04 febbraio, 2021

Visto nel Web - 576

 Chissà se, chissà come va a finire ma per intanto ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


'Terms of Service' Agreements Are Unbalanced, Need Reforming, Urges New York Times
Web, Internet | politica
::: Slashdot

Fedora 34: New Features and Release Dates
Linux distro
::: JvJean1971

Il #raspberrypi4 si difende bene con le connessioni, è quello che tengo più distante dal router e funziona benissimo anche a 30 metri con pareti in tufo in mezzo
hardware
::: Genjuro75

Study Finds The Least-Affordable City for Tech Workers: Silicon Valley's San Jose
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

If GitHub Pages ever stops being offered, who else is going to realize they've meanwhile forgotten *everything* about how to set up sites and certs and miscellaneous things?
programming, codice, snippet | Web, Internet
::: ShriramKMurthi

Meme (über)
umorismo
::: Keyframe

My rust diff library is slowly going somewhere
linguaggi di programmazione
::: mitsuhiko ::: mitsuhiko

Company of NASA Stars Building Orbital Space Hotel With Artificial Gravity
spazio, esplorazione
::: konstructivizm

Hereby my proposal to substitute #sudo with a short, readable tool developed in literate programming style sud zero configuration, GID based authorization, fully static binary is ~70Kb, thanks to @parazyd and@zoobab for the inspirations
programming, codice, snippet | applicazioni, programmi
::: jaromil

With New User-Defined Functions, Microsoft Excel is Now Turing Complete
applicazioni, programmi | programming, codice, snippet
::: Slashdot

The Varieties of Twitter Academics
Twitter
::: wgervais

We need more non-blink based browsers in the competition. We cannot let Google define and dominate the open web standards with all the major browsers now using their engine. Firefox and Safari are the only two holding out
browser | Web, Internet
::: rajitsingh ::: kocienda


Perl.com Domain Stolen, Now Using IP Address of Past Malware Campaigns
frodi
::: Slashdot

New Linux-based tablet OS - JingOS set for January 31 launch
hardware | Linux
::: LinuxFansclub

Appello a sociologi e politologi: Mi piacerebbe leggere uno studio (serio) sul ruolo di Twitter nel degrado della politica italiana
tutta la discussione (promette bene)
Twitter | politica
::: janavel7

Why Sci-Hub matters: new empirical study shows that "articles downloaded from Sci-Hub were cited 1.72 times more than papers not downloaded from Sci-Hub...the number of downloads from Sci-Hub was a robust predictor of future citations"
scienza | Web, Internet
::: evgenymorozov

Are We Overestimating the Number of COBOL Transactions Each Day?
linguaggi di programmazione
::: slashdot

Apple I: su eBay un modello funzionante e assemblato da Steve Wozniak
storia
::: Genjuro75

Guardavo ora #Windows 10, il computer di mia moglie, ma quanti menù quante voci quante impostazioni. 🤭😳😲
conosco gente che potrebbe vebirti aspettare sotto casa per questo post
sistemi operativi
::: Uomodellastrad1

I swear 50% of the compilers course is getting students to believe their compiler can be right even if it’s not producing identical code to the reference compiler
programming, codice, snippet
::: wilbowma

Biofuel-Powered Rocket Makes Historic Launch in Maine
energia | spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

To Re-Enable Flash Support, South Africa's Tax Agency Released Its Own Web Browser
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot


Google Gave Top Spot For 'Home Depot' Searches to a Malicious Ad
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

This is an image of the surface of Mars, taken from orbit. Look closely. See the faint pair of parallel lines that zig-zag from top right to bottom left? Look even more closely. See the @MarsCuriosity rover at the end of those tracks?
spazio, esplorazione | robots, automazione, droni
::: ThePlanetaryGuy

Since "free games" are free now here's a nice list someone put together. #XboxLiveGold #xbox #XboxSeriesX
games
::: Xbox_SUPERFAN

While Recreating CentOS as 'Rocky Linux', Gregory Kurtzer Also Launches a Sponsoring Startup
Linux distro
::: Slashdot

Se volete veramente un programma interessante per i pdf con delle possibilità incredibili usate questo pdfsam.org è ovviamente #opensource e #freesoftware. Dopo tanti anni che lo uso, ho trovato giusto ed etico donare € 5, per il grande lavoro di Andrea Vancondio
applicazioni, programmi | open source
::: giordi63

