Mueller ci sta mettendo troppo tempo a portare avanti la sua indagine? C’è già in questa suspance un intento persecutorio nei confronti di Trump? Andando a guardare i precedenti, non sembra proprio.
Ovviamente abbiamo sbagliato tutto nella vita. Perché, quando arriva il momento dei bilanci, sono le nostre inazioni, non le azioni, quelle che ci fanno stare male. È la differenza tra rimpianto è rimorso. È una gigantesca falla psicologica, un loop che ci divora tipo buco nero. Provare (a guardarsi dentro) per credere.
Money quote: “ According to psychologist Tom Gilovich, lead author on “The Ideal Road Not Taken,” published in the journal Emotion, our regrets that bother us the most involve failing to live up to our “ideal selves.” Basically, we’re not as bothered by the mistakes we’ve made or the things we ought to have done as we are bothered by never becoming the person we truly wanted to be. “
Poi, siccome ogni cosa deve essere materialmente fattibile nel mondo del neo pragmatismo e dell’auto aiuto, ecco la solita ricetta per vivere meglio etc etc.
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-avoid-a-life-of-regret-1826928609
Money quote: “ According to psychologist Tom Gilovich, lead author on “The Ideal Road Not Taken,” published in the journal Emotion, our regrets that bother us the most involve failing to live up to our “ideal selves.” Basically, we’re not as bothered by the mistakes we’ve made or the things we ought to have done as we are bothered by never becoming the person we truly wanted to be. “
Poi, siccome ogni cosa deve essere materialmente fattibile nel mondo del neo pragmatismo e dell’auto aiuto, ecco la solita ricetta per vivere meglio etc etc.
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-avoid-a-life-of-regret-1826928609
Lifehacker
How to Avoid a Life of Regret
What is it you’ll regret most about your life when your time is up? Failure to fulfill your duty and obligations? Or the failure to follow your dreams? New research from Cornell University suggests our biggest regrets have nothing to do with our responsibilities…
Le scuole di scrittura creativa, quando sanno fare il loro mestiere, sono fantastiche. Anche perché si appoggiano sulla meccanicità della scrittura e sulla capacità degli esseri umani di ricostruire il senso, un qualunque senso, a posteriori.
Questo esercizio per creare descrizioni e metafore efficaci è semplicemente delizioso. Magari non vi cambia la vita, ma vi rende più consapevoli della tecnica, al di là dell’ispirazione.
Money quote: “You know what it is. It’s those denoscriptions that you read in other’s writing that make your jaw drop. The eloquently put and beautiful, but unorthodox, metaphors that almost shouldn’t work but do. It’s what makes the writer unique, giving you something you’ve never read before.“
https://medium.com/@carlymaedee/a-life-changing-exercise-to-make-you-a-better-writer-bf8b04932c8b
Questo esercizio per creare descrizioni e metafore efficaci è semplicemente delizioso. Magari non vi cambia la vita, ma vi rende più consapevoli della tecnica, al di là dell’ispirazione.
Money quote: “You know what it is. It’s those denoscriptions that you read in other’s writing that make your jaw drop. The eloquently put and beautiful, but unorthodox, metaphors that almost shouldn’t work but do. It’s what makes the writer unique, giving you something you’ve never read before.“
https://medium.com/@carlymaedee/a-life-changing-exercise-to-make-you-a-better-writer-bf8b04932c8b
Medium
A Life-Changing Exercise to Make You a Better Writer
I recently went to a non fiction writing conference, I traveled all the way to Pittsburgh from Scio, OR for three days of inspiration.
