L’informazione è un dato che elimina l'incertezza. Fra i nostri sensi, questo ruolo tocca al tatto. Per eliminare le incertezze, per asseverare la consapevolezza ad esempio che le nostre chiavi sono in tasca, le dobbiamo toccare. La nostra società però è diventata visiva a seguito della scrittura e delle arti figurative, metodo più efficiente del tatto ma anche del suono parlato o cantato per trasmettere le informazioni “dense”. La naturalezza della profondità consapevole però è nel tatto.
Questo articolo lo spiega molto bene e apre nuovi scenari intrganti sulla possibilità di successo - o di effettivo funzionamento - della realtà aumentata come interfaccia dominante. Io non credo in un futuro di voci sintetiche o di stanze a chi parlare, ma neanche di fumetti che galleggiano davanti agli oggetti fisici, visibili tramite impianti digitali nella nostra cornea. Io voglio toccare. Il rischio sennò è la dissonanza cognitiva.
Money quote: “An important aspect of touch is often missed: touching is more psychologically reassuring than seeing. Touch does not always make us experience things better, but it certainly makes us feel better about what we experience. Even when we can see that the keys are in our bags, we are much more certain that they are once we’ve touched them”
https://aeon.co/ideas/why-you-need-to-touch-your-keys-to-believe-theyre-in-your-bag
Questo articolo lo spiega molto bene e apre nuovi scenari intrganti sulla possibilità di successo - o di effettivo funzionamento - della realtà aumentata come interfaccia dominante. Io non credo in un futuro di voci sintetiche o di stanze a chi parlare, ma neanche di fumetti che galleggiano davanti agli oggetti fisici, visibili tramite impianti digitali nella nostra cornea. Io voglio toccare. Il rischio sennò è la dissonanza cognitiva.
Money quote: “An important aspect of touch is often missed: touching is more psychologically reassuring than seeing. Touch does not always make us experience things better, but it certainly makes us feel better about what we experience. Even when we can see that the keys are in our bags, we are much more certain that they are once we’ve touched them”
https://aeon.co/ideas/why-you-need-to-touch-your-keys-to-believe-theyre-in-your-bag
Aeon
Why you need to touch your keys to believe they’re in your bag | Aeon Ideas
If you need to feel your keys to believe they’re in your bag, then you know that touch counts for more than vision. But why?
C'è la fuga dal Sud dell'Europa: le popolazioni invecchiano e il lavoro scarseggia, la gente va a vivere al nord. Il fenomeno tocca profondamente anche l'Italia. I numeri che vengono da rapporto di Eurostat sono piuttosto chiari. Il rapporto è di settembre, ma con un po' di calma è una lettura interessante durante le prossime vacanze natalizie per capire meglio chi siamo noi europei.
Money quote: "“It’s certainly true that Sweden and Germany have received a lot of asylum seekers during the European migrant crisis, but the interesting case in Germany is that they also had of E.U. nationals at the same time,” Parusel tells CityLab. “If you look at the nationalities moving to Germany in 2015, the main national group was from Syria, but followed by Romania, Poland, Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Italy. It's a very mixed picture of people coming from both conflict countries further afield and from people from within the E.U.”"
https://www.citylab.com/life/2017/09/european-demographics-aging-employment-migration/540084/
Money quote: "“It’s certainly true that Sweden and Germany have received a lot of asylum seekers during the European migrant crisis, but the interesting case in Germany is that they also had of E.U. nationals at the same time,” Parusel tells CityLab. “If you look at the nationalities moving to Germany in 2015, the main national group was from Syria, but followed by Romania, Poland, Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Italy. It's a very mixed picture of people coming from both conflict countries further afield and from people from within the E.U.”"
https://www.citylab.com/life/2017/09/european-demographics-aging-employment-migration/540084/
CityLab
Mapping Where Europe's Population Is Moving, Aging, and Finding Work
Younger people are fleeing rural areas, migrating northward, and having fewer children. Here’s how that’s changing the region.
“Star Wars: Gli ultimi Jedi”, la mia recensione per Fumettologica
Money quote: "Con umiltà, cercando di non lasciarsi trasportare dalla vanità, giudicando quel che invece va accettato e visto con rispetto, possiamo dire che Gli ultimi Jedi è un film potente, divertente e piacevole, ben scritto e diretto con garbo."
http://www.fumettologica.it/2017/12/star-wars-gli-ultimi-jedi-recensione/
Money quote: "Con umiltà, cercando di non lasciarsi trasportare dalla vanità, giudicando quel che invece va accettato e visto con rispetto, possiamo dire che Gli ultimi Jedi è un film potente, divertente e piacevole, ben scritto e diretto con garbo."
http://www.fumettologica.it/2017/12/star-wars-gli-ultimi-jedi-recensione/
Fumettologica
"Star Wars: Gli ultimi Jedi", la recensione
Com'è "Gli ultimi Jedi", il più recente capitolo della saga di Star Wars, diretto da Rian Johnson, in distribuzione nei cinema italiani dal 13 dicembre.
