30 settembre, 2021

Visto nel Web - 643

 Tempi interessanti, probabilmente qualche pasticcio nell'elenco di cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Finalmente è arrivato il progetto Adalgisa: Una #mappa di percorsi ciclo-pedonali costruita con il #softwarelibero #uMap per promuovere una #mobilità_sostenibile, un po' di letteratura e un pizzico di #PeerTube #bicicletta #scuola #OpenStreetMap #Gadda
open source | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: nilocram

In search of the perfect URL validation regex
💥 uh! 💥
bash script
::: johnregehr

New blorg post, in which I yell about the concept of addition
💥 uh! 💥, yep (2)
::: fugueish

What Happened When Germany Tried to Fight Online Hate Speech?
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: Slashdot

VoIP.ms Battles Week-Long Sustained DDoS-for-Ransom Attack
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

110,000 Affected by Epik Breach - Including Those Who Trusted Epik to Hide Their Identity
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Innovazione! la vita sarà mai più quella di prima
tecnologia | umorismo
::: _juhan

Google Sues India's Competition Commission - For Sharing Its Findings About Google
antitrust
::: Slashdot

Linus Torvalds Recognizes Linux's 'True' 30th Anniversary Date
Linux | protagonisti
::: Slashdot

26,000 and Counting: America is Installing Hundreds More Bitcoin ATMs Each Week
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

The Semiconductor Shortage is Getting Worse
hardware
::: Slashdot


“Un gatto cade in testa a un uomo, che viene soccorso da un cane con le scarpe”. OK
giornali, stampa
::: FraBaraghini

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 26, 2021
social media | umorismo
::: GoComics

A comprehensive CS curriculum, made entirely from free online materials
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: MIT_CSAIL

Kidnapping, assassination and a London shoot-out: Inside the CIA's secret war plans against WikiLeaks
Julian Assange
::: fabiochiusi ::: Snowden ::: FreedomofPress ::: ggreenwald ::: Snowden ::: kgosztola ::: Snowden ::: Snowden ::: KimZetter ::: ryangrim ::: RichardHanania ::: aaronjmate ::: kennardmatt ::: KitKlarenberg ::: a_greenberg ::: trevortimm ::: ggreenwald ::: fabiochiusi ::: Snowden ::: Slashdot ::: kgosztola ::: codepink ::: SMaurizi ::: khrafnsson ::: kennardmatt ::: avilarenata ::: JameelJaffer ::: brokep ::: fabiochiusi ::: IFJGlobal ::: ClareDalyMEP ::: thetimes ::: fabiochiusi ::: william_fitz ::: Snowden ::: CathyVoganSPK ::: HorvatSrecko ::: dcavedon ::: NilsMelzer ::: francofontana43

Further signs that its tulips all the way down…
A hamster has been trading cryptocurrencies in a cage rigged to automatically buy and sell tokens since June - and it's currently outperforming the S&P 500
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | economia, lavoro | (forse)
::: markoff

I social riflettono la cultura in cui siamo immersi. Uscirne fuori equivale all'illusione di abbandonare la specie umana. #socialmedia #socialnetwork
social media | Web, Internet
::: SergioGridelli

Bitcoin mining is breathing new life into America’s aging fossil fuel power plants, creating a demand environmentalists say discourages investment in renewable energy sources at a time when shifting away from carbon-emitting sources of energy is essential
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: NBCNews ::: Slashdot

Per il ministero dell'Interno non serve una moratoria sui sistemi di riconoscimento facciale
Significa che proveremo a farcela per conto nostro (e in buona, anzi buonissima compagnia)
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: nomfup

After 47 Years, US Power Company Abandons Still-Unfinished $6 Billion Nuclear Power Plant
energia
::: Slashdot

Chipmakers To Carmakers: Time To Get Out of the Semiconductor Stone Age
hardware
::: Slashdot

Il lavoro di Brunetta
lavoro a distanza/casa
::: senzasinistra ::: sdallagata ::: AlbertoAgliotti ::: rivistailmulino ::: andcapocci

PDP-11

Addio YouTube, ciao #PeerTube: nessuna pubblicità, decentralizzato, rispettoso della privacy
social media
::: nilocram

Chang'e-5 Returned an Exotic Collection of Moon Rocks
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

With HTTPS Everywhere, EFF Begins Plans to Eventually Deprecate 'HTTPS Everywhere' Extension
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

When the FBI Seizes Your Messages from Big Tech, You May Not Know for Years
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

The proposal says that in the coming months the Met will start using Retrospective Facial Recognition (RFR), as part of a £3 million, four-year deal with Japanese tech firm NEC Corporation #surveillance
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: rosamunde_vb

#Facebook is a rotten company, rotten from the top down, its founder, board and top execs are sociopaths and monsters, committers of non-hyperbolic, no-fooling crimes against humanity. They lie, they cheat, they steal. They are some of history's greatest villains. 1/
Facebook
::: doctorow ::: disinformatico

