Bisognerebbe fermarci un attimo e pensare meglio a cosa stiamo complessivamente facendo. Si, sarebbe meglio...
Money quote: “For a time after their VR experience, people found themselves eating less meat. In his subsequent book Experience on Demand (2018), Bailenson quotes one subject who said: ‘I truly felt like I was going to the slaughterhouse … and felt sad that as a cow I was going to die.’”
https://aeon.co/ideas/its-dangerous-to-think-virtual-reality-is-an-empathy-machine
Money quote: “For a time after their VR experience, people found themselves eating less meat. In his subsequent book Experience on Demand (2018), Bailenson quotes one subject who said: ‘I truly felt like I was going to the slaughterhouse … and felt sad that as a cow I was going to die.’”
https://aeon.co/ideas/its-dangerous-to-think-virtual-reality-is-an-empathy-machine
Aeon
It’s dangerous to think virtual reality is an empathy machine
Virtual reality is not a modern-day empathy machine – and this is why it’s dangerous to think otherwise
Tutto sul wasabi. Fenomenale.
Money quote: "The Japanese have grown wasabi for about a thousand years. Retiring shoguns even received plots of the prized crop as a gift, which their kin protected for centuries. Farmers continue to raise wasabi in tiered beds along Nagano’s streams, diverting water to create a continual, gentle wash over the rhizomes. Without this constant water stream, plants end up tasting muddy and bitter. Only after several years is the rhizome large enough to harvest. Wasabi won’t even germinate unless conditions are perfect. Outside the aromatic herb’s native, gravelly banks, farmers have found it exceedingly difficult to cultivate at all."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/real-wasabi
Money quote: "The Japanese have grown wasabi for about a thousand years. Retiring shoguns even received plots of the prized crop as a gift, which their kin protected for centuries. Farmers continue to raise wasabi in tiered beds along Nagano’s streams, diverting water to create a continual, gentle wash over the rhizomes. Without this constant water stream, plants end up tasting muddy and bitter. Only after several years is the rhizome large enough to harvest. Wasabi won’t even germinate unless conditions are perfect. Outside the aromatic herb’s native, gravelly banks, farmers have found it exceedingly difficult to cultivate at all."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/real-wasabi
Atlas Obscura
'Wasabi' Rarely Contains Actual Wasabi
It's usually a mix of ground horseradish, Chinese mustard, and green food coloring.
Piano piano, zitta, zitta, Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez va avanti. E sta cominciando a fare paura a molti perché giovane, donna e con una traiettoria sociale troppo anomala per poter essere normalizzata e non aprire le porte a molti altri. Esattamente il motivo per cui supportarla. In passato ne abbiamo già parlato.
Money quote: "The Republican, mostly male obsession with the 29-year-old Bronx native is more than run-of-the-mill misogyny; it’s existential panic. Because in addition to the young Democratic Socialist standing for (reasonable) policies that conservatives find terrifying, Ocasio-Cortez represents a vision of the future of the United States — a future that’s no longer centered around old white men."
https://medium.com/s/jessica-valenti/whos-afraid-of-aoc-ba3ac04d28b3
Money quote: "The Republican, mostly male obsession with the 29-year-old Bronx native is more than run-of-the-mill misogyny; it’s existential panic. Because in addition to the young Democratic Socialist standing for (reasonable) policies that conservatives find terrifying, Ocasio-Cortez represents a vision of the future of the United States — a future that’s no longer centered around old white men."
https://medium.com/s/jessica-valenti/whos-afraid-of-aoc-ba3ac04d28b3
Medium
Who’s Afraid of AOC?
Conservatives sure are afraid of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. They don’t like that she danced in college, they’re in an uproar over an old high school nickname — some are even spreading a…
80 anni di Hewlett-Packard, l’ex startup “fatta per durare” - il mio articolo per Wired
https://www.wired.it/economia/business/2019/01/12/hewlett-packard-80-anni/
https://www.wired.it/economia/business/2019/01/12/hewlett-packard-80-anni/
WIRED.IT
80 anni di Hewlett-Packard, l'ex startup "fatta per durare"
Fondata nel 1939, ha scritto pagine della storia informatica degli Stati Uniti. Con alti e bassi, partendo da un garage. E senza fiutare l'affare di acquisire la neonata Apple
Un ossessionato dagli aerei e soprattutto da Pan Am niente male. Esserlo a questi livelli mi fa quasi invidia.
Money quote: "“I’VE NEVER MET ANYONE WHO collects to the degree I do… or who’s gone to the lengths that I have,” says Anthony Toth, a self-proclaimed aviation geek.
