29 agosto, 2021

Visto nel Web - 634

 Pronti per settembre? sta arrivando intanto ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.

OpenShot 2.6.0 Released with Major New Editing Features
applicazioni, programmi
::: omgubuntu

Python is ranked the #1 programming language by IEEE Spectrum for 2021
linguaggi di programmazione
::: MIT_CSAIL

Software used by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to scan the records of millions of immigrants can automatically flag naturalized Americans to potentially have their citizenship revoked based on secret criteria
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | politica
::: Asher_Wolf

The All-Seeing "i": Apple Just Declared War on Your Privacy
Apple | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Snowden ::: Snowden ::: erikaheidewald ::: elizableu ::: EFF ::: valigiablu ::: Snowden ::: BigBrotherWatch ::: copernicani

“By early 2020, Clearview had made its way across Europe. Italy’s Polizia di Stato ran more than 130 searches, according to data, though the agency did not respond to a request for comment”. 7 mesi da segnalazione di ⁦@privacynetwork_⁩ al ⁦Garante
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: dilettahuyskes_ ::: ORARiccardo

#GNU Emacs is so much more than a text editor -- it's an entire workflow environment, loved by free software supporters around the world
me? solo se costretto
applicazioni, programmi
::: fsf

Facebook Said To Consider Forming An Election Commission
Facebook | politica
::: Slashdot

Typography in ten minutes
Ce site est tellement 😍🥰💗
manuali, how to
::: jjvie

Facebook Considers Building NFT Features Alongside Digital Wallet
doppio dubbio
non-fungible tokens | Facebook
::: Slashdot

US PC Market Grows 17% In Q2 2021 As Notebook Popularity Booms
hardware | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Western Digital in Advanced Talks To Merge With Japan's Kioxia Holdings
hardware
::: Slashdot


World's First Crewless, Zero Emissions Cargo Ship Will Set Sail In Norway
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | automazione
::: Slashdot

The World's First 3D-Printed Steel Bridge
tecnologia | hardware
::: Slashdot

From Pearl to Pegasus: Bahraini Government Hacks Activists with NSO Group Zero-Click iPhone Exploits
spyware
::: fabiochiusi

‘Spy tech’ firm Palantir made £22m profit after NHS data deal
spyware
::: fabiochiusi

“10 federal agencies, from the departments of Agriculture to Veterans Affairs, intend to grow their face-scanning capabilities by 2023 despite worries about accuracy and privacy, a new GAO report says”
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Unplanned Obsolescence: Hardware and Software After Collapse
diritto di riparare | hardware | programming, codice, snippet
::: julian0liver

Happy Birthday, Linux: From a Bedroom Project To Billions of Devices in 30 Years
Linux
::: Slashdot ::: chiaraepoi

ISS Could Be Followed By Commercial Space Stations After 2030, NASA Says
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

Cannibalism!
umorismo
::: birdsarentreal


yo dawg
umorismo | programming, codice, snippet
::: johnregehr

wttr.in is down again: the same problem of the data source as two days ago
forza Igor (aigor?)
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: igor_chubin

I, Robot
umorismo
::: warandpeass

Bq, Makers of the First #Ubuntu Phone, Went Bust
Ubuntu
::: omgubuntu

We’re not so crazy after all
China launches high-tech bird drones to watch over its citizens
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | droni
::: BDruryUKfan

As @ProjectJupyter Celebrates 20 Years, Fernando Perez (@fperez_org) Reflects On How It Started, Open Science’s Impact and the Value of Diversity in Coding
altamente ispirativo 💥🤓
programming, codice, snippet | open source | Web, Internet | Python
::: LBNLcs

#Lumi è sviluppato da due insegnanti nel loro tempo libero con l'obiettivo di rendere l'educazione digitale più accessibile a tutti. Ma anche un prodotto gratuito ha dei costi per il suo sviluppo. Puoi aiutarci a migliorare Lumi
scuola, educazione, cultura | open source
::: nilocram

New Website Launched to Showcase @GNOME Apps #opensource
open source
::: omgubuntu

Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS Released, Available to Download #linux #ubuntu #opensource
Ubuntu
::: omgubuntu

You Can Now Try the CuteFish Desktop Environment on Ubuntu #linux #ubuntu #opensource
Ubuntu
::: omgubuntu


How I switched from macOS to Linux after 15 years of Apple
Vale anche per chi usa l'altro sistema operativo.
Anche mia moglie, non certo persona tecnologica, si trova benissimo con Ubuntu
Linux
::: quinta

Climate change could create a bad economy, which could make people less inclined to care about the environment, fueling a vicious cycle
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | economia, lavoro
::: nytimestech

My Daily #TopStory: Ragnarok ransomware releases master decryptor after shutdown
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: SofiaSZM

A new group of hackers has made China’s state cyberspying machine stronger, more sophisticated and — for its growing array of government and private-sector targets — more dangerously unpredictable
spyware | Cina
::: nytimestech

T-Mobile Hacker Who Stole Data on 50 Million Customers: ‘Their Security Is Awful’
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: dcavedon

(Welcome to the #Cloud ) #Microsoft warns thousands of cloud customers of exposed databases
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | cloud
::: dcavedon

Alphabet's Drones Delivered 10,000 Cups of Coffee, 1,200 Roast Chickens In the Last Year
droni
::: Slashdot

