Visto nel Web - 575

Qui con la nebbia umida e fredda non si vede niente a parte quello che wisto nel Web.

Near-term tipping points may set off cataclysmic changes to the Earth's #climate, and the insurance industry is starting to take note. A striking piece on the topic—and the need for rapid action in the space—written by @Zurich's Group Chief Risk Officer
ambiente, ecologia
::: kellywanser

Important new report on political ads transparency by @privacyint
ad, pubblicità | politica
::: F_Kaltheuner

Want AMD's Ryzen Threadripper Pro CPUs? Get Ready to Empty Your Wallet
hardware
::: geekdotcom

Former SEC Chairman Calls For an Agency Investigation Into Online Stock Trading Platforms
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Bill Gates: It's Not Too Soon To Start Thinking About the Next Pandemic
coronavirus
::: Slashdot

Twitter released a feature today called "Birdwatch"
perpluto 🤔
Twitter
::: birdsarentreal

GameStop, AMC Trading Now Being Restricted at TD Ameritrade, Schwab
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Ormai è un genere a sé: i “pensieri choc” sulla pandemia
giornali, stampa
::: fabiochiusi

Miami Uploads Bitcoin White Paper To Municipal Website
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Do robots destroy jobs and cause mass unemployment? No, they don’t!
robots, automazione, droni
::: jsuedekum

GitLab Reshuffles Its Paid Subscription Plans, Drops Its Bronze/Starter Tier
cloud
::: Slashdot

While ethical use of software is important, a copyright license isn't the right place to enforce it. We must begin with the principle that all software should be free
copyright e brevetti
::: fsf

Clash and Byte, Two of TikTok's Competitors, Are Merging
social media
::: Slashdot

People who say $GME is overvalued don't understand the value proposition. It's no longer a stock, it's a store of value. It's the new digital gold. And for now it has only 3% of the $BTC market cap, still plenty of room to grow. My price target is over $9,000
economia, lavoro
::: fchollet

Facebook to downplay politics on its platform
Facebook
::: fabiochiusi

Apple’s new privacy feature requiring developers ask for permission to track iOS users for ad targeting is at last going live in the next iOS 14 beta with a planned full release some time this spring
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi

Ennesimo errore nella gestione della crisi Covid. La falsa speranza di una produzione di massa di un prodotto innovativo come un vaccino, dall’oggi al domani. Crea le situazioni che si vedono oggi: faciloneria, accuse politicizzate, casino. Olè
coronavirus
::: ThManfredi

Wall Street hedge funds running to the exchanges to halt trading to prevent losses is another example of why the game has always been rigged in favor of the elites
economia, lavoro
::: APompliano

Code is not the most important thing to study
programming, codice, snippet | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: jaromil

A survey of 1,515 anonymous Chinese residents by Beijing News Think Tank on Tuesday found that 87.46 per cent of respondents oppose the use of facial recognition technology in commercial zones
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | Cina
::: fabiochiusi

Why do astronauts use linux?
umorismo
::: Dadsaysjokes

You haven't mastered a tool until
cit.
::: CodeWisdom

Ancora fondamentale lavoro da parte di @HermesCenter: "siamo di fronte ad un potenziale sistema di sorveglianza biometrica di massa che viene, così come nel caso di Como, definito “progetto innovativo”"
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Anni a dire che Facebook non rimuove abbastanza contenuti, poi delle prime cinque decisioni prese dal Board indipendente quattro dicono che Facebook aveva rimosso troppo
Facebook
::: fabiochiusi

The $100 million Breakthrough Listen project has outfitted telescopes with cutting-edge data processing and AI to supercharge the search for extraterrestrial civilizations
scienza | artificial intelligence
::: IEEESpectrum

ProtonMail, Threema, Tresorit and Tutanota Warn EU Lawmakers Over 'Anti-Encryption' Push
crittografia | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Well well well... while we do appreciate beautiful speeches and promises - we prefer action
ambiente, ecologia
::: GretaThunberg

Tesla's New Cars Can Run The Witcher 3 on Their 10-Teraflop Gaming Rigs
tecnologia
::: Slashdot

An MIT team's new neural network, which they call a “liquid” network, changes its underlying equations to continuously adapt to new data inputs
neural networks
::: MIT_CSAIL

New Spotify Patent Involves Monitoring Users' Speech To Recommend Music
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

🖥 Integrate TensorRT in TensorFlow 2x - TF-TRT leverages TensorFlow's flexibility while also taking advantage of the optimizations that can be applied to the TensorRT supported subgraphs
machine learning
::: TensorFlow

Quella climatica e ambientale è la più grave e più complessa delle crisi attuali. Dovrebbe essere il pilastro di un programma di governo a lungo termine e politiche in tutti i settori del Governo
ambiente, ecologia
::: tonyscalari

