05 agosto, 2021

Visto nel Web - 627

 A sentire la tele o i giornali sembra che... invece tutto nella norma quello che ho wisto nel Web.


Climate change continued across the UK in 2020 – 2020 was the first year that rainfall, temperature, and sunshine values all were in the top ten in the same year
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: MauroV1968

ESA and it's contractor successfully tested a much lighter composite fuel tank
tecnologia | spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

Free Software Foundation Will Fund Papers on Issues Around Microsoft's 'GitHub Copilot'
copyright e brevetti
::: Slashdot

A Pilot Reported Another 'Possible Jet Pack Man' Near Los Angeles
sarà davvero vero?
(forse)
::: Slashdot

In Hawaii, Robot Dogs Join the Police Force
robots, automazione, droni
::: Slashdot

US Justice Department Says Russians Hacked Its Federal Prosecutors
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Haha modern ordering system
umorismo
::: nixcraft

When we set goals, we're often more attracted by the optionality of being able to do something, than by actually doing it
programming, codice, snippet
::: fchollet ::: fchollet

Okay this is getting out of hand
umorismo
::: skyetetra

It's the Hottest Job Market in 20 Years for Tech Workers
lavoro | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Is Remote Work Forcing Smaller Cities to Compete With Big Tech Salaries?
lavoro a distanza/casa
::: Slashdot

The Case for Another Antitrust Action Against Microsoft
antitrust | Microsoft
::: Slashdot


Russia's 'Nonsensical, Impossible Quest' to Create Its Own Domestic Internet
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Hundreds of AI Tools Were Built to Catch Covid. None of Them Helped
artificial intelligence | coronavirus
::: Slashdot

How Google quietly funds Europe’s leading tech policy institutes
Google
::: RadioProzac

Are Python Libraries Riddled With Security Holes?
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Python
::: Slashdot

Remote Work Without VPN Patches? Govt Security Agencies Reveal Most Exploited Vulnerabilities
lavoro a distanza/casa
::: Slashdot

Amazon Now Employs Almost 1 Million People in the US - or 1 in Every 169 Workers
lavoro | Amazon
::: Slashdot

When I was a kid I remember poking around at a fun physics toy written in Visual Basic. I spent hours making dancing robots and playing with the physics settings. So today I dug it up from old pc mag archives, ported it to Rust/egui and compiled it to wasm
Web, Internet | programming, codice, snippet
::: kamatsu8

Top web browsers over 25 years
browser
::: JonErlichman

Poor decisions
programming, codice, snippet | umorismo
::: _workchronicles

Leggo commenti più o meno deliranti sul "potente attacco" informatico ai sistemi della regione Lazio. Sorvolando sul fatto che nessuno competente in materia direbbe mai "potente attacco", e che i computer non vanno "in tilt" perché non sono flipper, qualche considerazione sparsa
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: raistolo ::: fabiochiusi

Devuan Chimaera running on a MacBookPro12 smooth and easy, posted on the telegram fan channel
sistemi operativi
::: DevuanOrg


Le rover #Perseverance a commencé sa première campagne d'échantillonnage ! Une des premières étapes consiste à abraser la roche sur quelques millimètres de profondeur afin de réaliser des analyses détaillées avec les instruments scientifiques
spazio, esplorazione | robots, automazione, droni
::: leplanetolog

bisect — Maintain Lists in Sorted Order
Python
::: pymotw

The ISS? No!! 😎 Vacation with the 8" refractor along the Mediterranean, for this 1/2-second solar transit of the new China's Tiangong Space station with its 3 modules, their solar arrays and certainly the robotic arm
spazio, esplorazione
::: ThierryLegault

Tes, you all are wrong
programmazione funzionale | umorismo
::: vamchale

Brilliant visualization !
economia, lavoro
::: zacchiro

It appears that proponents of the anti-science anti-humanist Great Barrington Declaration no longer wish people to know who supports it. The list of signatories is gone. Now just a map
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | coronavirus
::: DavidSteadson

The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide is a free book, and it had been a long time (> 13 years) since last modifications. Recently, my students and I are updating the content and corresponding sample code to Linux v5.x
Linux | manuali, how to
::: jserv

"Unfortunately, modern AI algorithms are rarely able to provide an answer to the question of why they think an answer is a good one. This is yet another dimension of trust"
artificial intelligence
::: fabiochiusi

Taming Pegasus: A Way Forward on Surveillance Tech Proliferation
spyware
::: simopieranni

Banned Chinese Facial Recognition Technology Was Used in Search for US Protesters
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

To Fight Vaccine Misinformation, US Recruits an 'Influencer Army'
coronavirus | video, streaming
::: Slashdot


