03 aprile, 2022

Visto nel Web - 696

Mentre tutto rifiorisce ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


L’Italia ha costruito buona parte dei moduli pressurizzati della Stazione Spaziale Internazionale ed è coinvolta sia nella prossima stazione lunare sia in quella privata Axiom. Ma come è cominciato tutto? Per scoprirlo bisogna tornare indietro nel tempo di più di mezzo secolo. /1
spazio, esplorazione
::: a_a_f_t

The war in Ukraine has become a litmus test of whether Meta has learned to police its platforms during major global crises — and so far, it appears to remain a work in progress
Facebook | guerra
::: nytimestech

Chrome OS 100 brings new Launcher design to Chromebooks
sistemi operativi
::: verge

Lapsus$ gang claims new hack involving Apple Health project
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: verge

Apple and Meta provided basic subscriber details, such as a customer’s address, phone number and IP address, in mid-2021 in response to the forged “emergency data requests”
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: WilliamTurton ::: evacide

TweetDeck might become a paid Twitter Blue feature
Twitter | applicazioni, programmi
::: verge

How China's TikTok, Facebook influencers push propaganda
social media
::: fabiochiusi

“Roskomnadzor, Russia’s official digital censor, said YouTube is “one of the key platforms participating in the information war against Russia” and accused it of harboring videos from far-right Ukrainian groups”
Russia
::: fabiochiusi

Economic recovery from the COVID lockdown was on track until the Ukraine war it seems. Most European economies surpassed in 2021 their pre-pandemic levels. The exception were Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece
eh, il turismo...
economia, lavoro
::: simongerman600

La Germania ha scelto letteralmente di razionare l'energia piuttosto che considerare di riavviare i reattori spenti a dicembre
energia
::: AvvocatoAtomico


Eccoli qua, gli ultimi due reattori costruiti in Francia e Finlandia. Per Flamanville 3 si parla (forse) di entrata in funzione nel 2024 (17 anni), per Oilkiluoto 3 entrata in funzione a livello commerciale nei prossimi mesi (17 anni). E stiamo parlando solo della costruzione
ahemmm... https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/ttt o lo vogliamo prima di subito? allora diamoci fuoco!
energia
::: stebaraz

La siccità è la “nuova normalità”, quali prospettive per l’agricoltura in Emilia-Romagna?
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: RadioProzac

Great new report from @CDEIUK on attitudes to data. General trust in academic researchers' using data is high, but I'd love to see more research looking at how public trust could be boosted further
dati, raccolta
::: KateDommett

Twitter user sentenced to 150 hours of community service in UK for posting ‘offensive’ tweet
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: verge

Le malattie dovute all'inquinamento dell'aria, a causa del riscaldamento domestico e alla cottura dei cibi, costano a ogni famiglia italiana 180 euro all'anno in spese sanitarie
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: DomaniGiornale

In the late 1970s, Jack Dongarra helped to create code and concepts that allowed software to keep pace with the hardware inside the world’s most powerful machines. Now, at 71, he was awarded the Turing Award, often called the Nobel Prize of computing
protagonisti
::: nytimestech

"The Right Way To Compare Floats in Python" is to call the computer a liar. How you compare floats has nothing to do with the computer, but everything with the language -- and Python is bad language
no, non solo Python, tanti (anche Racket); mi ricordo che in Fortran --uh, storia troppo lunga 🤓 ma forse... (chissà)
Python | linguaggi di programmazione
::: amszmidt

Facebook fails to label 80% of posts promoting bioweapons conspiracy theory
Facebook
::: fabiochiusi

Lev Landau

The Israeli firm that wants to scan your brain is heading to space
dati, raccolta
::: haaretzcom

Airbus A380 Completes Flight Powered By Cooking Oil
energia
::: Slashdot

Google looks to be building Bluetooth tracker detection directly into Android
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Natanael_L

Google's Project Zero has a very detailed technical breakdown of how NSO Group's FORCEDENTRY exploit uses a sandbox escape to compromise and subsequently infect iPhones, iPads, Macs and Watches with spyware
spyware
::: zackwhittaker

The internet is great, but the internet goes down. One man wants to change that and is building what he calls the “prepper version of the internet”
mi sembra un pesce d'aprile
Web, Internet
::: VICE

Security researchers say Russian wiper malware is likely to blame for the Viasat hack on February 24, the day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The mass-bricking event attack rendered thousands of satellite modems across the region inoperable
cyberwar
::: zackwhittaker

Given that we have no idea how intelligent aliens might communicate, or whether they exist at all, it’s challenging to imagine a language that might be, for lack of a better term, universal
roba da primo aprile, vero?
umorismo
::: VICE

Facebook’s algorithm was mistakenly elevating harmful content for the last six months
Facebook
::: verge ::: verge

Chrome's 'Topics' Advertising System Is Here, Whether You Want It Or Not
Google | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot


I giustizieri
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: MauroV1968

Wyze Cam Security Flaw Gave Hackers Access To Video; Went Unfixed For Almost Three Years
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Nemo propheta...
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: RadioProzac

The Big Automotive Semiconductor Problem
hardware
::: dcavedon

Samsung is working on a Galaxy self-repair program with iFixit
diritto di riparare
::: verge

Google Search's New Highly Cited Label Helps You Get To the Source of a Story
Google | Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Starting to think that letting the richest man in the world own our media isn't such a great idea
economia, lavoro | politica
::: AlanRMacLeod

"Starting Over": my FOSDEM 2021 talk
A FOSS proposal for a new type of OS for a new type of computer
sistemi operativi | hardware | innovazioni, futuro | storia
::: liam_on_linux

https://thonyc.wordpress.com/2019/04/17/renaissance-heavy-metal/

#FridaysAgainstFuture
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: GretaThunberg ::: Joshomonukk ::: omaer_alam ::: Fridays4FutureU ::: GretaThunberg

When physicists get bored
umorismo
::: ScienceVids_

A robot made of magnetic slime could be deployed inside the body to perform tasks such as retrieving objects swallowed by accident
h/t @vikkio88
robots, automazione, droni
::: newscientist

The wild world of non-C operating systems
sistemi operativi
::: CompSciFact

“it is vital not to let a discussion of disinformation distract us from what is happening — an outrageous war, an economic crisis and a humanitarian catastrophe”
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: fabiochiusi

After the rise of TikTok and a changing definition of what it means to go viral online, Youtube is in the midst of a cultural identity crisis
social media | Facebook
::: BuzzFeedNews

Twitter explores letting two accounts co-author a tweet
Ah! devo cercare qualcuno che mi sopporti? (CMQ io primo)
Twitter
::: verge

On the first and 15th of every month, I try to release something cool... ...today: Sprinkle a little machine learning magic on top of your regular code with GoodGuesser! (actually a legit library, despite appearance of the video & the April 1st date)
linguaggi di programmazione
::: lisperati

There is a well-known story about Xerox PARC building their own PDP-10 because corporate HQ didn't let them buy one. However, did you know the CPU could also execute Lisp byte code directly?
storia
::: larsbrinkhoff


To keep up with the trends, the next major version of bash (v6) is going to include support for blockchain based command line history. I'm going to be able to sell my tweets as NFTs
mi sto perdendo 🙁
bash script | not fungible token
::: climagic ::: TWiT

“A tech billionaire with an obvious personal interest in shaping government tech policy is giving money to an independent government agency devoted to tech and science, albeit through his private philanthropic foundation”
protagonisti | politica
::: fabiochiusi

‘Really alarming’: the rise of smart cameras used to catch maskless students in US schools
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

The State of #Fortran: Features of Fortran that continue to make it a good choice for scientists and engineers
il mio primo linguaggio
linguaggi di programmazione
::: HPC_Guru

Every time an issue like trans rights or sexual orientation makes headlines, conservative media falls back on a wild conspiracy that was dreamed up on the fever swamps of 4chan
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | politica
::: VICENews

Per mettere a tacere la stampa libera non occorre essere brutali come Putin, quando si può farlo in modo relativamente più dolce. La differenza è nel grado, non nella specie
Julian Assange
::: MCPievatolo

NASA to conduct elaborate dress rehearsal with new megarocket this weekend
spazio, esplorazione
::: verge

'Infinite Mac' Project Lets You Boot Up Mac OS In Your Browser
Apple
::: Slashdot


A 10,000-word law dissertation based on "Clueless" is going viral on Twitter
Twitter | politica
::: BuzzFeedNews

Can Controlling Vehicles Make Streets Safer and More Climate Friendly?
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

Amazon NYC Warehouse Workers Support Union in Historic Labor Win
Amazon | lavoro
::: Slashdot ::: KeiPritsker

New Vehicles Must Average 40 MPG By 2026, Up From 28 MPG
energia
::: Slashdot

How to Stop Ukrainian Websites From Vanishing During War
Web, Internet | dati, raccolta
::: MauroV1968

Trasferimento dati dei cittadini europei: in arrivo un nuovo accordo USA-UE?
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | dati, raccolta | Unione Europea
::: valigiablu

OpenBB Wants To Be an Open Source Challenger To Bloomberg Terminal
open source | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

A Facebook Bug Mistakenly Elevated Misinformation, Russian State Media for Months
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

How science can fight fake news
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: ENJOIproject

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