Visto nel Web - 528

In attesa del ripristino del lockdown ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.

Did A Chinese State-Sponsored Group Breach Taiwan's Semiconductor Industry?privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | politica
::: Slashdot

America has a pandemic problem so I solved it by making a gun
coronavirus | tecnologia | umorismo
::: AnyTechnology

Red Hat, Google, Microsoft, GitHub, and Others Launch the Open Source Security Foundation
open source
::: Slashdot

Leaked SpaceX Starlink Speedtests Reveal Download Speeds of 11 to 60Mbps
spazio, esplorazione | Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Russel Kirsch, the inventor of the pixel, passed away on Aug. 11. The 172 x 172 image of his son made in 1957 is the 1st digital images ever made -- a photo that changed the world. His legacy lives on in the billions of photos we take and share each day
R.I.P.
::: docmilanfar

Check out this amazing new JPEG decoding Arduino library from Larry Bank
hardware | programming, codice, snippet
::: PaulStoffregen

Any sufficiently advanced technology carries within it
cit
::: plragde

Should Perl 7 Be Backwards Compatible?
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot

If your language needs this, your macro system needs improving
forse è solo il caldo, dai!
linguaggi di programmazione
::: samth

Can Firefox Be Saved?
browser
::: Slashdot

Day 12 of #100DaysOfCode. Going well so far but I wish the default IDE font was easier to read. Not sure why no one has invented a solution for this yet?
Web, Internet
::: ctrlshifti

The 404 page on @JoeBiden's site is a thing of beauty
politica | Web, Internet
::: kvlly

There are long-studied, fundamental computer science problems underlying the report's conclusion that secure Internet voting isn't currently possible. Solving them would revolutionize not just voting, but computing generally
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: mattblaze

National Security apparatchiks like @AmbassadorRice (no longer an Ambassador) have wanted Snowden in prison for years because he exposed how they secretly and illegally converted the internet into their spying playground
Edward Snowden
::: ggreenwald ::: FreedomofPress ::: trevortimm

How 4 lines of #Java code will end up in 500000 lines in production. Why should I care?
linguaggi di programmazione
::: BrianVerm

Microsoft Flight Simulator: A History
This is a truly incredible demonstration of the evolution in real time computer graphics between 1982 and 2020
programming, codice, snippet
::: Javi

New AI Dupes Humans into Believing Synthesized Sound Effects Are Real
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

The NSA's Guidelines for Protecting Location Data
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Happy Birthday to Debian, CPAN, and Mutt
Linux distro
::: Slashdot ::: WikimediaItalia ::: debian

Tutti a prendere in giro i detrattori del #5G quando è provato che di magnetismo si muore. Stecchiti
5G | umorismo
::: LeonhardHahn

What Makes Some Programming Languages the 'Most Dreaded'?
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot

Reviewer Calls Linux-based PinePhone 'the Most Interesting Smartphone I've Tried in Years'
sistemi operativi | dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

Please trash me on Wikipedia, I’m begging you
protagonisti
::: elonmusk

Facebook algorithm found to 'actively promote' Holocaust denial
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni | Facebook
::: fabiochiusi

Google Warns Australians it Really Doesn't Want to Pay for News
Google | novità
::: Slashdot

Your instant dev environment - Get the full Visual Studio Code experience without leaving GitHub
da verificare
applicazioni, programmi
::: albertodebo

Cory Doctorow: 'Self-Driving Cars are Bullshit'
automazione
::: Slashdot

The creator of C++, Bjarne Stroustrup, had his Reddit account suspended because Reddit does not believe it is him
social media
::: blelbach

Predicting the Music Mood of a Song with Deep Learning - Predict the mood of music tracks with Neural Networks models using Keras and Tensorflow #MachineLearning #DeepLearning #AI #music #Keras #TensorFlow by Cristobal Veas via @TDataScience
deep learning | machine learning | Python
::: rzembo

"Fuck the algoritm". È lo slogan scandito dagli studenti in UK ma che, ben presto, potrebbe diventare popolare ed essere utilizzato in tutte le proteste contro le ingiustizie determinate dall'intelligenza artificiale
artificial intelligence | algoritmi, codice
::: diritto2punto0 ::: EthicsInBricks ::: fabiochiusi ::: DrZimmermann ::: fabiochiusi

HTTP 3 is Out and About
Web, Internet
::: evilripper

Scientist Proposes a New Programming Language For Teaching Coding (and Python)
linguaggi di programmazione | Python
::: Slashdot

Thought you'd never be able to see an old film in 4K and at 60 frames a second? Think again
video, streaming
::: novapbs

a gemini server in Erlang
Web, Internet | Lisp
::: oubiwann

dis — Python Bytecode Disassembler
Python
::: pymotw

Shapley - Curtis

IBM Unveils Power10 Processor for Big Data Analytics and AI Workloads
hardware
::: Slashdot

Battaglia persa, anche perché ci marciano anche gli addetti ai lavori per motivi di marketing 😎
programming, codice, snippet | artificial intelligence
::: l_gervasi

US Tightening Restrictions on Huawei Access To Technology, Chips
hardware | Cina | politica
::: Slashdot

Kashmir: Criticizing the government on Twitter can now get you harassed by police; citizens abandoning the platform in fear of reprisal
social media | politica
::: mariabustillos

King of Bahrain arrives in Dubai with his robot bodyguard
leggere tutto il thread
robots, automazione, droni
::: ReneeEverett


Amazon Investigated By German Watchdog For Abusing Dominance During Pandemic
antitrust | coronavirus
::: Slashdot