L'affaire #GameStop si allarga... #RobinhoodApp
economia, lavoro
::: dcavedon ::: Slashdot ::: jon_actual ::: arshbajwaa ::: dcavedon ::: wireditalia ::: Slashdot ::: reddit ::: Slashdot ::: RadioProzac ::: Slashdot ::: ddblue0 ::: PorzioTommaso ::: Slashdot ::: valigiablu

u can’t sell houses u don’t own
protagonisti
::: elonmusk

RIP Paul Crutzen, who passed away this morning. Nobel Prize Chemistry 1995 (ozone depletion). Invented the term "Anthropocene" at a conference in 1999
ambiente, ecologia | R.I.P.
::: erleellis

General Motors ha detto che dal 2035 tutte le sue auto saranno elettriche
energia
::: MauroV1968

Almost a year working on JAX and I've still not found
umorismo
::: jakevdp

Apple Adds 'BlastDoor' To Secure iOS From Zero-Click Attacks
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Infinite length strings
umorismo
::: dgryski

The 3-axis gimbal camera stabilizer that seems to defy the laws of physics, but it doesn't
tecnologia
::: Rainmaker1973

Apple Crosses 1 Billion Active iPhone Users
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

Ammirevoli @corriere e @repubblica che derubricano la presenza di @matteorenzi a Ryad come ‘polemica social’
giornali, stampa
::: a_presbitero ::: simopieranni

This is a major statement from Mathias Döpfner, CEO of one of Europe's biggest publishers
dati, raccolta
::: johnnyryan ::: rasmus_kleis

if we accept as normal and unavoidable that everything in our lives can be aggregated and sold, we lose so much more than data, we lose the freedom to be human
Apple | Facebook
::: fabiochiusi ::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot

Google To Allow Gambling Apps In the Play Store
Google | dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

La notizia di @DomaniGiornale è di 3 giorni fa. Per due giorni se ne parla solo online. Ieri la cosa deflagra è oggi bisogna parlarne un po'. Ma qual è il frame? Le "polemiche sui social". L'"attacco all'ex premier". La notizia non è #Renzi, sono coloro che lo attaccano
giornali, stampa | politica
::: matguidi

I’m excited to announce the release of a little programming language I created called Slick. It’s an s-expression surface syntax for Go
linguaggi di programmazione | Lisp
::: p1cost

Reddit Joins With Ethereum Foundation To Build Scaling Tools
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Algorithms can destroy or improve our society, we cannot let private profit be their goal
algoritmi, codice
::: DyneOrg

Number Parsing at a Gigabyte per Second
programming, codice, snippet
::: lemire

La mia personale "luce in fondo al tunnel" è una studentessa americana. L'ottimismo è una scelta, di questi tempi. 😉
scienza | coronavirus
::: ireneamodei

Intervista interessantissima. Nostalgia e rimpianto. Il ruolo squallido di De Benedetti, il becchino dell'informatica Italiana
storia
::: HariSel95300131

In programming, *what you name things* (arguments, variables...) is the first layer of documentation about what they represent and how they should be used. Use names that actually mean something, not single letters (unless that letter is already a well-established convention)
io purtroppo (ma vengo dal Fortran)
programming, codice, snippet
::: fchollet

SoftBank Expects Mass Production of Driverless Cars in Two Years
automazione
::: Slashdot

Calling all school and university students! How can we make LibreOffice better for you? And how can you join our projects and build up your skills? Today we're announcing LibreOffice New Generation, bringing new people into our community
open source
::: libreoffice

dopo 13 anni la #Shell condannata a rimborsare contadini del Delta del Niger per l'inquinamento causato dalle sue attività estrattive in #Nigeria
ambiente, ecologia
::: Recommon

Self-driving cars
automazione
::: parismarx

Mandelbroth
umorismo
::: SpaceWicca

How To Construct Classes and Define Objects in Python 3 by @lisaironcutter at @digitalocean one of the best
Python
::: HarunMbaabu

RTFM is the first and the only thing one should learn to succeed in Linux
programming, codice, snippet | tip, suggerimenti
::: nixcraft

The US Government's Entire 645,000-Vehicle Fleet Will Go All-Electric
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

All major neural networks, in one chart
machine learning
::: MIT_CSAIL

Visto nel Web - 574

 Connessione ballerina, quasi quantistica ma provo a raccontare cosa ho wisto nel Web.

