06 dicembre, 2020

Visto nel Web - 559

Sono in ritardo, troppe cose da vedere e quindi pasticci; ma intanto ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


ACLU Sues DHS Over Purchase of Cellphone Location Data Used To Track Immigrants
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot ::: josephfcox

How Prestige Journals Remain Elite, Exclusive And Exclusionary
scienza | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Spotify Says It's Dominating the Podcasting Market Because of a Million-Plus Tiny Podcasts
social media
::: Slashdot

Xolo, a dog puppet by production company Royal de Luxe, meets a real dog
robots, automazione, droni
::: MachinePix

Oh no! E' di nuovo quel periodo dell'anno in cui Spotify vuole sputtanarmi!
streaming | umorismo
::: NatangeloM

«Demander une sorte d’enquête parlementaire sur ce qu’écrivent les universitaires est inédit» : les sciences sociales dans le viseur du politique
censura
::: marioricciard18

iPhone Zero-Click Wi-Fi Exploit is One of the Most Breathtaking Hacks Ever
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

This is really disturbing. What's going on?
politica | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: glipari

Malicious npm Packages Caught Installing Remote Access Trojans
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

“We have the ability to build technologies into the physical spaces where health care is delivered to help cut the rate of fatal errors that occur today.” - Arnold Milstein, director of @StanfordCERC, on how "ambient intelligence" can save lives
artificial intelligence
::: StanfordHAI

.@RealDanct12 is a machine! You can now install #UbuntuTouch on your @RedmiIndia Note 7 (lavender) using the @UBports installer!
Ubuntu | dispositivi mobili
::: NeoTheThird

"X is a compiler" alignment chart
programming, codice, snippet | umorismo
::: SeaRyanC


GMusicBrowser Back From the Dead with New GTK3 Port
applicazioni, programmi
::: dcavedon

That's about Urbit
Web, Internet
::: samth

Functional programmers
umorismo
::: hmemcpy

How it started...
OK, bravo 💥 Jake! 💥 (rockz)
Python
::: jakevdp

How industry is increasingly using PyTorch to deploy AI in production
artificial intelligence
::: ylecun

The withering email that got an ethical AI researcher fired at Google
Google | artificial intelligence | etica
::: fabiochiusi ::: ShriramKMurthi ::: esascience ::: Slashdot ::: william_fitz ::: fabiochiusi ::: oliviasolon ::: GoogleWalkout ::: ShriramKMurthi ::: cynthiablee ::: geomblog ::: daiwaka ::: simopieranni ::: fabiochiusi ::: Tri_Becca90 ::: ShriramKMurthi ::: zacchiro

Singapore Becomes First Country To Approve Lab-Grown Meat
immagino (anzi no, non ci riesco) gli anti-OGM
tecnologia | (forse)
::: Slashdot

E anche oggi... Guardian vs Repubblica
continua il thread, i nostri non ce la possono fare
giornali, stampa
::: fabiochiusi

//Go lang is a trendy choice for DevOps, large scale distributed systems, cloud workloads, and system programming work. Let us see how to install Go on Ubuntu Linux
linguaggi di programmazione
::: nixcraft

2020's most cited paper across all scientific disciplines was (still) 2015's ResNet
scienza | programming, codice, snippet
::: MIT_CSAIL

Overwhelmingly, GDHP countries stressed the need for transparency, including evidence and rationale, for why one AI-driven technology might be approved and another not, to be publicly shared
artificial intelligence | politica
::: fabiochiusi


È inconcepibile che non vengano riportate le infinite critiche a sistemi simili (compresa la sacrosanta rivolta degli studenti)
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Credo che tutti abbiano già studiato il nuovo paper di Raj Chetty, sull'impatto economico del Covid. Se non fosse il caso, mettersi alla pari. Impossibile con i geni. Attenzione però. Non tutti hanno accesso a questi dati
coronavirus | economia, lavoro | dati, raccolta
::: ThManfredi

Nasce la Netflix della cultura italiana. Accordo Cdp-Chili per portare l’arte tricolore in tutto il mondo
solo a me ricorda Very Bello 2.0?
economia, lavoro
::: AlienoGentile ::: L_Apostata

Mobile contact tracing in the EU
coronavirus | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

What Is the Biggest Scientific Fraud of the Past 50 Years?
scienza | frodi
::: RadioProzac

Chang’e 5 è sulla #Luna
spazio, esplorazione
::: formicablu ::: emenietti

The history of automation reveals it as a political tool to subvert worker power, not simply an economic one to increase productivity
automazione | lavoro | economia, lavoro
::: fabiochiusi

