Richard M. Stallman
protagonisti
::: bcantrill ::: Slashdot ::: m__toffanin ::: conservancy ::: dcavedon ::: nmcgovern ::: fsf ::: Slashdot ::: zacchiro ::: zacchiro ::: docfreeride ::: vmbrasseur ::: joshsimmons ::: wonderchook ::: mlemweb ::: ahcohen
Europe's Space Industry Is Working On Reusable Rockets With Environmentally-Friendly Fuel
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot
#Apple ha solo il 15% del mercato degli #smartphone
dispositivi mobili
::: Luca_Gualtieri1
Java EE 'Goes All In' on Open Source with Jakarta EE 8
linguaggi di programmazione | open source
::: Slashdot
Was Advertising in Open Source Software a Useful Experiment?
open source | ad, pubblicità
::: Slashdot
Once upon a time C++ compiler for Unix was $500-$4,000 (that's $1,000-$7,000 in today's money). BYTE from Feb 1991
storia
::: unix_byte
Congratulations to @fairphone for hitting the maximum 10/10 repairability score at @ifixit with their 3rd model. Well deserved after so much hard work. I wish the right to #repair would be a more important topic for of the Free Software movement
hardware | economia, lavoro
::: jaromil
Public service announcement: Dear programmers, NOT LETTING ME CUT/PASTE A PASSWORD MAKES MY ACCOUNT *****LESS***** SECURE. There is a circle of hell reserved for you if you don't allow paste into a password field. Regards, Your Customers
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: allenholub
The UK now intends to keep #Assange locked up AFTER completing his sentence
politica | Web, Internet
::: GordonDimmack
🔵 Oggi edizione speciale della mia newsletter #Guerredirete con un approfondimento su Hacks, leaks e intelligence: misteri e ambiguità di una guerra ibrida 😎
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | politica
::: carolafrediani ::: carolafrediani
Pirati
umorismo
::: AgoristN
#Huawei ha iniziato a vendere alcuni #laptop con #Linux pre-installato
Huawei | Linux
::: sdallagata
The next generation of aircraft will track your bathroom visits
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | economia, lavoro
::: business
We are a long way from AI systems that can read the news, re-plan supply chains in response to anticipated events like Brexit or trade disputes, and adapt production tasks to new sources of parts and materials
artificial intelligence
::: fabiochiusi
#France and #Germany agree to block #Facebook's #Libra
blockchain e crypto*
::: mcanducci
Oltre 100.000 opere in openlibrary.org
open source | Wikipedia
::: WikimediaItalia
Released from Prison, Spammer Who Stole 17.5 Million Passwords Apologizes and Reforms
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
If you're into #bitcoin you should be looking at #DeFi. This shit is as cypherpunk as it gets - upending the financial system using technology
blockchain e crypto*
::: safetyth1rd
Python 2 Sunsets in 107 Days. JPMorgan Isn't Ready
Python
::: Slashdot
LoL! It's a pity that I don't own any pet...
uh! quasi ora di cambiare nome a Simo, Martin e Ty
umorismo
::: TuxmAL
IOS 13 Lock Screen Lets Anyone See Your Address Book
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Ex-Google worker fears 'killer robots' could cause mass atrocities
Nolan “has called for all AI killing machines not operated by humans to be banned.
(She) said killer robots not guided by human remote control should be outlawed by the same type of international treaty that bans chemical weapons”
robots, automazione
::: fabiochiusi
This is a must-read thread by a former intelligence worker that definitely does not go the direction you would expect
Edward Snowden
::: Snowden
A scheme to wasm compiler
Scheme | linguaggi di programmazione
::: wilbowma
The Next Energy-Efficient Architecture Revolution: A House Built By Robots
innovazioni, futuro | robots, automazione
::: Slashdot
More public resources could be managed as commons, which means that public assets are owned, managed and distributed for the common good. How about starting with critical immaterial assets, such as our data that we collectively produce? Our data, our future
open source | dati, raccolta
::: francesca_bria
Here's an amazing fact about Numpy. Don't fall into this trap!
