Ho intervistato Fei-Fei Li, la persona più competente di AI che abbia mai incontrato. Qui la sua storia raccontata dalla CNN
Money quote: “"As one of the leaders in the world for A.I., I feel tremendous excitement and responsibility to create the most awesome and benevolent technology for society and to educate the most awesome and benevolent technologists -- that's my calling," Li said”
https://money.cnn.com/2016/07/21/news/economy/chinese-immigrant-stanford-professor/index.html
Money quote: “"As one of the leaders in the world for A.I., I feel tremendous excitement and responsibility to create the most awesome and benevolent technology for society and to educate the most awesome and benevolent technologists -- that's my calling," Li said”
https://money.cnn.com/2016/07/21/news/economy/chinese-immigrant-stanford-professor/index.html
CNNMoney
One immigrant's path from cleaning houses to Stanford professor
Fei-Fei Li arrived in the U.S. from China at age 16 with many big dreams. And it took many odd jobs to help her achieve them. Luckily, she was smart -- and driven. Today, she's the director of Stanford University's artificial intelligence lab.
L’età giusta per fondare una startup di successo? 45 anni - il mio articolo per Wired Italia
https://www.wired.it/economia/start-up/2018/08/07/startup-eta-successo-45-anni/
https://www.wired.it/economia/start-up/2018/08/07/startup-eta-successo-45-anni/
Noise from the net:
Thank god the Matrix didn't run in Docker.
But Agent Smith was clearly a container, which was why he could be spun up repeatedly. He didn't scale well though.
Thank god the Matrix didn't run in Docker.
But Agent Smith was clearly a container, which was why he could be spun up repeatedly. He didn't scale well though.
La tremenda inefficienza del settore librario secondo El Pais. Vale anche in Spagna, non solo in Italia.
Money quote: “Es habitual en España que las librerías no dispongan de ejemplares editados apenas unos meses antes. Esos títulos han vuelto al almacén para ser destruidos, saldados o, en menor medida, guardados, si el editor lo decide. Según el último dato oficial del gremio de editores, de 2016, el 29,4% de los ejemplares impresos para las librerías vuelven al almacén, un dato que libreros, editores y distribuidores, elevan hasta casi un 40%. Es decir, de 100 ejemplares se venden 60 como promedio.“
https://elpais.com/cultura/2018/07/09/actualidad/1531163370_371133.amp.html
Money quote: “Es habitual en España que las librerías no dispongan de ejemplares editados apenas unos meses antes. Esos títulos han vuelto al almacén para ser destruidos, saldados o, en menor medida, guardados, si el editor lo decide. Según el último dato oficial del gremio de editores, de 2016, el 29,4% de los ejemplares impresos para las librerías vuelven al almacén, un dato que libreros, editores y distribuidores, elevan hasta casi un 40%. Es decir, de 100 ejemplares se venden 60 como promedio.“
https://elpais.com/cultura/2018/07/09/actualidad/1531163370_371133.amp.html
EL PAÍS
Hasta un 40% de los 225 millones de libros editados en España se devuelve
Los miles de ejemplares sin vender del último Diccionario de la RAE, publicado en 2014 por Espasa, revelan los problemas de un sector que publica 86.000 títulos al año
Ode ai marginalia
Money quote: “We reached out to members of the Atlas Obscura community and asked them to tell us about the most remarkable examples of writing in the margins that they’d ever found. As ever, they didn’t disappoint. You sent us pictures of scathing hand-written criticism, a book that held a short record of family deaths, and a particularly creepy-looking example of a secret “government code.” Great stuff”
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/best-notes-written-in-books
Money quote: “We reached out to members of the Atlas Obscura community and asked them to tell us about the most remarkable examples of writing in the margins that they’d ever found. As ever, they didn’t disappoint. You sent us pictures of scathing hand-written criticism, a book that held a short record of family deaths, and a particularly creepy-looking example of a secret “government code.” Great stuff”
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/best-notes-written-in-books
Atlas Obscura
The Best Notes Atlas Obscura Readers Found in Used Books
From painful spoilers to such trenchant criticism as "P.S. This book blows!"
