19 settembre, 2021

Visto nel Web - 640

 Riuscirò --riusciremo-- a superare la pandemia? lentamente, con tenacia, probabilmente, forse. Intanto ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


My analysis for the #pegasus 0-click vulnerability. All is just based on a screenshot from Citizen Lab, but I got the root cause and other conclusions
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: patch1t

The #Fortune500s are among the world’s top leading enterprises, paving the way for industries in setting enterprise and #business examples around the globe
Web, Internet | ditte
::: storyblok

Walmart will test a self-driving delivery service with Ford and Argo
automazione
::: nytimestech

It took years — eight years and counting in exile — for me to realize that I was missing the point: we talk about conspiracy theories in order to avoid talking about conspiracy practices, which are often too daunting, too threatening, too total
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | politica
::: Snowden

"Ci sono Paesi al mondo in cui il 20% del PIL è petrolio. 2 miliardi di
persone vivono di combustibili fossili. State progettando un
genocidio di poveri"
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | economia, lavoro
::: RadioProzac

“knows how to read man pages, grep log files, configure kernel modules, and write and debug C programs” sure is an interesting definition of “non-technical user”
bug
::: lexi_lambda

Today I learned about the gator project, which is a user friendly way to control conda environments from within JupyterLab. Super cool. The @QuantStack & co team is doing all sorts of great stuff
Python
::: choldgraf

1/4 📊 Results are in! @SZ analyzed thousands of data donations from our #Instagram monitoring browser plug-in on the German federal election campaign #btw21
social media | politica
::: algorithmwatch

Andare via da Twitter
Cacciari non l'avrebbe detto meglio 😜; dai poi passa, forse
Twitter
::: mante

Commission yearns for setting the global standard on artificial intelligence
artificial intelligence | Unione Europea
::: fabiochiusi

The American company that sold a zero-click iMessage hacking tool to a UAE spying operation was Accuvant, a prolific Denver-based firm that specialized in iOS exploits
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: HowellONeill ::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot

New blog post from @r_c_thomas about @TrustedCI involvement with Jupyter https://blog.jupyter.org/trusted-ci-cybersecurity-engagement-with-jupyter-859a5f5d7201 . Thanks to everyone involved in the security working group
Python
::: ProjectJupyter


KPLO, South Korea’s first Moon mission
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

FCC Wants Landlords To Stop Screwing Up Your Internet
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

3D printed objects sense how a user is interacting with them
tecnologia
::: MIT_CSAIL

Most Plans for New Coal Plants Scrapped Since Paris Agreement
me: dubbi 🤔
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

Anonymous Hacks Epik Web Hosting
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | politica
::: Slashdot

Kazakhstan Moves To Restrict Foreign Social Media Usage
censura
::: Slashdot

iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro Feature Dual eSIM Support
dispositivi mobili | Apple
::: Slashdot

When the Wind Stops Blowing, an Energy Storm Brews
energia
::: Slashdot

Every few years, a company comes out with AR glasses and the product flops. @Anthropunk talks about why a world in which smart glasses are normalized is dangerous to privacy
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | Facebook
::: evacide

Siete sorpresi per le bollette di gas e luce? Non dovreste. La transizione energetica, pur necessaria, sarà costosissima. E l’impatto sui prezzi si estenderà a viaggi, edifici, mobilità. Non è una previsione, è una promessa della Commissione Europea
energia
::: carloalberto

Voglio lanciare una provocazione. Che la #privacy sia un diritto e un bene prezioso è fuori discussione. Ma non è che la stiamo facendo ancora più preziosa di quel che è? Capisco le preoccupazioni per gli attacchi alla stessa, ma forse non sarebbe il caso di rilassarsi un po'?
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: MauroV1968


I’m looking for the first instance of a person applying the principles of harm reduction in digital security and privacy training. Bring me your citations so I can give the right people credit
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: evacide

I’ve set a course for the U.S. to achieve 100% clean electricity by 2035, and to reach net-zero emissions economy-wide by 2050. We can do this in a way that creates good jobs, lowers costs, and makes us global leaders of entirely new industries
ma se torna il Donald?
energia | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: POTUS

Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for September 16, 2021
umorismo
::: GoComics

This year risks establishing the US judiciary as a failed institution, with any judges that retain a meaningful concept of justice consistently diluted into a powerless minority
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Snowden