Secondo me la cultura di Facebook non è del tutto normale
Money quote: "Let us consider a concrete example. When we are getting close to launching products at Facebook we often move the product team out of our usual open floor plan and into a room so they can coordinate in even tighter loops. As a rapidly growing company, it can sometimes be hard to find the space for these so-called war rooms. Before the launch of our games platform we needed to move more people into a war room than could possibly fit in any floor plan. Not to be defeated, the team came in over the weekend and built a loft which could support desks on two levels. This is classic hacking. The team solved a problem on a dimension, quite literally, that was unexpected: when you think of a floor plan you think of width and depth, not height"
http://boz.com/articles/the-hacker-way.html
Money quote: "Let us consider a concrete example. When we are getting close to launching products at Facebook we often move the product team out of our usual open floor plan and into a room so they can coordinate in even tighter loops. As a rapidly growing company, it can sometimes be hard to find the space for these so-called war rooms. Before the launch of our games platform we needed to move more people into a war room than could possibly fit in any floor plan. Not to be defeated, the team came in over the weekend and built a loft which could support desks on two levels. This is classic hacking. The team solved a problem on a dimension, quite literally, that was unexpected: when you think of a floor plan you think of width and depth, not height"
http://boz.com/articles/the-hacker-way.html
Boz
The Hacker Way
At its core, hacking is an approach to problem solving. It is both humble and optimistic in its conviction that anything that has been built, including by the hacker herself, can be improved. It believes that a good solution today is better than a great solution…
Flirtare con un libro, anzi con la vostra foto mentre tenete un libro. Perché no? Se siete di origine anglosassone, lo facevano i vostri trisnonni...
Money quote: "The cards were “flirtations”: coded explanations for how to flirt with the opposite sex, using an item as your prop. In this case, the item was a book. Book leaning against your left cheek? Careful, someone’s watching us. Book on your knee? Let’s talk. Book between your teeth? It’s over."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/book-flirtation-cards-victorian
Money quote: "The cards were “flirtations”: coded explanations for how to flirt with the opposite sex, using an item as your prop. In this case, the item was a book. Book leaning against your left cheek? Careful, someone’s watching us. Book on your knee? Let’s talk. Book between your teeth? It’s over."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/book-flirtation-cards-victorian
Atlas Obscura
The Victorian Cards That Explained How to Use a Book to Flirt
"Resting on right cheek: You are too willing."
È arrivato il momento di un iPhone dual sim - il mio articolo per Wired
https://www.wired.it/mobile/smartphone/2018/07/06/iphone-dual-sim/
https://www.wired.it/mobile/smartphone/2018/07/06/iphone-dual-sim/
Wired
È arrivato il momento di un iPhone dual sim
Molti telefoni Android hanno la dual sim, l'iPhone no. Sarebbe meglio se Apple si decidesse a metterla nel prossimo smartphone
Qualcuno fermi la corsa al megapixel delle macchine fotografiche - il mio articolo su Wired
https://www.wired.it/gadget/foto-e-video/2018/07/06/megapixel-macchine-fotografiche/
https://www.wired.it/gadget/foto-e-video/2018/07/06/megapixel-macchine-fotografiche/
WIRED.IT
Qualcuno fermi la corsa al megapixel delle macchine fotografiche
Abbiamo macchine fotografiche da 50 megapixel e più. Ma che senso ha? Le foto non sono più belle o tecnicamente migliori, anzi sono più scomode da usare e spesso qualitativamente peggiori
Forwarded from Scrivere zen
🤝 Non so per te, ma per me spesso le riunioni sono un incubo. Quello che ho imparato è che di solito basta la metà del tempo per dire le cose per cui ci si è tenuti liberi una giornata intera https://thecooperreview.com/10-tricks-appear-smart-meetings/
Avete presente i grafi? Forse conoscete la parola, ma il suo significato, cioè cosa sono e come funzionano? Impariamo i grafi
Money quote: "A graph (as in "graph theory") is a discrete mathematical structure which deals with objects and pairwise relations between them. Graphs have immense applications in various disciplines of science. Knowledge of this subject is essential for mathematics and computer science enthusiasts.
D3 Graph Theory is project aimed at anyone who wants to learn graph theory. It provides quick and interactive introduction to the subject. The visuals used in the project makes it an effective learning tool."
https://mrpandey.github.io/d3graphTheory/index.html
Money quote: "A graph (as in "graph theory") is a discrete mathematical structure which deals with objects and pairwise relations between them. Graphs have immense applications in various disciplines of science. Knowledge of this subject is essential for mathematics and computer science enthusiasts.