Vi ricordate quando la Russia, anzi la Corea del Nord hanno rotto internet, l’anno scorso? Beh, invece sono stati tre ragazzini che volevano vincere a Minecraft. Adesso andiamo a rileggerci gli articoli di tutti i nostri “esperti” che strologavano senza evidentemente sapere i fatti di chi parlavano?
Money quote: “Amazing story and scoop. Remember when the whole Internet crashed last year? It wasn't North Korea or Russia. It was three kids trying to win at Minecraft.”
https://www.wired.com/story/mirai-botnet-minecraft-scam-brought-down-the-internet/
Money quote: “Amazing story and scoop. Remember when the whole Internet crashed last year? It wasn't North Korea or Russia. It was three kids trying to win at Minecraft.”
https://www.wired.com/story/mirai-botnet-minecraft-scam-brought-down-the-internet/
Wired
How a Dorm Room 'Minecraft' Scam Brought Down the Internet
A DDoS attack that crippled the internet wasn't the work of a nation-state. It was three college kids working an online gaming hustle.
Forwarded from Scrivere zen
👁 Decidere di ridurre la propria presenza agli spazi essenziali e di tenere comunque un blog un personale, per condividere interessi personali o professionali in libertà http://www.pandemia.info/2017/12/13/pandemia-lunga-15-anni/ un post per riflettere su come e perché siamo online.
Pandemia
Una pandemia lunga 15 anni
15 anni fa la vista sulla rete era ben diversa da oggi. Non esistevano servizi che hanno centinaia di milioni di utenti su scala globale. Gli italiani non erano ancora arrivati in massa online. Nie…
È una riflessione ironica, da prendere con un sorriso. Però spiega un po' di cose
You may be unaware, but there is a very strict social hierarchy in fields.
Down at the very bottom comes the sociologists. Half the science community doesn’t even consider sociology to be real science. Even psychologists laugh and call sociology applied psychology.
Then we have psychology. Again, there are many scientists who disregard this field as a bunch of guesswork with no legitimate data, quantitative data. And you have biologists calling it applied biology.
Then comes biology. Pretty legitimate, but still looked down on by chemists, calling it applied chemistry.
As you may have guessed, next is chemistry. You may think, who looks down on chemistry? It’s pretty legitimate right? No. Physicists still look down upon them all and laugh. Everything is applied physics.
Right?
No. Physicists may stand above all the other sciences and laugh, but if physicists are standing on a hill, they all look like ants to the mathematicians looking down from the top of Everest. Everything. Is. Applied. Math.
Down at the very bottom comes the sociologists. Half the science community doesn’t even consider sociology to be real science. Even psychologists laugh and call sociology applied psychology.
Then we have psychology. Again, there are many scientists who disregard this field as a bunch of guesswork with no legitimate data, quantitative data. And you have biologists calling it applied biology.
Then comes biology. Pretty legitimate, but still looked down on by chemists, calling it applied chemistry.
As you may have guessed, next is chemistry. You may think, who looks down on chemistry? It’s pretty legitimate right? No. Physicists still look down upon them all and laugh. Everything is applied physics.
Right?
No. Physicists may stand above all the other sciences and laugh, but if physicists are standing on a hill, they all look like ants to the mathematicians looking down from the top of Everest. Everything. Is. Applied. Math.
Le sei regole per scrivere dei buoni articoli (pensato per blogger, ma non solo). A parte quella dello storytelling, che è banale oltre che discutibile, le altre sono cinque cose di buon senso che troppo spesso dimentichiamo.
Money quote: “Rule #4 for writing a good article: give me substance. One of the worst things on any news feed is an article that says nothing. They’re shockingly common. So often people just write fluff”
https://medium.com/the-mission/six-rules-for-writing-good-articles-94f95be2ba3c
Money quote: “Rule #4 for writing a good article: give me substance. One of the worst things on any news feed is an article that says nothing. They’re shockingly common. So often people just write fluff”
https://medium.com/the-mission/six-rules-for-writing-good-articles-94f95be2ba3c
Medium
Six Rules for Writing Good Articles
Writing a good article requires two things: good content and good technique.
Un altro articolo su come si fa a scrivere. Scritto da uno che scrive parecchio (o almeno così pensa lui). La prima metà è decisamente inutile. Ma nella seconda metà si sveglia e le cose diventano più interessanti anche se poco condivisibili. La via della scrittura è fatta di personale rodimento e arrovellamento, ma fa sempre piacere vedere i rovelli altrui.