Text Editor Notepad++ Banned In China After 'Stand With Hong Kong' Update
Cina | politica
::: Slashdot

Il perfetto tweet di successo deve far riflettere e sorridere, dev'essere originale e diretto, arguto il giusto e scritto in un italiano semplice in modo che possa arrivare a tutti. Già usando la parola "arguto" mi sono fregato da solo
cit. | Twitter
::: Santas_Official

Microsoft Will Bid Farewell To Internet Explorer and Legacy Edge In 2021
browser
::: Slashdot

XCSSET: un nuovo malware per Mac travestito da progetto Xcode
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Genjuro75

L'introduzione delle antenne 5G ha destato preoccupazioni sui social network, sui quali si sono creati comitati volti ad impedire l'implementazione di questa tecnologia per non correre rischi per la salute. Cosa dice la letteratura scientifica a riguardo?
5G
::: cicap

#TikTok, dopo Microsoft e Twitter si fa avanti anche Oracle per acquisire le operazioni della piattaforma social negli Stati Uniti, Canada, Australia e Nuova Zelanda
social media | politica
::: LalaHu9

This is actually... Not bad. At all
linguaggi di programmazione | umorismo
::: ShriramKMurthi

Un po’ di novità su Quantizzando: La Settimana Astrofisica, podcast in diretta e niente social network
un blog (e bon solo) che fa *bang* (big) 💥
blog | social media
::: Quantizzando

if post-open source wants to not die the same death, it will need to explicitly and aggressively fight its greatest existential threat
open source
::: glipari

I’ve seen a lot of people talking about free/open-source software given the recent Mozilla news, and I think all that discussion is super valuable, but to me, the heart of the “problem of open source” has always been the difficulty of non-commercial licensing
open source
::: lexi_lambda

Quali sono profili di creator donne, molto brave qui su twitter o su instagram o youtube, che seguite e vi piacciono molto, e pensate si meriterebbero molti più follower? Consigliatele sotto con una breve descrizione di come mai vi piacciono
social media
::: Link4Universe

Hi folks, @NeerajaJY, @PooyanJamshidi, Romain Jacob, and I have a proposal about a new diamond open-access Journal for Systems Research
media
::: vj_chidambaram

Jeff Bezos' answer to Elon Musk's space endeavors could be the start of an ongoing scramble for extraterrestrial communications supremacy
spazio, esplorazione | Web, Internet
::: IEEESpectrum

L'antitrust conferma l'assurdità delle posizioni dell'alleanza dei sindaci #stop5g
5G
::: f_ronchetti

Shrinking deep learning’s carbon footprint
In a study last year, researchers at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst estimated that training a large #deeplearning model produces 626,000 pounds of planet-warming carbon dioxide, equal to the lifetime emissions of five cars
deep learning | ambiente, ecologia
::: Antonio_GomezM

Dependency
cit.
::: xkcdComic

Responsible and Effective Bugfinding
programming, codice, snippet
::: johnregehr

Restoring Interlisp-D Medley to usability on modern OSes
storia | Lisp
::: Interlisp8

Another automated, predictive system that's:
algoritmi, codice | automazione
::: nicolaskb

So is today a good day to talk about the gap between how AI & algorithmic systems work and how people SAY they work?
artificial intelligence | algoritmi, codice
::: ginasue

L’intelligenza artificiale ci consente di vivere meglio usando le miriadi di dati che produciamo quotidianamente. Come il #Covid19 ci ha insegnato a trasformare la #tecnologia in un alleato?
artificial intelligence | dati, raccolta | coronavirus
::: ispionline

Expect some news about the @decodeproject tools soon! in September we'll be announcing the long-term support release of Zencode the human-like language for data-sovereignty - power to the people, #crypto to the masses!
programming, codice, snippet | open source | crittografia
::: jaromil

Quando la scrittura automatica batte quella umana è ora di cominciare a riflettere seriamente sulle esasperazioni della #SEO
artificial intelligence
::: SergioGridelli

Quali sono i paesi europei in cui si lavorava di più da #casa prima del #lockdown
lavoro a distanza
::: Luca_Gualtieri1

Vi propongo un giochino: quando leggete una qualunque "notizia" (e ricordate che gli algoritmi tendono sempre a proporvi contenuti a voi affini) fate una ricerchina veloce sulle fonti, prima di amplificarla. È un bel passatempo e allena la mente, tipo la Settimana Enigmistica
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Santas_Official

All’inizio di ogni anno accademico chiedo ai miei studenti la differenza tra buono e cattivo giornalismo
giornali, stampa
::: arturodicorinto

Having to explain this meme, and the entire concept of memes, to Barbara Liskov was one of the weirdest parts of my PhD
scuola, educazione, cultura | umorismo
::: danrkports

Facebook Wanted to Be a Force for Good in Myanmar. Now It Is Rejecting a Request to Help With a Genocide Investigation
Facebook
::: fabiochiusi

You'll Need a Facebook Account To Use Future Oculus Headsets
virtual reality | Facebook
::: Slashdot ::: thek3nger

University of Texas researchers claim to have produced a LITHIUM BATTERY that contains NO COBALT but lasts as long as one with cobalt. They hope it will be on the market in a few years
tecnologia
::: AukeHoekstra

Sudo apt-get upgrade!
umorismo
::: acad_web

AI Company Leaks Over 2.5 Million Medical Records
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Google Maps Is Getting a Lot More Detail
applicazioni, programmi
::: Slashdot