India deploys facial recognition surveilling millions of commuters - System developed by Russian start-up NtechLab rolled out across 30 railway stations
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: hare_brain

Scientists Reveal World's First 3D-Printed, Marbled Wagyu Beef
uh! voi giovani ne vedrete delle belle!
tecnologia
::: Slashdot

Netflix Takes First Stab at Mobile Gaming in its Android App, But Only in Poland
games | dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot


Facebook Used Facial Recognition Without Consent 200K Times, Says Watchdog
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | Facebook
::: Slashdot

TSMC Hikes Chip Prices Up To 20% Amid Supply Shortage
hardware | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

UK To Overhaul Privacy Rules in Post-Brexit Departure From GDPR
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Google Confirms It's Pulling the Plug on Streams, Its UK Clinician Support App
Google
::: Slashdot

Growing NFT Industry Sees Signs of 'Amiss' Behavior, Study Shows
non-fungible tokens
::: Slashdot

How to Upgrade to MATE Desktop 1.26 on Ubuntu #linux #opensource #ubuntu
Ubuntu
::: omgubuntu

Agriculture is 2nd largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. W/ nuclear techniques' help, scientists can now measure amount of fertilizer plants take up & provide farmers w/ optimal amount to use, which could reduce emissions by over 50%
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | energia
::: iaeaorg

Google To Pay Apple $15 Billion To Remain Default Safari Search Engine In 2021
Google
::: Slashdot

another day of being a woman in tech
gender, discriminazioni
::: techgirl1908

While Brussels debate limits on facial recognition, law enforcement in many EU member states are busy trying it out
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: rasmus_kleis


Pearls Before Swine for August 27, 2021
lavoro a distanza/casa | umorismo
::: _juhan

“In a 30-point draft guidelines published on Friday, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) proposed forbidding companies from deploying algorithms that “encourage addiction or high consumption” and endanger national security or disrupt the public order”
algoritmi, codice
::: fabiochiusi

Apps Try Putting Financial Literacy at Kids’ Fingertips
“Most schools don’t teach kids about money, and most families don’t talk about money,” said CJ MacDonald, Step’s founder and chief executive. “It became very clear there was a gap in the market”
scuola, educazione, cultura | economia, lavoro
::: nytimestech

Rivian, a promising and well-funded electric truck maker, said on Friday that it was planning to sell shares through an initial public offering
energia | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: nytimestech

After 18 Years, SCO's IBM Litigation May Be Settled for $14.5 Million
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Parents of Teens Who Stole $1 Million In Bitcoin Sued By Alleged Victim
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Tim Cook Gets $750 Million Bonus On 10th Anniversary As Apple CEO
Apple
::: Slashdot

This is a pretty good FAQ on IPv6 — the fascinating thing is how far IPv6 is now in actually coexisting with IPv4 instead of replacing it which was the optimistic original plan
Web, Internet
::: mitsuhiko

'Swiss Re' Signs World's First Long-Term Carbon Capture Deal
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot


Microsoft Won't Stop You From Installing Windows 11 on Older PCs
sistemi operativi | Microsoft
::: Slashdot

Emulator Runs PS1 Games in 4K on the New Xboxes
games
::: Slashdot

The Fall of the House of Gates?
protagonisti | economia, lavoro
::: RadioProzac

questa email di Linus Torvalds ha da poco compiuto 30 anni - Da quel progetto nato per hobby partendo nella giusta direzione di tutto quello che il movimento del #freesoftware di Richard Stallman, ha creato una delle più importanti rivoluzioni nel mondo ICT: #Linux #opensource
Linux | storia
::: napo

Compiler Explorer now supports multiple file compilation and linking
programming, codice, snippet | Web, Internet
::: vzverovich

oday a court held that our case challenging Clearview AI’s privacy-destroying conduct — the capture of millions of people’s unique identifying faceprints without their knowledge or consent — can proceed
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: ACLU

La Corte suprema cinese contro il 996: «Viola la legge»
lavoro | Cina
::: ilmanifesto

Microsoft releases an improved Windows 11 PC health check app
Microsoft
::: fulcorno

EU Agency Advises Against Using Search, Browsing History For Credit Scores
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Japan Successfully Tests Possible Deep-Space Rocket Technology
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

26 agosto, 2021

Visto nel Web - 633

 Tempi interessanti, purtroppo per tanti disgraziati. Ma ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Il colosso cinese #CATL lancia la sua prima batteria al #sodio
energia
::: Qualenergiait

Facebook Relents, Releases Report that Makes Them Look Bad
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | Facebook
::: Slashdot

Benefits of not using an IDE
mah... 🤔 siamo nel venti-ventuno e a volte, anzi spesso... piuttosto il terminale, spesso --ok, devo raccogliermi le idee 🤓
::: UnixToolTip

During the Cold War, CIA would control corporate media outlets clandestinely. Now they do it out in the open: ensuring that newsrooms are filled with former senior intelligence operatives and they're the only ones used as sources. Still, liberals snicker
media | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: ggreenwald

If something isn't working
tip, suggerimenti
::: SysQuotes

One of the things you learn as a scientist is the ability to look at a plot and think, "that just doesn't look right." That's the feeling I got when I saw this plot that Lomborg is currently pushing
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: AndrewDessler

