Al solito, non mi sono ancora ambientato alla pandemia ma questi sono solo fatti miei; invece ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.
Ever notice how there's a huge disconnect between how the VC thought leader class talks about NFTs and crypto coins, and how your average software developer friends talk about it. Let me explain why
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: smdiehl
Australia to introduce new laws to force media platforms to unmask online trolls
social media | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: dcavedon
#EconTwitter check out the 1st draft of my book #CausalAnalysis, covering methods of #CausalInference/#PolicyEvaluation (also trends like #CausalMachineLearning) and including practical examples in R (#RStats)
machine learning
::: CausalHuber
The Chinese TikTok star Li Ziqi has been called a “Quarantine Queen” for her videos glamorizing an old-fashioned lifestyle. In reality, the rural influencer's utopia is a charade, carefully crafted for her urban fans
social media | Cina
::: restofworld
Tenpay, also known as Caifutong, was fined 2.8 million yuan for violating foreign exchange regulations, according to SAFE, the nation’s forex gatekeeper
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | economia, lavoro | Cina
::: simopieranni
I'm told #GitHub is down. Can we finally stop building the Internet on proprietary single points of failure? #OpenSource #federation
open source | social media
::: downey ::: mitsuhiko
Me too
umorismo
::: fchollet
Sono circa una trentina le società private che stanno investendo nella ricerca sulla fusione nucleare. Quanto tempo dobbiamo aspettare?
energia | innovazioni, futuro
::: DomaniGiornale
Bibliothèque d’Alexandrie des logiciels, Software Heritage fête ses cinq ans
programming, codice, snippet
::: tnoisette ::: SWHeritage
Tux Paint 0.9.27 Open-Source Drawing App for Kids Adds New Ways to Draw, Other Updates
applicazioni, programmi
::: lxer_feed
Raspberry Pi Trading Could Go Public This Spring
hardware
::: Slashdot
'Malicious Actors' are Compromising Google Cloud Accounts, Installing Cryptocurrency Miners
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Come esempio di "buone pratiche" possiamo anche tenere presente il SILL, Software libero consigliato per il settore pubblico - la pagina ha perfino l'interfaccia in italiano!
open source
::: nilocram
Researchers Claim Locally-Testable-Code Breakthrough With Exotic Multi-Dimensional Graph
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
I have no words....
umorismo
::: DoctorFortran
Computer science should indeed be for everyone. I think that basically every effort in that direction, sadly, is unwilling to face up to what that would really mean (consider how much effort "algebra for everyone" requires)
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: samth
“the general public has expressed a sense of anxiety towards a future permeated with AI, in which their jobs and humanity could be threatened. This contradicts the widely held view that Chinese people demonstrate more positive attitudes toward digital technologies”
artificial intelligence | Cina
::: fabiochiusi
Ho pubblicato il mio primo pacchetto su #NPM. Il mio #Javascript è orrendo, ma almeno ho avuto l'onestà intellettuale di iniziare la descrizione con "This is a simple (and ugly...) #jQuery plugin"
linguaggi di programmazione
::: madbob
US-China tech war: school in eastern Anhui province offers country’s first PhD programme in quantum technology as global race to lead this field heats up
quantum computing
::: South China Morning Post
Chinese province targets journalists, foreign students with planned new surveillance system
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi
📣 The Digital Services Act (#DSA) negotiations are now critical. In the name of 22 researchers and 27 CSOs, we sent an open letter ✉️ to members of the @EP_SingleMarket demanding they empower researchers working in the public interest
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: algorithmwatch
uuid — Universally Unique Identifiers
Python
::: pymotw
Quine: A program that generates a copy of its source as its complete output. Here is one in Python: _='_=%r;print _%%_';print _%_
Python
::: fermatslibrary
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey expected to step down as chief executive
::: simopieranni ::: emenietti ::: marina_catucci ::: marina_catucci ::: marina_catucci ::: nytimes ::: paraga ::: bermat ::: AndrewYNg ::: ilmanifesto
On Saturday the decree transposing the #copyright directive into Italian law has been published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale, making🇮🇹the 8th Member State to implement. It will come into effect on 12/12 and is the worst implementation we have seen so far
Unione Europea | copyright e brevetti
::: communia_eu
Ultimate collection of Emacs resources
linguaggi di programmazione
::: UnixToolTip
Australia is a laboratory for absolutely atrocious tech policy
Facebook | social media
::: jkosseff
A new artificial material mimics quantum entangled rare earth compounds
scienza
::: MauroV1968
Fired Employees Sue Google For Breaching 'Don't Be Evil' Part of Contract
::: Slashdot
World's First Living Robots Can Now Reproduce, Scientists Say
mooolto diverso da come m'immagino
scienza | robots, automazione, droni
::: Slashdot
No country has met welfare goals in past 30 years ‘without putting planet at risk’
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: formicablu
Una recente pronuncia del Consiglio di Stato sulla definizione di #algoritmo e la differenza con #AI
algoritmi, codice | artificial intelligence
::: Paolcuc
South Korea Will Use VR To Determine If the Elderly Can Keep Driving
virtual reality
::: Slashdot
EU tries on new role as tech venture capitalist
Unione Europea | economia, lavoro
::: fede_guerrini
Clearview AI issued provisional fine for over 17£ million - Following PI's submissions before the UK data protection regulator, as well as other European regulators, the ICO has today announced its provisional intent to fine Clearview AI
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: privacyint
L'idrogeno verde sta arrivando in UE
energia | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: cmnit
Rumours confirmed - @EU_EDPS in bid to unite privacy, competition and consumer watchdogs next year as part of a revamped Digital Clearinghouse
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Unione Europea
::: SamuelStolton
“The Russian example makes clear how imposing responsibility for policing online content upon platforms creates fertile ground for violating citizens’ rights”
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi
Il Consiglio UE va nella direzione sbagliata: il Parlamento Europeo vuole rafforzare tutele per cittadini contro rischio di sorveglianza indiscriminata attraverso riconoscimento facciale. Sarà un duro negoziato sul nuovo Regolamento sull’Intelligenza Artificiale. #reclaimyourface
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | artificial intelligence
::: brandobenifei
We’ve come full circle
ooh!