There is an error in this file. But, according to your Twitter feed,
umorismo
::: thek3nger

"The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has added a facial recognition system to its law enforcement arsenal that helps it investigate millions of unsuspecting people on terrorism allegations, Nordic Monitor reported, citing police documents"
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

random — Pseudorandom Number Generators
Python
::: pymotw

Microsoft WPBT flaw lets hackers install rootkits on Windows devices
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: CyberFactsIT

Robinhood, the free stock-trading app with 21 million active users and counting, has set its sights on a new consumer base: college students. But can it avoid the same antics that led credit card companies to get pushed off of campuses?
economia, lavoro | tecnologia
::: nytimestech


Ma cos'è un "super algoritmo"?
giornali, stampa
::: fabiochiusi

I'm having fun porting Zenroom's crypto primitives to plain Lua5.1/Luajit https://lua.zenroom.org this opens up to many possibilities 🚀 as soon as Zencode is ported too it will be very easy to do #crypto directly in #Nginx:👽harder🧙‍♂️better🕺faster🥷stronger🦾
crittografia | linguaggi di programmazione
::: jaromil

Facebook delayed its “Instagram Kids” app for users under 13 amid questions about its effect on young people’s mental health
Facebook
::: nytimestech ::: nytimestech ::: cstross

Happy GNUiversary! The #GNU project is 38 years today, fighting for software freedom for all computers all over the world. #free #software ❤️
open source | storia
::: amszmidt ::: amszmidt

😂😂 #Linux
umorismo
::: itsfoss_net

Google was launched on this day, in 1998
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL

It's impossible to replace a default @Windows installation with a Linux distro without feeling better about yourself. ...or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux
Linux
::: Snowden

Il valore dell’#opensource per un’Europa #digitale indipendente e competitiva
open source
::: flavia_marzano ::: flavia_marzano

9 outils pour faire de la cartographie narrative en 2021
applicazioni, programmi | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: DANEMontpellier

We're thrilled to announce the publication of our implementation guide for coordinated vulnerability disclosure processes - made with ❤️ for Open Source projects of all kinds
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: theopenssf


Why Does the iPhone Still Use Lightning?
Apple
::: Slashdot

US To Open Program To Replace Huawei Equipment In US Networks
hardware | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

TikTok Reaches 1 Billion Monthly Active Users
social media
::: Slashdot

I see that I will be putting this app through its paces in my copious free time
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: evacide

Coinbase To Let You Deposit Part of Your Paycheck Into Your Coinbase Account
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Open source software is the foundation of so much scientific discovery, but its maintenance is rarely funded… so we’re thrilled to announce that we were awarded a grant from @NASA to support @xarray_dev ! 📢 🥳 🛰️ 👩‍💻 1/4
open source
::: scotty_h_q

SpaceX Satellite Signals Used Like GPS To Pinpoint Location On Earth
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

How malware gets into the App Store and why Apple can't stop that
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: CyberFactsIT

Here is one of the most famous pictures from the Moon -- but digitally reversed. This is Neil Armstrong reflected in @TheRealBuzz's curved visor
ooh!
::: Rainmaker1973b

This is the Reactor That Could Make it Possible to Return From Mars
spazio, esplorazione | energia
::: universetoday


Politics Compromised Privacy, Transparency In Germany’s Contact Tracing Apps
coronavirus | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi

"Build back better, blah blah blah. Green economy, blah blah blah. Net zero by 2050, blah blah blah." Climate activists @GretaThunberg and @Vanessa_vash criticized world leaders over "empty words and promises" during a #Youth4Climate event in Italy
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Quicktake ::: ilmanifesto ::: AngeloBonelli1

New version of DrRacket 8.2 is already available on rollApp. DrRacket is a graphical environment for developing programs using the Racket programming languages
language Racket
::: rollapp

Curious fact: If you calculate the polynomial f(n)=n²−n+41 for all n≤10⁶, about ~22% of the numbers are primes
matematica
::: fermatslibrary

“The pandemic accelerated the use of many biometric data collection tools—temperature checks at doors, thermal cameras in schools, face scans at airports. When it comes to benefits such as unemployment, state governments are turning in particular to facial recognition”
coronavirus | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

In the UK, algorithms predict risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes in both vaccinated and unvaccinated subjects
coronavirus | algoritmi, codice
::: fabiochiusi

Is privacy-abusing "AI" necessary to somehow solve the pandemic? Nope, several uses of AI are problematic already, and it *still* doesn't help much
coronavirus | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | artificial intelligence
::: fabiochiusi

Many advertisers remain skeptical that they can harness TikTok's unpredictable viral powers. The app, once described as the "slot machine of social media," says it has new tools to help
TikTok Wants More Ad Dollars, and It Has a New Plan to Get Them
social media
::: nytimestech