Slackware 15.0 RC1 Released 25
Linux distro
::: Slashdot

Spy satellites in 1910. They sometimes bombard too
spyware | storia
::: Cmdr_Hadfield

Telegram and Signal are quickly turning into the cancer of society over here
social media
::: mitsuhiko

SpaceX Thinks it can Send Humans to the Moon Sooner Than 2024
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday


If Remote Work Lasts Two Years, Will Employees Ever Return to Offices?
lavoro a distanza/casa
::: Slashdot

Hydrogen Lobbyist Quits, Calls 'Blue Hydrogen' a Distraction Possibly Locking in Fossil Fuel Use
energia | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

$97 Million Stolen From Japanese Crypto Exchange
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Samsung Surpasses Intel to Become Top Semiconductor Manufacturer
hardware
::: Slashdot

#otd in 1994 Jeff Bezos posted the first job ad for Amazon, for Unix developers
storia | Amazon
::: MIT_CSAIL

the first part is simple: just tweet about how easy it is to write insecure C and C++, at which point a bunch of people who always write perfect code will reply
programming, codice, snippet | umorismo
::: johnregehr

Nel mondo ci sono 300 superyacht, quelli lunghi dai 24 metri in su. In un anno questi superyacht emettono la stessa quantità di CO2 dei 10 milioni di abitanti del Burundi
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: tigella

disintossichiamoci
social media
::: LeleCorvi

The fairy tale of destructive financialization — paired with huge amounts of hype and publicity
economia, lavoro
::: jaromil


grp — Unix Group Database
Python
::: pymotw

Disney's Newest Animatronic Robots Get a 'Level of Intelligence' to Make Their Own Decisions
robots, automazione, droni | artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

“geo-location and facial recognition software would be used to track people who were quarantining. They will be contacted at random and required to provide proof of their location within 15 minutes”
coronavirus | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

45 Teraflops: Intel Unveils Details of Its 100-Billion Transistor AI Chip
hardware
::: Slashdot

What Does It Take to Build the World's Largest Computer Chip?
hardware
::: Slashdot

New algorithm lets neural networks learn to “think for a while” before answering, like humans
machine learning
::: MIT_CSAIL

38 Million Records Were Exposed Online -- Including Contact-Tracing Info
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

The World's Second-Largest Stablecoin Is Undergoing a Massive Change
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Firefox Follows Chrome and Prepares To Block Insecure Downloads
browser | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot


Hundreds of Thousands of Realtek-based Devices Under Attack from IoT Botnet
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

PayPal Launches Its Cryptocurrency Service in the UK
moneta digitale
::: Slashdot

Google Pay Team Reportedly in Major Upheaval After Botched App Revamp
moneta digitale
::: Slashdot

Ethiopia To Build Local Rival To Facebook, Other Platforms
social media
::: Slashdot

One reason I like Twitter is that it has the lowest barrier to entry of any content platform
Twitter
::: fchollet

A bike parts company ditched Amazon to support indie shops instead
Amazon
::: dcavedon

wttr.in data source is experiencing an outage at the moment. The service will be not available/partially available for some time. Sorry for the inconvenience
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: igor_chubin

"South Korea is likely to bar Alphabet Inc’s Google and Apple Inc from charging software developers commissions on in-app purchases, the first such curbs by a major economy"
economia, lavoro | ditte
::: rasmus_kleis

1/3 💸 Big tech invests millions of euros yearly in #research, #journalism and political #lobbying – in a highly opaque way
ditte
::: algorithmwatch


#Linux turns 30 today. Happy birthday Linux 🐧🎂 here is your f-ing cake, go ahead and compile it yourself...😉
Linux
::: tecmint

From streets completely filled with cars. To complete streets
h/t @nilocram
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: LiorSteinberg

Study suggests algorithm may help optimize future COVID-19 vaccine design
coronavirus
::: fabiochiusi

The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into Boeing’s corporate culture, which an agency official said “appears to hamper” Boeing employees responsible for providing oversight and raising safety concerns
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: nytimestech

TikTok and Shopify, the e-commerce platform, said on Tuesday that they were working together to add the ability for consumers to shop directly in the TikTok app for the first time
economia, lavoro | social media
::: nytimestech

A Bay Area judge said California's so-called gig worker law was unconstitutional, dealing a setback for companies like Uber and Lyft. We explain the law and what happens next
lavoro
::: nytimestech

Using Emacs in an IDE world
applicazioni, programmi
::: UnixToolTip

Windows 95 launched #otd in 1995
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL

GNOME 41 Hits Beta, We Look At Its Best New Features #linux #opensource #gnome
applicazioni, programmi
::: omgubuntu

38M Records Were Exposed Online—Including Contact-Tracing Info
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi


Il nucleare deve essere parte del futuro, non solo una tecnologia ponte. Sennò addio emissioni zero. Le rinnovabili necessiteranno sempre di un back-up... e senza nucleare indovinate cosa sarà? Gas e nucleare, ecco il nodo della transizione verde
energia
::: MauroV1968

Just released a port of the famous roguelike game #Angband, compiled to WASM running entirely in-browser! Click and play
games | Web, Internet
::: ridiculous_fish