Hopefully European governments get inspired by this to involve more social scientists in science and technology policy
scienza
::: rosamunde_vb

How DNSpooq Attacks Could Poison DNS Cache Records
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

For my first research grant application (2002), I described how I would use Java to build a database engine. The reviews were harsh: “nobody builds serious software in Java let alone a database engine!” 1/2
linguaggi di programmazione
::: lemire

My post on Java’s impact on me over the last 25 years
linguaggi di programmazione
::: alblue

Sono estremamente dispiaciuto nel vedere che questo social, nonostante le grandi potenzialità, è inquinato gratuitamente da persone di questo calibro. Io continuerò a divulgare per chi vorrà ascoltare
Aureliano rockz! 💥
social media
::: AurelianoStingi

Attenzione alle #manipolazioni visive e ai #grafici #ingannevoli
frodi
::: cicap

People have built database engines in bash… first hit in google
(non ho il coraggio di guardare)
linguaggi di programmazione
::: lemire

smascherare le insidie dei virgolettati in home di Repubblica. #Unframing
giornali, stampa
::: antpavolini

Report Finds Extremists Did Use Facebook to Plan Capitol Attack
Facebook
::: Slashdot

Nonostante quattro anni di preavviso, siti istituzionali bloccati dalla disattivazione di Adobe Flash
Web, Internet
::: disinformatico

Cool meme now you have to let your workers unionize
Amazon | lavoro
::: AOC

There's that time when I had to do emergency work to get @racketlang to the Int'l Space Station. Export Controls, verification limits, EAR 740.13 (d) (3) (ii) (A), and the Law of the Excluded Middle all make cameo appearances
language Racket
::: ShriramKMurthi

RX 5700 XT Mining Rig Build - 6 GPUs | 330 MH/s and ONLY 880 Watts!!
hardware
::: Genjuro75

Ma va anche detto che #BernieSanders è tra i pochi nella politica US ad essersi schierato a favore di Snowden, Assange e Manning
Julian Assange | Edward Snowden | Chelsea Manning
::: madbob

Living organisms represent a level of technological achievement that we're still far from rivaling
meraviglioso, secondo me
linguaggi di programmazione | artificial intelligence | innovazioni, futuro
::: fchollet

US Treasury Nominee Yellen Wants to Encourage Cryptocurrencies -- 'For Legitimate Activities'
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Il Corriere in prima pagina vs il Corriere a pagina 21
giornali, stampa
::: fabiochiusi

Something fascinating about Twitter: used well it's an immensely powerful tool to think with. But if you look at the mentions of someone famous or powerful you'll see it's hard for them to benefit in this way. It's a rare technology where power actually denies or inhibits access
Twitter
::: michael_nielsen

Un invito, polemico ma costruttivo, a uscire dalla sindrome The Social Dilemma. Il dilemma non sono i social media. Siamo noi
media
::: fabiochiusi

Use @firefox and don't trust chrome/chromium based alternatives. If you build your house in someone else's backyard, don't get upset when they turn on the sprinklers
browser
::: alecaddd

Somebody dares to add Python?
umorismo
::: marcodelmastro

Ci siamo, ecco l'ex-pilota. Si può fare ancora meglio
giornali, stampa
::: dcavedon

What to focus on this year...
umorismo
::: newscientist

Ransomware Attackers Try Publishing 4,000 Scottish Government Agency Files
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Biden, Trump & Keystone
ambiente, ecologia | politica
::: MauroV1968

This week Norway awarded 61 new oil and gas exploration rights to 30 oil companies. Sweden's Lundin Oil was awarded stakes in 19 licenses. It's 2021 and when it comes to facing the climate emergency the world is still in a state of complete denial
ambiente, ecologia
::: GretaThunberg

Le banche investono in criptovaluta ma cercano di non farlo sapere
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Genjuro75

This email 100% belongs in the Computer History Museum: A Unix utility for ordering a burrito from La Costeña using PostScript, from 1992!
storia
::: veltman

The Macintosh 128K, Apple’s first Macintosh personal computer, was released on this day in 1984!
storia
::: PCMag

Stampa italiana: la diapositiva
giornali, stampa
::: bermat ::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi

L'importanza di imparare leggendo, ma anche di leggere in maniera critica
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: ArgiaSbolenfi

woah, LLVM bug 965, from 2006 ("Infinite loops are optimized out in languages without forward progress guarantees") is finally fixed
programming, codice, snippet
::: johnregehr

Mercato della #pubblicità in Italia: a fine 2019 il gap, a favore della #Tv, era di 300 milioni. Negli 11 mesi 2020 ci sono 10 milioni in più. Ma per il #web
media
::: An_Bion

Tutte le strade portano a Python
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Genjuro75

Open Source Stash - A collection of secure and privacy-focused open-source alternatives to popular services
open source
::: campuscodi

Racket Compiler and Runtime Status: January 2021
language Racket
::: Racket ::: samth

When Adobe Stopped Flash Content, It Also Stopped A Chinese Railroad
programming, codice, snippet
::: Slashdot ::: dcavedon

Alinari Foundation vs Open Access?
open source
::: Fotoliberebbcc ::: Fotoliberebbcc

The first step of any project
cit.
::: CodeWisdom

Guix has made it into Debian Unstable! This means Debian users can use Guix as a "userspace" package manager now! This is really wonderful! Debian and Guix both care deeply about reproducibility. This could be a big win for user freedom on both
tool, componente software
::: dustyweb

Secondo voi,se facciamo uno studio dei #Qazzari su Tw e FB, è una cosa brutta? Ho raccolto circa 50 mila account nel database :) #facciamorete
social media | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: alex_orlowski

