La fine del mondo come lo si intendeva una volta, almeno fino a quando useremo i social media, cioè le macchine costruite per controllare i gruppi di persone: strumenti non nuovi su una scala e con una penetrazione prima impossibile.
Da questa prospettiva, capire il meccanismo messo assieme da Cambridge Analytica è quasi un viaggio nel nostro inconscio. Lettura vivamente consigliata.
Money quote: "The actual issues, for Wylie, are simply the “plain white toast” of politics, waiting for the actual flavour to be loaded on. “No one wants plain white toast.” The job of the data, he says, is to “learn the particular flavour or spice” that will make that toast appealing."
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/may/06/cambridge-analytica-how-turn-clicks-into-votes-christopher-wylie
Da questa prospettiva, capire il meccanismo messo assieme da Cambridge Analytica è quasi un viaggio nel nostro inconscio. Lettura vivamente consigliata.
Money quote: "The actual issues, for Wylie, are simply the “plain white toast” of politics, waiting for the actual flavour to be loaded on. “No one wants plain white toast.” The job of the data, he says, is to “learn the particular flavour or spice” that will make that toast appealing."
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/may/06/cambridge-analytica-how-turn-clicks-into-votes-christopher-wylie
the Guardian
Cambridge Analytica: how did it turn clicks into votes?
Whistleblower Christopher Wylie explains the science behind Cambridge Analytica’s mission to transform surveys and Facebook data into a political messaging weapon
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Il sequestro Moro dal punto di vista della Renaul 4 amaranto, raccontato (magistralmente) da Pietro Trellini sul Post in un pezzo long-read da-non-perdere.
Link: http://bit.ly/2wv5r3J
Link: http://bit.ly/2wv5r3J
Si sono offesi i suoi ambasciatori al posto suo: molto giapponese e molto appropriato. Perché, anche se non è un caso diplomatico "serio", il fatto che alla cena tra il primo ministro giapponese e quello israeliano a Tel Aviv lo chef abbia deciso di servire il cibo in delle scarpe, come trovata "scenografica", è considerato decisamente offensivo.
Money quote: "“This was a stupid and insensitive decision,” a senior Israeli diplomat, who had previously served in Japan, told Yediot Aharonot. “There is nothing more despised in Japanese culture than shoes. Not only do they not enter their houses while wearing shoes, you will not find shoes in their offices either. Even the prime minister, ministers and members of parliament do not wear shoes to work... It is equivalent to serving a Jewish guest chocolates in a dish shaped like a pig.”"
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Japanese-PM-Abe-served-offensive-shoe-dessert-at-Netanyahu-dinner-553671
Money quote: "“This was a stupid and insensitive decision,” a senior Israeli diplomat, who had previously served in Japan, told Yediot Aharonot. “There is nothing more despised in Japanese culture than shoes. Not only do they not enter their houses while wearing shoes, you will not find shoes in their offices either. Even the prime minister, ministers and members of parliament do not wear shoes to work... It is equivalent to serving a Jewish guest chocolates in a dish shaped like a pig.”"
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Japanese-PM-Abe-served-offensive-shoe-dessert-at-Netanyahu-dinner-553671
The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
Japanese diplomats appalled by offensive dessert at Abe-Netanyahu dinner
Celebrity chef Moshe Segev's culinary blooper ended the meal on the wrong foot.
L'ex direttore della CIA sull'importanza della verità (e contro Donald Trump)
Money quote: "The historian Timothy Snyder stresses the importance of reality and truth in his cautionary pamphlet, “On Tyranny.” “To abandon facts,” he writes, “is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power because there is no basis upon which to do so.” He then chillingly observes, “Post-truth is pre-fascism.”"
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/28/opinion/sunday/the-end-of-intelligence.html
Money quote: "The historian Timothy Snyder stresses the importance of reality and truth in his cautionary pamphlet, “On Tyranny.” “To abandon facts,” he writes, “is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power because there is no basis upon which to do so.” He then chillingly observes, “Post-truth is pre-fascism.”"
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/28/opinion/sunday/the-end-of-intelligence.html
NY Times
Opinion | Michael Hayden: The End of Intelligence (Published 2018)
How do you brief a president who doesn’t distinguish between truth and lies?