But it’s that level of obsession that ultimately led him to become the creator, chief curator, and “captain” of the Pan Am Experience, a one-of-a-kind immersive dinner party based on the former Pan American Airlines, which shuttered in 1991."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/who-created-the-pan-am-experience
Money quote: "“I’VE NEVER MET ANYONE WHO collects to the degree I do… or who’s gone to the lengths that I have,” says Anthony Toth, a self-proclaimed aviation geek.
But it’s that level of obsession that ultimately led him to become the creator, chief curator, and “captain” of the Pan Am Experience, a one-of-a-kind immersive dinner party based on the former Pan American Airlines, which shuttered in 1991."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/who-created-the-pan-am-experience
Atlas Obscura
How One Pan Am Fan Recreated the Golden Age of Air Travel
It took years of dedication and a few visits to the airplane graveyard.
"Glass" è il film di supereroi più lento della storia - la mia recensione per Fumettologica
http://www.fumettologica.it/2019/01/glass-recensione-film/
http://www.fumettologica.it/2019/01/glass-recensione-film/
Fumettologica
"Glass" è il film di supereroi più lento della storia - Fumettologica
Una recensione di Glass, il nuovo film di M. Night Shyamalan che conclude la trilogia iniziata con Unbreakable - Il predestinato e proseguita con Split .
Certezze che tramontano. Qualcosa di nuovo sulla Monna Lisa: essa non ti guarda. Dopotutto, è solo un dipinto, no?
Money quote: "The Mona Lisa effect is a centuries-old optical illusion that relies on tricky interplay of light and shadow, which shifts our perspective of the subject’s stare. Since canvases are flat, the depth of a painting cannot change, but it can look like it does. This is why some people insist that Mona Lisa’s gaze can look like a skeptical side-eye from one side and a thoughtful glance straight-on. But, according to the new research, the painting that lends the phenomenon its name doesn’t actually display it. “The effect itself is undeniable and demonstrable,” Loth said. “But with the Mona Lisa, of all paintings, we didn’t get this impression.”"
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/is-the-mona-lisa-looking-at-me
Money quote: "The Mona Lisa effect is a centuries-old optical illusion that relies on tricky interplay of light and shadow, which shifts our perspective of the subject’s stare. Since canvases are flat, the depth of a painting cannot change, but it can look like it does. This is why some people insist that Mona Lisa’s gaze can look like a skeptical side-eye from one side and a thoughtful glance straight-on. But, according to the new research, the painting that lends the phenomenon its name doesn’t actually display it. “The effect itself is undeniable and demonstrable,” Loth said. “But with the Mona Lisa, of all paintings, we didn’t get this impression.”"
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/is-the-mona-lisa-looking-at-me
Atlas Obscura
The Mona Lisa’s Eyes Are Not Following You Around the Room
New research shows the famous painting's eyes are not actually following you.
Apple ogni giorno acquista 50 posti per i voli per Shanghai - il mio articolo (a pagamento) per La Stampa
https://www.lastampa.it/2019/01/15/tecnologia/apple-ogni-giorno-acquista-posti-per-i-voli-per-shanghai-gSr8uNqBGuER1CakvEwhJK/pagina.html
https://www.lastampa.it/2019/01/15/tecnologia/apple-ogni-giorno-acquista-posti-per-i-voli-per-shanghai-gSr8uNqBGuER1CakvEwhJK/pagina.html
LaStampa.it
Apple ogni giorno acquista 50 posti per i voli per Shanghai
La casa di Cupertino è il più grande acquirente di biglietti aerei della United Airlines. Un budget da 150 milioni di dollari all’anno (solo per Shanghai Apple spende 35 milioni) per far viaggiare gli uomini e le donne di Apple in tutto il mondo
Apple verso l’addio allo spinotto “proprietario”, in arrivo l’Usb-C per iPhone - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/telco/apple-verso-laddio-allo-spinotto-proprietario-in-arrivo-lusb-c-per-iphone/?sfdcid=0030O00002LXcuNQAT
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/telco/apple-verso-laddio-allo-spinotto-proprietario-in-arrivo-lusb-c-per-iphone/?sfdcid=0030O00002LXcuNQAT
CorCom
Apple verso l'addio allo spinotto "proprietario", in arrivo l'Usb-C per iPhone - CorCom
Pronta ad abbandonare il cavo Lightning, la Mela sta lavorando a un passaggio tecnologico che avrebbe un impatto significativo su tutto l'ecosistema legato agli accessori che si connettono ai device. Ecco le novità
Biometria nelle indagini di Polizia, la giustizia Usa mette i paletti - Il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/biometria-nelle-indagini-di-polizia-la-giustizia-usa-mette-i-paletti/?sfdcid=0030O00002LXcuNQAT
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/biometria-nelle-indagini-di-polizia-la-giustizia-usa-mette-i-paletti/?sfdcid=0030O00002LXcuNQAT
CorCom
Biometria nelle indagini di Polizia, la giustizia Usa mette i paletti - CorCom
Il volto e l'impronta digitale non possono essere usati dalle forze dell'ordine senza il consenso del proprietario per sbloccare il suo telefono. Lo ha deciso un giudice della California
È uscito il nuovo rapporto del Reuters Institute sul giornalismo etc per il 2019.