Speriamo l’OMS chiami in redazione così abbiamo risolto la pandemia
giornali, stampa
::: fabiochiusi

Dopo Como, anche Udine vuole installare telecamere per il riconoscimento facciale nonostante i rischi e il fatto che al momento non siano tecnicamente legali
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: EasyInve

Smart working, grave errore il dietrofront: ecco invece come migliorare
lavoro a distanza/casa
::: JvJean1971

A Stanford Proposal Over AI's 'Foundations' Ignites Debate
artificial intelligence
::: fabiochiusi

EU commissioner calls for urgent action against Pegasus spyware
spyware | Unione Europea
::: fabiochiusi

«Capitale alle masse», Alibaba cerca una strada nella «prosperità comune»
economia, lavoro | Cina
::: ilmanifesto

Vaccini, la grande rapina di Big Pharma
l'alternativa?
economia, lavoro | coronavirus
::: ilmanifesto


Il Pcc incombe e Meituan modifica il proprio algoritmo
lavoro | Cina
::: ilmanifesto

Australia's two most populous states are trialing facial recognition software that lets police check people are home during COVID-19 quarantine, expanding trials that have sparked controversy
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | coronavirus
::: Reuters

Ransomware Encrypts South Africa's Entire Department of Justice Network
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Il y a désormais 14 personnes dans l'espace
spazio, esplorazione
::: RevesdEspace

Michelle #Bachelet, Alto Commissario #ONU per i #dirittiumani, ha chiesto una #moratoria sull'uso della tecnologia di #AI che rappresenta un serio rischio per i diritti umani, compresi i sistemi di #riconoscimentofacciale che tracciano le persone negli spazi pubblici
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: informapirata

BYTE from March 1991 explains e-mail under Unix
storia
::: unix_byte

Home computing pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair dies aged 81
protagonisti | storia
::: fabiochiusi ::: fogus ::: ApuliaRetro ::: f_ronchetti ::: orporick

Windows 11: Just say no
per il 'puter non nuovissimo
sistemi operativi
::: dcavedon

No Longer Just Theory: Black Lotus Labs Uncovers Linux Executables Deployed as Stealth Windows Loaders
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: CyberFactsIT

You might see two very different kinds of internets in the future. Here's what to expect
browser | ad, pubblicità
::: nytimestech ::: nytimestech


LibreOffice 7.2.1 Is Now Available for Download with More Than 85 Bug Fixes
applicazioni, programmi
::: MariusNestor

Google and Apple have removed jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's tactical voting app from their stores, his team said, after Russia accused the U.S. tech firms of meddling in its internal affairs
censura
::: Reuters

Jaw-dropping moments in WSJ's bombshell Facebook investigation
Facebook
::: CNN ::: thelazza

Some thoughts on China’s digital transformation
Cina
::: monkchips

Running Arm Binaries on x86 with QEMU-User
random reminder that the thing where a Linux box just transparently runs binaries for other architectures is awesome and magical
programming, codice, snippet
::: johnregehr

Revelations a decade ago that U.S. spies hacked American internet companies helped change technology as we know it
spyware | Edward Snowden
::: nytimestech

New tutorial on http://keras.io: training a deep learning model (MIRNet) to enhance low-light images -- with much nicer results than what you'd get from a simple auto-contrast correction
machine learning
::: fchollet

We just released a toolbox for anomaly detection using #GANs. Completely written in idiomatic #TensorFlow 2 style 💪 It can be used as a CLI application with standard datasets, or use your own and see how the GAN-based model performs
machine learning
::: paolo_galeone

Spotify Linux Client (Finally) Fixes Missing Artwork Issue, Slow Startup Times
applicazioni, programmi
::: omgubuntu

Apple is suddenly grappling with a surge in employee activism, as workers complain about workplace conditions, unequal pay and the company’s business practices
Apple | lavoro
::: nytimestech

Another journalist has joined the list of #Pegasus spyware victims: Africa-focused Belgian reporter @PVerlindenJst, as well as his wife, were hacked in 2020, a Belgium State agency revealed today
spyware
::: FbdnStories


An American Company Fears Its Windows Hacks Helped India Spy On China And Pakistan
spyware
::: ForbesTech

OS X command line utilities
Apple
::: UnixToolTip

FTC Releases Findings on How Big Tech Eats Little Tech
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Telegram Emerges as New Dark Web for Cyber Criminals
social media | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Researchers Defeated Advanced Facial Recognition Tech Using Makeup
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