Waymo Starts Offering Autonomous Rides In San Francisco
automazione
::: Slashdot

How to Instantly Log Out of Ubuntu From a Terminal
solo per casi di panico, secondo me
manuali, how to
::: dcavedon

Computing hash functions from the command line
manuali, how to
::: UnixToolTip

Samsung Kills the Cameras On the Galaxy Z Fold 3 If You Unlock the Bootloader
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

FBI Sends Its First-Ever Alert About a 'Ransomware Affiliate'
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

How close can we get to verifying Linux device drivers written in Rust?
A long, overly detailed 3 part series of articles on what I’ve done with KLEE so far. (More still needs to be done though)
linguaggi di programmazione
::: alastair_d_reid

A compiler for operating on serialized trees
Bonus points for answering 1 without discussing parsing
programming, codice, snippet
::: samth


The Farmers Market is Moving Online
da noi (per quel che ne so) non ancora
economia, lavoro | Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Bosch Says the Semiconductor Supply Chains In the Car Industry No Longer Work
hardware
::: Slashdot

Older Tesla Vehicles To Get UI Performance Boost Thanks To Famed Video Game Engineer
tecnologia | games
::: Slashdot

Hackers Release Data Trove From Belarus in Bid To Overthrow Lukashenko Regime
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | politica
::: Slashdot

Man Steals 620K Photos From iCloud Accounts Without Apple Noticing
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Apple
::: Slashdot

Samsung To Hire 40,000 in $205 Billion Three-Year Spree
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Apple and Google's Fight in Seoul Tests Biden in Washington
politica
::: Slashdot

Microsoft To Launch Cloud Gaming Service on Xbox Consoles
games | cloud
::: Slashdot

"An independent analysis" of the COVID Alert app "concludes that over five months it reduced the number of cases in Canada by between 6,284 and 10,894 — and saved between 57 and 101 lives — but that few Canadians actually used it"
coronavirus | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi


Le traduzioni italiane dei tutorial sull'uso di #uMap sono già 8! 😮 Sono disponibili nel formato .pdf su #Canoprof
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: nilocram

Les ordres de grandeur c'est important, sinon on raconte n'importe quoi.

Peu importe votre opinion sur le nucléaire, lorsqu'on parle de lutter contre le changement climatique, il est complètement insensé de vouloir fermer des centrales nucléaires bas carbone
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: laydgeur

The government's new declassification reforms are... classified
censura
::: Snowden

Tautology much?
umorismo
::: fogus

Any breaking release should only require a small amount of update work on the part of end users. Bundling too many breaking changes at once forces users to delay updating indefinitely. Make it as easy as possible for your user base to follow you, to evolve with you
programming, codice, snippet
::: fchollet

Total coincidence that Apple abandoned its customer privacy commitments the same month they’re asking the US government to formally endorse and adopt Apple’s app store and payments monopoly in foreign trade negotiations?
Apple
::: TimSweeneyEpic

High abstraction often results in a loss of tactile feel for low level characteristics; e.g., GC ~> poor understanding of how much memory you're allocating; templates ~> poor understanding of how much code you're compiling. Can we restore feedback w/o losing abstraction?
programming, codice, snippet
::: ezyang

'long long long' is too long for GCC
umorismo
::: shafikyaghmour


A year later — nmap is still non-free software. :-(
open source
::: amszmidt

“Ten of 24 agencies surveyed plan to broaden their use of the technology by 2023. Ten agencies are also investing in research and development for the technology”
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Cars AutomobileCamperTaxi in arrivo are having a hard time learning how it is to share the streets with others
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: _dmoser

Dust-Sized Supercapacitor Packs the Same Voltage As a AAA Battery
energia | tecnologia
::: Slashdot

Blue Origin Employees Are Jumping Ship
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

Coinbase Slammed For Terrible Customer Service After Hackers Drain Accounts
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

microcosm
ooh!
::: korewamoe

One hundred people in Dorset who need social care are to be monitored by AI as part of a three-month pilot
artificial intelligence | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

30 years ago today Linus Torvalds announced in a newsgroup that he was working on a free operating system that later came to be called Linux
Linux | storia
::: MIT_CSAIL ::: linuxfoundation

22 agosto, 2021

Visto nel Web - 632

 Ragazzə qui non si sa più quel che succ--o sono solo io? intanto ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Ha detto il mio psicologo che
umorismo
::: micatwitto

The Taliban’s renewed presence on social media has put Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube in a tricky position
social media | politica
::: nytimestech ::: New York Times

2024 Artemis Landings Could Slip Because of a Lack of Spacesuits. Musk Offers to Develop Them
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

T-Mobile said the stolen files included information from approximately 7.8 million current accounts, as well as records of more than 40 million former or prospective customers who had applied for credit with the company
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: nytimestech

Are Apple’s Tools Against Child Abuse Bad for Your Privacy?
apple | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: New York Times ::: dcavedon ::: Slashdot ::: nytimestech ::: mrk4m1 ::: Slashdot ::: evacide ::: Slashdot ::: Snowden ::: balajis ::: Slashdot ::: Snowden

Most employee monitoring tools are needlessly invasive, study finds
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Large-language models like #GPT3 have shown tsunami impact in #AI world. We predict profound impact of these models in countless applications to come. 100+ researchers @StanfordHAI have released a paper abt the present &future of these Foundation Models
servirebbe un riassunto pwe quelli come me
artificial intelligence
::: drfeifei

fun post showing how LLVM optimizes a very bad is-even function
programming, codice, snippet
::: johnregehr ::: porglezomp

