20 gennaio, 2022

Visto nel Web - 675

Tempi interessanti ma per intanto ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Niente di ciò che si trova nel vostro telefono rappresenta davvero i vostri interessi
economia, lavoro | Web, Internet
::: lisa_vozza

"You Don't Own Web3": A Coinbase Curse and How VCs Sell Crypto to Retail
Web3 | bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: _juhan

The latest interview over at @cryptosyllabus is up: it's with Edemilson Paraná (@parana_) and covers many topics, from digitised finance to Bitcoin to the gospel of crypto in Brazil
Web3 | bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: evgenymorozov

Google Analytics è illegale in Europa?
Google | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: brunosaetta

Google and Facebook's top execs allegedly approved dividing ad market among themselves
ad, pubblicità | Google | Facebook
::: dcavedon

Host of Youtube-dl Web Site Sued by Major Record Labels
copyright e brevetti
::: Slashdot

Are We Getting Closer to the Year of the Linux Desktop?
Linux
::: Slashdot

GitHub Restores Account of Developer Who Intentionally Corrupted His Libraries
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot

Sì, l'archivio di mail di Matteo Salvini caricato su un noto forum di leak è reale
dati, raccolta
::: lastknight

Did you know you could use JAX to write Keras layers? It's as simple as a call to `jax2tf.convert()`. XLA is the shared language that makes this works
machine learning
::: fchollet

In a survival situation it’s critical to prioritize
umorismo | linguaggi di programmazione
::: robsmallshire

Panic as Kosovo pulls the plug on its energy-guzzling bitcoin miners
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: fabiochiusi

Écelyne-Heyer

A neural network without built-in number arithmetic written in SectorLisp and running on bare hardware
Lisp
::: phoe_krk

Angry Gamers Have Scared Some Game Companies Away From NFTs
non-fungible tokens | games
::: Slashdot

The 'Nordic' GTK Theme Brings Nord Color Scheme to Linux Desktops
Ubuntu
::: omgubuntu

Il 16 gennaio 2005 il comico genovese #BeppeGrillo pubblica il primo post ufficiale sul suo sito. L'ingresso nella rete segna l’inizio di un modo completamente nuovo di fare politica
Web, Internet | politica
::: rivistailmulino

There is a great new paper with the charming title of "Cyberpunk Victoria," which argues that the ascent of the British financial capitalism in the mid-19th (!) century was due to the mastery of (mostly human)
storia
::: evgenymorozov

La nuova frontiera dello storytelling sulla #blockchain riguarda... l'irriproducibilità delle opere digitali
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: madbob

Microsoft Warns of Destructive Cyberattack on Ukrainian Computer Networks
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fede_guerrini

Rnote is a Freehand Note Taking App Built in Rust & GTK4
applicazioni, programmi
::: omgubuntu

Studiare la geografia del litio per capire il futuro della transizione ecologica
hardware | energia
::: Domani

Operation Tulip: Inside Facebook’s Secretive Push To Build Holland’s Biggest Data Center
Facebook
::: fede_guerrini

A mosquito's foot at 800X magnification

What Happened at the Hearing for New Hampshire's Free Software Law?
open source
::: Slashdot

Walmart Appears to Be Planning Its Own Cryptocurrency and NFTs
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Algoritmi, il Pcc pone fine al «segreto professionale»
dati, raccolta | Cina
::: ilmanifesto

When a Decades-Old Email Provider Used by Millions Suddenly Goes Down
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

1.7 Million People Live for a Week on 100% Renewable Energy
energia
::: Slashdot

Oh oh e ora dove sono gli espertoni nostrani che volevano includere un #GPS Tracker in #Immuni?!? 😬
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: AndreaDraghetti

This statement is trivially true, but the causality that's being implied is completely backwards. It's not the cost incurred by miners that determines the price floor for BTC, it's the price of BTC that determines the maximum cost miners can afford to spend without going under
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: fchollet

Resoconto delle prime 3 ore in DAD di una classe prima (~20 bambini/e di 6 anni) dal punto di vista di un genitore
lavoro da remoto | smartwork
::: phretor

Two female activists in Bahrain and Jordan hacked with NSO spyware
spyware
::: fabiochiusi

timeit — Time the execution of small bits of Python code
Python
::: pymotw

New office decoration
lavoro
::: MarieGM8


L’importanza delle materie Stem nel mondo di oggi
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: MauroV1968

Spain Moves To Rein in Crypto-asset Advertising
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Apple AR Headset Could Cost Consumers Over $2,000
augmented reality
::: Slashdot