Facebook and NYU Set Out To Develop AI-Powered 5-Minute MRI Scan
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

Android 11 Is Taking Away the Camera Picker, Forcing People To Only Use the Built-In Camera
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

During the pandemic, facial recognition means business: "The Hong Kong-based start-up’s 2020 sales are projected to reach US$1.3 billion, up 80 per cent from a year ago"
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Transparent Solar Panels For Windows Hit Record 8% Efficiency
energia
::: Slashdot

Blame the politicians, not the technology, for A-level fiasco
The more we deploy automated decision-making systems, the smarter we must become in considering how best to use them and in scrutinising their outcomes
artificial intelligence | politica
::: fabiochiusi

Sui microchip arriverà nei prossimi giorni sul manfo la storia del tentativo cinese, da Mao a Xi, di colmare il gap con Usa, Jpn e Twn (storia dalla quale si evincono molti aspetti del "modello" cinese). E l'Ai potrebbe essere proprio la svolta. Intanto...
purtroppo manda a un link non open
artificial intelligence | Cina
::: simopieranni

Come la pandemia ha accelerato la nostra digitalizzazione: il boom delle app
coronavirus | applicazioni, programmi | dispositivi mobili
::: Genjuro75

Wrote a cute function today that is a good, simple demonstration of moving invariants around in the type system. Both these functions say a lot in their types alone—and they fit together in a very useful way!
programmazione funzionale
::: lexi_lambda

Michigan College Requires Students to Stay Within 5 Miles of Campus or Face Suspension, Tracks Them by App
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Last week was difficult for many in our community, but we think #rustlang will emerge from it stronger than ever! Read about the impact of the Mozilla layoffs and the Core Team’s efforts towards a Rust foundation on our blog
h/t https://twitter.com/glipari
linguaggi di programmazione
::: rustlang

Accettate un consiglio: aggiornate Windows. #Microsoft ha appena rattoppato un totale di 120 vulnerabilità presenti nel suo software, da #Outlook ai lettori di .pdf. su @repubblica vi diamo qualche dettaglio in più
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: arturodicorinto

La giostra di Elon Musk - I satelliti, che hanno superato quota 500, sono ormai tutti dotati del nuovo sistema antiriflesso, visorsat, studiato da spacex per venire incontro alle giuste rimostranze della comunità degli astronomi
spazio, esplorazione | Web, Internet
::: ASI_spazio

Two ways to stay up to date
novità
::: AndreCronjeTech

Dicevano che era un piano stupido e impossibile
spazio, esplorazione
::: disinformatico

Once Again: Break Big Tech Companies. -- Big Tech’s Domination of Business Reaches New Heights
antitrust
::: thek3nger

The Attack That Broke Twitter Is Hitting Dozens of Companies
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot

Apple Is Now Worth $2 Trillion, Punctuating Big Tech's Grip
Apple | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Ex-Apple Engineer Says U.S. Government May Have Built a Top-Secret Geiger Counter Out of an iPod
Apple
::: Slashdot

Ho il collegamento alla rete che funziona male; chsissà se... 🙄

Visto nel Web - 527

Mentre non fa tanto caldo vi racconto cosa ho wisto nel Web.

Ora vedo la gente lucchettata che riduce le risposte alla gente menzionata
Twitter
::: Genjuro75

Google Makes Building Android Apps on Chrome OS Easier
applicazioni, programmi
::: Slashdot

Silicon Valley Game-Plans For a Messy Election Night
politica
::: Slashdot

Homeland Security Details New Tools For Extracting Device Data at US Borders
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

Cities Lose Lawsuit Against FCC's 5G Rules
5G
::: Slashdot

Spokes on Saturn's rings, seen by Cassini in 2008
a me quest'immagine mette i brividi; tanto, troppo
spazio, esplorazione | robots, automazione, droni
::: universal_sci

A fantastic and non-trivial test of your bignum library is the computation of 9^9^9
programming, codice, snippet
::: stylewarning ::: Ngnghm ::: stylewarning

The final #satellite needed to complete China’s own version of #GPS called #Beidou has passed final on-orbit tests. The completed independent system provides military and commercial value while also facilitating new technologies and services
Web, Internet
::: IEEESpectrum

This situation—a single company controlling web standards—is what everyone freaked out about in the Windows 95 era, but the emergence of Google as de facto regulatory authority for the web doesn't seem to rankle people as much as it should
Web, Internet | Google
::: Pinboard

Applicazioni UWP (le "app" di win10) in C# e XAML su Linux... @UnoPlatform Potenzialmente una rivoluzione (riusciremo a trovare una strada alternativa ad Electron?)
programming, codice, snippet
::: fulcorno

Do I read this right? Mozilla is basically killing its next-gen Rust-based servo engine?
linguaggi di programmazione
::: lemire

ALOHAnet paved the way for the invention of Ethernet
storia | Web, Internet
::: IEEESpectrum

U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Aren’t Gone — They’re Evolving “Manufacturers need to be adopting these advanced technologies and digital technologies, it’s really the only way to be competitive"
tecnologia
::: RichRogers_

Thanks to everyone that replied to my question on what the AI community should work on
artificial intelligence
::: AndrewYNg

Un analisi su Le Scienze sulla competizione tra Cina e Usa nello spazio
spazio, esplorazione | Cina
::: Rb_Bat

Sono arrivate le immagini della discesa di #OSIRISREx su #Bennu
spazio, esplorazione | robots, automazione, droni
::: AstronautiCAST