Il progetto fotografico è semplice: lei, la fotografa, cerca persone, sconosciuti, con le quali condividere fotogrammi di intimità. Li cerca su Tinder o altro, scatta e pubblica su Instagram. Aggiunge lunghe didascalie. Quando le viene bene l'effetto della finta intimità secondo me è esplosivo.
Money quote: "There’s a time stamp in the bottom left corner of each photograph in the series. Hyld explains that the time stamps reveal exactly how much time has elapsed between meeting her subject for the first time and taking the photograph in question. They range from ten to thirty-five minutes. The time stamp on the toothbrushing picture reads, “16 min.”"
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/05/04/forging-intimacy/
Il suo feed su Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/mariehyld/?hl=en
Money quote: "There’s a time stamp in the bottom left corner of each photograph in the series. Hyld explains that the time stamps reveal exactly how much time has elapsed between meeting her subject for the first time and taking the photograph in question. They range from ten to thirty-five minutes. The time stamp on the toothbrushing picture reads, “16 min.”"
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/05/04/forging-intimacy/
Il suo feed su Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/mariehyld/?hl=en
The Paris Review
Forging Intimacy
In the work of Marie Hyld, a young Danish photographer who stages intimate scenes with strangers she has met online, Ariel Lown Lewiton recognizes something of Barthes—and of herself.
La meraviglia degli americani e della capacità che hanno di stupirsi delle cose. Di Bologna, la Manhattan del Medio Evo (ma anche le altre città...)
Money quote: "The exact number of towers built in medieval Bologna is not clear. It was suggested that up to 180 towers were present in the city as of the 13th century, but a more realistic amount is probably around 100, which is still very impressive considering how difficult it was to built such tall structures with the limited resources of medieval Italy."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/towers-of-bologna
Money quote: "The exact number of towers built in medieval Bologna is not clear. It was suggested that up to 180 towers were present in the city as of the 13th century, but a more realistic amount is probably around 100, which is still very impressive considering how difficult it was to built such tall structures with the limited resources of medieval Italy."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/towers-of-bologna
Atlas Obscura
Towers of Bologna in Bologna
Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.
Venti anni di iMac, il computer da cui è ripartito tutto - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/venti-anni-di-imac-il-computer-da-cui-e-ripartito-tutto/
https://www.macitynet.it/venti-anni-di-imac-il-computer-da-cui-e-ripartito-tutto/
macitynet.it
Venti anni di iMac, il computer da cui è ripartito tutto
iMac, Macintosh, Steve Jobs
Di solito non condivido i tweet, ma questo mi fa arrabbiare: la percezione della maternità e paternità da parte degli studenti
https://twitter.com/tryangregory/status/991819905677881344?s=12
https://twitter.com/tryangregory/status/991819905677881344?s=12
Twitter
T. Ryan Gregory
Two married colleagues each brought their son to a lecture because daycare closed last-minute. This was mentioned in both of their student evaluations. Try to guess which prof was called "unprofessional" and which was described as "a great parent". #EverydaySexism…
Meraviglioso articolo di Science: la ricerca operativa sull’intelligenza artificiale è diventata sostanzialmente una pratica alchemica, cioè non scientifica. Lo dice un ricercatore di Google, Ali Rahimi, e ci saranno delle conseguenze pesanti per tutti in questo settore.
Money quote: “As Rahimi puts it, "I'm trying to draw a distinction between a machine learning system that's a black box and an entire field that's become a black box."”
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/05/ai-researchers-allege-machine-learning-alchemy
Money quote: “As Rahimi puts it, "I'm trying to draw a distinction between a machine learning system that's a black box and an entire field that's become a black box."”
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/05/ai-researchers-allege-machine-learning-alchemy
Science
AI researchers allege that machine learning is alchemy
Study cites ways to bolster scientific foundations of artificial intelligence
La strana vita (e morte) delle femmine del polipo: una sola covata a cui danno letteralmente tutto.
Money quote: "A female octopus’ death is written into her genes. Octopuses only breed once throughout their lives, and the mothers-to-be die once their task is complete.