Dropping WhatsApp? Despite Privacy Concerns, Nostalgia Drives Users to ICQ
social media
::: Slashdot

ugh is "This paper is good and I want to stop reviewing it so I can go implement it" a legit review?
programming, codice, snippet
::: wilbowma

Does Facebook Have a Joe Biden Problem?
Facebook | politica
::: Slashdot

#Veneto, il sito della Regione pubblica per sbaglio le proprie #password
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: sdallagata

10 Years After Its Discontinuation, Some Fans Still Love Microsoft's Zune Mp3 Player
hardware
::: Slashdot

disinformazione
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: MauroV1968

Clubhouse just might be the next social media powerhouse
social media
::: fabiochiusi

Lucknow Police Deploying AI Cameras to Recognise Facial Expressions of Women in Distress and Alert Officers
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

BP Slashes Its Oil Exploration Team by 85%, Starts Switching to Renewables
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

We are glad to announce #CollaboraOffice 6.4-20 🌻
applicazioni, programmi | open source
::: CollaboraOffice

Please, avoid the term Commercial Open Source software. It is playing the game of all these companies which are creating new licenses that dynamite, at least, the Freedom zero. It also implies that there is non-commercial open source software. Do not feed the trolls
open source
::: toscalix

Ho scritto qui perché penso che tutti gli occhi del mondo debbano essere puntati su Israele non solo nei prossimi due mesi, ma fino all'autunno
coronavirus
::: giorgiogilestro

Si sta discutendo se e come ricostruire il radiotelescopio di #Arecibo. Una proposta prevede di sostituire la gigantesca antenna di 300 metri di diametro con 1000 antenne più piccole di cui combinare i segnali
scienza
::: a_a_f_t

OSI networking model, extended
programming, codice, snippet
::: Grady_Booch

Il CNIL ha emesso un'ingiunzione nei confronti del ministero dell'Interno francese per l'uso dei #droni per monitoraggio #covid. Penso sia il primo provvedimento da parte di un'autorità garante, legato all'uso di droni da parte delle autorità pubbliche
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | droni
::: gbgallus

Ma cosa cazzo sto leggendo? È una bambina, non una specie protetta che ha bisogno di un habitat
giornali, stampa
::: FuSignorina

After 28 Years, Tucows Finally Closes Its Downloads Site
Web, Internet | storia
::: Slashdot

selectors — I/O Multiplexing Abstractions
Python
::: pymotw

Google To Open Up Its Office Facilities for COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics
Google | coronavirus
::: Slashdot

Waymo CEO Dismisses Tesla Self-Driving Plan: 'This is Not How It Works'
automazione
::: Slashdot

Caro Garante della Privacy, cosa sta combinando Microsoft Teams?
Microsoft
::: libreitalia ::: giordi63

Apple Hit With Another European Class Action Over Throttled iPhones
diritto di riparare
::: Slashdot

Dutch COVID-19 Patient Data Sold on the Criminal Underground
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Controversy over AI chatbot in South Korea raises questions about ethics, data collection
social media | web-bot, robocall | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: simopieranni

E tu? Riesci sempre a riconoscerle? ;)
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: BeppeBeppetti

Google says it may have found a privacy-friendly substitute to cookies
Google | Web, Internet
::: emenietti

Myopia Correcting 'Smart Glasses' From Japan To Be Sold in Asia
tecnologia
::: Slashdot

To help get vaccines to more people, Google is providing $150M to promote vaccine education & equitable access, and opening up our spaces for vaccination sites as needed
Google | coronavirus
::: sundarpichai

Don't let our current pandemic-driven remote work situation fool you: Working exclusively from home probably won't be the norm in the future
lavoro a distanza
::: DigitalTrends

Cryptocurrency exchange #BuyUcoin hacked, data of 325K+ users leaked
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: securityaffairs

Renewable Energy Production Beat Fossil Fuels in Europe
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

La crisi del 2008, che ha posto le basi per il populismo che di lì a dieci anni sarebbe dilagato in Europa e negli Stati Uniti, mi ha fatto capire che ciò che è devastante per la massa spesso è vantaggioso per l’élite
economia, lavoro
::: dcavedon

From this graph we can also conclude that WW1 caused people to start naming children “Miles”
umorismo
::: wilbowma

A: Coinbase runs on mongo? And I am supposed to pretend this is money?
matematica
::: peterseibel

techies: everything on a blockchain, i.e., immutable ledger
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: ShriramKMurthi

Vancouver Seaplane Company To Resume Test Flights With Electric Plane
innovazioni, futuro | energia
::: Slashdot

I’ve now design a language so I can easily express the right spec, which compiles to Racket contracts
linguaggi di programmazione | language Racket
::: wilbowma

