04 ottobre, 2020

Visto nel Web - 541

Mentre che il Vairus --no, non racconto di quello ma di cosa wisto nel Web.


If you think that November 2020 is going to be a pivotal moment in history, you are right
hardware | games
::: lemire

Google's Chromecast with Google TV is Its First Real Streaming Contender
TV
::: Slashdot

Developers Try Again To Upstream Motorola 68000 Series Support In LLVM
programming, codice, snippet
::: Slashdot

Mercedes-Benz's Newest Electric City Bus Uses Solid-State Batteries
energia
::: Slashdot

Facebook Launches Cross-Platform Messaging On Instagram and Messenger
social media
::: Slashdot

IKEA Is Saying Goodbye To Non-Rechargeable Batteries
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Greenland's Ice Melting Faster Than At Any Time In Past 12,000 Years
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

#GAFAM Google filtra il tuo pensiero, Apple sa dov'è tua madre, Facebook controlla quello che puoi leggere, Amazon sa quali regali riceverai, Microsoft formatta i tuoi figli #affissioni #pubblicità
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: nilocram

Happy 40th Birthday to "The Ethernet"! Packets from this spec are still interoperable with today's Ethernets
storia
::: aka_pugs

Google/Gallup: Kids Aren't Drinking CS Kool-Aid, 'Interventions' Needed
programming, codice, snippet | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: Slashdot

Not strictly a WSL2 problem (it’s a feature 💩) but something people should be aware of
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: WebReflection


For those of you who may have seen my search for organizational charts or descriptions of Bell Labs circa 1968, here are some partial directories from the kind folks at the Bell Labs archives and a private collector
storia
::: dcbrock

The Preservation and Continuation of the Iconic Linux Journal
Linux | media
::: linuxjournal

Vorrei capire come mai @TwitterSafety non sospende l'account di Salvini come ha fatto per la virologa @LiMengYAN119 o almeno cancelli la #fakenews che ha pubblicato. Nel frattempo sto analizzando ogni retweet specialmente quelli in lingua cinese. #facciamorete
Twitter | disinformazione, fake news, bufale | politica
::: alex_orlowski

Xché non chiedete @robertosaviano xché tace su processo del secolo x libertà di stampa mentre il suo amico rimane non solo recluso ma torturato carcere massima sicurezza x aver rivelato crimini contro l’umanità in guerre illegali a cui anche l’Italia ha partecipato? #FreeAssange
Julian Assange
::: info_zampa

I have been warned
umorismo
::: nixcraft

Huawei Ready To Reveal Inner Workings To Show No Security Threat
Huawei
::: Slashdot

Amnesty International investigated a predictive policing project in the city of Roermond, called the Sensing Project. This policing experiment treats people in Roermond as “guinea pigs” under mass surveillance and discriminates against people with Eastern European nationalities
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi ::: privacyint

On 30 September 1695, Leibniz wrote a letter to de l'Hôpital where he discussed the possible meaning of a half-derivative: "It will lead to a paradox, from which one day useful consequences will be drawn" Happy 335th, Fractional Calculus!
matematti ma pare che sì
storia | matematica
::: AlainGoriely

The COVID-19 pandemic has rallied technologists and scientists in a way that few other calamities ever have. Their work will save countless lives for decades to come
coronavirus | scienza
::: IEEESpectrum

Distributed work environments don’t have to be looked at as a downside or challenge. @redmonk's co-founder James Governor explained in a keynote at @devopsworldconf that it is a better and more human way of working
lavoro a distanza
::: sdtimes


Making a relatively minor adjustment to existing #DeepLearning architectures could give #AI applications a performance boost
deep learning
::: IEEESpectrum

L'aria che tira nelle citta' italiane
ambiente, ecologia
::: passantedimezzo

I knew that Wikipedia often uses our work from @OurWorldInData. But I was surprised to see just how much of our work is used there. The 'Wikimedia Commons’ library has now 2,816 files that are taken from us!
Wikipedia
::: MaxCRoser

