06 marzo, 2022

Visto nel Web - 688

Fuori cose brutte e la rete ballerina; ma ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Ion Engines Could Work on Earth too, to Make Silent, Solid-State Aircraft
innovazioni, futuro
::: universetoday

How Ukrainians have used social media to humiliate the Russians and rally the world
“A flood of real-time videos across Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and Twitter has blunted Kremlin propaganda and rallied the world to Ukraine’s side as it fights to defend its democracy from a military behemoth. It has also potentially saved lives”
cyberwar
::: fabiochiusi

Millions for Crypto Start-Ups, No Real Names Necessary
Amy Wu, who leads the venture arm of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, often collaborates with anonymous investors. “I don’t know who he is. I don’t know what company he worked at, and I don’t need to. I know that he’s an expert in the industry”
crittografia
::: nytimestech

Twitter has an ambitious project to change how it's built and how it interacts with users. The effort is an echo of the idealism of the company’s early days
Twitter
::: nytimestech

Ten tips to stay away from disinformation during the war in Ukraine
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: EDMO_EUI

there's a classic writeup on this: "When I (George) started to write CIL I thought it was going to take two weeks. Exactly a year has passed since then and I am still fixing bugs in it"
linguaggi di programmazione
::: johnregehr

la guerra in Ucraina evidenzia la necessità di accelerare la transizione energetica, sia per velocizzare la decarbonizzazione e centrare gli obiettivi climatici che per contenere la spesa energetica
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | energia
::: tonyscalari

C'è un software russo che cura la sicurezza informatica del Ministero della Difesa di #Mosca. Ma anche di ministeri italiani come il Viminale e la Farnesina. Qualcuno dice che è un cavallo di Troia
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: BiondoNik

Fitbit, the Google-owned maker of health tracking wearables, is voluntarily recalling more than one million of its Ionic smart watches after reports of burn injuries caused by an overheating battery
hardware | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: nytimestech

Ford has reorganized its auto operations into two distinct businesses — one that makes its gasoline-powered vehicles and focuses on maximizing profits and another that develops and ramps up production of electric models and aims for rapid growth
energia
::: nytimestech

C’è una buona notizia: la pandemia di #Covid in Italia sta terminando. Ed è tutto merito dei vaccini
ma attenti, il vairuss evolve
coronavirus
::: DomaniGiornale


One of @NASAWebb's many goals is to characterize elements located in atmospheres of alien worlds, a capability that's exciting astrobiologists searching for possible biosignatures - or remotely observable signs of life - in our universe
spazio, esplorazione | scienza
::: NASAAstrobio

Media a caccia di contenuti: lo sfruttamento di giornalisti e cittadini ucraini
media
::: fabiochiusi

TikTok war: How Russia's invasion of Ukraine played to social media's youngest audience
“The app has become so influential in this conflict that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to "TikTokers" as a group that could help end the war, in a speech directed at Russian citizens”
cyberwar
::: fabiochiusi

Facebook is Shutting Down Its College Student-only Social Network, Campus
Facebook
::: Slashdot

Ukraine Might Have Leaked Data On 120,000 Russian Soldiers
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Google Mandates Workers Back To Silicon Valley, Other Offices From April 4
lavoro da remoto | smartwork
::: Slashdot

L’appello della società civile russa contro Vladimir Putin e la guerra in Ucraina
"Il sostegno mondiale alla causa ucraina è senza precedenti. Ma c'è ancora una cosa da fare. Ignorare Putin. Parlare direttamente con i russi"
guerra
::: DomaniGiornale

YouTuber DIY Project Shrinks M1 Mac Mini By 78%, Without Sacrificing Performance
Apple
::: Slashdot

Cryptocurrency trading involving rubles has jumped since the United States and many of its allies imposed sanctions, but the significance of the increase is unclear
crittografia
::: nytimestech

In uno studio su 3,9 milioni di articoli online pubblicati tra il 2013 e il 2015 dalle prime 48 testate giornalistiche web in Russia, la maggioranza (77 per cento) delle notizie proveniva da fonti governative
media
::: DomaniGiornale


