I margini per la domenica. Un cartografo e la sua vecchia macchina per scrivere. Risultato? Mappe che volete vedere...
Money quote: “And then it occurred to me that I should just go with my default reason: maps.
After a few hours of planning and typing, I managed to create a typewriter map and I put it out on Twitter, where it ended up being by far the most popular thing I’ve ever put on that platform. Or probably ever, anywhere.”
https://somethingaboutmaps.wordpress.com/2018/11/26/typewriter-cartography
Money quote: “And then it occurred to me that I should just go with my default reason: maps.
After a few hours of planning and typing, I managed to create a typewriter map and I put it out on Twitter, where it ended up being by far the most popular thing I’ve ever put on that platform. Or probably ever, anywhere.”
https://somethingaboutmaps.wordpress.com/2018/11/26/typewriter-cartography
somethingaboutmaps
Typewriter Cartography
This is my father’s manual typewriter, a Royal Safari II. Or maybe it’s mine — I appropriated it quite a long time ago. I remember playing with it a bit as a child in the 1980s, but for…
Se gli studenti si suicidano perché i test degli esami sono sbagliati causa problemi di software (e dietro ci sarebbe anche uno scandalo politico perché la software house è del figlio di un politico importante) forse c’è un problema più ampio che non quello del software. Qualcosa che ha a che fare con il senso di quel che fanno quegli studenti e con il sistema scolastico iper competitivo e iper selettivo.
Money quote: “In the last 24 hours, three students have taken their lives, taking the toll to 19 in Telangana in the span of one week. According to the parents, what has caused this tragedy is an error on the part of the software solutions firm, Globarena Technologies Private Limited, which had been engaged by the intermediate board in September 2017 for development of software to process admissions, pre-examination, post-examination results, including OMR (optical mark recognition) scanning.”
https://www.firstpost.com/india/19-telangana-students-commit-suicide-in-a-week-after-goof-ups-in-intermediate-exam-results-parents-blame-software-firm-6518571.html
Money quote: “In the last 24 hours, three students have taken their lives, taking the toll to 19 in Telangana in the span of one week. According to the parents, what has caused this tragedy is an error on the part of the software solutions firm, Globarena Technologies Private Limited, which had been engaged by the intermediate board in September 2017 for development of software to process admissions, pre-examination, post-examination results, including OMR (optical mark recognition) scanning.”
https://www.firstpost.com/india/19-telangana-students-commit-suicide-in-a-week-after-goof-ups-in-intermediate-exam-results-parents-blame-software-firm-6518571.html
Firstpost
19 Telangana students commit suicide in a week after 'goof-ups' in intermediate exam results; parents blame software firm
Students and parents in Telangana squarely blamed the firm for the blunders that found their way into tabulation and preparation of marks memos.
Seguo da tempo e con occhio pigro un settore del quale vorrei a un certo punto occuparmi meglio: i modelli di collaborazione e i relativi strumenti. JIRA è uno di questi, nel mondo software, e non privo di problemi.
Money quote: “One thing that writing elegant software has in common with art: its crafters should remain cognizant of the overall macro vision of the project at the same time they are working on its smallest micro details. JIRA, alas, implicitly teaches everyone to ignore the larger vision while focusing on details. There is no whole. At best there is an “Epic” — but the whole point of an Epic is to be decomposed into smaller pieces to be worked on independently. JIRA encourages the disintegration of the macro vision.”
https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/09/jira-is-an-antipattern/
Money quote: “One thing that writing elegant software has in common with art: its crafters should remain cognizant of the overall macro vision of the project at the same time they are working on its smallest micro details. JIRA, alas, implicitly teaches everyone to ignore the larger vision while focusing on details. There is no whole. At best there is an “Epic” — but the whole point of an Epic is to be decomposed into smaller pieces to be worked on independently. JIRA encourages the disintegration of the macro vision.”
