L'articolo più epico su Red Dead Redemption 2
Money quote: "So there’s a feeling of excitement in the Rockstar offices in early June, five months before the launch of its next project: Red Dead Redemption 2, a prequel to 2010’s open-world Western game Red Dead Redemption, which sold over 15 million copies. Even though RDR2 has been in development for seven years, there’s still much to be done. I’m here today to watch an hour’s worth of game footage."
http://www.vulture.com/2018/10/the-making-of-rockstar-games-red-dead-redemption-2.html
Money quote: "So there’s a feeling of excitement in the Rockstar offices in early June, five months before the launch of its next project: Red Dead Redemption 2, a prequel to 2010’s open-world Western game Red Dead Redemption, which sold over 15 million copies. Even though RDR2 has been in development for seven years, there’s still much to be done. I’m here today to watch an hour’s worth of game footage."
http://www.vulture.com/2018/10/the-making-of-rockstar-games-red-dead-redemption-2.html
VULTURE
How the West Was Digitized
Rockstar Games, maker of the megahit Grand Theft Auto V, readies its next blockbuster, Red Dead Redemption 2, a prequel to 2010’s open-world Western game Red Dead Redemption, which sold over 15 million copies.
Io questa cosa di rilasciare le dichiarazioni dei redditi di tutti quanti (da noi una volta lo fece Bersani ricordate?) la trovo una delle azioni più civili del pianeta. Altro che privacy. Trasparenza. Kudos alla Finlandia.
Money quote: "Finland is unusual, even among the Nordic states, in turning its release of personal tax data — to comply with government transparency laws — into a public ritual of comparison. Though some complain that the tradition is an invasion of privacy, most say it has helped the country resist the trend toward growing inequality that has crept across of the rest of Europe.
“We’re looking at the gap between normal people and those rich, rich people — is it getting too wide?” said Tuomo Pietilainen, an investigative reporter at Helsingin Sanomat, the country’s largest daily newspaper.
“When we do publish the figures, the people who have lower salary start to think, ‘Why do my colleagues make more?”’ he said. “Our work has the effect that people are paid more.”
Employers, he said, “have to behave better than in conditions where there is no transparency.”"
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/world/europe/finland-national-jealousy-day.html
Money quote: "Finland is unusual, even among the Nordic states, in turning its release of personal tax data — to comply with government transparency laws — into a public ritual of comparison. Though some complain that the tradition is an invasion of privacy, most say it has helped the country resist the trend toward growing inequality that has crept across of the rest of Europe.
“We’re looking at the gap between normal people and those rich, rich people — is it getting too wide?” said Tuomo Pietilainen, an investigative reporter at Helsingin Sanomat, the country’s largest daily newspaper.
“When we do publish the figures, the people who have lower salary start to think, ‘Why do my colleagues make more?”’ he said. “Our work has the effect that people are paid more.”
Employers, he said, “have to behave better than in conditions where there is no transparency.”"
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/world/europe/finland-national-jealousy-day.html
NY Times
Happy ‘National Jealousy Day’! Finland Bares Its Citizens’ Taxes
Once a year, the authorities disclose the taxable incomes of all Finns, prompting talk of who’s up, who’s down — and who may be weaseling out of taxes.
Un editor html completo (anche CSS e tutto i resto) che sta online, pensato tra l'altro per studenti e insegnanti
Money quote: "The p5.js Web Editor is designed for learning. We aim to make p5.js as friendly and welcoming as possible for beginners. There’s an extensive reference with interactive examples, friendly error messages to help with debugging, and tools to make teaching and collaborating with p5.js easy. It’s designed for use in K12 to university classrooms and beyond. Because everything is stored online, students can easily share at home with parents and friends. Below, Processing Foundation Fellow Saber Khan walks through the basics of p5.js for educators, features for students, and curricula resources."
https://medium.com/processing-foundation/hello-p5-js-web-editor-b90b902b74cf
Money quote: "The p5.js Web Editor is designed for learning. We aim to make p5.js as friendly and welcoming as possible for beginners. There’s an extensive reference with interactive examples, friendly error messages to help with debugging, and tools to make teaching and collaborating with p5.js easy. It’s designed for use in K12 to university classrooms and beyond. Because everything is stored online, students can easily share at home with parents and friends. Below, Processing Foundation Fellow Saber Khan walks through the basics of p5.js for educators, features for students, and curricula resources."
https://medium.com/processing-foundation/hello-p5-js-web-editor-b90b902b74cf
Medium
Hello p5.js Web Editor!