Man Who Unlocked Nearly 2 Million AT&T Phones Gets 12 Years In Prison
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

US To Target Crypto Ransomware Payments With Sanctions
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | crittografia
::: Slashdot

Rolls-Royce's All-Electric Aircraft Completes 15-Minute Maiden Voyage
energia | tecnologia
::: Slashdot

China's Shenzhou-12 crew has returned to Earth
spazio, esplorazione
::: ChinaInSpace

The first ever Linux kernel version 0.01 was released to the public 30 years ago on 17th September 1991
storia
::: itsfoss2

Ve lo ricordate che dobbiamo tagliare le emissioni del 50% entro il 2030 vero? Beh Greta ha ragione, c'è tanto #greenwashing e pochi fatti
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: cmnit


Amnesty International confirms that Belgian journalist, Peter Verlinden @PVerlindenJst, was hacked with #Pegasus spyware. #PegasusProject
spyware
::: AmnestyTech

I am a Senior Software Engineer. Yesterday I couldn't remember how to do something, so like all effective Engineers, I googled it. The third result was from a book I wrote on the subject
programming, codice, snippet
::: iamjkeating

I find this picture so incredibly moving. This is @GretaThunberg aged 15, sat alone outside the Swedish Parliament Aug 2018 - the first school strike. In just one year, she’s created a wave that will change the whole world. Never underestimate the power of one young person Cuore violaCuore verde
h/t @cmnit
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Louisemac

Rover Replies
spazio, esplorazione | umorismo
::: xkcdComic

US, EU Pledge 30% Cut In Methane Emissions To Limit Global Heating
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

While human rights & data protection authorities around the world are speaking out on the need to ban #BiometricMassSurveillance, governments are trying to secretly sneak through proposals to legalise it. The latest is #Serbia 🇷🇸 and their proposed interior affairs law
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: ellajakubowska1

Mi stanno arrivando molte segnalazioni di altri comuni che investono soldi pubblici in sistemi di videosorveglianza con riconoscimento facciale, al momento vietati dal Garante della privacy. Qui Monselice, in provincia di Padova
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: EasyInve

The site is now being hosted from GitHub pages
Python
::: pymotw

In Finland, Scientists Are Growing Coffee In a Lab
funziona?
innovazioni, futuro | (forse)
::: Slashdot

Despite 'Economic Distress', Two US Nuclear Power Plants Saved From Closing Through Subsidies
energia
::: Slashdot

From the moment your daughter gets a ”problem of the week”
programming, codice, snippet
::: robertoaloi

16 settembre, 2021

Visto nel Web - 639

 Quasi tuttoOkk! era solo --ma sono fatti miei-- ecco invece cosa ho wisto nel Web.

AOC

App developers celebrated a judge's ruling that Apple must change how it manages its App Store. For the smallest app makers, the ruling could lead to a windfall
Apple
::: nytimestech

The legacy of 9/11 cannot only be found in grief, but also in the fear Americans felt. We still struggle to comprehend the unfettered surveillance and militarization that moment unleashed on our institutions, and its impact on marginalized communities
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: EFF

Study of 61,000 Microsoft Employees Finds Remote Work Threatened Productivity and Innovation
lavoro a distanza/casa
::: Slashdot

The first US prosecution of a publisher, Assange, for truth-telling journalism now pends his extradition from the UK, the first of many unless Biden does what he should: drop the DOJ appeal now to extradite Assange. My piece with Alice Walker and Chomsky
Julian Assange
::: DanielEllsberg

Security Weaknesses in Mozilla VPN Found and Addressed by Audit
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Gli rispondo, @AmazonIT manda una seconda mail dove dice che praticamente non ci si può fare nulla
Amazon | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: stefelici

La struttura intellettuale di Aldo Grasso in relazione ai suoi studi non è adatta ad esegesi storiche, ma lui non lo sa e scrive boiate lo stesso
giornali, stampa
::: _golgota ::: L_Apostata ::: fabiochiusi

The best parts of the internet are about individual empowerment: discover, learn, connect, do, build
Web, Internet
::: fchollet

Facebook Admits It Sent Misinformation Researchers Flawed Data
Facebook
::: Slashdot

