21 novembre, 2021

Visto nel Web - 658

Perso nella nebbia e in ritardo ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Find Files Faster with FSearch, an ‘Everything Search Engine’ for Linux
tool, componente software
::: dcavedon

In September 1787, a group of delegates gathered in Philadelphia to sign the U.S. Constitution. This week, a hastily organized crypto-collective is trying to buy it
crittografia
::: nytimestech ::: jaromil

Promesse audaci
innovazioni, futuro | energia | (forse)
::: RadioProzac

KerasTuner is the coolest thing! You can use it to tune any hyperparameters of an ML model automatically. I'm using the Bayesian optimisation this week to tune my network + preprocessing steps for me. It was super easy to setup and work with!
machine learning
::: emilydoesastro

Microsoft Gaming Chief Calls For Industry-Wide Game Preservation
games
::: Slashdot

Bank-Only Stablecoins Limit Innovation, Fed's Waller Says
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Japan's Fugaku Retains Title As World's Fastest Supercomputer
hardware
::: Slashdot

Linux Has a Serious Security Problem That Once Again Enables DNS Cache Poisoning
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Douglas Engelbart patented the first computer "mouse" on this day in 1970
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how much the existence of the internet has inadvertently sterilized the process of learning new things: I learn almost everything I know these days without ever having to interact with another human face to face. Which seems… really bad?
Web, Internet
::: lexi_lambda

Elon Musk
::: acmemetico


"The two other countries that have gone ahead with facial recognition payment systems are China and Belarus" So "advanced" in what sense precisely, @nytimes?
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Secondo la whistleblower di Facebook il Digital Service Act salverà la democrazia. Ma è davvero così?
Web, Internet
::: _arianna

“By relying on AI, the company claims, its software can decipher the meaning and significance of online human behavior, and can determine whether subjects have already committed a crime, may commit a crime or adhere to certain ideologies” #not
spyware | artificial intelligence | Facebook
::: fabiochiusi

Parlare di scienza su Instagram, rimanendo centrati sull'utente
Facebook | scienza | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: RadioProzac

Just released: Amazon deforestation in 12 months until 31 July was 13,235 square kilometres, up 22% on previous year, according to Brazil's National Space Research Institute. Horrifying. No wonder Bolsonaro's government delayed release until after Cop26
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: jonathanwatts

Today in On Tech, @shiraovide writes that one way that our lives online have rewired our brains is that we’re more comfortable buying from an unfamiliar brand
social media | economia, lavoro
::: nytimestech

Misure di efficacia cercansi
coronavirus | scienza | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: RadioProzac

The Washington Post won a Pulitzer Prize for humping a hoax
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: mtaibbi

C'è una proposta per bloccare i sistemi di riconoscimento facciale in Italia fino al 2023
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Contrary to claims made by Facebook leadership since the heyday of the Arab Spring, the leaked Facebook Papers prove that safety and freedom of expression are not afforded to all users equally, but are instead dictated by the company’s financial interests
Facebook
::: restofworld


Happy to share some compiler optimizations with @portokalidis on AddressSanitizer created by our student Dennis Zhang @YuchenZ9571. Support anything ASan supports; Nearly Sound; Reduce 40% overhead; All AE badges granted
programming, codice, snippet
::: junxzm

Orbital Launch in January? Elon Musk Updates His Vision for SpaceX's Starship
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

This comprehensive article about what a shitshow Amazon's internal security has been for many years is amazing. "User data flowed like water"
Amazon | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: evacide

Autosufficienza tecnologica: la strategia di Pechino
hardware | Cina
::: ilmanifesto

One of the most noticeable pieces of new language in the draft regulation is its direct acknowledgement of the Great Firewall, the system China uses to filter inbound information and censor a great number of news and social media websites
Cina | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: AleColarizi

Metaimperi. In Cina fin dal 2020 si parla di metaverso e si investe in brevetti e in personale ad hoc. Ma tutta l’Asia si muove: la Corea, regina del soft power, è tra le più pronte
metaverso | augmented reality
::: simopieranni

Like numbers? We got you
Web, Internet
::: restofworld

Starbucks Links With Amazon Go For First Cashierless Cafe
automazione
::: Slashdot

Thousands of Firefox Users Accidentally Commit Login Cookies On GitHub
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot ::: phretor

Bill Gates' TerraPower Will Set Up a $4 Billion Nuclear Plant In Wyoming
energia
::: Slashdot

During COP26, Facebook Served Ads With Climate Falsehoods, Skepticism
Facebook | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot


Apple Accelerates Work on Car Project, Aiming for Fully Autonomous Vehicle
automazione
::: Slashdot