Hey look! It's Fedora Kinoite, a #KDE-based desktop operating system using the same CoreOS technologies as #Silverblue!
sistemi operativi
::: mattdm

It started as an April Fools prank, but the joke is officially over. The Key is now available for purchase worldwide from @drop with proceeds going to @digundiv
hardware | umorismo
::: StackOverflow ::: tapbot_paul ::: SteffPy

How deep learning works
machine learning | deep learning
::: MIT_CSAIL


Bangle.js 2 is a Hackable, Open Source Smartwatch that Runs JavaScript
hardware | open source
::: omgubuntu

FoggyWeb: Targeted NOBELIUM malware leads to persistent backdoor
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: CyberFactsIT

If only there was some set of principles that Amazon and other companies could use in order to curb the use of IoT devices as tools of domestic abuse and control. Oh wait...
Internet of things
::: evacide

Descrivi i boomer con un'immagine
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | politica
::: andrea_cattaneo

NSA, CISA Publish Guide for Securing VPN Servers
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

China's Growing Power Crunch Threatens More Global Supply Chain Chaos
energia | Cina
::: Slashdot

Paying For Taco Bell With Dogecoin May Be Soon Be a Reality
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Microsoft Opens Its Windows Store Up To Third-party App Stores
Microsoft
::: Slashdot

Leaked Documents Show How Amazon's Astro Robot Tracks Everything You Do
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot ::: fabiochiusi

Microsoft Knew of Exchange Autodiscover Flaw Five Years Ago
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Facebook's Effort To Attract Preteens Goes Beyond Instagram Kids, Documents Show
Facebook
::: Slashdot


Engendering AI: A Gender and Ethics Perspective on Artificial Intelligence in Africa
artificial intelligence | gender, discriminazioni
::: IvanaBartoletti

New Windows 11 Install Script Bypasses TPM, System Requirements
sistemi operativi | Microsoft
::: Slashdot

AI Study Suggests a London Gallery's Been Exhibiting a Fake For Years
l'AI (ML) dove non te l'aspetti
machine learning
::: Slashdot

“We can no longer let the people in power decide what hope is. Hope is not passive. Hope is not blah blah blah. Hope is telling the truth. Hope is taking action” - My speech at #Youth4Climate #PreCOP26 in Milan
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | protagonisti
::: GretaThunberg

I used iMovie recently and it was an unmitigated disaster. They changed the UI to move away from “Save As…” and “Export As…” type dialogs to some non-modal auto-saving interface which requires hitting a “Share” button to export as a video file. It’s awful & super confusing. 🤢
applicazioni, programmi
::: stylewarning

Ubiquitous surveillance inside of the home fills your house with tools for abusers
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: evacide

Questo è il CEO di #Telegram che vi fa capire la differenza tra libertà di espressione e incitamento alla violenza, cari novax… #stopdittatura
social media
::: peppesass

Le 14e vol de l’hélicoptère Ingenuity 🚁 a été avorté prématurément en raison d’une vibration anormale des pales. Le problème viendrait des servo-moteurs mais les tests suivants ont été concluants. Prochains tests après mi-octobre, une fois la conjonction passée 🌎—🌞—🔴 !
spazio, esplorazione | droni
::: thomas_appere

Hey 2N, volete sapere come costruire un ambiente di sviluppo Python semplice e veloce? Volete avere anche voi la vostra macchina virtuale Linux che gira ovunque? Volete passare un divertente sabato sera? In altre parole, non sapete cosa fare? Eccomi
uh! la DAD fatta come andrebbe fatta 💥💖
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: orporick

IoT: tutto sarà collegato e tutti sapranno tutto di tutti
Internet of things | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: _juhan


The Victorian government has launched a trial of home quarantine for returning residents using facial recognition and geolocation technology, the latest in a number of states to embark on similar pilots
coronavirus | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi

Che fare con lo zio complottista?
ma che bello leggere @massimopolidoro
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: emenietti

"CNN said it has restricted access to its Facebook pages in Australia following a ruling from that country’s high court that makes news organizations legally liable for comments on their Facebook posts”
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: oliverdarcy

Il Pcc e gli algoritmi: un futuro digitale senza il capitalismo delle piattaforme
Cina | ditte | politica
::: ilmanifesto

fmt: an extensible code formatter for Racket
language Racket
::: d_run

Limiti al consumo, la crisi energetica preoccupa Pechino
energia | Cina
::: simopieranni

quali casi d’uso metto nella pubblicità del pannello fotovoltaico?
umorismo
::: bermat

ecco, lanciatelo
storia
::: JvJean1971

Top 11 Reasons Why Linux is Better than Windows
sistemi operativi
::: JvJean1971

20 Best Operating Systems You Can Run on Raspberry Pi in 2021
sistemi operativi | hardware
::: JvJean1971


Woman technologist A next generation neighbourhood watch would harness the potential of modern technologies like video doorbells, dashcams and whatsapp & encourage a virtual approach to sharing advice and gathering intelligence in communities, with an increased community policing presence
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: LabourSJ