Twitter ha bloccato l'account della ambasciata Cinese USA @conspirator0 ha fatto una ottima analisi degli account fake che la retwittano, seguitelo è molto bravo. Io nel frattempo aggiungo del mio, più tardi i dati di quella Italiana
Twitter | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: alex_orlowski

did I run apt update today?
umorismo
::: omgubuntu

"Facial recognition technology amplifies racist policing, threatens the right to protest and should be banned globally, Amnesty International said as it urged New York City to pass a ban on its use in mass surveillance by law enforcement" #BanTheScan
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Memory is infinite
umorismo
::: wilbowma

Insomma quando paga non distrugge la democrazia, pare di capire
Facebook
::: fabiochiusi

Congratulations to whoever invents forests
ambiente, ecologia | umorismo
::: drmistercody

La guerra di Bolsonaro contro la scienza
politica | scienza
::: andcapocci

As China pushes the world to avoid official dealings with Taiwan, leaders across the globe are realizing just how dependent they’ve become on the island democracy
economia, lavoro | hardware | politica
::: LorenzoLamperti

Apple Shuffles Hardware Execs To Make Room For a Mysterious 'New Project'
Apple
::: Slashdot

Low Powered but High Risk Evaluating Possible Attacks on LoRaWAN Devices
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Internet of things
::: miaoski

🐦 Today we’re introducing @Birdwatch, a community-driven approach to addressing misleading information. And we want your help. (1/3)
Twitter | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: TwitterSupport ::: Slashdot ::: birdsarentreal ::: fabiochiusi

A preprint of our #CHI2021 paper, "Coping with Digital Wellbeing in a Multi-Device World"
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: luigidr

Amazon's Alexa Can Now Act On Its Own 'Hunches'
smart assistant
::: Slashdot

The Norwegian data protection authority has notified Grindr of a € 9 600 000 GDPR fine. This is a result of the complaint we filed last year. Very important precedence that will limit how personal data can be shared for advertising purposes
dati, raccolta
::: airavn

Average US iPhone Price Hits a Record $873
atz!
Apple | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

All those discussions about how full of warts async in Rust is are so sad :(
linguaggi di programmazione
::: mitsuhiko

Italian researchers are developing a smart mirror that could selectively reflect wireless signals like a prism fans out white light into a range of colors. Metamaterials could deliver a new medium for next-generation wireless networks
tecnologia
::: IEEESpectrum

Toyota announces $75 million AI collaboration w/16 universities, with a focus on autonomous driving
automazione
::: MIT_CSAIL

The killing of CentOS Linux: 'The CentOS board doesn't get to decide what Red Hat engineering teams do'
Linux distro
::: dcavedon

Luci e molte ombre sulla crescita astronomica di Netflix
video, streaming
::: ilmanifesto

Twitter Acquires Newsletter Startup Revue To Expand Business
Twitter
::: Slashdot

Join @jason_mayes and @paulrjessop to learn how he built a robotic device that can follow a moving person, which solves a problem in sports video analysis
machine learning
::: TensorFlow

LAMBDA: The ultimate Excel worksheet function
programming, codice, snippet
::: Lambda the Ultimate

New code walkthrough on keras.io: image search with natural language queries using a dual-encoder approach. The idea is to learn a joint embedding space for images and associated captions (inspired by OpenAI CLIP)
machine learning
::: fchollet

La Terra ha perso 28 trilioni di tonnellate di ghiaccio dalla metà degli anni '90. Per mettere le cose in prospettiva: la perdita di ghiaccio ha subìto un'accelerazione del 57% dagli anni '90
ambiente, ecologia
::: StellaLevantesi

Chissà quale sarà il prossimo linguaggio di programmazione definitivo
umorismo
::: Genjuro75

🌟 The first release (0.1) of TFLite Support! Check out this toolkit that makes deploying TFLite models on mobile devices much easier. It works cross-platform with Java, Python, C++, and Swift APIs
machine learning
::: TensorFlow

Embedding the syntax of a simple WHILE language into Lean 4 via recursive macros
linguaggi di programmazione
::: derKha

Today I learned that
matematica
::: gregeganSF

Clojure 1.10.2 is now available!
linguaggi di programmazione
::: cognitect

HEAP-based buffer overflow in sudo has been granting user privilege escalation for the past 10 years
bug
::: jaromil ::: Gurgling_MrD ::: lexi_lambda

Academics are one of the biggest groups using the #TwitterAPI to research what’s happening. Their work helps make the world (& Twitter) a better place, and now more than ever, we must enable more of it. Introducing 🥁 the Academic Research product track
Twitter
::: TwitterDev

The Beginning of Social Media
umorismo
::: GoComics

Controversial AI company HireVue implied that an external audit showed its algorithms had no bias. But a look at the audit itself tells a different story
artificial intelligence | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: fabiochiusi

Taking a Twitter sabbatical. Stay free
Edward Snowden
::: Snowden

Konami smette di produrre videogiochi, chiuderanno le tre divisioni
games
::: Genjuro75

New campaign targeting security researchers
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: dcavedon

Linux Release Roundup: GParted, Lightworks, Google Chrome + More
applicazioni, programmi
::: dcavedon