Adottare software libero e open source nei processi politici significa promuovere la democrazia, la partecipazione e la trasparenza, per un nuovo modo di fare politica in Italia
a me i giggini non piacciono, l'open sì
open source
::: jaromil

Google eliminates face scanner from its new Pixel 5 smartphone
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

The risk of Chinese-style state surveillance is likely to rise across Asia, a new report found, if countries continue to use technology being used to control the coronavirus even after the health crisis recedes
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | coronavirus
::: fabiochiusi

Indian Startups Explore Alliance and Alternative App Store To Fight Google's 'Monopoly'
Google
::: Slashdot

Happy 70th birthday to the Turing Test, described by Alan Turing in a paper published #otd in 1950
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL

Twittatori
umorismo
::: perdelapenna

Many of us are teleworking *and* we are getting new game consoles. Think about that for a moment
lavoro a distanza
::: lemire

At White House's Urging, Republicans Launch Anti-Tech Blitz Ahead of Election
politica | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot


Quando c'è #TwitterDown e vai sugli altri social per chiedere conferma
umorismo
::: Santas_Official

Windows 3.1 tutorial on VHS from the 90s. A 60 second introduction to a cheesy 3-hour video tutorial by Bill Gates
storia
::: nixcraft

MIT professor Tim Berners-Lee’s World Wide Web Consortium was launched #otd in 1994, to build the technical standards of an open and accessible web. This includes hundreds of open technologies that support more than 1 billion websites
storia | Web, Internet | protagonisti
::: MIT_CSAIL

Ransomware Victims That Pay Up Could Incur Steep Fines from Uncle Sam
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Wikimedia Italia per la libertà di panorama e riuso delle immagini
Wikipedia | copyright e brevetti
::: sole24ore

More in the 'climate change is a hoax' series. If so, why does it look like the global insurance industry's ability to guard against weather events (climate change) is getting tougher every year? From ECB presentation. It's the green line that matters
ambiente, ecologia
::: MkBlyth

House Antitrust Chair Says Big Tech Abuses Gatekeeper Power
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Linux Marketshare for September 2020 Is …Shall We Talk About Something Else?
Linux
::: dcavedon

YouTubers Are Upscaling the Past To 4K. Historians Want Them To Stop
video, streaming
::: Slashdot

Brilliant! Belgium's "green" government has decided to demolish its civilian nuclear sector while the leading Dutch political party wants to *expand* the nuclear sector! So why not transfer the small bit of Belgian borderterritory with the reactors to The Dutch!? 👇😀👍
energia
::: EnergyJvd


Owners of BitMEX, a Leading Bitcoin Exchange, Face Criminal Charges
blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Apple Officially Obsoletes Last iPod Nano Model
hardware
::: Slashdot

Apple Removes Two RSS Feed Readers From China App Store To Please China's Censors
censura
::: Slashdot

Publishers Worry As Ebooks Fly Off Libraries' Virtual Shelves
ebook | libri
::: Slashdot

Controversial Data Firm Palantir Fetches Market Value of Nearly $22 Billion In Its Debut On the NYSE
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Hot off the atmosphere: Based on daily values, the September average of CO2, measured at Mauna Loa was ~411.3 ppm; that's +2.7-2.8 ppm higher than last year. Overall: still speeding in the wrong direction!
ambiente, ecologia
::: Sustainable2050

Microsoft Testing Windows 10 Feature That'll Detect If Your SSD Is Failing
hardware
::: Slashdot

Are we sure it's actually Excel's birthday, or did it just misinterpret some other input as a date?
storia
::: badnetworker

Occhio ad Alien, il malware per Android che svuota i conti correnti (e non solo)
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Genjuro75

Amazon said nearly 20,000 workers got coronavirus
Amazon | coronavirus
::: simopieranni


Russian authorities are planning to expand the use of CCTV cameras with facial recognition software, despite weighty concerns about the lack of regulation, oversight, and data protection
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

and now that @LinkedIn UI looks exactly like @facebook
social media
::: vikkio88

Processo ad Assange: l’accusa si basa su un crimine che non è stato commesso
Julian Assange
::: MauroV1968