(Why you'd not use that sh*t) Spotify wants to suggest songs based on your emotions
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: dcavedon

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 01, 2021
Web, Internet
::: GoComics

Black-Box Algorithms Shouldn’t Decide Who Gets a Vaccine by @lizjosullivan in @OZM
algoritmi, codice
::: fabiochiusi

“Wrongfully and automatically reporting users on Facebook and Instagram is so easy that it is commonly used by small-scale criminals around the world.” Read AlgorithmWatch's investigation on the abuse of the "report user" function
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: algorithmwatch

Some people won't get vaccinated because of a conspiracy theory that vaccines are tracking devices, while carrying actual tracking devices in their pockets and using them to post about vaccines
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | coronavirus
::: jameshamblin

JavaScript has async/await. Now it just needs actors
linguaggi di programmazione
::: sindresorhus

Providence

We all need to thank her. If unfamiliar, her name is Alexandra Asanovna Elbakyan
scienza | Web, Internet
::: ESpacewalk

ElixirLS version 0.6.3 is released!
linguaggi di programmazione
::: bostonvaulter

I work on IT, which is the reason our house has:
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: NTechlibre

Amazon’s search algorithm boosts books promoting false claims about vaccines over those that debunk health misinformation, the researchers found
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | Amazon
::: fabiochiusi

US police and fire departments partnering with Amazon’s Ring passes 2,000
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: emenietti

Dal blog → Mamma, ho costruito una libreria di actor modeling per NodeJS
linguaggi di programmazione
::: dottorblaster

New Study: A Zero-Emissions America is Now Pretty Cheap
me vedere prima di credere
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Nonostante la pressione governativa il mondo digitale cinese cresce: per l’app di mini video Ipo da 5,4 miliardi di dollari
Cina | social media
::: simopieranni

Inspired by this investigation, I looked at Racket from 17 years ago (v206). For a simple benchmark, Racket is 15.7x faster today. If we write the program using modern Racket, it's 72x faster. With parallelism (not in Racket then), 148x
language Racket
::: samth

Come la vedo io sulla "caccia all'orso" aka "la rivincita dei nerd" #GameStop #wallstreetsbets #HedgeFunds
economia, lavoro
::: AlienoGentile ::: Vasiliy_Fet


On Proebsting's Law, or How Does clang 2.7 Hold Up In 2021?
linguaggi di programmazione
::: zeuxcg

sysconfig — Interpreter Compile-time Configuration
Python
::: pymotw

Twitter Blocks Numerous High-Profile Accounts in India Following Government's 'Legal demand'
Twitter | censura
::: Slashdot

Governments exploit COVID-19 tracing data for other uses, risking backlash
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | coronavirus
::: fabiochiusi

Elon Musk Grills Robinhood CEO Over GameStop Trading Freeze: 'The People Demand Answers'
economia, lavoro | protagonisti
::: Slashdot

NYU report finds that there is "no reliable evidence" to suggest that the largest social media companies are biased against conservatives. #Section230
social media | politica
::: M_feeney

Loon spun out from @theteamatx. Its moonshot goal was to bring Internet to the world via high-altitude balloons. Here's why it didn't work out
Web, Internet
::: IEEESpectrum

We are pleased to announce a new #ecl release ECL 21.2.1, grab it while it's fresh :-)
Lisp
::: dk_jackdaniel ::: RainerJoswig ::: RainerJoswig

As Google Eyes Australia Exit, Microsoft Talks Bing With Prime Minister
Google | Microsoft
::: Slashdot

Is it possible to write an extremely readable implementation of a CLIP like model in #Keras & @TensorFlow? HELL YEAH, it's totally possible
machine learning
::: RisingSayak

Come difendersi dal #phishing (considerazioni basate sulla mia esperienza, altre esperienze a commento sono benvenute)
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: MauroV1968


Amazon Says Government Demands For User Data Spiked By 800% in 2020
Amazon | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

Roughly "70% of the top 100 most active US Civic Groups are considered non-recommendable for issues such as hate, misinfo, bullying and harassment," the presentation concluded
Facebook | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: fabiochiusi

Version 2 of @CERN's Open Hardware License approved by @OpenSourceOrg #OpenSource #FOSS #CERN #OpenHardware #OHL #licensing #OSI
open source | hardware
::: _FOSSLIFE

Robinhood Raises Another $2.4 Billion as Broker App Deals With Retail Trading Frenzy
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