Meet the BionicOpter, a robotic dragonfly that masters the highly complex flight characteristics of instects
robots, automazione, droni
::: Rainmaker1973

NASA is going with SpaceX for the Europa Clipper launch - and saving about $2bn in the process
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

More profit on pandemic
economia, lavoro | coronavirus
::: MauroV1968

US consultants lined up to run fund that owns Israeli spyware company NSO
spazio, esplorazione | economia, lavoro
::: AgnesCallamard

Intel Executive Posts Thunderbolt 5 Photo Then Deletes It
hardware
::: Slashdot

Hackers Leak Full EA Data After Failed Extortion Attempt
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

The @racketlang package in #Guix is now bootstrapped from C, going from #Racket "Before Chez" (BC) to Racket "Chez Scheme" (CS)
language Racket | Lisp
::: GuixHpc

Contro il mito dell’intelligenza artificiale
artificial intelligence
::: MauroV1968

Pegasus spyware found on journalists’ phones, French intelligence confirms
spyware
::: fabiochiusi

Taking On Tech: @timnitGebru Exposes The Underbelly Of Performative Diversity In The Tech Industry
tecnologia | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: psb_dc

Il climatologo Luca Mercalli: abbiamo 10 anni o si cambia o saranno scenari di fuoco
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Agenzia_Ansa


AMD and Valve Working On New Linux CPU Performance Scaling Design
hardware | Linux
::: Slashdot

The phone of a human-rights activist and close ally of Princess Latifa, who was captured at sea while racing to escape Dubai, was infected with NSO's Pegasus last year, a new forensic test finds. An "attack on human rights by a despotic regime"
spyware
::: drewharwell

The Push For a 'PBS For the Internet'
media | open source
::: Slashdot

Pentagon Believes Its Precognitive AI Can Predict Events 'Days In Advance'
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

Australian Court Rules An AI Can Be Considered An Inventor On Patent Filings
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

Tale of Fake Hewlett-Packard Gear Spurs Arrest in China, Lawsuit
se ho capito non so se crederci
(forse)
::: Slashdot

Google Will Abandon Qualcomm and Build Its Own Smartphone Processors This Year
hardware | dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

Amazon Will Pay You $10 in Credit for Your Palm Print Biometrics
aveva ragione la fattucchiera!
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Perché #hacker è una parola ambigua e molto connotata
tip, suggerimenti
::: terminologia

al momento, la tesi che la lotta contro il riscaldamento globale produrrà effetti devastanti sul mondo non ha supporto nella letteratura scientifica. Il rapporto IPCC che ha fatto una rassegna sul tema dice l'opposto, si veda ipcc.ch/sr15 cap.5 o la fig.4 del Sommario
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Caserinik


Fonti della sicurezza confermano a Domani che le informazioni bloccate dal ransomware - il virus utilizzato dagli #hacker per l'attacco alla regione Lazio - non hanno alcuna copia di backup
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: DomaniGiornale ::: bermat

Brusco cambio climatico: bloccare il gas di Eni e il Ccs di Cingolani
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | economia, lavoro | politica
::: ilmanifesto

Microsoft's Windows 365 Cloud PC Service Will Range From $20 To $162 Per User Per Month
Microsoft | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Enormous: official confirmation of the allegations regarding Israeli hacking-for-hire company NSO Group's involvement in targeted attacks on EU journalists. If they will do it in France, they will do it anywhere. Shut them down—ban the exploit trade
spyware
::: Snowden

Steam Survey Shows Linux Marketshare Hitting 1.0%
sistemi operativi
::: Slashdot

Facebook Users Are Buying Oculus VR Headsets To Get Customer Service Prioritization
augmented reality
::: Slashdot

Garante Privacy, multa da 2,5 milioni di euro a Deliveroo: trattamento illecito dei dati dei rider
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: demartin

Fiber optic cables can still be pushed to squeeze more terabits/second through their channels–including the rarely deployed S-band. Japanese researchers smashed the data transmission rate, nearly doubling it, to 319 Tb/s, across more than 3,000 km
Web, Internet
::: IEEESpectrum

Hampshire Constabulary, Humberside Police, North Wales Police and South Yorkshire Police are among the UK police forces exploring retrospective facial recognition technology
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: hare_brain

In the US, Life Cycle Emissions For EVs Are Already 60-68% Lower Than Gasoline, Study Finds
energia | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

"WA Health released SafeWA check-in information for purposes other than COVID-19 contact tracing, with six requests being made by the police despite government messaging that the information would only be used to support contact tracing"
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | coronavirus
::: fabiochiusi