Digital media, @christogrozev says, make "journalists a thousand times more important ... we're talking about multi-vector propaganda [from] bad actors on one side and from good actors also putting out fakery. So we journalists have to be the gatekeepers”
cyberwar
::: rasmus_kleis

🎉 Hearty congratulations to @rigetti for going public!
quantum computing
::: stylewarning

All’improvviso “eh, dietro alle valute ci sono i governi, dietro alle crypto chi c’è? EH?” assume tutto un altro significato
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: bermat

Sto leggendo analisi su analisi degli effetti positivi dei social media durante il conflitto che fanno letteralmente a pugni con il 99% di quanto si è letto e visto -- pensate a 'The Social Dilemma' -- negli ultimi sei anni, in cui quegli effetti positivi erano detti impossibili
social media
::: fabiochiusi

Python's installation experience is complete crap. I have a mac that recently started failing to compile any Python module. I'm seeing a lot of "The i386 architecture is deprecated for macOS" but not sure what even asks for that arch. How can anyone use this?
Python
::: mitsuhiko ::: mitsuhiko

📢 The EU must ban predictive & profiling systems in policing & criminal justice❌ It's the only way to prevent discrimination & protect our rights❗️
artificial intelligence | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: algorithmwatch

🚨 @NewsGuardRating's Russia-Ukraine Disinformation Tracking Centre is live 🚨 Tracking 116+ websites spreading disinformation about the conflict & debunking the falsehoods they spread - Tackling the disinformation used to justify this war
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: alexcadier

New Windows 11 Test Build Wants Your Credit Card Info
sistemi operativi
::: Slashdot

Ukraine Cancels Planned Crypto 'Airdrop' Rewards for Donations
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Bitcoin Goes to War
“For some libertarian-minded coiners, the right to freely trade crypto takes precedence over opposing a Russian invasion of a sovereign nation”
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: FrankPasquale

forgot to post this, but shortly after I made this tweet, I wondered how they adapted SICP to JS, since JS doesn’t have quote - and while many of my broader complaints still stand, I think it’s funny how enormously better the JS version of this chapter is!
linguaggi di programmazione | Lisp
::: lexi_lambda


Ukraine: Winning online matters less on the ground
Qualcuno, fortunatamente, si fa anche delle domande in merito
Web, Internet
::: fabiochiusi

Security for package maintainers
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: sethmlarson

LibreOffice 7.3.1 Community, the first minor release of the LibreOffice 7.3 family, is available for download
applicazioni, programmi
::: italovignoli

Former Xamarin Co-founder Miguel de Icaza is Leaving Microsoft
protagonisti
::: Slashdot

L'Italia importa il 95% del metano che consuma. Diversificare i tubi è difficile, abbiamo chiesto aiuto all'Algeria che però ha poco gas per noi. E i rigassificatori, dice l'ad di Enel, richiedono anni. Ci resta ridurre i consumi
energia
::: DomaniGiornale

hackers breached a website connected to Russia's Space Research Institute. Defaced a section with a message against Russia's threats to pull out of operating the International Space Station. Also leaked a number of files they claimed from Roscosmos
hackers at work
::: josephfcox

Russian oil giant Lukoil calls for halt to Ukraine war
guerra
::: AFP

A steady wave of denial-of-service attacks on Russia’s internet since early Wednesday has been withstood, reports @DougMadory Defensive measures have been required. It’s not known who is responsible but coukd easily be pro-Ukraine “volunteers”
cyberwar
::: fbajak

Impressionante quello che sto vedendo - Molte societa', istituzioni sovranazionali, banche et al escono dalla Russia con decisione immediata. Dai 5 continenti - nn mi ricordo niente del genere da quando lavoro
economia, lavoro | guerra
::: gianlucac1 ::: gianlucac1

SEC Scrutinizes NFT Market Over Illegal Crypto Token Offerings
not fungible token
::: Slashdot


