Visto nel Web - 652

Confusione. Non è che credo a tutto quello che linko, e non è che capisco proprio tutto, o a volte sono scritte diversamente da bene. O sono solo io, a me nessuno dice mai niente. Ok, ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.

Julian Assange's brother calls the US apppeal for extradition "punishment by process," and decries it as "a Zombie case," it just keeps on and on and on
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Computers are the lever of Archimedes. Give a smart person a computer, enough time, and a place to sit, and they will move the world
::: fchollet

So apparently there are now fake Covid vaccination certificates from Poland, France and North Macedonia circulating. And judging by 4chan, via some sort of online portal. This is pretty odd
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | coronavirus
::: mitsuhiko ::: mikarv

Avast has released today free decrypters for thre ransomware strains
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: campuscodi

Facebook, tutto il mazzo
oops, no, c'è Meta
::: nytimestech ::: anna_c_kramer ::: fede_guerrini

La #NASA, un po' a sorpresa, ha aperto una richiesta d'informazioni per studiare la possibilità di lasciare l'#SLS alle aziende private che lo stanno costruendo, in cambio della promessa che voli fino al 2050, ma a metà del prezzo
spazio, esplorazione
::: AstrospaceI

The Radio Signal From Proxima Centauri Came From Earth After All
scienza
::: universetoday

Malicious NPM libaries have been found installing ransomware and a password-stealing trojan
linguaggi di programmazione | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: BleepinComputer

They’re putting guns on robot dogs now
If you thought we watched enough Terminator movies…we’ll, we didn’t learn much
robots, automazione, droni
::: phretor

Le bugie interessate che spingono gas e nucleare
non esattamente imho ma per certi argomenti (vedi la TAV)
energia
::: ilmanifesto

With winter approaching and dwindling coal supplies, Beijing is looking to keep the lights of its economy on—both literally and figuratively. To do that, ramping up coal inventory is essential
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: MacroPoloChina

Beware of bugs in the above code
cit.
::: MIT_CSAIL

Another example of surveillance creep. Yesterday it was people getting their irises scanned in exchange for bitcoin. Today it’s an airline wanting to scan your face in exchange for passing through security faster and boarding plane without showing ID or boarding pass
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: KimZetter

Intel Core i9 11900K: Five Linux Distros Show Sizable Lead Over Windows 11
sistemi operativi
::: Slashdot

Setback for Nvidia's $54 Billion ARM Bid as EU Regulators Open Probe
antitrust
::: Slashdot

Android's 12L Feature Drop Aims To Be a Big Improvement for Folding Phones
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

COBOLing Together Unemployment Insurance Benefits: How Delays in Fiscal Stabilizers Impact Aggregate Consumption
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot

Teen Bought Google Ad for His Scam Website and Made 48 Bitcoins Duping UK Online Shoppers
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Chongqing

DeFi Protocol Cream Finance Loses $130 Million in Latest Crypto Hack
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

LinkedIn Rolls Out Its Freelance Marketplace To Compete With Fiverr and Upwork
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Indian Supreme Court Orders Inquiry Into State's Use of Pegasus Spyware
spyware
::: Slashdot

A Cyberattack Paralyzed Every Gas Station In Iran
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Buongiorno a tutti, ma soprattutto ai dirigenti di Exxon, Chevron, Shell e BP che oggi testimonieranno davanti alla House Oversight Committee del Congresso americano e avranno una o due cose da spiegare su quello che sapevano e quello che hanno nascosto sulla crisi climatica
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: FerdinandoC

Announcing the successor to the groundbreaking Raspberry Pi Zero: the $15 Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. Five times faster, and built around RP3A0, our first System-in-Package
hardware
::: Raspberry_Pi

A Security Bug in Health App Docket Exposed COVID-19 Vaccine Records
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Google Warns Customers About Antitrust Bills
antitrust
::: Slashdot

Giant, Free Index To World's Research Papers Released Online
scienza
::: Slashdot

Self-driving boats are ready to take over the canals of Amsterdam
automazione
::: MIT_CSAIL

Facebook is changing its name to Meta as it focuses on the virtual world
Facebook
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BIG NEWS lol jk still Twitter
Twitter
::: Twitter

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 29, 2021
social media | umorismo
::: GoComics

YouTube is under pressure to stop illicit content. In Britain, a small online news outlet got entangled
social media
::: nytimestech

Seconda puntata dell'inchiesta sui finanziamenti della Commissione europea in sorveglianza biometrica alle frontiere. Stavolta facciamo i conti degli appalti di Frontex e Eu-Lisa e quali aziende sono coinvolte
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Luke_like

Microsoft discovers Shrootless, a macOS bug that lets malware bypass SIP to install rootkits and do other nasty stuff
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: campuscodi

AOC And Other Members Of Congress Called Out Big Oil’s Climate BS In A Historic Hearing
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | politica
::: fede_guerrini

X, the moonshot factory
innovazioni, futuro
::: RadioProzac

Let us also recall that the US officially opposes any ban on LAWS and that the NSCAI -- led by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt -- called their development a "moral imperative"
artificial intelligence | etica
::: _jack_poulson

Facebook Unceremoniously Kills Off 'Oculus' Brand
virtual reality
::: Slashdot

US vs. China: How the world's two biggest emitters stack up on climate
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: CNN

