21 gennaio, 2021

Visto nel Web - 572

 Mentre il mondo (forse) cambia ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


#Spesa pubblica per i sistemi universitaria nei paesi Ue
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: Luca_Gualtieri1

The study suggests that, by 2040, forests will take up only half as much carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they do now, if global temperatures keep rising at the present pace
ambiente, ecologia
::: dwallacewells

From WSJ. Really surprised the article never mentions what seems to me blindingly obvious: "store conversations on Facebook servers" => "further entangle systems" => plead it's impossible to break up the company because it's "too hard, technically" (which they already claim)
Facebook
::: ShriramKMurthi

@TensorFlow is the #Python package with the largest number of unique OSS contributors around the world over the last 12 months
machine learning
::: wjarek

Google Employees Try Baking Recipes Created by AI
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

Uno dei più grandi mercati criminali del dark web è stato smantellato
frodi
::: toketin

Online misinformation about election fraud plunged 73 percent after several social media sites suspended President Trump and key allies last week, research firm Zignal Labs has found
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: fabiochiusi

The science behind climate change is not a hoax. The science behind COVID-19 is not partisan. And President-elect @JoeBiden and I will not only listen to the science—we will invest in it and the next generation of scientists
scienza | politica
::: KamalaHarris

Once again I got @letsencrypt working with nginx on Ubuntu using this DigitalOcean tutorial - thoroughly recommended, they produce really great documentation
crittografia
::: simonw

To make lisp cooler, macros will now be known as nanotranspilers
(forse) | Lisp
::: xach

41% of IT Leaders Believe AI Will Take Their Jobs By 2030
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

Everybody can get back to uninstalling #Whatsapp now
social media
::: Snowden

Le logiciel libre et l’ouverture des données sont deux enjeux majeurs du numérique moderne qui méritent une stratégie publique
open source
::: ebothorel


Are Tech Companies Ducking Responsibility For The Need to De-Platform?
ditte
::: Slashdot

The 50 best public datasets for machine learning
machine learning
::: MIT_CSAIL

Estimated Cost of Poor Software Quality in the U.S. in 2020: $2.1 Trillion
programming, codice, snippet
::: Slashdot

Signal Back After 24 Hours of Outages Caused by Surging Traffic
social media
::: Slashdot

Darkened SpaceX Satellites Can Still Disrupt Astronomy, New Research Suggests
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

Sto cazzeggiando su #Fiverr e non ho ancora capito se sarà il futuro dell'informatica o la morte definitiva
Web, Internet
::: Genjuro75

Is There a Tech Worker 'Exodus' From the San Francisco Bay Area?
politica
::: Slashdot

@Navalny
's arrest seems to me a repetition of mistakes made in the Soviet era, seen elsewhere now in the case against #Assange and the war on whistleblowers. States are developing an allergy to opposition—but systems that cannot accept dissent will not survive it. Let him go
politica
::: Snowden

Lukashenko has said Minsk is thinking about building a second #nuclear plant, and has suggested using surplus #energy to mine #bitcoin
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: RadioProzac

Report: US Halts Huawei's Suppliers, Including Intel, in Last Blow to China's 5G
5G | Huawei
::: Slashdot

Virgin Orbit Just Successfully Launched a 70-Foot Rocket From Its 747
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot


Climate scientists have estimated that #Bitcoin emissions alone could push global warming above 2°C. And this is just one of *hundreds* of other cryptocurrency networks that run on this apocalyptically wasteful set of ideas
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | ambiente, ecologia
::: smdiehl

IEEE Medal of Honor Goes to Data Compression Pioneer Jacob Ziv
protagonisti
::: newsycombinator

I looked at all the ways Microsoft Teams tracks users and my head is spinning
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Microsoft
::: dcavedon

Machine Learning Finds More Gravitational Lenses Than All Astronomers Combined. They gave the DESI Legacy Imaging Survey to the machines. The machines gave us 1210 new gravitational lenses. More than the rest of astronomical history combined
machine learning
::: StartsWithABang

Hai mai pensato "Questo è un tema estremamente importante ma non ne so abbastanza per esprimermi pubblicamente"? Certo che no! Sei su Twitter
::: a_a_f_t

Thread by @f_ronchetti: 1/ Si sente spesso parlare di idrogeno come possibile sostituto dei combustibili fossili verso la transizione ecologica e la decarbonizzazione.
energia
::: MauroV1968

Hi research folks :) I am wondering when you tend to get ideas for projects. Do you tend to get ideas while going for walks? While reading papers? While talking to peers? While playing with your dog? While trying to think of new ideas?
idea 💡
::: 2plus2make5

http.server — Base Classes for Implementing Web Servers
Python
::: pymotw

DuckDuckGo Surpasses 100 Million Daily Search Queries For the First Time
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