"Most people are unable to tell they are watching a deepfake video even when they are informed that the content they are watching has been digitally altered"
deepfake
::: AreeqChowdhury

How the great migration of cryptocurrency mining is playing a rising role in the global energy crisis
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | energia
::: fede_guerrini

#Senato, a convegno con Nobel Parisi spunta video porno. La 5S Mantovani: "Denuncio alla polizia postale"
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Adnkronos

is your deep learning for compilers or is your compiler for deep learning? choose your fighter
programming, codice, snippet | deep learning
::: johnregehr

‘Burn My Windows’ GNOME Extension Adds 3 New Effects & Random Mode
Superfluous? Absolutely, but so fricken' cool too -- mah...
tool, componente software
::: omgubuntu

Macron saluta il 25esimo unicorno francese e fa il punto sull’ecosistema
politica | robots, automazione, droni
::: fede_guerrini

I have been working on some things lately. You may find them interesting
Next-generation seaborn interface
Python
::: michaelwaskom


A curl cheat sheet
manuali, how to
::: UnixToolTip

Crypto mania has been at a fever pitch. But to some, it has gone too far, too fast
non-fungible tokens
::: nytimestech

Oregon public pension fund gave blessing to NSO Group deal, sources suggest by ⁦@skirchy⁩ ⁦@guardian - Behind the faceless pension funds are humans who make these decisions. Shameful
spyware
::: RonDeibert

Safari Bug Can Leak Some of Your Google Account Info and Recent Browsing History
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

UK Gov't Plans Publicity Blitz To Undermine Privacy of Your Chats
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Google, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft Weave a Fiber-Optic Web of Power
Web, Internet | hardware
::: Slashdot

.@citizenlab experts testify before Polish Senate on #Pegasus spyware hacking of opposition figures, whose relatives have been harassed following ⁦@AP⁩ reveal of the surveillance
spyware
::: fbajak

Wikipedia May Be Next To Drop Support For Crypto
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Linux Malware Sees 35% Growth During 2021
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Linux
::: Slashdot

Il 10 per cento più ricco della popolazione emette in media 31 tonnellate di #CO2 per persona all’anno. Ed è responsabile di quasi la metà (il 48 per cento) delle emissioni globali di anidride carbonica #clima
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: DomaniGiornale

These are some pretty spectacular views from the Chinese space station robotic arm [CMSA]
spazio, esplorazione
::: AJ_FI


Booted up my first pc again (a Hyundai super 16 turbo), after more than 20 years. Digging through the manual looking for keyboard settings I found a dip switch to fix the y2k bug 😀
storia
::: JagoVreede

Historians of twitter: Did archival research come naturally to you? If not, do you have any suggestions for how to overcome the feeling of anxiety, overwhelm, and apprehension that I have been feeling?
Twitter
::: CaroHackett

Julian Assange and WikiLeaks: anatomy of a persecution
Julian Assange
::: fede_guerrini

Yield is one thing. How crops are used — whether for food, animal feed, or biofuels — is another. Consider that the United States only uses 11% if it’s cereal production (mostly corn) as human food. 89% is for biofuels or animal feed
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: GlobalEcoGuy

Will non-monetary tokens undermine capitalist norms by subverting the price system? Read some Hayek. The price system isn't about prices - it's about *institutions* that make prices legible. Replacing price signals with non-price signals (e.g. non-monetary tokens) solves nothing
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: evgenymorozov

Well it was another year with the same climate change story. Surprise!
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: ZLabe

Thread >> Israel police uses NSO’s Pegasus spyware to remotely hack phones of Israeli citizens, control them and extract information from them
spyware
::: MarietjeSchaake

“Microsoft will acquire Activision Blizzard for $95.00 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at $68.7 billion, inclusive of Activision Blizzard’s net cash. (...) Microsoft will become the world’s third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony”
games | Microsoft
::: fabiochiusi ::: nytimestech ::: nytimestech ::: nytimestech ::: WillOremus ::: nytimestech

Oil giants like BP and Shell propose to spend billions on renewable energy, bolstering Scotland’s efforts to move away from an economy based on fossil fuel
energia
::: nytimestech

Airlines are warning federal officials that “commerce will grind to a halt” if telecom companies roll out more 5G technology on Wednesday, saying it will interfere with airplane instruments
5G
::: nytimestech


« While many of these issues might be improved with engineering effort that does not otherwise advance research, nonetheless it can be very difficult to assess whether the benefits the system claims will still manifest once the fat is removed »
sistemi operativi
::: zacchiro