Amazon Renames Its Open Source Fork of ElasticSearch 'Amazon OpenSearch Service'
Amazon | open source
::: Slashdot

“Google has blocked new AI features analyzing emotions, fearing cultural insensitivity, while Microsoft restricted software mimicking voices and IBM rejected a client request for an advanced facial-recognition system”
artificial intelligence | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: FrankPasquale

Linux For Apple Silicon Macs Gets Closer To Reality
Apple | Linux
::: Slashdot


Twitch is suing two users in US federal court, accusing them of orchestrating 'hate raids' spewing abuse at video game play streamers who are not white or straight
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: fabiochiusi

#Tschierva glacier and Piz #Bernina (4049 m a.s.l.) from Alp Ota (2257 m a.s.l.) - 1895 | 2004 | 2021
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: subfossilguy

“Bolsonaro is temporarily banning social media companies from removing certain content, including his claims that the only way he’ll lose next year’s elections is if the vote is rigged”
censura
::: fabiochiusi

I added an example JSON parser to Coalton, piggybacking on the functionality of an existing JSON library in Lisp and making a type-safe interface to it. This is a fine demo of the painless & practical two-way interop between Coalton and Lisp
Lisp
::: stylewarning

SBCL go brrr
Lisp | linguaggi di programmazione
::: stylewarning

Singapore Police Deploy Snitch Bots To Test Searching for 'Undesirable Social Behaviors'
robots, automazione, droni | riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

A Private space company is starting up, unlike the others
protagonisti
::: stevewoz

Personal Data About Millions of Children Stolen from Schools, Leaked onto the Darkweb
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

As More US Men Abandon Higher Education, Are Admissions Officers Discriminating Against Women?
scuola, educazione, cultura | gender, discriminazioni
::: Slashdot

俺の卒業制作書き時計
il mio progetto di laurea
hardware
::: BellTreeNursing


I don't usually endorse specific tools, but if Megablock ever needs a spokesperson, I am available
social media
::: evacide

Giving people tools with which to deal with harassment is good, actually. I'm glad you're so cool that "you don't want to live in an echo chamber" but online harassment disproportionately affects marginalized people and I support empowering them
social media
::: evacide

The problem with social media is that this got three thousand retweets, but if you look at the replies you'll find about three of them actually bothered to read the article
social media
::: Snowden

json — JavaScript Object Notation
modulo Python
Python
::: pymotw

El Salvador's Bitcoin Rollout Marred by Technical Glitches in Digital Wallets
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

“Do you own an Apple product? Update it today,” said said John Scott-Railton, one of the researchers who discovered the vulnerability
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: nytimestech

Era nell’aria ma è grossa - Ant smembrata e una nuova app con lo Stato azionista per i prestiti #Cina
economia, lavoro | Cina
::: simopieranni

A lawsuit filed by a woman who worked with the founders of Pinterest accuses two of the company’s three co-founders of breach of implied contract, idea theft, unjust enrichment and unfair business practices
social media | economia, lavoro
::: nytimestech

Inside the Shadowy World of Disinformation-for-Hire in Kenya
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | Twitter
::: Slashdot

Nvidia Leak May Reveal Unannounced Games, Including God of War For PC
games
::: Slashdot

Facebook gives powerful users "free rein to harass others, make false claims, and incite violence." “The message from @Facebook is clear – if you’re influential enough, they’ll let you get away with anything."
Facebook
::: AmnestyTech ::: JeffHorwitz


All'esercito americano non bastava l’identità delle persone, ma creare delle connessioni
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: simopieranni

The IT Talent Gap is Still Growing
lavoro
::: Slashdot ::: DailyQuino

Sony Is Nickel-and-Diming PS5 Owners On Upgrades For Games They Already Own
games
::: Slashdot

South Korea’s Top Independent Labor Leader Has Been Arrested
lavoro
::: AndreaPira

New York To Ban Sale of All Gas-Powered Vehicles In the State By 2035
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

A Horrifying New AI App Swaps Women Into Porn Videos With a Click
frodi
::: Slashdot

Technology Giant Olympus Hit by BlackMatter Ransomware
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Big Apple 0-day in the wild. If you have an elevated threat model (activist, journalist, being harassed, in the public eye, etc) would recommend updating software on all Apple devices within the hour, if possible. All folks with all threat models, by EOD
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: RachelTobac