7 black computing pioneers you should know
protagonisti
::: MIT_CSAIL

What Parler Saw During the Attack on the Capitol
social media
::: emenietti

Samsung Heir Lee Jae-yong Sentenced To 30 Months in Prison in Bribery Case
ditte
::: Slashdot


Economists love linear regressions. Here is our latest research (with Whitney, Rahul, Vasilis) on linear regressions
matematica
::: VC31415

New tutorial! 🚀 Contrastive Loss for Siamese Networks with #Keras and #TensorFlow
machine learning
::: PyImageSearch

Some thoughts on Ubuntu upgrades
Ubuntu
::: popey

Really, asking whether these systems are ‘platforms’ or ‘publishers ’ seems about as useful as people in the 1930s asking whether a radio station is really a book or a newspaper
social media
::: fabiochiusi

Behind a Secret Deal Between Google and Facebook
Google | Facebook
::: Slashdot

The article shows how Trump’s speech and use of Twitter triggered violence and that the coup was the consequence of a long chain of events that unfolded as a consequence of Trump’s authoritarian ideology, personality, and practices
Twitter | politica
::: fabiochiusi

Dopo la navigazione satellitare (Galileo) e l'osservazione terrestre (Copernicus), l'Europa vuole diventare indipendente anche nel settore dell'internet via satellite
spazio, esplorazione | Web, Internet
::: a_a_f_t

Apple Pulls the Plug on User-Found Method To Sideload iOS Apps on Mac
Apple
::: Slashdot

non regalate loro altri click: anche stavolta supercazzola di 30 righe per non scrivere “chiediamo scusa ai lettori, un quotidiano serio non può permettersi di non verificare le notizie prima di pubblicarle sul proprio sito”
giornali, stampa
::: indiepatico

I finally have my Emacs setup the way that I like it!
applicazioni, programmi
::: fogus ::: dustyweb

The temperature tipping point of the terrestrial biosphere lies not at the end of the century or beyond, but within the next 20 to 30 years
ambiente, ecologia
::: CircularityNow


Look at how overwhelming public support is for an Assange pardon—in EVERY poll like this—and think about what it says about any President who refuses to shut down THE most dangerous legal case in the journalism because he's afraid of criticism from the worst people in government
Julian Assange
::: Snowden ::: Snowden ::: jakeshieldsajj ::: Snowden ::: TulsiGabbard ::: Snowden ::: wikileaks ::: Snowden ::: MattZeitlin ::: JordanSchachtel ::: fabiochiusi ::: Snowden ::: Snowden ::: kevincollier ::: SenatorBrakey

Capitol Riot Suspect Plotted To Sell Stolen Pelosi Laptop To Russian Intelligence, Authorities Say
politica
::: Slashdot

Spotify's Big Bet On Podcasts Is Failing, Citi Says
social media
::: Slashdot

Social media gets a lot of attention for extreme right-wing radicalization, but consider this Pew stat. Anecdotally, I've seen the effects of local news—Sinclair Media Group, not (just) Fox News—on family. The way it strikes terror in their hearts and stirs race/class resentment
social media | media
::: jathansadowski

Parler website partially returns with support from Russian-owned technology firm
social media
::: fabiochiusi

Almost a Third of Recovered COVID-19 Patients Return To Hospital In Five Months, One In Eight Die
coronavirus
::: Slashdot

Alla Stampa dilaga lo #Sbronzitutti
giornali, stampa
::: mazzettam

The use of #AI and #ML in medical devices is booming, but what are the side effects of this trend? A just-published study gives a first overview of the fast-growing market and its questionable regulation processes
artificial intelligence | machine learning
::: algorithmwatch

Il mitico pezzo de La Stampa sul rider che guadagna anche 4000 euro al mese termina con “È un fatto o no?”
giornali, stampa
::: mante

Alla fine ho pensato di dover anch'io dir la mia nel dibattito seguito a #TrumpBanned, ma la questione è così complicata che ho previsto due post. Il primo è sulla libertà d'espressione, la parte + semplice: Il paradosso dei social – Parte I°
social media | politica
::: CBlengio

wrote a bug report
language Racket
::: lexi_lambda

Critics of Big Tech are alarmed at Biden's top contender for D0J antitrust chief: Renata Hesse worked alongside Ted Cruz defending Google a decade ago, & helped shepherd through the Amazon/Whole Foods merger— her husband currently represents Google
antitrust | big tech
::: AASchapiro


“Biden intends to cancel Keystone XL pipeline” This would be a great start and a crucial first step
ambiente, ecologia
::: GretaThunberg

Turkey Slaps Ad Ban on Twitter Under New Social Media Law
social media | politica
::: Slashdot

New research says superintelligent #AI may not be controllable. It may not even be possible to know when an AI achieves superhuman status. OTOH, debate is academic if *general* AI is also impossible. #JustBigCalculators?
artificial intelligence
::: IEEESpectrum

