17 dicembre, 2020

Visto nel Web - 562

 Collegamento ballerino, anzi forse va, anzi no, uh! riprovo a dirvi cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Twitter Disabled 'Likes' and 'Replies' on False Trump Tweets. Inadvertently
Twitter
::: Slashdot

Sindaco @LuigiBrugnaro @comunevenezia nasconde ai motori di ricerca alcune informazioni della sezione “Amministrazione Trasparente”... un ossimoro no?
politica
::: flavia_marzano

Why aree US public schools buying Israeli Phone-Hacking tools? "Tech originally developed for use by the military or intelligence services...keeps trickling down to domestic police and even the institutions where our kids go to learn"
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: AASchapiro

In 2018 a Russian hacker broke into people’s routers - more than 100,000 in total - and patched up their vulnerabilities so that they couldn’t be attacked by other hackers
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: MIT_CSAIL

'Save Europe from Software Patents', Urges Nonprofit FFII
copyright e brevetti
::: Slashdot

Google Plans to Calculate 'Criticality' Scores for Open Source Projects
open source | Google
::: Slashdot

Open Source Developers Say Securing Their Code Is 'Insufferably Boring' and 'Soul-Withering'
open source | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Wow! 🤩 «Auto ∫»! I can barely follow the math, but the video is just awesome! 😍😍😍 Check it out! Great job @DaveLindell & @jnpmartel! 🥳
matematica | neural networks
::: alfcnz

if someone opens a can of soda, drinks from it, and returns it to the shelf, the all-watching AI system will block him from entering the store the next time
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

"Tutto diventa rapido, sicuro e amico dell'ambiente con l'uso dei Big Data, dell'intelligenza artificiale, delle innovazioni di rete", dice Rifkin a Repubblica. Ne siamo proprio sicuri?
artificial intelligence
::: fabiochiusi

ABORT! VMS Eve released Unity, but engine shutdown shortly after ignition
spazio, esplorazione
::: NASASpaceflight ::: planet4589 ::: virgingalactic ::: emenietti


If Trump follows through on a pardon of @Snowden, it'd be a huge victory against CIA/FBI/NSA abuses. Everyone from @RandPaul, @MattGaetz & @TulsiGabbard to @ACLU, @BernieSanders & @NYTimes have advocated this
Edward Snowden | Julian Assange
::: ggreenwald ::: ggreenwald ::: LibertyHerald ::: ACLU ::: BenQuinn75 ::: MikaelThalen ::: justinamash ::: JaneLytv ::: StellaMoris1 ::: Snowden ::: audpants ::: Snowden

#otd in 1977 Bill Gates was arrested in NM for a traffic violation. He used the silhouette of his mugshot as the default profile pic for Microsoft Outlook 2010
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL

'Will Remote Work Kill Innovation?' Ask Silicon Valley Experts
lavoro | innovazioni, futuro
::: Slashdot

US Treasury Department Breached by 'Hackers Backed By Foreign Government'
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

defending C for perf reasons always comes off as strange to me, because C isn’t even a particularly good language from the POV of an optimizing compiler; you need to do way more dynamic allocation in C than in Fortran/C++/Rust because automatic allocation in C is so impoverished
linguaggi di programmazione
::: lexi_lambda

That's why they called it 'Big Sur': "Big Surveillance"
Apple | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: kdnpv

Do it
umorismo
::: whataemptyspace

Nearly a decade since I moved from Windows to macOS, I still miss how everything in Windows was keyboard-accessible (while Mac loves the mouse). Here, typically, is an actual entry from the list of "keyboard shortcuts and gestures" for Safari: something that is neither
yeah! w la tastiera (imho)
hardware
::: ShriramKMurthi

Humans develop their full cognitive potential in an environment that is complex & challenging, without being overwhelming. Similarly, the big technological leaps of past civilizations have occurred in response to environmental constraints that were challenging, but not too harsh
innovazioni, futuro
::: fchollet

Russia Breached Update Server Used by 300,000 Organizations, Including the NSA
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | cyberwar
::: Slashdot


Microsoft Teams for Education knows what students are doing late at night
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: WolfieChristl

Last week the Austrian Ministry of Justice shared a “working party draft” of a proposal to implement #Article17 into Austrian #copyright law. It is unlike the other implementation proposals we have seen so far and may be the most realistic proposal yet
copyright e brevetti
::: communia_eu

Il mito antico del "principe in incognito" si ripete nella storia di papa Francesco che esce di notte per le strade vestito da prete semplice per dare soldi ai poveri
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Ceravolc