Adobe tackles critical code execution vulnerabilities in Acrobat, Reader
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: moixsec

L'occidente ha sempre pensato che lo sviluppo di internet in Cina avrebbe accelerato il processo di democratizzazione. Il caso #TikTok dimostra invece che siamo entrati nell'èra del sovranismo digitale
a differenza di Facebook? *agliuttate me!*
social media
::: domanigiornale

Platforms have such overwhelming power (discontinuing a data access point, for instance) that, in the end, they are the ones who decide what researchers are allowed to know
Web, Internet
::: thum_lukas

I'm convinced that the biggest problem Mozilla had was that the business model we stumbled into (ad revenue sharing from search providers) gave us a firehose of money that was mostly disconnected from our execution no matter how you measure things
economia, lavoro
::: TedMielczarek ::: lemire

Tra Big State e Big Tech c’è anche una terza via, quella della Big Democracy: Una democrazia sui dati, la partecipazione dei cittadini e la tecnologia al servizio della società. Il Recovery Fund deve servire a riconquistare la sovranità tecnologica europea
dati, raccolta | tecnologia | economia, lavoro
::: francesca_bria

#TBT: It took engineers 30 years—and a fair bit of sleuthing and poring through old data—to solve the mystery of why the Pioneer 10 and 11 probes began slowing down a decade into their missions
due robot5s che hanno fatto (e continuano a fare) tanta strada; lovvevoli 💖
spazio, esplorazione | robots, automazione, droni
::: IEEESpectrum

The Quest To Liberate $300,000 of Bitcoin From an Old ZIP File
blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

Ottima cit. anche se lui non mi piace
come diceva il Grande Timoniere "non importa se il gatto è bianco o nero, conta se prende i topi"
cit.
::: RichRogers_

FBI and NSA Expose New Linux Malware Drovorub, Used by Russian State Hackers
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Apple Kicks Fortnite Out of App Store for Challenging Payment Rules
games | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot

Intel Says New Transistor Technology Could Boost Chip Performance 20%
hardware | tecnologia
::: Slashdot

Single-line Software Bug Causes Fledgling YAM Cryptocurrency To Implode Just Two Days After Launch
blockchain e crypto* | bug
::: Slashdot

What are the differences between Mark Zuckerberg and me?
Julian Assange
::: EthicsInBricks

All Of My TikTok Followers Are Fake
sempre più casinato; politica?
social media | disinformazione, fake news, bufale | politica
::: Slashdot

Mini Raspberry Pi Boston Dynamics–inspired robot
robots, automazione, droni
::: Genjuro75

How data fuels the move to smart manufacturing... The technology promises to facilitate an environment where production can be seamlessly calibrated to pump out customized goods while equipment is maintained proactively to avoid downtime
dati, raccolta | innovazioni, futuro
::: RichRogers_

The #BostonFed today announced a multiyear collaboration with @MIT researchers to research central bank digital currency. The project will explore the use of existing and new technologies to build and test a hypothetical digital currency platform
digitalizzazione | blockchain e crypto* | economia, lavoro
::: BostonFed

I am happy to announce Part 3 of my unplanned trilogy on static typing: “Types as axioms, or: playing god with static types”
Lexi a volte è difficile a seguirla; qui per esempio la lezione richiede tutta la mia attenzione (e non devo pensare che nel Web a un click...)
programming, codice, snippet | programmazione funzionale
::: lexi_lambda ::: lexi_lambda ::: lexi_lambda

Instagram Wasn't Removing Photos and Direct Messages From Its Servers
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

The last time we heard a White House considering a pardon was 2016, when the very same Attorney General who once charged me conceded that, on balance, my work in exposing the NSA's unconstitutional system of mass surveillance had been "a public service"
Edward Snowden
::: Snowden ::: Snowden ::: ggreenwald ::: ggreenwald ::: ggreenwald ::: ACLU ::: mtaibbi ::: justinamash ::: reason ::: FreedomofPress ::: FreedomofPress ::: cenkuygur ::: politvidchannel

Since June 24—nearly two months—Assange has apparently been detained by UK authorities at the behest of the US government improperly. What does that mean for his rights to due process under any recognized legal norms that still hold force over this extradition?
Julian Assange
::: kgosztola

Engineer Karen Leadlay working on the analog computers in the space division of General Dynamics, 1964
storia
::: Solitudinario

China Sets Trial Run For Digital Yuan in Top City Hubs
digitalizzazione | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot ::: simopieranni

Taiwan tirata di qua e di là è fondamentale per leggere l'attuale guerra fredda 2.0 (e in questi giorni Pechino ha assunto centinaia di tecnici di Tscm, produttrice di microchip)
5G | Cina
::: simopieranni ::: arturodicorinto

Google Has Stopped Responding To Data Requests from Hong Kong Authorities
Google | Cina
::: Slashdot

Russell Kirsch, Inventor of the Pixel, Passed Away This Week
R.I.P.
::: Slashdot

No wonder browsers are big
cit. | spam
::: codepo8

The NYPD is using facial recognition to target protesters
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: NYCLU

#MRAM startup Spin Memory says it has developed a transistor it calls the Universal Selector that allows MRAM and resistive #RAM to be scaled down considerably. The device could also defeat a stubborn #security vulnerability in #DRAM called Row Hammer
hardware
::: IEEESpectrum

To everyone curious why I quit my *very* lucrative job at @Facebook
lavoro | Facebook
::: behdadesfahbod

Una mia intervista su @Key4biz su cosa fare dopo Schrems II
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: waltervannini