Today we are excited to announce the official release of editor.p5js.org! The p5.js Web Editor is an online platform for learning to code…
L'ex ministro Carlo Calenda tira una bordata (via Twitter) ai videogiochi come oggetto da eliminare dal nostro panorama culturale perché "fa male ai pupi". La rete si indigna, l'affermazione provoca un tuffo al cuore, e secondo me Wired fotografa meglio di molti altri i motivi.
Money quote: "Da videogiocatori o anche solo amanti dei videogiochi si molto delusi da un’affermazione simile. Ma da elettori italiani (a prescindere dall’orientamento) si prova un piccolo tonfo nel cuore. Se questa affermazione fosse arrivata da un parlamentare o un membro del governo conservatore sarebbe stato tutto meno clamoroso e deprimente, in fondo quella è la parte deputata alla retroguardia. Che arrivi dalla parte progressista taglia davvero le gambe e conferma quel che vediamo anche in altri ambiti, cioè che i progressisti sempre di più sono il partito conservatore, cioè quella parte politica che si appella di più al passato, alle cose di una volta, ai cari vecchi valori e al mondo tradizionale italiano delle fabbriche, dei bei cinema con il rumore del proiettore e del fast food come terribile minaccia ai panini con la mortadella. Il simulacro della nostalgia invece della sostanza del progresso che è parte delle vite di molti."
https://www.wired.it/gadget/videogiochi/2018/11/03/calenda-attacco-videogiochi/
Money quote: "Da videogiocatori o anche solo amanti dei videogiochi si molto delusi da un’affermazione simile. Ma da elettori italiani (a prescindere dall’orientamento) si prova un piccolo tonfo nel cuore. Se questa affermazione fosse arrivata da un parlamentare o un membro del governo conservatore sarebbe stato tutto meno clamoroso e deprimente, in fondo quella è la parte deputata alla retroguardia. Che arrivi dalla parte progressista taglia davvero le gambe e conferma quel che vediamo anche in altri ambiti, cioè che i progressisti sempre di più sono il partito conservatore, cioè quella parte politica che si appella di più al passato, alle cose di una volta, ai cari vecchi valori e al mondo tradizionale italiano delle fabbriche, dei bei cinema con il rumore del proiettore e del fast food come terribile minaccia ai panini con la mortadella. Il simulacro della nostalgia invece della sostanza del progresso che è parte delle vite di molti."
https://www.wired.it/gadget/videogiochi/2018/11/03/calenda-attacco-videogiochi/
Wired
In difesa dei videogiochi dopo l'attacco di Calenda
Il parlamentare del Pd Calenda ha preso una posizione diffusa in Italia, che implica una forte ignoranza sul mondo dei videogiochi
Un paio di riflessioni sulla Brexit e i pasticci che comporta. Questa volta il governo britannico ha creato una procedura per quelli tra i cittadini comunitari che vogliono restare nel Regno Unito basata su una app che funziona per Android ma non per iOS. Le quote di mercato dei due sistemi nel Regno Unito sono sostanzialmente uguali. Che pasticcioni. Qui di seguito, il mio articolo
per Wired.it
https://www.wired.it/mobile/app/2018/11/02/brexit-solo-per-android/
per Wired.it
https://www.wired.it/mobile/app/2018/11/02/brexit-solo-per-android/
Wired
Brexit, la app del governo britannico per gli stranieri funziona male
Sui dispositivi Apple non si potranno leggere automaticamente i passaporti e quindi completare la domanda per restare in UK dopo la Brexit
Il tradimento femminile negli Usa sta diventando una valanga. È sempre esistito (non fosse altro perché i maschi traditori non possono trovare sempre concubine nubili) ma adesso, sulla base dei rilevamenti volontari, è in rapida crescita (mentre quello maschile è stabile). Vari fattori, dal reddito alla autonomia sociale e psicologica, fino alla differente organizzazione dei tempi della vita e del lavoro, oltre alle tecnologie digitali, che facilitano le comunicazioni, per così dire, rimuovendo o rendendo molto remoto il rischio dello stigma sociale, della lettera scarlatta per le donne che tradiscono.
