Tempi interessanti --whatever-- io racconto quello che ho wisto nel Web.
La contrazione della comprensione (e il "pensare algoritmico" dei complottisti)
artificial intelligence | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: simopieranni
1/ Il contributo dell’effetto serra su temperatura del pianeta si apprezza facendo il bilancio energetico della Terra espresso in W/m2. Dividiamo l’intensità I0=1370 W/m2 per 4/come se zone illuminate e ombra parziale e totale assorbissero una radiazione solare di 342 W/m2
thread lungo & ok
ambiente, ecologia
::: f_ronchetti
They Stormed the Capitol. Their Apps Tracked Them
titolo fuorviante
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot
Citation request 100 years ago. I would have spammed the letterboxes
Twitter di una volta; uh! in uso fino a poco tempo fa, quando ancora non c'era il Web; interessante il thread di varia che segue
social media | storia
::: lucavisinelli
V now supports overloading of == and <, thanks to @Delta2315
linguaggi di programmazione
::: v_language
How Companies Tried to Use the Pandemic to Get Law Enforcement to Use More Drones
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | coronavirus
::: RadioProzac
At the Internet Archive, this is how we digitize a book
Web, Internet | libri
::: internetarchive
Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for February 07, 2021
artificial intelligence | umorismo
::: GoComics
I Checked Apple's New Privacy Nutrition Labels. Many Were False.
Apple | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot
How the NSA's Hubris Left America Vulnerable
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Dopo tanto parlare di censura a sproposito, sarebbe ora di parlare di censura vera e propria. Ma non lo facciamo. Perché?
censura
::: fabiochiusi
Network Time Protocol (NTP) expresses time as 64 bit numbers. The first 32 bits are the number of seconds from January 1st 1900. The remaining 32 bits express the fraction of seconds. 32 bits = 4 billion seconds or about 136 years. On Februrary 7th 2036, at 6:28 it will overflow
Web, Internet | programming, codice, snippet
::: mikko
Heads up: Microsoft repo secretly installed on all Raspberry Pi’s Linux OS
sistemi operativi | Microsoft
::: dcavedon
Was GameStop's Rise Actually Orchestrated By Hedge Funds?
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot
Una nigeriana, mo’ se avanza tempo vediamo come si chiama
giornali, stampa
::: Davide
Will Misinformation Scare Ghana's Farmers Away From Genetically-Modified Crops?
servirebbe anche a noi; tanto & subito
scienza | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot
Fake Pro-China Accounts Are Reaching Millions on Twitter
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot
We are building an automotive team at @RedHat and will working aggressively on things like @Arm SystemReady standards compliance for automotive SoCs
automazione
::: jonmasters
Evading Censors, Chinese Users Flock To U.S. Chat App Clubhouse
social media | censura
::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot
Restart
sistemi operativi
::: Novacula_Occami
Swiss Company Claims Weakness Found in Post-Quantum Encryption, Touts Its New Encryption Protocol
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
The Rust web framework ecosystem is still a bit odd. Warp looks quite promising but in practice it can be a very frustrating experience caused by bad compiler error messages, long compile times and hidden traits in public interfaces
linguaggi di programmazione
::: mitsuhiko
I don't doubt Clubhouse will be (already has been) subject to abuses - every media form is. But something interesting: it seems to be harder to shout slurs at people and generally be obnoxious when you're sharing the stage with them
social media
::: michael_nielsen
If you're building recommender systems, I recommend checking out TFRS
machine learning
::: fchollet
First 3D-Printed House Goes On Sale, Foreshadowing Faster, Cheaper Homebuilding
tecnologia
::: Slashdot
Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis
Web, Internet | umorismo
::: GoComics ::: stephanpastis
My phone has lost access to thousands of dollars of apps on @GooglePlay. I had just bought LOTR 4K and can't finish it. My @googledrive data is completely gone. I can't access my @YouTube channel. The worst of all is losing access to my @gmail address of over 15 years
dispositivi mobili | Google
::: Demilogic ::: GianlucaXAcqua
Amid Bickering Over Movie Rights, Reddit Removes Top 'WallStreetBets' Moderators
social media | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot
Facial recognition, GPS tracking as SA Govt monitors home quarantine
coronavirus | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi
The future currency of Earth
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | protagonisti
::: elonmusk ::: BakerLuke
The Deep Learning course taught by @ylecun and @alfcnz last spring was just released for free! v/@svpino The course covers the latest techniques in both deep learning and representation learning.No need to register
deep learning
::: Quesada
Can Artificial Intelligence Restore 85-Year-Old Popeye Cartoons?
uh! non ci sono per nessuno (per un po')
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot
Haha, awesome, another DL teacher on @Twitter! Feels nice to meet likely minded folk online - Also, the opening thumbnail is so aesthetically pleasing
deep learning
::: alfcnz
Trying to get back on this horse! My latest post is my take (surprising and clever, of course) on why the ARPANET was such an important breakthrough, with a fun focus on the conference where the ARPANET was shown off for the first time
che storia! altamente raccomandata, secondo me
Web, Internet | storia
::: TwoBitHistory ::: TwoBitHistory
Sitting around thinking about Clojure map destructure binding...
