11 giugno, 2020

Visto nel Web - 508

Visto che pian-piano si riapre ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Julian Assange
::: SAWCSydney ::: DEAcampaign ::: AssangeBlue ::: Doctors4Assange ::: paciffreepress ::: noamchomskyT ::: greekemmy

Will Schools Turn to Surveillance Tech to Prevent Covid-19 Spread?
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | coronavirus
::: Slashdot

Current use of linux in spacecraft flight software
Linux
::: orporick

A New AI-Powered Eye Exam Reduces Errors By 74%
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

Esatto. Ditemi come toglierlo #FleetsFeedback
Twitter
::: RosySenzaSpine

EA Releases Source Code and 4K Remasters For Two 'Command and Conquer' Games
programming, codice, snippet
::: Slashdot

Why Did It Take NASA a Decade To Get Back Into Space?
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

How SpaceX Uses Linux, Chromium, C++ and Open Source Libraries
spazio, esplorazione | sistemi operativi | programming, codice, snippet | linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot

New Java-Based Ransomware Targets Linux and Windows Systems
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Microsoft Dropped for Open Source Again in Germany: Hamburg Follows Munich's Lead
open source | sistemi operativi
::: Slashdot

Facebook, Instagram join Twitter in removing Trump campaign videos over copyright complaints
social media | politica
::: deborahblum


“A History of Clojure” is easily the most lucid, grounded, reasoned framing of his ideas, motivations, and goals I have seen. I could pick nits, but not much more than that
programmazione funzionale
::: lexi_lambda

Compute the astronomical Julian Date in terminal
tip, suggerimenti
::: thek3nger

5G is more secure than 4G or any network technology
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | 5G
::: antgrasso

Il potenziale dei #robot non antropomorfi
robots, automazione, droni
::: f_ronchetti

We all know mutable state can be problematic. But the explanations tend to be abstractions like "reasoning" and "composability". What's a simple *convincing* example in single-threaded code? Having trouble making one that isn't obviously bogus. Is it only a problem at scale?
programmazione funzionale
::: jonathoda

Your phone when you say you want to buy something
posso avere il disegnino? certo, eccolo
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: SteadyIsFlying

Tor users from the United States
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | browser
::: mikispag

he European Space Agency is Funding Its Own Reusable Rocket
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

Mozilla Eyes Decentralized Web-Based Videoconferencing Platform 'Meething'
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Contro il 5G
::: f_ronchetti ::: f_ronchetti ::: f_ronchetti ::: viciocort ::: viciocort ::: f_ronchetti ::: viciocort


America's Switch To Remote Learning For 50 Million Students Called 'A Failure'
scuola, educazione, cultura | digitalizzazione
::: Slashdot

Could an AI-Powered Drone Defeat a Human Pilot?
robots, automazione, droni
::: Slashdot

Scuola e didattica a distanza: ecco i bambini e i ragazzi che sono rimasti indietro
scuola, educazione, cultura | Linux distro
::: sole24ore

We are organizing a series of #Copyright Directive Webinars to break down the EU law into pieces & explain how to implement it locally to strengthen user rights. Join us to #fixcopyright
copyright e brevetti
::: communia_eu

Istituito un nuovo servizio distribuito di Help Desk, mantenuto dai volontari di Italian Linux Society per rispondere a domande e richieste su #Linux e sul #softwarelibero
Linux | open source
::: ItaLinuxSociety

Linux file paths are the worst because every segment can have a different encoding. macOS paths are the worst because the OS applies unicode normalization and there is mixed case sensitivity. Windows paths are the worst because of UNC, UCS2, mixed slashes, character restrictions
io ancora non mi sono abituato ai nomi con gli spazi
programming, codice, snippet
::: mitsuhiko

codecs — String Encoding and Decoding
Python
::: pymotw

La notizia (vera) delle persone (tante) che hanno scaricato #ImmuneSystem (la versione indiana di #Immuni) e invaso poi la pagina Facebook dell'App italiana, di recensioni negative perché solo in lingua inglese
Web, Internet
::: FactaNews

Vulnerabilities in Popular Open Source Projects Doubled in 2019
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | open source
::: Slashdot

