Ops. Microsoft ha chiuso il suo store dei libri. E i libri già comprati? Ehm...
Money quote: "“The books category is closing,” a Microsoft email to ebook customers reads. “Thanks for buying or downloading an ebook from the Microsoft Store. Starting April 2, 2019, the books category will be closing. Unfortunately, this means you will no longer have access to your current ebooks as of July 2019, but you’ll get a full refund if you paid for your ebook download.”"
https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/204207/microsoft-is-closing-its-ebook-store-edge-support
Money quote: "“The books category is closing,” a Microsoft email to ebook customers reads. “Thanks for buying or downloading an ebook from the Microsoft Store. Starting April 2, 2019, the books category will be closing. Unfortunately, this means you will no longer have access to your current ebooks as of July 2019, but you’ll get a full refund if you paid for your ebook download.”"
https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/204207/microsoft-is-closing-its-ebook-store-edge-support
Thurrott.com
Microsoft is Closing Its Ebook Store, Edge Support - Thurrott.com
I guess the only surprise here is when this would happen. But Microsoft is indeed shutting down the ebook functionality in its Edge web browser.
Sarà il fattore A a salvare i nostri dati? - Il mio lungo articolo per La Stampa
https://www.lastampa.it/2019/04/03/tecnologia/sar-il-fattore-a-a-salvare-i-nostri-dati-nLxpqaIIq9BNz4xhhJiWyK/pagina.html
https://www.lastampa.it/2019/04/03/tecnologia/sar-il-fattore-a-a-salvare-i-nostri-dati-nLxpqaIIq9BNz4xhhJiWyK/pagina.html
LaStampa.it
Sarà il fattore A a salvare i nostri dati?
La privacy non è uguale per tutti? C’è un’azienda che sostiene di essere diversa. Ma il Think Different di Apple è genuino?
Vodafone ottimista sul deal con Liberty: “Aspettiamo il disco verde Ue” - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/vodafone-ottimista-sul-deal-con-liberty-aspettiamo-il-disco-verde-ue/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/vodafone-ottimista-sul-deal-con-liberty-aspettiamo-il-disco-verde-ue/
CorCom
Vodafone ottimista sul deal con Liberty: "Aspettiamo il disco verde Ue" - CorCom
Nessuna preoccupazione per i rilievi antitrust espressi (ma non ancora resi noti) della Commissione: "Il take over non comporta alcun tipo di problema di competizione in nessuno dei mercati coinvolti"
Intelligenza artificiale, rivoluzione da 100 mld di $: Rometty: “La sfida sarà il lavoro” - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/intelligenza-artificiale-rivoluzione-da-100-mld-di-rometty-la-sfida-sara-il-lavoro/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/intelligenza-artificiale-rivoluzione-da-100-mld-di-rometty-la-sfida-sara-il-lavoro/
CorCom
Intelligenza artificiale, rivoluzione da 100 mld di $: Rometty: "La sfida sarà il lavoro" - CorCom
Per la ceo di Ibm nei prossimi 10 anni non ci sarà nessuna attività che non sarà toccata dalla trasformazione 4.0: "Riqualificazione delle persone la chiave per evitare il disastro occupazionale". Ecco come le aziende Usa si stanno preparando alla svolta
La guerriglia casa per casa, ospite per ospite, di AirBnB per non far pagare le tasse ai suoi affiliati
Money quote: "Airbnb is engaged in “a city-by-city, block-by-block guerrilla war” against local governments, says Ulrik Binzer, CEO of Host Compliance, which helps cities draft and enforce rules for short-term rentals, sometimes putting it at odds with hosting platforms. “They need to essentially fight every one of these battles like it is the most important battle they have.”"
https://www.wired.com/story/inside-airbnbs-guerrilla-war-against-local-governments/
Money quote: "Airbnb is engaged in “a city-by-city, block-by-block guerrilla war” against local governments, says Ulrik Binzer, CEO of Host Compliance, which helps cities draft and enforce rules for short-term rentals, sometimes putting it at odds with hosting platforms. “They need to essentially fight every one of these battles like it is the most important battle they have.”"
https://www.wired.com/story/inside-airbnbs-guerrilla-war-against-local-governments/
Wired
Inside Airbnb’s ‘Guerrilla War’ Against Local Governments
Airbnb, the nation's second-most-valuable startup, is battling cities from Boston to San Diego over collecting taxes and enforcing zoning rules.
