30 gennaio, 2022

Visto nel Web - 678

Capitano cose, l'entropia aumenta, ma devo raccontare cosa ho wisto nel Web.

Emanuele Balboni - Orione e Sirio sopra la Val Chisone

"riders working for food delivery platforms incessantly create a complex repertoire of tactics and develop hidden transcripts to resist the algorithmic control of digital platforms" #algosov
lavoro
::: jaromil

Six characteristics define the net-zero transition
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | economia, lavoro | energia | politica
::: MauroV1968

AI systems can learn to avoid unsafe situations by imagining hypothetical situations, even in complex 3D environments
artificial intelligence | machine learning
::: MIT_CSAIL

Just 10 streams carry 95% of all river-borne plastic into the ocean. If you want to fix ocean pollution here is a good starting point…
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: simongerman600

Israelis were mostly unbothered about NSO’s spyware — until it was reportedly turned on them
spyware
::: fede_guerrini

White House Attempts To Strengthen Federal Cybersecurity After Major Hacks
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Microsoft Teams Surpasses 270 Million Monthly Active Users
Microsoft
::: Slashdot

Government Demands To Remove Twitter Content Hit Record High
Twitter
::: Slashdot

Amazon Ends Widely Mocked Scheme That Turned Workers Into Twitter 'Ambassadors'
Amazon
::: Slashdot

In the 🇨🇳 version of Lord of War, which is about 30 minutes shorter than the original, replaces the ending with a new caption, saying the arms dealer “confessed all the crimes officially charged against him in court, and was sentenced to life imprisonment.” #ChinaEditChallenge
censura | Cina
::: 1fanboh


Je trouve que ce sujet est assez rapidement passé à la trappe. Alors je voudrais revenir sur ce qui représente pour moi une très grosse anomalie en 2022: la redevance pour copie privée. 1/15
copyright e brevetti
::: GrablyR

Rumours suggest all is not well in the JingOS camp. Their online store on Shopify is down, and some of the team have allegedly been fired. Support for the JingOS x86 port was axed last week, but they did say they'd continue with the JingOS ARM vers that runs on the JingPad tablet
dispositivi mobili
::: omgubuntu

The infrastructure we give people to develop who they are and express themselves plays a critical role in bringing out the best -- or the worst -- in them. Tech is never neutral. Your product decisions and technical decisions actively shape humanity
social media
::: fchollet

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal for January 27, 2022
programming, codice, snippet | umorismo
::: _juhan

This is an interesting study showing that people prefer human decision-makers to algorithms because they value the (in my view, perceived rather than real) human freedom to deviate from moral principles at will...
algoritmi, codice
::: JohnDanaher

Worldwide #IndigenousPeoples, supported by 170 NGOs, say that the European Union’s landmark anti-deforestation law is likely to fail unless businesses are required to respect international laws and standards on land rights
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Fern_NGO

John Arrillaga Sr., the real estate developer who physically transformed Silicon Valley into tech office parks from orchards and became a major donor to Stanford University, died on Monday in Portola Valley, Calif. He was 84
protagonisti | R.I.P.
::: nytimestech

How does a new investor make sense of crypto and its constantly changing landscape? The short answer: It’s impossible
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: nytimestech

NFTs Are, Quite Simply, Bullshit
not fungible token
::: FazDeotto


Lockbit 2.0 just gave the French Justice Ministry two weeks to pay up or else see its data published on the dark web
frodi
::: laurenscerulus

LG Announces New Ad Targeting Features for TVs
ad, pubblicità
::: Slashdot

Both #AppleMaps and #GoogleMaps have entirely blurred out #Apple CEO #TimCook's home, presumably following recent reports of him being stalked
protagonisti
::: appleinsider

If you think OpenAccess agreements in #scientific #publishing with traditional publishers are the solution, think again! @Springernature has an OpenAccess publishing agreement with @tudelft. Great! We (@jhejderup, @gousiosg) wanted to use it. However, ... (1/n)
scienza | open source
::: Inventitech

Why Online Stars Are Mad at Apple
the creators who want to make a living online say the fees are too high
Apple
::: nytimestech

#GNU poke 2.0 is out
applicazioni, programmi
::: amszmidt

Perché Google deve sapere che iscrivo mio figlio alla scuola pubblica?
Google | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: nilocram

“The press is the intelligence service for a free society”
censura
::: SKjeldtoft

macOS 12.3 Will Break Cloud-Storage Features Used By Dropbox and OneDrive
cloud | Apple
::: Slashdot

Louis Armstrong, 1930

Top 10 Techniques for Deep Learning that you Must Know
deep learning
::: MauroV1968

Social Media Scammers Stole At Least $770 Million In 2021
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

SpaceX Planning To Launch Up To 52 Missions In 2022
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

Amazon settled a price-fixing investigation by the Washington State attorney general’s office on Wednesday, agreeing to pay $2.25 million and end a program that gave it control over the prices of products supplied by third-party sellers on its marketplace
Amazon
::: nytimestech

