Visto nel Web - 666

Quasi ci stiamo arrivando e il 2022 sarà --ma ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.

Assange
Julian Assange
::: krystalball ::: PeterCronau ::: DanielEllsberg ::: mehdirhasan

"The city of Worcester has become the latest Massachusetts city to prohibit the use of facial recognition technology by city government"
#.faric
::: fabiochiusi

"Wilder winds are altering currents. The sea is releasing carbon dioxide. Ice is melting from below"
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: GretaThunberg

Her Instagram Handle Was ‘Metaverse.’ Last Month, It Vanished
Facebook | frodi
::: fede_guerrini

#Amazon si sta espandendo soprattutto in #Veneto con la localizzazione di grandi centri di distribuzione e centri di smistamento per accelerare il servizio di consegna. Le strategie di questi operatori sono facilitate dalla politica
Amazon
::: DomaniGiornale

A new report sheds light on a shadowy industry where authoritarian states enthusiastically export surveillance technologies to repressive regimes around the world
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: techreview

I numeri smentiscono Roberto Cingolani, ministro della “transizione nucleare”
energia
::: Domani ::: RadioProzac

How China Uses Western Influencers As Pawns In Its Propaganda War
forse troppo 'mericano
social media
::: Slashdot

#Biométrie #ReconnaissanceFaciale : la CNIL met en demeure Clearview AI de cesser la collecte et l’usage de photographies et vidéos accessibles en ligne et de supprimer les #données dans un délai de deux mois
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: CNIL

Mitto Tells Clients That Co-Founder Departed After Allegations of Phone Spying
spyware
::: Slashdot

Coinbase Mistakenly Told Some Customers They Were Billionaires
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

New York City Is Banning Natural Gas Hookups To Fight Climate Change
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

Solana Generates $1 Billion in Returns for Multiple Early Backers
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Apple Delays Corporate Return To Offices Indefinitely
lavoro da remoto | smartwork
::: Slashdot

L’Italia sta pagando a caro prezzo la politica demenziale del M5S sul metano offshore
energia
::: MauroV1968

US Airlines Warn 5G Wireless Could Cause Havoc With Flights
5G
::: Slashdot

#AdventOfCode
programming, codice, snippet
::: DoctorFortran ::: thek3nger

perché #Lenovo è finita nel mirino dei nazionalisti cinesi
Cina

I will take "crypto can help transcend capitalism" arguments seriously once they a) move beyond 2-3 art/gaming projects as examples b) recognize that in the past 50 years this has been said about cable tv, video recorders, Usenet, p2p, Indymedia - all while using *art* examples
crittografia
::: evgenymorozov ::: evgenymorozov

Remote proctoring is bad and Proctorio is bad and, as it turns out, insecure
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: evacide

Tel Aviv

Kudos to @timnitgebru
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: cmnit

When did "decentralized" become synonymous with "degenerate"?
Web, Internet
::: evgenymorozov

This is some very fancy work, breaking down NSO Group's iMessage exploit
spyware
::: evacide

Just so we're all on the same page: there's no actual thing called "The Metaverse", right? As far as I can tell, it's just a bunch of proposals for VR/AR social spaces that are worse versions of what me and my friends did in Minecraft in 6th grade
metaverso
::: alpha_convert

C++ abstract machine adapter
umorismo
::: vzverovich

VLC is not written in Java, and is not vulnerable to the #log4j security issues. Please stop sending emails asking this question: we don’t have time to answer all the emails incoming! 🥲
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: videolan

coolest easter egg in debian/ubuntu linux and co
umorismo
::: nixcraft

AmazonSmile donated more than $40,000 to anti-vaccine groups in 2020
Amazon | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: RadioProzac

Chissà perché i giornali sono in crisi
giornali, stampa
::: AlbertoAgliotti

Neppure i 97 milioni spesi in lobbying dai colossi digitali frenano l’#Ue: la volontà politica di sfidare #BigTech ora c’è. Ecco quali sono le tre iniziative che restituiscono a tutti più libertà e ai #rider i loro diritti
da verificare l'anno prossimo
Unione Europea | big tech
::: DomaniGiornale

1/5 🔬 How did automated decision-making (#ADM) systems impact #pandemic responses so far❓ 📕 Find out in our NEW REPORT! It summarizes the main findings and trends documented over 2021 through our #TracingTheTracers project
coronavirus | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: algorithmwatch

"Refugees lack COVID shots because drugmakers fear lawsuits", writes @fraguarascio in an excellent article. This is completely absurd and shameful!
coronavirus | economia, lavoro
::: EU4Ublog

Si può pretendere che i giganti digitali riconoscano che una parte del loro valore di capitalizzazione è di proprietà degli utenti? Se sì, occorre un meccanismo fiscale adeguato: non per tassare i profitti, ma la rendita prima dei profitti
big tech
::: rivistailmulino