Ma questa è ovviamente solo la punta dell'iceberg, perché sotto c'è un cambiamento profondo dell'idea che la donna ha di se stessa, e che è la cosa veramente interessante. Il tradimento è uno degli epifenomeni che aiutano a visualizzarla in maniera più contrastata, ma la realtà è che - seguendo questa intuizione - si può immaginare quanto siano in realtà cangianti e congiunturali cose che in realtà daremmo per scolpite nella pietra, come ad esempio alcuni tratti cultiurali delle personalità femminili rispetto a quelle maschili.
Money quote: "Experts think there are a few practical reasons for this shift. There’s the internet, of course, which has made finding a better or different partner — not to mention your high school boyfriend — easier than ever. There’s also economics. The increasing number of female breadwinners means more women are not financially reliant on men. Combine those factors with a cultural shift that has women increasingly willing to push up against prescribed gender norms — in this case, that men cheat for sex and pleasure while women cheat for love and attention — and you’ve got a recipe for change."
https://medium.com/s/thenewnew/the-future-of-infidelity-is-female-4e2da7cc7037
Ma questa è ovviamente solo la punta dell'iceberg, perché sotto c'è un cambiamento profondo dell'idea che la donna ha di se stessa, e che è la cosa veramente interessante. Il tradimento è uno degli epifenomeni che aiutano a visualizzarla in maniera più contrastata, ma la realtà è che - seguendo questa intuizione - si può immaginare quanto siano in realtà cangianti e congiunturali cose che in realtà daremmo per scolpite nella pietra, come ad esempio alcuni tratti cultiurali delle personalità femminili rispetto a quelle maschili.
Money quote: "Experts think there are a few practical reasons for this shift. There’s the internet, of course, which has made finding a better or different partner — not to mention your high school boyfriend — easier than ever. There’s also economics. The increasing number of female breadwinners means more women are not financially reliant on men. Combine those factors with a cultural shift that has women increasingly willing to push up against prescribed gender norms — in this case, that men cheat for sex and pleasure while women cheat for love and attention — and you’ve got a recipe for change."
https://medium.com/s/thenewnew/the-future-of-infidelity-is-female-4e2da7cc7037
Medium
The Future of Infidelity Is Female
Due to shifting social norms and economic leaps, women are now as likely as men to have affairs
Un aggiornamento “minore” di 3,5GB: cos’è cambiato veramente in macOS Mojave 10.14.1 - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/macos-mojave-10-14-1-novita/
https://www.macitynet.it/macos-mojave-10-14-1-novita/
Macitynet.it
Un aggiornamento "minore" di 3,5GB: cos’è cambiato veramente in macOS Mojave 10.14.1 - Macitynet.it
Apple lo ha rilasciato come aggiornamento minore in realtà le novità macOS Mojave 10.14.1 sono numerose e rilevanti
Ecco i primi benchmark dei nuovi iPad Pro e MacBook Air - il mio articolo per Wired
https://www.wired.it/gadget/computer/2018/11/05/benchmark-ipad-pro-macbook-air/
https://www.wired.it/gadget/computer/2018/11/05/benchmark-ipad-pro-macbook-air/
Wired
Ecco i primi benchmark dei nuovi iPad Pro e MacBook Air
I tablet di Apple sono veloci quanto – se non più di – un MacBook Pro 2018, mentre i nuovi Air vanno meglio dei MacBook 12, ma un po' peggio dei MacBook Pro
Letture serali: andare offline
This progammer decided to take a month off from using all computing devices. He literally went out and bought a watch, a camera, a map, a compass, and a notepad. He was initially scared of being bored, but he found it was actually pretty easy to be entertained taking pictures, reading books, and travelling a bit. He came to the conclusion that digital technologies haven't changed the world, they've created a parallel world. He believes that the reason we are nervous and never have enough time is because we are now living two lives in these two separate worlds. He noticed that he felt his "personality dissolving" a bit, because in the analog world, he only had access to things that were popular (popular music, popular books, etc.) There is a long tail of hobbies and interests that the internet helps facilitate. He also lost a bit of motivation because seeing other people achieve great things always motivated him. He also gained an appreciation for social networks, people dismiss Facebook and Twitter as not being "real communications" but it really does help keep in touch with people across long distances. He thinks that month long breaks are too much, but if you want to try this, you can get a lot out of taking 2 weeks away from computers!
