Cloudflare lancia il suo server DNS: 1.1.1.1, la privacy prima di tutto - il mio articolo per Macity
Money quote: "Quando presentarlo? Per la prima volta quelli di Cloudflare avevano un prodotto consumer. Quale momento migliore di quello scritto nel nome stesso: quattro volte 1, cioè 4×1, è simile al modo con il quale si scrivono le date in angloamericano (numero del mese seguito dal giorno, anziché numero del giorno seguito da mese come da noi). Il 4/1 sembra così il primo di aprile, omaggio anche alla Apple che scelse con spirito giocoso, goliardico e hacker (ma anche di marketing) di registrarsi come società alla camera di commercio della Silicon Valley il primo di aprile del 1976."
https://www.macitynet.it/cloudflare-lancia-il-suo-server-dns-1-1-1-1-la-privacy-prima-di-tutto/
Money quote: "Quando presentarlo? Per la prima volta quelli di Cloudflare avevano un prodotto consumer. Quale momento migliore di quello scritto nel nome stesso: quattro volte 1, cioè 4×1, è simile al modo con il quale si scrivono le date in angloamericano (numero del mese seguito dal giorno, anziché numero del giorno seguito da mese come da noi). Il 4/1 sembra così il primo di aprile, omaggio anche alla Apple che scelse con spirito giocoso, goliardico e hacker (ma anche di marketing) di registrarsi come società alla camera di commercio della Silicon Valley il primo di aprile del 1976."
https://www.macitynet.it/cloudflare-lancia-il-suo-server-dns-1-1-1-1-la-privacy-prima-di-tutto/
Macitynet.it
Cloudflare lancia il suo server DNS: 1.1.1.1, la privacy prima di tutto - Macitynet.it
Il primo di aprile, senza essere un pesce, nasce il DNS di Cloudflare. Promette velocità e sopratutto privacy. Ecco come funziona e perché potrebbe sparigliare le carte in un settore cruciale della nostra vita su Internet.
Sarà perché avrei voglia di viaggiare, o perché sono un nerd degli aeroporti, ma sono affascinato dalla storia di questo tizio che mescolando i codici aeroportuali cerca di formare parole di nove lettere con senso compiuto (in inglese)
Money quote: “Higgins started with a fairly limited vocabulary list, and came out with just 36 words that qualified, from AEROMETER (Sochi, Russia + Nome, Alaska + Terceira, Portugal) to TRICHROME (Bristol, Tennessee + Châteauroux, France + Nome again, Nome again, jiggity jig).”
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-many-words-can-you-make-with-airport-codes
Money quote: “Higgins started with a fairly limited vocabulary list, and came out with just 36 words that qualified, from AEROMETER (Sochi, Russia + Nome, Alaska + Terceira, Portugal) to TRICHROME (Bristol, Tennessee + Châteauroux, France + Nome again, Nome again, jiggity jig).”
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-many-words-can-you-make-with-airport-codes
Atlas Obscura
How Many 9-Letter Words Can You Make With Airport Codes?
Perth + Chattanooga + Nice = PERCHANCE
Dave Pell: ma ci importa veramente della nostra privacy?
Money quote: “It’s a story as old as the Internet and, by now, as familiar as folk tales, nursery rhymes, and rom-com story tropes. Boy meets girl. Boy gets girl. Boy and girl use a third party app on Facebook and begin to receive more political messages in their feed. Boy loses girl but doesn’t care because boy finds Twitter, Fortnite and internet porn”
https://medium.com/@davepell/the-only-privacy-policy-that-matters-2f488d5646f6
Money quote: “It’s a story as old as the Internet and, by now, as familiar as folk tales, nursery rhymes, and rom-com story tropes. Boy meets girl. Boy gets girl. Boy and girl use a third party app on Facebook and begin to receive more political messages in their feed. Boy loses girl but doesn’t care because boy finds Twitter, Fortnite and internet porn”
https://medium.com/@davepell/the-only-privacy-policy-that-matters-2f488d5646f6
Medium
The Only Privacy Policy That Matters
Do you care? We’ve gone so far down the internet highway that we rarely ask that question anymore. But it’s still pertinent. Do you care…
In Cina si contrabbandano gli iPhone con i droni - il mio articolo per La Stampa
http://www.lastampa.it/2018/04/03/tecnologia/news/in-cina-si-contrabbandano-gli-iphone-con-i-droni-ZFsLgN6gQPGNqI1VfMfMyL/amphtml/pagina.amp.html
http://www.lastampa.it/2018/04/03/tecnologia/news/in-cina-si-contrabbandano-gli-iphone-con-i-droni-ZFsLgN6gQPGNqI1VfMfMyL/amphtml/pagina.amp.html
LaStampa.it
In Cina si contrabbandano gli iPhone con i droni
Sgominata dalla polizia cinese la banda del Drago Volante, ogni notte fino a 15mila telefoni importati illegalmente da Hong Kong
Stephen Jay Gould spiega perché un singolo numero non vuol dire niente: soprattutto non definisce un limite biologico delle nostre capacità, come invece soprattutto la destra conservatrice americana pensa del quoziente di intelligenza.