One thing I miss with remote working is the ability to brainstorm design ideas with others on a whiteboard. Best way to combine the expertise of different people in a creative, open-ended way
lavoro
::: fchollet


VR Centers and Arcades Were Growing Quickly Before the Pandemic. Now, the Industry is Seeing Furloughs, Layoffs and Pivots
virtual reality | coronavirus
::: Slashdot

The downside of the ease with which one can write, package, and release to the world Python code are the ecosystem's countless half-baked modules. I wasted several hours today troubleshooting some. Written in C, they wouldn't survive past their first call to free()
programming, codice, snippet | linguaggi di programmazione
::: CoolSWEng

L'avete mai vista l'ombra di una navicella spaziale sopra la superficie aliena di un lontano asteroide? Beh eccola qui!
spazio, esplorazione
::: Link4Universe

Kids Now Spend Nearly as Much Time Watching TikTok as YouTube in US, UK and Spain
social media
::: Slashdot

We're fighting alongside everyone who believes privacy online should be simple and available to everyone
applicazioni, programmi
::: DuckDuckGo

True for so many disciplines. It applies also to cumbersome use of language
umorismo
::: cesifoti

Twitter To Launch a Revamped Verification System With Publicly Documented Guidelines
Twitter | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot

Hell is
cit.
::: jeanqasaur

Amazon's New Competitive Advantage: Putting Its Own Products First
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

The top 25 greatest #Java apps ever written
linguaggi di programmazione
::: brunoborges


I wrote a thing about how to play DOS games on Android!
games | dispositivi mobili
::: corbindavenport

The 2020 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) was released recently. It provides a data-driven summary of the state of sustainability around the world. You can compare countries and get a summary of each of them.#environmentalprotection #sustainability
ambiente, ecologia | economia, lavoro
::: jakub_nowosad

The Future of Xbox Isn't Just a Console
hardware
::: Slashdot

MIT's Tiny Artificial Brain Chip Could Bring Supercomputer Smarts To Mobile Devices
chissà se io che sono vecchio lo vedrò?
innovazioni, futuro
::: Slashdot

Accept, accept, accept
Web, Internet
::: rootkovska

Apple Should Acquire DuckDuckGo To Put Pressure On Google Search, Analyst Argues
Web, Internet | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Dude, it's the only way I've gotten anywhere!
thread tra profs
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: ShriramKMurthi

L'adozione affrettata di strumenti proprietari sotto il controllo delle multinazionali della tecnologia globalizzata si rivelera' come un grosso errore di questo governo. L'Italia sta diventando un laboratorio sperimentale di oligopoli molto invadenti
digitalizzazione | politica
::: jaromil

Racket is actually a prototype-based object-oriented language with really hidden boilerplate
language Racket
::: wilbowma ::: aleph_kappa

IBM Gets Out of Facial Recognition Business, Calls On Congress To Advanced Policies Tackling Racial Injustice
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | politica
::: Slashdot ::: fabiochiusi ::: ACLU ::: fabiochiusi ::: hare_brain ::: techreview

Microsoft’s decision to replace human journalists with robots has backfired, after the tech company’s artificial intelligence software illustrated a news story about racism with a photo of the wrong mixed-race member of the band Little Mix
artificial intelligence | automazione
::: fabiochiusi ::: johncarlosbaez


Il riconoscimento facciale in Italia parte da Como: la città è stata monitorata attivamente con questa tecnologia almeno fino ad aprile 2020.
Con @philipdisalvo e @ORARiccardo ne abbiamo ricostruito genesi e sviluppi, oggi su @wireditalia
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: lracrr

Check out the demo! We perform *code completion* for any language using a structural language model (SLM) over abstract syntax trees (ASTs)
programming, codice, snippet
::: urialon1

Apple is preparing to announce a shift to its own main processors in Mac computers, replacing chips from Intel, as early as this month at its annual developer conference
Apple | hardware
::: business ::: markgurman

Honda Global Operations Halted by Ransomware Attack
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

More and more EU member states start to implement the #copyright directive
copyright e brevetti
::: communia_eu