Whole Italy is affected by strong #Drought conditions as clearly visible in satellite #soilmoisture from @eumetsat @CopernicusLand Particularly our region (Umbria, central Italy) is experiencing the worst conditions in the last 15 years
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Hydrology_IRPI

Since there is a fair amount of discussion about Rust and Amazon right now: my feeling on this matter is that commercial backing for a (well licensed) language is good. Python's biggest failure was that it never managed to establish a healthy relationship with its commercial /1
linguaggi di programmazione
::: mitsuhiko


Now is a good time to remind people that the Saudi government would not be spying on activists' phones with no-click 0-days without knowledge and approval of the Israeli government, who could put a stop to NSO Group's sales right now
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: evacide ::: evacide

One of the most important and hardest to learn lessons of open source leadership is that the real leadership roles can't be awarded, or given up, or transferred to other people, or vested in a group of people, no matter how much you want to
open source
::: samth

My @2i2c_org collaborator @choldgraf presented an excellent keynote entitled "Open Infrastructure for #OpenScience" for @ComputeCanada. Video
open source | scienza
::: colliand

Is AI racist? Why more diversity is needed in the field of data science
artificial intelligence | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: AutomatdSociety

Yeah so update your Chrome too - 2 zero-days being exploited. Make it 9 Chrome 0days exploited so far in 2021
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: iblametom

Meat Accounts For Nearly 60% of All Greenhouse Gases From Food Production, Study Finds
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

Chilling: The China Association of Performing Arts met "with platform representatives, who pledged to promote only “healthy” content with positive values, to refrain from using data and traffic as their main guide and to stop encouraging “false hype”"
censura
::: rasmus_kleis

"We argue that, while a laudable first step towards accountable and locally driven AI governance, we must not romanticize registers. Doing so overlooks how much information is currently not included in these databases"
artificial intelligence
::: fabiochiusi

So far, 66 documented 0day attacks in 2021
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: ryanaraine

“In Europe, this market is dominated by groups such as Idemia, Atos, Sopra Steria (all from France) as well as Accenture (Ireland) and Hewlett Packard (USA)”
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Die Evolution der Window Sounds! Zumindest wenn was verkehrt gelaufen ist
sistemi operativi
::: sascha_p


Do I dare hope that the book continues along the bootstrapping path? I’m ever hopeful
storia
::: fogus

An identity theft story: my wife got a package yesterday we didn't expect. Opened it and found an expensive-model iPad and earbuds. Checked the credit card, and sure enough, $1000+ charge from Apple two days ago. I called Apple, and they kept transferring me around and ... [1/9]
umorismo | economia, lavoro
::: mattdm

A press release claimed that Walmart would begin accepting payments in Litecoin, a digital currency – driving up its price by 30% before the retail giant said that the announcement was fake
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: nytimestech

Introducing TensorFlow Similarity: a toolbox to make it easy and fast to train similarity models
machine learning
::: fchollet ::: fchollet

GNOME 41 is released on September 22. If you're curious about what it'll include, we've got you covered
applicazioni, programmi
::: omgubuntu

#otd in 1956 IBM unveiled the first disk drive, the 305 RAMAC. It was 16 sq. ft., weighed over a ton & allowed a computer w/a few KBs of memory to access the equivalent of 64K punch-cards
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL

⚡ We are thrilled that @article19org has also signed our open letter to EU lawmakers – another important voice joining our call to use the #DSA to defend public interest research about how #platforms influence our public sphere
Facebook
::: algorithmwatch

South Korea’s antitrust regulator fines Google $177 million for abusing mobile market dominance
"#Google allegedly used its market position to block smartphone makers like #Samsung from using operating systems developed by rivals"
Google | antitrust
::: SharkPatterns

Scientists Can Now Assemble Entire Genomes On Their Personal Computers In Minutes
scienza
::: Slashdot

Online Coding School Treehouse Lays Off Most of Its Staff
scuola, educazione, cultura | Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

China Uses Anti-fraud App To Track Access To Overseas Financial News Sites
economia, lavoro | Cina
::: Slashdot


'Massive' Transatlantic Data Cable Landed On Beach In Bude
Web, Internet | hardware
::: Slashdot

Three former US intelligence operatives who went on to help build digital surveillance tools for the UAE are facing charges in the US
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: evacide ::: evacide ::: evacide