US States Plan To Sue Facebook Next Week
Facebook | antitrust
::: Slashdot

Una prima panoramica degli effetti della pandemia da #Covid19 sul mercato del lavoro
coronavirus | lavoro | economia, lavoro
::: CrossWordsCW

No, DeepMind has not solved protein folding. Written in haste, so happy to take corrections but aiming to give a more realistic take on this week’s big announcement in structural biology
artificial intelligence | machine learning
::: khinsen

Who is Debugging the Debuggers? Exposing Debug Information Bugs in Optimized Binaries
programming, codice, snippet
::: matt_dz


TFW every micro USB cable in the house is only a charge cable
hardware
::: fogus

usually when I go to conferences I end up loving what I see, and can't wait to try them out
programming, codice, snippet
::: vikkio88

AWS Engineer Puts Windows 10 on Arm on Apple Mac M1 -- and It Thrashes Surface Pro X
sistemi operativi | hardware
::: Slashdot

These #IoT devices can improve your #mentalhealth
da verificare
Internet of things
::: TamaraMcCleary

And yet, new small nuclear reactors continue to get built. Here's one that floats!
energia
::: IEEESpectrum

With 1.8 billion+ stars observed by @ESAGaia, that's a lot of information to digest! 🤩 Here's a recap of today's #GaiaEDR3 story
scienza | spazio, esplorazione
::: emenietti

Mysterious Phishing Campaign Targets Organizations in COVID-19 Vaccine Cold Chain
frodi
::: Slashdot

Chinese cities ban illegal collection of facial recognition data
Dopo Hangzhou anche Tianjin e Nanjing
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: simopieranni

Python and TypeScript Gain Popularity Among Programming Languages
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot ::: sfermigier ::: MIT_CSAIL

My Phone Was Spying on Me, so I Tracked Down the Surveillants
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi

Facebook says it will begin removing false claims about coronavirus vaccines that have been debunked by public health experts. False claims about vaccine safety, microchips and side effects are all covered under the policy
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | Facebook
::: b_fung


If you missed it yesterday, check out the new tutorial on 🤖 supervised contrastive learning 🤖
machine learning
::: fchollet

Data of 243 Million Brazilians Exposed Online via Website Source Code
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Arch Linux-based Manjaro 20.2 Nibia ready for download with Xfce, GNOME, and KDE
Linux distro
::: LinuxFansclub

Which would you prefer? #SayNoToBackticks
programming, codice, snippet
::: AaronToponce

AutoX Becomes China's First To Remove Safety Drivers From Robotaxis
automazione
::: Slashdot

China's Chang'e 5 Probe Lifts Off From Moon Carrying Lunar Samples
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

More Than 500,000 Full Electric Cars Sold So Far This Year In Europe
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Hacker tip Friday (or rules I follow slavishly)
tip, suggerimenti
::: amszmidt

Tech Support Ninja
umorismo
::: savagechickens

With AI taking over many aspects of daily life, policymakers must determine regulations and guardrails on the technology. Creators of the AI Index respond to some of the most pressing questions surrounding AI’s measurement and regulation
artificial intelligence
::: StanfordHAI

MIT system creates custom robots to navigate different terrains
robots, automazione, droni
::: MIT_CSAIL


S&P Dow Jones Indices, a division of financial data provider S&P Global Inc, said on Thursday that it will launch cryptocurrency indices in 2021, making it the latest major finance company to enter the nascent asset class
blockchain e crypto*
::: RichRogers_

Trump Administration Claims Facebook Improperly Reserved Jobs for H-1B Workers
Facebook | politica | lavoro
::: Slashdot

The FBI secretly abused the same authority that caused a mass surveillance scandal under Obama in a new way to monitor connections to an unidentified US website. When Congress asked about it, the Director of National Intelligence initially lied—before being caught by DOJ
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Snowden ::: charlie_savage

A pardon of @Snowden and #Assange would be a great shock to this world, and reflect well on @realDonaldTrump. Despite all the negatives he’s created, it will be seen as a purely merciful action. It will not be forgotten
Julian Assange | Edward Snowden
::: TheOliverStone ::: Snowden

The scientific Python open-source ecosystem is incredibly rich, and each new piece enables us to build taller. I've tremendously benefitted from NumPy, SciPy, Scikit-learn, Theano, XGBoost, and I feel grateful for all of them
:py
::: fchollet

sphinxcontrib.datatemplates 0.7.2
an extension for Sphinx to render parts of reStructuredText pages from data files in formats like JSON, YAML, XML, and CSV
Python
::: doughellmann

US Broadband Speeds Jumped 90% In 2020. But No, It Had Nothing To Do With Net Neutrality
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

It's nice when the creators of software show up in your bug tracker
programming, codice, snippet
::: samth