How Fraudsters Exploit Popular Interest-free Payment Plans
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Steve Wozniak's Startup Privateer Plans To Launch Hundreds of Satellites To Study Space Debris
protagonisti | spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

There should be a companion account to @NewLispRepos called @OldLispRepos dedicated to Common Lisp (or ancestor) code on the internet that began before the year 2000
Lisp | storia
::: stylewarning

The Washington Post yesterday had a forum on disinformation and Fake News, and @JameelJaffer -- formerly of the ACLU, now with the Knight Center -- gave the perfect answer for why nothing is more dangerous than giving the government the power to decree and regulate Fake News
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: ggreenwald

Thanks for contacting us. To get help with this issue, please reach out to Curl
Apple | Web, Internet
::: AppleSupport

Always try the simplest approach first, so you have a reference point to justify any increase in complexity. In ML, this typically means using a non-ML baseline as your first model
machine learning
::: fchollet

#lisp a 41 year old screen shot of a GUI-based Lisp data inspector tool. Also shown: the same thing running on my Mac today - by way of a Lisp Machine emulator
storia | Lisp
::: RainerJoswig

The #PegasusProject was awarded one of the prestigious #RSFAwards2021 for its impact. Last July, this collaborative investigation uncovered the global abuse of Pegasus spyware. 👉 What's happened since then? WATCH how people, leaders and prosecutors have taken up the scandal
spyware
::: FbdnStories

Perchè è necessario un Osservatorio sui sistemi di decisione automatizzata delle PA? Ve lo spieghiamo io e @dilettahuyskes_ in questo video della #PrivacyWeek @privacynetwork_
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: lunabianchi84


Python (e tutti gli altri linguaggi)
linguaggi di programmazione
::: tritlo

this is really interesting, I had no idea that ANSI C function prototypes were borrowed from C++
linguaggi di programmazione | storia
::: johnregehr

Sometimes the call really is coming from inside the house
spyware
::: evacide

Altoparlante pubblicoNew paper! In which I work through a lot of my uncomfortable observations since joining academia, examining the alarming-but-quiet capture of academic AI research by big tech, what this means for how and what we know about AI, and how we can resist
artificial intelligence
::: mer__edith

#Sorveglianze ep. 2 L’azienda, partecipata di Leonardo, vende servizi di intelligence e dual use. Sistemi di sorveglianza simili sono usati dagli Emirati come armi contro gli oppositori
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: irpinvestigates

School strike week 170. #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrike #UprootTheSystem
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: GretaThunberg ::: GretaThunberg

Non è un po' surreale questa intervista?
giornali, stampa
::: andcapocci

The @EU_Commission parades #GaiaX as a "key contributor" to European data sovereignty. Funny sovereignty if #Palantir is a participating member, and Chinese companies among the main sponsors. Please explain dear Commission!
Unione Europea | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: SophieintVeld ::: Luke_like

#otd in 1991 Microsoft Office for Windows was launched
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL

Can a machine make moral decisions? Researchers at the University of Washington are working on it
no, imho
artificial intelligence
::: nytimestech


We just pushed a new release candidate for Altair, making available a number of new chart types & features
Python
::: jakevdp

A Look Under the Hood of the Most Successful Streaming Service on the Planet
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Mappa interattiva e modelli 3D dei portici di #Bologna
applicazioni, programmi
::: ArgiaSbolenfi

“The only reason to use the eNaira over cryptocurrency would be trust in the government, and that trust has been eroded for many." Inside the shaky launch of Africa’s first e-currency in Nigeria
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: YinkaWrites

Imperdibile! 😀
bash script | umorismo
::: cmnit

I strongly suspect that virtually nobody will ever actually use this feature of my Racket CommonMark implementation, but I am pleased to provide it, nonetheless
language Racket
::: lexi_lambda ::: lexi_lambda ::: lexi_lambda

È un modello per le ragazze non solo italiane e dimostra che con il duro lavoro si può raggiungere ogni obiettivo. La Mattel le ha dedicato una #Barbie. Samantha Cristoforetti è la prima astronauta italiana e presto tornerà sulla Stazione Spaziale Internazionale. /1
spazio, esplorazione
::: a_a_f_t

SpinLaunch Hurls a Test Vehicle Kilometers Into the air. Eventually, it'll Throw Them Almost all the way to Orbit
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

Torna la rubrica #MondoAsean, dedicata al Sudest asiatico a cura di @Itasean. Oggi parliamo di crisi dei chip, e tanto altro
hardware | politica
::: chinafiles