Microsoft Joins $2 Billion Deal With GM To Roll Out Self-Driving Cars
automazione
::: Slashdot

Krita 4.4.2 Released with New Tools, Brushes, and Halftone Filter
applicazioni, programmi
::: dcavedon

current air pollution in europe
da dove viene?, la scala?
ambiente, ecologia
::: qyuiqq

Companies often want to demonstrate that the AI systems they use do not discriminate unfairly. But the means used for demonstrating such fairness may be deceiving
artificial intelligence | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: IEEESpectrum

#otd in 1999 the Blackberry was released
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL

Altair is near the top of my favorites #DataScience #Python libraries... big thanks to @jakevdp and all the developers for putting together such a great tool
Python
::: gds506

Lettera al Governo: il Recovery Fund per l’informatica e l’educazione aperte
open source | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: sdallagata

Keras code examples 🔥🔥..as always
machine learning
::: A_K_Nain

Non tutti quelli costretti a una retraction sono banditi o incapaci
scienza
::: andcapocci


SymQEMU: Compilation-based symbolic execution for binaries - Like for SymCC we directly embed the instrumentation for symbolic execution in the app, but this time in QEMU, so works with binaries
ahemmm... riporto ma fuori dalla mia portata, nèh
programming, codice, snippet
::: aurelsec

19 gennaio 1983 - La #Apple presenta ufficialmente il computer LISA. #technology #retrocomputers #computerhistory
il papà del Mac, ricordo ancora l'entusiasmo di un mio pal (di cui ho dimenticato il nome) quando ha visto una demo, a Milano ovviamente
storia
::: ApuliaRetro

India Asks WhatsApp To Withdraw New Privacy Policy Over 'Grave Concerns'
social media | politica
::: Slashdot

Facebook Has No Plans To Lift Trump Ban, Report Says
Facebook | politica
::: Slashdot

Four things no one wants to hear that would directly dismantle the toxic logic underpinning social media that got us here
social media
::: nancybaym

The SSPL is Not an Open Source License
open source
::: italovignoli

Brave Becomes First Browser To Add Native Support For the IPFS Protocol
browser
::: Slashdot ::: Wikipedia

New Yorkers can breathe a bit easier today! The US Court of Appeals has knocked down Trump’s rule to ease regulations on power plant emissions. This is a HUGE win for our planet and we’re proud to have fought side by side with our fellow cities and states to get this done
un piccolo passo, serve molto di più
ambiente, ecologia
::: NYCMayor

This will be way more true of Datasheets for Datasets
dati, raccolta | copyright e brevetti
::: ShriramKMurthi

FireEye Releases Tool For Auditing Networks for Techniques Used by SolarWinds Hackers
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Netflix Is Finally Adding a Streaming Roulette Feature As It Clinches 200 Million Subscribers
video, streaming
::: Slashdot


Global Sales of Electric Cars Accelerate Fast In 2020 Despite Pandemic
energia
::: Slashdot

Penn State Engineers Are Developing An Inexpensive, Thermally-Modulated Battery For Electric Cars
energia
::: Slashdot

New FAA Drone Rules: What Recreational and Commercial Pilots Need to Know
droni
::: BotJunkie

Breaking: Google alleges the email account belonging to @mmitchell_ai downloaded thousands of documents and shared them with external recipients, says it is investigating. The investigation of Mitchell follows the forced exit of @timnitGebru
Google | etica
::: inafried

President Trump Pardons Anthony Levandowski, Ex-Uber Engineer Sentenced To Prison For Stealing Trade Secrets From Google
frodi | politica
::: Slashdot

La Cina vuole tassare la piattaforme e, dicono, “condividere con gli utenti i profitti derivanti dallo sfruttamento dei dati”. Che oltre alla sorveglianza, dalla Cina non arrivino esempi di redistribuzione? C'è anche Needham
Cina | economia, lavoro | dati, raccolta
::: simopieranni

La #Cina ha preso di petto la questione legata allo strapotere delle piattaforme: dopo multe e inchieste ora Pechino pensa a una digital tax e a condividere i profitti derivanti dai #BigData
Cina | economia, lavoro | big tech
::: simopieranni

Walmart's E-Commerce Chief Is Leaving To Build 'a City of the Future'
economia, lavoro | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Quest’anno ricorre il 60esimo anniversario dalla morte di Mario Tchou, l’ingegnere Olivetti di origini cinesi che progettò #Elea9003, il primo computer italiano. Su @wireditalia ripercorro le tappe principali dello sviluppo di questo prodotto d’avanguardia
storia
::: LalaHu9

Ever wonder how self-driving cars handle snow? Answer: they don't
automazione
::: MIT_CSAIL

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