A Closer Look at Tencent, the World's Biggest Game Company
games
::: Slashdot

Pensieri su transizioni ed energia
energia
::: MauroV1968

NASA Wants Your Ideas on How to Keep Trash-Burning Reactors Working for Future Missions to Mars!
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

'Stop the war.' 44 Top Russian Chess Players Publish Open Letter To Putin
guerra
::: phretor ::: Yascha_Mounk

Twitch became a huge hit, then the purveyors of misinformation arrived. Now the company says it is clamping down on them
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: nytimestech

Qui c'è un pezzo interessante dell'Intercept su come Facebook stia permettendo di poter lodare il battaglione neonazi Azov [prima in blacklist] "se combatte l'invasione russa"
Facebook | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni | guerra
::: OizaQueensday

FBI Gains Access To Sci-Hub Founder's Google Account Data
scienza | censura
::: Slashdot

A malicious data-stealing app found in Google Play was downloaded thousands of times before it was pulled
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: zackwhittaker

Ukraine's Request To Cut Off Russia From Global Internet Has Been Rejected
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Malware Campaign Impersonates VC Firm Looking To Buy Sites
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot


When one student couldn’t get his university's mobile ID app to reliably work, he sought to find a fix. Instead he found a security bug that could have let him — or anyone — remotely unlock doors across campus
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: zackwhittaker

Russia's closest thing to Google might "default on its debt" since being suspended from trading on New York's digital stock exchange
Web, Internet
::: KevinRothrock

This is exactely the type of behaviour that neccesitated Article 14 of the #copyright directive which clarifies that musuems can’t claim © over reproductions of PD works. A disgrace for the 🇪🇺museums involved (both🇪🇸and 🇫🇷Have implemented the directive)
Unione Europea | copyright e brevetti
::: paul_keller

This is a thread on pro-Russian propaganda & #disinformation. I analysed the hashtags "i stand with Putin" & "i stand with Russia'. I analysed around 20,000 Twitter interactions involving 9600 unique accounts
Twitter | guerra
::: marcowenjones

"Within a few days, maybe even today, it is possible that there will be no independent media left in Russia"
censura
::: fabiochiusi

LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - JPMorgan said on Thursday it expected Russia's economy to contract 35% in the second quarter and 7% in 2022 with the economy suffering an economic output decline comparable to the 1998 crisis
economia, lavoro | guerra
::: BalmforthTom

#Ukraine tells IAEA that fire at site of #Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has not affected “essential” equipment, plant personnel taking mitigatory actions
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | guerra
::: iaeaorg ::: ManagingtheAtom

Russia is starting to roll out blocks for Apple and Google mobile app stores, Facebook, Twitter and a variety of foreign media sites. Blocking is not yet fully effective but I am sure they will figure it out… Great Firewall coming to RU
Web, Internet
::: DAlperovitch

Heading back to space soon! Have I mentioned already that I have fantastic crewmates? #MissionMinerva #Crew4 #Exp67
spazio, esplorazione
::: AstroSamantha

Ucraina, allarme Associazione Intelligenza Artificiale: "Mettere al bando 'killer robot'"
artificial intelligence | robots, automazione, droni
::: fabiochiusi


School strike week 185. #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrike #PeopleNotProfit #StandWithUkraine
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | guerra
::: GretaThunberg

Tesla posted record-breaking sales in 2021, a year when it became the industry’s first trillion-dollar automaker. The new plant, just outside Berlin in Brandenburg state, is expected to deepen the company’s earnings in Europe
energia
::: nytimestech

Russiaʼs Isolation on Earth Moves Up Into Space
Russia’s space chief said on state TV “In a situation like this, we can’t supply the United States with our world’s best rocket engines. Let them fly on something else, their broomsticks, I don’t know what.” The country’s isolation in space is growing
spazio, esplorazione | guerra
::: nytimestech

I have some thoughts about Telegram harm reduction for users in Russia and Ukraine
social media | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | guerra
::: evacide

Apple Sets April 11 Deadline For US Employees To Return To Office
lavoro da remoto | smartwork
::: Slashdot

States Launch Probe Into TikTok's Effect On Kids' Health
social media | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

