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


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