A set of older military early warning satellites has proved highly capable of detecting wildfires as they begin to flare up. But the Pentagon hasn't always willingly shared their data with civilian fire-fighting authorities
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: nytimestech

Secret Military Aircraft Possibly Exposed On TikTok
social media
::: Slashdot

A Montana man's on-and-off fascination with virtual reality resembles the tech industry's on-and-off interest in the technology. But is it finally close to going mainstream?
virtual reality
::: nytimestech

An Android malware operation named GriftHorse has infected more than 10 million smartphones across more than 70 countries
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: campuscodi

Ho provato a cercare il termine COVID nella sezione libri di amazon.it e ho trovato soltanto disinformazione: complottismo, libri anti vax, virus che non esistono, terapie domiciliari etc. Il mercato ha deciso che questo è l'aspetto che tira. Si spiegano tante cose
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | Amazon
::: giorgiogilestro

YouTube Will Remove Videos With Misinformation About Any Vaccine
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | coronavirus
::: Slashdot

FTC Weighs New Online Privacy Rules
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Once again we made headlines around the world, here a brief explanation of what we are brewing next at @DyneOrg ✌️
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: jaromil

Explaining programming to a 6-year-old
programming, codice, snippet
::: MIT_CSAIL

A New 'Standalone' Valve VR Headset Teased by Deep SteamVR File Drive
virtual reality
::: Slashdot

26 settembre, 2021

Visto nel Web - 642

 Qui tutto ok, o quasi, compatibilmente, si sa...; intanto ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.

Today is not just the first day of fall. It is also 2 years since @wikileaks
publisher Julian #Assange has been held on remand at Belmarsh high security prison. We indeed live in very important times - and we miss your courageous voice
Julian Assange
::: HorvatSrecko

In an experiment @NewsGuardRating found that kids between 9 and 17 with brand new TikTok accounts were fed COVID-19 misinfo within minutes of signup. That's including kids who were told not to engage with videos or follow accounts at all
social media | coronavirus | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: issielapowsky

I fear that the most significant innovation of these apps is obscuring the true cost of convenience
Web, Internet | economia, lavoro
::: nytimestech

Xi Jinping, China's top leader, said on Tuesday that his country would stop building coal-burning power plants overseas, a major shift by the world’s second biggest economy to move away from its support of the fossil fuel
energia | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: nytimestech

🔎 📰 Our data donation project @dataskop_net shows that Welt, a brand of right-wing news conglomerate Axel Springer, largely dominates the #YouTube news section
social media | politica
::: algorithmwatch

Canada considering some restrictive online speech rules
censura
::: wilbowma

Let's Encrypt's Root Certificate is About To Expire, and It Might Break Your Devices
crittografia
::: Slashdot

We Need Software Updates Forever
programming, codice, snippet
::: Slashdot

First RISC-V Computer Chip Lands At the European Processor Initiative
hardware
::: Slashdot

TikTokers Are Trading Stocks By Copying What Members of Congress Do
social media | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Widespread awareness of monitoring software already changed student behavior & made it more difficult to spot the harmful behavior the monitoring programs try to detect...students said they don't share true thoughts online since they're being monitored
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: CenDemTech

Lithuania Says Throw Away Chinese Phones Due To Censorship Concerns
dispositivi mobili | censura | Cina
::: Slashdot

Niels Bohr e Wolfgang Pauli

Robinhood Will Start Testing Crypto Wallets Next Month
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Apple Bans Fortnite Until Appeals Are Exhausted in Legal Fight
Apple
::: Slashdot

Apple CEO Tim Cook in Leaked Memo: 'We Are Doing Everything in Our Power' To Identify Leakers
Apple
::: Slashdot

Sequele del covid?
Sylvie 💖 💥 rockz!
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: RadioProzac

The Fed Is Evaluating Whether To Launch a Digital Currency and In What Form
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Surface Laptop Studio is Microsoft's New Powerful Flagship Laptop
hardware | Microsoft
::: Slashdot

I really like how the Union Carbide wikipedia article is just a list of horrible disaster after horrible disaster, followed by a mention of the tallest building ever voluntarily demolished, beaten only by the rather unplanned demolition of the twin towers
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: lexi_lambda

Pressing both at the same time takes a screenshot
umorismo
::: samhenrigold

Please enjoy this screen shot from pcTattleTale's Facebook page, advising users on how to avoid detection by anti-virus apps. Very cool and normal
Facebook
::: evacide

LOL
Apple | umorismo
::: lorenzofb

Python climate folks: what is the best package out there air-sea interaction (i.e. bulk formula) calculations? Everything I've found seems unmaintained or untested, basically unusable in modern scientific python?
Python | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: rabernat


