28 marzo, 2021

Visto nel Web - 591

 Presto che è tardi, prima di subito ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


We're excited to announce the official release of GNOME 40! After countless hours of work from the GNOME community, this release brings many exciting updates!
applicazioni, programmi
::: gnome

Facebook and Twitter Must Do More To Fight Anti-Vaccine Misinformation, a Dozen State Attorneys General Demand
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot

Hanno chiuso Napster, brutti bastardi
umorismo
::: ExplorerLento

The existence of Rust makes
linguaggi di programmazione
::: mitsuhiko

Negli ultimi giorni sta circolando una truffa che promuove buoni spesa o carte regalo Coop
frodi
::: Coopitalia

Isn't it funny that the same people who are calling us naive for believing change is possible are the ones who believe fossil fuel companies, big polluters and oil producing nations will ”fix” the climate- and ecological crisis with their vague, distant ”net zero” commitments...?
ambiente, ecologia
::: GretaThunberg

Intel To Outsource Some Key CPU Production for 2023 Chips to TSMC
open source | hardware
::: Slashdot

Very proud of the work we have done together and to recognize this milestone today! Congratulations to the past, present, and future DigitalOcean team 🎉🎉
cloud
::: lisaironcutter

China-based hackers used Facebook to target Uighurs abroad with malware
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: guardiantech

A monopolist's first preference is always "don't regulate me." But coming in at a close second is "regulate me in ways that only I can comply with, so that no one is allowed to compete with me"
Facebook
::: doctorow


Ancora una raccolta di opinioni su RMS
protagonisti
::: slashdot ::: r0ml ::: fsfe ::: webmink ::: JimGettys ::: libreitalia ::: seanodiggity ::: amszmidt ::: mindspillage ::: italovignoli ::: jamesvasile ::: jaromil ::: nixcraft ::: Slashdot ::: schemeprincess ::: jimmy_wales

Trying to Understand the Lynching of Stallman: for an Uncompromising Defense of Free/Libre Software
sì, condivido, al di là di tutto
protagonisti
::: jaromil

Utah Governor Signs Legislation Requiring Porn Filters On Cellphones, Tablets
censura
::: Slashdot

this is going to essentially break computers for many, many elderly people uncomfortable with computers, who rely on being able to recognize the icons and not having the computer yank things out from under them - source: I work at a computer repair shop and help these people
Microsoft
::: atomicthumbs

The performance improvements in Racket 8 are just blowing my mind
language Racket
::: wilbowma

Perché ho deciso di lasciare Facebook
Amreo ha spiegato perché abbandonerà Facebook, ma su FB il dominio del suo blog è considerato spam. Invitiamo quindi tutti i blogger in ascolto a ripubblicarlo, come abbiamo fatto noi!
Facebook
::: informapirata

Linus Torvalds On Where Rust Will Fit Into Linux
Linux | linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot

Mark Zuckerberg Suggests How To Tweak Tech's Liability Shield
Facebook | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot


Asset Management Giant Fidelity Files For a Bitcoin ETF
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

small @ThePracticalDev post I wrote yday to share my first impressions about re-learning C++ in 2021 as a tool for some side-projects
linguaggi di programmazione
::: vikkio88

Today I published a free e-book about #golang. It is composed of 41 chapters and more than 700 pages. You can read it here: practical-go-lessons.com. I'm waiting for your feedback :)
linguaggi di programmazione
::: MaximilienAld

“The TUC said workers could be “hired and fired by algorithm”, and new legal protections were needed. Among the changes it is calling for is a legal right to have any “high-risk” decision reviewed by a human”
lavoro | artificial intelligence
::: EthicsInAI

in 1995, while interning at apple, i bought a NeXT cube for $150 at stanford surplus
Apple
::: imranchaudhri

.@jack trolling a member of Congress who asked CEOs to affirm they know the different between "yes" & "no"
Twitter | umorismo
::: viaCristiano

Google wants to give researchers money. Some no longer want to take it
Google | etica
::: fabiochiusi

"malloc", from the French "mal LOC"
umorismo
::: jckarter ::: MikelElorz

Alan Turing Honored As The Face of the UK's New 50-Pound Bank Note
protagonisti
::: Slashdot


Suppose RMS made a pull request to your open source project to fix a bug. The code style is fine, the bug is indeed fixed, and the commit message is duly explanatory of the fix’s nature. Would you merge it?
protagonisti
::: stylewarning

I disoccupati ora cercano lavoro nel Dark Web
Web, Internet | frodi
::: ilmanifesto

Autonomous vehicle technology is shifting to a more realistic gear - a new feature I have in Laser Focus World
automazione
::: jeffhecht

a great list of program analysis resources by @matt_dz
programming, codice, snippet
::: johnregehr

