27 dicembre, 2020

Visto nel Web - 565

 Buone feste! compatibilmente con il DPCM, oggi elenco meno lungo d cose che ho wisto nel Web.



Telegram, Nearing 500 Million Users, To Begin Monetization
social media
::: Slashdot

Facebook Says It's Standing Up Against Apple For Small Businesses. Some Of Its Employees Don't Believe It
Facebook
::: Slashdot

In 2016, AlphaGo was introduced. Two years later, its successor - AlphaZero - showed significant progress in Go, chess and shogi. Today in @Nature, our team describes MuZero, a significant step forward in the pursuit of general-purpose algorithms
artificial intelligence
::: DeepMind

Authorities Don't Need To Break Phone Encryption in Most Cases, Because Modern Phone Encryption Sort of Sucks
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

On Monday, the Finnish government presented its proposal on how to implement #Article17 of the #copyright directive. It requires platforms to install #uploadfilters, but blocking content would not be fully automated
copyright e brevetti | censura | Unione Europea
::: Senficon

No, Cellebrite cannot 'break Signal encryption'
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | crittografia
::: marcoscan

Russia Lawmakers Pass Bills That Could Block Social Media Sites
social media | censura
::: Slashdot

Almost a year since I first saw this in preprint form and I’m still trying to wrap my head around it. It’s a realistic hidden variable theory for quantum computing, people, why aren’t you freaking out?!?!?
quantum computing
::: BartlettQuantum

Microsoft licensed UNIX V7 from AT&T in 1978, and sold it under the name “XENIX” (AT&T wouldn't allow "Unix" to be used). Bill Gates' notepad held in the Museum of History and Industry (Seattle) shows the question on XENIX for Steve Jobs. What was the question remains a mystery
storia
::: unix_byte

China Wants Hefty Fines For Viral Video Creators Who Binge Food and Drinks
video, streaming
::: Slashdot

With others, I've been building programming environments for students for a long time, & I've learned several design principles. I decided to write them up, including an unpublished one that has driven our past few years of work. "What is a Pedagogic IDE?"
linguaggi di programmazione | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: ShriramKMurthi


Twitter Will Make Joe Biden's @POTUS Account Start With Zero Followers
Twitter
::: Slashdot

Simplicity is
cit.
::: RichRogers_

Nintendo Conducted Invasive Surveillance Operation Against Homebrew Hacker
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Amazon To Face US Union Push In Year Ahead
Amazon
::: Slashdot

The fractional quantum Hall effect is one of the most important discoveries in science of the past 50 years. We're gradually understanding it more and more deeply. A thread on recent progress
scienza | quantum computing
::: michael_nielsen

Nuro Becomes First Company To Receive Commercial Autonomous Vehicle Permit From California DMV
automazione
::: Slashdot

When I was big in the FreeBASIC community, most people wrote executable programs, a minority wrote libraries (they were usually just C bindings), and nobody wrote & distributed “utility” libraries
linguaggi di programmazione | storia
::: stylewarning

Il modo migliore per combattere simili malpractices da parte di Amz
economia, lavoro | Amazon
::: Th_Dm4570

scymtym: sbcl-ir-visualizer
Lisp
::: NewLispRepos

#BREAKING: Autorità anti-trust in Cina ha lanciato indagine su #Alibaba per comportamento monopolistico. È ultima mossa di Pechino contro il gigante dell’e-commerce fondato da Jack Ma
Cina | antitrust
::: fradicioni


It will take years to learn which networks the SVR has penetrated, and where it still has access. Much of that will probably be classified, which means that we, the public, will never know
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi

Repubblica scrive oggi un pezzo in cui lascia intendere (in prima) che il vaccino si "spaccia" sul "dark web": "Potevamo comprarci il vaccino Pfizer. E ci avremmo messo un quarto d'ora". Nessuna prova accada davvero. Poche righe sotto: "quasi sicuramente si tratta di truffe"
giornali, stampa
::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi

Starship | SN8 | High-Altitude Flight Recap
spazio, esplorazione
::: emenietti

ExamSoft Flags One-Third of California Bar Exam Test Takers For Cheating
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

Visto che le regex sono diventate tanto popolari in Italia (es tutt*) propongo di iniziare ad insegnare sed e grep a scuola
umorismo
::: SteffPy

Perhaps I will spend the holidays
umorismo
::: plragde

Hackers Threaten To Leak Plastic Surgery Pictures
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Volkswagen CEO Says Apple Can Mount Major Challenge With Auto Push
automazione
::: Slashdot

Toshiba Typewriter Model BW-2112 with 1172 characters
storia
::: MachinePix

The ACLU Is Suing For More Information About the FBI's Phone-Hacking Lab
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

XRP Cryptocurrency Crashes Following Announcement of SEC Suit Against Ripple
blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot


Laptops, Desktop Sales See 'Renaissance;' Shortages Won't Ease Until 2022
hardware | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

All I want for Christmas is for #JulianAssange to be freed. He is in isolation in a max security prison, wanted by @StateDept for the “crime” of revealing US war crimes. Stand up for our right to not be lied to, for human rights and #FreedomOfSpeech #JournalistsSpeakUpForAssange
Julian Assange
::: serenatinari

Korean Artificial Sun Sets the New World Record of 20-Sec-Long Operation At 100 Million Degrees
scienza | energia
::: Slashdot

Crypto's Big Rupture Is Coming In 2021
blockchain e crypto* | crittografia
::: Slashdot

Pearls Before Swine for December 26, 2020
umorismo
::: _juhan

Satellites could soon map every tree on Earth
spazio, esplorazione | ambiente, ecologia
::: MauroV1968

Redox OS 0.6 Released With Many Fixes, Rewritten Kernel Memory Manager
sistemi operativi
::: Slashdot

Scott Hanselman's 2021 Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows
solo per quelli di Windows
tool, componente software
::: Slashdot

The campaigns team is committed to advocating for #UserFreedom and against the injustice of proprietary software. This year-end we tell the tale of the FSF's campaigns team's history to help celebrate 35 years of FSF
open source
::: fsf

Cutting knife blanks from a bandsaw blade with a plasma cutter
tecnologia
::: MachinePix


Il coprifuoco serve a
5G
::: Italialibera6

Full Circle Magazine #164
novità
::: fullcirclemag

Quantum Computer Makers Like Their Odds For Big Progress
quantum computing
::: Slashdot

MediaTek Becomes Biggest Smartphone Chipset Vendor
hardware
::: Slashdot

Apple's China App Store Sheds Videogames as Beijing Tightens Internet Control
Apple | games | Cina
::: Slashdot

Nine Best Practices for Research Software Registries and Repositories: A Concise Guide
programming, codice, snippet
::: danielskatz

Algorithms are deciding who gets the first vaccines. When they get it wrong, who's to blame? A growing backlash over the opaque systems that shape people's lives
algoritmi, codice
::: drewharwell

Anche oggi la razione di bullshit del Corrierone
giornali, stampa
::: HariSel95300131

UNIX/WORLD from 1984
storia
::: unix_byte

Sbirciato #AdventOfCode2020 fino a trovare 42 tweets che indicano il linguaggio usato. Ci sono sorprese (R, PHP, ...) ma vincono i soliti
linguaggi di programmazione
::: _juhan


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