Klimatpolitiken fokuserar på att minska fossila utsläpp, större vikt bör läggas på att skogens koldioxidlagring. Medför större samhällsnytta att låta skogen stå kvar & binda kol än att avverka & använda materialet i den gröna omställningen tex biobränsle
se serve aiuto c'è Google (e anche altri)
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: LBurnelius

Quickly Find, Download, and Update AppImages with this Neat Tool
applicazioni, programmi
::: omgubuntu

La truffa sui green pass e la consapevolezza che non c’è
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: ilmanifesto

«Inazione climatica», per l’Italia arriva il Giudizio Universale
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: ilmanifesto

The Internet Association is trash and I'm glad it is dissolving
Web, Internet
::: evacide

Facebook is warning 50,000 users they were targeted by surveillance-for-hire companies, six of them named
Facebook | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: iblametom ::: evacide ::: evacide ::: evacide ::: evacide

Launching the 2022 volume of @CUP_JFP with the great editorial by @jer_gib and @ShriramKMurthi JFP has flipped to #OpenAccess!
programmazione funzionale
::: SamiraCeccarel2

Google Says NSO Pegasus Zero-Click 'Most Technically Sophisticated Exploit Ever Seen'
spyware
::: Slashdot

"Searching the Internet at home may feel like a private act, but as we saw in Mississippi, prosecutors already rely on pregnant people’s Google searches, text messages and emails about abortion care as evidence"
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: fabiochiusi

Fossil Fuel Combustion Kills More Than 1 Million People Every Year, Study Says
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

Esiste una seria alternativa a Google MyMaps? Certo! Si chiama uMap, è open source, gratuita e con molte funzionalità avanzate!
applicazioni, programmi | open source
::: Le_Alternative

Metaverse Vision Requires 1000x More Computational Power, Says Intel
metaverso
::: Slashdot

Crypto Scam Revenue Up 81% in 2021, Hits $7.7 Billion: Chainalysis
crittografia | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Melania Trump Launches NFT Platform in First Public Endeavor Since White House
non-fungible tokens
::: Slashdot

TikTok Is Testing a Desktop Streaming Software Called TikTok Live Studio
social media
::: Slashdot

Si può creare entanglement quantistico fra un qbit e un tardigrado? Apparentemente si! 😂
quantum computing | umorismo
::: SteffPy ::: Marco_Piani

Project Zero: NSO ForcedEntry hack is “one of the most technically sophisticated exploits we've ever seen”
spyware
::: kennwhite

Guy in Plato’s Cave: “Okay but what if I owned one of these shadows on the wall, with the blockchain?”
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | umorismo
::: PhilosophyTube

Mosaic was an obvious game-changer but this is the program that make the modern internet happen
browser | storia
::: johnregehr

Holy fuck Fortran is fast but I didn't know HOW fast. Generated 1 million values in 4 nested for loops (do loops), thought it'd take a couple minutes.. DID IT UNDER 2 SECONDS WTF
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Sydonahi

There are few hobbies better than spending years to completely understand the computing systems running Voyager 1 and 2
spazio, esplorazione | storia | sistemi operativi
::: fogus

MAJOR REPORT: we’re exposing #Cytrox, a mercenary spyware company. Wild abuse case. Simultaneous *massive enforcement action* by @Meta against Cytrox + 6 other #surveillance4hire companies
spyware | Facebook
::: jsrailton

Boston Police Bought Spy Tech With a Pot of Money Hidden From the Public
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fede_guerrini

Facebook e l'applicazione della direttiva copyright: cambiano le regole per le notizie
Facebook
::: fabiochiusi

l'Europa adotta nuove norme su #opensource - La strategia digitale dell'UE mira a far beneficiare della trasformazione digitale i cittadini e le imprese, contribuendo nel contempo a raggiungere l'obiettivo di un'Europa a impatto climatico zero entro il 2050
open source | Unione Europea
::: flavia_marzano

promotion of low-carbon transition of “new infrastructure” including data centers and 5G base stations
(forse serve un traduttore)
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: simopieranni

Ed ecco qui il mini tutorial sul Quantum-bit!
scienza
::: MauroV1968

A domestic newspaper warns of the Russian space program’s “rapid collapse”
spazio, esplorazione
::: emenietti

With 17 Flights Completed, Ingenuity has Spent 30 Minutes Aloft on Mars
spazio, esplorazione | droni
::: universetoday

Apple Releases Swift Playgrounds 4
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot

Meituan wants its drones to officially deliver meals to customers in Shenzhen by 2022
droni
::: simopieranni

Happy birthday to the late Sister Mary Keller, who helped develop #Basic & in 1965 was the first woman to earn a computer science PhD in the US
storia | protagonisti
::: MIT_CSAIL

Boeing Wants To Build Its Next Airplane in the 'Metaverse'
tutto da vedere; non trattenete il fiato
metaverso
::: Slashdot

mi chiedo come questa cosa possa essere ancora legale
hardware
::: emenietti

One more reason why having background detection capabilities for physical trackers built into Androids and iPhones is a good idea: thieves are using AirTags to track cars they want to steal
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: evacide