La storia di @youyanggu, autodidatta immigrato negli Usa e invitato ai tavoli dei massimi esperti di Covid-19. Sembra la trama di un film di Hollywood o il remake della vicenda Gerli. Ma non è né l'una né l'altro
machine learning | coronavirus | politica
::: andcapocci

Half of UK Internet Registry Operator Nominet's Board, Including CEO and Chairman, Has Been Ditched
Web, Internet | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Apple, Google, Microsoft and Facebook collectively undertook 60 acquisitions in the AI tech space during 2016–2020 while Apple led the race with 25 acquisitions. AI has remained a key focus area for tech giants
artificial intelligence | big tech
::: fabiochiusi

Walt Disney World is testing facial recognition technology "to help eliminate long lines to enter the park"
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

FileZilla now contains adware if you download from the official homepage. Be careful. You don't need FileZilla on Linux or Unix-like systems at all. On windows, try using WinSCP if you need that kind of stuff. WSL will also save you from such things
ad, pubblicità
::: nixcraft


“Un mese fa”
giornali, stampa
::: fabiochiusi ::: marcocattaneo ::: CharlyMatt

Existentialism is important, because
Twitter | umorismo
::: existentialcoms

When smart people are presented with something new, they tend to ask, "how does it work?": how is it structured, how was it made? But the more important & difficult question is *why does it work*: what is the functional kernel that makes it effective, what guided its evolution?
deep learning
::: fchollet

In a world full of shillcoins and marketing stunts, this is a valid prediction. It is the next layer, what altcoins were in 2011 and may not burn up in hashes like in 2017
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: jaromil

Student, 2 hours before the deadline: HELP my code's not working and it differs in this way from the reference implementation
programming, codice, snippet | scuola, educazione, cultura | umorismo
::: wilbowma

#AI does not pose an existential threat; deep learning is not the path to artificial general intelligence; consciousness is not a hard problem. Those are some of the sacred cows that @numenta’s Jeff Hawkins takes on in his new book
artificial intelligence
::: newsbeagle

Renewables Met 97% of Scotland's Electricity Demand in 2020
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T Stop SMS Hijacks After Motherboard Investigation
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot


Congress Questioned Big Tech CEOs For 5 Hours Without Getting Any Good Answers
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot

Facebook To Start Reopening Silicon Valley Offices in May
coronavirus
::: Slashdot

Russian hackers target German parliament again - Der Spiegel
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi

Now Russia Has Its Own Ultimatum for Twitter
censura
::: fabiochiusi

The MagPi magazine issue 104. OUT NOW!
novità
::: TheMagPi

Solar Is Cheapest Electricity In History, US DOE Aims To Cut Costs 60% By 2030
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Io ammazzo zanzare da febbraio. Sapete perché? Perché a Roma la temperatura media in 50 anni è cresciuta di quasi 4 gradi. Questa mappa mostra il riscaldamento (ormai ebollizione) dell'Europa, comune per comune. Abitanti di pianure interne inquinate, preparatevi all'inferno
ambiente, ecologia
::: RiccardoPennisi

Il futuro della pubblicità online è nei dati in poche mani e nelle piattaforme chiuse
ad, pubblicità
::: MauroV1968

yped racket version of SQL interpreter in a little over 100 lines... adapted from @tiarkrompf and Nada Amin's paper (just the interpreter)
language Racket
::: burakemir


25 marzo, 2021

Visto nel Web - 590

 Sempre qui chiuso nel lockdown ma intanto fuori la vita continua, ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Acer Hit by $50 Million Ransomware Attack
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Microsoft Defender Antivirus Now Automatically Mitigates Exchange Server Vulnerabilities
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Google, la mate e i pregiudizi
gender, discriminazioni
::: MBarany

Camera drone disguised as a hummingbird to film monarch butterflies
droni
::: MachinePix

Rust is coming to Linux
linguaggi di programmazione
::: fugueish

Mission to clean up space junk with magnets set for launch
spazio, esplorazione
::: CNN International

Il futuro non può più attendere
ambiente, ecologia
::: ilmanifesto

Startup Founders Can Now Bypass Venture Capitalists with Crowdfunding
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Five Cites on Mars? Architecture Studio Releases Its Plans
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot


Secret Chat in Telegram Left Self-Destructing Media Files On Devices
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: AghiathChbib

Man Loses $560,000 in Bitcoin Scam From Fake Elon Musk Account
frodi
::: Slashdot