In On Tech, @shiraovide writes that Facebook and Google talk a lot about the “metaverse” and cloud computing. What really powers them is selling us socks
ad, pubblicità
::: nytimestech

Jonathan Kanter said during his confirmation hearing that he supported “vigorous antitrust enforcement in the technology area”
antitrust
::: nytimestech

This article rightly points out that the app used for spying prior to this murder was probably not stalkerware in the strictest sense, but an app that did not hide on the device. It would have been findable if anyone had looked for it
social media
::: evacide

Today, Deb @baconandcoconut talks about why free software needs more than a union. While @fsf workers won one of the best union contracts—to protect against RMS, systemic abuse and gatekeeping keeps the movement from growing beyond a small, secret club🤔
open source
::: twcnewsletter

China's New Quantum Computer Has 1 Million Times the Power of Google's
hardware
::: Slashdot

65/. #BREAKING: India’s Supreme Court has set up an independent expert committee to investigate the use of #PegasusSpyware against journalists, opposition MP’s & others
spyware
::: StefSimanowitz

Six years ago, encrypting the Web sounded impossible. Today we know that it's completely plausible with the help of our certificates and a strong community of supporters
crittografia
::: letsencrypt

It's hard to overstate what a scam academic and scientific publishing is. 1/
open source
::: doctorow

How Facebook Plans To Build Its Metaverse
Facebook
::: Slashdot

Microsoft To Work With Community Colleges To Fill 250,000 Cyber Jobs
Microsoft
::: Slashdot

I'm devastated to hear that William Cook passed away on Wed. Much of 1990s OOP was defined by his seminal papers. When he returned after a decade in industry (AppleScript!) I invited him to @BrownCSDept (where he got his PhD from Peter Wegner) and we became friends. Tragic
R.I.P.
::: ShriramKMurthi

This is one of my favorite @Snowden document, the first time The Facebook was brought to the attention of the National Security Agency in 2005. Social networking is truly the wave of the future
Facebook
::: micahflee

Bitcoin Back Over $60K As El Salvador Buys 420 BTC
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Philosophers around the world are hoping they will still be allowed to use the prefix ‘meta’ without getting into trademark disputes
copyright e brevetti | umorismo
::: philosophybites

#Wikidata è una delle migliori cose capitate nell'ultimo decennio. Perché condensa interesse e risorse su tecnologie, quelle per i linked data, che troppo a lungo sono state ignorate e non adeguatamente sfruttate
Wikipedia
::: madbob

Su @wireditalia la mia recensione de “La Macchina Zero” @solferinolibri, la nuova graphic novel di Ciaj Rocchi e Matteo Demonte sulla storia di Mario Tchou e Elea 9003, il primo computer a transistor Olivetti inventato nel 1959
storia
::: LalaHu9

US Government Owes Over $100 Million For TSA's Patent Infringement
copyright e brevetti
::: Slashdot

Ubuntu Brought My Chromebook Back from the Dead!
hardware | sistemi operativi
::: omgubuntu

Lo smart working e il percorso a ostacoli creato dal governo - Oggi spiego diversi profili problematici delle linee guida sullo #smartworking. Le condizioni cui è subordinato paiono forzature volte a dissuadere dal suo uso. E non va bene
lavoro a distanza/casa
::: vitalbaa

Data Sovereignty and Alternative Development Models
This by Paula Ricaurte and @grohmann_rafael is really interesting, and has lots of examples of community-driven data stewardship models esp from Brazil
dati, raccolta | economia, lavoro
::: IvanaBartoletti

1/ Oggi su @ilmanifesto con l'altra diplomazia tra Cina🇨🇳 e Taiwan🇹🇼: coi governi che non dialogano i colossi tech diventano "ambasciatori" intrastretto: è successo sul vaccino, con l'acquisto di sieri Pfizer da Fosun Pharma da parte di Tsmc e Foxconn
politica | ditte
::: LorenzoLamperti

Starship is still not understood
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

School strike week 167. Today we’re outside @StanChart asking them to stop funding our destruction. Banks still pour fantasy amounts into fossil fuels, destabilising the planet and putting many people’s lives at risk. #FridaysForFuture #CleanUpStandardChartered #UprootTheSystem
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: GretaThunberg ::: GretaThunberg

⌨️ 📃 QUERIDA OLIVETTI, máquina de escribir que nos acompañó a generaciones de periodistas. Fue el 29 octubre 1908 cuando en #Ivrea (#Piemonte, #Italia) Camillo #Olivetti fundó su primera sociedad y fábrica, la "Ing. C. Olivetti". Y luego sus máquinas dieron la vuelta al mundo
storia
::: JostoMaffeo

Releasing a complete machine learning package containing over 30 end to end notebooks
Python | machine learning
::: Jeande_d

Microsoft Edge for Linux is Now Stable
browser
::: omgubuntu

‘Yeah, we’re spooked’: AI starting to have big real-world impact, says expert
artificial intelligence
::: fede_guerrini

Per chi se lo fosse perso: #Python conquista l'oro per la prima volta nella classifica del tiobe index 🥇
per quel che valgono le classifiche --ehi! avete visto il Fortran? 🤓
linguaggi di programmazione
::: SteffPy