I finally figured out how to use #TypeScript to publish a #nodejs library supporting dual package mode (CommonJS and ESM)
linguaggi di programmazione
::: loige

GPT-3, the powerful text-generating #AI from @OpenAI, is going to work -- it's beginning to power a host of commercial applications. What can users do about its unfortunate tendency to spew out toxic language?
artificial intelligence
::: IEEESpectrum

Google Snags Ford Cloud Partnership in Coup Over Microsoft
Google
::: Slashdot

Reorganizing the rand module for V
linguaggi di programmazione
::: v_language

Xiaomi Sues US Seeking To Reverse Investment Ban
Cina | politica
::: Slashdot

Vi racconto una storia. Molta gente se la prende dicendomi che esagero quando parlo di metodo redazionale scadente e disastroso ogni volta che un giornale pubblica una bufala
giornali, stampa | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: disinformatico


Su WhatsApp gira un nuovo malware che si diffonde tra i contatti personali
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Genjuro75

Typescript in React or rather "How to double your effort and slow yourself down to write the same shitty component"
programming, codice, snippet
::: vikkio88

Colloegamento al Web
cit.
::: igor_chubin

Google Stadia Shuts Down Internal Studios, Changing Business Focus
games
::: Slashdot

Elon Musk Says His Start-Up Neuralink Has Wired Up a Monkey To Play Video Games Using Its Mind
protagonisti | games | tecnologia | (forse)
::: Slashdot

Reddit Users Revolt Against the iOS App's New Video Player
Apple
::: Slashdot

Robinhood CEO To Testify Before Maxine Waters' Panel On GameStop
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Exxon Mobil To Invest $3 Billion In Carbon Capture and Other Projects To Lower Emissions
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

AI2 researchers and collaborators @SamGehman, @ssgrn, and @MaartenSap spoke with @IEEESpectrum's @newsbeagle, who covers the problem of toxic language in popular models (like #GPT3) in this excellent article – a big concern for safe #NLP deployment
artificial intelligence | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: allen_ai

Me logging on every morning to see if @racketlang 8.0 has been released yet
language Racket
::: joeld

Typed Racket has Refinement Types
language Racket
::: thelittlelisper


Middy, the #Nodejs Middleware framework for #AWS #Lambda, has just surpassed 2k stars on #github 🤩
linguaggi di programmazione
::: loige

Fatemi capire: dobbiamo aggiungere un pezzo a SPID, convincere i social ad integrare questa cosa, costringere tutti a usare SPID per accedere, regalare a tutti i social l’autenticazione forte di tutti gli italiani... per una cosa che ogni 12enne un po’ abile supererà con una VPN?
social media
::: raistolo

A manifesto for optimism in a dark age. It argues that “cyber-miserabilism” – the doomy belief that big tech and bad actors have permanently screwed our democracy – is wrong. Instead, @bellingcat hails the internet as an ‘extraordinary gift’
Web, Internet
::: philchamberlain

@IBM has cut its blockchain team down to almost nothing, according to four people familiar with the situation
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: CoinDesk ::: Slashdot ::: Grady_Booch

#GameStop è rivoluzione dal basso? Think again. Chi vince e chi perde e come funzionano i mercati, in un duetto di @ThManfredi e @gianlucac1
economia, lavoro
::: CrossWordsCW

Electric Cars Would Save America Huge Amounts of Energy
energia
::: Slashdot

Singapore limits police use of TraceTogether contact-tracing data to seven types of criminal offences
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Boston Dynamics' Spot Robot Is Now Armed
robots, automazione, droni
::: BotJunkie ::: MIT_CSAIL

More good news from the wiki-world! Today, we're instituting a site-wide Universal Code of Conduct for participation in @Wikipedia and our other sites, creating clear standards of behavior and explicit definitions of harassment, on and off wiki
Wikipedia
::: krmaher

Internet Blackouts Skyrocket Amid Global Political Unrest
censura
::: Slashdot


New index organizes 3000+ ML datasets by task, modality, language, benchmarks & more
machine learning | dati, raccolta
::: MIT_CSAIL

The best-selling computer brands of the last 20+ years
hardware
::: MIT_CSAIL

GameStop Shares Plunge as Traders Dump Stock
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot

We're very proud for being part of this community that truly works together to make something as amazing, making the ground work for bringing true freedom into the mobile devices space. In true Ubuntu spirit I'm because we are. Thank you all, and specially to @thepine64 community
Ubuntu | dispositivi mobili
::: UBports