Someone (who does not work for Oracle) emailed in to Oracle support today and got this gem in response
ditte | umorismo
::: QuinnyPig

The report that has been my life for months now finally came out today, and it has heaps of useful info. I've been working in the space for years, and even I was shocked some the things I found. I'm going to step through some bits I think will help others in threads
ambiente, ecologia | energia
::: timinmitcham


In medicina, gli scienziati (non tutti) devono accontentarsi di standard di trasparenza sui dati inaccettabili in altri settori della ricerca. Più i dati sono socialmente rilevanti, come quelli sui vaccini, e più è difficile accedervi
dati, raccolta | coronavirus
::: andcapocci

Concerned about digital platform accountability and research data access? There have been some key developments in Europe that deserve your attention. (These are important for European and non-European scholars alike.) 1/
dati, raccolta
::: RebekahKTromble

Fact free spin from former commissioner @GOettingerEU in this mornings @POLITICOEurope playbook: "6 months ahead of an implementation deadline and with many countries having done the job already, Germany’s only got as far into the process as a draft"
copyright e brevetti | Unione Europea
::: communia_eu

Il concetto che "ho il diritto di scrivere tutte le cazzate che voglio su una piattaforma privata"
social media
::: GianlucaXAcqua

Gli Stati Uniti spendono sempre più soldi per spiare la Cina (che probabilmente fa lo stesso)
cyberwar
::: AtlanteUsa2020

Il ruolo delle donazioni miliardarie è un tema grande: ospedali, aiuto agli homeless, cultura spesso vivono grazie ai soldi donati dai ricchissimi. A San Francisco l'ospedale "Zuckerberg" fa arrabbiare qualcuno
protagonisti | politica | economia, lavoro
::: AtlanteUsa2020

ESA and @Thales_Alenia_S will be developing the high-priority ROSE-L mission – as part of the @CopernicusEU programme. ROSE-L will provide continuous day-and-night all-weather monitoring of Earth’s land, oceans and ice
spazio, esplorazione | ambiente, ecologia
::: esa

uh! come fa il 'puter
(h/t prof. Corno)
programming, codice, snippet
::: Bartosz Ciechanowski

Microsoft Floating Point? Really?
ma combinazione serendipica
programming, codice, snippet
::: wilbowma

Every goddamn macOS update
browser
::: dottorblaster

Light-Based Quantum Computer Exceeds Fastest Classical Supercomputers
quantum computing
::: Slashdot


In Swiss hospitals, algorithms modify the results of medical tests based on the patient’s skin color. @flowuestholz investigated for AlgorithmWatch Switzerland
algoritmi, codice | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: AlgorithmWat_CH

Coronavirus triggered a healthcare AI boom. Was it worth it?
coronavirus | artificial intelligence
::: fabiochiusi

#otd in 1985 the Cray X-MP, the world's then-fastest supercomputer, began operations. 35 years later, an iPhone 11 is nearly 2,000 times faster, at 736 gigaflops
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL

Trump Signs Another Executive Order on Governmental AI Development
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

EU Pushes for 'Right To Disconnect' From Work at Home
lavoro a distanza
::: Slashdot

I have to write C again in my career
linguaggi di programmazione
::: juldanjou

iPhones Can Now Automatically Recognize and Label Buttons and UI Features for Blind Users
tecnologia
::: Slashdot

ICYMI Denmark becomes the first major oil producer to commit to stop extraction in the North Sea -- but not until 2050. All eyes now on Norway, U.K. et al.
ambiente, ecologia | energia
::: SominiSengupta

Today my daughter #RealityWinner spends her 4th birthday jailed for releasing the truth. Let's make today #FreeRealityWinner day
whistleblower | politica
::: bjwinnerdavis

#MacOSBigSur va una merda, i sistemi operativi installati sui computer di battaglia del peggiore discount cinese sono più stabili
sistemi operativi
::: Genjuro75

Quando la domotica ti mette i bastoni tra le ruote
Internet of things | umorismo
::: straditeresa


A technique for projecting magnetic fields into inaccessible spaces could improve the control of magnetic microbots and nanoparticles within the human body
robots, automazione, droni
::: PhysicsWorld

Ant, Grab Win Singapore Digital Bank Licenses Along With Sea
blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Our integration between TensorFlow Cloud and Kaggle notebooks has landed!
machine learning
::: fchollet

Trickle-down economics has never worked
economia, lavoro
::: EconomicPolicy

Hello GCompris on #UbuntuTouch :). #FreeSotware rocks!
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: LDuboeuf

Redox is a general purpose operating system written in pure Rust, with a focus on safety, freedom, reliability, correctness, and pragmatism. We're aiming towards a complete, safe Rust ecosystem that can replace Linux on our computers
sistemi operativi
::: bitfield