Realizziamo le tecnologie di Partecipazione! Comunità OpenRousseau
a me i giggini non piacciono per niente; ma vediamo
open source
::: openrousseau ::: jaromil ::: paologerbaudo ::: ItalyITC ::: openrousseau

Compare Multiple Videos/Images on Linux with This New GTK App
applicazioni, programmi
::: dcavedon

Google To Pay Publishers $1 Billion Over Three Years For Their News
novità
::: Slashdot

#TrumpVirus
politica
::: timberners_lee ::: marina_catucci ::: insopportabile

Very happy to report that my paper with @spall_ and @ndm_haskell on the Rattle build system is accepted at @splashcon!
programming, codice, snippet | programmazione funzionale
::: samth

Linux Mint is Working on a New Sticky Notes App
applicazioni, programmi
::: dcavedon

The #CES2021 has promised a digital show floor with “dynamic product showcases and live demos” but hasn’t specified how that will work. Last week’s modest Techfluence online event by @getgeekedMedia offers a glimpse into the future of virtual tradeshows
Web, Internet
::: IEEESpectrum


"Truth may be difficult to know, but the scientific process is our best path to knowing it." Editorial
scienza
::: EricTopol

Famous co-founders at the office
protagonisti
::: JonErlichman

La sfida della #sostenibilità ambientale ed energetica richiede la diversificazione del mix energetico e la gestione della transizione energetica. Quali le opportunità dell’#idrogeno per l’#Italia nei settori ad alto consumo?
energia
::: ispionline

Out now by @YBenkler and our research team from @BKCHarvard: Mail-In Voter Fraud: Anatomy of a Disinformation Campaign
politica | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: JonasKaiser

The Plus Four Wristlet Route Indicator, a British product from the 1920s, is a scroll-map navigator in the shape of a watch. It came with tiny interchangeable instructions that you scrolled manually to see which roads to take when driving
storia
::: splattne

Conservancy Announces New Strategy For GPL Enforcement
open source
::: Slashdot

Memristor Breakthrough: First Single Device To Act Like a Neuron
Researchers @HPE_labs, @TAMU and @Stanford have invented a device based on a temperature-controlled #memristor that acts like a neuron and opens the door to copying the human brain’s power efficiency and quirky computational skill
innovazioni, futuro
::: IEEESpectrum

Gill Pratt, CEO at @ToyotaResearch, says the company is focusing on #robotics and #AI for "amplifying, rather than replacing, human beings"
robots, automazione, droni | artificial intelligence
::: IEEESpectrum

#otd in 1967 Larry Roberts presented his idea for an “ARPANet” for connecting multiple computers together across the United States
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL

E dopo aver distrutto il carbonio giù botte all'idrogeno. Repubblica contro la tavola periodica
giornali, stampa
::: Artibani1 ::: disinformatico


Google Contractors Allege Company Prevents Them From Whistleblowing, Writing Silicon Valley Novels
lavoro
::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot

Facebook Rebuts Netflix Documentary 'The Social Dilemma'
social media | Facebook
::: Slashdot

“Oggi incriminano Assange, domani, forse, il New York Times e quelli che hanno pubblicato le informazioni fornite da Assange.” Seymour Hersh, (il giornalista investigativo che ha denunciato il massacro di My Lai in Vietnam)
Julian Assange
::: arturodicorinto

How One Piece of Hardware Took Down a $6 Trillion Stock Market
hardware
::: Slashdot

A Security Flaw In Grindr Let Anyone Easily Hijack User Accounts
social media | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Ritwitta se
umorismo
::: LoPsihologo

The Apple Watch Heart Monitor Sends Too Many People To the Doctor
hardware
meglio prevenire che curare
::: Slashdot

Twitter Says You Cannot Tweet That You Hope Trump Dies From COVID-19
ma "Ciaina Vairus Ra-Ra-Rah!" si può? (chiedo per un amico)
Twitter
::: Slashdot

E-Scooters Should Be Legalized, Says UK Transport Committee
tecnologia
::: Slashdot