Noise from the net:
Ora di pranzo ad Apple Park: la gif animata pubblicata su Twitter da Tim Cook
https://twitter.com/tim_cook/status/1029903616750977025?s=12
Ora di pranzo ad Apple Park: la gif animata pubblicata su Twitter da Tim Cook
https://twitter.com/tim_cook/status/1029903616750977025?s=12
Twitter
Tim Cook
Lunchtime at Apple Park just got a whole lot more exciting 👀 https://t.co/GJFcOsIB4C
L’amore al tempo di internet: meno divorzi, più coppie multietniche - il mio articolo per La Stampa
http://www.lastampa.it/2018/08/18/tecnologia/lamore-al-tempo-di-internet-meno-divorzi-pi-coppie-multietniche-KhCVrXKkC8oweo4IQWQZpM/pagina.html
http://www.lastampa.it/2018/08/18/tecnologia/lamore-al-tempo-di-internet-meno-divorzi-pi-coppie-multietniche-KhCVrXKkC8oweo4IQWQZpM/pagina.html
LaStampa.it
L’amore al tempo di internet: meno divorzi, più coppie multietniche
Le app per i cuori solitari stanno trasformando le relazioni: sempre più spesso durano di più di quelle nate incontrandosi di persona e vanno contro vecchie regole e pregiudizi
E così, se siete nudisti, la vostra cosa sarà Twitter
Money quote: “Meanwhile, two of the very things that have made Twitter toxic for many people—its maximalist commitment to free speech and its lack of enforcement of real names—have also, strangely, made it the best place to be a nudist on the internet.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/565085/
Money quote: “Meanwhile, two of the very things that have made Twitter toxic for many people—its maximalist commitment to free speech and its lack of enforcement of real names—have also, strangely, made it the best place to be a nudist on the internet.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/565085/
The Atlantic
Why Nudists Love Twitter
As platforms like Facebook and Instagram crack down on explicit content, Twitter has allowed nudity to thrive.
Hasselblad: ecco l’adattatore per gli obiettivi storici V sulla X1D–50c - il mio articolo per intenditori su Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/hasselblad-adattatore/
https://www.macitynet.it/hasselblad-adattatore/
Macitynet.it
Hasselblad: ecco l’adattatore per gli obiettivi storici V sulla X1D–50c - Macitynet.it
Più di 60 obiettivi tra 30 e 500 mm di focale adesso diventano compatibili con la versione digitale della storica medio formato svedese
Se in realtà un “equilibrio della Natura” non esiste, cosa dobbiamo preservare esattamente? Quando la domanda ha una connotazione etica diventa meno scontata.
Money quote: “The term ‘balance of nature’ raised the hackles of some scientists as early as the first decades of the 20th century. The Oxford ecologist Charles Elton forcefully claimed in his book Animal Ecology (1927) that ‘the balance of nature does not exist, and perhaps has never existed’. “
https://aeon.co/essays/nature-is-out-of-balance-but-it-s-still-worth-saving
Money quote: “The term ‘balance of nature’ raised the hackles of some scientists as early as the first decades of the 20th century. The Oxford ecologist Charles Elton forcefully claimed in his book Animal Ecology (1927) that ‘the balance of nature does not exist, and perhaps has never existed’. “
https://aeon.co/essays/nature-is-out-of-balance-but-it-s-still-worth-saving
Aeon
Out of kilter
Old ideas of balance and harmony need to be put aside if we are to save a natural world in constant flux
Noise from the net:
Men—when you introduce your employee who's a woman and say, "She does all the work"/"runs things"/"keeps us all sane"/etc.:
1-You are not paying her enough.
2-You haven't given her the noscript or team she deserves.
3-Talking about her contributions doesn't make up for 1 and 2.
Men—when you introduce your employee who's a woman and say, "She does all the work"/"runs things"/"keeps us all sane"/etc.:
1-You are not paying her enough.
2-You haven't given her the noscript or team she deserves.
3-Talking about her contributions doesn't make up for 1 and 2.
Apex, una bella rivista di fantascienza in inglese, cerca lettori professionali per filtrare i racconti che gli vengono inviati.
Money quote: “Here’s the thing, Apex Magazine is in need of a few dedicated readers to help us go through submissions. We are dedicated to having a quick turnaround time, but this is impossible without a dedicated team of slush readers. A few slush readers have recently had to step down due to other commitments, so that means we have openings!”
https://www.apex-magazine.com/join-the-apex-magazine-slush-team-2/
Money quote: “Here’s the thing, Apex Magazine is in need of a few dedicated readers to help us go through submissions. We are dedicated to having a quick turnaround time, but this is impossible without a dedicated team of slush readers. A few slush readers have recently had to step down due to other commitments, so that means we have openings!”
https://www.apex-magazine.com/join-the-apex-magazine-slush-team-2/
Apex Magazine
Join the Apex Magazine slush team!