Google's Fuchsia OS Is Rolling Out Widely To 1st-Gen Nest Hubs
sistemi operativi | Google
::: Slashdot

Three Former Netflix Software Engineers Charged With Insider Trading By SEC
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Amazon Killed the Name Alexa
Amazon
::: Slashdot


Obscure features of Perl - Which, of course, includes most features of Perl
qualcuno usa ancora Perl? io no
linguaggi di programmazione
::: UnixToolTip

thinking of all the times people tell me i'm making a slippery slope argument when i say you shouldn't build mass surveillance systems that can be used for brutal social control and state repression
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: evan_greer

Go ahead Wall Street Journal, make my millennium!
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: MichaelEMann

The first software I wrote as a professional, summer before college. (My girlfriend at the time was named Anna)
uh! io TAG, faceva il back-up su nastro
umorismo
::: peterseibel

At the beginning of this year, every press freedom and human rights group in the world that matters called for Biden to drop the charges against Assange. Instead, his Justice Department just doubled down on persecuting him. Now you know why
Julian Assange
::: Snowden

This is what the crusade by corporate media & liberals for more online censorship has fostered: a population where 50% say *the government* should censor the internet in the name of stopping disinformation. They've trained people to be authoritarians, craving state censorship
censura
::: ggreenwald

LibreOffice 7.2 Released with Major Performance Improvements, New HUD Tool
applicazioni, programmi
::: omgubuntu ::: JvJean1971

The quest for legitimacy in the United States is leading Binance.com, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, to pursue an initial public offering of its American unit
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: nytimestech

Toyota Motor, the world’s largest automaker, plans to cut production worldwide 40 percent in September because of a shortage of computer chips that the company had avoided being hurt by until now
hardware
::: nytimestech

A federal judge in Alaska has blocked a huge oil drilling project that was approved by the Trump administration and backed by the Biden administration.The judge found that the government failed to take into account the project's impact on climate change
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: nytclimate


Musk Says That Refueling Starship for Lunar Landings Will Take 8 Launches (Maybe 4)
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

The suit submitted Thursday contains the same overall arguments as the original. But it is much longer and includes more facts and analysis that the agency says better support its allegations that Facebook is a monopoly
antitrust | Facebook
::: nytimestech ::: b_fung

Microsoft will raise Office 365 business subscription prices in 2022
Magna tranquillo, Satya
Microsoft
::: bermat

The pandemic has renewed interest in virtual reality. Facebook is trying to capitalize with a new virtual meeting room service
virtual reality | Facebook
::: nytimestech ::: Snowden ::: nickfogle

MATE Desktop 1.26 Released with Initial Wayland Support + More
:dis
::: dcavedon

Yes, we're working to mitigate the climate change... 🤦‍♂️ Texas Is Letting Shell, Exxon, and Other Oil Producers Break the Rules
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: MauroV1968

Mettiamo che
i clorofluorocarburi e altri gas che distruggono l’ozono in alta quota non fossero stati eliminati dal 1989 in poi. Cosa sarebbe successo? Risposta su Nature nel paper di Paul Young et al.
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: RadioProzac

Coinbase To Invest 10% of All Future Profits In Crypto
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | crittografia
::: Slashdot

Amazon Plans To Open Its Own Department Stores
Amazon
::: Slashdot

Contro la guerra, Julian Assange: nuovo caso Dreyfus?
Julian Assange
::: ilmanifesto


Your Credit Score Should Be Based On Your Web History, IMF Says
social media
::: Slashdot

Vine's Creator Is Now Working On NFT Blockchain Video Games
non-fungible tokens
::: Slashdot

Justice Department Says Facial Recognition Helped End an Almost 15-year Manhunt
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

'Green Steel': Swedish Company Ships First Batch Made Without Using Coal
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

Elon Musk Reveals 'Tesla Bot', a Humanoid Robot Utilizing Tesla AI
robots, automazione, droni
::: Slashdot

Google Secretly Had a Giant Gaming Vision That Includes Bringing Games To Mac
games
::: Slashdot

1/3 We're overwhelmed by the support we've received over the past week! 40 intl orgs & researchers + nearly 900 other supporters have already signed our open letter - But the fight to protect public interest research on platforms is only just beginning...
Facebook
::: algorithmwatch

The reasoning behind the old "I have nothing to hide" defense of surveillance abuses is humiliating, if you think it through
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Snowden

Buon compleanno, Internet Archive: la memoria della Rete compie 25 anni
Web, Internet
::: MauroV1968

here are the 12 patterns I identified in confusing explanations! each one comes with an explanation of what I do instead
manuali, how to
::: b0rk


News Story Reaction
social media | umorismo
::: xkcd

If you run "npm install" on your machine, don’t tell me you aren’t vaccinated because you don’t know what’s in the vaccine
umorismo
::: juliendubois

Quanto vale il lavoro da remoto?
lavoro a distanza/casa
::: MauroV1968

Publishers: Internet Archive's Sales Data Demand is "Burdensome and Irrelevant"
Web, Internet
::: RadioProzac