Python | bug | (forse)
::: fchollet
FCC Fails, Robocalls (and Complaints) Increase, Along with Number-Hijacking
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | web-bot, robocall
::: Slashdot
Online Lenders Publicly Shame Debtors in the Philippines Using Their Facebook Contacts
social media
::: Slashdot
Amazon-owned Whole Foods’ decision to drop health benefits for hundreds of part-time workers reveals how promises to workers like CEO Jeff Bezos’ recent pledge are worthless
protagonisti | economia, lavoro
::: LeslieMac
Linux 5.3 Released
Linux
::: Slashdot
MIT Unveils the World's Most Advance Carbon Nanotube Chip
innovazioni, futuro | hardware
::: Slashdot
Permanent Record by Edward Snowden review – the whistleblower’s memoir
Edward Snowden
::: RadioProzac ::: marcoscan ::: fabiochiusi ::: xor
The art of epicycles
matematica
::: Nereide
La follia dei token "virtuali" nel PSD2
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | hardware
::: cmnit
La laurea 👩🎓 in Italia non vale praticamente un caz 🆘 ma non prendetevela con l’università bensì con quelle PMI che non hanno né margini né voglia di pagare un cent per maggiori professionalità e potenzialità, anzi le temono 🤬
scuola, educazione, cultura | lavoro
::: Forchielli
How long until someone claims the power to predict who a child will become as an adult based on these data points? At a time when the desire for metrics seems boundless, what if developments tracked online could translate into a personal capital score?
social media
::: FrankPasquale
Le soleil se lève sur Nice, laboratoire en France de la Safe City et de la surveillance totale de l'espace urbain. C'est cette ville que nous avons choisi pour lancer un mouvement de résistance à la #Technopolice
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: laquadrature
la catastrofe dell’immaginazione, in cui siamo talmente immersi da non accorgercene, forse è urgente quanto quella climatica. E se servisse un “digital new deal”, accanto a un “green new deal”?
Web, Internet
::: CBlengio
Is Britain heading for a #GeneralElection? The country's political parties definitely think so -- they've spent £1m, collectively, since June on @Facebook political ads & are harvesting vast amounts of voter data. Welcome to Britain's digital phony war
politica | social media | dati, raccolta
::: markscott82
Which countries reduced their fossil CO₂ emissions the fastest (over a 10 year period), while still maintaining positive economic growth (& outside of economic crises)?
ambiente, ecologia
::: Peters_Glen
🔴🗞️ Quante imposte hanno versato all'@AE_Riscossione 7 "giganti del web" nel 2018? Fate un respiro: appena 37 milioni di euro! Le briciole del #profitshifting societario dal Belpaese
ditte | economia, lavoro
::: MasloMisha
Everywhere your phone travels becomes a part of your #PermanentRecord
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Snowden
La #Cina, al fine di sfruttare al meglio l’#intelligenzaartificiale nel settore del delivery, inizierà a costruire circa 15 #hub logistici nazionali già quest’anno
Cina | artificial intelligence
::: GenertecItalia
hmac — Cryptographic Message Signing and Verification
Python
::: pymotw
Serve una legge per la Pa per la trasparenza negli algoritmi - L’appello di Matthias Spielkamp, fondatore di AlgorithmWatch @algorithmwatch
algoritmi, codice | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Nova24Tec
Russia Carried Out a 'Stunning' Breach of FBI Communications System, Escalating the Spy Game on US Soil
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | politica
::: Slashdot
👶 New Google baby monitor could use #AI to alert parents before infant awakes 💪 inform caregivers up to 10 minutes ahead of them waking
artificial intelligence
::: matthewjmiller7
Mozilla and Creative Commons Want To Reimagine the Internet Without Ads, and They Have $100M To Do It
Web, Internet | ad, pubblicità
::: Slashdot
The doctors who helped Facebook check an anti-abortion video have written in the @washingtonpost about the dangerous impact of the video staying up without the factcheck
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: firstdraftnews
Amazon Changed Search Algorithm in Ways That Boost Its Own Products
ditte
::: Slashdot
The function of good software
cit.