Last month, @alfredwkngn and I revealed that Life360 was one of the location data industry's biggest sources of raw location data. Yesterday Life360 announced that it will stop selling users’ precise location data
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: jonkeegan

Messenger's End-To-End Encrypted Chats and Calls Are Available To Everyone
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Google Relents: Legacy G Suite Users Will Be Able To Migrate To Free Accounts
Google
::: Slashdot

Android Malware BRATA Wipes Your Device After Stealing Data
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Apple Revenue Pops 11% To $123.9 Billion Despite Supply Chain Concerns
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot


This NFT on OpenSea Will Steal Your IP Address
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | not fungible token
::: fabiochiusi ::: glipari

Clima: energia, politica e sesso
energia
::: RadioProzac

Booby-trapped Sites Delivered Potent New Backdoor Trojan To macOS Users
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Il testo della Commissione Ue su gas e nucleare non cambia
energia | Unione Europea
::: ilmanifesto

The difference between Github and Gitlab
programming, codice, snippet
::: MIT_CSAIL

Literally any efforts at transparency and accountability would be better than this. If you are going to take down content based on a policy, post the goddamn policy somewhere where people can read it
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: evacide

Commento sotto ad un TED a tema blockchain
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: ITSquOd

La mappa creata dalla NASA delle emissioni fuggitive di metano legate all'estrazione di petrolio, gas, alle raffinerie e alle infrastrutture. A COP26 c'è stato l'impegno globale a ridurle del 30% entro il 2030, ma intanto sono arrivate ai massimi di sempre
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: FerdinandoC


Anytime Elon Musk tweets, ask yourself this
protagonisti
::: StartsWithABang ::: parismarx

The only real play in the software industry is to find the best talent and empower it to build things. It's a creative industry. The work culture of the best tech companies is what it is because it has evolved around this fact (though some of them sometimes lose their way)
programming, codice, snippet
::: fchollet

someone asked me in a conversation today to elaborate on why I have such an intensely negative opinion of SICP, and seeing as I took the time to type out my answer, I figure I might as well post it here, because it’s something people have often seemed surprised about
uh! non sono d'accordo con Lexi (che peraltro rockz, assay)
Lisp
::: lexi_lambda

Pillole di pubblica amministrazione digitale #7
digitalizzazione
::: Reale_EU

“InstructGPT still makes simple errors, sometimes producing irrelevant or nonsensical responses. If given a prompt that contains a falsehood, for example, it will take that falsehood as true”
artificial intelligence
::: fabiochiusi

OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman ridicules start-up fundraising process
startup
::: fabiochiusi

L'UE, gli esperti e il nucleare: la mail di un nostro lettore e la nostra risposta
OGM-free & non contiene olio di palma
energia
::: fabiochiusi

Provocatorio e ambiguo, il re dei podcast che ha scalzato Neil Young
social media | coronavirus
::: ilmanifesto ::: Snowden ::: fabiochiusi

Texas Governor Candidate Plans To Make Texas the 'Citadel For Bitcoin'
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot


This is a crisis! This is a disaster. This is a catastrophe. This is loss and damage!
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Riseupmovt

Today @QubitFin got hacked, the exploiter made the astronomic sum of $80.000.000 (200.000 $BNB)!!! How did this happend?
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: YannickCrypto

A Quine is a computer program which takes no input and produces a copy of its own source code as its only output. Here is a quine in Python
mettere le parentesi a print per la versione 3
Python
::: fermatslibrary

Sciopero per il clima sotto la Regione Piemonte
bravi ma la Regione è sul lato a fianco (e senza impalcature, la foto sarebbe venuta meglio)
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: FFF_Chieri

The Battle for the World’s Most Powerful Cyberweapon
spyware
::: fede_guerrini

Dozens of US States Say Apple Stifles Competition, Back 'Fortnite' Maker Epic
Apple
::: Slashdot

Israel used it as a tool of diplomacy. The F.B.I. tested it for domestic surveillance. Then everything soured. Here are highlights of a yearlong investigation by The New York Times into the cyberweapon Pegasus
spyware
::: nytimestech

We Already Have the Technology to Save Earth From a "Don't Look Up" Comet or Asteroid
spazio, esplorazione | tecnologia
::: universetoday

Invisible machine readable labels identify and track objects
tecnologia
::: MIT_CSAIL


"More than telling readers anything new about the dangers of technology, though, “The Loop” provides evidence that tech criticism itself is calcifying into a mainstream genre"
tecnologia
::: fabiochiusi

DeFi platform Qubit Finance begs hacker to return $80 million in stolen funds
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Grady_Booch

More Than 80% of NFTs Created For Free On OpenSea Are Fraud Or Spam, Company Says
not fungible token | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Former Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair Argues Nuclear Power Isn't a Climate Solution
energia
::: Slashdot

Waymo Sues State DMV To Keep Robotaxi Safety Details Secret
automazione
::: Slashdot

The Lego brick is 64 today. This is the original patent
idea 💡 | hardware | storia
::: presentcorrect