Global Regulators Back Tougher Rules To Prevent Criminals From Using Crypto
crittografia
::: Slashdot

A Colorado Firm Claims It Can Triple the Power of Electric Engines
3X? vedere, per adesso grossi dubbi
energia
::: Slashdot

Mastodon Puts Trump's Social Network On Notice For Improperly Using Its Code
social media
::: Slashdot

Hive Ransomware Now Encrypts Linux and FreeBSD Systems
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Google's India Smartphone With Custom Android OS Launches November 4 For $87
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

Paradisi fiscali, altro che Pandora Papers
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | economia, lavoro
::: ilmanifesto

US Says It's Working With Taiwan To Secure Chip Supply Chain
hardware
::: Slashdot

23 aprile 1967. Siamo nel pieno della corsa allo spazio. Ma dai primi anni il clima è cambiato. La #NASA si sta preparando allo sbarco sulla Luna, mentre l’URSS non lancia più un essere umano nello spazio da due anni e da un anno è rimasta orfana del geniale Sergei #Korolev. /1
spazio, esplorazione | storia
::: a_a_f_t

Juno Reveals Deep 3D Structure of Jupiter's Massive Storms
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

There is no rational reason, other than greed, for the pharmaceutical industry to charge the American people $98.70 for a standard unit of insulin that can be purchased in the United Kingdom for just $7.52
economia, lavoro
::: SenSanders

“È il mondo che si sta adattando all’AI e non viceversa, per questo l’AI “stupida” funziona così bene. I veri nativi del mondo digitale sono gli agenti artificiali” — @Floridi nel nuovo volume Bompiani con F. Cabitza, con una prospettiva complessa e affascinante
artificial intelligence
::: fabiochiusi

Apple’s most back-ordered new product: a $19, 6.3-by-6.3-inch cloth to wipe smudges and fingerprints off screens. For most U.S. shoppers, shipment is delayed until Jan. 11, at the earliest
Apple
::: nytimestech

Visto nel Web - 651

Uh! è di nuovo giorno che devo raccontare (speciale Zuck) cosa ho wisto nel Web.

Abián San Gil

Facebook, tutto il mazzo
Facebook
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$28B Startup Says Companies Were Refusing Their Free Open-Source Code as 'Not Enterprise-Ready'
uhmmm... da verificare
open source | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Aggressive US Marketers are Bringing Police Surveillance Tools to the Masses
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

After Open Source Community Outcry, Microsoft Reverses Controversial .NET Change
open source | Microsoft
::: Slashdot ::: fchollet

Visual Studio for Browsers: Microsoft Unveils 'VSCode for the Web'
browser | programming, codice, snippet
::: Slashdot

Salviamo il clima con il disarmo e senza il nucleare
uhmmm...
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: ilmanifesto

Systemd-Free Devuan 4.0 'Chimaera' Officially Released
Linux distro
::: Slashdot

How Netflix affects what we watch and who we are — and it’s not just the algorithm
TV
::: fede_guerrini

This startup is creating personalized deepfakes for corporations
deepfake
::: fabiochiusi

New awesome tutorial from @RisingSayak: MobileViT, a mobile-friendly Transformer model for image classification. Includes building the model from scratch, training it, then converting it to TFLite for use on a mobile device
manuali, how to | machine learning
::: fchollet

I don't know what people (trying to build a AI to give ethical advice) expect really. Morality is NOT something you can build into a machine
artificial intelligence | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: Abebab

Assange: Massive rally held in London today before October 27-28 court hearing in the #Assangecase - follows bombshell revelations of a CIA kill-kidnap plot against the WikiLeaks publisher #FreeAssangeNOW
Julian Assange
::: wikileaks ::: couragefound ::: StefSimanowitz ::: Snowden ::: fabiochiusi ::: wikileaks ::: MollyAhmed ::: valigiablu ::: couragefound

This looks like it produces a global (hash) database of people's iris scans (for "fairness"), and waves away the implications by saying "we deleted the scans!" Yeah, but you save the *hashes* produced by the scans. Hashes that match *future* scans. Don't catalogue eyeballs
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | crittografia
::: Snowden

EFF Board of Directors Removes 76-Year-Old John Gilmore
open source
::: Slashdot

While companies have ample resources to meet their human rights obligations, the new report by @UNHumanRights should leave us asking whether govts have the resources & political will to uphold their duties to hold companies to account
artificial intelligence | politica
::: CIGIonline

The issue isn’t just Google, but how we are letting others do our computing and control are computing
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: amszmidt

A step-by-step #guide for using Wikipedia for research communication
Wikipedia
::: ENJOIproject

The Man Who Stole and Then Sold Data on 178 Million Facebook Users Gets Sued by Facebook
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Facebook
::: Slashdot

Il razor-razorblade model è una delle cose che mi fa più incazzare in assoluto. Una truffa legalizzata, con conseguenze anche ambientali disastrose: ed è uno dei motivi per cui non ho una stampante da anni
hardware
::: stebaraz

Cyberattacks to critical infrastructure threaten our safety and well-being
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fede_guerrini

Solar and Wind Force Poverty on Africa
economia, lavoro | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | energia
::: MauroV1968