Les enjeux du numérique et de ses nombreux débouchés méritent un enseignement de qualité pour toutes et tous, et il faut agir maintenant !
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: RomainRouvoy

the yearly Android user makes fun of new iPhone starter pack
umorismo | Apple
::: tldtoday

Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for September 15, 2021
umorismo
::: GoComics

Anche oggi la legge cinese per vietare i videogiochi quasi sempre diventa modello e oggetto di invidie dalle nostre parti. Qui in un editoriale sul Corriere
games | giornali, stampa
::: fabiochiusi

Four Data Engineering Fundamentals All Data Scientists Must Know
dati, raccolta | machine learning
::: MauroV1968

L'Unione europea sta spendendo oltre 900 milioni di euro per dotarsi di un maxi sistema di dati biometrici per il controllo alle frontiere. Al centro c'è l'agenzia Eu-Lisa, che sta costruendo uno "dei più grandi database biometrici al mondo"
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Luke_like

Microsoft Azure silently install management agents on your Linux VMs, which now have RCE and LPE vulns
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: GossiTheDog

"The NHS app is collecting and storing facial verification data from UK citizens in a process which has fuelled concerns about transparency and accountability"
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | coronavirus
::: fabiochiusi


"This agricultural support damages people’s health, fuels the climate crisis, destroys nature and drives inequality by excluding smallholder farmers, many of whom are women, according to the UN agencies"
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: GretaThunberg

LibreOffice 7.1.6 Community Office Suite Released with 44 Bug Fixes
applicazioni, programmi
::: JvJean1971

Indian Researchers Create a Raspberry-Pi-Based Device To Monitor Health
hardware
::: Slashdot

How I code
umorismo
::: Al3xI98O

Il carbone di nuovo fonte di energia numero 1 in Germania
energia | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: MauroV1968

his is so important. The point isn’t “algorithms and humans both fail, so despair.” It’s “don’t hand things off to flawed algorithms in the first place if your plan for correcting the errors is to have humans review them”
algoritmi, codice
::: daphnehk

“AI applications that cannot be used in compliance with international human rights law [should ] be banned”
artificial intelligence
::: fabiochiusi

Microsoft Account Goes Passwordless
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Amazon Gives Kindle E-Readers a Rare User Interface Overhaul
Amazon
::: Slashdot

Long term, Facebook and democracy aren't compatible (I don't mean social media, I mean Facebook specifically). One of them will have to give. If the 2016 presidential election is any indication, it will likely be democracy. Everywhere, not just in the US
Facebook
::: fchollet

It's 2050
programming, codice, snippet | umorismo | (forse)
::: riccardomc

12 settembre, 2021

Visto nel Web - 638

 Tempi interessanti --parlo per me-- intento ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


I've ran this poll on YouTube. Lets see if Twitter is any different! What's your current daily driver??
sistemi operativi
::: TechHutTV

From 4% to 45%: Energy Department Lays Out Ambitious Blueprint for Solar Power
energia | ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: New York Times

After Google stopped working on drone surveillance software for the DOD Project Maven in 2018, guess who signed on more lucrative contracts to do much of the same work for the Pentagon? Amazon and Microsoft, with a dash of IBM!
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: iblametom ::: _jack_poulson

A generation of companies is plowing ahead with technologies they believe can change how batteries are made
tecnologia | energia
::: nytimestech

After Chiding Apple On Privacy, Germany Says It Uses Pegasus Spyware
spyware
::: Slashdot ::: billmarczak

LAPD Officers Told To Collect Social Media Data on Every Civilian They Stop
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

UK.gov Is Launching An Anti-Facebook Encryption Push
crittografia | Facebook
::: Slashdot

We were warned about the dangerous power of the USA PATRIOT Act. @Snowden proved that critics were justified
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: reason

Facebook Users Liable For All Comments Under Their Posts, According To Australia High Court
Facebook
::: Slashdot

MIT-Designed Project Achieves Major Advance Toward Fusion Energy
innovazioni, futuro | energia
::: Slashdot ::: fchollet

World's Largest Direct Air Carbon Capture System Goes Online
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: Slashdot

Jules Verne aged 25

Amazon's Cashierless Tech is Coming To Whole Foods Next Year
Amazon | automazione
::: Slashdot