The Project MAC slash AI lab PDP-6, a photo timeline
storia
::: larsbrinkhoff

Full Circle Magazine #177
media | Ubuntu
::: fullcirclemag

The Downfall of One of the World’s Biggest Brains
“the technology, certainly the generation of technology that they had, was nowhere near ready to accomplish the things that they set out to accomplish and promised that they they could accomplish”
tecnologia | artificial intelligence
::: fabiochiusi


Crypto Co-Founder Revealed To Be Infamous Fraudster, Investors Shaken
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

My last article was just published in #OpenAccess. It calls for open, public, #GDPR-compliant (non - #GAFAM) platforms for distance learning: "Istruzione e GAFAM: dalla coscienza alla responsabilità"
scuola, educazione, cultura | coronavirus
::: paolomonella

Bitcoin mining's energy use has more than tripled since 2019, consuming as much energy as entire countries. It's even driving up electricity costs and harming local environments. I want six cryptomining companies to provide answers on their impact
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | energia | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: SenWarren

unsafe Rust is an ergonomic and mental complexity nightmare and worse than writing C++
programming, codice, snippet
::: mitsuhiko

I do not think people are bad for not knowing something; exactly the opposite, in fact. I am saying that sometimes you have to learn new things
programming, codice, snippet
::: lexi_lambda ::: lexi_lambda ::: lexi_lambda

"Il business dei No Vax: guadagnano milioni per diffondere bugie e sospetti sui vaccini" (Repubblica) - Centro di ricerca inglese ha fatto i conti: "Video e articoli generano un giro d’affari di 36 milioni di dollari l’anno diviso tra 22 aziende appartenenti a 12 individui"
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | coronavirus
::: janavel7

Secondo lo studio di @DisinfoEU, nel 2020 in Italia, tra i principali diffusori di notizie false sulla pandemia, ci sono stati diversi politici, affiancati dai “super-diffusori” (le star tra cospirazionisti e no vax) e da alcuni scienziati e medici
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | coronavirus
::: PagellaPolitica

If we tried to convince an alien civilisation that we are an intelligent species just by sending a sequence of numbers what would it be? Which signal would we recognise as made by intelligent aliens? 1/13
h/t @marcodelmastro
scienza
::: martinmbauer

Everyday Objects Can Run Artificial Intelligence Software
una volta si diceva per i sistemi esperti (si usano ancora?)
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

27 gennaio, 2022

Visto nel Web - 677

Nonostante la Grande Confusione (ci sono troppi furbetti (o furboni (o --ok))) ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for January 23, 2022
umorismo
::: GoComics

The case against surveillance advertising
ad, pubblicità
::: fede_guerrini

For months now, I've quietly working on the most exhaustive set of (downloadable!) bibliographies about crypto. Now they are finally live: more than 500 articles and papers, carefully curated and categorized. This is a new project of @cryptosyllabus
crittografia | bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | not fungible token
::: evgenymorozov ::: evgenymorozov ::: evgenymorozov ::: evgenymorozov

Microsoft Released an Out-of-Band Update to Rollback January Patch's VPN Issues
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Analysts Weigh In: Will We Ever See the Year of the Linux Desktop?
Linux
::: Slashdot

Oppure no
metaverso
::: fabiochiusi

Pearls Before Swine for January 23, 2022
economia, lavoro | media | politica
::: _juhan

Sapete cosa sono le #slapp? Sono gli “schiaffi” del potere a chi osa contestarlo. Carole #Cadwalladr che osò tirar fuori lo scoop #CambridgeAnalytica e parlare di #Facebook e #Brexit è stata presa di mira 🗞 Il sistema 🇬🇧 le cause e come reagisce l’Ue 🇪🇺
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | Facebook | frodi
::: FrancesDiBi

El Salvador's Government Buys More Bitcoin as Its Price Drops to $35,149
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Forse un po' esagerato, ma non troppo :) Chi ancora non conoscesse p5js.org può cominciare da questi 2 articoli in italiano
applicazioni, programmi
::: nilocram

KDE-Powering Qt's New Framework Lets Developers Bring Ads Into Their Apps
ad, pubblicità
::: Slashdot

Great @Snowden interview by @SKjeldtoft: “The intelligence services are proposing a (..) permanent state of secrecy. They have a program, a special technology they can use to spy on anyone, anywhere, anytime. And it’s so important that not even politicians should know about it”
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | politica
::: moltke


#AirPollution by NOx and O3 makes it harder for pollinators🐝to find plants🌻
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: defis_eu

From curbing flights to taxing SUVs, France has enacted some of the most creative and climate-friendly transportation policies in the world
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: DavidZipper

Circa 130 secondi di Alessandro Barbero sull’alternanza scuola-lavoro e sulle sue schifose radici
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: mdiparbleu

Absolute balls. This is god-level cockwaffle, typical of the manballs beloved of these ignorant dorks
protagonisti
::: AdamRutherford ::: Willetton

This is horrific: the deliberate mass killing of Amazon rainforest by spraying pesticides from planes and helicopters. A clear case of #ecocide
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: GeorgeMonbiot