Have you ever thought you’d like to be part of the Apex Magazine team? Do you enjoy reading short fiction? Become an Apex Magazine slush reader! *** Okay, enough with the weird commercial-style, pi…
Non lo sapete ma l’ecommerce in Cina sta per esplodere e cambierà per sempre il volto di quel Paese. Lo racconta il New Yorker
Money quote: “Although China has the most Internet users of any country and the largest e-commerce market in the world—more than twice the size of America’s—there are still hundreds of millions of Chinese whose lives have yet to migrate online. Analysts predict that China’s online retail market will double in size in the next two years, and that the growth will come disproportionately from third- and fourth-tier cities and from the country’s vast rural hinterland.”
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/07/23/how-e-commerce-is-transforming-rural-china
Money quote: “Although China has the most Internet users of any country and the largest e-commerce market in the world—more than twice the size of America’s—there are still hundreds of millions of Chinese whose lives have yet to migrate online. Analysts predict that China’s online retail market will double in size in the next two years, and that the growth will come disproportionately from third- and fourth-tier cities and from the country’s vast rural hinterland.”
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/07/23/how-e-commerce-is-transforming-rural-china
The New Yorker
How E-Commerce Is Transforming Rural China
JD.com is expanding its consumer base with drone delivery and local recruits who can exploit villages’ tight-knit social networks to drum up business.
Noise from the net:
Every day, computers are making people easier to use. -- DavidTemkin
Every day, computers are making people easier to use. -- DavidTemkin
Forwarded from Social&Positive News - L'informazione che fa bene
🏠👷🏻♀ #Solidarietà #Volontariato
Cinquant’anni fa a Padova nascevano gli Universitari Costruttori, un movimento di volontariato fondato da un gruppo di studenti universitari che, guidati dal loro professore padre Mario Ciman, decise di rendere concrete le riflessioni evangeliche sulla solidarietà. Gli studenti iniziarono, quindi, a costruire una casa per due famiglie in grave difficoltà e da allora sono centinaia le case e gli edifici che hanno costruito o ristrutturato offrendo un aiuto concreto a chi ha bisogno di un tetto. Oggi il movimento ha sede anche a Milano e Roma ed è aperto a chiunque ne condivida i principi ispiratori: solidarietà, accoglienza, spirito di servizio. Ogni anno l’assemblea dell’associazione decide a quali progetti dedicarsi, ne studia la fattibilità tecnica, la logistica e quindi programma uno o più campi estivi. Proprio ieri si sono conclusi due campi di lavoro. A Prepezzano (Sa) gli Universitari Costruttori hanno rimesso a nuovo un vecchio edificio dell’associazione Oasi che ospiterà una famiglia di profughi siriani. A Tolentino, paese terremotato in provincia di Macerata, i volontari hanno invece ristrutturato gli spazi esterni di una casa-famiglia per persone in difficoltà. Per partecipare ai campi di lavoro non occorre avere particolari professionalità, “tutti possono dare il proprio contributo in base alle proprie forze e caratteristiche”. Qui se volete saperne di più www.universitaricostruttori.it
Cinquant’anni fa a Padova nascevano gli Universitari Costruttori, un movimento di volontariato fondato da un gruppo di studenti universitari che, guidati dal loro professore padre Mario Ciman, decise di rendere concrete le riflessioni evangeliche sulla solidarietà. Gli studenti iniziarono, quindi, a costruire una casa per due famiglie in grave difficoltà e da allora sono centinaia le case e gli edifici che hanno costruito o ristrutturato offrendo un aiuto concreto a chi ha bisogno di un tetto. Oggi il movimento ha sede anche a Milano e Roma ed è aperto a chiunque ne condivida i principi ispiratori: solidarietà, accoglienza, spirito di servizio. Ogni anno l’assemblea dell’associazione decide a quali progetti dedicarsi, ne studia la fattibilità tecnica, la logistica e quindi programma uno o più campi estivi. Proprio ieri si sono conclusi due campi di lavoro. A Prepezzano (Sa) gli Universitari Costruttori hanno rimesso a nuovo un vecchio edificio dell’associazione Oasi che ospiterà una famiglia di profughi siriani. A Tolentino, paese terremotato in provincia di Macerata, i volontari hanno invece ristrutturato gli spazi esterni di una casa-famiglia per persone in difficoltà. Per partecipare ai campi di lavoro non occorre avere particolari professionalità, “tutti possono dare il proprio contributo in base alle proprie forze e caratteristiche”. Qui se volete saperne di più www.universitaricostruttori.it