Following up 8 months later on the #tracing app topic, Pit's prediction came true. Even without so much detail, the error lies in the architecture and the centralization imposed by Goog/Appl market policies made it worst than a simple failure
coronavirus | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: jaromil

Per legalizzare il #filesharing, per uso personale e senza fini di lucro, di materiale altrimenti protetto da #copyright, diritti correlati e altro. Firma!
copyright e brevetti
::: wikimarcok

Attenzione a quei robot! Vulnerabilità nei programmi di automazione industriale e come trovarle
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | robots, automazione, droni
::: HackInBo

Da oggi #Google è entrato ufficialmente in zona rossa. #googledown
umorismo | Google
::: SergioGridelli ::: SergioGridelli ::: PeppeLiberti ::: Santas_Official ::: Slashdot

ARM MacBook vs Intel MacBook: a SIMD benchmark
hardware
::: lemire ::: lemire

From beyond the grave, Gawker is revealing another reality in this era of media consolidation: that the chief executive of one of the biggest companies in the world, who testifies before Congress and negotiates with China, decides what TV shows get made
economia, lavoro | Cina
::: annamomi

The most-used search engines, 1994-2019
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL

This report presents concrete examples of how companies and public administrations in the EU are using, or trying to use, AI. It focuses on four core areas – social benefits, predictive policing, health services and targeted advertising
artificial intelligence | Unione Europea
::: fabiochiusi


sched — Timed Event Scheduler
Python
::: pymotw

Lo scrivo a beneficio di giornalisti e commentatori italiani: chi in Google conosce i motivi del disservizio, ovviamente non ne può parlare. Chi ne parla, non ne sa una mazza (e considerando la complessità della tecnologia in qualsiasi GAFAM, non può nemmeno tirare a indovinare)
Google | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: raistolo

Che grandissimo imprenditore @elonmusk ! Shame on you! La cassa integrazione vista da lui. Vi lascio a casa ma se volete potete lavorare gratis
protagonisti
::: alex_orlowski

L’archivio storico de La Stampa sarà di nuovo consultabile entro metà febbraio 2021
io l'avevo detto subito, me rockz 💥
::: annamasera

Ora passeremo settimane a leggere tweet di Qonanisti (vocali girate apposta) inneggianti al pianosegretosegretissimo e ai marines che sono entrati a forza nelle sedi di Google per arrestare i collaborazionisti di Biden
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | umorismo
::: VelocitaSmodata

E no, @repubblica, posso garantire che "qualcuno sia riuscito a 'bucare' le piattaforme per la Dad approfittando proprio del collasso di Google" è proprio escluso. Perché dovete scrivere la prima sciocchezza che vi passa per la testa senza chiedere a un esperto?
giornali, stampa
::: raistolo

Il 15 dicembre 1964, 56 anni fa, veniva lanciato il San Marco 1, il primo satellite italiano. Eventò che segnò l'inizio della partecipazione del nostro paese all’avventura spaziale
ahemmm... me lo riordo, sono vecchio
storia | spazio, esplorazione
::: mediainaf

Google Delays Return To Office and Eyes 'Flexible Work Week'
coronavirus | lavoro a distanza
::: Slashdot

Floating-point Number Parsing w/Perfect Accuracy at GB/sec youtu.be - Talk by myself at Go Systems SF. I don't know what happened to my hair that day
programming, codice, snippet
::: lemire

How researchers are making do in the time of Covid
coronavirus | scienza
::: skdh


Robot maker @BostonDynamics contemplates its future as it gets swallowed (again) by a giant corporation
robots, automazione, droni
::: IEEESpectrum

Coi soldi del recovery fund potremmo fondare una Google e una YouTube italiane
umorismo | politica
::: ildelfinogiulio

Amazon Launches Live Translation Mode for Alexa
applicazioni, programmi | dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

FTC Launches Sweeping Privacy Study of Top Tech Platforms
ditte
::: Slashdot

There are several issues preventing the replacement of silicon transistors with devices made from carbon nanotubes. But researchers are hacking away at these problems piece by piece
innovazioni, futuro
::: IEEESpectrum

The GNU Project & RMS are looking for specific instances of planned obsolescence in computing which relate somehow to nonfree software
open source
::: fsf

Amazon Unveils Robotaxi for Future Ride-Hailing Service - The vehicle can carry 4 passengers. It maxes out at 75MPH. And, 2 battery packs generate enough juice for 16 hours of run-time before recharging
automazione | Amazon
::: RichRogers_

twitter users with 150-350 followers are the backbone of society
(forse) | Twitter
::: angnickelodeon

feels like every time I stare at a Haskell perf problem long enough the result is a request for an (often fairly concrete) improvement to the GHC optimizer
programmazione funzionale
::: lexi_lambda

