31 marzo, 2022

Visto nel Web - 695

Mentre continuano le cose non tanto belle ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Elon is full of it, and his foolish projections do not help to advance real progress in AI
protagonisti | artificial intelligence
::: Grady_Booch

#repost #FLoC, il nuovo sistema di tracciamento di Google, desta preoccupazioni per la privacy degli utenti in Rete. Ecco perché lo abbiamo disabilitato sul sito di #ilmanifesto
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: ilmanifesto

Creative Commons Opposes Piracy-Combatting 'SMART' Copyright Act
copyright e brevetti
::: Slashdot

Misinformation has become 'WWIII', says Ukraine official
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | cyberwar
::: fabiochiusi

Ubuntu Finally Switches to Rolling Releases
Ubuntu
::: Slashdot

Are Movies Dying?
video, tv, streaming
::: Slashdot

Lately when you turn on the news, you hear a lot about Russian oligarchs. I don't want to break the bad news to anybody here, but we've got a lot of oligarchy right here in America, too
economia, lavoro
::: BernieSanders

Works quite well with Ubuntu Touch. (Yes, a tablet OS that turns into desktop mode for your pro workflow, something some Apple guys have been craving for a long time now)
Ubuntu
::: fredldotme

TikTok coaches say they can teach women to "marry up," but they're increasingly more educated and better earners than men
influencer
::: BuzzFeedNews

Who’s driving that food delivery bot? It might be a Gen Z gamer
“Autonomous” delivery bots “are backed by armies of human minders who track the last-mile delivery vehicles the way parents hover over toddlers taking their first steps”
robots, automazione, droni
::: hypervisible

Il Po in questi giorni assomiglia più ad una landa desolata, che al fiume più lungo d'Italia
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Terra_Pianeta ::: Reuters ::: DomaniGiornale


No free view? No review!
scienza
::: ml4rrieu

Batterie: verso un boom di #domanda che metterà a dura prova le #forniture
energia
::: Qualenergiait

#lisp Scott L. Burson improved the portability of Mark Stickel’s PTTP (Prolog Technology Theorem Prover). I could easily compile&run it in SBCL, LispWorks and Portable Genera. Unoptimized example times: 0.311s, 0.365s, 1.398s on an Apple M1 Pro CPU
Lisp
::: RainerJoswig

Sull’account TikTok di Mondadori, apripista, primo editore italiano ad averlo aperto, si sta facendo onore, e guadagna visualizzazioni, il settantenne Mauro Corona. Dopo Mondadori, sono arrivati Harper Collins Italia e Neri Pozza
social media
::: DomaniGiornale

How exactly did GIFs become so embarrassing?
storia
::: VICE

Notizia decisamente interessante, tenendo anche conto che di fatto riguarda il periodo pre-invasione. Nei primi due mesi dell’anno è diminuita la dipendenza dal gas russo
energia
::: MauroV1968

TIL: Tesla's charging ports use a standard wireless message to open up on 315MHz...
ooh!
::: IfNotPike

Keras, the open-source neural-network library, was launched #otd in 2015. It's now one of the world’s ten most-used software tools
nota: il link manda a un sito considerato pericoloso
neural networks
::: MIT_CSAIL

NASA's Upcoming SPHEREx Mission Will map the Entire Universe in Infrared Every 6 Months
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

A late (sorry) ~this week in security~
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: zackwhittaker


'The Plain-Text Internet is Coming'
uh! io ci sono! 🤓
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Can Twitter Help Disseminate Scientific Information?
Twitter | scienza
::: Slashdot

How 'Crazy Eddie' Electronics Chain Scammed America
storia | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Frei0r.dyne.org version 1.8.0 is out. I believe that our community project is today the biggest collection of free and open source video effects in the world. It is widely used even beyond entertainment applications, i.e for medical visualizations
applicazioni, programmi
::: jaromil

I dati sui livelli di anidride carbonica nell'atmosfera
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: valigiablu

💥Software Heritage's #newsletter Issue #8 is here! See our latest edition: "Towards a global shared infrastructure for the common good"
open source
::: SWHeritage

"For more than five years, Nokia provided equipment and services to link SORM to Russia’s largest telecom service provider, MTS, according to company documents obtained by The New York Times"
cyberwar
::: fabiochiusi

LinuxLinks recommends three out of seven, and of course, Blender is one of them: 7 Best Free and Open Source Animation Tools
applicazioni, programmi | open source
::: BrideOfLinux