Korazym.org
L’estate sociale degli ‘Universitari Costruttori’ - Korazym.org
A Tolentino (MC) dal 29 luglio al 19 agosto presso la casa famiglia ‘Giada’ (Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII), che ospita giovani e adulti affetti da gravi
I dipendenti di Google protestano: niente motore di ricerca “truccato” per la Cina - il mio articolo per La Stampa
http://www.lastampa.it/2018/08/19/tecnologia/i-dipendenti-di-google-protestano-niente-motore-di-ricerca-truccato-per-la-cina-m7Gc1YtblCaxC5yF213nCM/pagina.html
http://www.lastampa.it/2018/08/19/tecnologia/i-dipendenti-di-google-protestano-niente-motore-di-ricerca-truccato-per-la-cina-m7Gc1YtblCaxC5yF213nCM/pagina.html
LaStampa.it
I dipendenti di Google protestano: niente motore di ricerca “truccato” per la Cina
Sono 1.400 le firme sulla petizione interna che richiede più trasparenza e non vuole che l’azienda collabori con la censura di Pechino
La Germania ha un problema: mancano le bottiglie per la birra. (Grazie a Simo per la segnalazione)
Money quote: “Put Germany’s legendary love of beer together with a summer that’s shaping up to be the country’s hottest since 1881, and what do you get? A bottle shortage that’s sent brewers scrambling”
https://qz.com/1345699/germans-are-drinking-so-much-beer-this-summer-that-theyre-running-out-of-bottles/
Money quote: “Put Germany’s legendary love of beer together with a summer that’s shaping up to be the country’s hottest since 1881, and what do you get? A bottle shortage that’s sent brewers scrambling”
https://qz.com/1345699/germans-are-drinking-so-much-beer-this-summer-that-theyre-running-out-of-bottles/
Quartz
Germans are guzzling so much beer this summer that brewers are running out of bottles
Some brewers are appealing for Germans to please return their empty beer bottles before they go off on vacation.
Gli anelli segreti che Sigmund Freud dava ai suoi allievi più fidati...
Money quote: “Freud began gifting rings to other psychoanalysts after he broke with Carl Jung in 1912, the AFP writes. Initially, he gathered five of his most dedicated friends and colleagues into a “secret society of psychoanalysts” and gave each a ring to signify their connection. The rings are set with stones from antiquity, carved with goddesses or erotic scenes. These ancient myths had a particular resonance for Freud and his work. (Think: the Oedipal complex.)”
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/freud-signet-rings
Money quote: “Freud began gifting rings to other psychoanalysts after he broke with Carl Jung in 1912, the AFP writes. Initially, he gathered five of his most dedicated friends and colleagues into a “secret society of psychoanalysts” and gave each a ring to signify their connection. The rings are set with stones from antiquity, carved with goddesses or erotic scenes. These ancient myths had a particular resonance for Freud and his work. (Think: the Oedipal complex.)”
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/freud-signet-rings
Atlas Obscura
Freud Gave Special Signet Rings to a ‘Secret Society’ of His Students
The seals depict Greek gods and—surprise, surprise—erotic scenes.
Uno si fa un bello screening del dna per vedere se ci sono malattie ereditarie e scopre che mater semper certa est, parer numquam. Anzi, proprio no... era un altro.
Money quote: "“I looked into a mirror and started crying,” says St Clair, now 56. “I’ve taken for granted my whole life that what I was looking at in the mirror was part my mother and part my dad. And now that half of that person I was looking at in the mirror, I didn’t know who that was.”"
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/dna-test-misattributed-paternity/562928/
Money quote: "“I looked into a mirror and started crying,” says St Clair, now 56. “I’ve taken for granted my whole life that what I was looking at in the mirror was part my mother and part my dad. And now that half of that person I was looking at in the mirror, I didn’t know who that was.”"
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/dna-test-misattributed-paternity/562928/
The Atlantic
When a DNA Test Shatters Your Identity
“Each person comes into our group thinking they are a freak.”
Recensione Nokia 8110, il ritorno della banana - Il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/recensione-nokia-8110/
https://www.macitynet.it/recensione-nokia-8110/
macitynet.it
Recensione Nokia 8110, il ritorno della banana
Cellulari, Nokia, Recensioni