umorismo
::: fogus
contextlib — Context Manager Utilities
Python
::: pymotw
I believe this is quite likely. Main caveats (a) humanity can't set itself back too far; (b) quantum computers need to provide some advantage (never been proven in any strong sense, might be false); (c) there needs to be no unforseen barrier to natural fault-tolerance
quantum computing
::: michael_nielsen
#AI hardware problem: Too much data to live in CPU/GPU, so it's constantly shuttled back and forth to DRAM, wasting lots of time. Solution? A new type of (capacitor-less) DRAM that can live in 3D layers above the CPU
artificial intelligence | dati, raccolta
::: IEEESpectrum
Seriously, let's keep MZBench maintained. Fantastic Erlang loadtesting tool
linguaggi di programmazione
::: frescosecco
Finally got my home office just the way I like it
storia
::: omervk
Apple Car Talks Aren't Happening, Say Automakers Hyundai, Kia
automazione
::: Slashdot
Spotify si mette in ascolto per profilare meglio
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: ilmanifesto
Happy 74th birthday to Gerry Sussman, the MIT professor who co-wrote “the Wizard Book” (Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs) w/Hal Abelson & Julie Sussman in 1985
protagonisti
::: MIT_CSAIL
Twitter Considers Subscription Fee for Tweetdeck, Unique Content
::: Slashdot
Iran 'Hides Spyware in Wallpaper, Restaurant and Games Apps'
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
MIT system prints fully functional drones and robots without human intervention
robots, automazione, droni
::: MIT_CSAIL
Hello World!
(Rust)
linguaggi di programmazione
::: rust_foundation
Microsoft To Add 'Nation-State Activity Alerts' To Defender for Office 365
Microsoft | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
2. vi invito però a confrontare il processo a #Navalny e il processo a Julian #Assange.Guardiamo ai fatti.#Navalny è stato processato con grande presenza della stampa e osservatori,abbiamo visto il video del cuore che ha disegnato per la moglie
Julian Assange
::: SMaurizi ::: avilarenata ::: rebecca_vincent ::: noamchomskyT
Facebook Says It Plans To Remove Posts With False Vaccine Claims
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot
Developer Exposes Multiple Scam Apps on the App Store, Some Bringing in Millions of Dollars in Revenue
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
EU's Vestager Warns Apple To Treat All Apps Equally Amid Privacy Dispute
Unione Europea | Apple
::: Slashdot
fast.vlang.io is now updated instantly. It's a simple website that tracks V's compilation speed after each commit
linguaggi di programmazione
::: v_language
#lisp sbcl native for Apple Silicon… coming nearer… thanks to the maintainers SBCL is an implementation of Common Lisp with a native code compiler
Lisp | Apple
::: RainerJoswig
Barack Obama writes: "I still like writing things out in longhand, finding that a computer gives even my roughest drafts too smooth a gloss"
cit.
::: 2plus2make5
Intel Benchmarks Say Apple's M1 Isn't Faster
hardware
::: Slashdot
German Institute Develops 'Powerpaste' That Stores Hydrogen Energy At 10x the Density of a Lithium Battery
energia
::: Slashdot
"The world’s state-owned fossil fuel companies are poised to invest about $1.9tn in the next decade in projects that would destroy any prospect of meeting the Paris agreement climate goals." So much for "net zero" and a so-called "green recovery"...
ambiente, ecologia
::: GretaThunberg
Robinhood Sued By Family of 20-Year-Old Trader Who Committed Suicide
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot
"The United States must lead not just with the example of power, but the power of our example", right?
Julian Assange
::: fabiochiusi
Una famiglia su tre senza mezzi per seguire la Didattica a distanza
coronavirus | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: ilmanifesto
Does IBM know that HAL is psychotic?