What's North Korea's next move after Google researchers outed its program of cozying up to computer security experts, surveilling them, and stealing their secrets?
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | cyberwar
::: IEEESpectrum

Why Webcams Aren't Good Enough
hardware
::: Slashdot

Red Hat Enterprise Linux gratis: la rivoluzione di Red Hat parte con 16 server
Linux distro
::: Genjuro75

Ransomware gangs are abusing VMWare ESXi exploits to encrypt virtual hard disks
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: _mrbyte

Suspected Chinese Hackers Used SolarWinds Bug To Spy on US Payroll Agency
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

What do robots do when you are not around?
umorismo
::: System32Comics

Martin Wimpress, Ubuntu Desktop Lead, is Leaving Canonical
Ubuntu
::: dcavedon


Ransomware Gangs Made at Least $350 Million in 2020
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Facebook Wants iOS Users to Allow Activity Tracking Permissions
Facebook
::: Genjuro75

SpaceX's Starship Launches and Again Crashes in Test of Prototype
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot ::: emenietti

Great interview on "the quest for digital sovereignty" with our #DNL20 #DataCities speaker Denis @jaromil Roio!
algoritmi, codice
::: disruptberlin

Jacob Ziv and Steve Wozniak were among the recipients for IEEE's 2021 major awards
protagonisti
::: IEEESpectrum

Hacker Group Inserted Malware In NoxPlayer Android Emulator
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Amazon's Next Headquarters Is a Glass Poop Emoji Covered In Trees
Amazon
::: Slashdot

Snapchat e non solo, Google porta la sua cloud nel regime di Ryad
Google
::: ilmanifesto

Yes, electrifying vehicles worldwide, reduces end-used power demand ~22%
energia
::: mzjacobson

🇨🇳 Keep an eye on this: #ByteDance has decided to sue #Tencent for its monopolistic practices. Another lawsuit was filed years ago, unsuccessfully, but the recent thrust against #BigTech could allow different outcomes this time
ditte | Cina
::: galbcasanova


I just discovered WebAssembly uses S-expression to represent its AST. I don't know who is the genius that made this happened, though I'm sure they are from the Lisp cabal 💞
linguaggi di programmazione
::: juldanjou

One more test of marker-less tracking used for clothes sim
da indagare, perlomeno scrollare
virtual reality
::: microdanilka

The incoming Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on facial recognition and potential police abuse: "Let's see if they somehow abuse the technology. To assume they're going to do it and therefore you shouldn't allow them to have access ... doesn't feel like the right balance to me"
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | Amazon
::: alfredwkng

The 🇩🇪 government has just approved the implementation package for the new #copyright directive. It now be discussed in the Bundestag (parliament). The proposal contains a number of important user rights safeguards, but they are much weaker than in the proposal from last summer
copyright e brevetti
::: communia_eu ::: communia_eu

Jeff Bezos entro fine anno lascerà il ruolo di amministratore delegato della l Amazon che ricopre dal '95, e passerà al ruolo di presidente esecutivo Sarà sostituito da Andy Jassy, ​ attualmente capo del business cloud di Amazon Web Services
protagonisti | Amazon
::: marina_catucci ::: marina_catucci

Siglato un protocollo di intesa tra @Informatici Senza Frontiere e Italian Linux Society, per collaborare sul recupero consapevole di hardware e sulle tecnologie assistive
hardware | open source
::: ItaLinuxSociety

Sempre della serie pubblicazioni belle e gratis..il bollettino della Biblioteca dell'Archiginnasio #BOLOGNA
libri
::: ArgiaSbolenfi

Big news: LibreOffice 7.1 is here! Huge thanks to all our volunteers and certified developers for making it happen. Discover the new features and improvements in this release, and why we're calling it "Community"
applicazioni, programmi
::: libreoffice

South Korea Leads World In Innovation; US Drops Out of Top 10
innovazioni, futuro
::: Slashdot

Amazon's Anti-Union Blitz Stalks Alabama Warehouse Workers Everywhere, Even the Bathroom
lavoro | Amazon
::: Slashdot

@disinformatico Ma secondo te al @Corriere lo sanno che la foto della tizia nell'articolo è quella di un famoso meme? Perché dall'articolo non si capisce...
giornali, stampa
::: Alledsnbtl

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