"Frances Haugen’s policy proposals are modest at best, amounting to little more than what Facebook has already proposed or supported"
Facebook
::: fabiochiusi


What’s Crypto.com, which is paying $700 million for the naming rights to Staples Center in Los Angeles?
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: nytimestech

Peter Rawlinson engineered the Tesla S and helped redefine driving. Now he is challenging Tesla's dominance with his Lucid Air electric sedan
tecnologia | energia
::: nytimestech

15 Best GNOME Extensions for Ubuntu (2021 Edition)
Ubuntu
::: dcavedon

Thanks to all (too many to thank here!) in the community who have helped over the last few weeks with the complex discussion about evolving the @ProjectJupyter notebook to a modern v7. We now have a (draft) JEP for the plan forward - feedback welcome
Python | programming, codice, snippet
::: fperez_org

Premio mucca sferica 2021
mah...
(forse) | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: RadioProzac

Hoy es #ViernesDeEscritorio y queremos compartir el lanzamiento de nuestra versión 2.0 de GobLin GNU/#Linux. Un SO diseñado específicamente para las oficinas de los gobiernos. Construído sobre @DevuanOrg 4, con kernel liquorix 5.14 y escritorio XFCE 4.16
Linux distro
::: CarlosBrys

"Facebook is still using the vast amount of data it collects about young people in order to determine which children are most likely to be vulnerable to a given ad. This practice is especially concerning"
Facebook | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: torproject

Some one-liners from RedHat
tip, suggerimenti
::: igor_chubin

A quali condizioni si è svolto il #lavoro da remoto durante la #pandemia? Con quali vantaggi e quali costi per i #lavoratori? Una indagine di Sonia Bertolini e Giovanna Fullin
lavoro da remoto | smartwork
::: rivistailmulino

Oggi su @ilmanifesto con @PaoloBory abbiamo parlato di #Meta e #Metaverse focalizzandoci su 2 caratteristiche: l'aspirazione (e la vanità) del tutto + una visione del futuro retrotopica che si ispira al passato "mitico" del digitale
metaverso
::: gabriele_balbi

Pentagon Asks Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle for Bids on New Cloud Contracts
cloud
::: Slashdot


The Amazon Lobbyists Who Kill US Consumer Privacy Protections
Amazon | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

First Electric Autonomous Cargo Ship Launched In Norway
energia | automazione
::: Slashdot

Canadian Police Arrest Teen For Stealing $36.5 Million In Cryptocurrency
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Alphabet Puts Prototype Robots To Work Cleaning Up Google's Offices
robots, automazione, droni | Google
::: Slashdot

Tor Project Sees Decline in Server Numbers, Will Offer Rewards for New Bridge Operators
open source
::: Slashdot

DuckDuckGo launches App Tracking Protection for Android, a beta feature that blocks third-party trackers from Google and Facebook
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | dispositivi mobili
::: Techmeme

Perseverance Rover Captures Awesome Video of Helicopter Flying on Mars
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

Sci-Hub: Researchers File Intervention Application To Fight ISP Blocking
copyright e brevetti | open source
::: Slashdot

Il «controllo totale» dell’algoritmo
Facebook
::: ilmanifesto

Facebook Papers: Stati uniti, India e Filippine
Facebook | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: ilmanifesto

Andy Prokh

#Metaverso #元宇宙 riforma o rivoluzione? e i pericoli per la privacy
Google Traduttore 💥 rockz!
metaverso | Facebook | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: simopieranni

There are many security threats when using distributed dependency packages like in go or npm or rust, this is a simple example. Reason why at dyne.org we distribute critical components that have zero dependencies
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: jaromil

New TypeScript 4.5 Improves Asynchronous Programming
linguaggi di programmazione
::: DiegoManinetti

How koyo's URL resolver tackles an annoying problem with @racketlang's powerful dispatch-rules macro
language Racket
::: alamajesse

Climate change: Conspiracy theories found on foreign-language Wikipedia
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | Wikipedia
::: RadioProzac

Visualizations Show the Extensive Cloud of Debris Russia's Anti-Satellite Test Created
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

Texas Plans To Become the Bitcoin Capital, Vulnerable Power Grid and All
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

#lisp Learn Common Lisp by Example: GTK GUI with SBCL. the other articles in that series also look interesting
Lisp
::: RainerJoswig

🚨 I'm really excited to share that my paper on the international legal implications of Israel's use of facial recognition tech in the occupied Palestinian territory has just been published in the @ICRC
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: rohantalbot

NASA Seeks Ideas For a Nuclear Reactor On the Moon
spazio, esplorazione | energia
::: Slashdot

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