Perché Biden sta perseguendo Assange per aver detto la verità sull’Afghanistan?
Julian Assange
::: fabiochiusi

FedEx Uses Autonomous Trucks For First Time On Delivery Route
automazione
::: Slashdot

Engineers Cook 3D-Printed Chicken With Lasers
ok, per voi ggiovani, io continuo come al solito
tecnologia
::: Gizmodo

The interactive @matplotlib backend #ipympl 0.8.0 is out! Plots are finally saved as static images in your @ProjectJupyter Notebook!!!
Python
::: martinRenou

Un giorno qualunque nel modo in cui i media di destra trattano la pandemia
giornali, stampa
::: fabiochiusi

New #dataviz! The Earth's submarine fiber optic cable network, visualized in #RStats with #rayrender
😶
Web, Internet | programming, codice, snippet
::: tylermorganwall

Some natural satellites just can't be caged 🌝
umorismo
::: MetroUK

Sono maturi i tempi perché l'Accademia delle Scienze istituisca il Nobel in "Conoscenze base di Excel"
applicazioni, programmi | umorismo
::: L_Apostata ::: JvJean1971 ::: L_Apostata ::: kromeboy ::: bermat ::: SteffPy ::: L_Apostata

Let’s talk about Tweets disappearing from view mid-read when the timeline seems to auto-refresh
Twitter
::: TwitterSupport

Will We Respect a Robot’s Authority?
robots, automazione, droni
::: MauroV1968


"Oggi è successa una cosa grave nella nostra redazione. Il tribunale di Roma vuole sequestrare e oscurare l' inchiesta di #fanpage su Claudio #Durigon e i fondi della Lega e non possiamo permetterlo"
censura
::: fanpage ::: PMO_W ::: fanpage

The European Union unveiled plans on Thursday to make USB-C connectors the standard charging port for all electronic devices sold across the bloc — an initiative it says will reduce environmental waste but that is likely to hit Apple the hardest
hardware
::: nytimestech ::: fabiochiusi

Well how many template engines more am I going to write in my life? Well I added at least one more with MiniJinja — an experimental dialed down version of Jinja2 for Rust with no dependencies other than serde
linguaggi di programmazione
::: mitsuhiko ::: mitsuhiko

GitHub Copilot Generated Insecure Code In 40% Of Circumstances During Experiment
programming, codice, snippet
::: CyberFactsIT

Mozilla Says Chrome’s Latest Feature Enables Surveillance
browser | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: dcavedon

UK wants to remove the human from the loop in algorithmic decision making
algoritmi, codice
::: fborgesius

Disclosure of three 0-day iOS vulnerabilities and critique of #Apple Security Bounty program
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: dcavedon

Ransomware detections dropped by almost half, but the threat is only getting worse
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: CyberFactsIT

"How do we make sure that we are reaching the full diversity of humanity in terms of who is invited to participate, who is written about?" says Maryana Iskander, and a social entrepreneur in South Africa and Wikipedia's new CEO
Wikipedia
::: nytimestech

To preserve an open, global internet that sparks innovation and helps us collectively tackle the challenges we face, we need to build globally accepted norms to shape the digital future we want
Web, Internet | protagonisti
::: timberners_lee

Tracking Stolen Crypto is a Booming Business
crittografia
::: Slashdot


Today's Students Don't Understand the Basics of Computer Operations
scuola, educazione, cultura | digitalizzazione
::: Slashdot

No revolution: COVID-19 boosted open access, but preprints are only a fraction of pandemic papers
open source | coronavirus
::: RetractionWatch

Spain To Ban Sale of Fruit and Vegetables in Plastic Wrapping From 2023
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

How Google Spies on Its Employees
Google
::: Slashdot

Smallest-Ever Human-Made Flying Structure Is a Winged Microchip, Scientists Say
tecnologia
::: Slashdot

Hackers Leak LinkedIn 700 Million Data Scrape
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

No one in the brief history of computing has ever written a piece of perfect software
cit.
::: MIT_CSAIL

We have carried out a risk assessment and a DPIA of Facebook, based on the obligations that follow from data protection regulations.The Norwegian Data Protection Authority choose not to use Facebook
Facebook
::: Datatilsynet

Ubuntu's community designers want to remove Ubuntu's 'permanent dark terminal' for Ubuntu 22.04, now other apps use a light theme by default
Ubuntu
::: omgubuntu

Poche grandi aziende controllano oggi il mercato europeo del #software ed il nostro continente stenta a giocare un ruolo di primo piano.L'Europa può giocare una partita interessante nello sviluppo di software #opensource? @PaolaPisano77 a #os2oc From Open Software to Open Culture
open source
::: viciocort


Scam website hacked, replaced with different scam
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Foone

Russia accused of 'Ghostwriter' cyberattacks ahead of German election
cyberwar
::: fabiochiusi

New evidence suggests spyware used to surveil Emirati activist Alaa Al-Siddiq
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

