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


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