ICE just signed a contract with facial recognition company Clearview AI
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

"It is a dangerous, fully immersive alternative reality that is inspiring its followers to plan domestic terrorist attacks. It is, in other words, a system of radicalization" -- @brianstelter
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni | politica
::: fabiochiusi

JUST IN: President Trump signs executive order forcing TikTok to sell its assets in the United States within ninety days
social media | politica
::: spectatorindex

Engineering Flow Chart
umorismo
::: _youhadonejob1

A Simple Telephony Honeypot Received 1.5 Million Robocalls Across 11 Months
spam
::: Slashdot

It happened. I called C++ function from CL and it returned a result. I didn't write a wrapper by hand, it didn't crash, it didn't return NULL, it actually did work
Lisp | linguaggi di programmazione
::: borodust

Launches New Web Site Describing How It's Embracing Open Source
open source
::: Slashdot

Steve Wozniak Turns His 70th Birthday Into a Charity Event
protagonisti
::: Slashdot

Visto nel Web - 526

Dopo un temporale come FSM comanda (è anche mancata la corrente elettrica)con una temperatura più sensata ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.

Is the US about to Split the Internet?
Web, Internet | politica
::: Slashdot

Researchers Build a Low-Power Radar on a CMOS ChIp
hardware
::: Slashdot

Excel io lo metterei alla scuola dell'obbligo, ma mi rendo conto che sia opinabile
per tanti Excel è il 'puter
applicazioni, programmi
::: MassimoFamularo

Millions of Android Phones At Risk Due to 'Achilles' Flaw in Qualcomm Chips
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Performance tip: constructing many non-trivial objects is slow. (Yes, it is not a new finding. Duh.)
programming, codice, snippet
::: lemire

Block was put in place at the end of July and is enforced via China's Great Firewall internet surveillance technology. China is now blocking all encrypted HTTPS traffic using TLS 1.3
censura | Cina
::: Gurgling_MrD

No matter who buys TikTok, I don't have high hopes
social media | politica | Cina
::: MalwareTechBlog ::: fchollet

The Workforce Is About to Change Dramatically
lavoro a distanza
::: Slashdot

BESM-6 (Bistrodeistvuyshaya Electronnaya Shetnaya Mashina-6) was a Russian mainframe developed 1965-68 at the Institute of Precision Mechanics and Computer Engineering, Moscow. BESM-6 a 48-bit processor running at 9 MHz, achieving 1 MIPS and 0.4 MFLOPS
hardware | storia
::: unix_byte


Countering Google, Microsoft Promises Its Own Open Source Service Mesh for the CNCF
cloud
::: Slashdot

Researcher Discovers New 'HTTP Request Smuggling Attack' Variants
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Magari fallite ❤️
giornali, stampa
::: _yaoxi_

Wirth and Kay help us!
Lines of Code; sorprese 😶
programming, codice, snippet
::: mpweiher ::: Wikipedia

Cringely Predicts the U.S. Can't Stop WeChat
social media | politica
::: Slashdot

One More Selfie
umorismo
::: jo_bartosch

Urban legend says that Mona Lisa’s eyes follow you as you move around the room. I made an app that actually does that!
brava Emily! 💥💖
machine learning
::: emilyxxie

Could Twitter Outbid Microsoft for TikTok?
social media
::: slashdot

Researcher Breakthrough Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Ethanol
sanno di termodinamica, vero?
ambiente, ecologia | energia
::: Slashdot

The future of farming is underwater
innovazioni, futuro
::: ValaAfshar

New Free Software Foundation Video Mocks Proprietary Remote-Learning Software
open source
::: slashdot

Richard Stallman Discusses Privacy Risks of Bitcoin, Suggests 'Something Much Better'
protagonisti | blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

It's an unfortunate aspect of human psychology
Twitter
::: coreyspowell

#JulianAssange - indicted for the crime of revealing evidence of war crimes - is detained since over a year in @hmpbelmarsh max security prison. Not allowed to see his lawyers, family since March. The #UK is torturing a journalist in plain sight. #JournalistsSpeakUpForAssange
Julian Assange
::: serenatinari

When the citizens of Barcelona returned to the streets after a 2-month lockdown, they discovered a changed city
ambiente, ecologia
::: BrentToderian

It my thing! #rust #rustlang
linguaggi di programmazione
::: techpractical

ah, questi ladri di giornali
giornali, stampa
::: xmau

This is the end of press freedom and darkest day of journalists
Cina
::: joshuawongcf ::: davcarretta

Should the U.K. Government Form a Coalition to Buy ARM?
mica sono italiani (giggini &co)
hardware | economia, lavoro
::: slashdot

PA digitale: le norme ci sono, bisogna renderle cogenti!
digitalizzazione
::: quinta

New tutorial! 🚀 Automatic Sudoku solver with #OpenCV, #Python, and #DeepLearning
machine learning | Python
::: PyImageSearch

Kuo: iPhone Shipments Could Decline Up To 30% If Apple Forced To Remove WeChat From Worldwide App Store
social media | politica
::: Slashdot

Amazon and Mall Operator Look at Turning Sears, J.C. Penney Stores Into Fulfillment Centers
economia, lavoro | Amazon
::: Slashdot

New in tf-nightly: the NumPy API
Python | machine learning
::: fchollet

Russian Watchdog Says Apple Abused Mobile App Market Dominance
Apple
::: Slashdot

#HASTATO5G
5G
::: evilripper

Google Gives Android TV Developers Instant Apps, Speech-to-Text, and Predictive Typing
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