“Tirza, a former Israeli army colonel, says his company Yozmot Ltd aims to produce a body-worn camera enabling police to scan crowds and detect suspects in real time, even if their faces are obscured”
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Produciamo sempre più rifiuti elettronici e potremmo riciclarne di più
hardware | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: formicablu

Message to mayors: cities need nature
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: formicablu

BREAKING: At 10.45 am WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange won his application to appeal to the UK Supreme Court. You can help fund his supreme Court appeal here
Julian Assange
::: wikileaks ::: HorvatSrecko ::: kgosztola ::: pressfreedom ::: pressfreedom ::: FreedomofPress ::: pressgazette ::: aiww ::: AmnestyIreland ::: jaromil ::: CarolineLucas

Has this been done yet?
umorismo
::: DuuqndS


this is what it looks like when you are writing very good code
Lisp
::: lexi_lambda

shelve — Persistent Storage of Objects
Python
::: pymotw

GNOME Shell ‘Extensions Manager’ App Gets a Big Update
applicazioni, programmi
::: omgubuntu

We are sharing more freely than ever 😁
umorismo
::: alvinfoo

A new breed of copyright troll has emerged and they’ve targeted ⁦@doctorow, grizzled veteran of the copyright wars. This goes about as well as you’d expect
bug | open source | copyright e brevetti
::: evacide

Polish senators draft law to regulate spyware after anti-Pegasus testimony
spyware
::: fabiochiusi ::: RonDeibert

Silicon Valley’s hype machine has long been accused of churning ahead of reality. But in recent years, the tech industry’s critics have noticed that its biggest promises seem further and further on the horizon
innovazioni, futuro
::: nytimestech

🏠 Home, home on Lagrange! We successfully completed our burn to start #NASAWebb on its orbit of the 2nd Lagrange point (L2), about a million miles (1.5 million km) from Earth. It will orbit the Sun, in line with Earth, as it orbits L2
spazio, esplorazione
::: NASAWebb ::: NASAHubble ::: NASASCaN

The Kluwer #Copyright Blog has published my overview of what happend with #Article17 (implementation) in 2021. At the end of the year we have 11 implementations (up from 1 the year before) but we are still waiting for the @EUCourtPress ruling in C-401/19
copyright e brevetti | Unione Europea
::: paul_keller

Tencent, which owns WeChat, said of the dispute over Scott Morrison’s account: “There is no evidence of any hacking or third-party intrusion. This appears to be a dispute over account ownership”
social media | politica
::: nytimestech

“You work hard, you have good output, you build a reputation,” said the M.I.T. researcher Gang Chen, in the first interview he has given about the case. “The government gets what they want, right? But in the end, you’re treated like a spy”
politica | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: nytimestech


Google Illegally Used Dark Patterns to Trick Users Into Handing Over Location Data, State AGs Say
Google | frodi
::: fede_guerrini ::: nytimestech

An OpenSea Bug Let Attackers Snatch NFTs from Owners at Six-figure Discounts
not fungible token
::: Slashdot

Go Colly tutorial written. Learn how to do web scraping and crawling in Go. Colly is a truly great library for this
linguaggi di programmazione | manuali, how to
::: janbodnar

$130 Billion Wiped Off Crypto Markets in 24 Hours
recuperato in un giorno
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot ::: Snowden

Hacktivists Say They Hacked Belarus Rail System To Stop Russian Military Buildup
hackers at work
::: Slashdot

New MoonBounce UEFI Bootkit Can't Be Removed by Replacing the Hard Drive
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Space Force Just Launched Satellites Capable of 'Inspecting' Enemy Satellites
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

Together with the Russian digital right's nonprofit @RuBlackListNET, we have filed an appeal with the Saratov District Court to stop this censorship
censura
::: torproject

Alien Observers
umorismo
::: xkcd

Bitcoin may have lost a trillion dollars but we'll always have the extra carbon. No one can take that away from us
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: matthewfederman


#SoftwareLibero, la #PA non ha più scuse: linee guida e indicazioni per non sbagliare #OpenSource
open source
::: flavia_marzano

Flying Car Wins Airworthiness Certification
innovazioni, futuro
::: Slashdot

#ESETresearch uncovers new Mac malware DazzleSpy, delivered using watering hole on a pro-democracy Hong Kong radio station website. Payload was launched as root without user interaction, using exploits for Safari and macOS
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: ESETresearch

The mayors’ embrace of crypto is a recognition that its underlying blockchain technology may create new revenue streams for cities and reshape some basic functions of local government
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: nytimestech

Indonesia Regulator Says Financial Firms Banned From Facilitating Crypto Sales
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

#TikTok si è guadagnata il rispetto dell’Economist, che la cita come esempio ideale di “distruzione creativa”, il processo incessante di mutazione industriale con cui il capitalismo si distrugge e si rinnova
social media
::: DomaniGiornale

A Japanese company, ispace, plans to launch a moon lander mission before the end of the year
spazio, esplorazione
::: nytimestech