The mandatory app that athletes will use to report health and travel data when they are in China for the Olympics has serious encryption flaws, according to a new report. The concerns underscore broader worries about surveillance during the Games
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: nytimestech

While consumer electric cars are finally hitting their stride, the market for commercial electric vehicles is still nascent, with their heavier loads multiplying the technology challenges
Amazon | energia
::: nytimestech

Greece: New Biometrics Policing Program Undermines Rights
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

”China’s coal production reached record levels last year as the state encouraged miners to ramp up their fossil fuel output to safeguard the country’s energy supplies through the winter gas crisis”
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: GretaThunberg

Six-month Trial of a Four-day Working Week To Be Launched in the UK
lavoro
::: Slashdot

Jared Kushner Floated the Idea of a Federal Cryptocurrency, Documents Reveal
crittografia
::: Slashdot

Facebook ha fatto ai nostri genitori quello che i nostri genitori dicevano ci avrebbero fatto i videogiochi
Facebook
::: JaiFournier

The biggest surge in billionaire wealth since records began. A new billionaire created every 26 hours this pandemic. While Covid19 has left 99% of humanity worse-off. New @Oxfam inequality report out today. Deep breath. Its chilling
coronavirus | economia, lavoro
::: NabsIMA

the unix command line is absolutely full of needles cognitive overhead! but the modern generation of web apps that don’t *let* me automate things, and have no escape from their walled gardens, are equally exhausting
tutto il thread
shell | programming, codice, snippet
::: mycoliza

Exxon is the largest oil company in the United States, yet still remains behind several of its major competitors in its public climate commitments
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: nytimestech


ArXiv Reaches a Milestone and a Reckoning
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

All major neural networks, in one chart
neural networks
::: MIT_CSAIL

Intel To Unveil 'Ultra Low-Voltage Bitcoin Mining ASIC' in February
hardware | bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

A collection of modern/faster/saner alternatives to common unix commands
tool, componente software
::: UnixToolTip

"Large majorities in China (76 per cent) and India (68 per cent) said they trusted AI companies. In contrast, only 35 per cent in the UK, France and US expressed similar trust"
artificial intelligence
::: fabiochiusi

Our @decodeproject colleague Ola Bini has been held and persecuted in #Ecuador on the basis of a tragic miscomprehension about what a privacy and security researcher does. I am glad to help the court understanding with my testimony on this trial
whistleblower
::: jaromil

The @FT's @MsHannahMurphy trawled through Facebook's patents to reveal how the company wants to track nose scrunching and pupil movements in a virtual world filled with hyper-personalised ads and sponsored content
Facebook | metaverso | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: muradahmed

US Examining Alibaba's Cloud Unit for National Security Risks
cloud | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | politica
::: Slashdot

A new version of OnlyOffice, an #opensource office suite for Windows, macOS and Linux is out
applicazioni, programmi
::: omgubuntu

Wine 7.0 Released with Tons of Improvements, Including a New Theme
applicazioni, programmi
::: omgubuntu


Silicon Valley billionaires are debating blockchain and the future of the internet, a tool we all use, in a new language that few of us understand, @el72champs writes. Let’s decipher the code
Web3 | bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: nytimestech

Finally out after 22 months of peer-review! Were the Differential Privacy guarantees used to share Google mobility data of 300M people worldwide with researchers correct? @fhoussiau @yvesalexandre and I argue that they were not
Google | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: cynddl

NASA and HeroX Want to Convert Waste in Space and Monitor Air-Quality Here on Earth
spazio, esplorazione | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: universetoday

Scammers are ripping off the work of dead artists & putting them up for auction on OpenSea, the world's largest NFT art marketplace. The brother of one artist told me it felt like being the victim of a "high- tech grave robbery"
non-fungible tokens
::: AASchapiro

Open Source Developers, Who Work for Free, Are Discovering They Have Power
open source | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

We all know to vote no on this, right?
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: evacide

The Metaverse will be present a new horizon for antitrust enforcement in the digital economy. And @vestager thinks we should be looking at new markets & models of trade that will arise in this space. Now
metaverso | Unione Europea
::: SamuelStolton

E se il vero metaverso fosse in realtà aumentata?
metaverso | augmented reality
::: MauroV1968

Ericsson Sues Apple Again Over 5G Patent Licensing
5G
::: Slashdot

Opera Launches a Dedicated Crypto Browser
browser | Web3
::: Slashdot

A new programing language for quantum computing describes & verifies entangled data to prevent bugs
quantum computing
::: MIT_CSAIL

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