Dedicato a tutti i bambini di ieri e di oggi che eccellono negli altri 999 tipi di intelligenza.
https://twitter.com/zei_nabq/status/980477209877114880?s=12
Dedicato a tutti i bambini di ieri e di oggi che eccellono negli altri 999 tipi di intelligenza.
https://twitter.com/zei_nabq/status/980477209877114880?s=12
Twitter
☀️👀
renowned Harvard scientist and evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould explains why the alt-right, conservatives and so-called "classical liberals" are obsessed with IQ and the pseudo-scientific and racist "Bell Curve" argument, and why it is so harmful…
La buona salute di Apple e Microsoft dipende anche dalla privacy - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/la-buona-salute-di-apple-e-microsoft-dipende-dalla-privacy/
https://www.macitynet.it/la-buona-salute-di-apple-e-microsoft-dipende-dalla-privacy/
Macitynet.it
La buona salute di Apple e Microsoft dipende anche dalla privacy - Macitynet.it
Sono due piattaforme diverse e contrapposte, in realtà i modelli di business di Apple e Microsoft si somigliano molto. A differenza di Amazon, Facebook e Google, la strategia dei due “vecchi” della tecnologia adesso sta per pagare alla grande
Nuova parola da imparare: Ikigai
Money quote: "“Your ikigai is at the intersection of what you are good at and what you love doing,” says Hector Garcia, the co-author of Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life. He writes,“Just as humans have lusted after objects and money since the dawn of time, other humans have felt dissatisfaction at the relentless pursuit of money and fame and have instead focused on something bigger than their own material wealth. This has over the years been described using many different words and practices, but always hearkening back to the central core of meaningfulness in life.”"
https://journal.thriveglobal.com/ikigai-the-japanese-secret-to-a-long-and-happy-life-might-just-help-you-live-a-more-fulfilling-9871d01992b7
Money quote: "“Your ikigai is at the intersection of what you are good at and what you love doing,” says Hector Garcia, the co-author of Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life. He writes,“Just as humans have lusted after objects and money since the dawn of time, other humans have felt dissatisfaction at the relentless pursuit of money and fame and have instead focused on something bigger than their own material wealth. This has over the years been described using many different words and practices, but always hearkening back to the central core of meaningfulness in life.”"
https://journal.thriveglobal.com/ikigai-the-japanese-secret-to-a-long-and-happy-life-might-just-help-you-live-a-more-fulfilling-9871d01992b7
Thriveglobal
Thrive Global: Behavior Change Platform Reducing Employee Stress and Burnout, Enhancing Performance and Well-Being
Thrive Global's mission is to end the burnout epidemic with sustainable, science-based solutions that unlock employee performance and enhance well-being through our behavior change technology.
Il rapporto con il nostro corpo è una cosa meravigliosa e complessa. Ma dobbiamo deciderci: corpo come oggetto o corpo come essere vivente? Gli americani secondo me lo trattano come un oggetto, un motore da spremere, più che come una entità viva. Anche quando provano a essere bravi. Che senso ha altrimenti dare consigli sulla salute del corpo quando si fanno i videogiochi e preoccuparsene nell’ottica di una maratona di 24 ore di gioco consecutive?