Privacy, Facebook ancora nella bufera: online i dati di 540 milioni di utenti - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/privacy-facebook-ancora-nella-bufera-online-i-dati-di-540-milioni-di-utenti/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/privacy-facebook-ancora-nella-bufera-online-i-dati-di-540-milioni-di-utenti/
CorCom
Privacy, Facebook ancora nella bufera: online i dati di 540 milioni di utenti - CorCom
Le informazioni, archivate senza protezione su un server Aws, sono state rese disponibili su un sito messicano chiamato Cultura Colectiva. Il social ha prontamente rimosso dal cloud le credenziali e sta investigando sulle cause. Zuckerberg rilancia: "Più…
Bitcoin, ecco le regole della Sec per valutare le Ico - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/finance/bitcoin-ecco-le-regole-della-sec-per-valutare-le-ico/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/finance/bitcoin-ecco-le-regole-della-sec-per-valutare-le-ico/
CorCom
Bitcoin, ecco le regole della Sec per valutare le Ico - CorCom
L'ente di vigilanza Usa ha pubblicato un documento che definisce i parametri necessari per capire criptovaluta o un altro asset digitale abbia o meno gli elementi necessari per essere qualificato come un valore mobiliare. Tutti i dettagli
Wi-fi più sicura: finalmente si muove qualcosa anche per gli smartphone - il mio articolo per Wired
https://www.wired.it/mobile/app/2019/04/04/privacy-navigazione-mobile/
https://www.wired.it/mobile/app/2019/04/04/privacy-navigazione-mobile/
Wired
Wifi più sicuro: finalmente si muove qualcosa anche per gli smartphone
Un nuovo servizio (gratuito) fornisce una vpn a prova di privacy a chi si collega a reti pubbliche o aziendali a rischio
Davvero sentiamo la mancanza di Clippy? - Il mio articolo per Wired
https://www.wired.it/gadget/computer/2019/04/05/non-ridateci-clippy-per-favore/
https://www.wired.it/gadget/computer/2019/04/05/non-ridateci-clippy-per-favore/
WIRED.IT
Davvero sentiamo la mancanza di Clippy?
Uno sticker e una petizione vogliono riesumare la tanto vituperata graffetta-assistente di Microsoft Office
Amazon e il caso “zero tasse” pagate in Usa: ecco perché - Il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/amazon-e-il-caso-zero-tasse-pagate-in-usa-ecco-perche/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/amazon-e-il-caso-zero-tasse-pagate-in-usa-ecco-perche/
CorCom
Amazon e il caso “zero tasse” pagate in Usa: ecco perché - CorCom
Un mix di crediti fiscali per gli anni di bilanci in negativo, incentivi grazie ai pagamenti in stock option ai dipendenti e i rimborsi degli investimenti per la ricerca e sviluppo
Social “affamati” di dati, i tre saggi Ue: “Siano obbligati a condividerli” - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/over-the-top/social-affamati-di-dati-i-tre-saggi-ue-siano-obbligati-a-condividerli/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/over-the-top/social-affamati-di-dati-i-tre-saggi-ue-siano-obbligati-a-condividerli/
CorCom
Social "affamati" di dati, i tre saggi Ue: "Siano obbligati a condividerli" - CorCom
Gli esperti incaricati dalla Commissione europea di studiare nuove soluzioni ai problemi digitali consigliano anche di accelerare le indagini per tenere il passo dei cambiamenti nei mercati della tecnologia
C'è una tecnica, un algoritmo e un software capace di trasformarvi in geni. La cosa pazzesca è che funziona. L'ha inventato un polacco, il software si chiama SuperMemo. La sua storia è ancora più incredibile.