Il Fatto mette in apertura la storia del presunto coinvolgimento di Hunter Biden nei laboratori di "bio-armi" in Ucraina, lanciata dalla propaganda russa, che ha dato in pasto ai complottisti - e ad alcuni quotidiani italiani - un super-complotto che coinvolge anche Soros
beh, bisogna capirli, sono giggini
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | giornali, stampa
::: PietroSalvatori

zlib — GNU zlib Compression
Python
::: pymotw


La crisi di #Facebook e #Instagram sta andando a tutto vantaggio di #TikTok. Ma non si tratta solo dell’inevitabile stanchezza verso i social più datati: la funzione di queste piattaforme è radicalmente cambiata
social media
::: DomaniGiornale

Il senso di Elon Musk per le neuroscienze 🤦🏻‍♀️ e accanto, con più misurata immaginazione, il microchip con la memoria personale, trasferibile da un corpo all'altro nella (stupenda) serie Kaiba
Elon Musk
::: timetit

the current state of the next Fortran standard revision
linguaggi di programmazione
::: DoctorFortran

Microsoft Security Chief Issues Call To Arms To Protect Metaverse
Microsoft | metaverso
::: Slashdot

Google Ordered Russian Translators Not To Call War in Ukraine a War
Google | guerra
::: Slashdot

Majority in Japan Backs Nuclear Power for First Time Since Fukushima
energia
::: Slashdot

NASA’s budget documents are out, and they include this manifest for the Artemis program. After Artemis 3 in 2025, the next landing would not be until Artemis 5 in 2028. Looks awfully quiet in 2026
spazio, esplorazione
::: jeff_foust

Open AI gets GPT-3 to work by hiring an army of humans to fix GPT’s bad answers
open source | artificial intelligence
::: StatModeling

Do you think there will be a major effort to replace #UNIX in the next 5 to 10 years?
sistemi operativi
::: BrowneFulton

Curiosity question for GPU/CUDA experts: What's the most complex game ruleset one could run autonomously on a single modern GPU core these days? Assume all moves are pseudorandom, but the engine correctly verifies move validity & maintains all game state locally to the GPU core
hardware
::: lisperati


The arXiv of the future will not look like the arXiv
scienza | Web, Internet
::: johnregehr

Analyzing survey responses of more than 84,000 people of all ages in Britain, researchers identified two distinct periods of adolescence when heavy use of social media spurred lower ratings of “life satisfaction”
social media
::: nytimestech

Apple to cut iPhone, AirPods output amid Ukraine war uncertainty
hardware
::: simopieranni

His research led to the development of organic light-emitting diodes, or OLEDs, which are used in digital cameras, mobile phones, solar panels and televisions. Martin Pope has died at 103
R.I.P.
::: nytimestech

Adesso tutti vogliono il loro microchip fatto in casa
hardware
::: Domani

No, Orsini non è stato “oscurato” da Wikipedia
Wikipedia
::: xmau

Sit back and enjoy the work of @cooperq as he takes apart a GPS device found on an EFF supporter’s car and figures out how it got there
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: evacide

Ukraine says major cyberattack against telecom has been ‘neutralized’
cyberwar
::: fabiochiusi

US Lawmakers Introduce 'ECASH' Bill in New Push to Create a Digital Dollar
digitalizzazione
::: Slashdot

SpaceX Ending Production of Flagship Crew Capsule
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot


Con una mano investe in AI e scrive pensosi libri pieni di sciocchezze sull’AI. Con l’altra finanzia l’istituzione che decide le politiche tecnologiche, comprese sull’AI. Insomma, fa tutto lui
protagonisti | Google
::: fabiochiusi

Global Science Project Links Android Phones With Satellites To Improve Weather Forecasts
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

Quantum Computing Has a Hype Problem
quantum computing
::: Slashdot

A victory in the global fight against spyware👏 For years, FinFisher sold spyware to authorities targeting activists — The tech could hack into devices, steal data, and record conversations. Now, the firm is claiming insolvency
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: accessnow

A simultaneous 30°C anomaly in the Arctic and 40°C anomaly in the Antarctic, among the most terrifying events scientists have recorded, was a footnote in the bulletins. One celeb slapping another: headlines everywhere. This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a bant
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: GeorgeMonbiot

Like it or not, deplatforming works. Here’s a Russia Today stream on March 28 with a whopping 20 viewers. RuTube ain’t YouTube, folks
Russia
::: KevinRothrock

Millions of American and European smartphone users are unknowingly sending user, device and IP address information to servers in Russia. From there, researchers worry it might be accessed by the Kremlin
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Russia
::: PatrickMcGee_

Alexandra Elbakyan : une grande dame pour un grand projet
quella di Sci-Hub, rockz 💥
scienza | Web, Internet
::: sergeabiteboul