China passes new personal data privacy law, to take effect Nov. 1
dati, raccolta | Cina
::: fabiochiusi ::: simopieranni ::: simopieranni

Nvidia's $40 Billion Arm Deal Faces Tougher Antitrust Hurdle
hardware | antitrust
::: Slashdot

Google Gave Phone Makers Extra Money To Ditch Third-Party App Stores
Google
::: Slashdot

Hints for writing Unix tools
tip, suggerimenti
::: UnixToolTip

The Taliban banned the internet the first time they ruled Afghanistan. Now they are using it to try to persuade the country that they know how to govern
Web, Internet | politica
::: nytimestech

“Tesla has not delivered what it promised.” More problems are emerging for the electric carmaker as complaints among customers that they have been sold an additional driver-assistance option that doesn’t operate as advertised accumulate
automazione
::: nytimestech


Google Says Geofence Warrants Make Up One-Quarter Of All US Demands
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

Cable TV Lost 1.1 Million Subscribers Last Quarter
media
::: Slashdot

Cloudflare Says It Mitigated a Record-Breaking 17.2 Million HTTP RPS DDoS Attack
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Feng Zhang ha inventato un nuovo metodo di portare i vaccini nelle cellule. Tutto quello che viene da lui merita massima attenzione
innovazioni, futuro
::: andcapocci

The World's Largest Computer Chip
hardware
::: Slashdot

'Android Auto For Phone Screens' Is Shutting Down
automazione
::: Slashdot

If you use the Carge app to charge your electric car, beware: it may be a scam or their systems were hijacked by a malicious party. I got charged $100 and $200 on my card, while other payments for larger amounts were blocked by the bank /1
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: lopo

Musk Confirms how "Mechazilla" Will Catch and Assemble Starship and Super Heavy for Rapid Reuse
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

Apple's Double Agent
Apple | spyware
::: Slashdot

Apple again delayed its return-to-office date until January because of the continuing spread of the coronavirus in the United States
lavoro a distanza/casa
::: nytimestech


Rage Against the Machine
umorismo
::: JvJean1971

Python Data Science Handbook is a fantastic and in-depth data science book that is entirely available online. For free! It covers NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, and Scikit-Learn. Thanks to @jakevdp for making this great book free
Python
::: Jeande_d

I told 2yo her shoes were on wrong feet so she crossed legs to "fix" them. She's gonna code in Java. I just know it
umorismo
::: mzbat

Free Software NOT as in “free speech,” NOR as in “free beer”
censura | politica
::: haghighi_ahmad

The Chinese region of Inner Mongolia has approved a massive power project that will use solar and wind to produce green hydrogen
energia | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: climate

Julian Assange speaking in 2011
Of course this doesn’t include individual profits of each politician, officer, talking head, or investor
Julian Assange
::: CianMW

1. l'uso della #biometria in #Afghanistan è l'esempio perfetto di come prima di introdurre una tecnologia bisogna sempre pensare cosa succede se finisce nelle mani sbagliate
tecnologia
::: SMaurizi

George Pólya on teaching John von Neumann
matematica
::: fermatslibrary

I meticulously document my predictions, e.g., see the dated predictions section at rodneybrooks.com/blog, and essays on AI and self driving there, plus many articles in IEEE Spectrum and MIT Technology Review (google them) people.csail.mit.edu/brooks for writings back to the 80's
artificial intelligence | automazione
::: rodneyabrooks

#otd in 1985 one of the most influential programming textbooks was published: MIT’s “Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs”
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL

19 agosto, 2021

Visto nel Web - 631

 Sempre troppo caldo ma altrove è molto peggio; intanto ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Sophie Zhang, a former data scientist at Facebook, revealed that the company enables global political manipulation and has done little to stop it
Facebook | politica
::: techreview

Debian 11 bullseye has been released!
Linux distro
::: debian ::: debian

🚀 Erlang LS 0.18.0 is out! 🚀
linguaggi di programmazione
::: robertoaloi

We express solidarity to @algorithmwatch and to the researchers struggling against surveillance capitalism
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | Facebook
::: trackingexposed

What Happens When Big Tech's Datacenters Come to Small Towns?
lavoro
::: Slashdot

Deflecting Criticism, Russia Tries Insinuating 2018 Hole on Space Station Was US Sabotage
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

A CyberSecurity CEO Used Apple's AirTags to Locate His Stolen Scooter
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

In countries from the UK to Indonesia, it will be easy for governments to ask Apple to expand their message-scanning program—and hard for Apple to say no
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | Apple
::: EFF ::: matthew_d_green

Report: Java 'Surges' Back Up in Programming Language Popularity
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot

Will Google's Tensor Chip Spell Trouble for 5G?
dispositivi mobili | artificial intelligence | 5G
::: Slashdot

The basic selling point of starting a greenfield project instead of trying to fix the existing codebase is to replace the old & tired problems with fresh & exciting problems
programming, codice, snippet
::: fchollet

Snopes.com Co-Founder Accused of Copying from Other Sites Without Attribution
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | copyright e brevetti
::: Slashdot


How to Access Extra Dock Settings in elementary OS 6
tip, suggerimenti
::: dcavedon

PineNote is a $399 E-ink Tablet that Runs Linux #opensource #linux
hardware | dispositivi mobili | Linux
::: omgubuntu