TensorFlow Turns 5 - Five Reasons Why It Is The Most Popular ML Framework
machine learning
::: GCPcloud

Last Friday, a new global movement mobilized to demand justice from @Amazon. Today, over 400 MPs across 34 countries pledge to stand with that movement in a letter to CEO Jeff Bezos
economia, lavoro | Amazon
::: ProgIntl

Netflix Sued Again for Poaching -- This Time by Activision Blizzard
video, streaming
::: Slashdot

With Excel I had times where I was about to submit grades and looked at student X and thought, wait, this looks wrong, and found an incorrect formula somewhere
thread tutto da leggere (e interpretare)
applicazioni, programmi
::: plragde

Google Fiber Rolls Out Insanely Fast 2Gbps Service In Two Lucky US Cities
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot


Google illegally spied on workers before firing them, US labor board alleges
Google | lavoro
::: dcavedon

The @EU_Commission published its proposed European Democracy Action Plan yesterday. One observation: disinformation parts are very focused on foreign interference and largely avoids recognizing domestic actors, in particular fact that misinformation often comes from the top 1/4
Unione Europea | disinformazione, fake news, bufale | cyberwar
::: rasmus_kleis

compilers 😬
programming, codice, snippet
::: johnregehr

Australia's Great Barrier Reef Status Lowered To 'Critical' and Deteriorating
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

In response to increased surveillance on campuses, students and privacy advocates are fighting back and demanding that schools enact bans on facial recognition
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Interesting how this article completely omits the pushback that this is generating correspondingly -- from regulators, civil society and citizens alike. Facial recognition is *not* just a matter of accuracy: it is a matter of democracy
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Just 10% of surveillance cameras are equipped with AI, but that ratio will grow to 60% by 2024, the forecast show
artificial intelligence | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

A thread on the intricacies of content moderation on Chinese-language social media platforms Weibo and WeChat
social media | Cina
::: stephszh

#WorldSoilDay 2020 oggi è la giornata mondiale suolo, che in Italia perdiamo a 2 mq al secondo e che viene degradato da un uso non sostenibile (migliaia di ettari ogni anno)
ambiente, ecologia
::: mic_mun

Did you know Facebook is helping Vietnamese authorities silence criticism, by blocking people's profiles and posts? We have proof
censura | Facebook
::: amnesty

Temo venga dal linguaggio usato dal Censis, peraltro: "porta a vite non sovrane, volontariamente sottomesse al buon Leviatano"
giornali, stampa
::: fabiochiusi


How China Is Buying Up the West’s High-Tech Sector
Western start-ups are not obliged to disclose their limited partners, nobody knows how many have received Chinese venture-capital funding. Even more worrisome is the fact that the limited partners may well be connected to the Chinese government
Cina | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: EffyZhangmy

EmiLib: scopri la biblioteca digitale dell'Emilia-Romagna - Per scaricare gratis dal portale gli ebook digita su emilib.it o su BiblioMo. Visualizza i tutorial per accedere agli ebook e alle altre risorse online
non provato ma sembra ok
Web, Internet
::: bibliotecheMO ::: bibliotecheMO

Automating Society 2020
automazione
::: fabiochiusi

ARM and X86 Team Up in No Compromise Cyberdeck - Over the last couple of years the cyberdeck community has absolutely exploded. Among those who design and build these truly personal computers there are no hard rules, save perhaps making sure the final res…
hardware
::: hackaday

E inizia il terzo giorno senza connessione internet
umorismo
::: tartaro7

One In Six Cadillac Dealers Opt To Close Instead of Selling Electric Cars
energia
::: Slashdot

Cybercrime, attacco a Leonardo: bloccati dirigente ed ex dipendente - In quasi due anni sottratti dall’azienda del Napoletano 10 GB di dati riservati, compresi quelli sulla progettazione di componenti di aerei civili e militari destinati al mercato interno e internazionale
Short English translation for the US cybersecurity twitter verse: Leonardo (Italy’s largest defense contractor and leading aerospace company) has been hit by an APT-style operation which apparently lasted two years. Two employees have been arrested
frodi
::: raistolo

Agli amanti di Devuan in Italia siamo felici di annunciare che la distro italiana Ufficio Zero Linux 2.0.2 ha rilasciato la sua versione a 32bit codename "Roma" basata su Devuan 3.0 "Beowulf"
Linux distro
::: DevuanOrg

Because the organizations we work for are black holes
scienza | umorismo
::: ProfPaulRalph

TikTok Misses US Deadline For Sale Without Punishment
social media | politica
::: Slashdot

Proposal for a San Francisco-sized solar farm, to provide electricity to Singapore, 4,500 km away
energia
::: michael_nielsen

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