Money quote: “One way not to reach that cap is to drink plenty of water and have healthy snacks. It may be tempting to grab a soda, coffee or alcohol, but they’ll dehydrate you and make you tired. Likewise, as fun as it is to grab a pizza and game all night, you’re better off with healthy snacks. Streamer Ellohime, who built his channel on 24 hour marathon streams, recommends fruit, nuts, or yogurt to keep you energized. You might not be planning on going for a full 24 hours, but if you stay hydrated and snack healthfully, you’ll probably lower your chances of waking up in a pile of crumbs as I have definitely done in the past.”
https://kotaku.com/how-to-play-video-games-without-messing-up-your-body-1824219174
Money quote: “One way not to reach that cap is to drink plenty of water and have healthy snacks. It may be tempting to grab a soda, coffee or alcohol, but they’ll dehydrate you and make you tired. Likewise, as fun as it is to grab a pizza and game all night, you’re better off with healthy snacks. Streamer Ellohime, who built his channel on 24 hour marathon streams, recommends fruit, nuts, or yogurt to keep you energized. You might not be planning on going for a full 24 hours, but if you stay hydrated and snack healthfully, you’ll probably lower your chances of waking up in a pile of crumbs as I have definitely done in the past.”
https://kotaku.com/how-to-play-video-games-without-messing-up-your-body-1824219174
Kotaku
How To Play Video Games Without Messing Up Your Body
It’s obvious that parking your butt on the couch for several hours straight playing a game isn’t good for you, but sometimes it’s hard to resist. Here’s how to do it without messing up your body.
TechCrunch si rifà la grafica. Sorpresa sorpresa, tra le mille altre cose comincia a muoversi in alternativa a WordPress. L’inizio di qualcosa d’altro ?
Money quote: “We also knew from the start that we wanted to capitalize on advances in web development since our last overhaul. This would help us deliver that kind of experience, and make building on our work easier in the future. To that end, we decided to make a new frontend in the form of a single page style React app, decoupled from its WordPress backend. Among other benefits, this ended the need for full page loads every time you want to read something new, opening up a new world of interaction possibilities, and for a reading experience where articles could increasingly relate to each other and to the broader context in which they emerge.”
https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/13/welcome-to-the-new-techcrunch/amp/
Money quote: “We also knew from the start that we wanted to capitalize on advances in web development since our last overhaul. This would help us deliver that kind of experience, and make building on our work easier in the future. To that end, we decided to make a new frontend in the form of a single page style React app, decoupled from its WordPress backend. Among other benefits, this ended the need for full page loads every time you want to read something new, opening up a new world of interaction possibilities, and for a reading experience where articles could increasingly relate to each other and to the broader context in which they emerge.”
https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/13/welcome-to-the-new-techcrunch/amp/
Sulle prime il ragionamento non mi pareva particolarmente sensato. Ma adesso, a pensarci sopra un po', devo dire che mi affascina: e se, anziché far convergere il Mac verso l'iPad, accadesse il contrario? Se bastasse attaccare una tastiera per rendere più "macos-like" l'uso dei tablet?
Money quote: "On desktop, it’s not just the hardware that should adapt with an attached keyboard, but the software also should change to best fit the usage. To achieve this, iOS (and Android) should also have a desktop mode and it should be optimised for keyboard and mouse interactions. It’s little more than just responsive design. The moment the keyboard is attached, the entire system should change to, maybe not macOS, but something in the middle."
https://blog.newtonhq.com/can-the-ipad-replace-the-desktop-8bf5d91decb9
Money quote: "On desktop, it’s not just the hardware that should adapt with an attached keyboard, but the software also should change to best fit the usage. To achieve this, iOS (and Android) should also have a desktop mode and it should be optimised for keyboard and mouse interactions. It’s little more than just responsive design. The moment the keyboard is attached, the entire system should change to, maybe not macOS, but something in the middle."
https://blog.newtonhq.com/can-the-ipad-replace-the-desktop-8bf5d91decb9
Paper Planes
Can the iPad replace the desktop?
It’s not just about the hardware.
Questo signore, che è morto a 107 anni, aveva fatto cose mirabili
Money quote: "Mr. van Hulst is credited with helping to rescue as many as 600 children, yet he was haunted by what he could not do. With up to 100 children still in the nursery as it was about to be shut down that September, Mr. van Hulst was asked how many more he could smuggle out."
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/01/obituaries/johan-van-hulst-who-helped-save-600-children-from-the-nazis-dies-at-107.html
Money quote: "Mr. van Hulst is credited with helping to rescue as many as 600 children, yet he was haunted by what he could not do. With up to 100 children still in the nursery as it was about to be shut down that September, Mr. van Hulst was asked how many more he could smuggle out."