'Google Is Forcing Me To Dump a Perfectly Good Phone'
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

Lanciata oggi la piattaforma cinese Blockchain Services Network (BSN)
not fungible token
::: simopieranni

Google’s plan to eliminate cookies by the end of next year is a potentially huge shift for the digital advertising industry, though it is not clear if the new method will be any less alarming to advertisers and regulators
ad, pubblicità
::: nytimestech ::: Slashdot

Quantum Computers Are a Million Times Too Small To Hack Bitcoin
quantum computing
::: Slashdot


As Governments Get More Digital, Trust is Essential
digitalizzazione
::: fede_guerrini

Whatever you think of @Snowden, here’s how it works... Using public data, plus business & government records, the US gov spies on American citizens. They leverage “3rd party doctrine” to enrich business, develop new tools, and collect data. Warrantless surveillance is wrong! #4A
Edward Snowden | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: WarrenDavidson

#BREAKING IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin as legal tender
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: AFP

Technology is not neutral. What you decide to build matters. The design decisions that you make matter. The policy decisions that you make matter
tecnologia
::: evacide ::: svaroschi

Only in 1 out of 86 instances, an AI system used by the German government underwent a standardized risk assessment process before being used, according to a new parliamentary inquiry
artificial intelligence | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: JanoschDelcker

With fresh updates to the harvest software tool today we welcome contributions by G Gundam and Robin Vobruba
tool, componente software
::: DyneOrg

Un razzo di SpaceX è in rotta di collisione con la Luna
spazio, esplorazione
::: emenietti

Major Linux PolicyKit Security Vulnerability Uncovered: Pwnkit
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

NSO chairman steps down after domestic spying allegations in Israel
spyware
::: fabiochiusi

We've just published an amazing interview with @yanisvaroufakis on @cryptosyllabus
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | not fungible token | economia, lavoro
::: evgenymorozov


it probably says something that implementing `case-kw-lambda` took me about an hour or two but implementing `case-kw->` contracts took me almost an entire day, but I’m not sure exactly what it is
programmazione funzionale
::: lexi_lambda

Wherein Patrick Cousot gives me more reason to fear floating point numbers
programming, codice, snippet
::: rg9119

Saw a TikTok about cutting someone off for not responding to a text for 2 days. Received a message myself at 11:30pm and then a followup in the morning asking if there was a "deeper reason" I wasn't responding. This constant digital availability expectation is sickening
social media
::: becauseivy

Meta's Ill-Fated Cryptocurrency May Be Close To Dissolving
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | Facebook
::: Slashdot

More fun publisher surveillance: Elsevier embeds a hash in the PDF metadata that is *unique for each time a PDF is downloaded*, this is a diff between metadata from two of the same paper. Combined with access timestamps, they can uniquely identify the source of any shared PDFs
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: json_dirs

New DeadBolt Ransomware Targets QNAP Devices, Asks 50 BTC For Master Key
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Windows 11 is Getting Android Apps, Taskbar Improvements, and More Next Month
Microsoft | dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

Intel Wins Historic Court Fight Over EU Antitrust Fine
antitrust
::: Slashdot

Finalmente inizia l'esame del Regolamento europeo sull'#IntelligenzaArtificiale. Serve equilibrio tra protezione dei cittadini e stimolo all'innovazione, non basta una mera autocertificazione di conformità quando sono in ballo i diritti fondamentali
artificial intelligence | Unione Europea
::: brandobenifei ::: DomaniGiornale

Viviamo nel Wasteocene, l'era delle relazioni di scarto, ed Elon Musk non ci salverà
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: RadioProzac

Cybercriminals Laundered $8.6 Billion Worth of Cryptocurrency in 2021
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | frodi
::: Slashdot

23 gennaio, 2022

Visto nel Web - 676

Altro giro, dove continuo a essere ossessionato dai not fungible tokens, dall'energia, dal Web3 e altro ancora tra quanto ho wisto nel Web.


Facebook’s little mistakes have big consequences, too. (But only for us)
Facebook
::: nytimestech

Airlines avoided mass flight cancellations on Wednesday morning after an 11th-hour decision by AT&T and Verizon to restrict a new 5G cellular service near airports
5G
::: nytimestech ::: nytimestech ::: Slashdot

Echoes of the Vietnam War: Journalists Begin To Take a Stand
media
::: fede_guerrini

A proposito delle discussioni di questi giorni. Volkswagen, Diess: “In Europa sarà quasi impossibile dire addio alle endotermiche”
energia
::: AlfonsoFuggetta

Omicron porta anche la quarta ondata di fake news
coronavirus | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: janavel7

The point is not whether or not the chatbots have feelings. It’s the codification and normalization of abuse of women through yet another channel. Hello?
artificial intelligence | etica
::: ubiquity75

This week in AI: Decoded: 🧑‍🚀Meet Dragos Tudorache, Parliament’s guardian of the innovation galaxy (and second AI Act negotiator) 🇫🇷 France on the AI Act. 🔎 Japanese researchers developed an AI system that could help uncover hidden physical laws
artificial intelligence
::: Melissahei

