Dieci anni fa uscita "Step brothers". A suo modo, un classico del genere della commedia demenziale americana (che non sopporto, ma vabbé)
Money quote: "And like that, Step Brothers was born. Released 10 years ago this month, the warped opus tells the tale of two full-grown man-children, played by Ferrell and Reilly, who live at home with their newly married parents. The delightfully absurd premise, lovingly shaped by a man who encouraged performers to go off-noscript, helped to create a kind of euphoria on set. One cast member positively compared the experience to dropping acid."
https://www.theringer.com/movies/2018/7/10/17540704/step-brothers-oral-history-will-ferrell-john-c-reilly-adam-mckay
Money quote: "And like that, Step Brothers was born. Released 10 years ago this month, the warped opus tells the tale of two full-grown man-children, played by Ferrell and Reilly, who live at home with their newly married parents. The delightfully absurd premise, lovingly shaped by a man who encouraged performers to go off-noscript, helped to create a kind of euphoria on set. One cast member positively compared the experience to dropping acid."
https://www.theringer.com/movies/2018/7/10/17540704/step-brothers-oral-history-will-ferrell-john-c-reilly-adam-mckay
The Ringer
Unadulterated Joy: An Oral History of ‘Step Brothers’
This is the true story of Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, and John C. Reilly’s side-splittingly twisted exploration of male arrested development, the most fun movie to make ever made
Non siamo poi così importanti. E meno male.
Money quote: "And yet this turns out to be poor preparation for dealing with the everyday embarrassments of being human. Instead of single-mindedly trying to love yourself, may I suggest a self-directed attitude that has been famously called the opposite of love: indifference."
https://aeon.co/ideas/youre-simply-not-that-big-a-deal-now-isnt-that-a-relief
Money quote: "And yet this turns out to be poor preparation for dealing with the everyday embarrassments of being human. Instead of single-mindedly trying to love yourself, may I suggest a self-directed attitude that has been famously called the opposite of love: indifference."
https://aeon.co/ideas/youre-simply-not-that-big-a-deal-now-isnt-that-a-relief
Aeon
You’re simply not that big a deal: now isn’t that a relief?
Instead of loving yourself, try being indifferent: take comfort in realising you’re not that unique. Now, isn’t that better?
E se i prodotti Apple costassero tanto perché tutelano meglio i nostri dati? - il mio articolo per Wired
https://www.wired.it/attualita/tech/2018/11/20/prodotti-apple-prezzo-tutela-privacy/
https://www.wired.it/attualita/tech/2018/11/20/prodotti-apple-prezzo-tutela-privacy/
Wired
E se i prodotti Apple costassero tanto perché tutelano meglio i nostri dati?
L'azienda diretta da Tim Cook non vende solo oggetti di lusso, ma investe molto nella privacy degli utenti e non monetizza – come fanno gli altri – le informazioni di chi usa iPhone e iPad
Il profilo che Fortune ha dedicato alla sorellastra più giovane e più smart di Kim Kardashian, cioè Kylie Jenner, che vale 900 milioni di dollari e non ha srx tape in circolazione (almeno, non ci ha costruito un'industria sopra: si occupa di unghie)
Money quote: "What her half-sister Kim Kardashian West did for booty, Jenner has done for full lips. Like Kardashian West, she has leveraged her assets to gain both fame and money. But while her sister is best-known for the former, Jenner has proved adept at the latter. In historic fashion."
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesdigitalcovers/2018/07/11/how-20-year-old-kylie-jenner-built-a-900-million-fortune-in-less-than-3-years/
Money quote: "What her half-sister Kim Kardashian West did for booty, Jenner has done for full lips. Like Kardashian West, she has leveraged her assets to gain both fame and money. But while her sister is best-known for the former, Jenner has proved adept at the latter. In historic fashion."
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesdigitalcovers/2018/07/11/how-20-year-old-kylie-jenner-built-a-900-million-fortune-in-less-than-3-years/
Forbes
How 20-Year-Old Kylie Jenner Built A $900 Million Fortune In Less Than 3 Years
What her half-sister Kim Kardashian West did for booty, Jenner has done for full lips. Like Kardashian West, she has leveraged her assets to gain both fame and money. But while her sister is best-known for the former, Kylie Jenner has proved adept at the…
Dall'archivio dei vecchi articoli, una ricerca sull'effetto dei titoli dei giornali. Praticamente, sono le informazioni che ci restano in testa sono principalmente quelle contenute nei titoli. O la loro approssimazione errata. Lo dice una ricerca.
Money quote: "It’s not always easy to be both interesting and accurate, but, as Ecker’s study shows, it’s better than being exciting and wrong"
https://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/headlines-change-way-think
Money quote: "It’s not always easy to be both interesting and accurate, but, as Ecker’s study shows, it’s better than being exciting and wrong"
https://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/headlines-change-way-think
The New Yorker
How Headlines Change the Way We Think
First impressions matter—what we experience in our first encounter with something colors how we process the rest of it. Articles are no exception.