A 97 anni Lily Ebert, una delle ultime sopravvissute all’Olocausto, racconta l’orrore della Shoah ai giovani su Tik Tok
i social usati bene
social media
::: MauroV1968

You can list a directory with millions of files, but not with ls
mah! se dovete c'è qualcosa che non va, imho
programming, codice, snippet
::: UnixToolTip

The Case Against Working Remotely Full-Time
lavoro a distanza/casa
::: Slashdot

A Simple Software Fix Could Limit Location Data Sharing
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

How Data Scientists Pinpointed the Creepiest Word in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'
solo per anglofoni terminali
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

The Worst 5% of Power Plants Produce 73% of Their Emissions
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

In 1896, Arrhenius formulated a relationship between CO2 level changes and temperature changes, but being from a cold climate, thought it might be beneficial. Fourier came up with the concept 74 years earlier
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | storia
::: RobertD11359976

@UBports Just tried the installation of Ubuntu Touch on Pixel 3a. When you know how to work on the Bootloader, it works straight. Nice UI :)
Ubuntu | dispositivi mobili
::: TheC117 ::: HillNinja1313

The #MarsHelicopter is gearing up for Flight 12. It’ll take place no earlier than Aug. 16, and will scout the intriguing “South Séítah” region. It'll aid @NASAPersevere scientists in determining which geologic features may be worthy of further scrutiny
spazio, esplorazione | droni
::: NASAJPL


oooh so that's how IE got so bad
umorismo
::: okdistribute

25 years ago Microsoft released Internet Explorer 3.0, its first real salvo in the “Browser Wars”. This launch taught taught me how a giant corporation could move at the speed of a startup. Here’s the story
storia | browser
::: hadip

So, my lovelies, I just dropped Version 4 of the Clean Hydrogen Ladder! For anyone new to all this, the ladder is my attempt to put use cases for clean hydrogen into some sort of merit order, because not all use cases are equally likely to succeed. 1/10
energia
::: MLiebreich

E davvero, complimenti ai media italiani - in questo caso @Corriere @LaStampa e @ilgiornale, siete gli unici che sono riusciti a diffondere questo fotomontaggio
giornali, stampa
::: evaristegal0is ::: evaristegal0is

Per l'#Afghanistan Inutile piangere lacrime di coccodrillo, o peggio ancora invocare nuovi interventi armati, quando continuiamo a lasciar marcire in galera col rischio di estradizione e pena capitale negli USA l'uomo che aveva documentato i presupposti di questa catastrofe
Julian Assange
::: carlogubi ::: SMaurizi

Voici les premières images brutes du survol de Vénus, mardi dernier, par la sonde spatiale européenne Bepi Colombo
spazio, esplorazione
::: astropierre

Samsung is Using AI to Design a Smartphone Chip. Will Others Follow?
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

The billionaire space race reflects a colonial mindset that fails to imagine a different world
protagonisti | spazio, esplorazione
::: RadioProzac

Russia-Linked Ad Agency Smeared Vaccines Using Hundreds of Fake Instagram Accounts
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

A new investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is the broadest look yet at Autopilot and at potential flaws that could make it and the Teslas that operate on it dangerous
automazione
::: nytimestech

NewsFlash is a solid #RSS feed reader for #Linux (and yes, it supports @feedly) #OpenSource
applicazioni, programmi
::: omgubuntu


io — Text, Binary, and Raw Stream I/O Tools
Python
::: pymotw

Widelands is a free, open source real-time strategy game with singleplayer campaigns and a multiplayer mode. The game was inspired by Settlers II but has significantly more variety and depth to it - Works on Linux and macOS
games
::: nixcraft

How Google Bought Android -- According To Folks in the Room
dispositivi mobili | storia
::: Slashdot

Secret Terrorist Watchlist With 2 Million Records Exposed Online
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

T-Mobile Confirms It Was Hacked
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Rise of Cryptocurrencies Can Be Traced To Nixon Abandoning Gold In 1971
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | storia
::: Slashdot

Thousands of Wikipedia Pages Vandalized With Giant Swastikas
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni | Wikipedia
::: Slashdot

Folding Phones Are the New 3D TV
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Sues NASA, Escalating Its Fight for a Moon Lander Contract
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

Mastercard To Become First Payments Network To Phase Out Magnetic Stripe
tecnologia
::: Slashdot

Linux Glibc Security Fix Created a Nastier Linux Bug
bug
::: Slashdot


Beijing Tightens Grip on ByteDance by Quietly Taking Stake, China Board Seat
social media
::: Slashdot

Walmart Seeks Crypto Expert To Oversee Digital Currency Push
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Amazon Encourages Teachers To Use Social Media To Obtain Classroom Supplies
Amazon
::: Slashdot

EFF Senior Staff Technologist @ohemorange tells the Verge, “Half the problem is that the system is so easy to change”
Apple | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: EFF

Intel Enters the PC Gaming GPU Battle With Arc
hardware | games
::: Slashdot

Change is hard. Cultural change at a big company is even harder. @kateconger spoke with more than a dozen Twitter employees about upheaval in the company's design section
Twitter
::: nytimestech

On previous devices #Teleports didn’t support animated stickers. Imagine my surprise! 😳 Don’t know if this is a recent development with the messaging service or device related? Looks awesome though! 🤩👍🏻 (ps only one set can be added at a time). #UbuntuTouch
dispositivi mobili | Ubuntu
::: HillNinja1313