Money quote: "Our 2019 Trends and Predictions report surveys 200 digital leaders from across the world on what they believe will be the challenges and opportunities facing journalism, media and technology this year. This will be the year when the regulation of platform companies starts to bite following growing concern about misinformation, privacy, and market power. Something once considered unthinkable has become ‘inevitable’, in the words of Apple boss Tim Cook – though the details will be messy, hard-fought, and take time to play out.
Meanwhile the spread of false, misleading and extreme content will continue to undermine democracies around the world with polarising elections in India, Indonesia and Europe likely flashpoints. Journalism will continue to be hollowed out by structural shifts that have already led to significant falls in advertising revenue. Publishers are looking to subnoscriptions to make up the difference but the limits of this are likely to become apparent in 2019. Taken together these trends are likely to lead to the biggest wave of journalistic lay-offs in years – weakening further the ability of publishers to hold populist politicians and powerful business leaders to account."
https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/our-research/journalism-media-and-technology-trends-and-predictions-2019
Money quote: "Our 2019 Trends and Predictions report surveys 200 digital leaders from across the world on what they believe will be the challenges and opportunities facing journalism, media and technology this year. This will be the year when the regulation of platform companies starts to bite following growing concern about misinformation, privacy, and market power. Something once considered unthinkable has become ‘inevitable’, in the words of Apple boss Tim Cook – though the details will be messy, hard-fought, and take time to play out.
Meanwhile the spread of false, misleading and extreme content will continue to undermine democracies around the world with polarising elections in India, Indonesia and Europe likely flashpoints. Journalism will continue to be hollowed out by structural shifts that have already led to significant falls in advertising revenue. Publishers are looking to subnoscriptions to make up the difference but the limits of this are likely to become apparent in 2019. Taken together these trends are likely to lead to the biggest wave of journalistic lay-offs in years – weakening further the ability of publishers to hold populist politicians and powerful business leaders to account."
https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/our-research/journalism-media-and-technology-trends-and-predictions-2019
Apple ha sostituto 11 milioni di batterie per iPhone nel 2018 - il mio articolo per La Stampa
https://www.lastampa.it/2019/01/16/tecnologia/apple-ha-sostituto-milioni-di-batterie-per-iphone-nel-KJkW5BEmISNdYcjqzguZ1H/pagina.html
https://www.lastampa.it/2019/01/16/tecnologia/apple-ha-sostituto-milioni-di-batterie-per-iphone-nel-KJkW5BEmISNdYcjqzguZ1H/pagina.html
LaStampa.it
Apple ha sostituto 11 milioni di batterie per iPhone nel 2018
Dietro al taglio nelle previsioni di fatturato di Apple nel primo trimestre 2019, che ha portato al crollo del titolo in Borsa, c’è il programma di sostituzione della batterie, ha detto il Ceo Tim Cook durante un’assemblea con i lavoratori di Apple. La media…
Su Hubble probabilmente c’è Windows. Si era incartato un giroscopio qualche mese fa ma è bastato riavviare perché tornasse tutto a posto.
Money quote: “If you’ve ever worked in IT, you know that most problems require eye-rollingly simple solutions. One, check that the device is plugged in. Two, turn the device off and back on again. Three, wiggle some things around. It appears that such thinking will fix the Hubble Space Telescope, which entered a safe mode two weeks ago after a gyroscope failure.”
https://gizmodo.com/hubble-telescope-s-broken-gyroscope-seemingly-fixed-aft-1829934018
Money quote: “If you’ve ever worked in IT, you know that most problems require eye-rollingly simple solutions. One, check that the device is plugged in. Two, turn the device off and back on again. Three, wiggle some things around. It appears that such thinking will fix the Hubble Space Telescope, which entered a safe mode two weeks ago after a gyroscope failure.”