Xpeng Unveils a Flying Car That Also Drives on Roads - Plus a Bionic Horse
uhmmm... forse, tutto da vedere
tecnologia
::: Slashdot

Trump's Truth App Bans Criticism of Itself - and Also 'Excessive Use of Capital Letters'
politica | social media
::: Slashdot

'Best Open Source Software of 2021' Identified by InfoWorld Listicle
programming, codice, snippet | open source
::: Slashdot

Why The FBI Held Back a Ransomware Decryption Key for 19 Days
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Digital Nomad Communities Want to Build the Infrastructure for an Internet Country
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

US Air Force Announces Plans for a Micro Nuclear Reactor in Alaska
energia
::: Slashdot

How Misinformation - and one Facebook Group - Threatened a Federal Investment in Montana
giggini merikani
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | Facebook
::: Slashdot

BILD is more of a cultural memory than that seemingly invincible giant it is still being described as
media
::: wblau

New research by @citizenlab documents a @nytimes journalist being infected with NSO's Pegasus in 2020 and 2021. The forensic traces detailed here are pretty interesting. #ProjectPegasus
spyware
::: runasand ::: AASchapiro

++Thread: DataSet di Stato per l'Industria.++ In USA non improvvisano e il National Research Cloud (NRC) si sta concentrando sul: "robust government datasets for researchers". Partiamo da Automotive per spiegarne la strategicità
dati, raccolta
::: Cr1st14nM3s14n0

#Pegasus #NSO : #FiveEyes deal plus France, who could have guessed? @Snowden
#surveillance (some apparently still trying to fix the problems of a global world by sticking to always solving them "just for us") #HumanRights
spyware
::: mnbeeko

At first, you have a problem
umorismo | scienza | lavoro
::: fchollet

Please don't create cults of personality around whistleblowers. And before you @ me, yes I also mean every single whistleblower I have ever said anything nice about
social media
::: evacide

Decine di lavoratori licenziati per un errore nei software di gestione delle risorse umane. Ad Amazon. Non oso pensare cosa accadrà con il soluzionismo tecnologico all'italiana... Inside Amazon’s Worst Human Resources Problem
Amazon | lavoro
::: CBlengio

How Digital Powers Will Reshape the Global Order
digitalizzazione | social media | politica
::: simopieranni

Questo orologio cambierà l’esplorazione dello Spazio profondo?
spazio, esplorazione | tecnologia
::: emenietti

The Dirty Secret Behind China's Rising Emission Levels: Pollution from State-Run Companies
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

Face Recognition Isn’t Just Face Identification and Verification: It’s Also Photo Clustering, Race Analysis, Real-time Tracking, and More
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Our society is troubled. Beware those who blame it all on big tech
tecnologia
::: _arianna

logging — Report Status, Error, and Informational Messages
Python
::: pymotw

Our September 2021 Threat Labs Report is out! And the winner is... Google Drive (that continues to lead the pack of the cloud services exploited to deliver malicious content, such as #malware and #phishing) The race with OneDrive goes on... #cloudsecurity
cloud | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: paulsparrows

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 25, 2021
social media | umorismo
::: stephanpastis

Best low-resource desktop computer in the world: @Raspberry_Pi Zero running Devuan! RPi images of Devuan Chimaera are blazing fast, maintained by @AdamPeterBurns
hardware
::: DevuanOrg

How well does @SWHeritage cover the packages found in #Guix? How does that change over time? Timothy Sample publishes the first "Preservation of Guix Report" to answer these questions. 59% of today's packages are definitely archived so far! 👍
storia | Lisp
::: GuixHpc

According to a report, 91.5% of #malware detections in Q2 2021 involved malware hidden in HTTPS. Only 20% of organizations currently have mechanisms for decrypting and scanning HTTPS, meaning the remaining 80% are at risk of missing 9/10 of the malware
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: paulsparrows

Mac users: Are you going to get the new Macbook Pro?
Apple
::: slashdot

#otd in 1983, Microsoft Word was released
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL

I have a lot of really complex thoughts about bootcamps. This lambda school story is neither the worst I have read nor experienced. These programs can be good but the incentives of the camps are completely misaligned with both industry and graduates
programming, codice, snippet | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: mitsuhiko

The cybercriminals behind a ransomware scheme didn't realize they had made a mistake. It was enough for a security company to foil their plan
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: nytimestech

Here are all the Facebook Papers stories
Facebook
::: MauroV1968

If helpful, here’s the Google Doc where I’m keeping track of all the FB stories since Friday based on the docs
Facebook
::: katieharbath

the quality of @scikit_learn #documentation is mind blowing, case in point
Python | machine learning | manuali, how to
::: zacchiro

Adottata una Convenzione internazionale per proteggere i difensori dell’ambiente
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: sdallagata

Ecologia facile 2
energia | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Soffia il vento dell'est

It's Windows XP's 20th Birthday and Way Too Many Still Use It
sistemi operativi
::: Slashdot

Mastercard To Allow Banks To Offer Crypto Credit and Debit Cards
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Indie Dev Finds That Linux Users Generate More, Better Bug Reports
Linux | games
::: Slashdot

US retail giants pull Chinese surveillance tech from shelves
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Cina
::: dtbyler

macOS Monterey is Now Available To Download
sistemi operativi | Apple
::: Slashdot