Northern #Italy🇮🇹 is severely affected by drier than normal weather conditions - The forecasts for the period between March and May 2022 are detailed in our latest Global Drought Observatory #GDO report💡
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: CopernicusEMS

Security Experts Say New EU Rules Will Damage WhatsApp Encryption
Unione Europea | DMA, Digital Markets Act
::: Slashdot ::: verge ::: verge


"In Taiwan China has launched a disinformation campaign in Chinese on the Russian invasion of Ukraine"
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | cyberwar
::: risj_oxford

Communist Party school in China trains cadres in the metaverse
metaverso | Cina
::: AleColarizi

In #Antarctica 🇦🇶, the Conger ice shelf, with a surface of ~1,200 square kilometres, has collapsed - The collapse occurred during the extreme #heatwave that hit the continent 2 weeks ago
la dimensione di una provincia
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: defis_eu

A hacker stole $625 million from the blockchain behind NFT game Axie Infinity
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: verge

“Through a new program, called In the Moment, it wants to develop technology that would make quick decisions in stressful situations using algorithms and data, arguing that removing human biases may save lives”
artificial intelligence
::: fabiochiusi

Security tool guarantees privacy in surveillance video to combat concerns w/invasive tracking
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: MIT_CSAIL

What happens when Big Tech stops throwing money around?
Apple | video, tv, streaming
::: nytimestech

Google Slapped With French Fine Over Abusive App Store Practices
Google
::: Slashdot

Microsoft is Finally Making it Easier To Switch Default Browsers in Windows 11
browser | Microsoft
::: Slashdot

Australia Cyber Defence Bolstered by $10 Billion via Project REDSPICE
cyberwar
::: Slashdot


good morning, here is a thing you absolutely should not do
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: janusrose

Climate campaign pushes Bitcoin network to drop energy-hungry code
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: verge

The Drone Operators Who Halted Russian Convoy Headed For Kyiv
droni | guerra
::: Slashdot

Elon Musk cites Eminem song in latest volley with the SEC
Elon Musk | social media
::: verge

How switching to EVs would improve health in the US
energia | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: verge

nella cerimonia per il cambio di comando sulla @Space_Station, il cosmonauta anton shkaplerov ha ricordato ai colleghi di altri paesi che: «le persone hanno i loro problemi sulla terra, qui in orbita siamo un solo equipaggio»
spazio, esplorazione
::: emenietti

It's amazing how much you can simplify some computer programs by just looking at every line and asking: "If I took this line out of the program, would the program still work? What would it take to alter the program somehow so that I COULD remove this line and still have it work?"
programming, codice, snippet
::: lisperati

"The real question is not whether machines think but whether men do." [1969, B. F. Skinner]
cit.
::: cabitzaf

Le premier docteur en informatique en France était une docteure. Marion Créhange nous a quittés. La communauté informatique salue cette femme dont la riche carrière a été placée sous le signe de l’interdisciplinarité et de l’investissement dans le collectif
R.I.P.
::: SocInfoFr

Da questa cosa del "Vorrei importare/esportare qualsiasi cosa in CSV [o, peggio, in Excel]" non se ne esce
programming, codice, snippet
::: madbob


Lake Powell is shrinking. These photos were taken 9 months apart (Top photo 6/23/21 - Bottom photo 3/27/22) at Lake Powell's Lone Rock Beach in Utah. Water levels at the lake are at their lowest level since the lake was created in 1963 by damming the Colorado River. #drought
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: sullyfoto

Satellite images reveal lake with water supply for 2 million people in Chile has dried up - New satellite observations, reveal before and after images of the Peñuelas Lake, around 70 miles west of capital Santiago, in April 2016 and this month
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: tveitdal

Full Lockdown in Shanghai, this is how they broadcast announcements. Robot Dog + Speakers #Shanghai #COVID #Lockdown
coronavirus | robots, automazione, droni
::: JayinShanghai

More people need to look at Scheme 48
avendo tempo, embra sexy (anche se non aggiornato)
Scheme
::: fogus

Facebook is paying a Republican consulting firm to trash TikTok as the "real threat" to society. We have the emails. "Dream would be to get stories with headlines like 'From dances to danger.'" "Definitely want it to be hands off"
Facebook
::: drewharwell ::: verge

2 Spacewalkers Imaged From The Ground
spazio, esplorazione
::: SeVoSpace

App Icons Taskbar’ Puts Running Apps in GNOME Shell’s Top Bar
applicazioni, programmi
::: dcavedon

State Attorneys General Ask Snap and TikTok To Give Parents More Control Over Apps
social media
::: Slashdot

"When AI is better than humans, it makes humans better." In 2016, an AI beat the best human player at Go. Since then, by playing against AI, professional players have gotten remarkably better
artificial intelligence
::: MIT_CSAIL

Ubuntu 22.04's Snap-Only Software Store is a Bug, Not a Feature #ubuntu #linux
bug | Ubuntu
::: omgubuntu


27 marzo, 2022

Visto nel Web - 694

Visto che non fa più così freddo e le foglioline nuove -- ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.