Ma i cosiddetti “innovatori”#Draghi #Colao #Giovannini #Cingolani stanno tutti zitti di fronte alla proposta di #Brunetta di abolire #smartworking ? Che se ben organizzato sarebbe invece un elemento importante per riorganizzare #lavoro in vari settori,#trasporti e molto altro?
lavoro a distanza/casa
::: senzasinistra ::: ilmanifesto ::: minguzzi

The world might soon be in the situation that the CO₂ emissions of some of the richest countries are lower than in the world's big middle-income countries
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: MaxCRoser

GitHub finds 7 code execution vulnerabilities in 'tar' and npm CLI
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: CyberFactsIT

Prima di Tommaso Claudi l'Italia aveva già un console-eroe: Enrico Calamai salvò 300 persone dalla dittatura argentina. Anche a partire dai crimini invisibili come le "disparicion", su @ilmanifesto Calamai spiega l'importanza di salvare Julian Assange
Julian Assange
::: andcapocci ::: andcapocci

Amazon To Open $21 Million State-of-the-Art Warehouse In Tijuana Slum
Amazon
::: Slashdot

One of the first reviews of Linux appeared in BYTE from Sep 1994. It was a Linux distribution packaged and sold by Fintronic USA, a company later to be known as VA Linux Systems
storia
::: unix_byte

Non ci sono elementi per, quindi va nel titolo
giornali, stampa
::: fabiochiusi ::: DailyQuino

undermidi's #golang midiserver running on the #raspberrypi 😄
hardware | Web, Internet
::: lfeundertone

Today would have been the 80th birthday of Dennis Ritchie, inventor of C and co-creator of Unix
protagonisti
::: MIT_CSAIL


County IT Supervisor Mined Bitcoin At the Office, Prosecutors Say
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot

. @sjmielke I really enjoyed and learned from your post on Jax - I was curious: do you foresee new/continued work on parallax? The repo seems a bit quiet for a while but the ideas very interesting.. Or is there an alternative to it since your orig. work?
programming, codice, snippet
::: fperez_org

Remote Code Execution Zero-Day (CVE-2021-40444) Hits Windows, Triggered Via Office Docs
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: CyberFactsIT

Il livello del dibattito a destra
giornali, stampa
::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi

Here's what happened when @MikeIsaac tested the new Wayfarer Stories glasses by Facebook and Ray-Ban
Facebook | tecnologia
::: nytimestech ::: dcavedon ::: evacide ::: mer__edith

Carbon budget & capture
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale | economia, lavoro
::: RadioProzac

Example showing how to write custom functions in bc
linguaggi di programmazione
::: UnixToolTip

Quale verità nell’era del capitalismo della sorveglianza
Julian Assange
::: ilmanifesto

A Bunch of Ape NFTs Just Sold For $24.4 Million
ok, non sono aggiornato (aggiornabile), non ci arrivo
non-fungible tokens
::: Slashdot

Web Creator Tim Berners-Lee Joins ProtonMail's Advisory Board
protagonisti | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot


Russia's Yandex Says It Repelled Biggest DDoS Attack in History
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Mastercard Acquires CipherTrace To Boost Crypto Security and Compliance
crittografia
::: Slashdot

UK suggests removing EU’s human review of AI decisions
artificial intelligence | Unione Europea
::: rosamunde_vb

Microsoft delayed its office return indefinitely due to the Delta variant. "It’s a stark reminder that this is the new normal," wrote Jared Spataro, Microsoft’s corporate vice president for modern work. "Our ability to come together will ebb and flow"
lavoro a distanza/casa | coronavirus
::: nytimestech

#otd in 1947 Grace Hopper found the first actual computer “bug”: a moth stuck in Harvard’s Mark II. (But no, she didn’t actually coin the term)
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL

Meanwhile, la Ministra della Funzione Pubblica francese...
open source
::: madbob

Il mio paesino ino ino grazie allo smartworking e alla dad si era ripopolato, molti ragazzi laureati che lavorano al nord e all’estero sono rientrati in paese e lavorano da qui, ed è bello rivedere un paese vivo. Capisco la dad, ma lo smartworking che fastidio dà a Brunetta?
lavoro a distanza/casa
::: Tritti001

If we do not move aggressively to combat climate change and if we allow the planet to become increasingly unlivable, we will be showing absolute contempt for our younger generation. It would be grossly immoral to turn our backs on our kids and grandchildren. We must act now
ambiente, ecologia, riscaldamento globale
::: BernieSanders