D3 Graph Theory is project aimed at anyone who wants to learn graph theory. It provides quick and interactive introduction to the subject. The visuals used in the project makes it an effective learning tool."
https://mrpandey.github.io/d3graphTheory/index.html
D3Gt
D3 Graph Theory - Interactive Graph Theory Tutorials
Graph theory tutorials and visualizations. Interactive, visual, concise and fun. Experience colors jumping in your face.
La storia vera di Asus (e di Taiwan) dopo la trasformazione della Cina in gigante hi-tech - il mio articolo per IlSole-24ORE
http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/tecnologie/2018-07-09/la-storia-vera-asus-e-taiwan-la-trasformazione-dell-cina-gigante-hi-tech-130831.shtml?uuid=AEqLs9IF
http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/tecnologie/2018-07-09/la-storia-vera-asus-e-taiwan-la-trasformazione-dell-cina-gigante-hi-tech-130831.shtml?uuid=AEqLs9IF
Il Sole 24 ORE
La storia vera di Asus (e di Taiwan) dopo la trasformazione dell Cina in gigante hi-tech
Quello che si vede oggi a Taiwan è la conseguenza di quel che è successo in Cina negli ultimi tre anni. La Cina ha cambiato passo
C'è questo tizio, che pensa di scrivere in modo divertente (a tratti ci riesce) che ha fatto una intera IDE dentro Excel, a suon di plugin. Era tutto cominciato per impressionare la sua ragazza e poi, da cosa nasce cosa.
Money quote: "Back in 2014, my girlfriend, let’s call her Anna, was having a hard time dealing with data in Excel files. Anna worked in quality control in a large pharma company. Every month or two, she’d start bringing home this soul-crushing pile of Excel files to work on, often over evenings and weekends. I wasn’t too happy about this since I had other plans for our evenings and weekends, but it did give me a chance to show off my superior tech skills so I wasn’t too sad about it. You might be surprised to learn that in a developer’s life, there aren’t all that many chances to impress girls with your coding skills."
http://blog.querystorm.com/index.php/2018/04/04/whynow/
Money quote: "Back in 2014, my girlfriend, let’s call her Anna, was having a hard time dealing with data in Excel files. Anna worked in quality control in a large pharma company. Every month or two, she’d start bringing home this soul-crushing pile of Excel files to work on, often over evenings and weekends. I wasn’t too happy about this since I had other plans for our evenings and weekends, but it did give me a chance to show off my superior tech skills so I wasn’t too sad about it. You might be surprised to learn that in a developer’s life, there aren’t all that many chances to impress girls with your coding skills."
http://blog.querystorm.com/index.php/2018/04/04/whynow/
QueryStorm Blog
I wandered off and built an IDE - QueryStorm Blog
A few years ago, I set out to build a small Excel plugin to help out my girlfriend at the time. I ended up building a full-blown IDE over the course of four years and spent the winter in Poland in a startup accelerator. How did this happen? As with many great…
Mi ricordo un pomeriggio a Firenze in cui intervistai Nicholas Negroponte per il suo progetto OLPC e una settimana provando il suddetto computer (la foto che Paolo Attivissimo utilizza come icona in cui mostra un OLPC sta usando il mio).
Il ricordo viene fuori dalla lettura di questo articolo, in cui si racconta lo studio fatto da un gruppo di ricercatori sull'uso del computer da parte di bambini poveri nei villaggi del Madagascar
Money quote: "Research shows that using technology in school makes children more engaged with learning. We wanted to know how children in low-income countries use laptops in their everyday lives; in school and after class. To find out, we embarked on a study in a village in Madagascar four years after the project was launched there."
https://theconversation.com/how-kids-in-a-low-income-country-use-laptops-lessons-from-madagascar-93305
Il ricordo viene fuori dalla lettura di questo articolo, in cui si racconta lo studio fatto da un gruppo di ricercatori sull'uso del computer da parte di bambini poveri nei villaggi del Madagascar
Money quote: "Research shows that using technology in school makes children more engaged with learning. We wanted to know how children in low-income countries use laptops in their everyday lives; in school and after class. To find out, we embarked on a study in a village in Madagascar four years after the project was launched there."
https://theconversation.com/how-kids-in-a-low-income-country-use-laptops-lessons-from-madagascar-93305
The Conversation
How kids in a low-income country use laptops: lessons from Madagascar
Laptops have introduced the children of Nosy Komba in Madagascar to previously inaccessible tools.