#21MARZO 2006 🐦 Alle 9:50 di mattina (fuso orario del Pacifico) @Jack Dorsey, creatore di #Twitter, pubblica il primo "tweet" della storia
Twitter | storia
::: Asiablog_it ::: MIT_CSAIL

Quite a few people who got into deep learning in 2015-2016 were thinking at the time that human-level general intelligence was 5 years away. Anecdotally, it looks like around half of them still think it's 5 years away today
artificial intelligence
::: fchollet

Unix Architecture Evolution from the 1970 PDP-7 to the 2018 FreeBSD - Loved this presentation by @CoolSWEng! Super interesting to see how the code evolved from the original PDP-7 assembly into the portable Unix-derivatives still in use today. 🤓
storia
::: awesomekling

My cartoon for yesterday’s @guardianreview
umorismo
::: tomgauld

Can VW's Electric Cars Compete With Tesla's?
energia
::: Slashdot ::: _juhan

Sono Paolo e scusatemi davvero
umorismo
::: PaoloBarucca


Making the internet free again: The GNU Project Is Looking For Volunteers To Write Free JavaScript Replacements For Non-Free Web Apps
open source
::: BrideOfLinux

Tower1 @alpinelinux @Docker #Containers on @Raspberry_Pi Running @DevuanOrg Linux
Linux | hardware
::: leonelnc

America Plans 'Aggressive' Cyber Counterattack on Russia
cyberwar
::: Slashdot

After Four Years, US Govt's Climate Change Website is Back Online
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Apple Fined $2 Million in Brazil for Selling iPhones Without a Charger
Apple
::: Slashdot

Trump is returning to social media in a few months with his own platform, spokesman says
social media | politica
::: CNN International

Stricter Rules for Internet Platforms? What are the Alternatives...
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Are Tech Companies Squandering 'the Good of All' for Extractive Behaviors?
big tech | artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot


Why the Next Silicon Valley will be Austin, Texas
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

La police londonienne alerte les étudiants sur Sci-Hub, le Pirate Bay de la science. Moi aussi: accéder à la science comme bien commun, c'est mal. N'utiliser en aucun cas sci-hub.se - Beurk
non fatelo, nèh --ma forse, ora che ci penso, sì! 🤓🤪😜🤩🤒💥
scienza | open source
::: Pr_Logos

Why You Should Quit WhatsApp As Critical New Update Confirmed
social media | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: quinta

Awesome walk-through!
seguire il link per tanta roba (devo ancora verificare)
Python | programming, codice, snippet
::: gvanrossum

Is Sergey Brin Building the World's Biggest, Climate-Friendly Aircraft?
tecnologia | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Democrats Plan To Bombard Big Tech With Series of Antitrust Bills
antitrust
::: Slashdot

Angry MacBook Owners Get Class Action Status for Butterfly Keyboard Suit
hardware
::: Slashdot

LG Electronics May Close Down Mobile Phone Business
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot


US Supreme Court Rebuffs Facebook Appeal In User Tracking Lawsuit
Facebook
::: Slashdot

Strongest argument against aliens
protagonisti
::: elonmusk

What will the price of #bitcoin be at the end of 2021?
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: slashdot

Why do people think visual programming languages are a good idea? So clumsy. Like a goddamn blaster
tutto il thread; e non ci sono solo i vecchi
linguaggi di programmazione
::: peterseibel

Ultrasound Reads Monkey Brains, Opening New Way To Control Machines With Thought
tecnologia
::: Slashdot

Remember the Internet, [is] a series of pocket-size books about recent internet history. Each one tells the story of a hyper-specific online subculture from the point of view of a writer who was personally invested at the time
How do we memorialize life online when it’s constantly disappearing?
Web, Internet
::: Arty2

Lightweight OS For Any Platform
Linux distro
::: LinuxFansclub


"Dillo a Clemente", nasce l'app 'Mastella'
invidio i beneventani, tantissimissimo
applicazioni, programmi | politica
::: Adnkronos

Peak Design Says Amazon Ripped Off its Everyday Sling Bag
Amazon
::: Slashdot

Learning C++ as a guy who has been having all the tooling on all the platform has been complicated, so much so that I had to procrastinate to make myself some tools to generate code and manipulate configs for me from VSCode. #cpp #cmake #vscode
linguaggi di programmazione
::: vikkio88

Pyrlang - Erlang node in Python
Okay this is WILD and I love it
Python | linguaggi di programmazione
::: arrdem