After laying a clutch of eggs, and attaching them to a sturdy substrate with tough biological cement, female octopuses have but one task left to them. They brood their eggs with a ferocious singularity of purpose, and once she has laid her eggs, a female octopus will not leave until they hatch. This can take months, in some cases years.
“When they’re ready to spawn eggs, all of the energy, all of the nutrients in their bodies are directed toward their eggs — they stop taking care of their bodies at a cellular level,” Voight says."
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2018/04/18/octopus-eggs-deep-ocean/
Money quote: "A female octopus’ death is written into her genes. Octopuses only breed once throughout their lives, and the mothers-to-be die once their task is complete.
After laying a clutch of eggs, and attaching them to a sturdy substrate with tough biological cement, female octopuses have but one task left to them. They brood their eggs with a ferocious singularity of purpose, and once she has laid her eggs, a female octopus will not leave until they hatch. This can take months, in some cases years.
“When they’re ready to spawn eggs, all of the energy, all of the nutrients in their bodies are directed toward their eggs — they stop taking care of their bodies at a cellular level,” Voight says."
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2018/04/18/octopus-eggs-deep-ocean/
D-brief
At the Bottom of the Ocean, a Gloomy Discovery
Octopus mothers all sacrifice their lives for their young, but here, their sacrifice may be in vain.
E così, almeno secondo questa lettura che risale al 2006, saremmo il quinto più intelligente paese al mondo. Il primo non asiatico.
Money quote: "Richard and Tatu argues that differences in national income are correlated with differences in the average national intelligence quotient (IQ). They further argue that differences in average national IQs constitute one important factor, but not the only one, contributing to differences in national wealth and rates of economic growth.
These results are controversial and have caused much debate, they must be interpreted with extreme caution."
https://iq-research.info/en/average-iq-by-country
Money quote: "Richard and Tatu argues that differences in national income are correlated with differences in the average national intelligence quotient (IQ). They further argue that differences in average national IQs constitute one important factor, but not the only one, contributing to differences in national wealth and rates of economic growth.
These results are controversial and have caused much debate, they must be interpreted with extreme caution."
https://iq-research.info/en/average-iq-by-country
Brainstats
World ranking of countries by their average IQ
The average IQ of more than 80 countries updated in real time.
Dopo solo 33 anni Microsoft mette a posto gli a capo di Notepad - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/dopo-33-anni-microsoft-mette-a-posto-gli-a-capo-di-notepad/
https://www.macitynet.it/dopo-33-anni-microsoft-mette-a-posto-gli-a-capo-di-notepad/
Macitynet.it
Dopo solo 33 anni Microsoft mette a posto gli a capo di Notepad - Macitynet.it
Nell’ultima Build di Windows 10 Notepad risolve il decennale problema degli a capo, almeno in parte, perché non si può avere tutto dalla vita: adesso apre correttamente i testi creati su Mac, ma continua a salvarli a modo suo
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Burger King metterà in vendita in Spagna una versione speciale del panino Whopper, i cui ingredienti sono stati scelti grazie alle Instagram Stories dei suoi utenti. Si chiamerà “Instagram Whopper”.
Link: http://bit.ly/2Iaq9qM
Link: http://bit.ly/2Iaq9qM
Mashable
Burger King stunt could spell the beginning of the end for Instagram Stories
Free stuff vs. an ad-free story feed: Which would you prefer?
Il direttore di Fumettologica, Matteo Stefanelli, analizza il nuovo Linus di Igort
Money quote: “Tutto avrei immaginato, tranne di trovarmi per le mani una Linus che, con un formato simile a Rivista Studio e un progetto grafico che evoca l’eredità di The Believer e si colloca nell’universo di IL Magazine, potesse proporre una via nostrana al mook fumettistico. Certo, Linus è più sottile di un vero e proprio mook contrazione di magazine + book ed esperienze come la francese La Revue Dessinée restano lontane. Però non troppo; non più.“
http://www.fumettologica.it/2018/05/nuovo-linus-igort/
Money quote: “Tutto avrei immaginato, tranne di trovarmi per le mani una Linus che, con un formato simile a Rivista Studio e un progetto grafico che evoca l’eredità di The Believer e si colloca nell’universo di IL Magazine, potesse proporre una via nostrana al mook fumettistico. Certo, Linus è più sottile di un vero e proprio mook contrazione di magazine + book ed esperienze come la francese La Revue Dessinée restano lontane. Però non troppo; non più.“
http://www.fumettologica.it/2018/05/nuovo-linus-igort/
Fumettologica
La rivoluzione editoriale di Linus, versione Igort
La nuova Linus diretta da Igort è la più diversa delle nuove Linus che si siano viste. Una rivista che si presenta come un contenitore di fumetto d'autore.