L'iPad 9.7 è pensato per le scuole. Ma siamo sicuri che sia stato veramente pensato per essere usato dai bambini? Oppure è un riadattamento di un apparecchio con altre finalità?
Money quote: "If iPads were meant for kids, then there would be a way for apps to know what the allowed content ratings are. An app should be able to know that I’ve only allowed G and PG media on the device. The Youtube app wouldn’t need its own rating system, and youtube.com would have some WebKit api to call to know to only allow kid-appropriate videos."
https://davedelong.com/blog/2018/04/06/if-ipads-were-meant-for-kids/
Money quote: "If iPads were meant for kids, then there would be a way for apps to know what the allowed content ratings are. An app should be able to know that I’ve only allowed G and PG media on the device. The Youtube app wouldn’t need its own rating system, and youtube.com would have some WebKit api to call to know to only allow kid-appropriate videos."
https://davedelong.com/blog/2018/04/06/if-ipads-were-meant-for-kids/
Dave DeLong
If iPads were meant for kids
I bought my kids (6 & 8) their own iPads last fall. I’m nice, and I’m fortunate to be able to afford it. However, I’ve come to realize that despite my attempts to spoil my kids, these iPads (and all iOS devices in general) are not meant for kids.
Un sistema di microblogging a prova di censura, peer-to-peer. Peccato sia a pagamento per transazione basato su criptomoneta (perché usa una blockchain per funzionare in modo sicuro). Il problema di questo tipo di sistemi è il costo per transazione.
Money quote: "It costs a little bit of ether (a cryptocurrency) to use Peepeth. These fees power the Ethereum network. That's why you'll need MetaMask, which lets you execute Peepeth actions with 1 click."
https://peepeth.com/about
Money quote: "It costs a little bit of ether (a cryptocurrency) to use Peepeth. These fees power the Ethereum network. That's why you'll need MetaMask, which lets you execute Peepeth actions with 1 click."
https://peepeth.com/about
Peepeth
Microblogging with a soul (powered by blockchain)
Tired of toxic social media? Try Peepeth, a social network that promotes mindful engagement. Data is open and transparent (saved to the blockchain).
Ok, questa cosa della fuga da Facebook vi ha lasciato sotto shock? Per voi è arrivato il momento delle decisioni storiche? Volete tornare a vivere una vita in cui possedete tutti i vostri dati? Una vita come durante il fascismo, completamente autarchica, libera dall'arrogante strapotere della perfida Albione-Google? Ecco la possibile risposta: FreedomBox.
Money quote: "FreedomBox is designed to be your own inexpensive server at home. It runs free software and offers an increasing number of services ranging from a calendar or jabber server to a wiki or VPN. Our web interface allows you to easily install and configure your apps. Be your own host!"
https://freedombox.org
Qui l'hardware supportato:
https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Hardware
Money quote: "FreedomBox is designed to be your own inexpensive server at home. It runs free software and offers an increasing number of services ranging from a calendar or jabber server to a wiki or VPN. Our web interface allows you to easily install and configure your apps. Be your own host!"
https://freedombox.org
Qui l'hardware supportato:
https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Hardware
Il tizio che si chiama Orkut e che ha inventato orkut, il social network comprato da Google su cui interagivano 300 milioni di persone che poi Google ha chiuso nel 2014, adesso ci riprova. E fa Hello. Non perché ha cambiato nome, ma perché vorrebbe ricreare la grande e utopica comunità.