The myth, the legend, the new spin qubit RMP
(naturalmente (letto solo l'abstract) capito niente (nada, zilch))
quantum computing
::: thisismattreed

Denmark pledges to protect teachers from threats against free speech
censura
::: fede_guerrini

Someone pushed Common Lisp far enough to beat Rust in a speed benchmark that we all know reflects real-world programming problems
linguaggi di programmazione
::: stylewarning

Google Drive Could Soon Start Locking Your Files
cloud | Google | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

Adobe Stock Plummets 10%, Its Second-Worst Day In Past Decade
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Schools Across US Cancel Classes Over Unconfirmed TikTok Threats
social media | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot

GCompris Releases Version 2.0
games | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: lwnnet

Security Firm Blumira Discovers Major New Log4j Attack Vector
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Bilanci di fine anno
scienza | artificial intelligence
::: RadioProzac

Amazon UK Launches 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Product With Barclays
Amazon
::: Slashdot

Comparing similar operations in sed and awk
bash script
::: UnixToolTip

“Our livelihoods depend on a planet that is not on fire. We are an Arctic people and our culture is written in snow. But climate change means the snow will get less and less”
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: GretaThunberg

This is NFTs and cryptocurrency in flesh. Hundreds of cards running 24/7, every two cards the equivalent power usage of a microwave. All producing... Nothing. Imagine this processing power turned to something tangible for society? Sadly all about profiting...
non-fungible tokens | crittografia
::: sawsharkman

Starship Super Heavy engine steering test
spazio, esplorazione
::: elonmusk

1) Today (12/18/2021 GMT) marks the 10th anniversary of the release of the @IPythonDev Notebook that evolved into the @ProjectJupyter Notebook! My favorite aspect remains the friendships and collaboration with @fperez @minrk and so many others...
Python
::: ellisonbg

Impressive typology of "discourses of climate delay"
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: evgenymorozov

#Google's Open Source Insights Team scanned Maven Central, one of the largest #Java packages repositories, and discovered that 35,863 Java packages use vulnerable versions of the Apache #Log4j library
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: TheHackersNews

La battaglia globale contro l’algoritmo della repressione che la Cina usa contro gli uiguri
politica | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: fede_guerrini

FSF Adopts New Governance Measures: a Board Member Agreement and Code of Ethics
open source | etica
::: Slashdot

Visto nel Web - 665

È già ora di iniziare? ma per cosa poi? intanto ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.

Opening Ceremony - COMING SOON

Journalism is not a crime. But now a court in London has ruled that Julian Assange's extradition to the United States is legal. It's a devastating day for press freedom
Julian Assange
::: fede_guerrini ::: ACLU ::: ilmanifesto ::: fabiochiusi ::: kgosztola ::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi ::: RadioProzac ::: minipetite ::: couragefound ::: _arianna ::: Britain_People ::: couragefound ::: fabiochiusi ::: dw_freedom ::: StellaMoris1 ::: mazzettam ::: Snowden

The idea that free software requires financial support to function is on the side of absurdity. There are better ways to address security vulnerabilities.. like not logging in crazy ways
open source
::: amszmidt ::: amszmidt ::: stylewarning

While Mark Zuckerberg's Meta has grabbed headlines, Snap's AR glasses are offering the metaverse now
metaverso
::: qz

I wrote a blog post listing various Python features in reverse chronological order to help make a point about interdependence of features means you can't pick and choose what you want - And before anyone asks, I would choose the latest version of Python
Python
::: brettsky

Foreign Policy magazine: 'Bitcoin Failed in El Salvador.' Is the Answer More Bitcoin?
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Data on Tens of Thousands of South Australian Government Employees Breached in Ransomware Attack
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

"Understanding digital bubbles amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from DeFi and NFTs" --> New empirical study confirms what (almost) everyone sort of knows
non-fungible tokens | bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: evgenymorozov

“Police are using hand-held facial recognition cameras on the streets for the first time - allowing suspects to be identified on the spot even if they refuse to co-operate”
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Difendere il diritto degli #insegnanti alla disconnessione #scuola #internet
Web, Internet | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: nilocram

“The results produced by AI ‘have been wildly overblown, subject to hype, and even exploited in dangerous, Cold War-style propaganda among conflicting superpowers…’”
artificial intelligence
::: hypervisible

Not sure it's the best week to tout one's proximity to what even CoinDesk calls a "Ponzi scheme"
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: evgenymorozov

Ah, here goes an interplanetary 0-day! #Mozilla Expects To Generate More Than $500M in Revenue This Year log4j
ooh!
::: gvarisco

Absolute king!
programming, codice, snippet
::: fogus

Pearls Before Swine for December 12, 2021
umorismo
::: _juhan

New Zealand: Review prompts police to halt plans to use facial recognition technology
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Will Political Polarization Stop US Lawmakers from Regulating Big Tech?
politica
::: Slashdot

Companies Finally Admit They Don't Know When They're Returning to Offices
lavoro da remoto | smartwork
::: Slashdot