Il segreto dei nuovi Mac e iPad? È tutto nel piccolo chip T2 - Il mio articolo per La Stampa (Premium)
https://www.lastampa.it/2018/11/21/tecnologia/il-segreto-dei-nuovi-mac-e-ipad-tutto-nel-piccolo-chip-t-kroY7B6vAExwa0r2daZ4CN/premium.html
https://www.lastampa.it/2018/11/21/tecnologia/il-segreto-dei-nuovi-mac-e-ipad-tutto-nel-piccolo-chip-t-kroY7B6vAExwa0r2daZ4CN/premium.html
LaStampa.it
Il segreto dei nuovi Mac e iPad? È tutto nel piccolo chip T2
Da quindici anni l’azienda di Cupertino lavora alla creazione di processori e chip sviluppati in casa. Adesso è arrivato il tempo di raccoglierne i frutti
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Prendete le ferie, Assassin’s Creed Rebellion è su iOS e Android https://www.macitynet.it/assassins-creed-rebellion/
Macitynet.it
Prendete le ferie, Assassin’s Creed Rebellion è su iOS e Android - Macitynet.it
Con il nuovo Assassin’s Creed Rebellion l’universo di complotti storici, acrobazie e uccisioni torna su mobile come gioco di ruolo strategico
C'è un astronauta della Nasa, abbastanza anziano (83 anni) e che si chiama Harrison Schmitt e che è stato l'ultimo uomo a camminare sulla Luna (per adesso). Il punto è che lui è un negazionista per quanto riguarda il riscaldamento globale causato dall'uomo. È un geologo e sostiene che non ci sono prove che siamo stati noi a causare il riscaldamento globale con le emissioni delle fabbriche e tutto il resto.
È una testimonianza shock, anzi un vero e proprio scandalo nel mondo della scienza degli Usa, anche perché che il climate change sia causato da noi è un dogma. Non si può mettere in discussione. Cosa che di per sé è decisamente poco scientifica, no?
Money quote: “Right now, in my profession, there is no evidence. There are models. But models of very, very complex natural systems are often wrong. The observations that we make as geologists, and observational climatologists, do not show any evidence that human beings are causing this. Now, there is a whole bunch of unknowns. We don’t know how much CO2, for example, is being released by the Southern Oceans as the result of natural climate change that’s been going on now since the last ice age."
https://www.geekwire.com/2018/apollo-17-moonwalker-harrison-schmitt-stirs-buzz-climate-change-views/
È una testimonianza shock, anzi un vero e proprio scandalo nel mondo della scienza degli Usa, anche perché che il climate change sia causato da noi è un dogma. Non si può mettere in discussione. Cosa che di per sé è decisamente poco scientifica, no?
Money quote: “Right now, in my profession, there is no evidence. There are models. But models of very, very complex natural systems are often wrong. The observations that we make as geologists, and observational climatologists, do not show any evidence that human beings are causing this. Now, there is a whole bunch of unknowns. We don’t know how much CO2, for example, is being released by the Southern Oceans as the result of natural climate change that’s been going on now since the last ice age."
https://www.geekwire.com/2018/apollo-17-moonwalker-harrison-schmitt-stirs-buzz-climate-change-views/
GeekWire
Apollo 17 moonwalker Harrison Schmitt stirs up a buzz with climate change views
I didn't invite Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt to give his views on climate change, but that's the topic that created the most fireworks at the ScienceWriters2018 conference in Washington, D.C.
L'archivio degli aeroplanini di carta. C'è anche l'F-18. Non ho parole.
Money quote: "A database of paper airplanes with easy to follow folding instructions."
https://www.foldnfly.com/
Money quote: "A database of paper airplanes with easy to follow folding instructions."
https://www.foldnfly.com/
Foldnfly
Fold 'N Fly » Paper Airplane Folding Instructions
A database of paper airplanes with easy to follow folding instructions, video tutorials and printable folding plans. Find the best paper airplanes!
I razzisti di solito non hanno una grande capacità di astrazione, e questa cosa gli passerà sopra senza che neanche se ne accorgano. Però non esistono le razze. Ovvero, quando c'erano non c'eravamo noi, perché non nasciamo come un singolo gruppo, ma (forse) come meticciato di una molteplicità di gruppi differenti. Insomma, alla faccia della purezza della razza.
Money quote: "The origins of our species have long been traced to east Africa, where the world’s oldest undisputed Homo sapiens fossils were discovered. About 300,000 years ago, the story went, a group of primitive humans there underwent a series of genetic and cultural shifts that set them on a unique evolutionary path that resulted in everyone alive today.