Money quote: "Piotr Wozniak's quest for anonymity has been successful. Nobody along this string of little beach resorts recognizes him as the inventor of a technique to turn people into geniuses. A portion of this technique, embodied in a software program called SuperMemo, has enthusiastic users around the world. They apply it mainly to learning languages, and it's popular among people for whom fluency is a necessity — students from Poland or other poor countries aiming to score well enough on English-language exams to study abroad. A substantial number of them do not pay for it, and pirated copies are ubiquitous on software bulletin boards in China, where it competes with knockoffs like SugarMemo."
https://www.wired.com/2008/04/ff-wozniak/
Money quote: "Piotr Wozniak's quest for anonymity has been successful. Nobody along this string of little beach resorts recognizes him as the inventor of a technique to turn people into geniuses. A portion of this technique, embodied in a software program called SuperMemo, has enthusiastic users around the world. They apply it mainly to learning languages, and it's popular among people for whom fluency is a necessity — students from Poland or other poor countries aiming to score well enough on English-language exams to study abroad. A substantial number of them do not pay for it, and pirated copies are ubiquitous on software bulletin boards in China, where it competes with knockoffs like SugarMemo."
https://www.wired.com/2008/04/ff-wozniak/
WIRED
Want to Remember Everything You'll Ever Learn? Surrender to This Algorithm
Illustration: Steven Wilson The winter sun sets in mid-afternoon in Kolobrzeg, Poland, but the early twilight does not deter people from taking their regular outdoor promenade. Bundled up in parkas with fur-trimmed hoods, strolling hand in mittened hand along…
La mano invisibile al lavoro: la legge della domanda e dell'offerta. Quando i cartelli della droga fanno macelli, il business delle casse da morto esplode (sembra uno spaghetti western e invece...)
Money quote: "At the coffin factory—a nest of corrugated iron and wood peeking out through a copse of oak trees a few miles up a rutted track—the work stations inside roughly track the construction process. Near the entrance, carpenters hammer nails and cut with wailing electric saws through planks hewn from the local olive trees. In another corner, men varnishing finished coffins with a thick black sealant resemble coal miners, their faces coated in the varnish and their eyes watery and red with irritation. In a separate hut across an open-air courtyard at the back of the workshop, the last set of workers uses a spray gun to paint the coffins, the way mechanics repaint a car. “We have to get them nice and shiny,” one says. “That’s what customers look for.” Like their competitors, the factory’s seven workers make money by the coffin, Juan Carlos says. He estimates that a good carpenter there makes $250 a week; a painter, about $150."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-03-06/this-city-of-coffins-fills-the-needs-of-families-of-victims-of-ms-13-and-barrio-18
Money quote: "At the coffin factory—a nest of corrugated iron and wood peeking out through a copse of oak trees a few miles up a rutted track—the work stations inside roughly track the construction process. Near the entrance, carpenters hammer nails and cut with wailing electric saws through planks hewn from the local olive trees. In another corner, men varnishing finished coffins with a thick black sealant resemble coal miners, their faces coated in the varnish and their eyes watery and red with irritation. In a separate hut across an open-air courtyard at the back of the workshop, the last set of workers uses a spray gun to paint the coffins, the way mechanics repaint a car. “We have to get them nice and shiny,” one says. “That’s what customers look for.” Like their competitors, the factory’s seven workers make money by the coffin, Juan Carlos says. He estimates that a good carpenter there makes $250 a week; a painter, about $150."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-03-06/this-city-of-coffins-fills-the-needs-of-families-of-victims-of-ms-13-and-barrio-18
Sulla Lettura del Corriere, la storia del computer di Mario Tchou e Adriano Olivetti.