Four activists in Kazakhstan have had their mobile devices targeted by NSO Group's Pegasus. If you've been keeping track of KZ, this finding was really only a matter of time
spyware
::: evacide

Apple’s app tracking transparency feature isn’t an instant privacy button
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fede_guerrini

Is the Internet Changing the Way We Remember?
applicazioni, programmi
::: Slashdot

Has the Corporate Climate Migration Begun?
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

Interesting that "supply chain vulnerabilities" have become a crisis in both the physical world and the web (open source library dependencies) at the same time. The perpetual pendulum between distributed and centralized will now swing back to the latter
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Web, Internet
::: chr1sa ::: DiegoManinetti ::: Laughing_Mantis ::: TomAnthonySEO

Mastodon, l’ultima frontiera dell’open web che piace anche a Donald Trump
social media | open source | politica
::: Domani

i finally published my common lisp art library
Lisp
::: inconvergent

Amsterdam introduces mandatory register for sensors
Not a huge fan of transparency solutions but this is quite a big step
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: lilianedwards

When it comes to propaganda, the tobacco industry is nothing in comparison (this is someone with >20k followers)
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: evgenymorozov

This meme speaks about questionable and poor programming practices perfectly. Almost all modern developers take memory and CPU for granted. Nobody thinks about saving resources anymore. No wonder 16GB ram feels like a lot less these days
programming, codice, snippet
::: nixcraft

So sad to learn about Effbot's passing. He has been incredibly impactful for the Python community and beyond. Not only did he build elementtree, PIL and tkinter, he also started with the idea to replace the old latex python docs with something modern, ultimately inspiring Sphinx
ditte
::: mitsuhiko

ma de che? 🐶 🤖
umorismo
::: emenietti

#AdventOfCode
programming, codice, snippet
::: RainerJoswig ::: thek3nger

one of the things that excites me most about implementing a new math renderer is that it’s possible to implement all the rules for rendering math that are hardwired into TeX and just provide them as a library, since that’s always been one of my biggest frustration with TeX
programming, codice, snippet | open source
::: lexi_lambda

'The New Normal': US Blames This Winter's Severe Tornado's on Climate Change
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

#Framalibre è l'annuario del #softwarelibero curato da @Framasoft - I programmi si possono ricercare anche per sistema operativo oppure cercando un'alternativa a quelli proposti dai #GAFAM
open source
::: nilocram

Really, really surprised by this poll. It doesn't coincide with what kind of Lisp I see in the wild. Maybe "imperative" and "functional" are too subjective or ill-defined? Maybe I'm not reading enough code?
uh! me too, forse siamo della vecchia scuola
programming, codice, snippet | Lisp
::: stylewarning

I am teaching a bachelor seminar called "Solving Economic Models with Python". The idea is to let students write a Python program that replicates, for different parameter values, the results of a recent paper. I was *really* impressed by my students this semester. 1/2
Python | scuola, educazione, cultura | economia, lavoro
::: IgorLetina

📌In 1900, ~40% cars were electric
energia | storia
::: AliNouriPhD

Elon Musk named Time's 2021 Person of the Year
protagonisti
::: axios ::: jackcalifano ::: heimbergecon

Ho chiacchierato con Nicolò Cesa-Bianchi @LaStatale della strategia italiana per la #IntelligenzaArtificiale e di come la neonata unità milanese dell'associazione @ELLISforEurope possa essere un laboratorio da replicare su scala nazionale
artificial intelligence
::: chiara_sabelli

selectors — I/O Multiplexing Abstractions
Python
::: pymotw

Mozilla Expects To Generate More Than $500M in Revenue This Year
forza Moz! o devo cambiare browser
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

When Apple launched the AirTag earlier this year, its anti-stalking mitigations included a warning if a strange AirTag was traveling with you, but there was no way to get the warning if you had an Android. Now there is
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: evacide

Un disastro climatico in slow-motion: la desertificazione del nord-est del Brasile
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: MauroV1968

Kdenlive Video Editor Just Got a Blockbuster Update (with New Pro Features) #opensource
applicazioni, programmi
::: omgubuntu

"It is frightening and disappointing to know that corporations and the state alike, are using the Covid-19 pandemic as an opportunity to intrude into our lives, without our informed consent and sometimes through various kinds of coercion"
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

"Scientists have discovered a series of worrying weaknesses in the ice shelf holding back one of Antarctica’s most dangerous glaciers, suggesting that this important buttress against sea level rise could shatter within the next three to five years"
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: GretaThunberg

When Amazon Expands, These Communities Pay the Price - Consumer Reports
Amazon
::: fede_guerrini

Prominent NFT Collector Punk4156 Sells Signature CryptoPunk for $10.26 Million
CC0 FTW. One minor detail… CC0 is not a license, it is a dedication…
non-fungible tokens
::: Joi

The World Is So Desperate for Manure Even Human Waste Is a Hot Commodity
sai gli organici, o sano i biologici?
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