Google Rival's Study Urges Letting Mobile Users Pick Search Defaults
Google
::: Slashdot

Perché seguo relativamente poche persone?
Twitter
::: MauroV1968

Leaked Documents Reveal What TikTok Shares With Authorities In the US
social media | politica
::: Slashdot

Comunque combattere il #ClimateChange (per quanto doveroso sia farlo) significa voler salvare l'umanità, non il pianeta
ambiente, ecologia
::: MauroV1968

EPA To Rescind Methane Regulations For Oil and Gas
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Google Maps Is Coming To Apple Watch, Adding CarPlay Dashboard Support
applicazioni, programmi
::: Slashdot

Tim Cook Hits Billionaire Status With Apple Nearing $2 Trillion
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Non Sequitur for August 11, 2020
umorismo
::: _juhan

Il trend delle vendite dei quotidiani dal 1999 al 2019
media
::: DataMediaHub

I find a strong correlation between Emacs programmers and beards
protagonisti | umorismo
::: larsbrinkhoff

C is a lost cause; we can probably salvage what we can from the C ABI, assuming we fix some of the weird behaviours first; but it's time to put the language on a funeral pyre, and then light it up as a warning
linguaggi di programmazione
::: ebassi

PDF Still Unfit for Human Consumption, 20 Years Later
applicazioni, programmi
::: Slashdot

Pearls Before Swine for August 11, 2020
umorismo
::: _juhan

Smartwork
umorismo
::: evilripper

An internal investigation by Facebook has uncovered thousands of groups and pages, with millions of members and followers, that support the QAnon conspiracy theory, according to internal company documents reviewed by NBC News
Facebook | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: fabiochiusi

The Truth is Paywalled but the Lies are Free
I’m going to be thinking about this for a long time -- h/t cmnit
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | novità
::: griner

MicroStrategy, a publicly-traded company, buys $250M worth of bitcoin
blockchain e crypto*
::: Dogetoshi

Cronaca da un concorso per dirigenti comunali a Torino contestato per via di “domande sbagliate”
matematica
::: MarcoCantamessa

Android is Becoming a Worldwide Earthquake Detection Network
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Clearview AI has been hit privacy lawsuits around the country so it has hired prominent First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams to defend its ‘free speech right’ to create and disseminate information
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | artificial intelligence
::: kashhill

Hack the planet!
umorismo
::: mattjay

Adobe today published security patch updates for Adobe Acrobat and Reader, and Lightroom, fixing a total of 23 vulnerabilities, 11 of which are rated 'critical' in severity
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: TheHackersNews

Mozilla announces 250 layoffs and focus on new business models & economics. Terrible news for those losing jobs and big loss for the community
lavoro
::: kennwhite ::: b0rk ::: cramforce

Un cavo rotto ha portato al collasso e danneggiamento molto grave di uno dei più grandi ed iconici telescopi al mondo, l'Arecibo radio telescope, in Portorico
scienza
::: Link4Universe

Zoom Sued By Consumer Group For Misrepresenting Its Encryption Protections
crittografia
::: Slashdot

MLB Teams Explore Using Cameras To Detect Maskless Fans at Games
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

Google Beats Song Lyric Scraping Lawsuit
copyright e brevetti
::: Slashdot

Twitter's Reply-Limiting Feature is Now Available To Everyone
Twitter
::: Slashdot

University of Michigan Study Advocates Ban of Facial Recognition in Schools
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

What Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's VP Pick, Means For Tech
giganti potete stare tranquilli
politica
::: Slashdot

Facebook Removed Seven Million Posts In Second Quarter For False Coronavirus Info
Facebook | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot

'Stalkerware' Phone Spying Apps Have Escaped Google's Ad Ban
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

This is pretty cool. This will change humanity
Musk; a volte non so se sono notizie o pubblicità
protagonisti | innovazioni, futuro | (forse)
::: Noahpinion

What if we could directly link greenhouse-gas emissions to the power plants emitting them? Using satellite images and machine learning, these researchers are trying to do exactly that
ambiente, ecologia | artificial intelligence
::: IEEESpectrum

I didn’t think quantum programmers could reach a level of arrogance so as to compare the importance of their new programming language to that of C - Reality check: This can’t run on hardware, and won’t for a while
quantum computing
::: stylewarning

This is the sad story of an important legacy for modern ethics that is cancelled by corporate means. Not the first, not the last. And maybe one day Microsoft will be our saviour, but first we have to cancel Lanier too 🙈🙉🙊 all hail the last president
open source
::: jaromil

#Google Maps Gets CarPlay Dashboard and Apple Watch Support
applicazioni, programmi
::: MakeUseOf

Un' altra megacostellazione in arrivo: il progetto Kuiper, i 3236 satelliti di Amazon...
spazio, esplorazione
::: Rb_Bat

Floppy Disks Still Used To Update 747 Flight Software
hardware
::: hackaday ::: lexi_lambda ::: plragde

LibreOffice 7.0 is out among other things libCairo was replaced by an alternative rendering library made by Google. It should now run better, on Windows
applicazioni, programmi
::: jaromil

Cosmo Communicator Review: the dual boot pocket PC phone
hardware | dispositivi mobili
::: LinuxFansclub

The BS asymmetry principle also known as Brandolini's law — the simple observation that it’s far easier to produce and spread BS, misinformation and nonsense than it is to refute it
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: sketchplanator

Microsoft Surface Duo Phone Goes on Sale Starting at $1,399
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

Visto nel Web - 525

Caldo e continuazione degli strascichi dell'isolamento da virus qui da me; ma vi racconto quello che ho wisto nel Web.

