29 aprile, 2021

Visto nel Web - 600

 Qui sempre lo stesso, non capita niente e allora ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Nuova versione della #guidalua, codename colibrì 2, non perdetevela #Lua #LuaTeX #programming
programming, codice, snippet
::: xetibor

‘We can no longer separate the health crisis from the ecological crisis’ — @GretaThunberg addressed vaccine inequality during a WHO press conference
coronavirus | ambiente, ecologia
::: nowthisnews

Basta installare Linux sui vecchi pc
Linux
::: halfstepper

While trying to figure out how to optimize some Python, I discovered Python has a magic "use less memory" instruction
Python
::: wilbowma

Ubuntu 21.04 Flavours Released, This is What's New #linux #ubuntu
Ubuntu
::: omgubuntu

Work Proceeds on Mitigation Strategies for Global Navigation Satellite System Jamming/Spoofing
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Microsoft Previews 'Rust for Windows'
linguaggi di programmazione | Microsoft
::: Slashdot

Millions of the Pentagon's Dormant IP Addresses Have Mysteriously Sprung to Life
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey Argue that Bitcoin Incentivises Renewable Energy
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot ::: behindyourback

New code example on keras.io: the Perceiver architecture for image classification. Super clean and readable code
deep learning
::: fchollet


TSMC Founder Says China's Semiconductor Industry Still Five Years Behind
hardware
::: Slashdot

An open letter to the Linux community
Linux
::: newsycombinator

Google and Apple attacked on app store 'monopoly'
economia, lavoro | monopolio
::: dcavedon

Twitter has complied with government requests to censor 52 tweets that mostly criticised India’s handling of the second surge of the COVID-19 pandemic
Twitter | censura
::: fabiochiusi ::: peterseibel ::: Slashdot

‘Insanely cheap energy’: how solar power continues to shock the world
energia
::: dcavedon

A special case of the most persistent and dangerous myth in computing. (And perhaps a particularly dangerous special case of it.)
programming, codice, snippet
::: ShriramKMurthi

Let's start a thread with random trivia and thoughts about AisleRiot
programming, codice, snippet
::: imakefoss

I'm increasingly thinking that every functioning system has two forms: The abstraction that outsiders are led to believe, and the reality that insiders actually and carefully operate
::: dakami

COBOL will save the world... Again
umorismo
::: eagle1maledetto


This is one of the cutest things you'll ever see
robots, automazione, droni | umorismo
::: JSimoncavage

Decine d’anni di campagne a favore delle ragazze nella tecnica e nella scienza mandate in fumo da un’azienda parastatale che si occupa di tecnologia. Deprimente
ad, pubblicità | tecnologia
::: CristinaZaniniB

È giunta finalmente l'ora! Canonical dopo sei mesi di duro lavoro, ha rilasciato la tanto attesa Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo". Una versione che include 9 mesi di aggiornamenti di sicurezza, GNOME 3.38 e la potenza del kernel linux 5.11
Ubuntu
::: ubuntuit

NASA’s bold bet on Starship for the Moon may change spaceflight forever
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

Parsing Protobuf at 2+GB/s: How I Learned To Love Tail Calls in C. The secondary bit of news here is that [[clang::musttail]] has just landed on the master branch of Clang
programming, codice, snippet | programmazione funzionale
::: JoshHaberman

So fucking wrong. Data from the past year is not data on "working from home". It's data about being forced to work in a home-based crisis center on short notice with little or no prep for many, during a series of social and political crises and a pandemic
lavoro a distanza | coronavirus
::: jack_daniel

Executives at Europe's Largest Bank Told to Try 'Hot Desking'
lavoro | coronavirus
::: Slashdot

There’s more to mathematics than rigour and proofs
vecchio ma appena trovato; h/t Gianfranco Bo 💥
matematica
::: What's new

Why Did Bitcoin Drop 25% in Just Two Weeks?
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Facebook Knows It Was Used To Help Incite The Capitol Insurrection
Facebook | politica
::: Slashdot ::: RMac18


I didn't think I could despise the cryptocurrency turds even more
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: twwilliams

Netflix's Dominance Starts to Slow as Streaming Rivals Gain
video, streaming
::: Slashdot

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Successfully Flies Faster, Farther on Third Flight
spazio, esplorazione | robots, automazione, droni
::: Slashdot ::: johnregehr

LineageOS 18.1 ufficiale sbarca su questi smartphone Xiaomi, LG e Samsung
sistemi operativi | dispositivi mobili
::: Genjuro75

New UK Court Case Could Decide if Craig Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto, Creator of Bitcoin
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Facebook Mistakenly Deletes Page for the Town of Bitche, France
come dite gallo voi francesi? e riguardo a cons? in compenso di può dire putain
Facebook
::: Slashdot

Hello world! I want to share with you a device I made, its name is "Yayagram", a machine that helps our beloved elders to keep communicating with their grandchildren . How? Let me open a thread to give you all the details of this contraption
h/t Marco Delmastro
hardware
::: mrcatacroquer