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/01/obituaries/johan-van-hulst-who-helped-save-600-children-from-the-nazis-dies-at-107.html
NY Times
Johan van Hulst, Who Helped Save 600 Children From the Nazis, Dies at 107
‘You know for a fact that the children you leave behind are going to die. I took 12 with me. Later on, I asked myself, “Why not 13?”’
Ogni canale ha le sue idiosincrasie. Questo canale ha anche un poeta residente. Che non sono io - ci mancherebbe - ma il buon Roberto R. Corsi. Un giorno potrete dire di averlo letto prima qui. Ammesso che lo possiate leggere altrove. Come fa infatti un poeta a farsi pubblicare?
Ci sono vari modi. Incluse conoscenze, raccomandazioni, appartenenze, soldi contanti. Oppure una lettera di presentazione. Che dovreste leggerla però, perché se pensate che la vita di un ventenne che cerca lavoro o vuole fare la startup sia complicata, vuol dire che non avete mai messo il contenuto dei vasi canopi della vostra anima in un pugno di versi, cercando poi di farne mercimonio per dargli un ultimo senso.
Altro che Facebook...
Money quote: “Ho nel cassetto un ultimo libro di poesie prima dell’andropausa. Poesie fuoriuscite copiosamente lungo l’ultimo quadrimestre 2017. Mi piacciono. Ho voluto inviarle a un pugno di editori, e ho scelto i più grandi (per motivi che vi saranno chiari sotto). Inviata la canonica mail con allegato, resto in attesa del terno al lotto fino a dopo le vacanze”
https://medium.com/@rrcorsi/la-mia-lettera-accompagnatoria-per-leditore-di-poesia-3cf0fd23f58b
Ci sono vari modi. Incluse conoscenze, raccomandazioni, appartenenze, soldi contanti. Oppure una lettera di presentazione. Che dovreste leggerla però, perché se pensate che la vita di un ventenne che cerca lavoro o vuole fare la startup sia complicata, vuol dire che non avete mai messo il contenuto dei vasi canopi della vostra anima in un pugno di versi, cercando poi di farne mercimonio per dargli un ultimo senso.
Altro che Facebook...
Money quote: “Ho nel cassetto un ultimo libro di poesie prima dell’andropausa. Poesie fuoriuscite copiosamente lungo l’ultimo quadrimestre 2017. Mi piacciono. Ho voluto inviarle a un pugno di editori, e ho scelto i più grandi (per motivi che vi saranno chiari sotto). Inviata la canonica mail con allegato, resto in attesa del terno al lotto fino a dopo le vacanze”
https://medium.com/@rrcorsi/la-mia-lettera-accompagnatoria-per-leditore-di-poesia-3cf0fd23f58b
Medium
La mia lettera accompagnatoria per l’editore di poesia
Frequento da poco Medium. Leggo tante cose interessanti, soprattutto consigli. Molti sono una variazione sul tema: “Scrivi del buon…
Perché voi pensate che la rete sia una cosa seria, concertata, orchestrata. Invece è un simpatico meeting di anarchici egoisti capitalisti situazionisti, incompetentisti, furbeschi e truffaldini. Insomma, funziona per caso. Come la storia di Cloudflare e 1.1.1.1 dimostrano. (Però il servizio funziona alla grande).
Money quote: “Twitter cybersecurity celebrity @SwiftOnSecurity has been retweeting some of the more egregious allegations, such as 1.1.1.1 being used by Fortinet VPN as the virtual endpoint; 1.1.1.1 being used as the default logout for Nomadix controllers, which are primarily used in hospitality industry environments; AT&T Gigapower using 1.1.1.1 on an internal interface on at least one model of router-gateway, the Pace 5268AC, which effectively blocks this address; and even Vodafone Germany using it as an image caching server on their mobile network.
Huston is familiar with usages like this, and has also seen Wi-Fi hotspots using 1.1.1.1 as their router address. He's not impressed.
"Some folk, without any material to justify it, started configuring 1.1.1.1. Now, I can start using your IP address, I suppose, but we're both going to have a problem," Huston told ZDNet, laughing”
http://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/1-1-1-1-cloudflares-new-dns-attracting-gigabits-per-second-of-rubbish/
Money quote: “Twitter cybersecurity celebrity @SwiftOnSecurity has been retweeting some of the more egregious allegations, such as 1.1.1.1 being used by Fortinet VPN as the virtual endpoint; 1.1.1.1 being used as the default logout for Nomadix controllers, which are primarily used in hospitality industry environments; AT&T Gigapower using 1.1.1.1 on an internal interface on at least one model of router-gateway, the Pace 5268AC, which effectively blocks this address; and even Vodafone Germany using it as an image caching server on their mobile network.