Money quote: “Dall’incontro tra l’ingegnere cinese e l’imprenditore nacque il primo calcolatore elettronico italiano - di Ciaj Rocchi e Matteo Demonte /Corriere Tv”
https://video.corriere.it/computer-mario-tchou-adriano-olivetti-60-anni-fa-l-italia-entrava-nell-era-elettronica/9863ed36-56e4-11e9-90e6-51f9d2c65261?refresh_ce-cp
Money quote: “Dall’incontro tra l’ingegnere cinese e l’imprenditore nacque il primo calcolatore elettronico italiano - di Ciaj Rocchi e Matteo Demonte /Corriere Tv”
https://video.corriere.it/computer-mario-tchou-adriano-olivetti-60-anni-fa-l-italia-entrava-nell-era-elettronica/9863ed36-56e4-11e9-90e6-51f9d2c65261?refresh_ce-cp
Video: ultime notizie - Corriere TV
Il computer di Mario Tchou e Adriano Olivetti: 60 anni fa l’Italia entrava nell’era elettronica
Dall’incontro tra l’ingegnere di origini cinesi e l’imprenditore nacque il primo calcolatore elettronico italiano
Riflettiamo sul senso dei campi estivi. Degli scout, delle giovani marmotte. Negli Stati Uniti i campi estivi per ragazzini sono molto diffusi da più di un secolo. E hanno un'agenda. Quella di base è ricreare il contatto con la natura che manca in città e porta a nevrosi e peggio. Ma ce ne sono anche altre (ad esempio, i mormoni). Per esempio, i campi estivi degli ebrei volevano preparare già dall'inizio del secolo scorso al ritorno ad Israele.
Money quote: "Jews attend summer camp at a higher rate than Americans as a whole, though not nearly as high a rate as Mormons, but the particulars of the Jewish camping experience—begun due to exclusion, changing rapidly due to politics and social movements and the Holocaust—put it in a unique place.
Summer camping in the United States began as a movement in the late 19th century, a sort of rebellion against increasing urbanization and industrialization. By the late 1920s, Jewish summer camps had gotten explicitly ideological: socialist, communist, anarchist, Zionist, Yiddish. Despite this, they were, and remained until after World War II, almost entirely secular. The Yiddish camps focused on Yiddish language and culture, and the Zionist camps on building, farming, and a connection to Israel; neither put much of an emphasis on religion.
A socialist summer camp would have no individual money, and any packages a camper received from home would be divided equally to the rest of the camp. Labor was highly valued; a punishment for bad behavior would never be, say, cleaning the bathrooms, because bathroom duty was a noble and important role in the camp society.
Zionist summer camps prepared kids to move to Palestine (which they sometimes called EY, which stands for Eretz Yisrael, or “the land of Israel”)."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/jewish-summer-camps
Money quote: "Jews attend summer camp at a higher rate than Americans as a whole, though not nearly as high a rate as Mormons, but the particulars of the Jewish camping experience—begun due to exclusion, changing rapidly due to politics and social movements and the Holocaust—put it in a unique place.
Summer camping in the United States began as a movement in the late 19th century, a sort of rebellion against increasing urbanization and industrialization. By the late 1920s, Jewish summer camps had gotten explicitly ideological: socialist, communist, anarchist, Zionist, Yiddish. Despite this, they were, and remained until after World War II, almost entirely secular. The Yiddish camps focused on Yiddish language and culture, and the Zionist camps on building, farming, and a connection to Israel; neither put much of an emphasis on religion.
A socialist summer camp would have no individual money, and any packages a camper received from home would be divided equally to the rest of the camp. Labor was highly valued; a punishment for bad behavior would never be, say, cleaning the bathrooms, because bathroom duty was a noble and important role in the camp society.