::: RichRogersIoT
Cina in Italia, l'analisi di @dlfabbri: Italia non terminale, ma strumento, condotta per arrivare al cuore dell'Europa. A Pula centro d'innovazione Huawei su nuove tecnologie e 5g, Trieste dal punto infrastrutturale è una città ausburgica
Cina | 5G
::: LalaHu9 ::: simopieranni
Robot jokes
umorismo
::: dcavedon
CBS and MIT's 1960 Documentary On AI Is a Gem
storia | artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot
Facebook Advertisers Can Write Their Own Headlines For Shared News Stories
::: Slashdot
The Sapporo Dome in Japan can be converted between baseball and soccer with a removable baseball field and a retractable soccer field
tecnologia
::: MachinePix
So this just happened
web-bot, robocall
::: gabro27
Why Facebook’s 'Values' Update Matters
I wrote about why it's worth paying attention to a short, understated blog post from Facebook last week that was actually far more than PR-fluff
::: evelyndouek
Here's a text-generating AI that invents a convincing news story based off the link you give it - even a fake one, like with this example, (falsely) announcing Trump's arrest. It's written well enough probably to fool a lot of people. Wild days ahead
artificial intelligence
::: drewharwell
The rule of law prevailed today! Six years after @Snowden's revelations, the High Court of South Africa declared that bulk interceptions practices are unlawful
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: privacyint
HK riots collateral effects: the launch of the new online banks will be delayed to early 2020. Among the operators with a license #Tencent, #Xiaomi, Ant financial #Alibaba. Effetti collaterali delle proteste, l'autorità monetaria di HK fa slittare il debutto delle banche online
politica | economia, lavoro | Cina
::: ritafatiguso
Il nuovo sottosegretario all’editoria Martella: ”rivolgendosi ai giovani, una fascia della popolazione più facilmente esposta ai pericoli delle fake news”. Temo sia vero l’esatto contrario
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: mante
The growing popularity of cosmetic surgery is proving a challenge for facial recognition technology
riconoscimento facciale
::: fabiochiusi
Facebook: "we removed multiple Pages, Groups and accounts that were involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior on Facebook and Instagram. We found two separate, unconnected operations that originated in Iraq and Ukraine"
::: fabiochiusi
Tutto Zuck minuto per minuto (sì, titolo cambiato da me, non c'era)
::: PaoloBarucca
Nice, emblème de la #Technopolice
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Marne_
Rotate a video file by 90 degrees CW
(non provato)
tip, suggerimenti
::: commandlinefu
Setting up a Linux Javascript Dev Environment on Windows
Windows does a lot of things well; setting up development environments isn't always one of them. So I thought I would install Windows and see how close I can get to making it Linuxy...
sistemi operativi | programming, codice, snippet
::: TheLinuxDev
Making the Black Box Speak:Towards a Renegade Aesthetics of Resolution
media
::: mayameme
Google Preps 'Smart Screenshots' Feature To Let You Search With a Screenshot
innovazioni, futuro
::: Slashdot
Square Wants To Be a Bank But Doesn't Want To Be Taxed Like One
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot
Sono appena caduto in una truffa online
umorismo
::: Dio
The Internet Relies on People Working for Free
open source
::: Slashdot
La France doit donner asile à Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden
::: ahcohen
Remember that time ages ago when Norbert Weiner cautioned that democratic countries will find themselves tempted to turn to automation to deal with threats posed by authoritarian regimes and thus risk becoming more authoritarian themselves?
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: EvanSelinger
As the classifications of humans by AI systems becomes more invasive and complex, their politics become apparent... Forms of measurement easily — but surreptitiously — turn into moral judgments
riconoscimento facciale
::: AINowInstitute
Ma chi l’avrebbe mai detto! Pensa un po’ che grande novità! 🙄
frodi
::: phretor
HP Printers Try To Send Data Back To HP About Your Devices and What You Print
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot
Oracle Built a Raspberry Pi Super Computer That Looks like a TARDIS
hardware
::: dcavedon
Firefox is Switching to a Monthly Release Cycle
browser
::: dcavedon
The U.S. national laboratories plan to do big things with the world's biggest chip. For one, it'll help the labs' supercomputers ramp up their AI smarts at blazing speeds
innovazioni, futuro
::: IEEESpectrum
New release of multi-backend Keras: 2.3.0
deep learning
::: fchollet
There are over 6,000 open source repos created by the US Government
open source
::: lisaironcutter
RaspberryPiで使うAdafruit SSD1306 OLEDのCommon Lispライブラリ作った
Lisp
::: fireflower0
hide-and-seek game developed by OpenAI shows that for AI agents, self-play “is enough for the agents to learn surprising behaviors on their own—it’s like children playing with each other”
artificial intelligence | machine learning
::: IEEESpectrum ::: gdb
catastrophic effects of working as a Facebook moderator
"Job has left some ‘addicted’ to extreme material and pushed others to far right"
::: fabiochiusi
Elliot Schrage famously took the fall over Facebook's scandal with oppo research firm Definers, creating cover for Sheryl Sandberg. A year after "leaving" the company, he's still there... full-time
::: tayhatmaker
Ok, so what should you know about the Facebook's Oversight Board?! What the heck is this thing, where did it come from, and why should you care about the documents they released today?