ShadowDragon software allows police to suck in data from social media and other internet sources, including Amazon, dating apps, and the dark web, so they can identify persons of interest and map out their networks during investigations
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: theintercept

Ops, questa me la ero persa 🙄 Microsoft Exchange Autodiscover bugs leak 100K Windows credentials
umorismo | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: JvJean1971

Study: Effectiveness of Apple’s App Tracking Transparency
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: CyberFactsIT

China Says All Cryptocurrency-related Transactions Are Illegal and Must Be Banned
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot ::: nytimestech

A court decision in Australia can make Facebook users liable for defamatory comments left under their posts, even if the original poster wasn't aware of them
social media
::: nytimestech

Full Circle Magazine #173
Ubuntu
::: fullcirclemag

LibreGaming0.1.0 has been released🥳 Now you easily install your Gaming Packages using the TUI and the Wizard
games
::: CTRLpluzA


An open source alternative to Microsoft Exchange by @mfeilner
open source | Web, Internet
::: opensourceway

woop woop finished #rustlings @rustlang, some of them were a pain in the ass, those solutions should count more than a Udemy course
programming, codice, snippet
::: vikkio88

A Teenager on TikTok Disrupted Thousands of Scientific Studies With a Single Video
social media
::: Slashdot

Old Coal Plant Is Now Mining Bitcoin For a Utility Company
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

Microsoft Rushes To Register Autodiscover Domains Leaking Credentials
Microsoft
::: Slashdot

Chinese Scientists Synthesized Starch From Carbon Dioxide
tecnologia | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

TODO: impostare il filtro antispam
umorismo
::: SteffPy

AT&T will phase out 3G wireless service in February 2022, meaning devices will no longer connect. But Covid and chip shortages have led to difficulties in equipment upgrades, meaning some life safety and emergency alert services will stop working
Web, Internet
::: nytimestech

Volevo scrivervi qualcosa di intelligente
social media
::: MauroV1968

Mentre la PA richiama tutti in ufficio, vi sono aziende private, soprattutto grandi (e multinazionali), che stanno facendo cose avanzatissime sullo #smartworking. Minoranza? Forse. Ma l'effetto domino sul mercato del lavoro è partito
lavoro a distanza/casa
::: marcoz984

garfield 6.23.2012
umorismo
::: garfieldpicture


Avevate un'occasione unica per ammodernare la PA e avete scelto di restare nel 1900. Sarete ricordati per questo
lavoro a distanza/casa
::: dcavedon

We’re back! Today we were over 100 000 on the strike in Berlin and 620 000 in Germany alone along with many others all over the world, asking world leaders to #UprootTheSystem . There were strikes in over 80 countries! #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrike
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: GretaThunberg

Hugely grateful for all the work you and others continue doing with @IPythonDev! Indeed this is pretty close to the 20th 🎂! 🎊🍾
Python
::: fperez_org

Sull’importante libro di @smaurizi, per @valigiablu - Gli Usa e il potere segreto contro diritti, giornalismo e libertà di informazione
Julian Assange
::: fabiochiusi

Breve storia triste
protagonisti | giornali, stampa
::: RiccardoPennisi

7 Github Repositories for programmers you never know exists
bash script
::: Vinaystwt

Google Photos' Nude-Friendly Folders Coming To All Android Phones Soon
social media
::: Slashdot

In a five-part series, The Wall Street Journal used those documents to reveal that not only was Facebook fueling teenage self-harm and enabling human trafficking, but that Facebook itself also knew that its platform contributed to those problems and chose to ignore it
Facebook
::: fabiochiusi

Why EFF Flew a Plane Over Apple's Headquarters
Apple | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

Happy 84th birthday to Mary Allen Wilkes, who in 1961 designed the software for LINC, which many consider to be the world’s first minicomputer
storia | protagonisti
::: MIT_CSAIL

23 settembre, 2021

Visto nel Web - 641

 Ah! uh! tunno! e allora ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Doctor Fortran in “IMPLICIT Dissent”
linguaggi di programmazione
::: DoctorFortran

Richard Stallman Shares His Concerns About GitHub's Copilot -- and About GitHub
programming, codice, snippet | protagonisti
::: Slashdot

Is Python About to Become the Most Popular Programming Language?
per quel che valgono queste gare
Python | linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot

Report: Boeing Official Expected to Face Criminal Charges Over Fatal Boeing 737 Max Issues
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

What Happened After El Salvador Adopted Bitcoin as Legal Currency?
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Global Computing's Carbon Footprint Is Bigger Than Previously Estimated
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

Great story! Read the whole thread. I call it the tech version of “bringing bibles to those poor people in the colonies”
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: gvanrossum ::: evacide

La #blockchain è il modo più inefficiente di conservare le informazioni. È come se ogni utente che visita un sito web dovesse scaricarsi un dump dell'intero database per poterlo consultare
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: madbob