https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/09/jira-is-an-antipattern/
TechCrunch
JIRA is an antipattern
Atlassian’s JIRA began life as a bug-tracking tool. Today, though, it has become an agile planning suite, “to plan, track, and release great software.” In many organizations it has become the primary map of software projects, the hub of all development, the…
Rassegnamoci: il prossimo iPhone sarà bruttissimo - il mio articolo per Wired
https://www.wired.it/mobile/smartphone/2019/04/29/prossimo-iphone-bruttissimo/
https://www.wired.it/mobile/smartphone/2019/04/29/prossimo-iphone-bruttissimo/
Wired
Rassegnamoci: il prossimo iPhone sarà bruttissimo
Perché Apple sta facendo scelte di design così estremo? In rete nessuno ama la nuova estetica del melafonino, a parte gli appassionati di fotografia
“Google punisce chi protesta”: il j’accuse dei lavoratori - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/google-punisce-chi-protesta-il-jaccuse-dei-lavoratori/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/google-punisce-chi-protesta-il-jaccuse-dei-lavoratori/
CorCom
"Google punisce chi protesta": il j'accuse dei lavoratori - CorCom
I lavoratori chiedono ai vertici un'indagine interna e una presa di posizione chiara da parte del co-fodatore Larry Page. Ma l'azienda chiarisce: "Le ritorsioni sul posti di lavoro sono assolutamente vietate"
Amazon rivoluziona il delivery, arriva il postino-robot - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/amazon-rivoluziona-il-delivery-arriva-il-postino-robot/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/amazon-rivoluziona-il-delivery-arriva-il-postino-robot/
CorCom
Amazon rivoluziona il delivery, arriva il postino-robot - CorCom
A Seattle i test sulla consegna automatica dei pacchi. Obiettivo del colosso dell'e-commerce: consegne in 24 ore per tutti gli utenti negli Usa
Quanto ci costa un centimetro quadrato di iPad? - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/quanto-ci-costa-un-centimetro-quadrato-di-ipad/
https://www.macitynet.it/quanto-ci-costa-un-centimetro-quadrato-di-ipad/
Macitynet.it
Quanto ci costa un centimetro quadrato di iPad? - Macitynet.it
I tablet di Apple non sono mai stati così numerosi. Ci sono vari modi con i quali considerare qual è il più adatto a noi. Ma anche confrontare il costo della superficie dello schermo è un buon indicatore
Me lo diceva anche il poeta residente Roberto R. Corsi pochi giorni fa: meno news e più libri. Le news fanno male. Che dite, chiudiamo il canale?
Money quote: "Perhaps it’s time we realize that consuming more news about the world around us is not the way to improve it (or ourselves), personally or politically. Two thousand years ago, Marcus Aurelius wrote in his Meditations, “Are you distracted by breaking news? Then take some leisure time to learn something good, and stop bouncing around.”"
(Ps: la parte su Marco Aurelio che ragiona dell'information overload mi fa impazzire. Gli americani sono proprio dei giuggioloni...)
https://medium.com/s/story/the-case-for-watching-less-news-8020c88fd5f
Money quote: "Perhaps it’s time we realize that consuming more news about the world around us is not the way to improve it (or ourselves), personally or politically. Two thousand years ago, Marcus Aurelius wrote in his Meditations, “Are you distracted by breaking news? Then take some leisure time to learn something good, and stop bouncing around.”"
(Ps: la parte su Marco Aurelio che ragiona dell'information overload mi fa impazzire. Gli americani sono proprio dei giuggioloni...)
https://medium.com/s/story/the-case-for-watching-less-news-8020c88fd5f
Medium
Why Everyone Should Watch Less News
And read more books instead
Forwarded from Fumettologica
Forse è la più grande rivista manga del mondo: 2264 pagine, 44 manga e 120 personaggi in un volume spesso 13 centimetri: https://bit.ly/2VE6B84.
Una modesta proposta per rendere Facebook più etico: le dimissioni di Zuckerberg - il mio articolo per Wired
https://www.wired.it/economia/business/2019/04/30/facebook-dimissioni-zuckerberg/
https://www.wired.it/economia/business/2019/04/30/facebook-dimissioni-zuckerberg/
WIRED.IT
Una modesta proposta per rendere Facebook più etico: le dimissioni di Zuckerberg
Gli scandali sulla privacy hanno minato la credibilità dell'azienda. Una proposta clamorosa per recuperare reputazione: l'addio del fondatore alla sua creatura, per voltare finalmente pagina
Uber pensa in grande: “Siamo noi la nuova Amazon”. I dubbi degli investitori - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/uber-pensa-in-grande-siamo-noi-la-nuova-amazon-i-dubbi-degli-investitori/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/uber-pensa-in-grande-siamo-noi-la-nuova-amazon-i-dubbi-degli-investitori/
CorCom
Uber pensa in grande: "Siamo noi la nuova Amazon". I dubbi degli investitori - CorCom
L'azienda scalda i motori in vista dell'Ipo di maggio e prende a modello il colosso dell'e-commerce. Gli stakeholder nicchiano: i profitti sono ancora troppo bassi
Facebook, si avvicina l’ora della verità: quale la strategia per il futuro? - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/facebook-si-avvicina-lora-della-verita-quale-la-strategia-del-futuro/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/facebook-si-avvicina-lora-della-verita-quale-la-strategia-del-futuro/
CorCom
Facebook, si avvicina l'ora della verità: quale la strategia per il futuro? - CorCom
Conto alla rovescia per F8, la conferenza annuale nella quale Mark Zuckerberg spiegherà le prossime mosse sul fronte privacy e sui servizi di messaggistica
Morte per selfie. La storia, anzi le storie.