However, a team of prominent scientists is now calling for a rewriting of this traditional narrative, based on a comprehensive survey of fossil, archaeological and genetic evidence. Instead, the international team argue, the distinctive features that make us human emerged mosaic-like across different populations spanning the entire African continent. Only after tens or hundreds of thousands of years of interbreeding and cultural exchange between these semi-isolated groups, did the fully fledged modern human come into being."
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jul/11/no-single-birthplace-of-mankind-say-scientists
Money quote: "The origins of our species have long been traced to east Africa, where the world’s oldest undisputed Homo sapiens fossils were discovered. About 300,000 years ago, the story went, a group of primitive humans there underwent a series of genetic and cultural shifts that set them on a unique evolutionary path that resulted in everyone alive today.
However, a team of prominent scientists is now calling for a rewriting of this traditional narrative, based on a comprehensive survey of fossil, archaeological and genetic evidence. Instead, the international team argue, the distinctive features that make us human emerged mosaic-like across different populations spanning the entire African continent. Only after tens or hundreds of thousands of years of interbreeding and cultural exchange between these semi-isolated groups, did the fully fledged modern human come into being."
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jul/11/no-single-birthplace-of-mankind-say-scientists
the Guardian
No single birthplace of mankind, say scientists
Researchers say it is time to drop the idea that modern humans originated from a single population in a single location
Nancy Pelosi è sotto attacco perché vecchia. O forse perché donna? Dopotutto, a differenza degli uomini, alle donne non perdoniamo lo scorrere del tempo, cioè il loro “sfiorire” che interpretiamo non solo dal punto di vista estetico (cosa che ha un significato sessuale-riproduttivo piuttosto evidente) ma anche intellettuale ed esistenziale.
Money quote: “This is less crude than the sexism Pelosi has gotten from the GOP, but it is more insidious. Instead of heaping disgust on Pelosi’s aging, female body, Democrats are casting her as a desperate crone, clinging to relevance at any cost. In both cases, her age supposedly explains everything that’s wrong with her.”
https://medium.com/s/story/nancy-pelosi-is-old-good-e7b7d8a4a2fc
Money quote: “This is less crude than the sexism Pelosi has gotten from the GOP, but it is more insidious. Instead of heaping disgust on Pelosi’s aging, female body, Democrats are casting her as a desperate crone, clinging to relevance at any cost. In both cases, her age supposedly explains everything that’s wrong with her.”
https://medium.com/s/story/nancy-pelosi-is-old-good-e7b7d8a4a2fc
Medium
Nancy Pelosi Is Old. Good.
Nancy Pelosi is old. Her Republican opponents have been spreading the word on that for ages: Donald Trump Jr. called her “tired old Nancy Pelosi” in a campaign ad. Sarah Palin and Lindsay Graham…
I monopattini elettrici sono la nuova bolla? - Il mio commento per Wired
https://www.wired.it/lifestyle/mobilita/2018/11/23/i-monopattini-elettrici-bolla/
https://www.wired.it/lifestyle/mobilita/2018/11/23/i-monopattini-elettrici-bolla/
Wired
I monopattini elettrici sono la nuova bolla?
Sono diventati un successo negli Usa, in Israele e in Asia. Adesso tocca all'Europa e in particolare all'Italia. Ma le due ruote piccole ed elettrificate sono davvero la risposta alla domanda di mobilità integrata?
Con la USB-C “less is more” e si viaggia più leggeri - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/usb-c-viaggiare-leggeri/
https://www.macitynet.it/usb-c-viaggiare-leggeri/
Macitynet.it
iPad con USB-C, si risparmia spazio e si viaggia leggeri
Le gioie di USB-C su iPad Pro: Pochi cavetti e adattatori per fare tutto con Apple Watch, MAcBook e MacBook Pro, iPhone e naturalmente iPad
Quando vai a Hong Kong la prima cosa che noti, assieme agli stretti grattacieli, sono le impalcature di bambù. Ovunque. C’è chi ne ha fatto un progetto fotografico ventennale.
Money quote: “One of the first photographs of this distinct, dynamic process is an image created by John Thomson in Hong Kong in 1871. It shows a man climbing up an intricate network of bamboo surrounding a building. The scene, rendered in black and white, reveals the apparent durability of a seemingly delicate support system”
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cocoons-hong-kong-bamboo-scaffolding
Money quote: “One of the first photographs of this distinct, dynamic process is an image created by John Thomson in Hong Kong in 1871. It shows a man climbing up an intricate network of bamboo surrounding a building. The scene, rendered in black and white, reveals the apparent durability of a seemingly delicate support system”
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cocoons-hong-kong-bamboo-scaffolding
Atlas Obscura
A Visual Appreciation of Hong Kong’s Bamboo Scaffolding
Photographer Peter Steinhauer has captured striking images of cocooned skyscrapers.