Twitter Is Building 'Birdwatch,' a System To Fight Misinformation By Adding More Context To Tweets
Twitter | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot


C'è sempre un tweet giusto da ripescare. Sempre #trumpcovid19
Twitter | storia
::: cmnit

Cronache da Wikipedia
Wikipedia | umorismo
::: thek3nger

Hard numbers regarding the Fijitsu ARM processors for high-performance computing. Yes, you get fancy 512-bit SVE instructions, but look at the latency!!!
hardware | programming, codice, snippet
::: lemire

In its response to the #Article17 consultation the French government is misrepresenting what article 17 is about, it is misrepresenting what the commission has proposed and they even misrepresent how #copyright law works
copyright e brevetti | censura
::: communia_eu

It looks like Germany will be the next to ban Huawei from local networks. This is a key decision that many have been waiting for
5G | Huawei
::: EstherNaylor

On s'appelle, hein ?
Boulet rockz! 💥
umorismo
::: bouletcorp

Ok now do the white supremacists
Twitter | politica | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: rezamarashi

If we keep developing the tech that has been supercharged for #COVID19, it never has to be this bad again
lavoro | tecnologia | coronavirus
::: IEEESpectrum

TypeScript to WebAssembly: The What, The How And The Why
linguaggi di programmazione
::: DiegoManinetti

Java is a very clear language… I don't want to lose this for the sake of saving two characters
ahemmm... func--oops, no!
linguaggi di programmazione
::: delabassee

A literal in-depth look at @engineered_arts' Mesmer android
robots, automazione, droni
::: IEEESpectrum


The MOSE was activated for the first time! It looks like it worked!
ambiente, ecologia
::: antichitaghetto ::: HariSel95300131

Coding interviews are pointless
beh sul web cosa devi fare?
lavoro
::: haysstanford

Thanks to twitter
umorismo
::: amee_tweets

Many programmers choose their career path because
lavoro
::: Pr0Memer

"No code" is code you don't control. Simple abstractions are a superpower, but you need to able to peel them off when the situation requires it
programming, codice, snippet
::: fchollet

The #Energy-Sector Threat: How to Address #Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: TamaraMcCleary

The Subtle Effects of Blood Circulation Can Be Used To Detect Deepfakes
machine learning
::: Slashdot

Tux Racer is available to #ubuntu touch! 😍
games
::: costalesdev

Argomenti pseudoscientifici da classico negazionismo analoghi a quelli che circolano su #cambiamenticlimatici, #vaccini, #sciechimiche ecc. ecc. #montesano #mascherine #coronavirus #covid19 #pandemia
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: cmnit

Climate scientists are terrified of a second Trump term
ambiente, ecologia
::: MauroV1968


Microsoft and NASA Create a Space-Themed Site Teaching Python Programming
Python
::: Slashdot

Based on your feedback, I've updated our "introduction to Keras for researchers" page so that it starts with the basics -- tensors, variables, and gradients -- instead of starting with layers
deep learning | manuali, how to
::: fchollet

Covid-19 istruzioni per programmatori
umorismo
::: MIT_CSAIL

Oil bankruptcies could shift clean-up bill to US taxpayers
ambiente, ecologia
::: RadioProzac

Hey, @ProfJosiah is in my morning news. Still waiting for that computation embedded in "balls of mud", as GJSussman memorably put it back in 1996... Battery-Free, Energy-Harvesting Perpetual Machines: The Weird Future of Computing
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: ShriramKMurthi

A huge *thanks* to @ArthurClemens who just landed µce TypeScript definition file for TS aficionados 🎉
linguaggi di programmazione
::: WebReflection

TIL that you can use the "DEBUG" trap to step through a bash script line by line
programming, codice, snippet
::: b0rk

Are We Headed For 200 Separate Nationally-Controlled Internets?
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

... instead of AssemblyScript, I have this cray idea to target C ...
programming, codice, snippet
::: WebReflection

Two Leaders of Videogame Piracy Group Arrested
pirateria
::: Slashdot

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