I'm just a developer standing in front of a documentation page asking it to provide more realistic examples
ha un mattone nel nome ma sembra ok
programming, codice, snippet
::: DavidDarnes

A farewell to Simon Peyton Jones as he leaves Microsoft Research
protagonisti
::: dsymetweets


Il tempo dedicato a TikTok ha superato quello di YouTube
video, streaming
::: pedroelrey

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 10, 2021
umorismo | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: stephanpastis

When the USSR collapsed, some subfields of non-Soviet mathematics got a surprise infusion of new ideas
matematica
::: mattsclancy

Overall, I think we should be doing less science (i.e. writing fewer papers), but doing it better / more carefully
open source | scienza
::: rabernat

It's Friday
umorismo
::: ismonkeyuser

Found this great website - Web Skills 🚀 All kinds of learning resources for web developers
Web, Internet | programming, codice, snippet
::: Prathkum

Inspired by @EllaBatty and @neuromatch I've edited my undergraduate course on Numerical Analysis for Differential Equations into a JupyterBook. Here it is for anyone who wants it, sadly very few videos and no podcasts, I will polish it during the term 1/3
matematica | Python
::: jslbutler

A brief, totally accurate history of programming languages
umorismo | linguaggi di programmazione
::: MIT_CSAIL

Stephen Bourne started working on a new shell early in 1976, and Bourne shell was officially the default shell in Unix Version 7, released in 1979. In 1978 the following article was published in The Bell Technical Journal
storia
::: unix_byte

I'm really excited to announce Coalton, a statically typed functional programming language in Common Lisp
Lisp
::: stylewarning

Enrico Bo

🚀 Erlang LS 0.19.0 is out! 🚀
linguaggi di programmazione | programmazione funzionale
::: robertoaloi

Mark P. Jones's hit paper, remixed in 2021: Typing Haskell in Haskell in Coalton
programmazione funzionale
::: stylewarning

Revealed: Google illegally underpaid thousands of workers across dozens of countries
Google
::: fabiochiusi

Why Amazon Might Become the Largest Quantum Consumer
quantum computing | Amazon
::: Slashdot

Wide-Ranging SolarWinds Probe Sparks Fear in Corporate America
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Apple Pays Hackers Six Figures To Find Bugs in Its Software. Then It Sits On their Findings
Apple
::: Slashdot

Judge in Epic Suit Says Apple Restrictions Anti-Competitive
Apple
::: Slashdot

f the security of deploying, using or developing with @ProjectJupyter is relevant to you, thanks to @r_c_thomas & colleagues we now have a single landing page summarizing key resources
Python
::: fperez_org

You don't need a degree in Computer Science. You don't need a degree at all. If you are 18-21 right now, there is a strong chance that your job hasn't even been invented yet
lavoro | innovazioni, futuro
::: evacide

There is a sequence of digits that is not prime in any base
tornassi giovane farei solo mate
matematica
::: fermatslibrary

NGC6717

John Hunter started the matplotlib project, which gave people an easy migration path from MATLAB's stateful plot interface, which has turned into something of a bedrock for plotting in Python
tutto il thread su ML
Python
::: dwf

Secondo uno studio, più di 500 siti web fanno affari d'oro con le fake news
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: MauroV1968

Gli streamer stanno usando Twitch per salvare le lingue in via d'estinzione
social media
::: MauroV1968

New (w/ @RMac18 assist): More than three years ago, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a plan to share Facebook data with outside researchers, so that academics could study misinformation on the site. But the data set had a major flaw
(devo ancore leggerlo)
Facebook | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: daveyalba

China tells Alibaba, Tencent to open platforms up to each other
Cina | economia, lavoro
::: fabiochiusi

Indonesian Intelligence Agency Compromised in Suspected Chinese Hack
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

In my experience, for a software development to focus on reuse is misguided
programming, codice, snippet
::: Grady_Booch

Che gli intellettuali di questo paese disgraziato si sveglino prima che sia troppo tardi
giornali, stampa
::: glipari

Krebs Also Hit By Massive DDOS, Apparently Caused by Compromised Routers
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

The suffering and isolation inflicted on Julian, every day, every minute, every second, is a criminal abuse of the legal system. There is no legal case. Just naked political persecution. His treatment defines those who sanction it: torturing, vindictive, primitive, authoritarian
Julian Assange
::: StellaMoris1