Se la scrittura è uno strumento per esplorare il pensiero, oltre che per comunicarlo, le etichette servono ad aggiungere ordine. Forse.
Money quote: “Tags suck. On paper, they look like a great solution to everything. But in practice, they just add an additional burden to any content management system. With tags, content managers do not only have to organize the content and the hierarchy but also the category systems. Writing good content is already hard enough.”
https://ia.net/writer/blog/write-to-organize
Money quote: “Tags suck. On paper, they look like a great solution to everything. But in practice, they just add an additional burden to any content management system. With tags, content managers do not only have to organize the content and the hierarchy but also the category systems. Writing good content is already hard enough.”
https://ia.net/writer/blog/write-to-organize
ia.net
Write to Organize – iA Writer: The Focused Writing App
Creating the latest update to iA Writer was a slow burn. Beginning with some basic maintenance and then improvements for the new iOS 12 and macOS Mojave, the Kraken was released in the final weeks of preparation. The all new Tags and x-callback-urls are so…
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Per Brian May, chitarrista dei Queen «Apple è diventata un mostro egoista» https://www.macitynet.it/brian-may-contro-apple/
Macitynet.it
Per Brian May, chitarrista dei Queen «Apple è diventata un mostro egoista» - Macitynet.it
Brian May contro Apple: il leggendario chitarrista dei Queen si scaglia contro Cupertino per le scelte delle porte di collegamento
Lettura per il sabato pomeriggio. Il libro di chi parla L’ Atlantic deve essere fenomenale. Perché aspettare ha senso. Perché il contrario è male. E comunque perché aspettiamo sempre di più e sempre con maggiore sofferenza.
Money quote: “So waiting, within that context, is often understood as wasted time: When someone makes me wait, they’re wasting my most valuable resource, my time, and preventing me from living up to that moral expectation of using time wisely. My book, then, tries to flip that on its head, to look at how waiting can be an antidote to some of these notions of acceleration and productivity that we actually just can’t keep up with”
https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/576181/
Money quote: “So waiting, within that context, is often understood as wasted time: When someone makes me wait, they’re wasting my most valuable resource, my time, and preventing me from living up to that moral expectation of using time wisely. My book, then, tries to flip that on its head, to look at how waiting can be an antidote to some of these notions of acceleration and productivity that we actually just can’t keep up with”
https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/576181/
The Atlantic
The Tyranny of ‘Sorry for My Delay’
A communications scholar reflects on what gets lost in a culture that prizes speed.
Patti Smith racconta il libro più rivoluzionario della sua vita: “Piccole donne”
Money quote: “Many wonderful books captured my imagination, but in Little Women something extraordinary happened. I recognized myself, as if in a mirror, the lanky headstrong girl, who raced on foot, ripped her skirts climbing trees, spoke in common slang, and denounced social pretensions. A girl who could be found leaning against a great oak with a book, or at her desk in the attic bowed over a manunoscript. She was Josephine March. Even her name breathed freedom, a girl called Jo.”
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/09/24/a-responsible-freedom-patti-smith-on-little-women/
Money quote: “Many wonderful books captured my imagination, but in Little Women something extraordinary happened. I recognized myself, as if in a mirror, the lanky headstrong girl, who raced on foot, ripped her skirts climbing trees, spoke in common slang, and denounced social pretensions. A girl who could be found leaning against a great oak with a book, or at her desk in the attic bowed over a manunoscript. She was Josephine March. Even her name breathed freedom, a girl called Jo.”
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/09/24/a-responsible-freedom-patti-smith-on-little-women/
The Paris Review
A Responsible Freedom: Patti Smith on ‘Little Women’
"I recognized myself, as if in a mirror, the lanky headstrong girl, who raced on foot, ripped her skirts climbing trees, spoke in common slang, and denounced social pretensions."
Certo che tutta quella bella letteratura distopica, migliaia di film e romanzi che mostrano che fine facciano quando cerchiamo di costruire degli incubi del controllo, è veramente passata invano. Forse i manager di questi progetti leggevano solo Topolino, chissà.
Money quote: “Soon enough, we’ll have a smart city: Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is building one “from the internet up,” with help from a series of private-public real-estate partnerships in the downtown Toronto neighborhood Quayside (pronounced Key-side).”
https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/575551/
Money quote: “Soon enough, we’ll have a smart city: Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is building one “from the internet up,” with help from a series of private-public real-estate partnerships in the downtown Toronto neighborhood Quayside (pronounced Key-side).”
https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/575551/
The Atlantic
The City of the Future Is a Data-Collection Machine
In Toronto, Alphabet, Google’s parent company, hopes to create the sensor-filled metropolis of tomorrow.