Money quote: "You may not know me but 13 years ago I started a social network called orkut.com while I was working as an engineer at Google. I'm the guy orkut.com was named after. In 2014 when Google announced that orkut would be shutting down, it was a sad moment for us. orkut had become a community of over 300 million people and was such an amazing adventure for all of us. Nobody wanted to lose what we had created together. We met amazing new people. We went on dates. We found new jobs. We even got married and had kids because of orkut. We made it happen, together."
http://www.orkut.com/index.html
https://hellodotcom.hello.com/en/index.html
Money quote: "You may not know me but 13 years ago I started a social network called orkut.com while I was working as an engineer at Google. I'm the guy orkut.com was named after. In 2014 when Google announced that orkut would be shutting down, it was a sad moment for us. orkut had become a community of over 300 million people and was such an amazing adventure for all of us. Nobody wanted to lose what we had created together. We met amazing new people. We went on dates. We found new jobs. We even got married and had kids because of orkut. We made it happen, together."
http://www.orkut.com/index.html
https://hellodotcom.hello.com/en/index.html
Hello
hello network
Dopo dieci anni si aggiorna la sicurezza Wifi: arriva la WPA3 - il mio articolo per La Stampa
http://www.lastampa.it/2018/07/11/tecnologia/dopo-dieci-anni-si-aggiorna-la-sicurezza-wifi-arriva-la-wpa-N16Ghg7FHAliI7e5PaQJTP/pagina.html
http://www.lastampa.it/2018/07/11/tecnologia/dopo-dieci-anni-si-aggiorna-la-sicurezza-wifi-arriva-la-wpa-N16Ghg7FHAliI7e5PaQJTP/pagina.html
LaStampa.it
Dopo dieci anni si aggiorna la sicurezza Wifi: arriva la WPA3
Password più sicure, cifratura a prova di hacker e, in prospettiva, anche reti WiFi più veloci e con la modalità di connessione facilitata per i gadget “Easy Connect”, che dopo il 2020 diventerà standard
Al bar dove sto lavorando la signora dietro al banco ha messo sul televisore un video della figlia che canta. Brava, ma "sfortunata" perché non c'è verso, non ce la fa. Non riesce a sfondare, forse perché non fa quelle cose che hanno a che fare con raccomandazioni e altro? Non le danno mai la sua grande chance, il suo "big break" che invece danno ad altri ovviamente meno meritevoli.
A parte la considerazione che la colpa sia sempre di altri (tipico, è un'attitudine alla quale faccio una fatica enorme a sottrarmi), c'è da chiarirsi anche sul significato del "non riuscire a farcela perché fanno passare avanti gli altri e non mi danno una possibilità". Quello che segue è un ragionamento un po' verboso e improbabile nella banalizzazione storica, ma che rende bene un passaggio chiave della costruzione della propria identità. Cioè che spesso per le cose che vogliamo in realtà non ci impegniamo abbastanza o, alle volte, per niente.
Money quote: "As I wrote in Real Artists Don’t Starve, the Big Break is a myth. Something we tell themselves out of laziness and fear of the work ahead. If Big Breaks do happen, we’d be better off not counting on them and focusing on what we can control — the work."
https://medium.com/the-mission/your-big-break-is-never-coming-do-this-instead-8157786cfe8e
A parte la considerazione che la colpa sia sempre di altri (tipico, è un'attitudine alla quale faccio una fatica enorme a sottrarmi), c'è da chiarirsi anche sul significato del "non riuscire a farcela perché fanno passare avanti gli altri e non mi danno una possibilità". Quello che segue è un ragionamento un po' verboso e improbabile nella banalizzazione storica, ma che rende bene un passaggio chiave della costruzione della propria identità. Cioè che spesso per le cose che vogliamo in realtà non ci impegniamo abbastanza o, alle volte, per niente.
Money quote: "As I wrote in Real Artists Don’t Starve, the Big Break is a myth. Something we tell themselves out of laziness and fear of the work ahead. If Big Breaks do happen, we’d be better off not counting on them and focusing on what we can control — the work."
https://medium.com/the-mission/your-big-break-is-never-coming-do-this-instead-8157786cfe8e
Medium
Your Big Break Is Never Coming
So instead, practice when no one’s watching