https://gizmodo.com/hubble-telescope-s-broken-gyroscope-seemingly-fixed-aft-1829934018
Gizmodo
Hubble Telescope’s Broken Gyroscope Seemingly Fixed After Engineers Try Turning It Off and On Again
If you’ve ever worked in IT, you know that most problems require eye-rollingly simple solutions. One, check that the device is plugged in. Two, turn the
Stripe, la fintech che punta a pagamenti online semplici come un’email - il mio articolo per Wired.it
https://www.wired.it/economia/finanza/2019/01/16/stripe-pagamenti/
https://www.wired.it/economia/finanza/2019/01/16/stripe-pagamenti/
WIRED.IT
Stripe, la fintech che punta a pagamenti online semplici come un'email
Stripe lavora alla trasformazione dei sistemi di pagamento con la maggiore parte dei giganti della Silicon Valley. Ecco il progetto a lungo termine
Il retail alla sfida digital, cloud è la parola d'ordine - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/il-retail-alla-sfida-digital-cloud-e-la-parola-dordine/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/il-retail-alla-sfida-digital-cloud-e-la-parola-dordine/
CorCom
Il retail alla sfida digital, cloud è la parola d'ordine - CorCom
La trasformazione digitale delle catene di vendita viene abilitata da soluzioni nella nuvola, secondo una ricerca condotta da Forrester Consulting per Sap. Il vantaggio competitivo dei player "cloudificati" è quasi doppio rispetto alle altre aziende del settore
Oracle: i tempi sono maturi per cloud e AI in azienda - il mio articolo per il Sole 24 Ore
https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/tecnologie/2019-01-16/oracle-tempi-sono-maturi-cloud-e-in-azienda-141329.shtml?uuid=AEiosSGH
https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/tecnologie/2019-01-16/oracle-tempi-sono-maturi-cloud-e-in-azienda-141329.shtml?uuid=AEiosSGH
Il Sole 24 ORE
Oracle: i tempi sono maturi per cloud e AI in azienda
A Londra il colosso dei database ribadisce la strategia avviata nel 2018: l'80% dei carichi di lavoro aziendale andrà nella nuvola, tutte le app avranno AI mentre il 70% delle interazioni azienda-cliente saranno automatiche, come anche la cybersicurezza
In America cresce la resistenza contro le auto a guida autonoma - Il mio articolo (a pagamento) per La Stampa
https://www.lastampa.it/2019/01/17/tecnologia/in-america-cresce-la-resistenza-contro-le-auto-a-guida-autonoma-CfQsI8i4ZxHU0wimx59bdN/premium.html
https://www.lastampa.it/2019/01/17/tecnologia/in-america-cresce-la-resistenza-contro-le-auto-a-guida-autonoma-CfQsI8i4ZxHU0wimx59bdN/premium.html
LaStampa.it
In America cresce la resistenza contro le auto a guida autonoma
Atti di vandalismo ripetuti contro i primi prototipi di auto che si guidano da sole lasciano immaginare un futuro in cui le tecnologie non verranno accettate così facilmente come i colossi dell’hi-tech si aspettano
Visto da vicino nessuno è normale. Alcuni anche dalla media distanza, però.
Soggetti così mi fanno sentire leggero e senza problemi di accumulo seriale
Money quote: “For Clinco, it’s always been about heat. He inherited a love of spicy food from his father and grandfather, “eating jalapeños in the backyard with them, when I was just a kid,” he says. But the idea of a sauce collection didn’t coalesce until two decades ago, when Clinco’s then-girlfriend, soon-to-be wife gifted him some novelty hot sauces. Charmed by their off-color labels, Clinco gave them a place of honor on his countertop”
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hot-sauce-collection
Soggetti così mi fanno sentire leggero e senza problemi di accumulo seriale
Money quote: “For Clinco, it’s always been about heat. He inherited a love of spicy food from his father and grandfather, “eating jalapeños in the backyard with them, when I was just a kid,” he says. But the idea of a sauce collection didn’t coalesce until two decades ago, when Clinco’s then-girlfriend, soon-to-be wife gifted him some novelty hot sauces. Charmed by their off-color labels, Clinco gave them a place of honor on his countertop”
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hot-sauce-collection
Atlas Obscura
The World’s Largest Hot Sauce Collection Might Be in an Arizona Living Room
8,600 bottles and counting.
Google, rincari per G Suite Basic e Business: prezzi a +20% - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/google-rincari-per-g-suite-basic-e-enterprise-prezzi-a-20/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/google-rincari-per-g-suite-basic-e-enterprise-prezzi-a-20/
CorCom
Google, rincari per G Suite Basic e Enterprise: prezzi a +20% - CorCom
Dal 2 aprile la versione per Pmi passa da 5 a 6 dollari e la versione business da 10 a 12. Il listino verrà aumentato proporzionalmente anche in euro