NASA Provides Update to Astronaut Moon Lander Plans Under Artemis
spazio, esplorazione
::: emenietti

Over the past year, Amazon has poured hefty resources into crushing the unionization campaign, but in recent days, the company's anti-union efforts have soared to new heights
lavoro | Amazon
::: VICE

John Roach, a pioneer of home computers who helped develop the Tandy TRS-80, has died at 83
protagonisti
::: nytimestech

Solana Stablecoin Project Cashio Plummets To Zero After Multi-Million Dollar Hack
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Okta now says 366 corporate customers are affected by its January security breach. Hackers gained access to Okta's network by compromising an outsourced customer support company called Sykes, which was acquired by Sitel last year
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: zackwhittaker ::: evacide ::: Slashdot

DIY Volunteers Are Repairing Ukraine’s Destroyed Internet Infrastructure
These "invisible heroes" are risking their lives to keep information flowing
guerra | Web, Internet
::: VICE

Stephen Wilhite, Creator of the GIF, Has Died
R.I.P.
::: Slashdot

BlackRock’s Fink says Ukraine war marks end of globalisation
economia, lavoro
::: FT

Microsoft Improves Its AI Translations With Z-Code
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot


Arizona Is First State To Launch Drivers' License In Apple Wallet
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

"EPA's archive could become a model of web governance that fosters democratic oversight. Shuttering the archive is moving backward and is a disservice to the public"
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: commondreams

The truth is, gadget upgrades needn’t be so automatic even when software updates stop coming
hardware
::: nytimestech

Today in On Tech, @shiraovide writes that unlike so many of our online experiences, shopping is one area that has remained mostly local
uhmmm... qui vedo Amazon dappertutto; ma forse sono io
economia, lavoro
::: nytimestech

Here's what the first 5000 exoplanets have taught us - 30 years ago, we were only discovering the first exoplanets. As of today, we've gone over the 5000 mark. Here's what we've learned, and here's what's next
scienza
::: StartsWithABang

Breaking news🆕: full support for #biblatex and #biblatex-software now in the #ACM LaTeX styles. Yes, this means you can properly reference the software artifacts that you archive in @SWHeritage!
applicazioni, programmi
::: rdicosmo

New report sets out ‘capAI’ - a fresh approach to help organisations comply with future AI regulation in Europe
artificial intelligence | Unione Europea
::: oiioxford

In Coalton, + is a type class method
linguaggi di programmazione | Lisp
::: stylewarning

Want to move away from Google Photos? Try Piwigo
applicazioni, programmi
::: itsfoss2


European officials are putting the finishing touches on the Digital Markets Act – potentially reshaping app stores, online advertising, e-commerce, messaging services and other everyday digital tools
Unione Europea | DMA, Digital Markets Act
::: nytimestech ::: Senficon ::: _C4C_ ::: DomaniGiornale ::: DomaniGiornale ::: DomaniGiornale

New code walkthrough on keras.io: generating novel molecules with a variational autoencoder. Beautifully factored -- it was a pleasure to read and review!
machine learning
::: fchollet

Part one of many of my #lisp machine post's. This one goes in to the why of lisp machine, I plan on doing a technical deep dive on them soon. Give @amszmidt a follow, he provided me with a lot of fantastic info on lisp machines seems like a cool dude
sistemi operativi | Linux | Lisp
::: BrowneFulton

E il covid?
coronavirus
::: RadioProzac

Su #Spotify saranno accettati i pagamenti di terzi: una battaglia combattuta a lungo dagli sviluppatori contro Apple e Google che si tengono una parte delle quote di ogni acquisto nelle app
big tech | economia, lavoro
::: DomaniGiornale ::: Slashdot

Thrilled to have coauthored the 1st version of the guidelines for conducting research on the #Linux kernel - This is in the wake of the UMN incident and will hopefully help fellow sw.eng. scholars to enforce #ethics when studying the the #kernel community
💥 Zacchirockz! 💥
Linux
::: zacchiro

TIL about algebra_with_sympy, what looks like a very useful tool to display "blackboard-style" symbolic manipulations based on sympy, by Jonathan Gutow (from UW Oskosh). This could be helpful in undergrad physics teaching...
matematica | Python
::: fperez_org