Greenhouse Gas Levels Hit a New High In 2020, Even With Pandemic Lockdowns
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

Microsoft Says Russia Hacked at Least 14 IT Service Providers this Year
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

After a week of testing, @bxchen concluded that Google has made serious progress with the new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro — but the advancements were not enough to make him switch from an iPhone
dispositivi mobili | Google
::: nytimestech

Content that can encourage eating disorders is often hidden in plain sight on social media platforms. It is not always clear cut what the companies can do about it
social media
::: nytimestech

#Facebook's reply here is a near copy-paste of the Obama administration's response to the revelation of the NSA's unlawful mass surveillance program. Mark seems unaware that the "false picture" defense did not do well in court
Facebook | Edward Snowden
::: Snowden

Tesla Value Tops $1 Trillion After Hertz Orders 100,000 Cars
economia, lavoro
::: nytimestech

I’m ready for people to look at my new @racketlang package “Splitflap”, an ergonomic library for producing valid Atom and RSS feeds, including podcast feeds
language Racket | Web, Internet
::: joeld

The public understanding of (and confidence in) science is undermined every time we let ideology substitute for actual truths. An interesting take, full of examples, of how this problem infiltrates even scientific journals themselves
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | scienza
::: StartsWithABang

RARE photo captured of an early drone model
umorismo
::: birdsarentreal

L’Istituto Superiore di Sanità è stato costretto ad emettere un comunicato stampa per smentire non il solito gruppo di fessi su Internet che vogliono curare il Covid con dei farmaci per i cavalli ma lo sciagurato direttore di un quotidiano italiano. Così siamo messi
giornali, stampa
::: mante

Affascinante la laicità di Corriere e Repubblica, che pubblicano in questi giorni pubblicità su Facebook che “aiuta la ricerca”, nel mezzo di uno scandalo globale— o presunto tale — proprio su dati che Facebook non aveva mai diffuso a ricercatori e pubblico
giornali, stampa | Facebook
::: fabiochiusi

Oltre a @emergency_ong anche @ScienceMagazine sostiene che la proprietà intellettuale sia un ostacolo per la produzione di vaccini nei Paesi poveri
copyright e brevetti | coronavirus
::: SteffPy

“The expansion of surveillance has been marketed as a way to increase personal safety. Doorbells are just one product. Amazon hopes that it will also have indoor drones flying inside your house, and a robot, Astro, that can recognise the face and voice of everyone in your home”
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | Amazon
::: hare_brain

China To Cut Fossil Fuel Use To Below 20% By 2060
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

Chi si oppone alla transizione ecologica? L’inchiesta di #Greenpeace e le pressioni sugli scienziati #IPCC
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: IlBoLive

Oh here’s something mainstream media never do in their own feeds
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

The second #cyberattacks timeline of September is out! Apart from #ransomware (not a surprise), vulnerabilities continue to characterize the #threat landscape, exploited by opportunistic #cybercriminals and state-sponsored actors
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: paulsparrows

Clima, gas serra fuori controllo anche col Covid
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: ilmanifesto

Il Grande Reset: l'eterno ritorno del mito del Nuovo Ordine Mondiale
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: MauroV1968

Russia will be launching some cosmonauts on Crew Dragon
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

Artemis 1 Comes Together as the Orion Capsule is Stacked on Top of the Space Launch System
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

Terraforming: why the Moon is a better target than Mars. Everyone always wants to terraform Mars. But expanding human civilization to the Moon makes far more sense as the first permanent step beyond Earth.
non subitissimo ma voi ggiovani...
innovazioni, futuro | spazio, esplorazione
::: StartsWithABang

The Dream of Scooping Plastic From the Ocean Is Still Alive—and Problematic
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: MauroV1968

How to Get Nautilus Typeahead Search Back in Ubuntu
Ubuntu
::: dcavedon

Applause for @riddleandcode and others working to equip Europe with its Blockchain Services Infrastructure
crittografia | Unione Europea
::: Leon_Vandenberg

The 'Dune' Screenplay Was Written In MS-DOS
applicazioni, programmi | retrocomputing
::: Slashdot

Tech's Message To the Hill: We're Not Facebook
social media
::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot

Amazon Joins Race for Quantum Computer With New Caltech Center
quantum computing | Amazon
::: Slashdot

FBI Raids Chinese Point-of-Sale Giant PAX Technology
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Biden Appoints Jessica Rosenworcel To Officially Lead the FCC
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

To be honest y’all - we’ve been showing this in our research for some time now cc @kreissdaniel
Google | Facebook
::: shannimcg

My latest column for @IEEESpectrum. And yes, I intend this to confront some deeply held assumptions
boh, dubbioso
artificial intelligence | innovazioni, futuro
::: rodneyabrooks

This week we have Terence Tao's first published paper, in which he developed a program to find perfect numbers. The paper was published when Tao was 8 years old
storia | protagonisti
::: fermatslibrary ::: orporick

Siamo nel 1965. Lo Sputnik 1 è stato lanciato solo otto anni fa, ma tutto il mondo si sta rapidamente organizzando per sfruttare i satelliti nelle telecomunicazioni radiotelevisive e telefoniche. Un anno fa è nato a questo scopo il consorzio Intelsat, /1
spazio, esplorazione | storia
::: a_a_f_t