Zionist summer camps prepared kids to move to Palestine (which they sometimes called EY, which stands for Eretz Yisrael, or “the land of Israel”)."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/jewish-summer-camps
Atlas Obscura
The Evolving Ideologies of American Jewish Summer Camp
For decades, these retreats have offered so much more than outdoor fun.
È uscito il numero 5 di Mostly, I Write, la mia newsletter (ci si abbona qui: tinyletter.com/MostlyIWrite ) Se correte ad abbonarvi, ve lo rimando... :-)
Forwarded from Scrivere zen
“Il diario, da dies (giorno), si nutre d’una materia molto ordinaria. «Nulla dies sine linea», diceva Plinio del pittore Apelle: non lasciava passar giorno senza tracciare almeno qualche linea, e noi potremmo dire almeno qualche riga, perché senza la scrittura, esercizio costante che unifica spirito e corpo, mente e mano, l’uomo tende a «smembrarsi», mentre quando scrive «rimembra», ritrova, giocando con la parola, la sua unità” 📃https://www.corriere.it/digital-edition/CORRIEREFC_NAZIONALE_WEB/2019/04/08/1/ple-parole-prime-p_U3110991488601LKB.shtml
Corriere della Sera
Le parole prime
di Alessandro D’Avenia
In America sta creandosi una frattura inedita per quel paese tra destra e sinistra. Non finirà presto.
Money quote: “The movie Mudbound helped me train for a half marathon last year. I watched it on a treadmill and it made me so angry that I didn’t even think about the tightness in my shins and hamstrings; it distracted me from the grueling workout”
https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/577543/
Money quote: “The movie Mudbound helped me train for a half marathon last year. I watched it on a treadmill and it made me so angry that I didn’t even think about the tightness in my shins and hamstrings; it distracted me from the grueling workout”
https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/577543/
The Atlantic
Sometimes I Wish the Obamas Wouldn’t ‘Go High’
They were gracious to the Trumps. They had to be.
L’ipocrisia delle tech company: “paladine” del no-gender gap ma sottopagano le donne - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/lavoro-carriere/competenze/lipocrisia-delle-tech-company-paladine-del-no-gender-gap-ma-sottopagano-le-donne/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/lavoro-carriere/competenze/lipocrisia-delle-tech-company-paladine-del-no-gender-gap-ma-sottopagano-le-donne/
CorCom
L'ipocrisia delle tech company: "paladine" del no-gender gap ma sottopagano le donne - CorCom
Il Regno Unito finito nella bufera mediatica per la questione del divario di stipendi. Ma a distanza di un anno ben poco è cambiato. Fra i casi più eclatanti c'è Facebook: ha assunto più donne in posizioni apicali ma con stipendi "scontati" rispetto agli…
5G, Verizon gatta frettolosa? Primi test deludenti - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/telco/5g/5g-verizon-gatta-frettolosa-primi-test-deludenti/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/telco/5g/5g-verizon-gatta-frettolosa-primi-test-deludenti/
CorCom
5G, Verizon gatta frettolosa? Primi test deludenti - CorCom
La corsa ad arrivare primi potrebbe avere un effetto boomerang non preventivato. Dalle prove sul campo il segnale risulta quasi "inesistente", e scaricare un film diventa un'odissea. Il tutto a fronte di un rincaro di 10 euro sugli abbonamenti: gli utenti…
Amazon al lavoro su cuffie in-ear, guanto di sfida ad Apple - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/tech-zone/amazon-al-lavoro-su-cuffie-in-ear-guanto-di-sfida-ad-apple/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/tech-zone/amazon-al-lavoro-su-cuffie-in-ear-guanto-di-sfida-ad-apple/
CorCom
Amazon al lavoro su cuffie in-ear, guanto di sfida ad Apple - CorCom
La casa di Seattle vuole lanciare le rivali di AirPods nella seconda metà dell'anno: avranno accesso integrato ad Alexa per attivare le varie funzioni di e-commerce