Biden's Commerce Nominee Backs Changes To Section 230
social media
::: Slashdot

I have written this Python script to easily list the possible email domains hidden behind the asterisks
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: evaristegal0is

One-Third of Tech Workers Admit To Working Only 3 To 4 Hours a Day, Report Finds
lavoro
::: Slashdot

Chrome OS 88 Turns Your Chromebook Into An Impromptu Smart Display
browser
::: Slashdot

Telegram has helped fuel democracy movements and served as an engine of resistance. But far-right conspiracy theorists, racists and violent insurrectionists have been flocking to the app in recent weeks after being banished from Facebook and Twitter
social media
::: nytimes

Anyone up to convince me that legacy financial markets have more concrete ties to dynamics of production and use value than the "wild west" of crypto markets?
crittografia | bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: jaromil

What does this print?
Python
::: gvanrossum

The Indian Government Shut Down the Internet as Farmers Protest
censura
::: fabiochiusi ::: majunteo

”64% believe the world is in a state of climate emergency” according to @UNDP in the largest global survey on climate ever made. 1.2 million people in 50 countries participated. Most interesting: ”just 10 percent believe world leaders are doing enough.”
ambiente, ecologia
::: GretaThunberg

Per combattere il #nimbycontrobiometano nuova puntata di #unfakenews di @Legambiente unfakenews
ambiente, ecologia
::: FranFerrante

Just 1 In 10 Companies Expect All Employees To Return To the Office
lavoro a distanza
::: Slashdot

Iran blocks Signal messaging app after WhatsApp exodus
social media | censura
::: fabiochiusi

Minori sui social: il Garante privacy apre fascicolo su Facebook e Instagram. La verifica sarà estesa anche agli altri social
social media
::: fabiochiusi

Andiamo sulla Luna e usiamo PowerPoint
umorismo
::: RobertaEsseci

TikTok To Shed Hundreds of India Workers After National Security Ban
social media
::: Slashdot

TiVo Says People Want Ads
video, streaming | ad, pubblicità
::: Slashdot

Lear Yourself a PDP-11 for Great Good
storia
::: larsbrinkhoff

Google Spells Out Consequences of Apple's Privacy Push and IDFA Changes
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Apple | Google
::: Slashdot

MIT's robot cheetah front-flips over its brother
robots, automazione, droni
::: MIT_CSAIL

Social Media Damages Teenagers' Mental Health, Report Says
social media
::: Slashdot

Visto nel Web - 573

 Bernie --über alles-- edition oggi di quello che ho wisto nel Web.

An update on the state of IPv6 support on the Tor network: ~54% of the relays on the network run a version of Tor that supports IPv6
Web, Internet | browser | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: torproject

Intel Outsources Core i3 To TSMC's 5nm Process
hardware
::: Slashdot

Mentre Biden parla di unità e vittoria della democrazia, questo è il frame adottato da Giornale e Libero
giornali, stampa
::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi

Ajit Pai is Officially Out of the FCC
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

The fork is coming...
Truly Doubling Down on Open Source
open source
::: jgbarah

Apparently the new whitehouse.gov has a hidden message for programmers
politica | (forse)
::: EricMichaud ::: mcnees

💡 #Batteria al litio ferro fosfato, l’economica che si ricarica in 10 min. Un team di ingegneri della @penn_state ha messo a punto una nuova batteria a basso costo, veloce da ricaricare, con un’autonomia di 402 km. Si chiude il gap con la #combustione
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: rinnovabiliit

CentOS Is Gone -- But RHEL Is Now Free For Up To 16 Production Servers
Linux distro
::: Slashdot

L'algoritmo di compressione video di #Netflix è stato sviluppato da un fisico Greco che lavorava nell'ambito delle ricerche sui neutrini. Rigiri la frase: la sua vita di tutti i giorni è resa possibile della ricerca. #PianoAmaldi
scienza
::: f_ronchetti

le perdite fuggitive di metano dagli impianti petroliferi come effetto climatico sono state equivalenti a tutta la co2 emessa dall'intera unione europea
ambiente, ecologia
::: jacopogiliberto

LG Considers Exiting Smartphones In 2021
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

Starships will be launching from these oil drilling platforms bought by SpaceX
spazio, esplorazione
::: fcain

Opera Now Has a Game Engine To Go With Its Gamer-Focused Browser
browser | games
::: Slashdot

Il #softwarelibero e l'importanza di sceglierlo a #scuola e in famiglia
open source
::: suxsonica

If we go down the way RedHat is going then 2021 is the year in which Windows becomes better than Linux
Linux distro
::: jaromil

I think developer tools can be... cool. For example, TensorFlow is cool. Not because of anything about TensorFlow itself, but because people are using it every day to create incredibly cool products & experiments. Because of what it enables
programming, codice, snippet
::: fchollet

Treasury Nominee Yellen Is Looking To Curtail Use of Cryptocurrency
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