Huston is familiar with usages like this, and has also seen Wi-Fi hotspots using 1.1.1.1 as their router address. He's not impressed.
"Some folk, without any material to justify it, started configuring 1.1.1.1. Now, I can start using your IP address, I suppose, but we're both going to have a problem," Huston told ZDNet, laughing”
http://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/1-1-1-1-cloudflares-new-dns-attracting-gigabits-per-second-of-rubbish/
ZDNET
1.1.1.1: Cloudflare's new DNS attracting 'gigabits per second' of rubbish
Cloudflare is conducting an experiment with APNIC, and it's revealing plenty of dirty hacks.
“There are two major products that came from Berkeley: LSD and Unix. We don’t believe this to be a coincidence.”
– Jeremy S. Anderson.
#citazioni
– Jeremy S. Anderson.
#citazioni
Sarà lei la prossima Vivian Maier? Così farebbe tornare di moda la Leica a vite...
Money quote: “Masha Ivashintsova was born in Russia, in 1942. At 18 she started taking photographs, and became involved the underground arts movement in St. Petersburg, then known as Leningrad. She shot prolifically on the streets of the city, with either her Leica IIIc or Rolleiflex. But she never showed her work to anyone—some of it she didn’t even develop. When she died, in 2000, she left 30,000 photographs—in the form of negatives and undeveloped film—in a box, where they remained, untouched, for 17 years”
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/secret-soviet-photos
Money quote: “Masha Ivashintsova was born in Russia, in 1942. At 18 she started taking photographs, and became involved the underground arts movement in St. Petersburg, then known as Leningrad. She shot prolifically on the streets of the city, with either her Leica IIIc or Rolleiflex. But she never showed her work to anyone—some of it she didn’t even develop. When she died, in 2000, she left 30,000 photographs—in the form of negatives and undeveloped film—in a box, where they remained, untouched, for 17 years”
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/secret-soviet-photos
Atlas Obscura
30,000 Hidden Images Reveal the World of a Soviet-Era Photographer
The secret trove of film and negatives, stashed in a Russian attic.
E non poteva mancare però anche Milagros Caturla, la Vivian Maier catalana.
Secondo me, guardando le foto che non sono poi questa cosa stratosferica, ci sono anche delle speculazioni dietro. Perché poi fanno le mostre, i libri e soprattutto le stampe numerate.
Money quote: “Numerosi ricercatori e amanti della fotografia e dei misteri si sono attivati per cercare di individuare l’autore delle foto scoprendo che si tratta di una donna, di nome Milagros Caturla (1920-2008), che non ha mai esercitato l’arte della fotografia. La sua storia è stata paragonata a quella di Vivian Maier e la donna è stata così rinominata la “Vivian Maier catalana“. Anche lei, come la famosa pioniera franco–americana della street photography, non aveva distintivo ma possedeva di certo una grande creatività e passione per la sua città e per l’obbiettivo fotografico.
Le immagini risalgono circa al 1960, dichiara Begoña Fernández.”
https://barbarapicci.com/2017/05/26/milagros-caturla/
Secondo me, guardando le foto che non sono poi questa cosa stratosferica, ci sono anche delle speculazioni dietro. Perché poi fanno le mostre, i libri e soprattutto le stampe numerate.
Money quote: “Numerosi ricercatori e amanti della fotografia e dei misteri si sono attivati per cercare di individuare l’autore delle foto scoprendo che si tratta di una donna, di nome Milagros Caturla (1920-2008), che non ha mai esercitato l’arte della fotografia. La sua storia è stata paragonata a quella di Vivian Maier e la donna è stata così rinominata la “Vivian Maier catalana“. Anche lei, come la famosa pioniera franco–americana della street photography, non aveva distintivo ma possedeva di certo una grande creatività e passione per la sua città e per l’obbiettivo fotografico.