varia
::: ddoniolvalcroze
Potentially huge: EU lawmakers overseeing digital regulation want to force Big Tech companies such as Google and Facebook to pay for news - echoing a similar move in Australia
Unione Europea | Web, Internet
::: MsHannahMurphy
I've learned 100 programming languages in the last 25 years. When I look back at all of them, I wish I had spent 100% of that time learning Lisp
nel thread si parla anche d'altro (tanto)
Lisp | linguaggi di programmazione
::: stevekrouse
IBM, Palantir Forge Partnership In Low-Code AI Data Processing Space
artificial intelligence | cloud
::: Slashdot
🚨 Transformers is expanding to Speech! 🚨 🤗 Transformers v4.3.0 is out and we are excited to welcome @facebookai 's Wav2Vec2 as the first Automatic Speech Recognition model to our library! 👉 Now, you can transcribe your audio files directly on the hub
(devo ancora capire cos'è)
applicazioni, programmi
::: huggingface
A must-read thread! Excellent. I would just add that I wish someone could design a massive tax on useless energy consumption/pollution, eg for creation of crypto currencies. It’s an outrage! - and a bizarre irony that the man who revolutionised electric vehicles buys bitcoin
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | energia | protagonisti
::: ErikFossing
US-China tech war: the battle for 6G dominance
5G
::: simopieranni
Un visionario
umorismo
::: a_smeriglia
Android Barcode Scanner With 10 Million+ Downloads Infects Users
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
You can’t understand the AI systems that are transforming our world without understanding the datasets they are built on
artificial intelligence | dati, raccolta
::: fabiochiusi
CD Projekt Red Game Studio Discloses Ransomware Attack, Extortion Attempt
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Seventy years ago, scientists and engineers were already thinking about—and designing—the progenitors of today's neural networks
storia | neural networks
::: IEEESpectrum
Here we go. At this moment, Al-Amal (@HopeMarsMission) should have commanded its six 120-Newton thrusters to fire, beginning the 27min #Mars Orbit Insertion burn
spazio, esplorazione
::: ChrisG_NSF ::: emenietti ::: universetoday
Aurora 7 Laptop With 7 Screens Unveiled
hardware
::: Slashdot
Browser 'Favicons' Can Be Used as Undeletable 'Supercookies' To Track You Online
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
I understand people pushing back on Rust because they care about architectures with no rustc support. I understand people pushing back on Rust because of concerns around dependency management. But anyone pushing back on Rust because they think C is just fine is not to be trusted
linguaggi di programmazione
::: mjg59
helloSystem is a FreeBSD Distro Modelled on Mac OS X
sistemi operativi
::: dcavedon
Facebook Sued for 'Losing Control' of Users' Data
::: Slashdot
On the cost of converting ASCII to UTF-16
programming, codice, snippet
::: lemire
Fossil Fuels Caused 8.7 Million Deaths Globally in 2018, Research Finds
energia
::: Slashdot
Facial recognition software developed by China-based Dahua (...) purports to detect the race of individuals caught on camera and offers to alert police clients when it identifies members of the Turkic ethnic group Uighurs
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: fabiochiusi
AI Program Claims To Predict COVID-19 Death Rate With 90 Percent Accuracy
coronavirus | artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot
Qualcomm Unveils the First 10-Gigabit 5G Modem
5G | hardware
::: Slashdot
Apple Should Create Crypto Exchange and Buy Bitcoin, Says RBC
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | Apple
::: Slashdot
About Half of Global Wastewater Is Treated, Instead of Previous Estimate of 20%, Study Finds
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot
Farmers Are Having to Hack Their Own Tractors Just to Make Repairs: Owners are turning to hacked software from Eastern Europe as farm equipment companies won't license it to them directly
diritto di riparare
::: dcavedon
Transparency is the foundation for promoting healthy public conversation.
Following the reports of violence in recent weeks, we're sharing a granular update on our proactive efforts to enforce our rules and defend our principles in India
::: TwitterSafety ::: fabiochiusi ::: rasmus_kleis
Any of you know about this system that your child's school may be using called GoGuardian? Our kid found out today that her teachers can see what is on their screen at any time. Kids were only told it's a "chat app" to talk to teachers. Can't turn it off. Anyone have experience?
scuola, educazione, cultura | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: ShriramKMurthi
New blog post: Assigning Attributes to Python Functions
sorprendente! devo indagare
Python
::: sethdandridge ::: gvanrossum
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey imagines a future where you get to choose what you see on social media by picking out your favorite recommendation algorithm, rather than relying on a single controlling company to get it exactly right
::: fabiochiusi
India is ramping up the use of facial recognition to track down individuals without any laws to keep track of how this technology is being used
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi
Breakthrough!!! You can break MD5 using a quantum annealer with 20,000 qubits. Or you can just do it in few seconds on a classical computer
crittografia
::: boazbaraktcs
The Nintendo Switch Can Now Run Android 10, Unofficially
hardware | sistemi operativi
::: Slashdot
Tesla's Bitcoin Investment Could Be Bad For the Company's Climate Reputation and Its Bottom Line
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot
non sarebbe più opportuno concentrarsi sull’educazione (anche) digitale di minori e di quanti, su essi, esercitino la responsabilità genitoriale?
social media
::: fabiochiusi
TikTok Sale To Walmart, Oracle Shelved Amid Biden Review
social media | politica
::: Slashdot
A complex algorithm, maintained in part by Bar Ilan University epidemiologist, uses popular Google searches to predict which English towns are headed for outbreaks — 17 days ahead
algoritmi, codice | coronavirus
::: fabiochiusi
Large language models like GPT-3 can contain bias and perpetuate the spread of disinformation. OpenAI and Stanford researchers call for urgent action to address this societal impact
artificial intelligence | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: StanfordHAI
La missione spaziale cinese Tianwen-1 ha raggiunto Marte
spazio, esplorazione
::: emenietti
Facebook will start showing some of its users less political content
Facebook | politica
::: Slashdot
The data-science hierarchy of needs
dati, raccolta | artificial intelligence
::: MIT_CSAIL
Twitter says Trump ban is permanent – even if he runs for office again
Twitter | politica
::: fabiochiusi
Researchers Discover New Malware From Chinese Hacking Group
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
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