When the government in #Hungary is surveilling even the President belonging to the same party in power. “Spyware is a threat to human right”
spyware
::: infofannny

"Attention is all you need" implementation from scratch in PyTorch. A Twitter thread: 1/
Python | machine learning
::: abhi1thakur

Gli abbonamenti alle riviste scientifiche sono sempre più costosi, gli introiti vanno alle case editrici e non a chi fa peer review, non tutte le università possono permettersi gli abbonamenti (soprattutto nei Paesi più poveri). Sci-Hub è uno strumento fondamentale per la ricerca
scienza
::: SteffPy ::: sci_hub_

Unlike everyone else, I've decided based on the log4j vulnerability that recursion is actually bad
programming, codice, snippet | programmazione funzionale
::: samth

hm. sandwiches and burgers are both regular grammars
umorismo
::: thingskatedid

gotta RT this every time it shows up in my timeline
avendo tempo...
ooh!
::: jckarter

Se proprio ci tenete, stampate queste foto, prendete un aereo e portatele a mano ai vostri amici in giro per il mondo, invece di inquinare con i vostri maledetti account
umorismo | politica
::: andcapocci

China Fines Second-Largest Coal Producer for Safety Shortcuts
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: simopieranni

‘2.4C is a death sentence’: Vanessa Nakate’s fight for the forgotten countries of the climate crisis
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: ActionAid

Science publishers used to work for the dissemination of scientific knowledge. Now they work to prevent it
scienza
::: carlorovelli

La venerazione di #Amazon tra noi, ma a scapito di chi?
Amazon non ha bisogno dei nostri difensori
Amazon
::: antoniodballaro

Metaverso, VR e il grande balzo in avanti digitale #Cina
metaverso | virtual reality
::: simopieranni

"If you believe social networks were a primary source of Trump’s power, it follows that removing him from those networks would lessen that power. And yet in nearly a year since Trump was removed from those networks, his power has arguably only increased"
social media | politica
::: fabiochiusi

Giornalisti spiati dai federali, l’ultimo abuso di potere Usa
spyware
::: ilmanifesto

Pop!_OS 21.10 Released with New App Library Feature
Linux distro
::: omgubuntu ::: omgubuntu

La Cina non ha rinunciato al suo progetto per cambiare i connotati di internet
Web, Internet
::: fede_guerrini

Didi Chuxing, the Chinese ride-hailing giant, is moving its stock listing to Hong Kong in an abrupt reversal after going public on the NYSE just six months ago. The move heralds more departures as Beijing ramps up scrutiny of China’s corporate sector
economia, lavoro | Cina
::: nytimestech

Masayuki Uemura, an engineer who developed the Nintendo Entertainment System, which helped start a global revolution in home gaming, has died at 78
R.I.P. | games
::: nytimestech

Cosa sappiamo sugli 800 gigabyte di dati rubati sul nucleare italiano
dati, raccolta | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: valigiablu

Build tiny games directly in Jupyter
Python | games
::: ThorstenBeier

On Dec. 11, #NASAWebb was slowly hoisted nearly 130 ft (~40 m), then secured on top of its @Ariane5 rocket. Next up: encapsulating Webb inside the rocket’s specially adapted fairing
spazio, esplorazione
::: NASAWebb ::: NASA

LispWorks 8.0 has been released
purtroppo co$to$o
Lisp
::: RainerJoswig

Per la prima volta il Consiglio di sicurezza #Onu ha votato su una risoluzione per inserire il #clima tra le cause di conflitti e instabilità: la #Russia ha usato il suo potere di veto, l’#India ha votato no e la #Cina si è astenuta
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: DomaniGiornale

In Corea del Sud parte un progetto di sorveglianza biometrica di massa contro Covid-19
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fede_guerrini

Un appello di più di 50 premi Nobel per ridurre del 2% le spese militari nei prossimi 5 anni
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | economia, lavoro | coronavirus
::: nilocram

The @CoE’s Ad hoc Committee on #ArtificialIntelligence (CAHAI) has finished its recommendation for a legally binding treaty on artificial intelligence that would protect #democracy, #HumanRights and the rule of law. #AI
Unione Europea | artificial intelligence
::: AlbertRoyo5

NASA's Parker Solar Probe Becomes First Spacecraft To 'Touch' the Sun
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

USPS Built and Secretly Tested a Blockchain-Based Mobile Voting System Before 2020
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | politica
::: Slashdot

Apple and Google's Mobile Duopoly Likely To Face UK Antitrust Action
dispositivi mobili | antitrust
::: Slashdot

Android 12 Go Edition Brings New Speed, Battery, Privacy Features To Lower-end Phones
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

Google Is Building a New AR Device and OS
augmented reality
::: Slashdot

Her Instagram Handle Was 'Metaverse.' Last Month, It Vanished
Facebook
::: Slashdot

Due nuovi strumenti liberi si aggiungono alla già ricca raccolta di #LaDigitale: - Digicalc, un foglio di calcolo collaborativo; - Digiboard, una lavagna bianca collaborativa #softwarelibero
applicazioni, programmi
::: nilocram