Richard Stallman Says He Has Returned To the Free Software Foundation Board of Directors and Doesn't Intend To Resign Again
protagonisti | open source
::: Slashdot ::: sarahmei ::: ehashdn ::: amszmidt ::: amszmidt ::: vmbrasseur ::: danielnazer ::: joshsimmons ::: jonobacon ::: chrisjrn ::: sjvn ::: Senficon ::: krmaher ::: JulianKlode ::: mmillions ::: ehashdn ::: mjg59 ::: mjg59 ::: OpenSourceOrg ::: mindspillage ::: olberger ::: cdibona ::: webmink ::: zacchiro ::: mazzettam ::: zacchiro ::: geofft ::: mjg59 ::: mjg59 ::: BiellaColeman ::: marcan42 ::: georgialyle ::: outreachy ::: jimmy_wales ::: DyneOrg

Dentro la scatola di ogni Mac dovrebbero mettere un bigliettino
Apple
::: Gabry89

Sono finito nei database della più discussa società di riconoscimento facciale al mondo, Clearview Ai. Senza aver mai dato il consenso, 13 mie fotografie sono state usate per allenare gli algoritmi di questa azienda
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Luke_like

Facebook Waited Too Long To Stop 10 Billion Pageviewsof Repeat Misinformation Spreaders
Facebook | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot


The first car from Polestar, the new all-electric brand of Volvo, puts its infotaiment and virtually all its user controls on a tablet-style touchsceen powered by Android Automotive, an open-source, cloud-based system
sistemi operativi
::: IEEESpectrum

Today Nokia corporation assigned the copyrights of the Plan 9 Operating System to the Plan 9 Foundation bell-labs.com/institute/blog/plan-9-bell-labs-cyberspace/. P9F has relicensed Plan 9 with the MIT license, and made the 1st through 4th editions available at p9f.org/dl
sistemi operativi
::: plan9foundation ::: jaromil ::: larsbrinkhoff ::: facesopensource

Another Lisp-flavoured Haskell
programmazione funzionale | Lisp
::: HaskellLisp

This is not consent. Amazon drivers should not be forced to submit to biometric surveillance as a condition of keeping their jobs
Amazon | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: EFF ::: Slashdot

Google and Microsoft Team Up To Fix Compatibility Issues Between Browsers
browser
::: Slashdot

Why are people from Norway so good at editing files in Linux?
umorismo
::: j_opdenakker

Samsung is Reportedly Working on a Double-Folding Phone
hardware | dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

Facebook Guidelines Allow Users To Call For Death of Public Figures
Facebook | etica
::: Slashdot


1. ho capito cosa è #Amazon 11 anni fa
Julian Assange | Amazon
::: SMaurizi

Everyones Online
umorismo
::: IrenaBuzarewicz

Major Employers Scrap Plans To Cut Back on Offices
lavoro a distanza
::: Slashdot

Warner Bros. Will Return To Theatrical Releases In 2022, Ending Its HBO Max Experiment
video, streaming
::: Slashdot

WhatsApp for Work: Slack is Turning Into a Full-on Messaging App
social media
::: Slashdot

Accordo tra Google e 13 gruppi editoriali italiani: Google, sulla scia di altri accordi avvenuti nel resto del mondo, pagherà per ospitare i contenuti di 76 testate su Showcase
Google | media
::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi

India Antitrust Body Orders Investigation Into WhatsApp's privacy policy changes
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Gallium oxide has an almost magical mix of amazing attributes—especially those that allow it to switch thousands of volts with ease
hardware
::: IEEESpectrum

21 marzo, 2021

Visto nel Web - 589

 Finirà il lockdown e ritorneremo come prima? o migliori? Chissà, intanto ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Voto in #Olanda, elettori tracciati dai social. Il peso delle #BigTech sulla democrazia e la questione #privacy sempre aperta
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Key4biz

Io, germanista, dopo il vaccino per l’influenza ho trovato lavoro in un dipartimento di intelligenza artificiale
umorismo
::: ilariacnilsson

US Moves Toward Barring More Chinese Carriers On Security
censura
::: Slashdot

BlackBerry researchers see more double-extortion ransomware attacks, attackers demanding ransom from healthcare patients, and rising bitcoin prices driving the growth of ransomware
frodi
::: Gurgling_MrD

I can’t wait for the scene in the Bitcoin movie where Satoshi is kicked out of a job interview after failing a whiteboard coding test
protagonisti | bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: yoz

Taylor Expansion
umorismo
::: kortizceballos

After months of stalling, Google finally revealed how much personal data they collect in Chrome and the Google app. No wonder they wanted to hide it
Google | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: DuckDuckGo

We released version 0.9 of the record-setting JSON library simdjson
programming, codice, snippet
::: lemire

Visa Plans To Enable Bitcoin Payments At 70 Million Merchants
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Qualcomm Now Owns Nuvia, Aims New CPU Design Resources Directly At Apple
hardware
::: Slashdot