'High' Probability of Russian Attacks On Starlink In Ukraine, Says Musk
guerra | Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

TikTok publishes a new blog post about Ukraine. Not much detail beyond saying they will "begin piloting our policy by applying labels to content from some state-controlled media accounts over the coming days"
social media | guerra | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: stokel

Coinbase, Binance Resist Calls To Kick Russians Off Crypto Platforms
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

How Yandex gaslights Russians
censura
::: fede_guerrini

Cybercriminals Who Breached Nvidia Issue One of the Most Unusual Demands Ever
frodi | bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot


Wikimedia Says It 'Will Not Back Down' After Russia Threatens Wikipedia Block
Wikipedia
::: Slashdot

President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Europeans on Friday to “take to the streets” to support Ukraine. Protesters did so in Bratislava, Frankfurt, Lyon, Prague, Tbilisi, Vienna and Vilnius
guerra
::: nytimes

Tor e l'anonimato in rete servono -- per esempio, a rendere accessibile l'informazione in un regime
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi

I've asked a few tech companies if they have stopped, or plan to stop, processing user/account data demands from the Russian government following its invasion of Ukraine. So far, spokespeople for Apple and Microsoft say they have nothing to share at this time
guerra | big tech
::: zackwhittaker ::: gianlucac1

La politica occidentale dell'isolamento di un intero popolo e della normalizzazione della russofobia non riesco a immaginare come possa aiutare chi resiste in Russia contro Putin: ovviamente prendersela con gli atleti in sedia a rotelle dà solo nuove argomentazioni al regime
guerra
::: maurovanetti

⚡️Breaking: @novaya_gazeta is taking down all of its war coverage due to the threat of its journalists and readers facing criminal prosecution for sharing information that doesn’t toe the Russian MOD’s official line
censura
::: EilishHart

On the Russian government's decision to block access to Facebook in the Russian Federation
Facebook
::: nickclegg

Cogent is dropping top Russian network provider Rostelcom. The precedents are coming fast and furious
Web, Internet
::: josephmenn

La Federazione Russa ha bloccato facebook e twitter. Pensate che bello se a tutti i leccaculo di Putin si applicassero le leggi russe. Twitter sarebbe un posto bellissimo
umorismo
::: DarioBallini

Bloomberg News will temporarily suspend the work of its journalists inside Russia after President Vladimir Putin signed legislation that criminalizes independent reporting in the country
censura
::: rj_gallagher


Russian economy is super fragile
guerra | economia, lavoro
::: kamilkazani

cvc5: A Versatile and Industrial-Strength SMT Solver
programming, codice, snippet
::: johnregehr

Il direttore di Meduza, che con il suo cane e lo zaino sulle spalle è fuggito di notte dalla Russia
guerra
::: alaskaHQ ::: marina_catucci

De neuzen van de Nederlandse pinokkio's die hun volk hebben voorgelogen dat corona over is, zijn duidelijk herkenbaar in deze grafiek
coronavirus
::: e_rik

Amazing video from inside the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant: "Stop firing at the nuclear facility… You are endangering the safety of the entire world"
guerra
::: kenvogel

War as seen on TikTok: Ukraine clips get views whether true or not
guerra | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: fabiochiusi

Triste annuncio dei rettori delle Università di SanPietroburgo,ieri - Cultura e Scienza dovrebbero sempre denunciare la violenza,invocando la pace - Questo è quel che succede in paesi dove è forte l’ingerenza della politica nell’amministrazione del sapere
scienza | guerra
::: ilfisico

Oggi è l'#OpenDataDay2022! Per l'occasione è stata pubblicata una serie di video-pillole introduttive al tema opendata, da condividere per conoscere e approfondire
open source
::: ItaLinuxSociety

An Easy Way to Get Blurred App Windows on Ubuntu 21.10
mah...
Ubuntu
::: omgubuntu

On Raspberry Pi's 10th Anniversary, Eben Upton Ponders the Prospects for a RISC-V Pi
hardware
::: Slashdot

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