::: nikitonsky
Our paper "TrollMagnifier: Detecting State-Sponsored Troll Accounts on Reddit" was accepted to @IEEESSP 2022! Our system learns the behavior of Reddit accounts identified to be part of state-sponsored disinformation campaigns and finds more accounts behaving the same way 1/
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: gianluca_string
The "computers were a mistake" memes are so annoying, and always created by people who equally spend their time proselytizing JavaScript or Python as the best things to happen since the invention of the transistor
cit.
::: stylewarning
This possibility has been worrying me for a while. SpaceX has a real role to play in our future world
spazio, esplorazione
::: rodneyabrooks
U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy
antitrust | Facebook
::: fabiochiusi
.@TawfikJelassi at #swh5years: "software is an unique type of object that constitutes the foundation of our digital society"
cit.
::: zacchiro
The visual style that has become standard in IDEs — Jetbrains, XCode, VSCode — is an abomination. This paper by @NPRougier on editor aesthetics is framed in the context of #emacs, but you should read it even if you use a different environment
applicazioni, programmi
::: jackrusher
Finland Battles 'Exceptional' Malware Attack Spread by Phones
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Quel dommage! Only 2 out of 12 points 🇫🇷🙁 France sets a new low in our implementation tracker with the least points of all member states that have implemented the #copyright directive so far (but not for long with🇮🇹coming up next)
copyright e brevetti | Unione Europea
::: communia_eu
Finnish Researchers Say Their First Quantum Computer Is Up and Running
quantum computing
::: Slashdot
Astronauts Took A Fly-around of the International Space Station. Here are Their Stunning Pictures
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday
Together with 114 (!) organizations, we demand an #AIAct that puts fundamental rights first!
artificial intelligence | Unione Europea
::: angela__mueller
“In simple terms, the vision is to bring the charge to the vehicles, rather than having the vehicle stop at charging stations to recharge”
energia
::: nytimestech
AoC 2021 starts in about 8 hours! Advent of Code is 25 days, but the Coalton Contest is a whole 33 days + whatever time zone slack you get from it being before Jan 3 2022 somewhere on Earth. Some contest prizes only require 5 AoC problems to be solved!
Lisp | programmazione funzionale
::: stylewarning ::: stylewarning
The Virtual Phone Farms Scammers Use To Set Up Fake Accounts
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
I just completed "Sonar Sweep" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2021
comincia facile, poi ...
Python
::: marcodelmastro
SpaceX's Starlink Is Testing Internet Service for Aircraft
Web, Internet | spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot
Twitter Expands Safety Policy, Bans Posting Images of People Without Their Consent
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Twitter
::: Slashdot
FBI Document Shows What Data Can Be Obtained From Encrypted Messaging Apps
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Over 300,000 Android Users Have Downloaded These Banking Trojan Malware Apps, Say Security Researchers
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
While I love that work is happening in this arena, we have *tons* of history lessons about what "one VM/IR/assembly/etc. to rule them all" means in practice. And unlike classical computing, quantum computing is filled to the brim with different computation modalities
quantum computing
::: stylewarning
Great job today by @lukasheinrich_ presenting our new work at #ACAT2021 on MadJax: differentiable particle physics matrix element simulation. We're making new steps towards differentiable programming and differentiable simulation in high energy physics!
Python | matematica
::: Michael_A_Kagan
How to Create a Python Plugin System with Stevedore - Ching-Hwa Yu
Python
::: doughellmann
Happy 70th birthday to Federico Faggin, who - by the age of 30 - had designed the world's first microprocessor, the Intel 4004
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL
Launched 50 years ago this month: Project Gutenberg, the world's oldest free ebook library. In 1971 founder Michael Hart typed in the text of the Declaration of Independence & shared it on ARPANET. Today there are >60,000 books
boloccato in Italia: vergogna!
Web, Internet | storia
::: MIT_CSAIL ::: mikko
Il #metaverso di #Meta, con i suoi #avatar, potrebbe acuire alcune problematiche legate alla tossicità dei social. Nella #dismorfofobia, preoccupano #narcisismo e spettacolarizzazione del corpo. Gli esperti @colvieux e #GiuseppeRiva ci spiegano perché
metaverso | Facebook
::: CastigliMirella
L’idrogeno è una grande occasione di sviluppo per l’Italia e il Mediterraneo
energia
::: MauroV1968
Escaping Python is the best thing you can do
come farei (faremmo?) senza Python?
Python
::: amszmidt
Thousands of AT&T Customers in the US Infected by New Data-stealing Malware
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
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