Complaints Mount After GitHub Launches New Algorithmic Feed
programming, codice, snippet | social media
::: Slashdot

Nestle: Anonymous Can't Hack Us, We Leaked Our Own Data
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot


Google Says It Thwarted North Korean Cyberattacks in Early 2022
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

"The menace of the political deepfake has been around for a few years now, but last week something even scarier seemed to arrive: the geopolitical deepfake (...) But rather than setting off a panic, this one showed that deepfakes can be disarmed"
deepfake | cyberwar
::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi

Windows 1.0 Easter Egg Managed To Stay Hidden For Nearly 37 Years
storia
::: Slashdot

Apple Is Working on a Hardware Subscription Service for iPhones
Apple
::: Slashdot

DOJ's indictment - looks like they found the Saudi Arabia petrochemical plant hackers. One of the closest moments we've come to a loss of life due to a cyber attack
hackers at work | Russia
::: joetidy

#GlobalClimateStrike
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Fridays4future ::: DomaniGiornale ::: ruhulaminrabby ::: WakioDorcas ::: FutureFridaysAC ::: 350Pilipinas ::: KevinKevinmtai ::: kamranalibaig66 ::: 350newene ::: GretaThunberg ::: massimolensi ::: fffitalia ::: hawanatu_brima ::: JUSMAKL ::: Johnkerrrrr ::: Fou_rat_kan_dil ::: FFFMAPA ::: Riseupmovt ::: ilmanifesto

How JWST will test models of cold dark matter
spazio, esplorazione | scienza
::: universetoday

'Ubuntu Pro' Settings Pulled from Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu
::: omgubuntu


#Guerra e #pandemia: come arrivano le news sugli schermi dei #teenager
social media | politica
::: andrewpasq

La guerra cyber continua sottotraccia
cyberwar
::: ilmanifesto

Meet the Secretive US Company Building an 'Unbreakable' Internet Inside Russia
Web, Internet | cyberwar
::: Slashdot

sul Venerdì di Repubblica ridanno eco a disinformazione scientifica, false scoperte, illusioni a pagamento, incompetenza - NO, NON esiste una lampada che fa "guarire" dalla dislessia
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | giornali, stampa
::: timetit

"Europe might want to create a global standard for AI via regulation, but new guidance from the U.S. could make “trustworthy” AI a reality a lot sooner", says @Melissahei. Blaming biased datasets is simply not enough. #AIAct
artificial intelligence
::: dilettahuyskes_

'Free, Enduring Love: Stella and Julian’s marriage is indeed a testimony to the power of love, and to the power of hope and human resilience'
Julian Assange
::: wikileaks

Dentro il Twitter storm
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | Twitter
::: RadioProzac

U.S. and European leaders have reached an agreement to assure that it is legal to transfer personal data across the Atlantic, after a previous pact was struck down when a court found it did not do enough to shield Europeans from U.S. surveillance programs
Unione Europea | dati, raccolta
::: nytimestech


Amazon has countered unionization fights at two of its facilities with employee training sessions that carry clear anti-union messages
Amazon | lavoro
::: nytimestech

Some big museums, including the Uffizi and the British Museum, are getting on the NFT bandwagon. But most remain wary of getting involved
not fungible token
::: nytimestech

Microsoft is tied to hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign bribes, whistleblower alleges
Microsoft | frodi
::: dcavedon

North Korean hackers target employees of news outlets, software vendors and more through Chrome vulnerability
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: kansasalps

U.S. FCC adds Russia's Kaspersky, China telecom firms to national security threat list
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi

Exxon Weighs Taking Gas-to-Bitcoin Pilot to Four Countries
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | energia
::: Slashdot

Over a Dozen Researchers and Critics Respond To New York Times' 'Thinly-Veiled Cryptocurrency Ad'
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Retro Computing Museum In Ukraine Destroyed By Russian Bomb
storia | guerra
::: Slashdot

Sony To Unveil PlayStation Subscription as Soon as Next Week
games | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot


Google Fiber Workers Successfully Unionize In Kansas City
lavoro
::: Slashdot

Twitter algorithm should be open source
1.117.574 voti 82.7 yes
protagonisti | Twitter
::: elonmusk

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Now Spreading Conspiracy Theory that Moderna Created Covid
proprio come faceva thedonald
coronavirus | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot

AI pace layering
artificial intelligence
::: fchollet

Set a new personal record for the worst thing I’ve ever written in a spreadsheet. This formula implements the D’Hondt method for delegate allocation without any intermediate calculation cells. (“linearize” is just a custom function that concatenates the rows of an array)
Excel 😶 se lo conosci lo eciti, imho 🤓
applicazioni, programmi
::: xkcd

.@meta has hired Rick Dearborn – a top Trump aide who signed off on slashing aid for Ukraine in the GOP platform & tried to facilitate a Trump-Putin meeting – to be their new lobbyist
Facebook | politica
::: JesseLehrich

Congratulations and happy birthday @Bitergia 🎂🎊🥳🍾🎉
open source
::: rspaik

Le ricadute dell’invasione russa in Ucraina mettono a rischio gli obiettivi climatici
guerra | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: albertobit

A map for your machine learning needs
machine learning
::: MIT_CSAIL


Contenuti Facebook sponsorizzati per raccogliere finanziamenti e attrarre foreign fighters verso il paese invaso dalla Russia. Violazione delle policy di Meta: una falla del sistema o supporto indiretto alle forze di Kiev?
Facebook | guerra
::: claudioriccio

This is a thread on how Facebook's ad platform undercut political competition in the world's largest democracy. By giving a leg up to the ruling BJP. I explain here the findings of our year-long investigation. Please stay with me. I promise some entertainment too in the end. (1)
Facebook | politica
::: Kum_Sambhav

Asahi Linux Is Reverse-Engineering Support For Apple Silicon, Including M1 Ultra
Linux distro | Apple
::: Slashdot

Want to volunteer to hack Russia, but worried it’s illegal?
Australia could: “introduce specific legislation aimed at creating legal safeguards for genuine members of a foreign state-run cyber militia, within a narrowly defined set of circumstances”
hackers at work | cyberwar
::: thegrugq

jesus i’ve never seen a climate graph like this one
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: ianbremmer

I created a modified package from my @UBports Whatsweb app (Whatsapp Web for Mobile) to work with all distros for @thepine64 #Pinephone and already is packaged for @openSUSE I hope you enjoy it (source links in thread)
dispositivi mobili | sistemi operativi
::: hadrianweb

Selected machine learning attacks; first in a series
machine learning | (forse)
::: MIT_CSAIL

Keras turns 7 tomorrow -- it hit GitHub on March 27, 2015. Crazy how fast that went by... It's been amazing to see the project and its community take off over the years since! I feel like we're still just getting started
machine learning
::: fchollet

24 marzo, 2022

Visto nel Web - 693

Chissà se... ma ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Vi racconto come la tempesta del web si è abbattuta sulla carta stampata
media | Web, Internet
::: ilmanifesto

Anonymous: How hackers are trying to undermine Putin. I spoke directly to 5 of the main Anon groups about their ‘cyber war’ on Putin and why they are escalating their attacks in the coming days
cyberwar
::: joetidy ::: joetidy

Elon Musk’s Starlink is keeping Ukrainians online when traditional Internet fails
guerra | Web, Internet
::: washingtonpost

Linux For M1 Macs? First Alpha Release Announced for Asahi Linux
Linux | Apple
::: Slashdot

More Apple M1 Ultra Benchmarks Show It Doesn't Beat the Best GPUs from Nvidia and AMD
ma ci ha la mela dentro 😜
Apple
::: Slashdot

Developers Debate Denying Updates for Open Source Software to Russia
guerra | open source
::: Slashdot

'Biggest Change Ever' to Go Brings Generics, Native Fuzzing, and a Performance Boost
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot

Self-Driving Trucks Could Replace 90% of Human Long-Distance Truckers, Finds Study
automazione
::: Slashdot

My statement on the current situation as a scientist in Moscow
persona != stato, imho ne sono sicurissimo
scienza | guerra
::: JacobBiamonte

My 8yo daughter met a girl at summer camp last year named "Internet." I said no way, that can't be her name but my daughter has been adamant. For almost a year we've been having this discussion. ANTOINETTE. I just found out her name is Antoinette
h/t @ireneamodei
umorismo
::: BrianneKohl


An underrated reason why big corps are bad at utilizing human capital
lavoro
::: fchollet

La Direttiva Copyright diventa legge degli Stati europei
quella che mi blocca (o meglio tenta di) Gutenberg
copyright e brevetti | Unione Europea
::: valigiablu

Machine Learning Will be one of the Best Ways to Identify Habitable Exoplanets
machine learning
::: universetoday

Linux 5.17 Released, This is What’s New
Linux
::: omgubuntu

How the Music Industry Survived the Internet. Sort of
Web, Internet | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Australia to make Big Tech hand over misinformation data
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: fabiochiusi