https://dev.to/iskin/how-a-month-without-computers-changed-me-1ho4
Una storia simile
https://www.theverge.com/2013/5/1/4279674/im-still-here-back-online-after-a-year-without-the-internet
This progammer decided to take a month off from using all computing devices. He literally went out and bought a watch, a camera, a map, a compass, and a notepad. He was initially scared of being bored, but he found it was actually pretty easy to be entertained taking pictures, reading books, and travelling a bit. He came to the conclusion that digital technologies haven't changed the world, they've created a parallel world. He believes that the reason we are nervous and never have enough time is because we are now living two lives in these two separate worlds. He noticed that he felt his "personality dissolving" a bit, because in the analog world, he only had access to things that were popular (popular music, popular books, etc.) There is a long tail of hobbies and interests that the internet helps facilitate. He also lost a bit of motivation because seeing other people achieve great things always motivated him. He also gained an appreciation for social networks, people dismiss Facebook and Twitter as not being "real communications" but it really does help keep in touch with people across long distances. He thinks that month long breaks are too much, but if you want to try this, you can get a lot out of taking 2 weeks away from computers!
https://dev.to/iskin/how-a-month-without-computers-changed-me-1ho4
Una storia simile
https://www.theverge.com/2013/5/1/4279674/im-still-here-back-online-after-a-year-without-the-internet
DEV Community
How a Month without Computers Changed Me
I’ve sent a message to my family and delegated my open source projects to my friends. With my last tweet sent, I turn off my laptop, phone, and tablet. My Digital Sabbath begins in 10 minutes: no digital devices for the next month.
Povero MacBook 12, il portatile bello è diventato un osso spolpato - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/a-che-serve-il-macbook-12/
https://www.macitynet.it/a-che-serve-il-macbook-12/
Macitynet.it
Povero MacBook 12, il portatile bello è diventato un osso spolpato - Macitynet.it
Costa caro, va male (rispetto al nuovo MacBook Air) e rappresenta un altro momento di transizione nel cammino di Cupertino verso il computer perfetto. Che, va bene che non esiste, però qui mica ci siamo avvicinati molto…
Carlo Calenda la spara grosssa (e talebana) sui videogiochi, e pronta steccata sulle dita del bravo Niccolò Carboni
Money quote: “Calenda, insomma, si comporta proprio come gli “analfabeti funzionali” che ama tanto “blastare” su Twitter: parla a vuoto di temi che non conosce o fatica a comprendere. Pensare che i videogiochi possano in qualche modo alterare lo sviluppo affettivo, emozionale o cognitivo dei bambini è una leggenda metropolitana smentita almeno dagli anni ‘70 ma, anzi, spesso il gaming permette la comprensione e la costruzione di rapporti personali complessi, oltre all’allenamento delle funzioni logiche inconsce e superiori. Insomma, si potrebbero passare ore a smentire Calenda citando paper, studi, ricerche, videogiochi più o meno educativi ma così facendo il rischio è quello di perdere il punto principale.”