This tweet captures the deceptive populism behind web3: in saying that DeFi=decentralized Wall Street or NFTs=decentralized Hollywood, the assumption is that the centralized predecessors go away. But they don't or won't. Thus, decentralization=legitimation of existing structures
Web, Internet
::: evgenymorozov ::: evgenymorozov ::: evgenymorozov ::: evgenymorozov ::: evgenymorozov ::: evgenymorozov

The more I work with concurrency, the more I'm convinced that @leastfixedpoint is correct that there are two types of concurrent programmers in the world
programming, codice, snippet
::: LeifAndersen

Video promocional de la startup 'Brinc' y su dron para neutralizar migrantes en la frontera con México
droni
::: RaquelCarballal

What about they write what they want and create what they want instead
censura
::: fabiochiusi

Personal speculation: Quantum companies using QIR who have ported the toolchain to their bespoke FPGA/ASIC control systems are in for a rude awakening when they realize the steep costs (in time, money, labor, and knowledge upkeep) associated with maintaining custom LLVM backends
quantum computing
::: stylewarning

Python is an apples-to-oranges comparison because nobody really knows what that is with any degree of precision. (Python is a great case study in exploring the question, "what is a programming language?"
Python | linguaggi di programmazione
::: stylewarning

Steampunk Keyboard
uh! la voglio -- anzi no, ma una volta, per le presentazioni... o forse no
umorismo
::: _juhan

Chinese province applies blockchain in ‘smart prison’ system to cut corruption and abuse cases
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: AleColarizi

So, looks like hackers were able to get into Proctorio and use it to spy on student accounts and devices (including webcams) in the Netherlands
hackers at work
::: Iwillleavenow

“A review by The Washington Post of more than 100 Huawei PowerPoint presentations, many marked “confidential,” suggests that the company has had a broader role in tracking China’s populace than it has acknowledged”
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Why Google Has Sat on the Web3 Sidelines
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

🚨 Our voices have made an impact! The EU reached a milestone in regulating big tech platforms today, with the @EP_SingleMarket adopting its position on the Digital Services Act (DSA)
Unione Europea | artificial intelligence
::: algorithmwatch ::: NicholasVinocur

Apple Removes All References To Controversial CSAM Scanning Feature From Its Child Safety Webpage
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Microsoft To Make Windows Terminal the Default Windows 11 Command Line Experience
prima o poi ci arriveranno...
sistemi operativi
::: Slashdot

Visto nel Web - 664

Niente di buono, tutto come al solito, ma qui racconto solo cosa ho wisto nel Web.

Some of the largest corporations in America are joining an effort to prevent artificial intelligence software from delivering biased results that could perpetuate or even worsen past discrimination, @SteveLohr reports
artificial intelligence | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: nytimestech

i am unironically in love with how good a tool `insta` is for doing snapshot tests in rust. You don't even need to set up the snapshots, it just makes and manages them for you whenever you refer to one that doesn't exist
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Gankra_

Zorin OS 16 Lite is a Classy Distro for Low-End PCs
Linux distro
::: omgubuntu

NFTs explained: Here’s why they’re not cryptocurrencies
non-fungible tokens
::: simopieranni

Il ministro #Cingolani sta rallentando ogni percorso di conversione ecologica. Ecco perché deve dimettersi. La petizione di @europaverde_it su @ChangeItalia
ma anche no, sapete la termodinamica...
energia
::: DomaniGiornale ::: ilmanifesto

'I'm Truly Happy': Japanese Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa Floats Into Space Station
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

Virgin Media Fined $50K For Spamming Opted-Out Customers
spam
::: Slashdot

Three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit wrote that Apple could wait to make any changes to its App store until the appeals process for the Epic lawsuit concluded, which could take more than a year
Apple
::: nytimestech

DeepMind Tests the Limits of Large AI Language Systems With 280-Billion-Parameter Model
artificial intelligence | linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot ::: MIT_CSAIL

Robots that evolve like animals
artificial intelligence | robots, automazione, droni
::: MIT_CSAIL

Your Face Is, or Will Be, Your Boarding Pass
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

We are making our software solutions publicly accessible. With our new rules on Open Source Software, we want to spur innovation and create significant value for companies, start-ups, innovators, citizens and public administrations. #DigitalEU
open source | Unione Europea
::: EU_Commission ::: rdicosmo

1/5 🔬 How did automated decision-making (#ADM) systems impact #pandemic responses so far❓
coronavirus | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: algorithmwatch ::: FrancesDiBi

Release Julian Assange
Julian Assange
::: KimDotcom

It's very easy to say, "system X solves this problem" for a wide range of problems when "system X" is an as-of-yet unimplemented, vaguely-defined aspirational project
programming, codice, snippet
::: fchollet

Innovazione || Musk
::: elonmusk

Alexa.com Is 'Retiring'
applicazioni, programmi
::: Slashdot

Biden Wants To Make Federal Government Carbon Neutral by 2050
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