Le immagini risalgono circa al 1960, dichiara Begoña Fernández.”
https://barbarapicci.com/2017/05/26/milagros-caturla/
Barbara Picci
Fotografia – Milagros Caturla, la misteriosa autrice delle foto di Barcellona
La questione è nata grazie a Tom Sponheim, un turista che, al mercatino delle pulci di Barcellona, ha scovato una busta di vecchi negativi. Sono così saltate fuori delle fotografie in bianco e nero…
Se qualcuno è curioso di sapere come vive un freelance (o, nel mio caso, come si senta ma non sia mai riuscito a trovare le parole per esprimerlo) Liana Finck, cartoonist per il New Yorker, l’ha centrata in pieno.
Money quote: “I’m a wandering cubicle”
https://medium.com/@lianafinck/the-daily-rituals-of-a-new-yorker-cartoonist-freelance-edition-17ddea7470ae
Money quote: “I’m a wandering cubicle”
https://medium.com/@lianafinck/the-daily-rituals-of-a-new-yorker-cartoonist-freelance-edition-17ddea7470ae
Medium
The Daily Rituals of a New Yorker Cartoonist (Freelance Edition)
How I approach work when my ideas constantly change
Festeggiamenti per i 50 anni di "2001 Odissea nello spazio". La proiezione in 70mm da una nuova copia rischia di essere l'avvenimento cinematografico del decennio. Mannaggia che non ci sono proiezioni previste in Europa/Italia.
La proiezione di Cannes - e quindi la qualità della nuova copia - è garantita da Christopher Nolan.
Money quote: "Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, Warner Bros. Pictures will debut an ‘unrestored’ 70mm print of the director’s groundbreaking science fiction epic at the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival. Widely considered among the greatest films of the 20th century, 2001: A Space Odyssey will return to select U.S. theatres in 70mm beginning May 18, 2018.
Set for Saturday, May 12, the world premiere will be held during the Cannes Classics section of the Festival, featuring an introduction by award-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan. The screening will also be attended by members of Stanley Kubrick’s family, including his daughter, Katharina Kubrick, and longstanding producing partner and brother-in-law, Jan Harlan"
La proiezione di Cannes - e quindi la qualità della nuova copia - è garantita da Christopher Nolan.
Money quote: "Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, Warner Bros. Pictures will debut an ‘unrestored’ 70mm print of the director’s groundbreaking science fiction epic at the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival. Widely considered among the greatest films of the 20th century, 2001: A Space Odyssey will return to select U.S. theatres in 70mm beginning May 18, 2018.
Set for Saturday, May 12, the world premiere will be held during the Cannes Classics section of the Festival, featuring an introduction by award-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan. The screening will also be attended by members of Stanley Kubrick’s family, including his daughter, Katharina Kubrick, and longstanding producing partner and brother-in-law, Jan Harlan"
Forwarded from Fumettologica
È morto Isao Takahata, co-fondatore dello Studio Ghibli e regista di "Una tomba per le lucciole".
http://www.fumettologica.it/2018/04/morto-isao-takahata-studio-ghibli/
http://www.fumettologica.it/2018/04/morto-isao-takahata-studio-ghibli/
Fumettologica
È morto Isao Takahata, regista dello Studio Ghibli - Fumettologica
È morto, all'età di 82 anni, il regista e animatore giapponese Isao Takahata, co-fondatore dello Studio Ghibli e autore di "Una tomba per le lucciole".
Zitti zitti i quattro grandi diventano infrastrutture private che si sostituiscono ai servizi universali dei paesi. Ad esempio Google Plus con un nuovo sistema di indicazione universale degli indirizzi, valido anche per aree remote e mai codificate.
Money quote: “Though more consistent addressing systems—especially in rural regions—are likely a good thing in other ways as well, there are reasons for caution here. Google’s blog post notes, “all that’s needed [to use the codes] is Google Maps on a smartphone.” For now, at least, this means those using the system are at least partially shackled to Google’s own app infrastructure. While that’s likely fine for ordinary civilian uses of the system, it may limit other applications.”
https://slate.com/technology/2018/03/google-plus-codes-help-map-remote-locations.html
Money quote: “Though more consistent addressing systems—especially in rural regions—are likely a good thing in other ways as well, there are reasons for caution here. Google’s blog post notes, “all that’s needed [to use the codes] is Google Maps on a smartphone.” For now, at least, this means those using the system are at least partially shackled to Google’s own app infrastructure. While that’s likely fine for ordinary civilian uses of the system, it may limit other applications.”
https://slate.com/technology/2018/03/google-plus-codes-help-map-remote-locations.html
Slate Magazine
Google Invented a Cool New System for Mapping the World
It’s a neat idea, but we have some concerns.