Apple's iPhone Cameras Accused of Being 'Too Smart'
problema vecchio per le foto
Apple
::: Slashdot

How to Eliminate the World's Need for Passwords
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

David Hilbert

You may have heard that Clearview AI announced it will offer its surveillance tech to Ukraine 🇺🇦
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: privacyint

Proctor360 Faces Class Action for Collecting Student Biometrics
"Jordan Williams says that Proctor360 collected, stored, and used the eye movements and facial expressions thousands of Illinois university students who used the software to take online exams"
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: AASchapiro

How are major news sites still running headlines like this in 2022? TikTok has never been “just a dancing app” and that continued framing does a huge disservice to readers, who should take the platform far more seriously
social media
::: TaylorLorenz

Sono stato 3 mesi in Italia e ora che ritorno negli USA c'è una cosa che mi ha profondamente colpito: il livello di disinformazione della TV italiana.. qualsiasi sia il tema lo schema è creare uno scontro da bar durante la trasmissione in modo tale da raggiungere un solo
media
::: Massi_Fantini84

Google is so aggressive about mining e-mail receipts for data to sell ads that Amazon no longer tells you what you bought in their emails, and now I honestly can’t tell which company is being the bigger asshole to customers
Google
::: QuinnyPig

Crypto is making it easier than ever for bad actors, at-risk people and maybe even whole countries to check out of the global financial system the dollar dominates
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: bopinion

CafePress's Previous Owner Fined $500,000 for 'Shoddy' Security, Covering up Data Breach
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

A US surveillance program tracks nearly 200,000 immigrants. What happens to their data?
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | dati, raccolta
::: dilettahuyskes_

Toronto is by some measures the hottest tech market in North America – not those other cities you may have been hearing about
economia, lavoro | tecnologia
::: nytimestech


If you don't know what a 'nocoiner' is, chances are you might be one
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: VICE

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine seems like a good reason for it to use every offensive cyber capability it has, so why does it seem that so far hacking has not played a more obvious role in the war?
cyberwar
::: VICE

resource — System Resource Management
Python
::: pymotw

A Russian court has banned the use of Facebook and Instagram after labeling the apps’ parent company Meta an “extremist organization”
censura | Russia | Facebook
::: BuzzFeedNews

“We hacked printers all across Russia and printed this PDF explaining that Putin/Kremlin/Russian media is lying and then we instructed how to install tor and get around their censorship to access real media”
cyberwar
::: fabiochiusi

Russia’s Loss of Rocket Launch Business Becomes SpaceX’s Gain
OneWeb officials said they did not know the fate of the 36 satellites that were to be launched by a Russian rocket before it was canceled: “They were removed from the faring, and I do not personally know whether they are still in Kazakhstan or not”
spazio, esplorazione
::: nytimestech

Wondering how Dependant ISS is on Russia? NASA Gives the Details
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

"I hope that workers standing up to Google’s anti-union, anti-worker actions see that the fight is worth it"
lavoro | Google
::: VICE

"Telegram has emerged as its most important social-media platform, offering the world an unfiltered view of the war"
social media | cyberwar
::: fabiochiusi


Spazio e scienza non possono essere condizionati dalla guerra
scienza | guerra
::: Domani

"It makes your jaw drop"
‘Never Supposed to Happen’: North and South Poles See Unprecedented Heat
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: VICE

Non ci son più stagioni
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: RadioProzac

Browser-in-the-Browser Attack Can Trick Even Savvy Users
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Qualcomm is Adding AV1 Support, Which Could Be Huge For Online Video
hardware
::: Slashdot

Apple's New Studio Display Has 64GB of Onboard Storage
hardware | Apple
::: Slashdot

India To Tax Each Crypto Investment Independently
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Microsoft Investigating Claims of Hacked Source Code Repositories
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot


Windows 11 Gets a Desktop Watermark on Unsupported Hardware
Microsoft | hardware
::: Slashdot

Brazil Reverses Telegram Ban
censura
::: Slashdot

Currently annotating the latest James Webb Space Telescope image
spazio, esplorazione
::: StartsWithABang

Perché bisogna ripartire dalla #scuola? Perché in #Italia quasi 4 lavoratori su 10 hanno scarse competenze di base, cioè fanno fatica a leggere e a far di conto
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: Luca_Gualtieri1

L'impatto ambientale dei data center
energia
::: formicablu

Le ricadute dell’invasione russa in Ucraina mettono a rischio gli obiettivi climatici
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | guerra
::: valigiablu

Reuters claims @okta is “investigating reports” which implies they were caught unaware. That is definitely the worse option
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: QuinnyPig ::: evacide ::: zackwhittaker ::: zackwhittaker ::: iblametom ::: runasand