Privacy is a fundamental human right. Insinuating that the only people who could possibly want privacy are perverts who want to rape your children is some authoritarian bullshit and @Riana_Crypto is having none of it
crittografia
::: evacide

Google Analytics Now Illegal in Austria
Google
::: dcavedon ::: maxschrems

Social Media Bans of Scientific Misinformation Aren't Helpful, Researchers Say
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot

Crypto.com CEO Confirms Hundreds of Accounts Were Hacked
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

"More than 450 scientists on Wednesday called on the executives of major advertising and public relations firms to drop their fossil fuel clients and stop what the scientists said was their spread of disinformation around climate change"
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: GretaThunberg


“The AI-generated results are sometimes inaccurate or simplified to the point of idiocy. But just as often, they are satisfyingly and surprisingly concise”
artificial intelligence | notizie, novità
::: fabiochiusi

EU Wants To Build Its Own DNS Infrastructure With Built-in Filtering Capabilities
Web, Internet | Unione Europea
::: Slashdot

Google Requiring All 'G Suite Legacy Free Edition' Users To Start Paying for Workspace this Year
Google
::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot

Zoom privacy risks: The video chat app could be sharing more information than you think
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: dilettahuyskes_

A new study on cryptocurrencies & inequality concludes: "despite the heavy emphasis on decentralization in cryptocurrencies, the wealth distribution remains in-line with the real-world economies"
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: evgenymorozov

Durante un convegno, la senatrice #M5S Maria Laura Mantovani ha lamentato l'accesso di un tale che ha riprodotto un porno in computer grafica. Ma come avrà fatto l'ignoto a introdursi nella videoconferenza #Zoom? L'immagine suggerisce un'ipotesi
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: thelazza

Visto che ci sono, ne approfitto per ricordare questa vecchia interrogazione al Parlamento Europeo sulle scie chimiche. Il nome del proponente, come direbbe un titolista di Repubblica, è tutto da ridere
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | politica
::: a_smeriglia

Open source is public infrastructure
open source
::: tobie

The global temperature anomaly for every single month since 1880 updated to end of 2021
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: ScottDuncanWX

Thread on Web3. In 1991 Albert O. Hirschman published a great book, The Rhetoric of Reaction, which outlined three common critical narratives in response to social change & social transformation. With Hirschman, we can identify three types of critiques of crypto/Web3... 1/6
Web3
::: evgenymorozov ::: evgenymorozov

Hobby tunneling
protagonisti
::: SwiftOnSecurity ::: Smerity

@rodneyabrooks, you might like this — supercut of @elonmusk promising FSD every year since 2014
protagonisti
::: 0xrandomuser


GitHub is a great product. The UX (code reviews, search, issues, etc) has kept getting steadily better over the years
Web, Internet | programming, codice, snippet
::: fchollet

super cool, the Life people are using SAT solvers to do this stuff
programming, codice, snippet
::: johnregehr

Israeli police hired private hackers with no vetting and little supervision to break into systems without court orders
spyware
::: evacide

Giusto per mettere le cose nella giusta prospettiva, ecco una breve e incompletissima lista di teorie del complotto (tutte esistenti o esistite, non invento niente)
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: a_smeriglia ::: a_smeriglia

Automated bogus dmca takedowns on behalf of two giant publishing companies kills a non-commercial review site. But tell me again how piracy is the problem?
bug
::: mmasnick

More than 900 tech start-ups are each worth more than $1 billion. In 2015, 80 seemed like a lot. These days, hot start-ups no longer have to pitch investors for money. The investors are the ones pitching them, @eringriffith writes
economia, lavoro | startup
::: nytimestech

Automation could make 12 million jobs redundant. Here's who's most at risk
automazione | lavoro
::: fede_guerrini

Meta dives into NFT digital collectibles craze
Facebook | non-fungible tokens
::: FT

Radian Aerospace raises $27.5M for orbital space plane
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

I trasporti hanno un impatto significativo sulle emissioni di CO2 in atmosfera e dunque occorre riconsiderare i nostri modelli di spostamento. Investendo sulle ferrovie? Sì, senza dubbio. Da un punto di vista ambientale ha senso
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: rivistailmulino

Google Forms Blockchain Group Under Newly Appointed Executive
Google | bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot


Autorità Francese per la Sicurezza Nucleare: - si chiede se i recenti problemi di corrosione non siano sistemici - non sa se vita dei vecchi reattori possa essere estesa oltre i 50 anni - nucleare sta mostrando produzione inferiore al previsto
energia | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: stebaraz

👁️‍🗨️The @EU_Commission wants to legalise the scanning of everyone’s online communications by instrumentalising fears of politically-motivated violence and child abuse. Discover the dangers of #ChatControl from @DNBSevilla in the latest #EDRigram
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | Unione Europea
::: edri ::: AlexandraGeese ::: clothildegouj ::: algorithmwatch