Hey lexi, I like a lot your work. Could you recommend three books on programming that shaped your career?
che risposta! Lexi 💥 rockz!
programming, codice, snippet
::: DiSilwa

This article by @spillteori, @JohnDanaher, and @MCoeckelbergh addresses a longstanding question: Is it better for ethicists (AI ethicists, animal rights & environmental advocates, etc.) to work within the system they’re challenging or criticize it from the outside?
etica
::: EvanSelinger

Adevent of Code
programming, codice, snippet
::: marcodelmastro ::: thek3nger

Over 40 Million People Had Health Information Leaked This Year
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Multa per oltre un miliardo di euro ad #Amazon. Per l’#Antitrust ha danneggiato i concorrenti del servizio di logistica per l’e-commerce
Amazon
::: DomaniGiornale

Dyson Loses Fight For $198 Million Compensation Over EU Energy Labeling Rules
energia
::: Slashdot

Workers Are Using ‘Mouse Movers’ So They Can Use the Bathroom in Peace
lavoro da remoto | smartwork
::: fabiochiusi

Pearls Before Swine for December 10, 2021
Apple | social media | umorismo
::: _juhan

Apple and Google have recently added new privacy settings and controls into their phone software to give you more power over the companies that want to track you around the internet
dispositivi mobili | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: nytimestech

L’analisi WTW sull'efficienza energetica dei veicoli
energia
::: Popinga1

"AlgorithmWatch warns that a plethora of automated decision-making systems were implemented in haste under the guise of public health." – @AJEnglish about our new #TracingTheTracers report #COVID19 #ADMS
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: algorithmwatch

Su @wireditalia aggiornamento della mappa degli investimenti dalla Cina in startup europee. Tencent si conferma asso pigliatutto, specie nel campo del fintech e del gaming. E anche il metaverso solletica i primi appetiti
Cina | games | metaverso | economia, lavoro
::: Luke_like

👍🏻 We are heartened by reports that EU lawmakers have agreed upon the #DSA compromise text to be voted on next week in @EP_SingleMarket, extending access to platform data for NGOs and removing the problematic 🤫 trade secrets language from Art. 31
Unione Europea | Web, Internet
::: algorithmwatch

#Emacs #notebook (mockup)
tool, componente software
::: NPRougier

Microsoft Tempts Software Pirates With 50 Percent Discount On Office
io non interessato, ho LibreOffice
Microsoft | pirateria
::: Slashdot

L’accordo raggiunto dalle parti sociali è una buona notizia, perché lo #smartworking non è la modalità emergenziale del #lavoro, ma la sua evoluzione strutturale. Per questo è da regolare
lavoro da remoto | smartwork
::: DomaniGiornale

Starting Dec. 1st, Russian ISPs have started blocking access to Tor. We've also learned that Roskomnadzor, the Russian gov't responsible for censorship, intends to block http://torproject.org. We need your help NOW to fight censorship!
censura
::: torproject ::: Snowden ::: Snowden

Quantum folks: I invite you to join the Quil-Lang Discord which has developers of the Quil stack—including QUILC, an optimizing compiler. There's exciting work slated for the coming year to make compilation easier, more flexible, and more integrated
Lisp
::: stylewarning

Meta Opens Up Access To Its VR Social Platform Horizon Worlds
virtual reality
::: Slashdot

EFF Warns Chrome Users: 'Manifest V3 Is Deceitful and Threatening'
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | browser
::: Slashdot

Retail CEOs Press Congress To Toughen Rules for Online Sellers
economia, lavoro | Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Tyson Foods To Spend $1.3 Billion To Automate Meat Plants
automazione
::: Slashdot

Visa Launches Crypto Consulting Services
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

If only all critiques of crypto were as existentialist and profound as this one
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | economia, lavoro
::: evgenymorozov

Grafici disonesti
giornali, stampa
::: ciocci

Next move by Web2.0 is obvious: we will have Facebook and Google proclaim that we already live in the "creator economy" as all of their services are created with user data and that the trade off is free use/less emissions/less financialization than web3
Web, Internet
::: evgenymorozov

#ipydatagrid is both an example of fantastic use of the Jupyter architecture, and of @TechAtBloomberg's ongoing contributions to the @ProjectJupyter ecosystem. Many thanks!!
Python
::: fperez_org

Meta's WhatsApp Will Allow Crypto Payments Through Novi Wallet in US
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

surveillance technologies of all sorts are used to repress fundamental democratic rights. the #SummitForDemocracy is an opportunity to transform rhetoric (& recent unilateral steps) into global momentum for regulation
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: davidakaye

20y ago today, as a failing physics grad student I posted @IPythonDev 0.2.0. This opened the door to an incredible community: @ellisonbg, @minrk, @Mbussonn, the late John Hunter... who made @ProjectJupyter & scientific python possible
storia | Python
::: fperez_org