Money quote: "Wu’s death, after all, is only the latest in a string of selfie-related fatalities. Termed “killfies” by some social media researchers, these accidental deaths have involved social media personalities and, of course, adventurers. Canadian rapper Jon James McMurray perished last October after crawling out onto the wing of a Cessna while filming a music video. Last October also witnessed the much-publicized deaths of travel bloggers Meenakshi Moorthy and Vishnu Viswanath, who apparently fell while taking a selfie at Yosemite’s Taft Point, a popular rock outcrop with an 800-foot drop. A month prior, Tomar Frankfurter, an 18-year-old from Jerusalem, also fell to his death in the park while reportedly taking a selfie at Nevada Fall. Last July, three stars of High on Life, a popular YouTube thrill-seeking adventure travel show, plummeted to their deaths at a waterfall near Squamish, British Columbia. And in late March, a man from Macau fell 1,000 feet to his death while attempting to take a selfie on the rim at Grand Canyon West."
https://www.outsideonline.com/2393419/selfie-deaths
Money quote: "Wu’s death, after all, is only the latest in a string of selfie-related fatalities. Termed “killfies” by some social media researchers, these accidental deaths have involved social media personalities and, of course, adventurers. Canadian rapper Jon James McMurray perished last October after crawling out onto the wing of a Cessna while filming a music video. Last October also witnessed the much-publicized deaths of travel bloggers Meenakshi Moorthy and Vishnu Viswanath, who apparently fell while taking a selfie at Yosemite’s Taft Point, a popular rock outcrop with an 800-foot drop. A month prior, Tomar Frankfurter, an 18-year-old from Jerusalem, also fell to his death in the park while reportedly taking a selfie at Nevada Fall. Last July, three stars of High on Life, a popular YouTube thrill-seeking adventure travel show, plummeted to their deaths at a waterfall near Squamish, British Columbia. And in late March, a man from Macau fell 1,000 feet to his death while attempting to take a selfie on the rim at Grand Canyon West."
https://www.outsideonline.com/2393419/selfie-deaths
Outside Online
Cause of Death: Selfie
A recent report found that 259 people died between 2011 and 2017 while stepping in front of the camera in often dangerous destinations. Our writer went deep on the psychology of selfies to figure out what's behind our obsession with capturing extreme risk…
La seconda volta di Tim Cook: tutta un’altra Apple - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/la-seconda-volta-di-tim-cook-tutta-unaltra-apple/
https://www.macitynet.it/la-seconda-volta-di-tim-cook-tutta-unaltra-apple/
Macitynet.it
La seconda volta di Tim Cook: tutta un'altra Apple - Macitynet.it
Ci siamo chiesti tante volte come sarebbe cambiata Apple. Foto di famiglia durante la trasformazione dopo i risultati fiscali del 30 Aprile 2019 con tracce sull'arrivo di nuovi prodotti e servizi.