A Million-Mile Battery From China Could Power Your Electric Car
tecnologia | energia
::: Slashdot

FCC Proposes Record $225 Million Fine For Massive Robocall Campaign
spam
::: Slashdot

Do you think Twitter should add a disclaimer to Trump’s Buffalo tweet like it did with some of his other tweets?
Twitter
::: therecount

Microsoft June 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 129 vulnerabilities
sistemi operativi | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: _mrbyte

Da oltre due settimane #ProjectGutenberg – sito che diffonde ebook di #PubblicoDominio – risulta inaccessibile ad alcuni utenti a causa di un sequestro preventivo
censura
::: WikimediaItalia


Nintendo Now Says 300,000 Accounts Breached by Hackers
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

New CrossTalk Attack Impacts Intel's Mobile, Desktop, and Server CPUs
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

this is a great start, hope we can get all computers launched into space by 2025
parliamone...
Linux | spazio, esplorazione
::: eevee

Obscure Indian Cyber Firm Spied On Politicians, Investors Worldwide
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Audio Engineers Built a Shield To Deflect Police Sound Cannons
tecnologia
::: Slashdot

Google Meet Rolls Out Impressive New Background Noise Cancellation Feature
tecnologia
::: Slashdot

Commonwealth Nations To Protect Coral Reefs With Satellite Technology
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Non sapevo che il giornalismo si occupasse di “profezie”
giornali, stampa
::: fabiochiusi

"I finally understood that the half page of code on the bottom of page 13 of the Lisp 1.5 manual was Lisp in itself. These were 'Maxwell’s Equations of Software!' This is the whole world of programming in a few lines that I can put my hand over." - Alan Kay
questo è un classico che ritorna; meritatamente; rockz! 💥
::: fz7412

KDE Plasma 5.19 is out and it is sleeker and more polished than ever. Check out the new and beautiful photographic avatars, clean and consistent desktop components and widgets, and the easy-to-use System Settings and Discover software center
programming, codice, snippet
::: kdecommunity


Academia: reading an article
cit.
::: EthicsInBricks

Silicon Valley: ecco le startup e gli unicorni che hanno licenziato. L’innovazione non è immune al Covid-19
lavoro | economia, lavoro | coronavirus
::: sole24ore

Israeli member of parliament @KahanaMatan submitted 6,000 amendments to a law last Sunday, using a script written in Visual Basic by the father of his assistant. (He later withdrew 5,500 of them)
automazione
::: algorithmwatch

The combined market value of the four companies is now close to $5 trillion
economia, lavoro
::: fabiochiusi

La grande purga sta arrivando e non risparmierà niente e nessuno
censura
::: real_fabristol

La #Cina continua la sua corsa tecnologica anche oltre il Made in China 2025. Oltre il 28% degli investimenti diretti nel paese hanno finanziato l’hitech del Dragone. #Shanghai e #Pechino tra le 10 città più innovative al mondo
Cina | innovazioni, futuro
::: chinafiles

Anything to evade ad blockers :)
ad, pubblicità | Facebook
::: shoniko

È vero che abbiamo una classe politica totalmente insoddisfacente.
È molto probabile che sia peggio delle precedenti. Ma è indubbio che la lente di ingrandimento dei social prima non c'era
social media
::: medeoTL

From a bolstered programme for digital skills to increased cybersecurity standards for critical infrastructure, Europe's technology sector is in for a profound transformation post-COVID
coronavirus | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: eaDigitalEU

Playing Around With the Fuchsia OS
sistemi operativi
::: Slashdot


Enel, Honda e Nintendo sotto attacco. I criminali informatici colpiscono i big
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: sole24ore

journal industry fights back: Elsevier published a paper where they compare Sci-Hub's creator Alexandra Elbakyan to the biblical character Goliath and name her 'catfish' what is especially mean they say it is 'in honor'
open source | Web, Internet
::: Sci_Hub ::: jlgorriz

Un'azienda di Boston ha creato il micro-manager artificiale. La start-up Einable ha sviluppato un software di intelligenza artificiale in grado di monitorare il lavoro dei dipendenti assegnando a ognuno di essi un punteggio di produttività
artificial intelligence | robots, automazione, droni
::: LucaSambucci

Our paper about quilc, that cool quantum program compiler written in Common Lisp we all keep hearing about, is now published in @IOPscience! (with @ringspectrum @notmgsk @braised_babbage)
quantum computing | Lisp
::: stylewarning

"Teledidattica: proprietaria e privata o libera e pubblica?" di Maria Chiara Pievatolo
scuola, educazione, cultura | Web, Internet
::: demartin

.@VeraJourova announced that TikTok is joining the EU code of practice on disinformation. The Commission is also in talks with Facebook's WhatsApp
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: LauKaya

Amazon, Facebook and Google Turn To Deep Network of Political Allies To Battle Back Antitrust Probes
ditte | politica | antitrust
::: Slashdot

Great news #Linux folks! PineTab from the awesome @thepine64 is available for pre-order. It costs just $100 and comes with #Ubuntu Touch preinstalled
hardware
::: itsfoss2

L'azienda di Redmond le prova tutte per spingere gli utenti a passare al suo browser. #MicrosoftEdge #browserwar
browser
::: andreatemplari

New libre & open source font release: Castoro
open source
::: TiroTypeworks

07 giugno, 2020

Visto nel Web - 507

Gradualmente si comincia, a piccoli passi, a tornare a com'era prima; intanto ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Julian Assange
::: FromRoy ::: MrsC_Assange

COVID-19 - sorveglianza
::: Slashdot ::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi ::: cmnit ::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi ::: dariuswirl ::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi ::: vitalbaa

Trump - social media
::: fabiochiusi ::: Slashdot ::: shannimcg ::: cdteu ::: CenDemTech ::: CenDemTech ::: lorenzovngl

Disinformazione 5G
::: f_ronchetti ::: valerialm26 ::: f_ronchetti ::: f_ronchetti ::: viciocort ::: sdallagata ::: brusco_sandro ::: AndreaGiuricin

Microsoft ha costruito su Azure - a uso esclusivo di OpenAI - uno dei cinque supercomputer più potenti al mondo, con più di 285.000 core CPU, 10.000 GPU e 400 gigabit al secondo di connettività per ogni GPU. OpenAI lo userà per sviluppare nuovi modelli #AI
artificial intelligence
::: LucaSambucci

Google Removes Viral Chinese-App Scanner From the Play Store
applicazioni, programmi
::: Slashdot

Tagli al portale Msn, Microsoft sceglie l'AI al posto dei giornalisti
automazione
::: sole24ore

Stanford Lab Envisions Delivery Drones that Save Energy by Taking the Bus
robots, automazione, droni | energia
::: Slashdot

New Cold Boot Attack Affects Seven Years of LG Android Smartphones
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Quest'immagine di Elon Musk che esulta da un lato e la casa che brucia intorno penso riassuma perfettamente quanto mi sento in conflitto ora da una parte per i successi spaziali e dall'altra per la violenza per le strade :(
(== me)
protagonisti
::: Link4Universe

Twiggy, 1966

Ogni tanto però una gioia: Da Marte intanto arrivano buone notizie riguardo alla talpa robotica della missione #InSight
spazio, esplorazione | robots, automazione, droni
::: Link4Universe

Game Publisher Cancels Contract With Developer, Then Tries To Poach Its Entire Team
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Global Smartphone Shipments To Fall 12% this Year on Virus Woes
dispositivi mobili | coronavirus
::: Slashdot

Governments and WHO Changed COVID-19 Policy Based On Suspect Data From Tiny US Company
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot

Canadian Major Telcos Effectively Lock Huawei Out of 5G Build
5G | Huawei
::: Slashdot

Australian Researchers Set Record For Carbon Dioxide Capture
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

the org that is responsible for advertising on Dutch public broadcasting channels concludes that #personalised advertising has no added value: online ads without cookies does not lead to loss of income. in fact, some campaigns without personalisation do better
ad, pubblicità
::: SarahEskens

Documents show Chinese tech juggernaut Huawei acted to cover up its relationship with a firm that had tried to sell prohibited U.S. computer gear to Iran – after the firm was linked to its CFO
Huawei | politica
::: Reuters


E nel frattempo #gutenberg per noi italiani continua a essere oscurato. Sai com'è: il concetto di pubblico dominio in Italia è piuttosto oscuro...
open source | censura
::: ulaulaman ::: xmau

Anti-Racism Sites Hit By Wave of Cyberattacks
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Deepfakes? No, in Francia ora si chiamano Vidéotox. La commission d’enrichissement de la langue française ha presentato una nuova lista di vocaboli francesi per sostituire quelli inglesi. Ma niente paura, sono obbligatori solo nelle comunicazioni ufficiali
l'hanno fatto di nuovo!
Web, Internet | politica
::: LucaSambucci

Great new Python version of my textnets R package
Python
::: chris_bail

One significant, yet rarely mentioned, advantage of using s-expressions, is that parentheses force you to extract logic into small functions
Lisp
::: PaniczGodek

More evidence that banning links to newspaper content harms newspapers as well as consumers
media
::: LionelBently

We @edri today launch our recommendations on the European Commission consultation on AI - We need a legal framework which protects people + marginalised communities, and sets out red-lines for the impermissable uses of AI like facial recognition and predictive policing
artificial intelligence
::: sarahchander

The Go compiler needs to be smarter
linguaggi di programmazione
::: lemire

Apple crushes one-man repair shop in Norway’s Supreme Court. This is terrible, we can't allow huge companies to block third parties from repairing their devices! All it does is waste resources, patronize consumers and stifle competition
Apple | diritto di riparare
::: Senficon


Germany Will Require All Petrol Stations To Provide Electric Car Charging
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Hardware improvements have been the superhero of advances in computing. But it's time for software to put on the mask and cape
innovazioni, futuro
::: IEEESpectrum

Incognito Mode Detection Still Works in Chrome Despite Promise To Fix
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Guardate nei like
social media | politica
::: nadiarizzo1210

Google Search a Target of US Antitrust Probes, Rival Says
Google | antitrust
::: Slashdot

Column Partition and Permutation for Run Length Encoding in Columnar Databases
programming, codice, snippet
::: lemire

Musk Says 'Time To Break Up Amazon,' Escalating Feud With Bezos
antitrust | protagonisti
::: Slashdot

Facebook To Block Ads From State-Controlled Media Entities In the US
Facebook | ad, pubblicità | politica
::: Slashdot

Instagram Just Threw Users of Its Embedding API Under the Bus
social media | copyright e brevetti
::: Slashdot


Excited to release new keras-fsl v0.2.0: toolbox for #FewShotLearning in @TensorFlow #keras including encoder/similarity/mining/loss framework in pure keras
machine learning | Python
::: ClementWalter

Did you know there is an implementation of Common Lisp that runs on the JVM?
Lisp
::: stylewarning

Maybe #DavidByrne is a bit too optimistic about the end of coal era in Europe, but the trend is significant
ambiente, ecologia
::: formicablu

Europe-based financial institutions support the deforestation of the Amazon for at least $ 4,000,000,000
ambiente, ecologia
::: EthicsInBricks

Signal launches face-blurring tool as U.S. protesters embrace encrypted messaging
social media | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi

Vai in ufficio, guardi i numeri, fai ipotesi, costruisci scenari di risposta, intervalli di confidenza etc etc
social media
::: gianlucac1

The fact that the first ever high computer language was a decade ahead of it's predecessors sort of describes the whole of computing field 🤷‍♂️ Konrad Zuse's Plankalkül
storia
::: prathyvsh

Vari problemi di twitter... si può incontrare chiunque, per età, formazione, background, intelligenza, senza distinzioni. Nella vita reale ognuno di noi agisce in cluster relazionali
social media
::: datzebao

Devuan "Beowulf" 3.0.0 is released. We are fully compatible with legacy GNU+Linux tools and we don't expose our users to the incompatibilities and security breaches that systemd inflicts on its adopters
Linux
::: DevuanOrg


V's graphics module has just received a major upgrade: now it uses Metal/DirectX/OpenGL instead of OpenGL for everything
linguaggi di programmazione
::: v_language

France, Germany Back European Cloud Computing 'Moonshot'
cloud
::: Slashdot ::: CarolineGreer

Uber's Self-driving AI Predicts the Trajectories of Pedestrians, Vehicles, and Cyclists
artificial intelligence | automazione
::: Slashdot

How Apple Decides Which Products Are 'Vintage' and 'Obsolete'
Apple | diritto di riparare
::: Slashdot

43 years ago #Today, the first personal computer, the #AppleII, went on sale
storia
::: Rainmaker1973

IBM Releases Fully Homomorphic Encryption Toolkit For iOS and MacOS
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

And That's Really It For Google+
social media
::: Slashdot

Facebook Tool To Export Pictures To Google Photos Now Available
social media
::: Slashdot


It's 2020 and USB-C Is Still a Mess
hardware
::: Slashdot

Linux Mint Dumps Ubuntu Snap
applicazioni, programmi
::: Slashdot

Adesso anche i ponti hanno cominciato a ululare come se fossero posseduti :-)
umorismo
::: disinformatico

Linux Lite 5.0: Questa distro è una spada
Linux distro
::: Genjuro75

I cannot stand by Facebook's continued refusal to act on the president's bigoted messages aimed at radicalizing the American public," I'm scared for my country, and I'm watching my company do nothing to challenge the increasingly dangerous status quo
Facebook | politica
::: tanzmax

Dopo le vite appese a un monitor, la scuola di domani
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: ilmanifesto

Italian research team Low-Hanging Fruits has developed a robot that can help hospitalized COVID-19 patients stay in touch with loved ones
robots, automazione, droni | coronavirus
::: IEEESpectrum

If A is success in life
cit.
::: ThManfredi

How to Install WSL 2 on Windows 10 May 2020 Update
sistemi operativi
::: dcavedon

04 giugno, 2020

Visto nel Web - 506

Tempi duri, mentre si riapre pian-pianino, altre cose terribili. Intanto ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Julian Assange
::: SMaurizi ::: SMaurizi ::: SenatorSurfer ::: jlpassarelli ::: wikileaks ::: Williamrt ::: SMaurizi ::: diani_barreto ::: wikileaks ::: jlpassarelli ::: nozomimagine

COVID-19 - sorveglianza
::: vitalbaa ::: carolafrediani ::: carolafrediani ::: vitalbaa ::: vitalbaa ::: juliendubois ::: andcapocci ::: SMaurizi ::: AdamJKucharski ::: fabiochiusi

IPv6 Adoption Hits 32%. Will Stats Show How Many Returned to the Office?
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Liftoff!
spazio, esplorazione
::: SpaceX

So frustrated that @twitter has failed to implement a better form of user verification after all these years
Twitter
::: peterseibel

Intel's 8087 math coprocessor (1980) revolutionized floating point, creating the standard used today. It had specialized hardware for high performance, including a patented barrel shifter. The shifter's optimized circuitry occupies a large part of the die
storia
::: kenshirriff

GitHub Warns Java Developers of New Malware Poisoning NetBeans Projects
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

What Would The Internet Look Like If America Repeals Section 230?
social media
::: Slashdot

modern JS is awesome though
linguaggi di programmazione
::: WebReflection

Microsoft Replaces Dozens of Staff With AI for News Stories on MSN
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

TIL Microsoft Edge silently stores your browser search history on MS's servers, indexed by your machine id. Discovered this when swapping between VMware snapshots of a clean Windows 10 installation that has no Live account information
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: djspiewak


Punti di vista
social media
::: LaPrimaManina

Cross-compiling for Linux and Windows is back. So now, if you are working on, say, a web app on macOS, you can make a Linux build and deploy a single binary to a Linux server
linguaggi di programmazione
::: v_language

Congratulations to the SBCL team for a great new 2.0.5 release!
Lisp
::: stylewarning

Anonymous just exposed the bad side of powerful people, played F*ck The Police by hacking their radio and deleted the web site of Minneapolis Police
politica | Web, Internet
::: Sw33tPoison007 ::: YourAnonCentral

Dutch Restaurant Will Re-Open With Robot Waiters
robots, automazione, droni
::: Slashdot