Mac Studio Storage Not User-Upgradeable Due to Software Block
hardware | Apple
::: Slashdot

Russians Are Racing To Download Wikipedia Before It Gets Banned
censura | Wikipedia
::: Slashdot


Interesting and ambitious @NIST report expansively redefining 'bias' in AI risk management. Lots to love about this document. But in 'testing' implications with a hiring case study, it's also a reminder of the challenge for assurance and validity in AI
artificial intelligence
::: AbbyGKGilbert

Sweden today confirmed its shortsighted, racist, colonial and nature-hostile approach. Sweden pretends to be a leader for environment and human rights, but at home they violate indigenous rights and continue waging a war on nature. The world will remember this. #StandWithSápmi
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: GretaThunberg

How do you learn neural networks that respect end-to-end safety requirements of larger systems of which they are a part? Our new ICLR paper explores this question
(perso: sì, Python, sempre più spesso me lo trovo, devo smetterla di stupirmi)
neural networks
::: swarat

Joe Biden warns US business that a Russian cyber attack is coming and its their "patriotic obligation" to improve digital defences. (Question remains why Russia has held back so much in the cyber-sphere)
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | cyberwar
::: muradahmed

FEDERAL SERVICE FOR SUPERVISION IN EDUCATION AND SCIENCE (RUSSIA) - Cross Site Scripting (#XSS) Official website of Rosobrnadzor
cyberwar
::: Anonymous_Link

Where do James Webb’s unique “spikes” come from? Less than three months after launch, it's on its way to doing amazing science. But even this amazing image is "spikier" than it needs to be. Here's what's coming up!
spazio, esplorazione
::: StartsWithABang

Want to make Firefox look like GNOME Web? It's rather easy to do...
browser
::: omgubuntu

Zotero Research Tool Gets ‘Biggest Upgrade’ in its History
applicazioni, programmi
::: omgubuntu

ExoMars is on indefinite hold due to the war in Ukraine. Other partners might have to step in to help get it off the ground
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday


Tesla officially began making cars in Europe on Tuesday, opening an assembly plant in a critical market where Elon Musk, the company’s chief executive, plans to build 500,000 electric vehicles a year
tecnologia
::: nytimestech

A single Bitcoin transaction now requires more than 2,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity, or enough energy to power the average American household for 73 days, researchers estimate
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | energia
::: nytimestech

Banks Using AI Are Ripe for Russian Sabotage
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi

Clojure 1.11 is now available!
linguaggi di programmazione
::: cognitect

"Didn't expect this to happen to me"
$1.7M in NFTs Stolen From Crypto VC by Hackers
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: VICE

A Drowning World: Kenya's Quiet Slide Underwater
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

'The Goal Of Crypto Is Not To Play Games With Million Dollar Pictures Of Monkeys': Ethereum Founder
not fungible token
::: Slashdot

Hackers associated with Russian internet addresses have been scanning the networks of five US energy companies in a possible prelude to hacking attempts, the FBI said in an advisory
cyberwar
::: CNN


Facebook Fails To Detect Hate Against Rohingya
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni | Facebook
::: Slashdot

Roku OS 11 Will Let You Set Your Own Photos as a Screensaver
hardware
::: Slashdot

Can you fight totalitarianism by adopting its infrastructure of control? Clearview AI deployment in Ukraine sets a dangerous precedent, my collegue @LucieCAudibert points out
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: svaroschi

Yesterday, the AIDA committee voted on the draft report #AI in a Digital Age. The report aims to establish an AI Roadmap up to 2030 with policy recommendations for the EU. The report was adopted in AIDA with 25+, 2- and 6 abstentions
Unione Europea | artificial intelligence
::: algorithmwatch

okkio che se anonymous cracca le crypto si ride fino al 2045....protocollo blockchain sicuro lol
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | hackers at work | cyberwar
::: gianlucac1

Probabile attacco #hacker alle Ferrovie, disservizi in diverse stazioni
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: RaiNews

Microsoft Says Digital Extortion Gang Lapsus$ Targets Cryptocurrency, Too
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot ::: TechCrunch

I deficit di portata del Po nel 2022, a oggi, con 100 giorni di siccità e molti altri a venire. L'ultima immagine riguarda il tratto finale, in provincia di Ferrara. Più avanti, nel Delta, si sta già verificando la risalita del cuneo salino (la fonte è l'Autorità distrettuale)
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: DanieleOppo

Sciopero globale per il clima: ci siamo anche noi!
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | energia
::: MauroV1968