When I talk about how stalkerware is a tool of coercive control and how it is linked to violence, I’m talking about murders like this one
social media
::: evacide

Questo grafico lo conosco a memoria. La fonte é la relazione del CNR sullo stato della ricerca e innovazione in Italia. Lo conosceranno anche i ministri competenti, no?
innovazioni, futuro
::: f_ronchetti

WHO DESIGNED THIS?! 😂
Apple
::: SnazzyQ

Apple's iPod Came Out Two Decades Ago
storia
::: Slashdot

È documentato che lo #smartworking abbia permesso di risparmiare tonnellate di CO2 in Europa e potrà continuare a contribuire all’abbattimento delle emissioni inquinanti. In Italia la leadership politica sostiene l'economia del tramezzino
lavoro a distanza/casa | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: brrivv1

“America's leaders must put an end to mass spying - by ensuring that surveillance is targeted, that there is robust judicial oversight, and that people whose lives the government invades can have their day in court”
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Critics of age checks say that in the name of keeping people safe, they could endanger user privacy, dampen free expression and hurt communities that benefit from anonymity online
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: nytimestech

Microsoft Closes on Apple in Race for World's Most Valuable Listed Firm
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Indagine rileva il rapporto tra crisi climatica e i giovani
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: ogdabaum

France Moves To Shield Its Book Industry From Amazon
Amazon
::: Slashdot

Things You Didn’t Know About GNU Readline
la mia perso: set blink-matching-paren on
tool, componente software
::: UnixToolTip

Visto nel Web - 650

 Chissà se Zuck... ma chissene! ecco invece cosa ho wisto nel Web.

Giuliano l'Apostata

On this day in 2004, the first version of Ubuntu was released
storia | Ubuntu
::: DayTechHistory

Non Sequitur for October 21, 2021
social media | umorismo
::: _juhan

The leak reveals Saudi Arabia, Japan and Australia are among countries asking the UN to play down the need to move rapidly away from fossil fuels
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: GretaThunberg ::: lawrencecarter1

Conspiracy theories are more visible online, and journalists feel they need to report on them to help make sense of what is going on. But that doesn’t mean there are more of them, or that belief in them has necessarily increased
Web, Internet | giornali, stampa
::: acerbialberto

Need to communicate with someone who doesn't speak your language? Google Translate and Apple's own Translate app on your phone or tablet might be able to help
tratta solo dei telefoni; io, da fisso uso www.deepl.com/translator, di solito funziona
dispositivi mobili | applicazioni, programmi
::: nytimestech

GIMP 2.99.8 Released with Clone Tool Tweaks, Support for Windows Ink #opensource
applicazioni, programmi
::: omgubuntu

The reports of Perl’s death have been greatly exaggerated
linguaggi di programmazione
::: UnixToolTip

Wanna see something cool? 😎 Go to "http://vscode.dev" and start coding with Visual Studio Code entirely in your browser. Anywhere, anytime, on any device and tablet, with no install required 🧑‍💻🪄
mah, io sono vecchio
programming, codice, snippet
::: code

Russia allows methane leaks at planet’s peril
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: The Washington Post

Astronomers race to save the night sky
spazio, esplorazione
::: StartsWithABang

Powering the picket line: Workers are turning to tech in their labor battles
lavoro | social media | tecnologia
::: The Washington Post

Facebook doesn’t need a new name. It needs new people
Facebook
::: fede_guerrini

Delays in the AI Act! The European Parliament is unlikely to start work on the bill before December. The Conference of Presidents will make a decision on which committee will lead (IMCO, JURI, LIBE etc) on November 18
artificial intelligence | politica
::: Melissahei

Putin and Xi look set to disengage as world leaders meet on climate
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: The Washington Post

Trump, still barred from Twitter and Facebook, to launch social network in ‘fight back’ against Big Tech
social media | politica
::: The Washington Post ::: Miti_Vigliero

La Gigafactory Tesla che rischia di consumare l’acqua del Brandeburgo
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Domani

Facebook’s Brand Is So Toxic Zuckerberg Reportedly Wants to Change Its Name
Facebook
::: fede_guerrini

I would like to thank everyone who replied to the Gab CEO's crazy anti-semitic rant on Twitter with "delete your account." It worked
social media | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: evacide

Mark Zuckerberg Has Been Added To a DC Lawsuit Over the Cambridge Analytica Scandal
non si fa mancare proprio niente (gnente)
Facebook | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Google Removes Support for FTP and Old-gen U2F Security Keys in Chrome 95
Web, Internet | browser
::: Slashdot

Man Arrested For Uncensoring Japanese Porn With AI In First Deepfake Case
deepfake | artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

The True Cost of Upgrading Your Phone
dispositivi mobili | economia, lavoro
::: nytimestech

Dutch police keep a list of the "the top 400 children at risk of criminal behavior," filled w/kids who have never committed a crime. Opposition to that scheme & other predictive policing tech in growing in the EU
automazione | Unione Europea | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: AASchapiro

Finalmente un’iniziativa parlamentare in Italia sul caso Julian #Assange: il 26 ottobre, potete collegarvi e ascoltare
Julian Assange
::: SMaurizi