Twitter mi propone Bill Gates di tendenza come argomento di tecnologia, in realtà si tratta della solita solfa di disinformazione da parte d Bifarini & co. L'algoritmo delle proposte di twitter potrebbe funzionare meglio...
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | Twitter
::: SteffPy

Rapido test per verificare che il mio PC casalingo fosse raggiungibile dall'internet in #IPv6, senza NAT o port forward o altre cose stravaganti. E funziona. Implicazioni devastanti per la sicurezza, ma anche per la facilità con cui è possibile hostare servizi di rete da casa
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: madbob

Dopo una stronzata così grossa come quella di Maurizio Crippa su Tonga mi meraviglio che non siano esplosi altri vulcani per protesta contro le nuove vette raggiunte dalla stupidità umana
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: v2Dark

Wanna Learn Quantum computation for free? A Thread
quantum computing
::: thePiggsBoson

non siamo mai arrivati tanto vicini all'arginare il telemarketing selvaggio. Con 1700 giorni di ritardo, ecco come potrebbero presto cambiare le tutele dei cittadini contro i call center molesti
ad, pubblicità | economia, lavoro
::: faffa42

I was happy to present today our digital product passport: a free and open source implementation that follows the Valueflo.ws specifications and is based on the Reflow crypto scheme we published
crittografia
::: jaromil

Around the world, extremists and conspiracy theorists increasingly use Telegram to stoke hate and violence. But it's no coincidence that the debate over how to fight back is taking place in Germany
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: JanoschDelcker

If Launched by 2028, a Spacecraft Could Catch up With Oumuamua in 26 Years
spazio, esplorazione | scienza
::: universetoday

How to Change Ubuntu’s Login Screen Background
hummm... se davvero si vuole; ma...
Ubuntu
::: omgubuntu


Mockups for System76’s Cosmic Desktop Applets Reveal Something Special
Linux distro | programming, codice, snippet
::: omgubuntu

Google is quietly building its own AR headset, codenamed Project Iris, to take on Meta and Apple. Target ship year is 2024 for the headset and Project Starline, its futuristic (and very expensive) 3D video conferencing tech
augmented reality | Google
::: alexeheath

Fed Releases Long-Awaited Study On a Digital Dollar
digitalizzazione
::: Slashdot

Major Breakthrough As Quantum Computing In Silicon Hits 99% Accuracy
quantum computing
::: Slashdot

Con il piano Brunetta i dipendenti pubblici vengono ammaestrati da Microsoft
Microsoft | politica
::: Domani

Stop Using #Safari Immediately (at Least for Now)
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Apple
::: dcavedon

“A lawsuit against use of facial recognition in Telangana state is seen as a test case as the technology is rolled out nationwide”
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Starving Afghans Use Crypto To Sidestep US Sanctions, Failing Banks, and the Taliban
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | politica | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Bank of Russia Calls for Full Ban on Crypto
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Elon Musk's Brain Implant Company Is Inching Toward Human Trials, Report Says
innovazioni, futuro
::: Slashdot

Amazon Heads To the Mall With Prototype Clothing Store
Amazon
::: Slashdot

The Parable of the Two Programmers
lavoro | programming, codice, snippet
::: fulcorno


London Mayor Wants Daily Driving Charge of Up To $2.7
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

yeah, sooooo many basic utility programs haven't realized that it's not 1987 anymore, and separately ripgrep is super good
💥 yepp; per adesso installato bat (e tentato di aliasarlo come cat)
tool, componente software
::: johnregehr

No Time Left For Blah-Bla-Blah #FridaysForFuture
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Joshomonukk

Digital technologies could redistribute power, but most of them are actually reinforcing existing power structures. Studies like this show that time is mature for a collective shift of the research focus from techno-fixes of bias to socio-technical views as the issue of power
machine learning | politica
::: phisaz

Un classico che è sempre bello rivisitare
Twitter | umorismo
::: d_cassandro

”As the planet warms, the Arctic treeline is accelerating towards the pole, turning the white landscape to green. The trees used to creep forward a few centimetres every year; now they are leaping north at a rate of 40 to 50 metres a year”
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: GretaThunberg

Perché la mega multa ad Amazon non è affatto mega, perché non è accanimento italiota/europeo, perché appare giustificata
Amazon
::: quinta

Aldi launches facial age estimation tech to sell alcohol in new no-checkout store
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

BREAKING: The UK High Court will deliver its decision on Monday morning about whether to permit #Assange to appeal the US extradition decision to UK Supreme Court on points of law of general public importance. I'll be there to give a statement. Follow my account for more details
Julian Assange
::: StellaMoris1 ::: Snowden ::: ggreenwald

Our poster for DISTRIBUTED DESIGN is available on ResearchGate
sistemi operativi | programming, codice, snippet
::: jaromil

Jeff Bezos is looking to defy death – this is what we know about the science of ageing
protagonisti | (forse)
::: fede_guerrini