Among all the tech products you use, the ones you should have the most stringent quality standards for are recommender systems. Outright disable any recommender system you are not entirely happy with (or stop using the app if it can't be disabled)
tip, suggerimenti
::: fchollet

Meglio piazzarli davanti alla tv, quello sì che è formativo!
games
::: fabiochiusi

Nove tutorial sull'uso di #uMap: sono disponibili nel formato .pdf su #Canoprof
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: nilocram

Ogni anno nascono tanti lavori che prima non c'erano. Riuscire a immaginare queste trasformazioni, ci mette nella condizione di governarle. #formazione #formazioneaziendale #coaching
innovazioni, futuro | lavoro
::: SergioGridelli

Diego Maninetti

Is 2021 The Year of the Linux Desktop?
Linux
::: Slashdot

Bad for your Health? Salesforce CEO Argues Facebook 'is the New Cigarettes'
Facebook
::: Slashdot

Banks Beware? Amazon, Walmart, IKEA Experiment with Their Own 'Embedded Finance' Services
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

YouTube Blocks 31st Ig Nobel Awards Ceremony, Citing Copyright on a Recording from 1914
peggio di Disney!
copyright e brevetti
::: Slashdot

Can the Computer Chip Industry Reduce Its Carbon Footprint?
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

NYT: Iran Nuclear Scientist Was Killed By an 'AI-Assisted, Remote-Control Killing Machine'
droni
::: Slashdot

#GIMP 2.10.28 Open-Source Image Editor Is Now Available for Download with Improvements and Bug Fixes, New Script-Fu Function
applicazioni, programmi
::: MariusNestor

Long term, Facebook and democracy aren't compatible (I don't mean social media, I mean Facebook specifically). One of them will have to give. If the 2016 presidential election is any indication, it will likely be democracy. Everywhere, not just in the US
Facebook
::: fchollet

Perché lo Smart Working è ormai una realtà ineliminabile, mentre certi ministri sono eliminabilissimi
lavoro a distanza/casa
::: HicRhodus

'Freedom Hosting' Web Admin Gets 27 Years In Prison For Hosting 200+ Child Pornography Sites
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Chinese version of TikTok limits kids under 14 to 40 minutes per day, adding to fight against internet addiction
social media
::: simopieranni


California May Be the First State to Legislate Amazon Warehouse Conditions
lavoro | Amazon
::: philipdisalvo

Stanford's Proposal Over AI's 'Foundations' Creates Controversy
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

Over 65 years ago today researchers ran the first FORTRAN program, considered the beginning of general-purpose programming
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL

An organized crime cell linked to the Italian Mafia that was involved in online fraud, money laundering, drug trafficking, and property crime has been disrupted by law enforcement agencies
frodi
::: TheHackersNews

On connaît désormais le site d'atterrissage du rover américain #Viper : une zone d'environ 10x10 kilomètres à l'ouest du cratère Nobile, près du pôle sud de la #Lune
spazio, esplorazione
::: leplanetolog

Fragmentation Leads to Abstractions Which Lead to What?
tecnologia | economia, lavoro | antitrust | storia
::: redmonk

Avvio vecchio stile per l'osservatorio italiano anti fake news
il peggio possibile: Riotta
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: ilmanifesto

Anche le Nazioni Unite chiedono una moratoria sull'uso di sistemi di riconoscimento facciale nei luoghi pubblici, a causa dei gravissimi rischi per i diritti umani. Nel frattempo in Italia, i comuni stanno già acquistando questi sistemi per usarli
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: mrk4m1

Big tech’s pro-climate rhetoric is not matched by policy action, report finds
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: fabiochiusi

Amazon’s AI Cameras Are Punishing Drivers for Mistakes They Didn’t Make
Amazon | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Linux Foundation Survey Shows Companies Desperate To Hire Open-Source Talent
lavoro
::: Slashdot


signal — Asynchronous System Events
Python
::: pymotw

Amazon is Investigating Whether Its Lawyers Bribed Government Officials in India
Amazon
::: Slashdot

Facebook Warned Over 'Very Small' Indicator LED On Smart Glasses
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Securities regulators scored a victory in the battle to bring some order to the fast-growing cryptocurrency industry as Coinbase, the crypto exchange, said it would not go ahead with an interest-generating financial product called Lend
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | crittografia | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: nytimestech

'Please Stop Closing Forums And Moving People To Discord'
social media
::: Slashdot

Alaska Discloses 'Sophisticated' Nation-State Cyberattack on Health Service
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

BlackMatter Hits Grain Cooperative With Ransomware Attack
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

World's Largest Chip Foundry TSMC Sets 2050 Deadline To Go Carbon Neutral
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

Twitter agreed to pay $809.5 million to settle a 2016 class action lawsuit that accused the company of misleading investors about its growth, the social media company said on Monday
Twitter | economia, lavoro
::: nytimestech