Morgan Stanley Becomes First Big US Bank To Offer Its Wealthy Clients Access To Bitcoin Funds
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

FCC Fines Two Texas Telemarketers Record $225 Million For Making 1 Billion Robocalls
web-bot, robocall
::: Slashdot

Teens like to communicate with each other
::: PessimistsArc

This week, I’m checking out the tools I’ll use for one of my key goals: to collect and store samples that a future mission can bring back to Earth. (1/4)
spazio, esplorazione | robots, automazione, droni
::: NASAPersevere

Il Mise ha nascosto un furto di dati dai suoi sistemi per mesi
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: JvJean1971

Polaroid ha creato la penna 3D che stampa caramelle commestibili
innovazioni, futuro
::: Genjuro75

Who is Camille Noûs, the fictitious French researcher with nearly 200 papers?
scienza | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: RadioProzac

Ecco perché è importante che la scienza sia indipendente dalla politica
scienza | coronavirus
::: SteffPy

Google Antitrust Suit Takes Aim At Chrome's Privacy Sandbox
antitrust | Google
::: Slashdot


New Soba Noodle-Making Robot at Japan Train Station Eatery Can Cook 150 Servings an Hour
robots, automazione, droni
::: Slashdot

4,300 Publicly Reachable Servers Are Posing a New DDoS Hazard To the Internet
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Critical Bugs Found in Popular Realtek Wi-Fi Module for Embedded Devices
bug
::: AghiathChbib

Not all #QuantumComputers carry the promise of the tech of tomorrow. One 2018 paper - from a @Microsoft-backed project published in @Nature - was recently retracted. Does this stumble set back Redmond's quantum aspirations?
quantum computing
::: IEEESpectrum

MIT’s HERMIT Crab Robots Can Do Anything You Shell Them To
robots, automazione, droni
::: ericoguizzo

Abel Prize celebrates union of mathematics and computer science
matematica
::: formicablu

Motorola is Trying That 'Your Phone Can Be a PC' Thing Again
prima o poi...
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

Frazioni continue? uh, ecco!
matematica
::: infseriesbot

Starting today, and for the next 5 weeks, we'll be running a series called "Getting to know the board", publishing blog posts from each member of the Rust Foundation Board of Directors, introducing them to the community
linguaggi di programmazione
::: rust_foundation


Learning Apps Have Boomed in the Pandemic. Now Comes the Real Test
scuola, educazione, cultura | coronavirus
::: Slashdot

Finally got around to writing more about Common Lisp
bravo Steve! rockz 💥
Lisp
::: stevelosh

Facebook is Making a Bracelet That Lets You Control Computers With Your Brain
da vedere se funziona davvero
augmented reality | Facebook
::: Slashdot

#Complottisti ovunque. Basta, dai
umorismo
::: BeppeBeppetti

iOS Developers Targeted With New XcodeSpy macOS Malware
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

I have been thinking about how different people interpret data differently. And made this xkcd style graphic to illustrate this
matematica
::: vb_jens

Security Researcher Hides ZIP, MP3 Files Inside PNG Files On Twitter
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

The US Government Finally Gets Serious About IoT Security
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for March 18, 2021
umorismo
::: GoComics


One more just for fun: Can you effectively explain what a monad is without appealing to food-related metaphors?
programmazione funzionale
::: ionathanch

When you rewrite stuff in Rust, you add a --load_fast=True flag, apparently
linguaggi di programmazione | machine learning
::: fchollet

Check out 10 best lightweight #Linux distros you can use to breathe life back into your old computers
Linux distro
::: 0pensource

This whole #open #source vs non-open source reminds me of the struggles of the #free #software movement. Where another movement has been trying to redefine what it means. E.g., the #GNU GPL is not an #opensource license, never was and never will be. It is a #freesoftware license
open source
::: amszmidt

LS è ora partner @LPIConnect (e stiamo già lavorando ad un paio di idee...)
Linux
::: ItaLinuxSociety

Azioni di politica industriale per qualificare la domanda di lavoro, quindi, sono cruciali
economia, lavoro
::: FilBarbera ::: FilBarbera

yo friends, made a small post on @ThePracticalDev asking for advice about getting up to speed with c++ in 2021 anyone's got any suggestions?
linguaggi di programmazione
::: vikkio88

Microsoft tried a 4-day workweek in Japan. Productivity jumped 40%
lavoro
::: dcavedon

Why use Windows, since there is a door?
cit.
::: linux_motd


Mozilla Leads Push for FCC To Reinstate Net Neutrality
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Streaming Service Subscriptions Surpass 1 Billion as Global Box Office Craters
video, streaming
::: Slashdot

ime-lapse of Soyuz module docking with the ISS
spazio, esplorazione
::: MachinePix