The future of computing, maybe. SHIFT6mq with USB-C and DP can be an #ubuntutouch desktop in your pocket. Take a BT mouse and foldable keyboard with you :)
hardware | Ubuntu
::: lanux_mage

Zorin OS 16 Released Based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Linux distro
::: omgubuntu

Gen Z LinkedIn Is Full of Parodies and Snark
social media
::: Slashdot


Stop Using Zoom, Hamburg's DPA Warns State Government
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Laser fusion just took a leap forward. For a fraction of a second, the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore produced 10 percent as much power as all the sunshine hitting the Earth
innovazioni, futuro | energia
::: nytimestech ::: thek3nger

Amazon has eclipsed Walmart to become the world’s largest retail seller outside China
economia, lavoro | Amazon
::: nytimestech ::: nytimestech

Go 1.17 Release Notes
"Go 1.17 implements a new way of passing function arguments and results using registers instead of the stack." did they really not have that all this time?
linguaggi di programmazione
::: vamchale

Se gli inquinatori pagassero
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: RadioProzac

Autocorrect errors in Excel still creating genomics headache
applicazioni, programmi
::: marcoscan

Boston Dynamics Teaches Atlas Robot Parkour
robots, automazione, droni
::: Slashdot

Critical Bug Impacting Millions of IoT Devices Lets Hackers Spy On You
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Facebook is not only allowing right-wing militias to spread anti-vaxxer misinformation on its platform, it's even labelling some of the groups admins as "experts"
Facebook | coronavirus
::: daithaigilbert


Scientists Calculate Pi To 62.8 Trillion Digits
matematica
::: Slashdot

Chinese Espionage Tool Exploits Vulnerabilities In 58 Widely Used Websites
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

IKEA Starts Selling Renewable Energy To Households In Sweden
energia | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

ByteDance, TikTok's Parent Company, Joins the Open Invention Network
open source | Linux
::: Slashdot

Tavola periodica interattiva
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: MauroV1968

Firewalls and Middleboxes Can Be Weaponized For Gigantic DDoS Attacks
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

When people ask, "what will this technology look like in 10 years", they should really ask "what will this tech look like after X billion $ and N iteration cycles?" The pace of evolution of a technology is entirely dependent on interest and investment, it isn't predetermined
innovazioni, futuro
::: fchollet

Today please keep #Assange and @wikileaks journalism in your mind. The failure was exposed eleven years ago. The journalist exposing it, in prison. The people, abandoned. The country, burning. #Afghanistan
Julian Assange
::: avilarenata

I tried to make an AI write the conclusion of my PhD thesis
artificial intelligence | umorismo
::: seirl_

Immagini benissimo
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | economia, lavoro
::: RadioProzac

"I ricavi da vendita, in media, per i più grandi gruppi quotati si sono più che dimezzati dal 2010 al 2020"
e la qualità è (quasi sempre) pessima; ani peggio ancora
giornali, stampa
::: fabiochiusi

Free Clipart of a Cartoon Rock Is Selling For $300,000 As NFTs
non capisco, riporto
non-fungible tokens
::: Slashdot


Microsoft Envisions a Blockchain-Based Bounty System to Catch Pirates
pirateria | Microsoft
::: Slashdot

Spent weeks debugging an issue with my address book not syncing. Is it my config file? My server config? The client? The python requests library?? No, I changed the entry in my password manager, causing the command to return the password+username instead of just the password
Web, Internet
::: wilbowma

L'introduzione di tecnologie #fingerprinting sui sistemi di messaggistica, costituirebbe un gravissimo punto di non ritorno: il #copyright (e il trolling brevettuale) diverrebbero il terzo pilastro della censura, dopo il terrorismo e la pedopornografia
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: informapirata

Giusto per capire la scala della sfida che abbiamo davanti: questa ingombrante unità permette di compensare grossomodo le emissioni medie di UNA SOLA persona di un paese sviluppato
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: cmnit

L’@ukhomeoffice (quello delle politiche disumane di @pritipatel) sta acquisendo dati di migranti e rifugiati afghani e pakistani, non garantendo l’anonimato, “attirandoli” su un sito che secondo @OpenRightsGroup distribuisce informazioni false e fuorvianti. C’è anche questo
frodi
::: dilettahuyskes_

Samsung Confirms It's Removing Ads From its Stock Apps Later this Year
ad, pubblicità
::: Slashdot

Do you ever wonder how some clothing can be so cheap? It's called #fastfashion and it causes big environmental impacts. This #WasteWednesday we will look at the wasteful impacts of fast fashion, and provide ways to reduce the ecological footprint of your wardrobe
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: UWsustainable

Really giving "stick the landing" a whole new meaning...
robots, automazione, droni
::: MIT_CSAIL

Facebook’s mission is to “bring the world closer together.” Increasingly, that’s not just about connecting friends and family to share messages, but also serving as a platform for people’s financial lives
Facebook | (forse)
::: nytimestech

Microsoft is Making it Harder To Switch Default Browsers in Windows 11
Microsoft | browser
::: Slashdot

Healthcare Provider Expected To Lose $106.8 Million Following Ransomware Attack
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot