16 giugno, 2022

Visto nel Web - 717

Pronti via! ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


New Actually Portable Executable loader available with binfmt_misc support
serve? qualcuno ne sa qualcosa?
applicazioni, programmi
::: JustineTunney

Bugs in a compiler's type checking system are surprisingly common. Our PLDI '22 paper describing how we found 156 bugs (137 confirmed and 85 fixed) in Java, Kotlin, and Groovy compilers is now available online
programming, codice, snippet
::: CoolSWEng

So I dug into the claim that bitcoin uses less energy than (US? World?) Christmas lights. You won’t be surprised that it’s untrue, but might be surprised how far back I had to go to find the source of the claim
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | energia
::: charlesarthur

As startup layoffs continue, some perspective
startup | economia, lavoro
::: TechCrunch ::: TechCrunch

A Billion-Dollar Crypto Gaming Startup Promised Riches and Delivered Disaster
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Are the World's Most Powerful Supercomputers Operating In Secret?
hardware
::: Slashdot

Computing’s Woodstock
storia
::: _juhan ::: _juhan

New CRISPR-based Map Ties Every Human Gene To Its Function
scienza
::: Slashdot

Are Unfriendly AI the Biggest Risk to Humanity?
artificial intelligence | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

TikTok’s parent company is gearing up to invest a lot of money in VR
virtual reality
::: verge

Symbiote: A New, Nearly-Impossible-to-Detect Linux Threat
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Linux
::: Slashdot


eBay’s new vault facilitates digital trading of your non-fungible physical items
not fungible token
::: verge

Web 3.11 for Workgroups
umorismo
::: vboykis

Biografia intellettuale provvisoria di un innovatore ritrovatosi al fronte di quella che chiama “Prima Cyber Guerra Mondiale”. Mykhailo Fedorov, il ministro di Zelensky che ha riscritto le regole della resistenza digitale
cyberwar
::: fabiochiusi

Mathematics. → Google Cloud Sets World Record By Calculating 100 Trillion Digits Of Pi! → After calculating, the value of the one-hundred trillionth digit of π is determined to be "0" (shown here)
matematica
::: pickover

This is not a story about AI becoming sentient or Google shirking its ethical duties. It's about a guy who wants to believe in fairy tales and could probably use a break
autoconvinzione, può capitare, penso alle pseudoterapie, alla magia; poi, certo, un giorno...
artificial intelligence | (forse)
::: ashleevance

Telecamere di sorveglianza: oltre il 90% non è conforme
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi

Mentre il governo inglese si indigna per il "grave abuso perpetrato dai russi" per l'arresto dei due mercenari, nelle democratiche carceri di Sua Maestà è ristretto dal 2019, innocente e malato, Julian Assange, privato della libertà dal 2010
Julian Assange
::: gianlucamart1

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for June 13, 2022
umorismo | disinformazione, fake news, bufale | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: GoComics

Technology. Engineering. Robot wakes up and begins quest for world domination, but forgets one thing...
umorismo
::: pickover


The World's Largest Liquid-Mirror Telescope Comes Online
scienza | innovazioni, futuro
::: universetoday

Intel released the 8086 processor over 40yrs ago this month. It was the first of its "x86" architectures that power virtually all modern PCs & laptops
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL

Guerre di Rete - Come bloccano internet
censura
::: fabiochiusi

"Humankind will not always stay on Earth; the pursuit of light and space will lead people to penetrate the bounds of the atmosphere, timidly at first, but in the end to conquer the whole of solar space." ~ Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Beyond the Planet Earth, 1920
tecnologia
::: pickover

If you develop a magic trick that makes people think you've teleported an object, you could start a magic show around it. But the practical value of that trick is orders of magnitude less than actually understanding the nature of spacetime and developing a real teleporter
thread che starebbe meglio non spezzato su Twitter
artificial intelligence
::: fchollet ::: fchollet

Is Oracle's Database Dominance Being Eroded by Cloud-First Rivals?
cloud | tecnologia
::: Slashdot

The cargo vet tool for dependency auditing ooks incredibly close to what I was writing about for trust scaling a few years back - Definitely going to give that a try
programming, codice, snippet
::: mitsuhiko

Extending operations at the Diablo Canyon #nuclear power plant would greatly reduce carbon emissions and natural gas use a, according to a new study carried out by @TheBrattleGroup and released by @CarbonFreeCA
energia | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: W_Nuclear_News

FAA requiring SpaceX to make changes to its Texas Starbase launch site to lessen environmental impact
spazio, esplorazione | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: verge ::: engadget

In cerca di strategie per lo stoccaggio delle rinnovabili
energia
::: MauroV1968


How Apple's thoughtful, measured approach is building a revolution in health
Apple | innovazioni, futuro
::: TechCrunch

According to a confidential report seen by the FT, an updated “code of practice on disinformation” will force tech platforms to disclose how they are removing, blocking or curbing harmful content in advertising and in the promotion of content
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | Unione Europea
::: JavierespFT ::: fborgesius

India is quickly becoming a surveillance state
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: VICE

BlockFi and Crypto.com lay off hundreds of staff as coins slump
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | lavoro
::: verge ::: TechCrunch ::: engadget

Amazon’s troubled drone delivery project is finally taking off
Amazon
::: verge

You have definitely heard something along the lines of "crypto democratises money by removing the middleman".

At @uzh_blockchain we collected data from multiple blockchains to question this, informed by network science. Here's what we found out
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Campa_91

This is the @carolecadwalla who unveiled the #CambridgeAnalytica scandal about the company's trade of people's minds. #Fakenews platforms were created for populist parties paying to have more votes, often controlled by foreign organizations
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: jaromil

Spotify is acquiring Sonantic, the AI voice platform used to simulate Val Kilmer's voice in Top Gun Maverick
artificial intelligence | Web, Internet
::: TechCrunch

The NY Times. Interesting growth curve
media | giornali, stampa
::: benedictevans


"Replacing legacy code with Julia" by Petr Krysl
uh! io allora 🤓
programming, codice, snippet | linguaggi di programmazione
::: JuliaLanguage

Lightroom can now edit video, too
applicazioni, programmi
::: verge

5 Neat New Features in KDE Plasma 5.25
shell
::: omgubuntu

Germany's antitrust watchdog latest to probe Apple's app privacy framework
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: TechCrunch

In Southeast Asia, a booming crypto scene
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: TechCrunch

Firefox boosts privacy by giving "total cookie protection" to all users by default
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | browser
::: verge

Adobe plans to make Photoshop on the web free to everyone
applicazioni, programmi
::: verge

Il fatto che mezzo mondo— “esperti” di AI inclusi — stia parlando di reti neurali “senzienti” fa comprendere quanto il settore sia ancora malato di soluzionismo, hype, e altre fregnacce a uso e consumo di media e produttori di “AI”. I reali problemi dell’AI sono ben altri
artificial intelligence
::: fabiochiusi

All miners are equal but some are more equal than others - Consensus formation on heterogeneous networks
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: PaoloBarucca

Meta rolls out new parental controls for Instagram and Quest VR headsets
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: TechCrunch


Esce uno "studio" scritto da persona senza competenze specifiche che sostiene che i pannelli PV emettono ben più CO2 di quanto si dica. Studio non è peer reviewed e nessuno l'ha visto, ma viene citato immediatamente da giornalisti, lobbysti del fossile e del nucleare. Strano no?
sempre verificare; e non condivido tutto quello che elencco qui
energia | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: stebaraz

If the US government wants its concerned mouth noises about NSO Group’s many, many human rights violations to have any meaning, it must stop this bullshit sale
spyware
::: evacide

Big news from Massachusetts this morning: A state court has *thrown out* a proposed ballot measure that would classify gig drivers as independent contractors. It was a redux of California's Prop 22, supported by Uber and Lyft. Now, it's off the ballot
lavoro
::: Kellen_Browning

A decade after the bubble burst, 5 climate tech investors explain why they're all in
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: TechCrunch

Mexican Journalists' Murders May Be Linked to Anonymous Facebook Pages
“These kinds of pages, and the people behind them, are putting us at risk”
Facebook
::: VICE

China Says It May Have Detected Signals From Alien Civilizations
ovviamente da verificare 🤓
scienza
::: Slashdot

When you want to only run a command for a set amount of time and it doesn't have a timeout option or you don't remember what it is, you can use the 'timeout' command. Part of GNU coreutils
bash script
::: climagic

The theme for BYTE in Oct 1983 was "UNIX ON MICROS"
ricordo; molto prima di Linux
sistemi operativi | storia
::: unix_byte

It can be hard to make calls on open source—but code can always be changed. It can be much trickier to patch damaged relationships with the community. Learn more about how to listen to your community
programming, codice, snippet
::: github


Insight from legends Steve Wozniak, Tim Sweeney, and John Romero on what the Apple II did better than modern PCs
storia | Apple
::: howtogeek

Bill Gates says NFTs are ‘100 percent based on greater fool theory’
not fungible token
::: verge

«La Luna.» Quando le veniva chiesto il suo satellite preferito, Angioletta Coradini non esitava. Da neolaureata analizzava i campioni di roccia lunare che la NASA mandava al suo gruppo di ricerca. Ma la sua curiosità l'avrebbe portata a studiare tutto il Sistema Solare
spazio, esplorazione | protagonisti
::: a_a_f_t

La strategia liberale contro il Climate Change è piuttosto semplice: carbone e vigile attesa
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: L_Apostata

Esiste un tool di @IEA per misurare la performance ambientale dei sistemi fotovoltaici. Utilizza dati di IEA, e non di altri. I risultati, indovinate, contraddicono completamente quanto sostenuto da @enricomariutti. Andiamo a vedere
energia
::: stebaraz ::: stebaraz

"Technology does not exist in a vacuum, its creation, design and impact always depends on the context in which it is developed and used." We talked to @spielkamp to hear more about @algorithmwatch's work, as well as ADM and its effects on society
algoritmi, codice | artificial intelligence
::: EuropeanAIFund

Over the course of 10 months, nearly 400 car crashes in the U.S. involved advanced driver-assistance technologies, data from the country's top auto-safety regulator revealed
automazione
::: nytimes

Microsoft has finally released patches for the Follina zero-day vulnerability that affects all versions of Windows
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: TechCrunch

Elon Musk still wants out of his SEC settlement and is appealing the latest ruling
Elon Musk
::: verge

Facebook is changing its algorithm to take on TikTok, leaked memo reveals
Facebook
::: verge

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