Peter Thiel Claims Zuckerberg Agreed To Push 'State-Sanctioned Conservatism' Under Trump Deal
Facebook | politica
::: Slashdot ::: jstrauss


A sorpresa arriva la durissima presa di posizione di @luigidimaio @Mov5Stelle contro la direttiva #copyright …. Solo che era tre anni fa…ora che decreto recepimento è anche peggio della direttiva come ribadito da @antitrust_it #M5S batterà un colpo?
copyright e brevetti | politica
::: marcoscialdone

A SpaceX official said there was growing interest in private trips to orbit after the completion of the Inspiration4 mission
spazio, esplorazione
::: nytimestech

Everytime I use Windows
umorismo
::: SomeOfMiles

Amazon takes bossware to new invasive lows for its delivery drivers
Amazon | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: evacide

La fenêtre pour le lancement vers #Mars du rover européen #RosalindFranklin s'ouvre dans un an exactement. Après de nombreux reports, espérons que cette fois sera la bonne ! #ExoMars #Esa
spazio, esplorazione
::: leplanetolog

“TikTok, on the other hand, has seen a slight uptick in the percentage of users who say they regularly get news on the site, rising from 22% in 2020 to 29% in 2021”
social media
::: fabiochiusi

Arriva il #TwitterDown, non funziona più niente, profilo azzerato e tutti che iniziamo a chiederci: per quale cacchio di tweet mi hanno bannato per sempre? 😱😱😱
Twitter | umorismo
::: Santas_Official

After 3 years, Uganda students now want to learn how to code. In 2019, Kids on Computers partnered with the Mwebaza Foundation to set up three computer labs throughout Uganda. These three labs consist of 15 Raspberry Pi 3 workstations with free, open-source software
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: kidsoncomputers

Outstanding hypocrisy on show here - Julian Assange having been found by the UN to have been arbitrarily detained in the UK since 2015 #FreeAssangeNOW #UN #FreePress #NoExtradition #UKGovernment
Julian Assange
::: DefendAssange

I metodi che usano i poteri forti per controllarci sono davvero subdoli
umorismo | social media
::: filipio_

La crociata di Brunetta contro lo smart work cozza con la prevenzione anti-Covid e con la necessità (soprattutto per gli utenti) di migliorare il rapporto con la pubblica amministrazione
lavoro a distanza/casa
::: andcapocci


NASA Reviews Private Space Station Proposals, Expects To Save Over $1 Billion Annually After ISS Retires
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

Isole di calore milanesi
non solo Milano, altre 5
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: RadioProzac

Virgin Media Subscribers Told To Pay 'Thousands of Pounds' To Settle Piracy Laws
pirateria
::: Slashdot

No More Apologies: Inside Facebook’s Push to Defend Its Image
Facebook
::: New York Times

The annual smartphone upgrade has become a mirage of tech innovation
Apple | dispositivi mobili
::: nytimestech

Compagnie fossili e cambiamento climatico, «decenni di menzogne»
energia | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: ilmanifesto

Huge hack reveals embarrassing details of who’s behind Proud Boys and other far-right websites
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | politica
::: The Washington Post

Journalist who tracked Viktor Orban’s childhood friend infected with spyware
spyware
::: fabiochiusi ::: RonDeibert

Memory safety in a huge codebase is hard. We've published some work and an update on our work in the Chromium codebase
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: nasko

Shrink Facebook to Save the World
In On Tech, @shiraovide writes that Facebook has been used as a tool for violence and abuse in country after country. Maybe it shouldn’t be everywhere
Facebook
::: nytimestech

Scientists Develop the Next Generation of Reservoir Computing
machine learning
::: Slashdot


Leaked Apple Training Videos Show How the iPhone-Maker Undermines Third-Party Repair
diritto di riparare | Apple
::: Slashdot

Crypto Channels Targeted in Biden's Fight Against Ransomware
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

PayPal Launches Its 'Super App' Combining Payments, Savings, Bill Pay, Crypto, Shopping and More
crittografia
::: Slashdot

Comcast and UK Subsidiary Sky Reportedly Launching Smart TVs
video, streaming
::: Slashdot

Improved algorithms may be more important for AI performance than faster hardware
algoritmi, codice
::: MIT_CSAIL

Facebook Rolls Out News Feed Change That Blocks Watchdogs from Gathering Data
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

EU Plans To Legislate for Common Phone Charger Despite Apple Grumbles
hardware
::: Slashdot

BREAK: Xi Jinping says China will stop building coal plants overseas. This almost completely ends the international finance of coal in a single sentence
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: KarlMathiesen

Apple is Working on Mental Health Monitoring Using iPhone Data
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

Ma allora ditelo che volete vederci soffrire
Web, Internet | lavoro a distanza/casa
::: figliocomunista ::: kittesencul

GNOME 41 Released with New Multitasking Settings, Revamped Software, and More
applicazioni, programmi
::: omgubuntu