In #Germania per la prima volta le rinnovabili sopra il 50% del mix elettrico in un anno
energia
::: Qualenergiait

Twitter said it locked the account of China's embassy in the United States over a tweet about Uighur women that violated company policy against dehumanization
Twitter | Cina
::: fabiochiusi

WhatsApp reported to leak phone numbers to Google Search 🙊 why bother with a torrent dump when you can just make it all indexed 😅
social media | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: jaromil

Come sintetizza Altan nessuno mai
social media
::: achillecorea

💥 Introducing the Biden Era Digital Rights Tracker 💥 As the Biden admin and new Congress get to work, tech policy that champions human rights must be on the agenda. We created this real-time to help keep them accountable
da verificare, nuova di pakka
politica | digitalizzazione
::: accessnow ::: mozilla

Divergence instead of guidance: the Article 17 implementation discussion in 2020 – Part 1
Unione Europea | copyright e brevetti | censura
::: paul_keller

Vertical Farms Grow Veggies On Site At Restaurants and Grocery Stores
tecnologia
::: Slashdot

So happy that USA has finally rejoined the Pittsburgh Agreement. Welcome back!
Greta rockz! 💥💖
ambiente, ecologia | umorismo
::: GretaThunberg ::: europaverde_it

Technologists Use Facial Recognition on Parler Videos
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

There's no rule that #socialmedia news feeds need to wall off users into evermore extremist echo chambers. Researchers have in fact developed a scalable social network news sharing algorithm that demonstrates filter bubbles can be popped too
social media
::: IEEESpectrum

Welp, Ubuntu 21.04 Won’t Ship with GNOME 40 or GTK4
Ubuntu
::: dcavedon

Raspberry Pi Foundation Launches $4 Microcontroller With Custom Chip
hardware
::: Slashdot

Ubuntu Now Runs On Apple Silicon, Devs Say It's 'Completely Usable'
Ubuntu | Apple
::: Slashdot

IEEE Spectrum Exclusive: Internal FAA reports show that the military's testing of the GPS system is endangering air travel as never before
Web, Internet
::: IEEESpectrum

Goodbye and Good Riddance To the 16:9 Aspect Ratio
hardware
::: Slashdot

MIT scientists create customized “brains” that speed up a robot’s response time
robots, automazione, droni
::: MIT_CSAIL

Beijing's New AI Academy is Aiming For Breakthroughs and Ethical Controls
artificial intelligence | etica
::: Slashdot

New breach: The Nitro PDF service had over 70M email addresses exposed in a breach last September. Data also included names, bcrypt password hashes and the titles of converted documents. 59% were already in @haveibeenpwned
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: haveibeenpwned

NSA Urges System Administrators To Replace Obsolete TLS Protocols
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

New Intel CEO Making Waves: Rehiring Retired CPU Architects
hardware
::: Slashdot

Bruce Reed, the White House’s incoming deputy chief of staff, stressed publicly that it is “long past time to hold social media companies accountable for what’s published” on their sites and services
social media
::: fabiochiusi

Largest group in the European Parliamen (EPP) advocates for a system that would identify all users on the internet. They want a blockchain-based thing. Is this what decentralised identifiers (dids) are create for? Oh, this is for real
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: lukOlejnik

The debate about social media and democracy often resolves in ideological argumentation. Along with conferences and lectures, I always received the same questions. To make things easier, we collected a series of Frequently Asked Questions
social media
::: Walter4C

Oggi abbiamo inaugurato Pop Math, il portale con tutti gli eventi di divulgazione matematica a portata di mano!
matematica
::: RobertoNatali13

Biden just appointed @JRosenworcel acting chair of the FCC. Here the highlights of her 2020 @rightscon conversation about connectivity, the first amendment, and the digital divide
Web, Internet | media
::: juliacastrov

Interesting fact for researchers in the software studies circles: CPAN is the most ancient venerable effort of its size to track and distribute packages. Its bug report system is shutting down on short notice, deleting
either historic or newly-reported bugs
Web, Internet | programming, codice, snippet
::: jaromil

Google Agrees To Pay French News Sites To Send Them Traffic
Google | media
::: Slashdot

Thus locking up the vote forever amongst a small but passionate group
umorismo
::: michael_nielsen

At Microsoft we're at the early stages of creating generated bindings to the entire Windows API surface (win32, COM, WinRT, etc.) from metadata for @rustlang. That means no longer having to hand maintain bindings by hand. Check it out!
Microsoft | linguaggi di programmazione
::: ryan_levick

KDE Plasma 5.21 is Packed Full of New Features
applicazioni, programmi
::: dcavedon

Thrilled to share that I have joined the Biden Administration to be Chief of Staff of Fossil Energy at DOE. Excited to join an amazing team and refocus this office on climate and equity + expand work on carbon removal, industrial decarbonization, carbontech and more
ambiente, ecologia
::: sktalati

Prostate Cancer Can Be Precisely Diagnosed Using a Urine Test With AI
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

Elon Musk To Offer $100 Million Prize For 'Best' Carbon Capture Tech
ambiente, ecologia | protagonisti
::: Slashdot ::: elonmusk

The Riemann Hypothesis, explained by @JorgenVeisdal in @cantor_paradise
matematica
::: MauroV1968

My mom asked me "what is machine learning?"
umorismo | (forse)
::: TaliaRinger

Schrödinger's paradox, but for technology policy: Google simultaneously kills democracy by existing and by ceasing to exist 🤔
Google
::: fabiochiusi

In the fight to #KeepItOn, @isoc_insights curates information about #InternetShutdowns around the world, and looks at the economic and human impact of these actions
Web, Internet | censura
::: accessnow

La trappola dell’ecofascismo - Appunti sul rapporto ingannevole e pericoloso tra ideologie autoritarie e preoccupazioni ambientaliste (tra una cosa e l'altra c'è voluto un anno a scriverlo, eppure sento di aver solo grattato la superficie)
politica | ambiente, ecologia
::: RadioProzac ::: gioggsan

In Italia il 75% degli intervistati ritiene che i media non stiano facendo affatto bene per quanto riguarda obiettività e diffusione di notizie che non sia parziali, e di parte. La media generale delle 27 nazioni analizzate da Edelman su questo aspetto è del 61%
io sono tra quelli che considerano pessimissimi i giornaloni; e che stiano peggiorando ancora
media
::: fabiochiusi

Ha graziato #Bannon (furto soldi muro) e i 4 di #Raven23 (assassinio di civili a Baghdad) ma non @Snowden e #Assange
politica | Julian Assange | Edward Snowden
::: _Nico_Piro_

W3C Accessibility Guidelines
hot off the press...the first public draft of WCAG 3.0 🤯
Web, Internet
::: cariefisher

É meraviglioso come da mesi i media siano preoccupati della salute fisica e mentale di chi lavora in smart
lavoro a distanza
::: mausassi

DDoS-Guard To Forfeit Internet Space Occupied By Parler
social media | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: Slashdot

In today's Wangfujing shopping area in #Beijing, not queueing for buying luxury bags, but for taking #nucleic acid tests as the city is undertaking massive testing in some major districts including Xicheng where the central govt is located & top leaders live. #COVID19
coronavirus
::: qingqingparis

Alphabet Shuts Down Loon Internet Balloon Company
Web, Internet | Google
::: Slashdot

Russia said that TikTok has deleted some of what it called illegal posts promoting weekend protests aimed at securing the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Russian investigators said they had opened a criminal case into Navalny’s supporters
social media | politica
::: Reuters

Ma quindi era un account fasullo o no? Mah
social media | politica
::: fabiochiusi

Massive algorithmic systems are functionally similar to sprawling administrative states. We need to understand bureaucracy to understand why algorithmic systems can become inaccurate, absurd, & harmful
algoritmi, codice
::: math_rachel

Internet non uccide la controcultura..è che non puoi aspettarti di trovarla su instagram
Web, Internet
::: ArgiaSbolenfi

EU Lawmakers Want Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google CEOs at Feb. 1 Hearing
Unione Europea | big tech
::: Slashdot

That's what I call a KPI
Linux distro
::: jaromil

Virgin Orbit Successfully Launches a Batch of Satellites From an Airplane
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

Intelligence Analysts Use US Smartphone Location Data Without Warrants, Memo Says
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Honor Launches First Post-Huawei Phone
dispositivi mobili | Cina
::: Slashdot

US Emissions In 2020 In Biggest Fall Since WWII
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Twitter Bots Are a Major Source of Climate Disinformation
ambiente, ecologia | Twitter | web-bot, robocall
::: Slashdot

Brad Cox, Creator of Objective-C Programming Language, Dies At 76
R.I.P.
::: Slashdot ::: fogus

Pensieri di uno specialista in test di satelliti: un thread
spazio, esplorazione
::: a_a_f_t

SpaceX Plans Record-Breaking Launch With 143 Satellites
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

While ethical use of software is important, a copyright license isn't the right place to enforce it. We must begin with the principle that all software should be free. Read more in our article from the 2019 Bulletin
copyright e brevetti | open source
::: fsf

Alien, il trojan bancario per Android che svuota i conti correnti
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: ScavoGaetano

Raspberry Pi Pico, la dev-board da 4$ con chip RP2040
hardware
::: Genjuro75

Electric Vehicles Close To 'Tipping Point' of Mass Adoption
energia
::: Slashdot

New documentary exposing the myths of the so-called "sustainable" Swedish forestry model. This case study is however far from unique to Sweden. It shows how flawed the world's climate policies are in practice
ambiente, ecologia
::: GretaThunberg

When Google's new translate feature is a game-changer
umorismo
::: MIT_CSAIL

Facebook Refers Its Trump Ban To Its 'Supreme Court'
Facebook | politica
::: Slashdot