Canon hit by Maze Ransomware attack
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: BleepinComputer

Instagram Displayed Negative Related Hashtags For Biden, But Hid Them For Trump
social media | politica
::: Slashdot

Facebook Must Better Police Online Hate, State Attorneys General Say
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni | Facebook
::: Slashdot

Twitter Hack Zoom Court Hearing Interrupted by Loud Music and Porn
Twitter | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | umorismo
::: Slashdot

New York Unveils Landmark Antitrust Bill That Makes It Easier To Sue Tech Giants
antitrust
::: Slashdot

Microsoft Integrates Android Apps Into Windows 10 With New 'Your Phone' Update
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

Chrome for Android May Soon Send Notifications Reminding You To Use Chrome
browser
::: Slashdot

Here's Exactly How Inefficient Wireless Charging Is
energia | hardware
::: Slashdot

RIP Fran Allen, one of the true pioneers of computer science
R.I.P.
::: EdFelten ::: MarkCC

Cluster of 295 Chrome Extensions Caught Hijacking Google and Bing Search Results
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Come vi rispondono Twitter e Fb è importante
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | politica
::: fabiochiusi

TikTok will build a data center in Ireland to store European data. It's expected to be ready by 2022
social media | dati, raccolta
::: LauKaya

Povero Trump, si è dovuto correggere in TV, dopo che Facebook e Twitter lo hanno giustamente flaggato come un fake newsaro su quanto si sa sui bambini e Sars-Cov2. Che peccato!
politica | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: ThManfredi

Perché non metterne 720 allora? O 1.500? Così Torino diventava città ANCORA più sicura, no?
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

The Science Journal is graduating from Google — coming to Arduino this fall
hardware | scienza
::: sorciererouge

Unveiling the Hidden Risks of Industrial Automation Programming
automazione
::: Menardconnect

Some Custom Elements Update, or better, how I'm rewriting everything I've written again
programming, codice, snippet
::: WebReflection

Bash è sottile ovvero alle volte indovinare è mica facile
lo so mi ripeto ma mi dimentico e ritorno su SO
linguaggi di programmazione
::: _juhan

Brazil top court sets precedent by banning global access to social media accounts
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: fabiochiusi

Wind farms built on carbon-rich peat bogs lose their ability to fight climate change
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: RadioProzac

CO2 emissions on the web
ambiente, ecologia | Web, Internet
::: wilbowma ::: wilbowma ::: Website Carbon Calculator

In a quest to optimize welfare management, Denmark built a surveillance behemoth. Fraud control algorithms access data of millions, even if they don't receive welfare payments
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: algorithmwatch

#TIL about a neat tool to take a floating-point math term and produce an equivalent one that preserves more precision; implemented in @racketlang!
non so se mi servirà ma meraviglia!
language Racket
::: andywingo

THREAD: Here's a little tale about what it's like to be an indie iOS developer working under Apple's 800lb gorilla rule...
Apple
::: jonasdowney

#AI , mercato in crescita del 12,3% nonostante il #Covid19
artificial intelligence | economia, lavoro
::: gdt62

YouTube Bans Thousands of Chinese Accounts To Combat 'Coordinated Influence Operations'
politica
::: Slashdot

Scientists Rename Human Genes To Stop Microsoft Excel From Misreading Them as Dates
bug | scienza
::: Slashdot

US Steps Up Campaign To Purge Chinese Apps
politica
::: Slashdot

Al di là delle sparate della Casa Bianca, #Microsoft scala la marcia e allarga l'obiettivo puntando a tutte le attività globali di #TikTok, non solo quelle in USA e Canada. L'arena dei Big Data si fa calda
social media
::: AlienoGentile

Facebok employees collected evidence showing preferential treatment of right wing figures. FB policy ppl removed misinfo strikes from Breitbart, PragerU, and Diamond & Silk, according to internal docs. And FB fired a key employee who gathered info
Facebook | politica
::: CraigSilverman

This is a *big* move from Twitter - it's now labelling major news orgs as affiliated to particular regimes. This is significant for both the spread of disinformation and the fight against it
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: dpatrikarakos ::: emenietti

L'utilizzo diffuso dello "smart working" è stato in Italia come la velocità a propulsione a curvatura per l'umanità: qualcosa a cui nessuno era preparato. A cominciare dai datori di lavoro
lavoro a distanza
::: dcavedon

Massive 20GB Intel IP Data Breach Floods the Internet, Mentions Backdoors
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

The Next Step In SSD Evolution: NVMe Zoned Namespaces Explained
hardware
::: Slashdot

One day I hope I can use an implementation of Common Lisp as a platform for language experiments. It may seem like an odd choice, CL, because it’s gigantic, but CL is already so cool and it would be really neat to try to push it in different directions
Lisp
::: stylewarning

Social Movements Are Pushing Google Sheets To the Breaking Point
Web, Internet | applicazioni, programmi
::: Slashdot

One of the best programming skills you can have
cit.
::: RichRogers_

TikTok Ban: Trump Will Prohibit Transactions With ByteDance Beginning September 20
social media | politica
::: Slashdot

Germany Plans To Dim Lights At Night To Save Insects
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

OnePlus is Bogging Its Phones Down With Unremovable Facebook Bloatware
Facebook | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

The design aesthetics of naturally-evolved systems -- birds, insects, etc -- far surpass those of human-engineered ones. This leads me to believe that the coming era of algorithmically-evolved design will be an aesthetic renaissance
programming, codice, snippet
::: fchollet