Money quote: “You might think that adjusting to patterns might make your life repetitive and boring, but the opposite seems to be true. The beauty of recognizing patterns in your life is that it frees up your cognitive bandwidth for much higher value activities than trying to decide how you plan to behave for the day. Recognizing patterns in your life requires you to take actually take time, slow down and reflect on the results that your behavior is producing.”
https://medium.com/the-mission/how-writing-1000-words-a-day-changed-my-life-cf72453b8fef
Money quote: “You might think that adjusting to patterns might make your life repetitive and boring, but the opposite seems to be true. The beauty of recognizing patterns in your life is that it frees up your cognitive bandwidth for much higher value activities than trying to decide how you plan to behave for the day. Recognizing patterns in your life requires you to take actually take time, slow down and reflect on the results that your behavior is producing.”
https://medium.com/the-mission/how-writing-1000-words-a-day-changed-my-life-cf72453b8fef
Medium
How Writing 1000 Words a Day Changed my Life
I wrote at least a thousand words a day every day from the age of twelve on. — Ray Bradbury, Zen and the Art of Writing
Nell'era dello streming video Disney si compra 21th Century Fox - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/nellera-dello-streming-video-disney-si-compra-21th-century-fox/
https://www.macitynet.it/nellera-dello-streming-video-disney-si-compra-21th-century-fox/
Macitynet.it
Nell'era dello streming video Disney si compra 21th Century Fox - Macitynet.it
Il topo si è mangiato tutto il formaggio: la maxiacquisizione da 52,4 miliardi di dollari permette a Disney di prendersi quasi tutta. 20th Century Fox. E i Simpson lo sapevano 20 anni fa...
Addio Net Neutrality, cosa cambia in USA e in Europa - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/addio-net-neutrality-grazie-pesce/
https://www.macitynet.it/addio-net-neutrality-grazie-pesce/
Macitynet.it
Addio Net Neutrality, cosa cambia in USA e in Europa - Macitynet.it
Gli USA firmano l' addio Net Neutrality, l’atto che sancisce la fine di una rete in cui i bit hanno tutti la stessa cittadinanza. Cosa cambia in America e cosa cambierà da noi
Ecco cosa consiglia di leggere Bill Gates quest’anno - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/cosa-consiglia-leggere-bill-gates-questanno/
https://www.macitynet.it/cosa-consiglia-leggere-bill-gates-questanno/
Macitynet.it
Ecco cosa consiglia di leggere Bill Gates quest’anno - Macitynet.it
Il fondatore di Microsoft pubblica la sua lista di letture del 2017: per la prima volta c’è anche un fumetto
Il designer Vinicius Araújo lavora sull’alfabeto, i marchi, la grafica; i risultati sono sorprendenti.
Money quote: “An ingenious project by graphic designer Vinicius Araújo from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “36days Electronics” involves a complete set of Helvetica letterforms based on new and retro electronic brands like Ultimate Ears (U), Apple (A) and Nintendo (N). See the full alphabet, plus a bonus set of numbers, below!”
https://www.booooooom.com/2017/11/10/electronic-brand-alphabet-by-designer-vinicius-araujo/
Money quote: “An ingenious project by graphic designer Vinicius Araújo from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “36days Electronics” involves a complete set of Helvetica letterforms based on new and retro electronic brands like Ultimate Ears (U), Apple (A) and Nintendo (N). See the full alphabet, plus a bonus set of numbers, below!”
https://www.booooooom.com/2017/11/10/electronic-brand-alphabet-by-designer-vinicius-araujo/
BOOOOOOOM!
Electronic Brand Alphabet by Designer Vinicius Araújo
An ingenious project by graphic designer Vinicius Araújo from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. "36days Electronics" involves a complete set of …
Considerazioni di vario genere sul rimpianto, un sentimento che all'interno di una relazione sentimentale ha dei significati precisi: il New York Times fa un ragionamento non lungo che si può leggere con calma nel fine settimana.
Money quote: "Imagine regret as the psychological version of physical pain, drawing attention to something inside that’s off or in need of healing. “Regret is a signal that you’re learning from your mistakes,” Summerville says. If you wish you were more communicative about your emotions with an ex-lover, for example, let that feeling steer you to more openness in future relationships. Consider seeking help from a therapist if you experience what Summerville calls “ruminative regret,” the negative thoughts that arise repeatedly, unbidden, alongside anxiety and depression. “Poking at a wound in that way is not going to make it better,” she says."
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/08/magazine/how-to-have-fewer-regrets.html
Money quote: "Imagine regret as the psychological version of physical pain, drawing attention to something inside that’s off or in need of healing. “Regret is a signal that you’re learning from your mistakes,” Summerville says. If you wish you were more communicative about your emotions with an ex-lover, for example, let that feeling steer you to more openness in future relationships. Consider seeking help from a therapist if you experience what Summerville calls “ruminative regret,” the negative thoughts that arise repeatedly, unbidden, alongside anxiety and depression. “Poking at a wound in that way is not going to make it better,” she says."