https://www.esquire.com/it/lifestyle/tecnologia/a24597918/calenda-videogiochi/
Money quote: “Calenda, insomma, si comporta proprio come gli “analfabeti funzionali” che ama tanto “blastare” su Twitter: parla a vuoto di temi che non conosce o fatica a comprendere. Pensare che i videogiochi possano in qualche modo alterare lo sviluppo affettivo, emozionale o cognitivo dei bambini è una leggenda metropolitana smentita almeno dagli anni ‘70 ma, anzi, spesso il gaming permette la comprensione e la costruzione di rapporti personali complessi, oltre all’allenamento delle funzioni logiche inconsce e superiori. Insomma, si potrebbero passare ore a smentire Calenda citando paper, studi, ricerche, videogiochi più o meno educativi ma così facendo il rischio è quello di perdere il punto principale.”
https://www.esquire.com/it/lifestyle/tecnologia/a24597918/calenda-videogiochi/
Esquire
Calenda, a noi sembra che i videogiochi rincretiniscano soprattutto i politici
Per l'ex Ministro dello Sviluppo economico i videogiochi rendono addirittura incapaci di leggere e ragionare. Un'idea infondata, e reazionaria.
Una ricerca piuttosto interessante mostra che nei paesi più sviluppati per le politiche di genere cala il numero di applicanti donna per gli studi STEM.
Money quote: “Paradoxically, the sex differences in the magnitude of relative academic strengths and pursuit of STEM degrees rose with increases in national gender equality. The gap between boys’ science achievement and girls’ reading achievement relative to their mean academic performance was near universal. These sex differences in academic strengths and attitudes toward science correlated with the STEM graduation gap. A mediation analysis suggested that life-quality pressures in less gender-equal countries promote girls’ and women’s engagement with STEM subjects.”
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797617741719
Money quote: “Paradoxically, the sex differences in the magnitude of relative academic strengths and pursuit of STEM degrees rose with increases in national gender equality. The gap between boys’ science achievement and girls’ reading achievement relative to their mean academic performance was near universal. These sex differences in academic strengths and attitudes toward science correlated with the STEM graduation gap. A mediation analysis suggested that life-quality pressures in less gender-equal countries promote girls’ and women’s engagement with STEM subjects.”
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797617741719
Sage Journals
The Gender-Equality Paradox in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education - Gijsbert Stoet, David C. Geary, 2018
The underrepresentation of girls and women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields is a continual concern for social scientists and p...
E adesso Lenovo, con il suo ThinkPad X1 Extreme da 15 pollici vuol fare fuori il MacBook Pro
Money quote: “To face down this formidable foe, Lenovo has stretched its new, top-of-the-line ThinkPad X1 Extreme to accommodate a 15-inch display (14 inches had been the maximum before). It’s even added discrete Nvidia graphics for the first time. Announced Thursday night at IFA in Berlin, Germany, the ThinkPad X1 Extreme will ship in September with a starting price of $1,860. “
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3301291/laptop-computers/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-extreme-price-specs-features.html
Money quote: “To face down this formidable foe, Lenovo has stretched its new, top-of-the-line ThinkPad X1 Extreme to accommodate a 15-inch display (14 inches had been the maximum before). It’s even added discrete Nvidia graphics for the first time. Announced Thursday night at IFA in Berlin, Germany, the ThinkPad X1 Extreme will ship in September with a starting price of $1,860. “
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3301291/laptop-computers/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-extreme-price-specs-features.html
PCWorld
Why did Lenovo stretch the ThinkPad X1 Extreme to 15 inches? To kill the MacBook Pro
Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Extreme has a mission: to kill the MacBook Pro 15, or at least keep corporate customers from adopting the new high-end Apple laptop. We look at what makes this new flagship formidable.