Il primo e il più grande: l’universo cinematografico Marvel - E io vi presento orgogliosamente la mia analisi per Fumettologica
http://www.fumettologica.it/2018/05/universo-cinematografico-marvel-film/
http://www.fumettologica.it/2018/05/universo-cinematografico-marvel-film/
Fumettologica
Il primo e il più grande: l’universo cinematografico Marvel
Nel maggio del 2008 esordì "Iron Man", primo di 19 film prodotti finora dai Marvel Studios, cambiando definitivamente il modo di fare cinema a Hollywood.
Hodinkee, la mia rivista online preferita sugli orologi, ha intervistato Jony Ive, designer di Apple e responsabile di tutti i prodotti più recenti, dal Mac fino all'Apple Watch. Lettura lunga ma davvero notevole. Chapeau al fondatore, Benjamin Clymer: la sua capacità di scrittura e di raccontare è arrivata più in alto di tutti quelli che ce la fanno da soli.
Money quote: "As I drove past the glittering, all-glass Norman Foster/Jony Ive creation that is Apple Park, I asked myself the question I always ask before going inside a large company for a big interview: “Will the more I know about this company and this person make me like them less or more?” It is simple enough, but I’ve found it to be illuminating."
https://www.hodinkee.com/magazine/jony-ive-apple
Money quote: "As I drove past the glittering, all-glass Norman Foster/Jony Ive creation that is Apple Park, I asked myself the question I always ask before going inside a large company for a big interview: “Will the more I know about this company and this person make me like them less or more?” It is simple enough, but I’ve found it to be illuminating."
https://www.hodinkee.com/magazine/jony-ive-apple
Hodinkee
Apple, Influence, and Ive - Hodinkee Magazine
The greatest designer of our generation talks watches for the very first time.
Esce la biografia di Robin Williams. Sembra impossibile si sia tolto la vita. Eppure sono passati già degli anni.
Money quote: “Before production wrapped on The Crazy Ones in February 2014, its producers made a last-ditch effort to re-invigorate its viewership with a bit of guest casting. Pam Dawber was invited to play a role in one episode, as a possible romantic interest for the Simon Roberts character, marking the first time that she and Robin had performed together since Mork & Mindy, and the first screen role that Dawber—who had stepped back from the business to raise her children with the actor Mark Harmon—had taken in 14 years.”
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/05/robin-williams-death-biography-dave-itzkoff-excerpt
Money quote: “Before production wrapped on The Crazy Ones in February 2014, its producers made a last-ditch effort to re-invigorate its viewership with a bit of guest casting. Pam Dawber was invited to play a role in one episode, as a possible romantic interest for the Simon Roberts character, marking the first time that she and Robin had performed together since Mork & Mindy, and the first screen role that Dawber—who had stepped back from the business to raise her children with the actor Mark Harmon—had taken in 14 years.”
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/05/robin-williams-death-biography-dave-itzkoff-excerpt
Vanity Fair
Inside the Final Days of Robin Williams
New York Times reporter Dave Itzkoff details the beloved star’s heartbreaking decline in this exclusive excerpt from Robin, his new biography.
Con Chrome OS Google alla conquista del mondo del codice - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/con-chorme-os-google-alla-conquista-del-mondo-del-codice/
https://www.macitynet.it/con-chorme-os-google-alla-conquista-del-mondo-del-codice/
Macitynet.it
Con Chrome OS Google alla conquista del mondo del codice - Macitynet.it
L’annuncio alla Google IO in corso: arriva il supporto al software Linux e Debian; Chrome OS diventa ambiente di sviluppo compatibile con AndroidStudio