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/08/magazine/how-to-have-fewer-regrets.html
NY Times
How to Have Fewer Regrets (Published 2017)
Focus on ‘‘good enough.’’ Regard the emotion as psychological healing.
L’occhio e la fotocamera. Entrambi registrano su una superficie sensibile la luce riflessa dagli oggetti. Vedono. Ma nel parallelismo ci sono cose simili e cos’è alquanto diverse. Una piacevole narrazione dei due strumenti per la visione, quella umana e quella artificiale.
Money quote: “Light adjustment: Both the eye and a camera can adjust quantity of light entering. On a camera, it’s done with the aperture control built into your lens, whilst in your eye, it’s done by having a larger or smaller iris.”
https://medium.com/photography-secrets/whats-the-difference-between-a-camera-and-a-human-eye-a006a795b09f
Money quote: “Light adjustment: Both the eye and a camera can adjust quantity of light entering. On a camera, it’s done with the aperture control built into your lens, whilst in your eye, it’s done by having a larger or smaller iris.”
https://medium.com/photography-secrets/whats-the-difference-between-a-camera-and-a-human-eye-a006a795b09f
Medium
What’s the difference between a camera and a human eye?
Or: What’s the ISO of a human eye?
Apple a Cork - così funziona il sistema Apple in Europa - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/apple-a-cork-come-funziona-apple-in-europa/
https://www.macitynet.it/apple-a-cork-come-funziona-apple-in-europa/
Macitynet.it
Apple a Cork - così funziona il sistema Apple in Europa
Più di 300mila dipendenti, milioni di pezzi coordinati dall'Irlanda, tutti gli investimenti di Cupertino nella contea occidentale del Paese in un servizio pubblicato da un giornale del paese dell'arcipelago britannico.
La "macchina della conversazione": interessante intervista all'autore di un interessante libro su come funzionano le conversazioni da un punto di vista linguistico: How We Talk di N.J. Enfield, professore di linguistica alla Università di Sydney.
Money quote: "In his book How We Talk, he examines how conversational minutiae—filler words like “um” and “mm-hmm,” and pauses that are longer than 200 milliseconds—grease the wheels of this machine. In fact, he argues, these little “traffic signals” to some degree define human communication. What all human languages have in common, and what sets our communication apart from animals, is our ability to use language to coordinate how we use language."
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/12/the-secret-life-of-um/547961/
Money quote: "In his book How We Talk, he examines how conversational minutiae—filler words like “um” and “mm-hmm,” and pauses that are longer than 200 milliseconds—grease the wheels of this machine. In fact, he argues, these little “traffic signals” to some degree define human communication. What all human languages have in common, and what sets our communication apart from animals, is our ability to use language to coordinate how we use language."
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/12/the-secret-life-of-um/547961/
The Atlantic
The Secret Life of 'Um'
How filler words and tiny pauses keep conversations from going off the rails
L’opera struggente di un solitario (e malsano) genio: la macchina per scrivere che stampa su un documento Google: ecco a voi in tutta la sua inutilità DocWriter
Money quote: “The idea behind the DocWriter is to be a bridge between these tools so that each serves its purpose: the typewriter, to create the building blocks of a piece of writing, and the word processor, to make the most of them.“
http://jsomers.net/blog/docwriter
Money quote: “The idea behind the DocWriter is to be a bridge between these tools so that each serves its purpose: the typewriter, to create the building blocks of a piece of writing, and the word processor, to make the most of them.“
http://jsomers.net/blog/docwriter
jsomers.net
DocWriter: the typewriter that sends its keystrokes in real time to a Google Doc
<p>For years I’ve wanted a writing machine that would combine the best parts of a typewriter and a word processor. After months of tinkering, a friend and I just finished building one. We call it the DocWriter. It’s a typewriter that sends its keystrokes…
Recensione Kindle Oasis 2017, tutto un altro ereader - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/recensione-kindle-oasis-2017-un-altro-ereader/
https://www.macitynet.it/recensione-kindle-oasis-2017-un-altro-ereader/
Macitynet.it
Recensione Kindle Oasis 2017, tutto un altro ereader - Macitynet.it
Abbiamo provato la nuova generazione del lettore ebook di punta di Amazon. Grande memoria, schermo maxi, impermeabile e prezzo importante
Mansplaining, spiegato bene (a fumetti)
https://medium.com/the-nib/mansplaining-explained-518b4c4672dd
https://medium.com/the-nib/mansplaining-explained-518b4c4672dd
Medium
Mansplaining, Explained
By Sarah Mirk and Alexanda Beguez