China search giant Baidu considers making own electric vehicles
automazione
::: fabiochiusi


China suspected of spying on Americans via Caribbean phone networks
The alleged attacks appear to be enabling China to target, track, and intercept phone communications of US phone subscribers, according to research and analysis by Gary Miller
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi

- "We need to find a way to stop cellphones from running out of juice so quickly." - "Let's give them legs so they can hop to a charging station!"
dispositivi mobili | robots, automazione, droni
::: skdh

CloudLinux To Invest More Than a Million Dollars a Year Into CentOS Clone
Linux | Linux distro
::: Slashdot

How a small Taiwanese city transformed the global chip industry
tecnologia
::: simopieranni

Introduction to Bash Scripting
linguaggi di programmazione
::: ThePracticalDev

Germany Orders Electric Air Taxis To Carry Emergency Doctors
coronavirus | tecnologia
::: Slashdot

With progress in data analytics, the low cost of cloud computing & AI, the factory is evolving into a new age. Software changed the world the consumer lives in; now it’s changing the world that manufacturers live in
artificial intelligence | economia, lavoro
::: RichRogers_

Undicesima piaga: il #googledown. Collezionale tutte e completa l'album 2020!
umorismo
::: Dio

#DigitalServicesAct #DigitalMarketsAct #DigitalEU Europe fit for the Digital Age: Commission 🇪🇺 proposes new rules for digital platforms
Unione Europea | big tech
::: EU_Competition ::: dcavedon ::: AlienoGentile ::: ilmanifesto

More support for the Clojure ecosystem from Cognitect and Nubank
linguaggi di programmazione | Lisp
::: cognitect

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 16, 2020
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | umorismo
::: GoComics


FDA Approves Genetically Engineered Pigs
tecnologia
::: Slashdot

It's called "defensive pessimism". Set your expectations so low it's almost certain to come out better. Aka "don't get your hopes too high"
vale sempre, imho
cit.
::: skdh

AI will change the world, so it’s time to change AI
artificial intelligence
::: NatureIndex

SolarWinds Says 18,000 Customers Were Impacted by Recent Hack
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot ::: k8em0

Logo and Smalltalk
qualità di allora, quando ero giovane
storia
::: fogus

High-Frequency Traders Push Closer To Light Speed With Cutting-Edge Cables
economia, lavoro | Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Russian operatives have hacked into departments of our national government. @realdonaldtrump's response follows his response to intelligence that Russia put bounties on the heads of US troops: silence and cowardice when it comes to any assault on America by Vladimir Putin
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | politica
::: AllanLichtman

More cool work at the intersection of ML and creative arts
machine learning
::: fchollet

The December 2020 release of the #Python extension for @code is out! 🐍🥳 Check out our new 💡 refactoring code actions for extract method and variable with Pylance, the Pylance Insiders program and ipywidgets support in Native Notebooks 📒
Python
::: pythonvscode

This is the type of joyful internet machine learning bullshit I need more of
machine learning
::: mitsuhiko


ou could say that modern deep learning is the product of a co-evolution process between hardware, software, and algorithms. It originally arose thanks to the availability of GPUs and CUDA. Then we started optimizing our hardware and software for these specific algos...
machine learning | algoritmi, codice
::: fchollet

Fighting for your rights online
Web, Internet | politica
::: sdallagata

Facebook told employees on Tuesday that it’s developing a tool to summarize news articles so users won’t have to read them. It also laid out early plans for a neural sensor to detect people’s thoughts and translate them into action
Facebook
::: fabiochiusi

Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding EU privacy rules
Facebook | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi

Non c'è niente da fare, questo è il livello del dibattito sulle politiche tecnologiche in Italia, e non ci si riesce a muovere di un millimetro
copyright e brevetti
::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi

Today I dusted indycaptcha looking for #captcha systems that do not spy on users. This one I wrote in C99, does anyone knows of similar efforts in other languages?
applicazioni, programmi
::: jaromil

(define-syntax #%app
lispers persi
Lisp
::: sorawee_p

UK fund manager Ruffer Investment Management has shifted around $675 million of its clients' fortunes into #Bitcoin, an investor memo seen by Reuters shows, in one of the largest signals of rising institutional interest in the digital currency this year
blockchain e crypto*
::: RichRogers_ ::: Slashdot ::: RichRogers_

Facebook Attacks Apple's iOS Changes in Full-Page Newspaper Ads
Facebook | Apple
::: Slashdot

Major U.S. News Publishers Join the Coalition for App Fairness Advocacy Group To Fight the 'Apple Tax'
media | Apple
::: Slashdot

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