Quando scopri che LLVM non compila LLVM
umorismo
::: guiodic

Alive2: Bounded Translation Validation for LLVM
programming, codice, snippet
::: johnregehr


Roku Warns YouTube TV Customers That Service Could Go Dark Due To Google's 'Predatory' and 'Monopoly' Moves
video, streaming | monopolio
::: Slashdot

How Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook Became Foes
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Facebook | Apple
::: Slashdot

Facebook's Oculus, EA and Respawn Win Game Industry's First Oscar for 'Colette' Documentary Short
Facebook | video, streaming
::: Slashdot

A massive bug, affecting all recent versions of macOS was actively exploited as an 0day by malware 👾🍎
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: objective_see

#Cina, si discute legge #privacy: limita #riconoscimentofacciale Vuole seguire la via tracciata dalla #GDPR dell #Ue
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: sdallagata

Linux Kernel 5.12 Released, This is What's New #linux #opensource
Linux
::: omgubuntu

Automated Conformance Testing for JavaScript Engines via Deep Compiler Fuzzing
programming, codice, snippet
::: johnregehr

TSMC Update: 2nm in Development, 3nm and 4nm on Track for 2022
hardware
::: Slashdot

Apple Releases iOS 14.5 With Much-Talked About App Tracking Transparency Feature
sistemi operativi | dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot


How it started / How it’s going
automazione
::: parismarx

January: CEO of Axel Springer says it should be illegal for companies to collect user data and make money from it. *Any* personal data - April: Axel Springer files lawsuit against Apple over privacy changes
dati, raccolta
::: benedictevans

Passaporto vaccinale digitale, riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza di massa e ruolo dell'informazione
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: unoscribacchino

Il rischio che l'uso di tali tecnologie da parte di governi illiberali aumenti la sorveglianza sulle persone queer e la loro discriminazione è concreto: una petizione chiede alla Commissione europea di intervenire
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: wireditalia

Una prima analisi dettagliata della bozza della Proposta con cui l'UE intende regolare gli usi dell'intelligenza artificiale. Un testo di ambizione e portata epocale, ma attualmente con troppe, troppe eccezioni e scappatoie
artificial intelligence | Unione Europea
::: fabiochiusi

Bezos' Blue Origin Protests NASA Awarding Astronaut Lunar Lander Contract To Musk's SpaceX
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

Daniel Kaminsky, Internet Security Savior, Dies at 42
R.I.P.
::: runasand

Researchers say hundreds of preinstalled apps can access a log found on Android devices where sensitive contact tracing information is stored
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi ::: v0max

Tesla Loses a Lot of Money Selling Cars, But Makes It All Back On Credits and Bitcoin
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot ::: slashdot ::: AlienoGentile

EU To Charge Apple With Anti-Competitive Behaviour This Week
Unione Europea | Apple
::: Slashdot


Apple's M2 Chip Goes Into Mass Production for Mac
hardware
::: Slashdot

Today #chaos #simulation is a Lorenz System with two attractors
Marco & Python rockzs! 💥
Python
::: marcodelmastro

Complimenti a @microsoftitalia
per il colpo messo a segno; Vergogna e sdegno per la svendita delle nostre scuole ad un sistema proprietario e notoriamente generatore di lock-in @MIsocialTW, non creiamo cittadini liberi, ma consumatori di domani... che Dio ci perdoni
open source | Microsoft
::: eniogemmo

Someone found a way of monetizing stolen CPU cycles directly, so everyone who offered free CPU cycles for legitimate use-cases is now unable to provide those services
crittografia
::: okdistribute

La "macchina della verità" alle frontiere di cui l'Europa preferiva non parlare
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | Unione Europea
::: Luke_like

The wait is over! #Fedora Linux 34 is here!
Linux distro
::: fedora ::: lxer_feed ::: ubuntu

PaSh, a system for parallelizing Unix shell scripts, with an average speed-up of 7x
programming, codice, snippet
::: MIT_CSAIL

JavaScript Developers Left in the Dark After DroidScript Software Shut Down by Google Over Ad Fraud Allegations
programming, codice, snippet | Google
::: Slashdot

FCC Green-Lights SpaceX Satellite Plans
spazio, esplorazione | Web, Internet
::: Slashdot


this is worth reading and is probably mostly true for most individual programming environments otoh, I use printf debugging because I use a lot of different programming languages / environments and I don't have time or energy for learning that many interactive debuggers...
programming, codice, snippet
::: johnregehr

Since I'm handing out advice willy-nilly, I'm here to say that if you find your @googledrive an unusable mess, you're not alone…but it doesn't have to be that way. Here's what I did to take control of it and now find it extremely useful (almost indispensable)
Web, Internet
::: ShriramKMurthi

1/ Today we're unveiling Mighty: a faster browser that is entirely streamed from a powerful computer in the cloud
browser
::: Suhail

