReturns story seems like a good time to remind people that the Panama Papers showed that basically all rich people do this shit and then the journalist who broke the story was killed by a car bomb and the investigation was quietly shelved
economia, lavoro | politica | giornali, stampa
::: guillotineshout

Do we really want the hand of a foreign power to be able to reach into our country at will and pluck out anyone it wants to punish? Are we still an independent country if we allow this? The Americans would certainly not let us treat them in this way
Julian Assange
::: ClarkeMicah

tempfile — Temporary File System Objects
Python
::: pymotw

Senior developer fixing a bug in production
umorismo
::: tucker_dev

Cosa altro deve fare perché Twitter lo sospenda, una buona volta?
Twitter | politica
::: fabiochiusi

Some Google Search Rivals Lose Footing on Android System
Google | dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot


scusate, ma NON voglio commentare su perché la #Repubblica degli #Elkan e #Molinari non scrive del caso Julian #Assange: sapete che ho dato le dimissioni dal giornale proprio il primo giorno del processo: il 24 febbraio 2020. E le mie dimissioni sono legate al caso. E' tutto
Julian Assange
::: SMaurizi

Netflix CEO on Paying Sky-High Salaries: 'The Best Are Easily 10 Times Better Than Average'
economia, lavoro | lavoro
::: Slashdot

Interesting to see how Facebook and Twitter are handling Trump's posts differently today
social media | politica
::: ShaneGoldmacher

A faster computer crashes faster and triggers more bugs
cit.
::: lemire

Healthcare Giant UHS Hit By Ransomware Attack, Sources Say
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Ransomware Attacks Take On New Urgency Ahead of Vote
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | politica
::: Slashdot

Uber Can Continue Operating In London After Winning Court Appeal
lavoro
::: Slashdot

26% of US Adults Get Their News From YouTube, Study Finds
social media | novità
::: Slashdot

Police Charity Bought An iPhone Hacking Tool and Gave It To Cops
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

Hacker Publishes Info On Las Vegas-Area Students After Demanding Ransom
frodi
::: Slashdot


I'm starting to feel like a non-trivial part of managing is telling people obvious things
cit.
::: wilbowma

Amsterdam and Helsinki today launched AI registries to detail how each city government uses algorithms to deliver services, some of the first major cities in the world to do so
artificial intelligence | algoritmi, codice
::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi

Il #29settembre di 25 anni fa la #Playstation sbarcava in Europa
games | hardware
::: ispionline

Immagina migliaia di testi completamente liberi per le tue lezioni e i tuoi studenti: questo è #Wikisource! Con la #Wikibussola 4 di #WikimediaItalia impari a registrarti e a contribuire con la rilettura di un testo
Wikipedia | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: WikimediaItalia

Drawing is an Open Source MS-Paint Type of App for Linux Desktop
applicazioni, programmi
::: howtopam

This is such a fascinating article!
lavoro
::: ShriramKMurthi

Chi fosse interessato a quest'iniziativa - che reputo orribile, sotto molti punti di vista - stia bene attento prima di fornire dati personali che saranno utilizzati da vari ed eventuali, con profili (e profilazioni) non sempre chiari
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | politica
::: vitalbaa

A new Stanford initiative co-led by HAI associate director @robreich aligns expertise across the humanities, social sciences, sciences and engineering to address the social and political impacts of technological innovation
innovazioni, futuro | etica
::: StanfordHAI

And just think this strip was published in 1995. Imagine what Calvin’s dad would think in today’s society. #CalvinandHobbes
lavoro
::: Calvinn_Hobbes

I wonder how many online social-ish media forms I'll have used seriously by 2030?
social media
::: michael_nielsen

Study indicates neither algorithmic differences nor diverse data sets solve facial recognition bias
algoritmi, codice | bias
::: fabiochiusi


Google Removes 17 Android Apps Caught Engaging In WAP Billing Fraud
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

The Irish, Italian, and German apps are set to be the first in Europe to begin using a system developed to boost travel between EU member states by allowing citizens to know if they have been exposed to the virus abroad
coronavirus | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi ::: marcelsalathe

Yes. Trump's not alone. Federal income taxes paid by corporations a year after his tax plan was signed into law
economia, lavoro
::: SenSanders

Si è voluto costringere Assange a soffrire orribilmente e in pubblico
Julian Assange
::: arturodicorinto

Biden Campaign Blasts Facebook for 'Regression'
Facebook | politica | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot

The most dangerous phrase in the English language is
cit.
::: MIT_CSAIL

US-China Fight Spreads To the Chip Factory
politica
::: Slashdot

On 29 September 1954, @CERN was founded
storia | scienza
::: NobelPrize

Apple Accused of Delaying Masimo Legal Fight To Gain Watch Sales
Apple
::: Slashdot

Microsoft: Some Ransomware Attacks Take Less Than 45 Minutes
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

arguably Facebook is a worse spreader of right-wing insanity than Fox News now
Facebook | politica | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: ryanlcooper

Xen Project Officially Ports Its Hypervisor To Raspberry Pi 4
hardware
::: Slashdot

Washington Emergency Responders First To Use SpaceX's Starlink Internet In the Field: 'It's Amazing'
Web, Internet | spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

How Uber Wasted $2.5 Billion on Self-Driving Cars
automazione
::: Slashdot

All Four of the World's Largest Shipping Companies Have Been Hit By Cyberattacks
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Compact Nuclear Fusion Reactor Is 'Very Likely To Work,' Studies Suggest
energia | innovazioni, futuro
::: Slashdot ::: cmnit

The World's First Foldable PC Is Now Available To Order From Lenovo
hardware
::: Slashdot

Denmark: We Can Slash CO2 By 70% In a Decade And Still Have Welfare
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

This is embarrassing. A debate on vim vs emacs would be more productive
umorismo
::: kelseyhightower

Tesco, One of the World's Largest Supermarket Operators, Sets 300% Sales Target For Plant-Based Alternatives To Meat
innovazioni, futuro
::: Slashdot

@CarloStagnaro questo va bene come nerd joke? 😂
matematica | umorismo
::: LecisNazareno

Making a coronavirus vaccine in months instead of years is the grandest medical quest of our lifetime. And researchers are relying on AI like never before
coronavirus | artificial intelligence
::: IEEESpectrum


Artificial intelligence expert Zhu Songchun to return to China from US
artificial intelligence | Cina
::: simopieranni

J Notation as a Tool of Thought by @hillelogram
linguaggi di programmazione
::: fogus

—I'd like to sequence #SARSCoV2 on my smartphone —No problem. It'll take 27 minutes
coronavirus
::: EricTopol

Un po' drone gigante, un po' auto volante: Hexa costa 500.000 dollari e può essere pilotato senza licenza
innovazioni, futuro | (forse)
::: Genjuro75

Changes are coming to pip, #Python's package installation tool, in October 2020
Python
::: ThePyPA

Big Blue's quantum ambitions are lofty. And reminiscent of the drive to reach the moon decades ago, it's eager to reach its goal on a short time scale
Within three years, Big Blue intends to have a 1,121-qubit processor that will serve as an inflection point for an entirely new era in quantum computing
quantum computing
::: IEEESpectrum

David @swannodette Nolen, lead developer of ClojureScript, shares his journey and stresses the importance of making space for ideas while staying true to your vision
linguaggi di programmazione
::: github

Detroit police have arrested two innocent men (at least) based on flawed facial-recognition searches, and the police chief has said the system on its own would misidentify people 96% of the time. And yet ...
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: drewharwell

Google's former quantum hardware head resurfaces in Sydney
quantum computing
::: skdh

Segni dei tempi: Facebook si è sentita in dovere di comprare delle pagine intere di pubblicità, sui giornali americani, per spiegare come Facebook si sta preparando alle elezioni americane
Facebook
::: claudiocerasa


I Monitor My Staff With Software That Takes Screenshots
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

#BREAKING The Hungarian government says its official Twitter account has been suspended "without any warning"
Twitter | politica
::: AFP

I recently had a conversation with a computer-science colleague about whether it’s okay to tell one’s CS students that Facebook is bad
Facebook
::: ibogost

Replika, l’app di intelligenza artificiale che mi ha convinto a uccidere tre persone
non è che mi fidi tanto del Corriere, anzi; dubbi; assay
(forse)
::: moocca

epic #fauxpensource fail
forse stanchezza ma mi sono perso
open source
::: zacchiro

China Preparing an Antitrust Investigation Into Google
Google | antitrust | Cina
::: Slashdot

The very fact that the answer is no longer a simple "NO" shows how far we've come
ambiente, ecologia
::: ClimateAdam

Signal boost. This tells me so much about Facebook’s development culture
Facebook
::: Grady_Booch

Mario Biani
Julian Assange
::: maurobiani

Windows on ARM is About To Get Lots of Apps Thanks To New x64 Emulation
hardware
::: Slashdot

Plans to poison or kidnap Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian embassy were discussed between sources in US intelligence and a private security firm that spied extensively on the WikiLeaks co-founder, a court has been told
Julian Assange
::: fabiochiusi

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