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Nuova Apple Keyboard Folio per iPad Pro 2018, presa di contatto e prime impressioni https://www.macitynet.it/cover-tastiera-ipad-pro-2018/
Macitynet.it
Nuova Apple Keyboard Folio per iPad Pro 2018, presa di contatto e prime impressioni - Macitynet.it
Assieme al nuovo tablet di Apple è arrivata anche la Smart Keyboard Folio di nuova generazione. Che è una ottima novità, dal momento che adesso è tornata a coprire anche il dietro del tablet
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Unboxing iPad Pro 11”, presa di contatto e prime impressioni https://www.macitynet.it/unboxing-ipad-pro-2018/
Macitynet.it
Unboxing iPad Pro 11”, presa di contatto e prime impressioni - Macitynet.it
In questo articolo la fotogalleria dell' unboxing iPad Pro 11" la prima presa di contatto e anche le prime impressioni
Oppo parte da Milano per conquistare la classe media degli smartphone - il mio articolo per La Stampa
https://www.lastampa.it/2018/11/07/tecnologia/oppo-parte-da-milano-per-conquistare-la-classe-media-degli-smartphone-avMrUuT5fOIKaSRAF9GhgJ/pagina.html
https://www.lastampa.it/2018/11/07/tecnologia/oppo-parte-da-milano-per-conquistare-la-classe-media-degli-smartphone-avMrUuT5fOIKaSRAF9GhgJ/pagina.html
LaStampa.it
Oppo parte da Milano per conquistare la classe media degli smartphone
Due nuovi dispositivi con fotocamera 3D, notch a goccia e prezzi contenuti per prestazioni di tutto rilievo. E una curiosa somiglianza con l’ultimo modello OnePlus
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Mini recensione Apple Pencil, capolavoro di seconda generazione https://www.macitynet.it/recensione-apple-pencil-2/
macitynet.it
Mini recensione Apple Pencil, capolavoro di seconda generazione
Accessori iPad, Apple, Apple Pencil, Apple Pencil 2
Notevole storia del New York Times
Amazon critics are saying that the company's decision to split its second headquarters into two (one in New York and one in Washington DC) showed that the bidding process for HQ2 was a farce. Some believe that the decision was made long ago and that the bidding process was just a ruse to extract concessions and kickbacks. Others have been saying all along that HQ2 would be split into multiple locations that Amazon would again play against one another to strengthen its bargaining position. One critic says "It's tempting to roll your eyes at this soap opera, but Amazon will walk away from this stunt with a cache of incredibly valuable data. It's learned all kinds of things from the bidding cities like their future infrastructure plans that even their citizens are not privy to. Amazon will put this data to prodigious use in the coming years as it looks to expand its market power and sideline the competition."
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/06/technology/amazon-hq2-long-island-city-virginia.html
Amazon critics are saying that the company's decision to split its second headquarters into two (one in New York and one in Washington DC) showed that the bidding process for HQ2 was a farce. Some believe that the decision was made long ago and that the bidding process was just a ruse to extract concessions and kickbacks. Others have been saying all along that HQ2 would be split into multiple locations that Amazon would again play against one another to strengthen its bargaining position. One critic says "It's tempting to roll your eyes at this soap opera, but Amazon will walk away from this stunt with a cache of incredibly valuable data. It's learned all kinds of things from the bidding cities like their future infrastructure plans that even their citizens are not privy to. Amazon will put this data to prodigious use in the coming years as it looks to expand its market power and sideline the competition."
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/06/technology/amazon-hq2-long-island-city-virginia.html
NY Times
Was Amazon’s Headquarters Contest a Bait-and-Switch? Critics Say Yes (Published 2018)
Amazon defied expectations by splitting its second headquarters into two locations. For the internet company, it seems to be working out rather nicely.
Si stava meglio quando si ascoltava la musica sull’iPod e non sul telefono. Sono arrivati gli hipster molto, molto giovani.
Money quote: “This video from Pitchfork deftly explains what made the original iPod and its clickwheel descendants such great products, and why using a smartphone to listen to tunes, despite the convenience they afford, doesn't hold a candle to the listening experience a dedicated music player can provide.”
https://boingboing.net/2018/10/26/why-the-ipod-classic-remains-o.html
Money quote: “This video from Pitchfork deftly explains what made the original iPod and its clickwheel descendants such great products, and why using a smartphone to listen to tunes, despite the convenience they afford, doesn't hold a candle to the listening experience a dedicated music player can provide.”
https://boingboing.net/2018/10/26/why-the-ipod-classic-remains-o.html
Boing Boing
Why the iPod Classic remains one of the best ways to listen to digital music
Why the iPod Classic remains one of the best ways to listen to digital music