Facebook Is Building An Instagram For Kids Under The Age Of 13
social media
::: Slashdot

US Grid At Rising Risk To Cyberattack, Says GAO
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

There are three kinds of AI we could be making
artificial intelligence
::: fchollet

Police Warn Students To Avoid Sci-Hub
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | censura
::: Slashdot

Seriously though, if every time someone mentions GnuTLS, you respond “actually, it’s pronounced ‘NOODLES,’” your quality of life WILL improve
umorismo
::: ElleArmageddon

Swiss Firm Says It Has Accessed Servers of a SolarWinds Hacker
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: phretor


Poll: Is your research area of interest in type theory/other PL area and do you know some category theory?
linguaggi di programmazione
::: ionathanch

China's digital yuan ambitions face a bubble tea test #CBDC #digitalyuan
digitalizzazione | Cina
::: kentaro_iwamoto

The sci-tech priorities of the #BidenAdministration are vast and expansive - far more than a tweet can do justice. But in @POTUS's first 100 days, his climate, national security, semiconductor, telecom and COVID plans are worth scrutiny
scienza | tecnologia | politica
::: IEEESpectrum

Our co-founder, @DanielFore discusses some of the design changes coming to elementary OS 6 in this behind-the-scenes blog post from earlier this month
sistemi operativi
::: elementary

The Grammar of Game Design - Just to write something for my lonely blog
programming, codice, snippet
::: thek3nger

China Restricts Tesla Vehicles Over National Security Concerns
toh! controllo contromano
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Video: Unix Architecture Evolution from the 1970 PDP-7 to the 2018 FreeBSD
Linux
::: awesomekling ::: CoolSWEng

This day 23 years ago, I uploaded the first ever curl release
Web, Internet
::: bagder

A reminder that Facebook is currently engaging in legal threats and the shadow of a vicious litigation against NYU and specific PhD candidates there to try to silence researchers studying its advertising targeting system beyond the questions and parameters it wants to control
Facebook
::: mikarv


Breve storia dei no vax
non è colpa dei social-media ne di internet
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | scienza
::: MauroV1968

Vinyl Outsold CDs in 2020: What This Means for the Future of Music
hardware | media
::: Genjuro75

Here's something that you can try out: Check Your Disk Usage Using ‘duf’ Terminal Tool
tool, componente software
::: itsfoss2

Il gigantesco attacco hacker a Microsoft Exchange, spiegato
solar-Wind
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: eugenio_cau

Linus Torvalds on how AMD and Intel are changing how processor interrupts are handled AMD and Intel recently started changing how the x86 chip architecture will handle exceptions
programming, codice, snippet
::: SteveHarville

« Quelles nouvelles de la bibliothèque universelle des logiciels ». Entretien de @rdicosmo @SWHeritage avec Caroline Lachowsky
storia | open source
::: morandim77

Russian Man Admits Ransomware Plot Against Tesla In Nevada
frodi
::: Slashdot

Rust Takes 'Tentative First Step' Toward Linux Kernel
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot

2.9-Ton Battery Pallet Becomes Largest Mass Ever Discharged From Space Station
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot


18 marzo, 2021

Visto nel Web - 588

 Quasi ora dell'equinozio (chissà cos'è?) ma adesso ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Attacks Leveraging Microsoft Exchange Vulnerabilities 'Have Escalated', Doubling Every Three Hours
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Microsoft Criticized For Removing Exchange Exploit From GitHub
Microsoft | Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Encrypted Messaging Service Cracked by Belgian Police, Followed by Dozens of Arrests
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

TensorFlow is like C++: it's complex, but the parts you actually have to use are straightforward (math ops, gradient tape, tf.data, tf.distribute). And like C++, it's the fastest & most powerful option you have available. Just you have to use the right subset
machine learning
::: fchollet

It's so nice when you can use variable names like this
language Racket
::: ShriramKMurthi

More San Francisco Tech Companies Cancel Leases Due to Remote Work
lavoro a distanza
::: Slashdot

You are my hero, Elon
protagonisti
::: davfilmsx3

La statistica non esiste!1!1!
umorismo
::: SteffPy

Professor Youtube is one of the best teachers in the world for self-motivated students -- in any domain
video, streaming | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: fchollet

A new survey shows that significant swathes of the population do not understand or trust cryptocurrencies
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: business

Russia is now a country where retweeting a protest joke gets you 15 days in jail, and where a deaf-mute can be fined $70 for allegedly shouting anti-regime slogans’: @HenryJFoy reports on Putin’s crackdown
censura
::: FinancialTimes


E gnente raga....passata la paura in europa
giornali, stampa
::: gianlucac1

IBM's Patent Income Slips as Companies Resist 'Godfather' Deals
copyright e brevetti
::: Slashdot

Il 14 marzo 1994 Linus Torvalds presentò all’Università di Helsinki la prima versione stabile di #Kernel #Linux 1.0.0 con 176.250 linee di codice. 🐧 #opensource
storia | protagonisti | Linux
::: napoli_lug

My cartoon for yesterday’s @guardianreview
algoritmi, codice
::: tomgauld

Two Companies are Now Selling Diamonds Made From Airborne CO2
da verificare l'economicità
ambiente, ecologia | innovazioni, futuro
::: Slashdot

How one employee's exit shook Google and the AI industry
artificial intelligence | etica | Google
::: CNN International

Why this AI engineer is using sci-fi to unpack tech’s biggest problems
artificial intelligence | economia, lavoro
::: fabiochiusi

I videogiochi e il loro impatto: i nuovi sviluppi della ricerca oltre gli allarmismi
games
::: valigiablu

With all the pushback from Facebook against @_KarenHao's recent story, and as one of the editors on the piece, I thought it worth making some observations on the PR strategy Facebook has adopted in response
Facebook | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: glichfield

Xiaomi Wins Court Ruling Blocking US Restrictions On It
dispositivi mobili | Cina
::: Slashdot


Buffo: è stato proprio Einstein a capire che la materia/energia curva lo spazio. Per questo, a meno che non siate nel vuoto, molto lontani da qualunque massa, una circonferenza non è mai esattamente uguale al suo diametro moltiplicato per pi greco #PiDay
matematica
::: amedeo_balbi

SpaceX Rocket Successfully Completes Record 9th Launch and Landing
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

How to be concise
umorismo
::: EdzardErnst

Don't spend 6 minutes doing something by hand
umorismo
::: camilaleniss

#Microsoft #Exchange servers first compromised by #Chinese hackers hit with #ransomware
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: RedEvolutionIX

Google Must Face $5 Billion Lawsuit Over Tracking Private Internet Use, Judge Rules
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

youtube continues to try to radicalize me
umorismo
::: johnregehr

While it’s still pi day in some time zones, look up math.tau
matematica
::: gvanrossum

California Plans World's First 3D-Printed Housing Community, Powered by Solar and Tesla Batteries
ambiente, ecologia | energia
::: Slashdot

Per il #WorldConsumerRightsDay abbiamo preparato una guida per chiedere il rimborso della licenza Windows pre-installata sui nuovi PC acquistati.
In attesa che questo diritto possa infine essere esercitato da tutti in modo semplice
Linux | economia, lavoro
::: ItaLinuxSociety


Amsterdam launches an interactive and anonymous map to show crowd presence and queues at voting stations during local elections. Aggregated data includes public cameras, parking lots occupation and voluntary reports
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | coronavirus
::: jaromil

In 1949, it took the early ENIAC computer 70 hours to figure 2,037 digits of Pi
echo 'scale = 2040; 4 * a(1)' | bc -l
matematica
::: MIT_CSAIL

These tubes bring natural light indoors and help reduce energy costs
energia
::: AMAZlNGSCIENCE

The actual people from *THAT* meme, 10 years on ...
umorismo
::: jdpoc

Con la pandemia e l’uso delle mascherine sin dal primo giorno si è posto il problema per i non udenti di leggere il labbiale. Questo è successo nella moderna #Milano in un centro #Fastweb e non date la colpa al dipendente , è l’azienda che deve dare le direttive. #FacciamoRete
coronavirus
::: alex_orlowski

Non scommettere sul #clima contro il banco
ambiente, ecologia
::: RadioProzac

La strategia italiana di lungo termine sulla riduzione delle emissioni dei gas a effetto serra
ambiente, ecologia
::: RadioProzac

La tecnologia blockchain serve a evitare che la stessa moneta possa essere ceduta due volte dalla stessa persona, o che la stessa dose di vaccino possa essere promessa a due governi diversi. Chissà, forse sarebbe stata utile
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: andcapocci

Scientists Propose Another 'Doomsday Vault' -- on the Moon
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

After Failure to Detect Major Breaches, US Mulls Real-Time Threat Sharing with Private Sector
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot


Troppa luce in cielo: il problema dei satelliti
spazio, esplorazione
::: formicablu

Una lunga tradizione di titoli accattivanti
giornali, stampa
::: paolomossetti

It looks like a huge claw! The biggest #Duststorm of the last ten years from the Gobi desert is hitting #China. Impressive to see it today, March 15th from the #Copernicus #Sentinel5p satellite
ambiente, ecologia
::: PlatformAdam

Beijing Asks Alibaba To Shed Its Media Assets
antitrust | Cina
::: Slashdot

A Torino si sta lavorando al modulo HALO della stazione spaziale cislunare, la base da cui partiranno le missioni di esplorazione e colonizzazione lunare
spazio, esplorazione
::: a_a_f_t

Spain To Launch Trial of Four-Day Working Week
lavoro
::: Slashdot

Facebook To Label, Add Information To Posts on Covid-19 Vaccine
Facebook | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot

GM Builds Pickups Without Certain Modules Due To Global Chip Shortage, Hurting Fuel Economy
hardware
::: Slashdot

Sospesa somministrazione vaccino #AstraZeneca dopo la decisione straordinaria dell'AIGOPS
giornali, stampa | social media | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: cicciogia ::: andr900

Amazon Expands Gamification Program That Encourages Warehouse Employees To Work Harder
Amazon | lavoro
::: Slashdot


Qualcosa è andato storto
umorismo
::: valeh89

Tinder Users Will Soon Be Able To Access a Background Check Database
social media | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Adobe Goes After 27-Year Old 'Pirated' Copy of Acrobat Reader 1.0 for MS-DOS
ditte
::: Slashdot

Unpopular opinion: serif fonts are more readable than sans serif fonts due to characters being more distinctive and having more visual anchor points. I real marginally faster with plain serif fonts like Times New Roman
io penso l'opposto ma...
::: fchollet

Renewable Energy Growth Must Speed Up To Meet Paris Goals, Agency Says
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

"Train the AI to maximise the happiness of the teenager, or the efficiency of the teenager–well, then the whole thing would produce a very different outcome. You use the same software [just] turn the dial". I can't be the only one finding this... chilling?
Web, Internet
::: rasmus_kleis

Can AI Stop People From Believing Fake News?
Technology (specifically social media and deepfakes) has helped stir up confusion over how to judge the veracity of news. But technology may also present the cure for the problems it has caused
artificial intelligence | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: IEEESpectrum

How C++ Resolves a Function Call
linguaggi di programmazione
::: preshing

Phishing sites now detect virtual machines to bypass detection
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: BleepinComputer

In cambio di qualche comodità abbiamo barattato la nostra #privacy, rinunciando al diritto a essere imperfetti. Ma è così che il diritto a non essere valutati e sorvegliati si ferma alle porte di Google&Co
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: arturodicorinto


Huawei To Start Demanding 5G Royalties From Apple, Samsung
5G | copyright e brevetti
::: Slashdot

China's Tech Giants Test Way Around Apple's New Privacy Rules
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Google Play Drops Commissions To 15% from 30%, Following Apple's Move Last Year
Google
::: Slashdot

Encrypted Messaging App Signal Appears To Be Blocked in China
crittografia
::: Slashdot

Apple Will Abide by Russian Law by Offering Government-Approved Apps
censura
::: Slashdot

DuckDuckGo Calls Out Google Search for 'Spying' on Users After Privacy Labels Go Live
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Wikipedia Is Finally Asking Big Tech To Pay Up
Wikipedia
::: Slashdot

Nokia To Cut Up To 10,000 Jobs Over Next Two Years
lavoro | 5G
::: Slashdot

Alibaba's Browser Has Been Deleted from Chinese App Stores
censura
::: Slashdot

Qui inizia a esserci un problema serio
giornali, stampa | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: pietroraffa


Creative Commons lancia un appello per liberalizzare l'uso delle immagini di beni culturali pubblici non più protetti dal diritto d’autore, firmato anche da Wikimedia Italia
open source
::: WikimediaItalia

Google's Second-Gen Nest Hub Will Watch You Sleep
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Microsoft Reiterates 'VR For Console Is Not a Focus For Us'
virtual reality
::: Slashdot

Volkswagen has made some bold statements about what it plans to do with regard to electric vehicles and the batteries that propel them. And in a sure sign that it's serious, the automaker is putting its money where its mouth is
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: IEEESpectrum

Startup Debuts Airless Bicycle Tire Based On NASA Rover Tech
innovazioni, futuro
::: Slashdot

Proviamo con le figure: Ghiacciaio del Calderone
ambiente, ecologia
::: L_Apostata

Vroom, Vroom: Vivaldi Browser Gets a Serious Speed Boost
browser
::: dcavedon

Samsung Warns of Severe Chip Crunch While Delaying Key Phone
hardware
::: Slashdot

Next 5G Auction to Feature Large Tracts Sought by Carriers
5G
::: Slashdot

Bitcoin ATMs Are Coming To a Gas Station Near You
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot