10 ottobre, 2021

Visto nel Web - 646

 Si torna --quasi-- alla normalità (per esempio il collegamento non funziona), anche se non sarà mai più come prima, non esattamente. E poi comincia a non fare più tanto caldo e --- ma ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.

Ma che vergogna (nella vergogna). Per chi non lo sapesse, questo è il modello australiano — e no, non ha niente a che vedere con democrazia, giornalismo e remunerazione della creatività
Web, Internet | Unione Europea
::: fabiochiusi

In On Tech, @shiraovide writes that this is a pivotal moment in Facebook’s history. She looks at suggestions for how to improve the company
Facebook
::: nytimestech

A catastrophe at Twitch
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fabiochiusi

”The production and burning of coal, oil and gas was subsidised by $5.9tn in 2020.” People in power are spending $11 million every minute on practices that destroy our living conditions and life supporting systems. Ignorance and stupidity defined
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: GretaThunberg

Microsoft Shares Windows 11 TPM Check Bypass For Unsupported PCs
sistemi operativi | Microsoft
::: Slashdot

A French Company Is Using Enzymes To Recycle One of the Most Common Single-Use Plastics
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | tecnologia
::: Slashdot

A Blank Wall Can Show How Many People Are in a Room and What They're Doing
spyware
::: Slashdot

Need copyright-free images for student work or teaching materials? Discover a lot of them right here
copyright e brevetti
::: TCEA

Dubai's ruler hacked Princess Haya's phone, a U.K. court finds; "a total abuse of trust and ... power" - Major confirmation for our #PegasusProject reporting and a showcase of the real-world danger of surveillance tech
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | spyware
::: drewharwell ::: evacide

I numeri che l’anti-ambientalismo ideologico fa finta di non vedere
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: RadioProzac

Clima e ricerca pubblica, le emergenze di un premio Nobel
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: andcapocci


"The Detective Wall" guide is out, a new book by @realclusterfuck: key to the unsettling, nonsensical, but ultimately liberating parallel universe called the memesphere
meme | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: jaromil

How Downdetector Has Become Go-To Site for Online Disruptions
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Out now: a ready-to-use Nobel Prize lesson for busy teachers on the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics. The 2021 physics prize has been awarded for models that describe the Earth's climate and other complex systems
scienza | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: NobelPrize

Google Maps Can Now Show You the Most Fuel-Efficient Route
Google
::: Slashdot

US Presses Crypto Exchanges To Block Ransomware Profits
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | crittografia
::: Slashdot

Le ondate di rifugiati da whatsapp che sbarcano su telegram durante i down per svanire nella schiuma degli “l’account è stato rimosso” sul bagnasciuga dell’insipienza tecnologica
social media
::: bermat

Best Linux Distros for Kids in 2020: Prepare the Young Ones for the Future
Linux
::: cedricpernet

Sapete quella cosa del telelavoro? Vorrei uno studio sulla CO2 risparmiata, la produttività aumentata causa minor stress, i risparmi INAIL e INPS per i meno incidenti, con il 50% delle persone che lavorano da casa (i lavori che si può)
lavoro a distanza/casa
::: cesco_78

Are electric cars as bad as the @FT wants us to believe? That's something I study at the @TUeindhoven so I always read such stories with interest. tl;dr All cars are bad but the advantage of EVs is much bigger than the @FT visual storytelling team wants you to believe
energia | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: AukeHoekstra

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen: ‘If they make $40 billion a year, they have the resources to solve these problems — they’re choosing not to solve them’
Facebook
::: nowthisnews ::: cwarzel ::: ilmanifesto


Anyway, congratulations to @rigetti’s announcement to go public. They’ve been an extremely valuable part of and an extremely generous provider to the quantum computing community
quantum computing
::: stylewarning

These 5 recent advances are changing everything we thought we knew about electronics. Graphene, SMD resistors, supercapacitors, superinductors, and now laser-engraved graphene on pretty much any substrate we can imagine. Ultraminiaturization is coming.
innovazioni, futuro
::: StartsWithABang

Proprio lui! 😍
protagonisti
::: L_Apostata

Decine di giornalisti nel mirino, la #Turchia processa la stampa. In cinquanta rischiano fino a 649 anni totali di carcere, sei già condannati a settembre. Sanzionati 28 siti e 6 canali tv, mentre in strada la polizia impedisce a tanti reporter di lavorare
censura
::: ChiaraCruciati

Facebook va in tilt e esce il vaccino contro la malaria
coincidenze? Giacobbo crede di no
Facebook | umorismo
::: L_Apostata

Still using #FireFox? Or is it SpyFox?
ahemmm...
browser | open source
::: amszmidt ::: Slashdot

Why streaming content keeps vanishing—and how to stop it
video, tv, streaming
::: RadioProzac

Project Pythia is a fantastic new resource for Earth-system scientists looking to learn Python! The project is meeting a key need for education and training for the broader Pangeo community. 🎉👏
Python
::: pangeo_data

Russian Actor and Filmmaker are On the Space Station to Shoot Scenes for a Film
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

Estrazione del carbonio dall’aria
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: MauroV1968

Every paragraph in this story is better than the previous one. This is top-tier crypto content
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: fchollet


Key witness in Assange case jailed in Iceland after admitting to lies and ongoing crime spree
Julian Assange
::: couragefound

If I need to know about a specific module in #Python, I still check the Python Module of the Week website by @doughellmann
Python
::: driscollis

“We’re now at a turning point in cryptocurrency,” said one former senior programmer at the Ethereum Foundation. “The same technology of freedom could become part of a new technological dystopia”
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: nytimestech

MIT professor Regina Barzilay wins AAAI's $1m award for her work
(ok, ho semplificato)
artificial intelligence
::: MIT_CSAIL

@shiraovide writes that with each Facebook scandal, we become savvier about the influence of tech companies on our lives
Facebook
::: nytimestech

Comcast's Sky Jumping Into Television Business With Sky Glass
video, tv, streaming
::: Slashdot

Steve Jobs Tried To Convince Dell To License Mac Software
protagonisti | storia
::: Slashdot

It's almost as if 'profits over safety,' isn't just a FB thing
Facebook | politica
::: AASchapiro

Apple App Store Payment Rules Anti-competitive, Dutch Watchdog Finds
Apple
::: Slashdot

Intel Not Considering UK Chip Factory After Brexit
hardware
::: Slashdot


Microsoft: Russia Behind 58% of Detected State-backed Hacks
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot

Mnuchin Says Crypto Stablecoins 'Shouldn't Be Like Casino Chips'
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Google and YouTube Will Cut Off Ad Money For Climate Change Deniers
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | Google
::: Slashdot

Robots Take Over Italy's Vineyards as Wineries Struggle With Covid-19 Worker Shortages
dubitoso (me)
robots, automazione, droni
::: Slashdot

Firefox Now Shows Ads As Sponsored Address Bar Suggestions
ad, pubblicità | browser
::: Slashdot ::: sil

Norway To Hit 100% Electric Vehicle Sales Early Next Year
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | energia
::: Slashdot

And the winner is...
giornali, stampa
::: DarioBallini

Google says they have stopped a spike in APT 28/Fancy Bear phishing attacks. So now is a good time to remind journalists and people who work at NGOs that the Advanced Protection program is pretty great and they should use it to protect their Google accounts if they have them
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: evacide

Zuckerberg en TIME
Facebook
::: juanpmansilla

Nothing like reading how 'Linux will never be viable on Apple Silicon' from my M1 Linux desktop 🍿
Linux | Apple
::: alyssarzg


Carlo Rolex Calenda ha fatto anche cose buone: ha ispirato @Calend_AI 🤓
web-bot, robocall | politica
::: _juhan

who called it social media
umorismo
::: secretasianman

Information hygiene is truly the issue of our time. If we don't fix it, our ability to address other major issues -- from the climate crisis to deadly pandemics -- takes a massive hit
informazione
::: fchollet

Questi dell'Espresso continuano a fare nomi di gente che ha accumulato ricchezze inumane e vergognose, ma lo ha fatto (quasi) sempre alla luce del sole e di fronte al pubblico come quasi tutti i VIP. Ma chi sono i quattro politici di cui si parla nei #PandoraPapers?
non solo Silvio (lui c'è sempre in questi casi)
economia, lavoro | frodi
::: informapirata

Scaremongering about conscious AI accomplishes two objectives: 1) overestimation of AI’s capabilities and 2) keeping the focus away from day to day issues like safety
artificial intelligence | protagonisti
::: rcalo

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace
giornali, stampa
::: NobelPrize ::: fabiochiusi

Our tiny human brains can't understand compounding
matematica
::: dickiebush

Elon quanto devo essere bravo per lavorare da Zola Predosa?
lavoro a distanza/casa
::: bermat

diffoscope 187 just released by @lolamby 💠
Python
::: ReproBuilds

Alcune dirompenti novità introdotte nel Codice Privacy dal ‘Decreto Capienze’ approvato ieri dal CdM
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Lor_Cristofaro ::: CBlengio ::: ebobferraris ::: GPDP_IT

Marco Bruno - Pragelato

Credo di averlo già scritto, ma le subscription di #GraphQL (e in particolare l'implementazione di #hotChocolate) sono una figata pazzesca
programming, codice, snippet
::: DiegoManinetti

Nei giorni scorsi sono circolate le prime fotografie di Mercurio scattate dalla sonda Bepi Colombo. È uno dei programmi più complessi su cui abbia mai lavorato, perciò sono contento di sfruttare questa occasione per raccontare la sua storia. (1/14)
spazio, esplorazione
::: a_a_f_t

Microsoft Has Committed To Right To Repair
diritto di riparare
::: Slashdot

Read this piece about our newest #NobelPrize laureate Maria Ressa, who was awarded the peace prize earlier today. #NobelPeacePrize
giornali, stampa | Facebook
::: NobelPrize

Find all functions that allocate memory, that loop over it as often as given by a function param
programming, codice, snippet
::: mboehme_

iPhone Apps No Better For Privacy Than Android, Oxford Study Finds
dispositivi mobili | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

White House Weighs Wide-Ranging Push For Crypto Oversight
crittografia
::: Slashdot

Elon Musk's SpaceX Hits $100 Billion Valuation
spazio, esplorazione | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

BrewDog Exposes Data of 200,000 Customers and Shareholders
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

The Ship That Became a Bomb
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

Twitch Defaced With Pictures of Jeff Bezos
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot


136 Countries Agree To Minimum Corporate Tax Rate
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Facebook Bans Developer Behind Unfollow Everything Tool
Facebook
::: Slashdot

EU Questions Microsoft Rivals Over Teams Integration in Office
Unione Europea | Microsoft
::: Slashdot

The Rise of the Robo-Voices
artificial intelligence | robots, automazione, droni
::: Slashdot

Tsp vs Tbsp
umorismo
::: xkcdComic

La politica norvegese dietro il Nobel per la Pace. Per #fff e #greta non se ne parla per diversi anni almeno
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: cmnit

(nel frattempo c'è stato anche un #down di #npm. Ma non fa lo stesso effetto di Facebook)
Web, Internet
::: DiegoManinetti

. @TechAtBloomberg have supported @ProjectJupyter for years, financially, with key staff and partnerships-funding community workshops & events... We're grateful! This shows sustainable partnerships w/ open source communities can happen in industry and still meet business goals
Python
::: fperez_org

🔏[CyberFacts Weekly - Issue 0x02] The Week of Massive Leaks - Twitch (128GB) / Telegraph (10TB) / iOS 15 decompiled source / FB down / New UEFI bootkit / LeakIX v2 / Pandora Papers / SMS-routing service compromised / Phrack #70 / CVE-2021-41773!
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: CyberFactsIT

everyone talks about how instagram is bad for mental health but what about jira??
social media
::: ikasliwal


On banking, bitcoin, and the future of money: a response to a governor of the Federal Reserve, Christopher J. Waller
crittografia | economia, lavoro
::: Snowden

Microsoft really needs to know where the fuck want to go with Windows
sistemi operativi | Microsoft
::: thek3nger

Ocse: «Raggiunto l’accordo sulla minimum tax», annacquata
economia, lavoro | politica
::: ilmanifesto

Like whistleblower Frances Haugen, these Facebook employees warned about the company’s problems for years. No one listened
Facebook
::: emenietti

Cerco di mantenere tono rispettoso ma con #Brunetta e’ difficile:questo e’ #fuori come un #balcone e nessuno dei suoi “qualificati colleghi ministri bocconiani o consulenti che glielo faccia notare…”. #abolire #smartworking invece di usarlo con criterio come in tutto il mondo
lavoro a distanza/casa
::: senzasinistra

Giorgio Parisi, un manifesto per la giustizia climatica
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | protagonisti
::: ilmanifesto

FSF Warns Windows 11 'Deprives Users of Freedom and Digital Autonomy'
sistemi operativi | Microsoft
::: Slashdot

The odd thing about stuff like this, and also the ongoing Facebook chaos, is that Silicon Valley has been saying, directly and in public since the start, that they value hypergrowth and historically unprecedented profit margins at all cost. The outrage seems a little precious
ditte
::: ibogost

3 Degrees Warmer, with Twice as Many 100-Degree Days: How Climate Change Will Affect Texas
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

Published #otd in 1986: a seminal 4-page paper on backpropagation from Geoff Hinton that helped reignite the field of neural networks
neural networks
::: MIT_CSAIL

07 ottobre, 2021

Visto nel Web - 645

 Quante cose! Non solo Pandora ma Facebook, il Nobel e altro ancora. Avrei dovuto selezionare ma un po' mi sono anche divertito, vendicato di chi confonde il Web con Fèissbukk, insomma ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


How Miami's Mayor Hopes to Build a New (and Crypto-Friendly) Silicon Valley
politica | crittografia
::: Slashdot

Alliance Including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and IBM Vows to Protect Rights and Privacy With 'Trusted Cloud Principles'
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | cloud
::: Slashdot

Linus Torvalds On Community, Rust and Linux's Longevity
Linux | protagonisti
::: Slashdot

Chip Shortage Makes GM Scrap Its Hands-Free Highway Driving Feature
automazione
::: Slashdot

Neiman Marcus Discloses a 2020 Data Breach That Impacted 4.6 Million Customers
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

#otd in 1967 Larry Roberts presented his idea for an “ARPANet” for connecting multiple computers together across the United States
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL

12 years ago, a colleague from SRI (“Siri”) & I struggled for months—to build a pipeline of audio codecs, speech & language models out of bi-grams—to build a marginally acceptable ASR for a mobile-butler app. Today something 100x better can be done in dozens of lines of code
programming, codice, snippet
::: pentagoniac

Twitter is a bit like a neural shell. I type in words, press enter, and these words turn into thoughts across a distributed cluster of remote brains. Like this very thought in your brain. See how I did that?
Twitter
::: fchollet

Robocalypse
umorismo | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: GoComics

Clima e ambiente, Draghi paladino europeo del bla, bla, bla
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: ilmanifesto

Pandora Papers: An offshore data tsunami - ICIJ
economia, lavoro | frodi
::: ICIJ ::: wikileaks ::: espressonline ::: washingtonpost ::: phretor ::: Snowden ::: evacide ::: evacide ::: KathViner ::: PaulLewis ::: Snowden ::: fabiochiusi ::: ilmanifesto


il nome di Berlusconi è pubblicato da The Business Standard come presente nei leak...
economia, lavoro | frodi
::: Wikileaks_Ita

Si è acceso il dibattito sull'insegnamento della filosofia anche negli istituti tecnici. Un sapere che sa di futuro
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: SergioGridelli

Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen revealed as ‘whistleblower’ behind leaked documents that plunged the company into scandal
Facebook
::: The Washington Post ::: 60Minutes ::: tripgabriel ::: CNN

Filtri automatici e "nuovi censori". Le ultime linee guida europee sul digitale
Unione Europea | censura
::: ilmanifesto

FSF Announces 'JShelter' Browser Privacy Extension to Block Fingerprinting, Tracking, and Malware
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers: the Most Polluting Machinery Still in Legal Use
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

Why Chip-Constrained Carmakers Can't Just Transition To Newer Chips
hardware
::: Slashdot

Java's Enhancement Proposals Pursue Virtual Threads, Data Aggregate Types, and Better Communication with C Libraries
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot

New Zealand Might Launch Its Own Digital Currency
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Elon Musk
protagonisti
::: elonmusk


Sometimes I think back to this and wonder how many people bought #Bitcoin then. It's up ~10x since, despite a coordinated global campaign by governments to undermine public understanding of—and support for—cryptocurrency. China even banned it, but it just made Bitcoin stronger
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Snowden

googleprojectzero/weggli: weggli is a fast and robust semantic search tool for C and C++ codebases. It is designed to help security researchers identify interesting functionality in large codebases
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: CyberFactsIT

LANTENNA: Exfiltrating Data from Air-Gapped Networks via Ethernet Cables
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: CyberFactsIT

The Deep Learning Spring 2021 class materials are now fully available on the CDS website
deep learning
::: NYUDataScience

Call Center-Pranking 'Scambaiters' Amass Millions of Fans on Social Media
social media
::: Slashdot

The Problem with Semiconductors
hardware
::: iannak1

Late at night, in the depths of despair, I wonder, “Oh god, am I going to have to start a TikTok?”
social media
::: evacide

New Capoae cryptominer found deployed on hacked WordPress sites
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: campuscodi

tarfile — Tar Archive Access
Python
::: pymotw

We have a new LibreOffice Development Blog! It'll have regular tutorials, tips and tricks for navigating the codebase, and building the suite
manuali, how to | open source
::: libreoffice


A company has just shown it's possible to send and receive text messages using a satellite from your normal smartphone
Web, Internet
::: universetoday

A Three-Day Work Week? One Startup Experiments To Draw Talent
lavoro
::: Slashdot

What Would Happen If Mark Zuckerberg Deleted All of Facebook?
Facebook
::: RadioProzac

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus are down. Here’s what we know
Facebook
::: fabiochiusi ::: New York Times ::: New York Times ::: Cloudflare ::: New York Times ::: TheSpinoffTV ::: netblocks ::: briankrebs ::: Slashdot ::: jaromil ::: Snowden ::: Snowden ::: Snowden ::: obo ::: erockappel ::: RMac18 ::: MikeIsaac ::: GossiTheDog ::: briankrebs ::: L_Apostata ::: sheeraf ::: Snowden ::: chadloder ::: Top_Marti ::: Popinga1 ::: RifewithKatie ::: fabiochiusi ::: Ire_Lica ::: OldMemeArchive ::: MikaelThalen ::: Joyce_Karam ::: tsimonite ::: LeleCorvi ::: Snowden ::: emenietti ::: g_bonfiglio ::: tartaro7 ::: RadioProzac ::: ProPenComics ::: fabiochiusi ::: filipio_ ::: NewberryLibrary ::: MonniauxD ::: Eupholie_ ::: KyleTrainEmoji ::: Facebook ::: jwildeboer ::: VujaBoskov ::: GavinDYoung ::: alexhern ::: MauroV1968 ::: evacide ::: MikeIsaac ::: evacide ::: L_estinto ::: alexhern ::: telliotter ::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot ::: Snowden ::: Snowden ::: Snowden ::: WillOremus

Facebook apps coming back online after widespread outage
Facebook
::: The Washington Post ::: The Washington Post ::: CNN ::: bermat

Scoop: Syniverse, a cellphone network backbone provider for Verizon, AT&T, Vodafone and others got hacked. Company refused to disclose details of the hack. Experts say hackers potentially accessed call metadata (callers ID, location) and SMS content
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: lorenzofb

"Global coal demand is set for with a 4.5% increase this year, pushing beyond 2019 levels." So much for "building back better" and a "green recovery"... We are still speeding in the wrong direction. #MindTheGap #BlahBlahBlah #UprootTheSystem
energia | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: GretaThunberg

GNOME 42 Will Include New System-Wide ‘Dark Mode’ Preference
applicazioni, programmi
::: omgubuntu

Bug Puts $162 Million Up For Grabs, Says Founder of DeFi Platform Compound
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Giant inflatable sails could make shipping greener
energia | tecnologia
::: CNN


Ukrainian Cops Cuff Two Over $150 Million Ransomware Gang Allegations, Seize $1.3 Million In Cryptocurrency
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Google Releases Android 12 To AOSP, But No Pixel Launch Today
sistemi operativi | dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

Germany Unveils World's First Commercial Plant For Making Synthetic Kerosene
energia | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

Clearview AI Has New Tools To Identify People in Photos
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

Pattern matching is live in Python 3.10 today!
Python
::: gvanrossum

The Tragedy of Safari 15 for Mac's 'Tabs'
browser | Apple
::: Slashdot

The World Wants Greenland's Minerals, but Greenlanders Are Wary
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

Researcher Refuses Telegram's Bounty Award, Discloses Auto-Delete Bug
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

UK Plans To Invest 5 Billion Pounds In Retaliatory Cyberattacks
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

here's an excellent, detailed blog post by @lee_juneyoung describing a huge amount of work done by him and others on removing a nasty UB-related defect in the LLVM middle-end optimizer
programming, codice, snippet
::: johnregehr


La procedura di infrazione contro l’Italia (e non solo) sugli open data
dati, raccolta | open source
::: 24infodata

Hey advertisers on Twitter: you flash shit at me with these bullshit, visually invasive ads, and you are instantly banned. I hate these; everyone I know hates these; you are losing custom because of this practice
ad, pubblicità | Twitter
::: oubiwann

La Nuova Zelanda abbandona la strategia ZeroCovid: troppo difficile tracciare la variante delta, soprattutto tra le persone in condizioni di precarietà. Le disuguaglianze sociali aiutano il virus
coronavirus
::: andcapocci

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2021 #NobelPrize in Physics to Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi “for groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex physical systems”
scienza | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: NobelPrize ::: PaoloBarucca ::: NobelPrize ::: NobelPrize ::: NobelPrize ::: NobelPrize ::: RadioProzac ::: le_scienze ::: simopieranni ::: MauroV1968 ::: orporick ::: masaccio_ ::: NobelPrize ::: NobelPrize

FCC Plans To Rein In 'Gateway' Carriers That Bring Foreign Robocalls To US
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 06, 2021
social media
::: GoComics

YouTube’s Ban on Misinformation
Today in On Tech, @shiraovide writes about a different way to think about online bans on misinformation
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: nytimestech

The Telegraph exposes 10 TB database with subscriber info
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: CyberFactsIT

"The mediakit project is an open-source project that utilize Raspberry Pi for education": mediakit - Digitize education with Raspberry Pi with less than €100
hardware | open source
::: BrideOfLinux

“[AI] designers have to make explicit what values and political choices it is going to serve…. These are implicit choices that are not easy to force into the light”
artificial intelligence | etica
::: carlykind_


Facebook Whistle-Blower Urges Lawmakers to Regulate the Company
Facebook
::: New York Times ::: The Washington Post ::: dcavedon ::: Slashdot ::: pfpicardi ::: jonfasman ::: mmasnick ::: FrancesHaugen
The Facebook whistleblower says its algorithms are dangerous
::: nytimestech

Having companies like @Maxar support the projects they use regularly, like the critical @GdalOrg, makes the open source scientific ecosystem more sustainable for all - and it's one more example of the role @NumFOCUS plays as a key connector. Thanks!!
open source
::: fperez_org

And it's official! @Europarl_EN have just announced that the 🇪🇺 Parliament has officially adopted the AI & criminal law report - showing that AI policies can be progressive & rights-protective! #ReclaimYourFace #BanBS
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | Unione Europea
::: ellajakubowska1 ::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi ::: edri ::: algorithmwatch ::: fabiochiusi ::: hare_brain ::: kimvsparrentak ::: Europarl_EN

La transizione energetica a Piazzapulita: l’inattivismo fra errori, falsità e brum-brum (prima parte)
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | giornali, stampa | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: RadioProzac

NASA's 'Armageddon'-style Asteroid Deflection Mission Takes Off Next Month
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

Consent is insufficient when introducing data-driven technological solutions, Dutch study finds
dati, raccolta
::: fabiochiusi

Nuove vette dei giornali: trasformare un thread di Twitter in un commento (con firma e foto) senza avvertire l'autore. Alla fine hanno pagato, non poco
giornali, stampa
::: menicr

Microsoft's .NET Foundation Under Fire As Resigning Board Member Questions Its Role
open source | Microsoft
::: Slashdot

Investors Spent Millions on 'Evolved Apes' NFTs. Then They Got Scammed
non-fungible tokens
::: Slashdot

Russian Actress and Director To Start Making First Movie on Space Station
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot


Activists Are Designing Mesh Networks To Deploy During Civil Unrest
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Singapore Passes Foreign Interference Law Allowing Authorities To Block Internet Content
censura
::: Slashdot

Bitcoin Set To Become Legal Payment in Brazil
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Apache Fixes Actively Exploited Web Server Zero-day
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Sony Planning To Make PS3, Vita Stores Nearly Unusable
games
::: Slashdot

Amazon is Working on a Smart Fridge That Tracks What's Inside
Internet of things | Amazon
::: Slashdot

Scientists Have Successfully Recorded Data To DNA In a Few Short Minutes
dati, raccolta | tecnologia | hardware
::: Slashdot

Google Is About To Turn On Two-Factor Authentication By Default For Millions of Users
Google | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

In Italy, “SuperLearner” machine learning algorithm predicts COVID-19 ICU mortality
machine learning | coronavirus
::: fabiochiusi

Our monetary system is commanded by people who literally believe changing the "one dollar" stamp on a platinum coin to "one trillion dollars" is the solution to running out of money. Imagine if you tried that with your student loans
🤒 non sicuro di aver capito bene
economia, lavoro | ooh!
::: Snowden ::: The Washington Post ::: Snowden


Ransomware Bill Would Give Victims 48 Hours To Report Payments
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Microsoft Explains How It Keeps PC Makers Happy While Also Competing With Them
Microsoft
::: Slashdot

EU lawmaker says U.S. tech giants should be regulated where they are based
ditte | Unione Europea
::: fabiochiusi

Singapore is trialling "robots on wheels, with seven cameras, that issue warnings to the public and detect “undesirable social behaviour” such as "smoking in prohibited areas, improperly parking bicycles, and breaching coronavirus social-distancing rules"
robots, automazione, droni | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Bella sta storia alla Steve Jobs di fare quello che ti piace come lavoro
protagonisti
::: semioticmonkey

New PL merch
la voglio!
language Racket
::: juspfrank

~50 lines of code, and you get a #random tree generator with #ipycanvas in a @ProjectJupyter Notebook #Python #FractalArt
Python
::: martinRenou

Thread by @stefaniaconti on Thread Reader App
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | coronavirus
::: MauroV1968

The decision to deny @Wikimedia observer status at @WIPO is unacceptable. We urge all Member States to follow the established criteria for admission of observers and approve the application of the Foundation
Wikipedia
::: communia_eu

Thanks @ESA_Bepi! Yes, please check out the data and let us know if you have questions or make interesting creations! A little more information about the cameras and data follows... (1/5)
spazio, esplorazione | robots, automazione, droni
::: esapsanews


Big time data-leak of the biggest game streaming platform, acquired in 2014 by Amazon for $970M. Seems like this is centralized platform failure week
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: jaromil ::: phretor ::: verge ::: RachelTobac

For the first time ever people in Europe purchased more electric vehicles than diesel vehicles
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: simongerman600

Il crollo delle applicazioni di Faccialibro non ha travolto solo chi pensava di aggiornarsi sulle comunali con i social. Il Comune di Trieste aveva deciso l'utilizzo Uotzapp come sistema di comunicazione interno per trasmettere i risultati tra i seggi
Facebook | open source | politica
::: JvJean1971

🤔🤔🤔 [2110.01111] Is this the simplest (and most surprising) sorting algorithm ever?
programming, codice, snippet
::: JvJean1971

Don't forget to follow us for more #Linux stuff
open source | sistemi operativi
::: itsfoss2

As tech gadgets become outdated over time, so does some tech advice -- including advice about VPNs
It’s time to stop paying for a VPN
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: nytimestech

Instagram Ditches the IGTV Brand, Combines Everything But Reels Into An 'Instagram Video' Format
video, streaming
::: Slashdot

Russia Tells Its Space Reporters To Stop Reporting On the Space Program
open source
::: Slashdot

Google To Invest $1 Billion in Africa Over Five Years
Google
::: Slashdot

Apple To Face EU Antitrust Charge Over NFC Chip
antitrust | Unione Europea
::: Slashdot

03 ottobre, 2021

Visto nel Web - 644

 Tempi interessanti, come già detto, e ritardi miei e intanto ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Cybercriminals going after one-time passwords with Telegram-powered
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: CyberFactsIT

"Ask not what your AI system can do for you, but instead what it has tricked you into doing for it"
artificial intelligence | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: rodneyabrooks

Kraken Security Labs Identifies Vulnerabilities In Commonly Used Bitcoin ATM
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: CyberFactsIT

I talked to the New York Times about what stalkerware is and how it works
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: evacide

Blue Origin 'Gambled' With Its Moon Lander Pricing, NASA Says in Legal Documents
space bazaar
spazio, esplorazione | protagonisti
::: Slashdot

AI Completed Beethoven's Unfinished Tenth Symphony
artificial intelligence | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: Slashdot

Chromebook Demand is Plummeting as the Pandemic Eases
hardware
::: Slashdot

New GriftHorse Malware Infects More Than 10 Million Android Phones
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Google Search's Next Phase: Context is King
Google
::: Slashdot

Apple AirTag Bug Enables 'Good Samaritan' Attack
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

CRISPR Gene-Editing Experiment Partly Restores Vision In Legally Blind Patients
tecnologia
::: Slashdot

Rolls-Royce Plans To Stop Making Gas-Powered Cars By 2030
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot


Google Maps Tracks Global Warming With New 'Fire' Layer, Tree Canopy Tool
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

Russian Authorities Arrest Cybersecurity Giant Group-IB's CEO on Treason Charges
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

One way to view my life's work is a struggle against the dangers of centralized power, so watching the accelerating adoption of decentralization as a strategy for ensuring fairness—and increasingly, as a source of philanthropy—is tremendously gratifying
Web, Internet
::: Snowden

Pompeo: Sources for Yahoo News WikiLeaks report ‘should all be prosecuted’
Julian Assange
::: fabiochiusi

Componenti essenziali per creare una nazione: terra, una moneta, un governo, le persone. Facebook non è un'azienda, un'editore, un sito o un servizio. Semplicemente è tutto ciò insieme. Non si comporta come una potenza autoritaria, lo è
Facebook
::: lracrr

Lo studente che ha fatto multare per 200mila euro la Bocconi: “Se non ti registravano niente esami”
non lo usa solo la Bocconi
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: JvJean1971

#CingolaniDimettiti. Prima di chiedere ai giovani proposte, studiati queste e mettile in Agenda. Poi vattene.
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | economia, lavoro
::: sdallagata

Apple Pay with VISA lets hackers force payments on locked iPhones
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: CyberFactsIT

As the role of AI in COVID responses is increasingly put into question, we may have found an exception (in Greece)
coronavirus | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Researchers Discover Vulnerability in Widely-Used Method for Securing Phone Data
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: CyberFactsIT


La pressione dei grandi della tecnologia sull'Europa
Unione Europea | ditte
::: dcavedon

UNESCO Recommendations on the #Ethics of #AI
etica | artificial intelligence
::: algorithmwatch

iOS 15 Messages Bug Causes Saved Photos to Be Deleted
bug
::: Slashdot

Armi elettromagnetiche, AI e droni sottomarini: eserciti asiatici sempre più tech
artificial intelligence | tecnologia | politica
::: LorenzoLamperti

Blue Origin has a toxic culture, former and current employees say
spazio, esplorazione | protagonisti
::: universetoday

Microsoft va al mercato
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: RadioProzac

In Your Facebook Feed: Oil Industry Pushback Against Biden Climate Plans
Facebook | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: New York Times

DeepMind’s AI predicts almost exactly when and where it’s going to rain
artificial intelligence
::: MIT_CSAIL

La @eucommission riconosce il ruolo centrale di Developers Italia nel promuovere una cultura dell’#OpenSource. Felici di contribuire a un'Italia - e a un'Europa - più indipendenti e competitive
open source
::: developersITA

TikTok Launches First Creator-Led NFT Collection
non-fungible tokens
::: Slashdot

Anonymous: We've Leaked Disk Images Stolen From Web Host Epik
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot


Developers Are Quitting To Escape From Your Bad Code
programming, codice, snippet
::: Slashdot

Alphabet Gives Some Loon Patents To SoftBank, Open Sources Flight Data and Makes Patent Non-assertion Pledge
Web, Internet | copyright e brevetti
::: Slashdot

Le crypto salgono, le truffe aumentano
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: ilmanifesto

Chip Shortage Leads Carmaker Opel To Shut German Plant Until 2022
hardware
::: Slashdot

Most cryptos will fail, but bitcoin could be here for good
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: CNN

Russia’s FSB seeks to arrest journalist who worked with Bellingcat
censura
::: fabiochiusi

Non ci volevo credere, e invece
matematica | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: RadioProzac

A blast from the past. FinSpy is still at it, and now we get a look at their UEFI bootkit
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: evacide

I gave an interview about our work for #FreeSoftware in #FSFE with our nice activities #PMPC #RouterFreedom and #REUSE
open source
::: lnceballosz

I wrote in The Batch about some myths on Data-centric AI
artificial intelligence
::: AndrewYNg

Voglio vivere in una società in cui il potere segreto risponde alla legge e all’opinione pubblica delle sue atrocità
Julian Assange
::: ermanno


On Sunday, a new report claimed the US secretly considered killing Julian Assange, and laid criminal charges against him primarily to "legalize" a kidnap operation. Now the former CIA Director who pushed the scheme has—in a failed damage control effort—confirmed it is true
Julian Assange
::: Snowden

Biden should drop his appeal to extradite Julian Assange and dismiss all charges against him, on the new disclosures that Assange has been subjected to the same governmental crimes that led to the dismissal of my own prosecution half a century ago. 1/
Julian Assange
::: DanielEllsberg

hi hi! I was thinking of the the "What about goto?" section in the article by Tom Duff here: iq0.com/notes/deep.nesting.html "... goto was "obviously'' hard to formulate in terms of Hoare's semantics. So imagine everyone's surprise when Hoare discovered the following simple rule: ..."
thread tutto da leggere (devo aancora farlo)
programming, codice, snippet
::: thingskatedid

"It’s time to acknowledge that there must be additional funding for mitigation and adaptation. It’s time for that funding to come in the form of grants — not loans. Loans will only add debt on top of existing debt"
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: vanessa_vash

Here's a trivial example to illustrate the difference between pattern recognition and reasoning and it impacts behavior generation: let's say you encounter, for the very first time, a glass door with ⅃⅃Uꟼ written on it
machine learning
::: fchollet

Knoppix è ventunenne! ;-)
Linux distro
::: ItaliaLPI

Technology is humanity's metaphorical wings. The climate crisis is our Icarus event. Not the challenge of a nation or a generation, but the challenge of a species and an epoch
tecnologia | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: fchollet

This week, @cyber4democracy's @LauraEdelson2 testified before the US @HouseScience on 'The #Disinformation #BlackBox', where she urged Congress to adopt platform #transparency policies and to protect independent #research on digital #platforms
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | Facebook
::: algorithmwatch

🔓 [CyberFacts Weekly - Issue 0x01] is out, and it's packed with updates. And a short reflection about online conferences
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: CyberFactsIT

🛡️October is European #CyberSecurityMonth! 🔒Under this year’s motto “Think Before U Click”, #ECSM2021 raises awareness on how to safely navigate the internet. Need help? ➡️ The European Pirates Delegation introduces 7 tools that improve your privacy
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: EuropeanPirates

Recent Siri Changes Remove Features Used By Low Vision and Blind Users
Apple
::: Slashdot


Advanced Encryption Standard (also known as Rijndael) is one of the best symmetric encryption algorithm techniques. Here's how to use it...
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: TheLinuxDev

Nitrux OS 1.6.1 has been released
Linux distro
::: opensourcefeed

Utilities Took Public Money, Gave CEOs Millions, and Then Turned People's Lights Off During the Pandemic
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Google offers $1 million sponsorship to secure open source software
open source | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: CyberFactsIT

Bash Strict Mode
repetita juventus --OOPS juvant
bash script
::: UnixToolTip

Lo #smartworking é vacanza, il traffico è vita, l'inquinamento é salute. E Brunetta é un premio Nobel
lavoro a distanza/casa
::: mausassi

Biden Administration To Convene 30 Countries To Crack Down on Ransomware Threat
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Samsung Removes Ads From Its One UI Android Apps
ad, pubblicità
::: Slashdot

California DMV Gives Cruise and Waymo OK To Charge For Rides
automazione
::: Slashdot

Hackers Bypass Coinbase 2FA To Steal Customer Funds
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot


Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Disney Among Companies Backing Groups Against Climate Bill
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

DeFi Bug Accidentally Gives $90 Million To Users
bug
::: Slashdot

Giulio Fagnano discovered in 1750 the following formula for π
matematica
::: fermatslibrary


The Turing Test was born #otd in 1950 with Alan Turing’s seminal paper “Computing Machinery and Intelligence"
protagonisti | artificial intelligence
::: MIT_CSAIL

You can leave the phone from your bag here and forget to do the same with the one in your pocket, or vice versa—an easy mistake for those with two phones, or carrying an aide's phone. Sometimes this makes it hard to freeze the public out of public policy discussions
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Snowden

There is no legitimate use for stalkerware. If you, for some reason, feel the need to track what someone else is doing on their device, you can do it with their consent, using an app that clearly identifies itself and what it does
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: evacide

In questo articolo per @aggsoc spiego che il #software non ha solo un'utilità pratica, ma contiene anche un importante patrimonio di conoscenza che deve essere preservato per le generazioni future—e cosa con @SWHeritage stiamo facendo a tal fine
programming, codice, snippet | storia
::: zacchiro

Trump asks judge to force Twitter to restore his account
Twitter | politica
::: fabiochiusi

'The Big Delete:' Inside Facebook's Crackdown in Germany
Facebook
::: Slashdot

Bought Web Traffic and A Fake YouTube Executive: the Spectacular Failure of Ozy
mica capito bene, devo verificare
video, streaming | (forse)
::: Slashdot