Apple torna nel club del trilione: superati (di nuovo) i mille miliardi di capitalizzazione - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/apple-torna-nel-club-del-trilione-superati-di-nuovo-i-mille-miliardi-di-capitalizzazione/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/apple-torna-nel-club-del-trilione-superati-di-nuovo-i-mille-miliardi-di-capitalizzazione/
CorCom
Apple torna nel club del trilione: superati (di nuovo) i mille miliardi di capitalizzazione - CorCom
Trimestrale in chiaroscuro: le vendite degli iPhone crollano del 17% ma di contro crescono servizi, iPad e wearable. Cupertino avvia un buyback che viene premiato dalla Borsa
Il tenente Colombo, Peter Falk e l'Ungheria
Money quote: "So why is his statue in Budapest? It turns out Falk was rumored to be related to the 19th-century Hungarian writer and political figure Miksa Falk. While it’s clear the actor’s family had Hungarian roots, his connection to Miksa Falk has never been entirely proven. Even so, the Columbo statue was installed on Falk Miksa Street in 2014. The statue, in the context of a city that takes its statuary quite seriously, reflects a desire to preserve and celebrate native Hungarian culture following decades of political turmoil and foreign influence."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-is-there-a-columbo-statue-in-budapest
Money quote: "So why is his statue in Budapest? It turns out Falk was rumored to be related to the 19th-century Hungarian writer and political figure Miksa Falk. While it’s clear the actor’s family had Hungarian roots, his connection to Miksa Falk has never been entirely proven. Even so, the Columbo statue was installed on Falk Miksa Street in 2014. The statue, in the context of a city that takes its statuary quite seriously, reflects a desire to preserve and celebrate native Hungarian culture following decades of political turmoil and foreign influence."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-is-there-a-columbo-statue-in-budapest
Atlas Obscura
Why There’s a Columbo Statue in the Middle of Budapest
The American television character is memorialized in an unlikely locale.
Da Amazon assist ai piccoli negozi in Israele, terremoto per la Gdo - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/da-amazon-assist-ai-piccoli-negozi-in-israele-terremoto-per-la-gdo/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/da-amazon-assist-ai-piccoli-negozi-in-israele-terremoto-per-la-gdo/
CorCom
Da Amazon assist ai piccoli negozi in Israele, terremoto per la Gdo - CorCom
La società apre la sua piattaforma e i servizi di logistica agli store locali. I grandi magazzini crollano in Borsa: il gigante Azrieli è arrivato a perdere fino al 3,4% e Fox fino al 10%
Toyota scommette sulle auto a guida autonoma: sul piatto 200 milioni di dollari - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/toyota-scommette-sulle-auto-a-guida-autonoma-sul-piatto-200-milioni-di-dollari/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/toyota-scommette-sulle-auto-a-guida-autonoma-sul-piatto-200-milioni-di-dollari/
CorCom
Toyota scommette sulle auto a guida autonoma: sul piatto 200 milioni di dollari - CorCom
La casa giapponese punta alla leadership nel settore e investe nelle startup innovative. Guanto di sfida alla rivale Usa Ford
“Festeggiare” il trilione? Nadella controcorrente: “Non è una priorità”- il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/festeggiare-il-trilione-nadella-controcorrente-non-e-una-priorita/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/festeggiare-il-trilione-nadella-controcorrente-non-e-una-priorita/
CorCom
"Festeggiare" il trilione? Nadella controcorrente: "Non è una priorità" - CorCom
Per ceo di Microsoft aver raggiunto il traguardo dei mille mille miliardi di capitalizzazione non ha nessun significato: "Guardiamo avanti e continuiamo a spingere sul cloud"
Ecco perchè è certo che Apple lascerà Intel - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/ecco-perche-e-certo-che-apple-lascera-intel/
https://www.macitynet.it/ecco-perche-e-certo-che-apple-lascera-intel/
Macitynet.it
Ecco perchè è certo che Apple lascerà Intel - Macitynet.it
Poteva e secondo alcuni doveva essere già successo da tempo. Ma adesso il momento si avvicina
La storia di Pearl Harbour, in foto.
Money quote: " In this Dec. 15, 1941 file photo, Ruth Lee, a hostess at a Chinese restaurant, flies a Chinese flag so she isn’t mistaken for Japanese when she sunbathes on her days off in Miami, in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Lee was born in the U.S."
https://flashbak.com/pearl-harbor-the-photo-story-of-japans-1941-attack-before-after-and-during-8890/
Money quote: " In this Dec. 15, 1941 file photo, Ruth Lee, a hostess at a Chinese restaurant, flies a Chinese flag so she isn’t mistaken for Japanese when she sunbathes on her days off in Miami, in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Lee was born in the U.S."
https://flashbak.com/pearl-harbor-the-photo-story-of-japans-1941-attack-before-after-and-during-8890/
Flashbak
Pearl Harbor: The Photo Story Of Japan's 1941 Attack Before, After And During - Flashbak
On December 7 1941 the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, the US navy base on Oahu, Hawaii. The attack was a declaration of war on Britain and the United States.Thousands were killed...