“Brazilians are also using memes to counter fake news and antidemocratic discourse. This is particularly important for the citizens, as it’s estimated that Bolsonaro gave 1,682 false or misleading statements in 2020 alone”
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: fabiochiusi

It's time for Twitter to change their disgusting propogandist logo
umorismo
::: birdsarentreal

La BBC ha cambiato il proprio logo. Non sappiamo quanto sia costato rifare il logo (BBC non lo ha voluto comunicare) e a prima vista potrebbe sembrare una di quelle operazioni all'Italiana ma c'è un motivo interessante dietro la scelta. 1/5
copyright e brevetti | open source
::: giorgiogilestro

Primi esempi di abrogazione per decreto della tutela privacy del cittadino da parte della PA
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: OGiannino

Dark Arts
umorismo
::: xkcdComic

Raspberry Pi Suffers First Ever Price Increase
hardware | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Purtroppo è anche necessario ricordare che questo è un metodo, non un caso isolato. Gli attacchi e la derisione dei giornalisti critici sono un format, sulla stampa di destra (e non solo) in Italia. E da un sacco di tempo
giornali, stampa
::: fabiochiusi

[Thread] Paris 100 % cyclable, c'est pour bientôt ! Au prochain Conseil de Paris, nous présenterons le nouveau plan pour achever la révolution du vélo dans la capitale ! #parisvelo 🚴🏿‍♀️🚴‍♂️
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: David_Belliard

A better Internet: Interoperability and beyond. Part three. This time with Mai Ishikawa Sutton @maira. About the Decentralized Web (@GETDWeb), about @COMPOSTmag and more
Web, Internet
::: commonsnetwork

Non vi è dubbio che l’attivismo di Greta Thunberg abbia dato uno scossone alle nostre coscienze. Ma la visione dei movimenti ambientalisti può avere un futuro politico?
io, a differenza di @yorick612 penso di sì
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | protagonisti
::: rivistailmulino

Ragazze e ragazzi di tutto il mondo si preoccupano per il futuro e sono delusi dai governi. Lo ha scoperto un grande studio sulla crisi climatica pubblicato dalla rivista The Lancet
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: FondazioneIU

Apple's Product Design Has Improved Since Jony Ive Left
Apple
::: Slashdot

The ultimate one year review: daily driving the PinePhone
dispositivi mobili
::: dcavedon

Crazypants. The FIN7 ransomware gang created a fake company called Bastion Security, which they used to recruit security researchers and trick them into executing ransomware attacks on their behalf
frodi
::: evacide

Total lo sapeva dal 1971
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: RadioProzac

Is Parallel Programming Hard, And, If So, What Can You Do About It?
Paul McKenney's book features the excitement you're going for, I think
programming, codice, snippet
::: samth

Mastodon founder Eugen Rochko told TPM in an email that TRUTH appeared to violate the terms of use that the software sets forth: making the source code available, and having a copy of the general product license available to users
open source | social media | politica
::: TPM_dk

A New Name Won't Fix Facebook
Facebook
::: fede_guerrini

I've just ordered the new 10 Year #Smartphone, you should check it out! 10yearphone.com #10yearphone #RightToRepair
dispositivi mobili
::: zacchiro

Russia’s censorship model can quickly and easily be replicated by other authoritarian governments
censura
::: fabiochiusi

"La vita americana si è assestata su schemi prevedibili. Appena arrivano gli aspiranti censori, le istituzioni si piegano alle loro richieste. È una piacevole sorpresa oggi quando un’istituzione si rifiuta di cedere a richieste simili"
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni | economia, lavoro
::: fede_guerrini

GPSD Bug Will Switch Your Time-Keeping Systems To March 2002 This Weekend, Unless You Update
bug
::: Slashdot

Encryption is the foundation of modern security
crittografia | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Snowden

Is Sci-Hub a pirate infrastructure? (or a legit #OpenScience initiative)
open source | scienza
::: EPFLOpenScience

Vinyl Is Selling So Well That It's Getting Hard To Sell Vinyl
hardware
::: Slashdot

Wuhan

Meet Starlab: Private Space Station Planned To Fly In 2027
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

The new React docs are out! Well-written and practical, complete with interactive examples, diagrams, and more. Plus, they teach Hooks first
programming, codice, snippet
::: leeerob

PS3 Emulator Will Now Boot Every Game Ever Released On the Console
games
::: Slashdot

Google Lowers Play Store Fees To 15% on Subscription Apps, as Low as 10% for Media Apps
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

EFF will always fight for strong encryption—in the courts, in Congress, and around the world
crittografia
::: EFF

(Un vantaggio di fare lezione con il tablet collegato alla lim è che a fine lezione la classe ha gli appunti pronti in PDF. Uno svantaggio di fare lezione con il tablet collegato alla lim è che a fine lezione la classe ha gli appunti pronti in PDF.)
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: orporick ::: orporick

We can see that it is happening. We are not entirely sure why it is happening
Twitter | politica
::: fabiochiusi

ANYWAY the Rust community is an amazing demonstration of what can happen if you build a space that is open and welcoming and doesn't tolerate toxic behaviour and the wider free software community needs to learn from that
open source | programming, codice, snippet
::: mjg59

All'università per poter sostenere l'esame ci sono molti corsi propedeutici di matematica da seguire, mentre le aziende vogliono raggiungere un pubblico quanto più vasto possibile e assumendo zero conoscenze pregresse, in modo da dare visibilità al provider del corso stesso
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: SteffPy

Mary Jackson nasce nel 1921 a Hampton, in Virginia, sede di una base aerea e un centro di ricerca dell’ente aeronautico statunitense, la NACA. Dopo essersi diplomata con il massimo dei voti, nel 1942 si laurea in matematica e fisica, sempre in istituti riservati ai neri. /1
ok, qui lo spazio è solo sullo sfondo ma è un bel rokketto (Twitter ice così)
spazio, esplorazione | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: a_a_f_t

In German the word "Verschlimmbessern" means "to make something worse while repairing it." In English we call that "software development"
umorismo
::: MIT_CSAIL

La strategia di Draghi per l’Intelligenza artificiale
artificial intelligence
::: LucaSambucci ::: dilettahuyskes_

New Facebook Storm Nears as CNN, Fox Business and Other Outlets Team Up on Whistleblower Docs
Facebook
::: emenietti ::: BrandyZadrozny ::: RMac18 ::: The Washington Post ::: Rai News ::: CNN ::: The Washington Post ::: fchollet ::: dandrezner ::: baekdal ::: philipdisalvo ::: fede_guerrini ::: fabiochiusi

Twitter deserves credit for - again - leading on open self-examination and data-sharing, ahead of larger competitors
Twitter
::: rasmus_kleis

Up next on @TheLunduke Was Right: Microsoft angers the .NET open source community with a controversial decision
Microsoft | open source
::: RichardEstes5

Walmart Shoppers Can Now Buy Bitcoin at 200 Kiosks in Its Stores
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Intel Open-sources AI-powered Tool To Spot Bugs in Code
programming, codice, snippet
::: Slashdot

John Carmack Pushes Out Unlocked OS For Defunct Oculus Go Headset
applicazioni, programmi
::: Slashdot

Apple Updates App Store Guidelines To Permit Devs To Contact Customers About Other Payment Methods
Apple
::: Slashdot

Bitcoin's Price Crashed 87% On Binance.US Thanks To a Bug
nope, 61,000, è quasi ok (per il loro stile)
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Amazon's Alexa Collects More of Your Data Than Any Other Smart Assistant
Amazon | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Apple's Safari Browser Runs the Risk of Becoming the New Internet Explorer -- Holding the Web Back for everyone
browser
::: Slashdot

Governments Turn Tables On Ransomware Gang REvil By Pushing It Offline
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Intel's Future Now Depends On Making Everyone Else's Chips
hardware
::: Slashdot

France and Israel hold ‘secret’ talks to defuse phone spyware row
spyware
::: fabiochiusi

Cara Chiara, stai facendo aumentare il PIL. #ironic
lavoro a distanza/casa
::: dcavedon

Julian Assange's next Extradition hearing is on Wednesday. It would be a shame & a disgrace if this country sent Mr Assange to the USA, on what are essentially political charges. I'm baffled that so few of my fellow-journalists have opposed this extradition. It threatens us all
Julian Assange
::: ClarkeMicah ::: philipdisalvo ::: Snowden

L'hélicoptère Ingenuity 🚁 est toujours opérationnel sur #Mars ! Le contact a été rétabli et Ingenuity a réussi un test du rotor à 50 tours/min. Si le problème lié aux servos est réglé, Ingenuity tentera bientôt un 14e vol. #MarsHelicopter
spazio, esplorazione | robots, automazione, droni
::: thomas_appere

You solve one of these problems, you win 1 Million dollars. The six (out of seven) millennium prize problems in mathematics stated by the Clay Mathematics Institute
matematica
::: thePiggsBoson

Tech workers warned they were going to quit. Now, the problem is spiralling out of control
lavoro
::: ZDNet

Lettura del pranzo
Notation as a Tool of Thought, Kenneth E. Iverson
programming, codice, snippet
::: orporick

Dipendenti pubblici, Brunetta bleffa sullo smart working
lavoro a distanza/casa
::: ilmanifesto

Dutch forensic lab says it has decoded Tesla's driving data
dati, raccolta | crittografia
::: CyberFactsIT

Audio Tape Interface Revives Microcassettes As Storage Medium
retrocomputing
::: Slashdot

A vent’anni dalla messa in commercio del primo iPod credo valga la pena di chiedersi se siamo stati capaci di sfruttare appieno tutto questo ben di Dio. Se siamo ancora in grado di ‘sentire’ la musica o se alla fine rischiamo di restarne sopraffatti
storia
::: antoniodballaro

Facebook Fined Record £50m By UK Competition Watchdog
Facebook
::: Slashdot

Le tecnologie riproducono il passato, lo status quo. Le intelligenze artificiali vengono addestrate con i dati che dipendono dalle nostre società, quindi anche con tutti i rapporti di potere, le discriminazioni e le disuguaglianze
artificial intelligence
::: f_fittipaldi ::: PossibileIt

AmigaOS Is Still Getting Updates and Upgrades
retrocomputing
::: Slashdot

It is crucial to bear in mind that the industry's problem is not data "protection," it is data COLLECTION. Mass surveillance must be recognized as a crime, not a business model
dati, raccolta | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Snowden