::: Klonick
Facebook Enlists Ray-Ban Maker To Help Develop Secret 'Orion' Smart Glasses
augmented reality
::: Slashdot
This #robot from @FarmWiseLabs uses computer vision and machine learning to provide "personalized care" to every plant it touches
robots, automazione
::: IEEESpectrum
Amazon Music Rolls Out Lossless Streaming Tier
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot
It is great to see the city of Rome joining the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights and leading projects on free software, education, digital democracy & empowerment. Welcome on board!
OK, ma Roma? con la Raggi? dubbioso, assay 🤔: prima vedere metro e cassonetto (& non buca)
tecnologia
::: francesca_bria ::: PoliticaPerJedi
AI Surveillance is Expanding Worldwide
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Join the revolution! #UBports #UbuntuTouch
Ubuntu | dispositivi mobili | sistemi operativi
::: UBports
Complexity
cit.
::: RichRogersIoT
Researchers Uncover 125 Vulnerabilities Across 13 Routers and NAS Devices
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Facebook Expands Definition of Terrorist Organizations to Limit Extremism
::: fabiochiusi
Survival of the Richest - The wealthy are plotting to leave us behind
I think people fail to realize Elon Musk and the Paris Climate Accords were neoliberals last and best effort. Their plan now is going to Mars or build bunkers
protagonisti | politica
::: Lalat1na
Tonight, my kid's teacher presented us a new website
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: fs0c131y
#criptovalute, Banca centrale cinese sembra voler rallentare #Libra
blockchain e crypto*
::: LalaHu9
Don't fall for fake Ad blockers ⚠ Use Adblock Plus or any other with a known site/company/devs behind 👍
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | ad, pubblicità
::: WebReflection
My fav answer of the day is ...
umorismo
::: sanacl
My job market paper "No Rage Against the Machines" is now available on @SSRN. Informing the public about automation's threat to their jobs made them more concerned about workplace automation but did not change their policy preferences
robots, automazione
::: baobaofzhang
A software developer who doesn’t understand composition is like a home builder who doesn’t know about bolts or nails. Building software without awareness of composition is like building a home with duct tape and crazy glue
programming, codice, snippet | linguaggi di programmazione
::: RichRogersIoT
SpaceX is trying to buy an entire village inside its Texas rocket-launch site because it 'did not anticipate' there'd be any 'significant disruption' to residents who live there
spazio, esplorazione
::: CadieThompson ::: emenietti
3 reasons #FacialRecognition must be banned
riconoscimento facciale
::: libertyhq
"In a nutshell, the algorithms 'learn' how to tell the difference between bullies and typical users by weighing certain features as they are shown more examples." This is a bad idea - trolls are a moving target - something AI is terrible at
::: Boring_AI
Getting started with JavaParser: analyzing Java Code programmaticall
linguaggi di programmazione
::: ftomasse
How China Unleashed Twitter Trolls to Discredit Hong Kong’s Protesters
This king of in-depth analysis is made possible by the data that Twitter made public. Chinese operations on Facebook and YouTube can't be understood in the same way because neither company released any data, including the accounts or their content
politica | Cina | troll
::: JaneLytv
The closest thing I've seen to something relatively revolutionary is @racketlang in that it's designed specifically to enable you to write your own domain-specific languages. This seems to have been the natural progression of many young languages: evolutions from userland. /3
language Racket | linguaggi di programmazione
::: elazar
Several parallel #antitrust investigations regarding big tech's practices are underway
antitrust
::: juanof9
Crypto-mining Malware Saw New Life Over the Summer as Monero Value Tripled
blockchain e crypto* | frodi
::: Slashdot
Google swallows DeepMind Health
But as of now there are no plans to replace the ethics panel, so there is little clarity on who will oversee the work Google does with the data of NHS patients
artificial intelligence | Google
::: ORARiccardo