New Infographic Plots Ubuntu’s Progress from 2004 to 20.04
Ubuntu
::: dcavedon

Somewhat old news, but the world record pi calculation has been broken at 50 trillion decimal digits
matematica | programming, codice, snippet
::: stylewarning

#lisp It's so great that @LarryMasinter provides #Interlisp lore
Lisp
::: RainerJoswig

NASA researchers demonstrate they can create high energies and fuse atoms inside room temperature metals in a chain of events that starts with turning on an electron accelerator
scienza | energia
::: IEEESpectrum

Qualunque sia il motivo dietro la scelta di Trump si aprono nuovi scenari legati alla sovranità digitale (non solo CIna Turchia Russia Iran ma anche le democratiche (con gradazioni assai oscure) India e Usa
social media | politica
::: simopieranni ::: simopieranni

friendly reminder: Everything that can connect to the internet or your phone is either:
Web, Internet | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Foone

MALEDETTE ANTENNE 3G CI UCCIDERANNO TUTTI
umorismo
::: ExplorerLento

(1) Read the full #TikTok / #Wechat EO, and I'm amazed at just how thin the justification is here. Even if you hate TikTok, you should be VERY scared about the unprecedented power that this would give Trump and future presidents to ban almost any app
politica | social media
::: FoxCahn

The problems artificial intelligence has today didn’t appear by accident. Understanding the long, troubling history of algorithmic discrimination and "ghost work" is the first step toward fixing them
artificial intelligence
::: techreview

To Head Off Regulators, Google Makes Certain Words Taboo
antitrust
::: Slashdot

Everything will be okay in the end
cit.
::: valerionicastro

Massive Hack Hits Reddit
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Ubuntu Kylin Point Release Boosts Desktop 3D Performance by 46%
Linux distro
::: omgubuntu

Constant fear and anxiety. Public vilification. Smear campaign. Helplessness, hopelessness. Isolation. Sensory deprivation. I’m slowly dying here. How #JulianAssange is being tortured
Julian Assange
::: serenatinari

Stop celebrating this GPT-3 shit. It's all broken, all the way down, and should be rm -rf'd and everyone who worked on it should be ashamed to have done so
artificial intelligence | (forse)
::: RichFelker

Why We Have a 'TikTok Problem'
Facebook | social media
::: Slashdot

Let’s help find Higgins
umorismo | robots, automazione, droni
::: _youhadonejob1

The past ten years have been about discovering new ways to create, invent, and work together on the Web. The next ten years will be about applying those lessons to the real world
innovazioni, futuro
::: RichRogers_

Toshiba Formally and Finally Exits Laptop Business
hardware
::: Slashdot

Google Sets Timeline For Deprecating 'Classic' Google Sites
Web, Internet | Google
::: Slashdot

facebook copied my entire app, then renamed it IG Threads. pro tip: don’t present your hard work at their developer conferences
Facebook
::: samuel_mueller ::: CrypticMoogle

Microsoft Accuses Apple of Treating Gaming Apps Differently
games
::: Slashdot

Coronavirus Clobbers Uber, Leading To $1.8 Billion Quarterly Loss
coronavirus | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Microsoft Signals Renewed Interest In Windows With Latest Reshuffle
sistemi operativi
::: Slashdot

Negli ultimi 4 anni la vendita di giornali, in versione cartacea e digitale, si è quasi dimezzata. La vera causa di tutto questo è internet?O la perdita del rapporto di fiducia con il lettore?
giornali, stampa
::: antoniorossano

An Introduction to Godel's Theorems
filosofia
::: b3h3m0th

Gates Foundation Teams Up With Vaccine Maker To Produce $3 Covid-19 Shots
protagonisti | coronavirus
::: Slashdot

“UNIX is a disaster for the casual user. It fails both the scientific principle of human engineering and even in just plain common sense.” Donald Norman, "The trouble with UNIX: The user interface is horrid", Datamation, 27 (12), 1981
"The greatest surprise actually is that Unix still lives on, warts and all", loll, se non conoscete Donald wikatelo e capirete; sì ha vinto Unix, anzi il figlio Linux, tranne per quelli diversamente nerds 🤪
storia | programming, codice, snippet
::: unix_byte

Facebook Removes QAnon Conspiracy Group With 200,000 Members
Facebook | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: Slashdot

This is an infuriating new frontier in #COVID19 #disinformation. Here we a professional-looking website claiming to present results from a randomized controlled trial of hydrochloroquine. No authors or affiliations are listed, just a twitter account
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | coronavirus
::: CT_Bergstrom

It’s a puzzle
Twitter
::: peterseibel

Mainstream thinkers (have read books) versus modern "alternative" thinkers (have opened facebook)
media
::: AlfoGior

Qualche riflessione sull’ordine esecutivo di Trump #Cina #Usa #RedMirror
social media | censura | Cina
::: simopieranni

Donald has now officially done more to stop Tik Tok
cit.
::: EthicsInBricks

Most accurate meme ever
programming, codice, snippet | umorismo
::: SecEvangelism

My little YouTube channel has made it from < 1000 subscribers to > 100,000 in about 18 months. I certainly didn't expect this. I do note down requests for video topics though, so please keep them coming
ok, Sabine rockz!
social media
::: skdh

Cybersecurity Ventures predicts that by 2021, a business will be hit with a ransomware attack every 11 seconds. Make sure your business is protected
forse è solo pubblicità; ma forse ...
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Arcserve