Le rover Curiosity a surpris un dust devil passer près de lui le 30 juillet dernier ! Aucune crainte pour le rover, il ne sentirait qu'une simple brise si un de ces tourbillons lui passait dessus
spazio, esplorazione | robots, automazione, droni
::: thomas_appere

Oh man. This seems extremely not good. Not stated here but related, faster spinning earth may mean negative leap seconds which a lot of software is not ready for, as I understand it
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: peterseibel

C'è #instagramdown quindi è il momento in cui tutte le twittstar dovrebbero mettersi a scrivere cose inutili a caso approfittando del fatto che il resto del mondo si ricorda dell'esistenza di Twitter solo per vedere se c'è davvero #instagramdown. Esattamente come sto facendo io
social media | umorismo
::: Santas_Official

I Hate Truthiness!
linguaggi di programmazione
::: LeifAndersen

Map shows the surface area that we would need to power the world, the EU or Germany solely through solar power
energia
::: stem_feed

Chinese semiconductor market hit by news that the SMIC photoresist department head said "none of the Chinese ArF photoresists in the market are usable" in a semiconductor industry group chat with over 500 experts & analysts. 1/
hardware | tecnologia
::: nthusharon

Oggi l'economista di turno prentende
Twitter
::: SteffPy

So a recruiter contacts me on my personal email and goes "I got your email using @PeopleDataLabs" I go to their website and there is this nice bit: I need to opt-out something I did not opt in, otherwise they will just keep selling my data. What the fuck is that?
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: vikkio88

Robert Nystrom’s 𝘊𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 was never sent to the press because it was not economical to print and bind one page
storia | Lisp
::: stylewarning

Should I stack some books in the background for my talk?
umorismo
::: wilbowma

Recursion jokes never get old
umorismo
::: ThePracticalDev


Giuseppe De Donno, Wikipedia e i Poteri Forti
Wikipedia | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: MauroV1968

NASA is sending a hopping lunar explorer into the truly dark areas of the moon
spazio, esplorazione | robots, automazione, droni
::: universetoday

Amazon Unlawfully Confiscated Union Literature, NLRB Finds
lavoro | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | Amazon
::: Slashdot

“If a woman tries to express their opinion about unjust laws or says something that doesn’t please the government, they will leak your private pictures to intimidate you”
spyware | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: Snowden ::: Snowden

Google Will Kill Off Very Old Versions of Android Next Month
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

Social Media Giants Failing To Remove Most Antisemitic Posts
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: Slashdot

📢 EDRi's response to the @EU_Commission's consultation on #AI welcomes the emphasis towards regulating AI uses. However, we also underline the need for adequate regulations to address systematic harms against marginalised communities
artificial intelligence | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: edri

Google Chrome To No Longer Show Secure Website Indicators
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Moon breaking? :) This is an excellent example on what happens when ML confuse correlation with causation also ML/AI is hard and will take time to get it right. Maybe if we all can contribute to an open set of standard recognition models this will get solved faster...
machine learning
::: RomeoLupascu

Stack Overflow ci dice tutto (proprio tutto-tutto) sui programmatori e il loro mondo
programming, codice, snippet
::: _juhan

Domanda difficile sulla localizzazione
Twitter
::: _juhan

Diego Maninetti

Da ingegnere del ramo telecomunicazioni che lavora per la funzione pubblica vi garantisco che dal punto di vista della sicurezza informatica non c'è distinzione alcuna tra PC in smartworking e PC in ufficio, ma tra PC configurati bene dal datore di lavoro e PC configurati male
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: carlogubi ::: MarcoBatarea ::: bermat ::: gvarisco

Code is meant to be read by others, and it's a very information-dense medium. So write your code like you'd write a book or an article, *not* like a telegram or a SMS circa 2005. Spell out those variable names. No one-letter variables or weird abbreviations, please
programming, codice, snippet
::: fchollet

Se ti poni la domanda, non sai di cosa stai parlando
giornali, stampa
::: waltervannini

Police runs 300 Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras in NL. 50 cameras make photos on which you can often see faces etc: 350.000 photos a day. NRC reports: The police uses those face photos for investigations, without legal basis
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fborgesius

40 Linux Server Hardening Security Tips [2021 edition]
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: tavernalinux

What if Highways Were Electric? Germany Is Testing the Idea
energia | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

The story of how NSO Group landed its first contract with Mexico has largely escaped attention
spyware
::: carolafrediani

Quanto inquina mandare una mail?
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: MauroV1968

Leaked Document Says Google Fired Dozens of Employees for Data Misuse
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Amazon To Cut Waste Following Backlash Over the Destruction of Unused Products
Amazon
::: Slashdot

Microsoft Exchange Used To Hack Diplomats Before 2021 Breach
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

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