Call online translation engines from the command line
devo ancora testarlo bene ma sembra sexy, assay 🤓
tool, componente software
::: UnixToolTip

Changing distribution of land temperature anomalies since 1950 ----> it's warming 🧐
ambiente, ecologia
::: ZLabe

Il futuro della pubblicità online è nei dati in poche mani e nelle piattaforme chiuse
IFloC di Google è un’applicazione della privacy differenziale, una tecnica di anonimizzazione progettata per raccogliere dati dagli utenti senza rivelare informazioni personali
ad, pubblicità | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: ClustService

Decided the Symbolics XL1201 needed workout. Thinking of doing a show and tell for my colleagues at work, if the webcam can get a good picture. Might be neat to compare to Clojure development with IntelliJ and Cursive. Couldn't locate my AUI to 10BaseT transceivers
storia
::: LispEngineer

Netflix Launches Button for Indecisive Couch Potatoes
video, streaming
::: Slashdot

In other #copyright implementation news: On the 20th of April the Italian senate adopted the delegation law. The real implementation by decree is still to come and there are concerns that it may be missing key elements
copyright e brevetti
::: communia_eu

25 aprile, 2021

Visto nel Web - 599

 Stiamo tutti ricoverando, vero? intanto ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Pearls Before Swine for April 22, 2021
social media
::: _juhan

FBI used facial recognition to identify a Capitol rioter from his girlfriend’s Instagram posts
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | social media
::: fabiochiusi

Come l’Europa vuole regolamentare le intelligenze artificiali
Unione Europea | artificial intelligence
::: emenietti ::: saimsaeed847 ::: katecrawford ::: TiltR ::: HermesCenter ::: ReclaimYourFace ::: algorithmwatch ::: tele6cayes ::: communia_eu ::: communia_eu ::: fabiochiusi ::: EuropeanPirates ::: fabiochiusi

Ellen Pao: Meritocracy in tech is a myth
tecnologia | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: CNN

The Postal Service is running a 'covert operations program' that monitors Americans' social media posts
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Robots Versus Toasters: How The Power of Movement Plays Tricks On Human Brains
robots, automazione, droni
::: BotJunkie

The Golden Age of Compiler Design in an Era of HW/SW Co-design
programming, codice, snippet
::: matt_dz

Why NASA Picked SpaceX to Land Humans on the Moon
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

CS department leadership at the Univ. of Minnesota just learned about the details of research conducted by its members into Linux kernel security, and the concerns of the Linux community. We have immediately suspended this research
Linux
::: lorenterveen ::: gregkh

New Clubhouse Security Vulnerabilities Could Happen to Any Growing Unicorn
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: phretor


Microsoft Demos GUI Linux Apps Running on Windows 10
sistemi operativi
::: dcavedon

Texas On Track To Add Record Solar Power Capacity By End of 2022
ambiente, ecologia | energia
::: Slashdot

Signal CEO Hacks Cellebrite iPhone Hacking Device Used By Cops
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot ::: zacchiro ::: AlessLongo ::: yoyoel

TikTok Sued For Billions Over Use of Children's Data
dati, raccolta
::: Slashdot

Belarusian Regime's Thugs Shut Down Imaguru, the Country's Key Startup Hub
censura
::: Slashdot

With a Push From Apple, Rival Aluminum Makers Team Up Against CO2
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Ever wondered if algorithms will solve all political problems? Hacktivist @jaromil explains if #tech is really the solution to the disagreement. Watch Trust in The Blockchain Society
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: ArchisVolume

garbage move by a garbage company. let's help them reach zero revenue by encouraging schools to not pay for their software
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: johnregehr


Excel Lambda
umorismo
::: xkcdComic

Currently, there is no requirement to include ethical reasoning or the implications of tech in UBC’s computer science curriculum. How does the department ensure morals are kept in students’ minds?
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Ubyssey

And ICYMI, read how @Boston Dynamic's Spot is measuring radiation at Chernobyl, 35 years after the nuclear disaster
robots, automazione, droni
::: IEEESpectrum

Ubuntu 21.10 Codename Revealed
Ubuntu
::: dcavedon

Even if you're fully vaccinated, the CDC
Python | umorismo
::: jakevdp

Firefox has encountered windows error
umorismo
::: jesss_codes

A look inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft during commmunications checks
io da piccolo volevo fare l'astronauta; e il calciatore
spazio, esplorazione
::: NASA

Machine learning, explained
machine learning
::: MIT_CSAIL

Ladies and gentlemen, HER! Read full announcement for Ubuntu 21.04 Hirsute Hippo here
:U
::: ubuntu ::: Slashdot ::: kubuntu ::: 9to5linux ::: Xubuntu


The 10 most energy-efficient programming languages, according to a team from @UMinho_Oficial
linguaggi di programmazione
::: MIT_CSAIL

Firefox 88 Enables JavaScript Embedded In PDFs By Default
browser | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

#HPC systems today are benchmarked and ranked by the @Top500 (LINPACK) metric. But #AI is varied enough a field that no single benchmark fits all. So @mlperf1 was developed to find and grade the fastest & most efficient AI systems around
machine learning
::: IEEESpectrum

10 Ways To Boost #IoT Security In Smart Homes
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Internet of things
::: TamaraMcCleary

Scuola: "Non possiamo fare a meno del digitale". Cosa abbiamo imparato con la pandemia e le prossime sfide
digitalizzazione | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: formicablu

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Logs Second Successful Flight
spazio, esplorazione | robots, automazione, droni
::: emenietti

According to job search firm Dice, the top cities for tech employment these days are New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, and Los Angeles
economia, lavoro | tecnologia
::: IEEESpectrum

L'SMS del pacco in arrivo è pericoloso: contiene il virus russo FluBot
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Genjuro75

Singapore

Situation préoccupante de l’enseignement en Informatique dans l’Enseignement Supérieur Français
digitalizzazione | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: glipari

Flaws In John Deere's Website Provides a Map To Customers, Equipment
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

A vital story for anyone interested in disinformation, data science, foreign influence campaigns (real or, far more often, perceived), and the things America is perfectly capable of thank-you-very-much
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: DataJacob

Congrats to @Bitergia and Georg on Cauldron Cloud! A win-win for #opensource, industry, and fans of GrimoireLab, like me!
cloud | open source
::: joshuagay

Consumer Reports Shows Tesla Autopilot Works With No One In the Driver's Seat
automazione
::: Slashdot

Intanto in #Francia a proposito di #AI e di piano Ue per regolamentarla (il che lascia intuire il percorso accidentato che spetta al piano)
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: simopieranni

Samsung's New Upcycling Program Allows You To Turn An Old Galaxy Phone Into a New IoT Device
Internet of things
::: Slashdot

Big Tech $100 Billion Foreign-Profit Hoard Targeted by Tax Plan
big tech | politica
::: Slashdot

China Behind Another Hack as US Cybersecurity Issues Mount
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot


Proctorio Sued For Using DMCA To Take Down a Student's Critical Tweets
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

A one-page history of Unix from the perspective of 1983. Published by BYTE in Aug 1983, in the issue dedicated to the C programming language
storia
::: unix_byte

The fact we are still having this discussion and even more that we are still subsidizing fossil fuels directly or indirectly using taxpayer money is a disgrace. It is proof that we have not understood the climate emergency at all
ambiente, ecologia
::: _arianna

After France , next stop Belgium Yesterday, the Belgian Constitutional
Court annulled the mass data retention regime following the CJEU ruling (Oct 2020) that found that the Belgian mass surveillance regime needs to comply with EU law and respect the right to privacy
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: privacyint

How to get into woodworking
umorismo
::: destroytoday

#lisp don’t turn around
programming, codice, snippet
::: RainerJoswig

Lo sentite anche voi odore di Pulitzer?
giornali, stampa
::: ladanihadetto

Perché non siamo tornati sulla Luna, nonostante l’enorme progresso tecnologico degli ultimi cinquant’anni?
spazio, esplorazione
::: a_a_f_t

C++
umorismo
::: olafurw


Over $200 Billion Wiped Off Cryptocurrency Market in a Day
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Apple Must Face Lawsuit for Telling Consumers They Can 'Buy' Movies, TV Shows
Apple
::: Slashdot

Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for April 24, 2021
umorismo
::: GoComics

Post Office Workers Convicted of Theft Due To Faulty Software Have Names Cleared
bug | lavoro
::: Slashdot

Una transizione stravagante
ambiente, ecologia | energia
::: MauroV1968

Alphabet's Wing Seeks Expanded US Drone Flight Permissions
droni
::: Slashdot

Spotify Is Launching Podcast Subscriptions, and Unlike Apple Won't Take a Cut From Creators
social media
::: Slashdot

Met Office and Microsoft To Build Climate Supercomputer
hardware | Microsoft
::: Slashdot


Jaguar Land Rover To Suspend Output Due To Chip Shortage
hardware
::: Slashdot

Honda To Stop Selling Combustion Engines Globally By 2040
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

SpaceX Successfully Launches Astronauts With a Re-Used Dragon Spacecraft for the First Time
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

Despite the namesake, cryptocurrencies are absolutely not currencies. They are predatory speculative investments where most people lose money. The emperor has no clothes and some day very soon a little boy is going to yell and the whole thing will come crashing down
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: smdiehl

Beautiful slides at the end of the thread 🧵. Thank you @s_scardapane for putting this much effort in your presentation. It's really noticeable! 🤩🤩🤩
deep learning
::: alfcnz

1 di 15. Un giorno di molti anni fa me ne stavo tranquillo alla mia scrivania a far girare il modello matematico di un satellite sudcoreano, quando il mio capo mi chiese di andare nel suo ufficio. Era in corso una teleconferenza con alcuni alti dirigenti della mia azienda
spazio, esplorazione
::: a_a_f_t

Pensate che usare stringhe di testo sia facile? Allora dovete leggere questo
emoji ne abbiamo? e di nuovi?
programming, codice, snippet
::: TuxmAL

Un museo di informatica a Tokyo, la Dream Library
storia
::: TuxmAL

Happy bday to the late Larry Tesler, inventor of “copy-paste”
protagonisti
::: MIT_CSAIL

22 aprile, 2021

Visto nel Web - 598

 Giovedì e allora altro giro di cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Un confronto tra il volume abitabile del modulo lunare del programma Apollo e quello di Artemis: 6,7 metri cubi contro circa 1000
spazio, esplorazione
::: a_a_f_t

Pearls Before Swine for April 18, 2021
umorismo
::: _juhan

Sometimes I see someone's project on twitter that they are very proud of... But I'm not impressed with at all and think is dumb/pointless/poorly executed/whatever. Then I keep my fucking mouth shut, because my shitty opinion of their passion project simply should not be shared
social media
::: eliomen

18 aprile 1983 L'Osborne Computer Corp. annuncia il portatile Executive, successore del famosissimo Osborne 1 i cui ordini furono conseguentemente annullati distruggendo causando il fallimento della società.È l'#effettoOsborne. #computerhistory #AccaddeOggi #OnThisDay #8bit #80s
storia
::: ApuliaRetro

The perpetual state of Software Center in #Ubuntu. It's frustrating and embarrassing 😑 The software center often doesn't show apps, doesn't find apps and slow as hell. I guess I am not the only one experiencing this across a number of releases
Ubuntu
::: itsfoss2

China and Huawei's Dystopian 'New IP' Plan for 6G
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

Report: Facebook Loophole 'Lets World Leaders Deceive and Harass Their Citizens'
Facebook | politica
::: Slashdot

Slackware Approaches 28th Birthday With New Beta Release
Linux distro
::: Slashdot

How OneWeb, SpaceX Satellites Dodged a Potential Collision in Orbit
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot


Facebook Urged To Reconsider Its Plans for an Instagram for Children
Facebook
::: Slashdot

Linus Torvalds Says Rust Closer for Linux Kernel Development, Calls C++ 'A Crap Language'
linguaggi di programmazione | Linux
::: Slashdot

Happy 50th Birthday FTP
Web, Internet | storia
::: Slashdot

Russia’s surveillance state still doesn’t match China. But Putin is racing to catch up
the system is so leaky that surveillance data on individuals can be bought for a small sum on Russia’s notorious black market in data, along with all kinds of other personal information
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

#Navalny "sia liberato subito": dice Washington a Mosca. Giusto. Ma noi vi rivolgiamo un'ulteriore domanda: e #Assange quando sarà liberato dalla prigione di massima sicurezza di Belmarsh a Londra? Aspettiamo che anche lui schiatti?
Julian Assange
::: luisabetti ::: SMaurizi ::: Ste_Mazzu

More Unicode trolling
umorismo
::: mhyee

See also: Python
Python | linguaggi di programmazione
::: dabeaz ::: mitsuhiko

Vi racconto una storia che inizia con un algoritmo e finisce con un lockdown
matematica
::: fulcorno


Power Plants Become Bitcoin-Mining Operations. Are There Alternatives?
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Bitcoin, Other Cryptocurrencies Plummet This Weekend
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Google used ‘double-Irish’ to shift $75.4bn in profits out of Ireland
Google | economia, lavoro
::: dcavedon

Edward Snowden's NFT Self-Portrait Sells for $5.4 Million in Charity Auction
Edward Snowden | non-fungible tokens
::: Slashdot

Microsoft Edge Adds a 'Kids Mode' Limiting Browsing to 70 Web Sites
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Microsoft
::: Slashdot

Ingenuity Helicopter Successfully Makes First Flight On Mars
spazio, esplorazione | robots, automazione, droni
::: BotJunkie ::: emenietti ::: NASAPersevere ::: Rainmaker1973 ::: NASAJPL ::: NorthmanTrader

In an upcoming @ieeesoftware paper with @lolamby, we describe the #ReproducibleBuilds approach to increase the integrity of [#opensource] software #SupplyChains and how that worked out for @Debian
programming, codice, snippet | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: zacchiro

E il @Corriere insiste anche oggi coi 6mila metri quadri
giornali, stampa | matematica
::: AndreaVicere


Get ready! GCC Rust will be here sooner than you think!
linguaggi di programmazione
::: gnutools

Researchers @OhioState have shown how tiny differences in programmable chips known as physically unclonable functions can be used to create a signature that is unique to a specific chip
hardware | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: IEEESpectrum

"We weren’t concerned with our @rustlang code having races... In fact, we strongly recommend writing new projects entirely in Rust to avoid data races altogether." @mozilla on eliminating data races in @firefox
linguaggi di programmazione | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: rust_foundation

Metadata Normalization (MDN), a new batch-level operation (end2end training) to correct the influence of metadata (#bias, #confounder, you name it) on feature distributions
machine learning
::: eadeli

Facebook may "break glass" again and turn down the toxic dial in the wake of the Chauvin verdict
Facebook | politica
::: evelyndouek

Reddit Talk Is a Clubhouse Competitor For Subreddits
social media
::: Slashdot

Google Translation AI Botches Legal Terms 'Enjoin,' 'Garnish'
sai quante volta sbaglia! io comunque uso DeepL
applicazioni, programmi | artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

The @EU_Commission may abandon central user rights safeguards against #uploadfilters in its upcoming #copyright guidance on implementation of #Article17! Civil Society groups including @communia_eu @EDRi @EFF are raising the alarm in an open letter today. What happened? A thread
Unione Europea | copyright e brevetti
::: Senficon


Anche UK (dopo Cina, India, Europa) progetta una propria valuta digitale. L'accelerazione avuta dai pagamenti cashless durante la pandemia continua a riverberare effetti
moneta digitale
::: AlienoGentile

Novità da Apple: le app dovranno chiedere agli utenti il permesso di tracciare l'attività dei loro dispositivi per scopi pubblicitari. Con opt-in, molti modelli di business andranno in crisi, con cali rilevanti nella raccolta di spazi pubblicitari
ad, pubblicità
::: AlienoGentile

No Human Can Match This High-Speed Box-Unloading Robot Named After a Pickle
robots, automazione, droni
::: Slashdot

Mark Zuckerberg Announces Facebook is Working on a Clubhouse Clone
social media
::: Slashdot

US Banks Deploy AI To Monitor Customers, Workers Amid Tech Backlash
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

#Physics #animation of the day: #planet motion in central #gravitational field, with standard 1/r^2 dependence and adding a 1/r^3 perturbation that does not lead to closed orbit
Python
::: marcodelmastro ::: marcodelmastro

Tomorrow, the EU will present its long-awaited proposal for laws for artificial intelligence. Brace yourself for headlines à la “Europe gets tough on the AI industry." But is it? (Thread)
artificial intelligence | Unione Europea
::: JanoschDelcker


When economists describe crypto assets like bitcoin as a "greater fool" investment what do they mean? (1/)
il bitcoin come schema Ponzi
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: smdiehl

#AppleEvent sugli #iMac son passati
umorismo
::: Genjuro75 ::: TimothyCookothy

I like to think that the "h" in Cybersecurity
umorismo
::: TheRealSpaf

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for April 21, 2021
umorismo
::: GoComics

Chi è totalmente ignorante in programmazione
cit.
::: SteffPy

#Mexico has passed legislation requiring that mobile users give up their biometric #data. It's a terrible idea. Lawyers are rightly challenging the law. #Privacy #surveillance
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: CarissaVeliz

Around the world, governments are moving simultaneously to limit the power of tech companies with an urgency and breadth that no single industry had experienced before
big tech | politica
::: fabiochiusi

When they tell you it's for your safety, remember they may change their mind at any time
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: glipari


La Fondazione Alinari, di cui avevamo scritto lo scorso 24 gennaio, ha stretto un accordo con il Mibac che va in direzione contraria all’open access
open source
::: cc_italy

You may have thought the fight over net neutrality in the U.S. was over, but there’s a good chance the FCC isn’t done with it yet
Web, Internet | censura
::: IEEESpectrum

Ok I may have, uhh... underestimated the demand for this
matematica
::: smilleralert

Facebook Wants to 'Normalize' the Mass Scraping of Personal Data
Facebook | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: dcavedon

Firefox 88 Released
browser
::: omgubuntu

Bias in #AI is a profound ethical problem that demands regulatory attention. It also can be attacked like many other problems: With focus on improving data & algorithms. Companies like @IBM, @Synthesizedio & @mostly_ai have started the work
artificial intelligence | bias | etica
::: IEEESpectrum ::: Slashdot

Apple Introduces M1 Chip-Powered iMac
hardware | Apple
::: Slashdot

Tile Bashes Apple's New AirTag as Unfair Competition
Apple
::: Slashdot


Concept Audi A6 E-Tron Has Headlights That Can Project Video Games
energia | ambiente, ecologia | tecnologia
::: Slashdot

Assegnata alla Commissione Affari Costituzionali di @montecitorio la proposta di legge che chiede una moratoria per le tecnologie di riconoscimento facciale. Comincia il cammino #facialrecognition
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: nomfup

We want to use more #TrustworthyAI! For health, fighting climate change, convenience in everyday life -if we can trust #AI not to put our fundamental rights at risk. This is today’s proposal - and that we become excellent in developing #TrustworthyAI
artificial intelligence | Unione Europea
::: vestager

Linux kernel developers do not like being experimented on, we have enough real work to do
Linux
::: gregkh

PayPal To Launch Local Wallet in China Focused on Cross-Border Payments
economia, lavoro | Cina
::: Slashdot

Jacob Ziv's magical compression algorithms power Gifs, Tiffs, and Gzips and much much more. And this year, earned him IEEE's Medal of Honor
protagonisti
::: IEEESpectrum

Fish in a Barrel: an insider's retrospective of the SIGOPS Hall-of-Fame paper -- "The Multikernel: A new OS architecture for scalable multicore systems" (SOSP 2009), written by Andrew Baumann (@0xabU)
sistemi operativi
::: ACMSIGOPS

Linux Bans University of Minnesota for Sending Buggy Patches in the Name of Research
Linux | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot


18 aprile, 2021

Visto nel Web - 597

 Tempi interessanti fuori, qui lockdownato meno, ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


La frammentazione di Android nel 2021 è imbarazzante. #Android12 #Android11 #Android10
dispositivi mobili
::: Genjuro75

Difficult to quantify what an ecological disaster Bitcoin is, but this comes close
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: koush ::: tylr_r

Stop 👏 writing 👏 compilers 👏 in 👏 C
linguaggi di programmazione
::: stylewarning

Ora più che mai
social media | umorismo
::: MartinaMontague

Wow! Really neat matplotlib feature!
Python
::: kellen_lawson

Vi fareste mettere un chip sottopelle per rendere i pagamenti più semplici?
hardware
::: loristissino

Galileo Sunspot Sketches Versus Modern 'Deep Learning' AI - @Astroguyz on a new way to look at old astronomical drawings of the Sun
machine learning
::: universetoday

Europe eyes strict rules for artificial intelligence
“According to a draft of its upcoming rules, obtained by POLITICO, the European Commission would ban certain uses of “high-risk” artificial intelligence systems altogether, and limit others from entering the bloc if they don’t meet its standards”
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | Unione Europea
::: fabiochiusi

Physics Buzz: A Brief History of LaTeX
applicazioni, programmi
::: MauroV1968


An RFC that adds support for Rust to the Linux kernel
linguaggi di programmazione | Linux
::: rust_foundation

A 23-Year-Old Coder Kept QAnon Online When No One Else Would
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: Slashdot

Dogecoin Price Surpasses 10 Cents To Reach An All-Time High
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot

It is reasonable for $DOGE to reach 1$ this year. Here an article I wrote 8 years ago, see in particular chapters http://6.Community 7.Passion 8.Glory files.dyne.org/books/Bitcoin_end_of_taboo_on_money.pdf this now is the biggest community wealth redistribution since early #Bitcoin times
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: jaromil

Coinbase Opens at $102 Billion Valuation on First Day of Public Trading
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Farming Startup Unveils Self-Driving Robot That Uses AI To Zap Weeds
robots, automazione, droni
::: Slashdot

Korean Workers Need To Make Space For Robots, Minister Says
robots, automazione, droni
::: Slashdot

39% of Americans Say Netflix Has Best Original Content of All Streaming Services, Survey Finds
video, streaming
::: Slashdot


I've seen a few people here dropping Emacs because of RMS but nothing about abandoning Apple nor Microsoft products
ooh!
::: GianlucaXAcqua

No, le policy aziendali non lo permettono
ooh!
::: SteffPy

A one-minute video showing how our web-browser preferences have changed over 25 years
browser
::: MIT_CSAIL

A benefit of Common Lisp* that’s little spoken of: The fraction of your time waiting for code to compile is negligible. By “negligible” I mean you truly don’t even think about it most of the time
Lisp
::: stylewarning

the more we accomplish, the more desperate these folks get
linguaggi di programmazione
::: steveklabnik ::: johnregehr

New WhatsApp Bugs Could've Let Attackers Hack Your Phone Remotely
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: AghiathChbib

Call it the dark side of Moore’s Law: poor planning causes companies to spend progressively more to deal with aging systems
tecnologia
::: IEEESpectrum

Il Portale #Learning di @LPIConnect è ora in italiano ed è stata tradotta la serie completa di Lezioni per l'Esame #LPI Linux Essentials. Sono già online sul Portale anche le prime 4 lezioni per LPIC-1
Linux | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: ItaliaLPI

Sergej Pavlovič Korolev

Cybercriminals are flooding the web with thousands of pages offering malicious documents such as invoices, templates, questionnaires, and receipts as a ploy for luring business professionals to download #malware
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: TheHackersNews

Ubuntu Touch for the PinePhone is moving to a new kernel for better hardware support
dispositivi mobili | Linux
::: LinuxSmartphone

Facebook Hits Renewable Energy Goal Ahead of Earth Day
ambiente, ecologia | Facebook
::: Slashdot

Google Earth Now Shows Decades of Climate Change in Seconds
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Social Media Plays Key Role for Domestic Extremism, FBI Director Says
social media
::: Slashdot

Intel, Nvidia, TSMC Execs Agree: Chip Shortage Could Last Into 2023
hardware
::: Slashdot

Singapore's Most Expensive Facebook Link
politica
::: Slashdot

California To Hunt Greenhouse Gas Leaks and Superemitters With Monitoring Satellites
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot


Kicking off the #GNU Assembly
open source
::: zacchiro

#RiconoscimentoFacciale: algoritmi non ancora maturi, serve prudenza, come spiega il componente del collegio del #GarantePrivacy @guidoscorza. Attenzione ai rischi di sorveglianza di massa
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: meobaldo

Legacy electronics, meet Legacy IT
programming, codice, snippet
::: IEEESpectrum

Any day, less patience for those requiring Microsoft-only tools that run on Microsoft-only platforms. FFS, almost everybody, including Microsoft with Teams where they have incentives, can produce a pretty decent Linux client or a web interface. NO, it's not tolerable!
sistemi operativi | open source
::: carlopiana

A benchmark of #AI performance is the ActivityNet dataset of 650 hours of video. Of the 200 activities of daily life in there, AIs had the toughest time recognizing coffee drinking in both 2019 and 2020. It's one of 15 graphs on the state of AI in 2021
artificial intelligence
::: IEEESpectrum

Did you know Ring has over 1500 partnerships with police that can access Ring user's video feeds once they agree to the terms?
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Laurenebridges

if you are against OOP it means that you dont know what OOP is
programming, codice, snippet
::: vikkio88


A dystopia: All corporate journalism goes behind paywalls
novità
::: jeffjarvis

The FBI is breaking into Americans' computers to delete malware—and going beyond the law to do it
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | Edward Snowden
::: Snowden ::: Snowden ::: Snowden ::: Snowden ::: Snowden

Pentagon scientists reveals Covid-19-detecting microchip implant
uh! come il mio amico Bepon (pron. bepun) prevedeva da anni (più di 10 ormai)
hardware
::: SCMPNews

Amazon Tried To Coerce Ecobee Into Collecting Private User Data, the WSJ Reports
Amazon
::: Slashdot

Internet Relay Chat. La comunicazione in tempo reale prima dell'avvento della messaggistica istantanea
social media | storia
::: JvJean1971

Password a prova di computer quantistici
umorismo
::: ITSquOd

Spain just introduced new rules granting algorithmic transparency at work. If adopted, the draft Regulation risks prevailing over these more restrictive legislations and triggering a deregulating landslide in labour and industrial relations systems around Europe
artificial intelligence | Unione Europea
::: FrankPasquale

Apple Music Reveals How Much It Pays When You Stream a Song
social media
::: Slashdot


Happy birthday to LISP, first unveiled in a 1960 paper written @MIT
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL

Turntide Technologies, a startup backed by Bill Gates and Amazon, originally pitched its new version of an old electric motor for use in rooftop HVAC systems. Now the company is going after bigger game: electric vehicles
energia
::: IEEESpectrum

Inquinamento, nell’anno del Covid il crollo delle emissioni
ambiente, ecologia
::: ilmanifesto

Google Backs New Security Standard for Smartphone VPN Apps
dispositivi mobili | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

La «simpatica» mascotte del nucleare
non ho capito se si parla di cartoni animati (anime?) o terrore del nucleare; quanto a questo non ce la possiamo fare, è come il complesso di Frankestein di Asimov
ambiente, ecologia
::: ilmanifesto

Teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg will testify before Congress at an Earth Day hearing on Thursday, the same day that President Biden will convene world leaders for a virtual conference on climate change
ambiente, ecologia
::: politico

The Quality of Your Coffee May Soon Be Determined by a Robot
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

US House Committee Approves Blueprint For Big Tech Crackdown
economia, lavoro | big tech
::: Slashdot


How Green Are Electric Vehicles?
ambiente, ecologia
::: wilbowma

Mercedes-Benz Unveils New Flagship EQS Electric Sedan To Take On Tesla
energia
::: Slashdot

Codecov Bash Uploader Compromised In Supply Chain Hack
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Euler's formula isn't the only one relating e, π, and i
questi vanno giù pesante con la mate; riporto ma sono fuori
matematica
::: AlgebraFact

+++ Il Garante Privacy boccia la funzione "Real Time" di SARI, il sistema di riconoscimento biometrico dal vivo delle forze dell'ordine italiane: "realizzerebbe per come è progettato una forma di sorveglianza indiscriminata/di massa"
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi ::: HermesCenter ::: meobaldo

100 double pendola with only slightly different initial conditions, just because #physics #chaos
Python
::: marcodelmastro

La NASA ha annunciato che sarà l’azienda di Elon Musk SpaceX a costruire il lander lunare del programma Artemis, cioè il veicolo che trasporterà gli astronauti sulla superficie della Luna. (1/7)
spazio, esplorazione
::: a_a_f_t

US Advocacy Group Launches Online Petition Demanding Protections for 'Right to Repair'
diritto di riparare
::: Slashdot


* h/t PaM 💥