Su pressione di lobby e governi, la Commissione #Ue vuole considerare #gas e #nucleare come fonti di energia “green”. Ma anche il gruppo di esperti a cui si rivolge le ha appena fatto avere una fragorosa bocciatura
energia | Unione Europea
::: DomaniGiornale

oooooooh. New SICP edition ... in JavaScript
scuola, educazione, cultura | manuali, how to | programming, codice, snippet | linguaggi di programmazione
::: joewalnes

I #MOOC del #POK: pok.polimi.it Anche il Politecnico di #Milano, el noster politecnic, come lo chiamava Gadda, ha il suo portale di Massive Online Open Courses che al momento comprende circa 80 corsi in inglese e italiano, gratuiti e aperti a tutti. #OER #PoliMI
scuola, educazione, cultura | manuali, how to
::: nilocram

When the singer was done, her image evaporated, leaving only a sink full of washing up behind
The Immersive Storytelling Studio at the National Theater in London is using technology to bring a miniature musical to viewers’ homes
augmented reality
::: nytimestech

Intel to Invest at Least $20 Billion in New Chip Factories in Ohio
hardware
::: nytimestech

Quick Rearrange the GNOME App Launcher into Alphabetical Order
tool, componente software
::: omgubuntu

Crollano Netflix e Peloton, i mercati si preparano alla fine della pandemia
economia, lavoro | video, tv, streaming | coronavirus
::: fede_guerrini ::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot

“If Web 2.0 was predicated on selling our data, Web3 will have us sell ourselves as it doubles down on extractivism, turning every interaction into a commercial transaction”
Web3
::: FrankPasquale

corruzione...già siamo su un piano diverso rispetto a multe ecc...
protagonisti | frodi | Cina
::: simopieranni

Twitter shook up the top ranks of its security team this week with the termination of the head of security and the exit of the chief information security officer, as its new CEO reorganizes the social media service
Twitter
::: nytimestech

China to create its own NFT industry based on state-backed blockchain infrastructure, Animoca Brands sees private valuation surge to $5 billion, the Communication University of China launches virtual campus in the metaverse
non-fungible tokens | Cina
::: simopieranni


Tom Cruise Movie's Producers Aim to Add Film Studio to the Space Station in 2024
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

Ozzy Osbourne's NFT Project Shared a Scam Link, and Followers Lost Thousands of Dollars
non-fungible tokens | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

L'Italia va a tutto #gas verso un futuro con zero emissioni: sono 48 le centrali che attendono l'ok dal ministero per essere potenziate o riconvertite
energia
::: DomaniGiornale

Game Developers Not Interested in NFTs, Survey Finds
non-fungible tokens
::: Slashdot

Marco Antoniotti: CDR is Next...
Lisp
::: planet_lisp

Supply Chain Attack Used Legitimate WordPress Add-Ons To Backdoor Sites
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

“The deal signals that IT giant IBM is stepping back from its ambitions in the healthcare space as it focuses on building hybrid cloud computing capabilities”
economia, lavoro | artificial intelligence
::: fabiochiusi

Meta Researchers Build an AI That Learns Equally Well From Visual, Written or Spoken Materials
artificial intelligence | Facebook
::: Slashdot ::: fabiochiusi

Now THIS is efficiency!
umorismo
::: kennedytcooper

Chi comanderà nel 6G (citato nel piano digitale, prevista commercializzazione nel 2030 - link in cinese)
6G
::: simopieranni

Even as several NFT concerns loom in the South Asian nation, an increasing number of NFT startups are now on the rise
non-fungible tokens
::: simopieranni

New interview - with @adam_tooze! - over at the Crypto Syllabus (@cryptosyllabus). We discuss what actually backs fiat money, how monetary policy can help collective self-organization, and why the infrastructural power of Big Tech warrants attention
Web3
::: evgenymorozov


Hydraulic Analogy
umorismo
::: xkcd

From 2015 to 2019, Shell’s Quest carbon capture & storage facility located in Alberta, Canada, captured 5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide — but emitted 7.5 million metric tons of greenhouse gases during the same time period
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: nowthisnews

Quelli che pensano di avere un microchip nel proprio corpo
umorismo
::: LeleCorvi

🚨 Breaking: the Government have just approved new oil drilling in the North Sea!
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: GreenpeaceUK

I'm more and more convinced that the source of a lot of problems in native languages comes from the fact that the C standard likes to pretends that the linker and interactions with it is not its responsibility
linguaggi di programmazione
::: mitsuhiko

where DO all those parentheses come from?
umorismo | Lisp
::: neeasade

Trolling, doxxing and false arrests: How governments are using tech to intimidate critics in Southeast Asia
censura | politica
::: fabiochiusi

Energy crisis bursts green shares bubble
energia | economia, lavoro
::: MauroV1968

Robot vacuum cleaner escapes from Cambridge Travelodge
solidarietà con chi è in fuga per la libertà!
robots, automazione, droni
::: RadioProzac

Can This Startup Solve Our Recycling Problems With a New AI-Powered Appliance?
startup
::: Slashdot

What is worse, NFT, crapcoin, or anti-vaxx people?
::: amszmidt