I understand modernity, but
hardware
::: thek3nger

Julian Assange can be extradited to US to face espionage charges, court rules
Julian Assange
::: fabiochiusi ::: khrafnsson ::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi ::: couragefound ::: kgosztola ::: jaketapper ::: AntonellaColoru ::: simopieranni ::: DomaniGiornale ::: TrialByTruth ::: AlbertoAgliotti ::: fabiochiusi ::: suigenerisjen ::: fabiochiusi ::: DomaniGiornale ::: _arianna ::: pressfreedom ::: FreedomofPress ::: kgosztola ::: fabiochiusi ::: Snowden ::: fattoquotidiano ::: fede_guerrini ::: fede_guerrini ::: JLMelenchon ::: ReporterOG ::: EleonoraEvi ::: IaconaRiccardo ::: democracynow ::: rebecca_vincent ::: jdakwar ::: jdakwar ::: davidakaye ::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi ::: simopieranni ::: fabiochiusi ::: USIGRai ::: NFratoianni ::: Domani ::: The Washington Post ::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi ::: L_Apostata ::: ilmanifesto

On Facebook's relationship with academia and why it has become so poisonous
Facebook
::: angela__mueller

The world's first program was coded in 1842 by #AdaLovelace. Happy Birthday
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL

NASA Launches a New X-ray Observatory
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

The F.A.A. has decided to avoid the scenario of having to decide whether future passengers of space tourism flights are astronauts
spazio, esplorazione
::: nytimestech

After 10 Days of Dangerous, Careful Work, James Webb has Been Fully Fueled up
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

Comparison: http://cheat.sh vs Codex vs GitHub Copilot, by @mengwangk. The author makes no conclusions, but the results talk for themselves
wow 💥 memo per me: da approfondire
applicazioni, programmi
::: igor_chubin

Elon Musk’s Latest Innovation: Troll Philanthropy
protagonisti | economia, lavoro
::: thek3nger

From Python to Numpy by @NPRougier
Python
::: dataelixir

Ora che il meme dell’#inflazione “transitoria” è finito, difficile sfuggire alla sensazione che l’intera vicenda sia stata gestita con eccessive semplificazioni e subordinata a imperativi politici
economia, lavoro | politica
::: DomaniGiornale

L’unica vera innovazione delle smart cities è la videosorveglianza
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: _juhan

Cosa c'è dietro la multa da oltre un miliardo dell'#Antitrust ad #Amazon e cosa significa per l'Italia?
Amazon | economia, lavoro
::: DomaniGiornale

Jeff Bezos is sending Michael Strahan to space. But that’s not what makes this flight significant
spazio, esplorazione | protagonisti
::: The Washington Post

From the country that gave you fascism (which influenced Hitler & Franco) and Berlusconi’s media circus (which inspired Sarkozy & Trump)👉technopopulism, a political formula that combines populists’ moralizing stance & technocrats’ intellectual arrogance
politica
::: AntonioCasilli

non benissimo
Racists and Taliban supporters have flocked to Twitter’s new audio service after executives ignored warnings
Twitter | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: emenietti

Android Games Are Coming To Windows PCs In 2022
games
::: Slashdot

I'm actually surprised how little effort it took to compile my "when" command line app to work in a browser. You can now try it right from the browser
programming, codice, snippet
::: mitsuhiko

Digital platforms are increasingly "subject to government interventions that can limit people’s [freedom] of expression and peaceful assembly through internet shutdowns, surveillance, content removal, censorship, and restrictive laws" @vladyruzo writes
social media | politica
::: rasmus_kleis

'China Will Soon Lead the US in Tech'
tecnologia | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot ::: simopieranni

Citing Fires, London's Transport Agency Bans E-scooters on Public Transit Network
energia
::: Slashdot

How to Customise the GNOME Shell Clock
Ubuntu
::: omgubuntu

The Linux Kernel's Second Language? Rust Gets Another Step Closer
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot

#Logout4Shell: Use Log4Shell vulnerability to vaccinate a victim server against Log4Shell #Log4J #Java #Security
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: myfear ::: tgockel ::: squarecog

The halls of intelligencia are opening up and showing there true colors
robots, automazione, droni
::: birdsarentreal

Focus! Non, ceci n'est pas un réfrigérateur... C’est une machine LISP, un ordinateur doté d’une accélération matérielle pour exécuter efficacement le langage LISP. Ces machines révolutionnaires sont nées au laboratoire d’intelligence artificielle du MIT dans les années 70
storia | Lisp
::: museebolo

End of an era. Hacking Team and FinFisher have pioneered the spyware as a service industry. Without them, there is no NSO
spyware
::: lorenzofb ::: evacide

This excellent new paper by @ecuarauz reveals a side to crypto you don't hear about: the global financial system is becoming more US-centric, US banks even more powerful. What happened to the blockchain undermining state power & traditional finance?
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto* | economia, lavoro
::: evgenymorozov

{curly braces} rename long files, create nested directories, or curl several things at once
tip, suggerimenti
::: igor_chubin