Dai che qualcuno sveglio c'è in giro, a Verona stanno spingendo il #RaspberryPi per le lezioni a distanza
hardware | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: Genjuro75

Comunque Soros non dev'essere tanto bravo a ordire oscuri complotti pluto-giudaici: per scoprirli basta iscriversi a Twitter. 😎
umorismo
::: L_Apostata

Protesting Mark Zuckerberg Comments About Fact-Checking, Fake News About Mark Zuckerberg Goes Viral
Facebook | politica
::: Slashdot ::: JamesGleick ::: juliacarriew ::: sheeraf ::: soledadobrien ::: Salon ::: kevinroose ::: slashdot ::: dseetharaman ::: justkelly_ok ::: donie ::: _Sazed ::: peterseibel

Linus Torvalds Argues Against 80-Column Line Length Coding Style, As Linux Kernel Deprecates It
programming, codice, snippet | protagonisti
::: Slashdot


Bellevue citizens armed & ready to throw down
social media
::: RichRogers_

I might have created the smallest ever SSR generated component 😅
linguaggi di programmazione | Web, Internet
::: WebReflection ::: WebReflection

Onion Browser On Ubuntu Touch
browser
::: dcavedon

Uscita la mia newsletter #GuerrediRete. C'è tanto da leggere. Si parla di #ContactTracing nel mondo, a che punto siamo; poi anche dell'Italia e #Immuni. Poi delle tante facce della disinformazione. E poi di Cina contro Usa. E di #Redmirror. E di Twitter
novità
::: carolafrediani

Cawbird v1.1 is GO! With improved threading (the right way up *and* with self-reply threads), better handling of deleted tweets, clickable DM links, better list handling and more!
applicazioni, programmi
::: CawbirdClient

The incredible five years that shaped the titanic battle between IBM's big iron and the microprocessor underdog
bellissimo! la storia di Diomidis è l'opposto alla mia: io ho iniziato con i mini (tipo PDP11 ma non quello) e poi sono arrivato al personal; diversa aanche per le calcolatrici, io ero sul classico TI prima e HP poi
storia | hardware | innovazioni, futuro
::: CoolSWEng

Tre epoche. Non solo di UX/UI, ma di approccio alla conoscenza e alla scienza
spazio, esplorazione
::: Ignazio62

How 'Technoprogressive' Transhumanists Are Enhancing Their Bodies With Technology
innovazioni, futuro
::: Slashdot

The best coding tool
umorismo
::: CyrilBrulebois

App Immuni, finta mail fa scaricare virus informatico
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi


Linux 5.7 Released, This is What’s New
Linux
::: dcavedon

array — Sequence of Fixed-type Data
Python
::: pymotw

#Windows10 era nato come un sistema snello e aveva messo le pezze alle minchiate della UI di windows8, questo update di maggio 2020 è una palla al piede. Un OS pachidermico con servizi inutili per molti, serve solo a far migrare gli utenti verso MacOS
sistemi operativi
::: Genjuro75

Publishers File Suit Against Internet Archive for Systematic Mass Scanning and Distribution of Literary Works
copyright e brevetti
::: Slashdot

India's Richest Man Built a Telecom Operator Everyone Wants a Piece Of
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

After a Breach, Users Rarely Change Their Passwords, Study Finds
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Setting This Image As Wallpaper Could Soft-Brick Your Phone
bug
::: Slashdot

La storia sul #dcblackout si è rivelata frutto di una #bufala, così come l'accusa di #censura fatta a #Twitter
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | politica
::: giornalettismo

In 1969 Apollo 11, the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon, used these 30 lines of code to calculate transcendental functions like sine and cosine essential for navigation
ricordo personale: anni dopo quando io ero impegnato con il Fortran una collega (ex compagna di studi) mi guardava male, lei era tutta Assembly!
storia
::: fermatslibrary


Some programming languages can draw images in the REPL. In @racketlang I got the REPL to display animations
language Racket
::: doitwithalambda ::: doitwithalambda

Sarebbe opportuno riflettere su come ridurre i potenziali danni collaterali dell'art. 15 e ricordarci che la direttiva #copyright si applica a tutti i servizi Internet, non solo a Google
copyright e brevetti
::: WikimediaItalia

Linux Marketshare Increased Again Last Month
Linux
::: dcavedon

This is Online Learning's Moment. For Universities, It's a Total Mess
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: Slashdot

It’s hard to find the right words in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. But silence won’t do, and solidarity is a start. We all have a duty to speak out, to listen to those who understand, to learn from them and to stand with them against racism
protagonisti | politica
::: timberners_lee

Covid-19 Is History's Biggest Translation Challenge
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Effetti termici trascurabili in ogni circostanza normale. Nessuno studio dimostra effetti cancerogeni delle radiofrequenze. La tecnologia del #5G è fondamentale per il futuro del Paese soprattutto sarà un beneficio per le zone che oggi sono più isolate
non so se serve continuare a ripetere una cosa così scontata
5G
::: f_ronchetti ::: f_ronchetti ::: f_ronchetti

People are not even asking for much
umorismo
::: alobbs

Lenovo is Putting Ubuntu on ALL of Its ThinkPad P-Series Laptops
Linux
::: omgubuntu

Steampunk approved!
robots, automazione, droni
::: acad_web


Here's an interesting one. This Account with 120k followers claiming to represent "Anonymous" was a fake K-pop giveaway account up until 3 days ago, when it changed name and began tweeting about BLM
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: MalwareTechBlog

Trump Administration Escalates Global Fight Over Taxing Tech
politica | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Lawsuit Says Trump's Social Media Crackdown Violates Free Speech
social media | politica
::: Slashdot ::: TonyRomm

Rust Enters 'Top 20' Popularity Rankings For the First Time
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot

Mark Zuckerberg is a sociopath
Facebook | protagonisti
::: mashable

Google Faces $5 Billion Lawsuit In US For Tracking 'Private' Internet Use
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Apple Warns Looters With Stolen iPhones: You Are Being Tracked
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Linux email client Geary is getting a responsive (phone-friendly) UI
Linux | dispositivi mobili
::: dcavedon

Facebook said Tuesday that it had shut down pages and accounts associated with what it said was a hate group, whose members were discussing bringing weapons to the protests that are happening across the country
Facebook | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: CNN


Ten years after the first legal fights against autocomplete results, our review shows that search engine suggestions are still slanderous and misleading
tip, suggerimenti
::: algorithmwatch

It's crazy to me how much safer your average automotive instrument cluster display is than this shit show
linguaggi di programmazione
::: kenkeiter

Some modellers during this epidemic are doing a good job. I'd like to point to Reich (@reichlab) as a great example. He makes precise predictions with error margins. Importantly, he posts his source code
programming, codice, snippet
::: lemire

Roku Removes Dedicated QAnon Channel That Launched Last Month
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: Slashdot

.@AlexReeveGivens: "It’s precisely that protection that enables social media companies to take steps to combat mis- and disinformation. President Trump may not like the results of that moderation, but he cannot change the law by fiat"
Twitter | politica
::: CenDemTech ::: AlexReeveGivens

What the future of the space station looks like after SpaceX’s historic launch
spazio, esplorazione
::: verge

Niente di che ma prima o poi un pellegrinaggio che ognuno dovrebbe fare almeno una volta nella vita
Web, Internet | storia
::: _juhan

It's really important that the @EU_Commission continue supporting #freesoftware! Thanks @PiratKolaja @Ansip_EU & @EvaKaili for proposing a follow-up project #FOSSA 3 for the next EU budget!
open source
::: Senficon

In a 1st Amendment suit, @CenDemTech says Trump’s #SocialMedia #ExecutiveOrder violates #FreeSpeech in an attempt to chill speech through retaliation and coercion. He's "not permitted to threaten and intimidate SMPs into moderating speech as he sees fit"
social media | politica
::: article19org

l problema è che mancano teorie complottiste positive. Se ci fossero complottisti ottimisti l'ignoranza sarebbe equamente distribuita. Ci vuole qualcuno che cominci a mettere in giro voci tipo "il 5g lo mettono vicino alle case dei ricchi perché così gli aumenta l'intelligenza"
5G | umorismo
::: alekava