L’accordo fra Ibm e T-Systems è una fusione “mascherata”? L’Antitrust tedesco prende tempo - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/cloud/laccordo-fra-i-ibm-e-t-systems-e-una-fusione-mascherata-lantitrust-tedesco-prende-tempo/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/cloud/laccordo-fra-i-ibm-e-t-systems-e-una-fusione-mascherata-lantitrust-tedesco-prende-tempo/
CorCom
L'accordo fra i Ibm e T-Systems è una fusione "mascherata"? L'Antitrust tedesco prende tempo - CorCom
Ancora due settimane per arrivare a una valutazione in vista della decisione sul deal entro i primi giorni di luglio. Sempre che il regolatore non abbia intravisto profili di diversa natura rispetto a quelli annunciati e che alle porte non ci sia una "pesante"…
Amd vola in Borsa: i nuovi chip piacciono più di quelli Intel - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/telco/amd-vola-in-borsa-i-nuovi-chip-piacciono-piu-di-quelli-intel/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/telco/amd-vola-in-borsa-i-nuovi-chip-piacciono-piu-di-quelli-intel/
CorCom
Amd vola in Borsa: i nuovi chip piacciono più di quelli Intel - CorCom
Al Computex di Taipei svelate le novità pronte a sbarcare sul mercato. E il titolo guadagna il 10%. Per la prima volta in 50 anni messo in forse il primato della rivale. Riflettori sui chip Ryzen per pc, schede grafiche e la seconda generazione Epyc per server
Se sentite il bisogno di decorare il vostro sito con dei motivi geometrici che richiamano quello delle finestre cinesi (窗棂, per capirsi), guardate qui.
Money quote: "As a CSS lover, I've always wanted to draw them with CSS by hand. But that's never being easy. I thought using SVG might be much straightforward until I learned how to apply the -webkit-box-reflect property."
https://yuanchuan.dev/2019/05/15/window-lattice-and-css.html
Money quote: "As a CSS lover, I've always wanted to draw them with CSS by hand. But that's never being easy. I thought using SVG might be much straightforward until I learned how to apply the -webkit-box-reflect property."
https://yuanchuan.dev/2019/05/15/window-lattice-and-css.html
yuanchuan.dev
Chinese Window Lattice And CSS
谁向云端着此亭，檐前树木映窗棂。
-- 释绍嵩《陪赵知府登桃岭山亭》
(image from 中国窗棂)
The traditional Chinese window lattice has a symmetrical beauty,
as well as a very beautiful formal name -- 窗棂.
-- 释绍嵩《陪赵知府登桃岭山亭》
(image from 中国窗棂)
The traditional Chinese window lattice has a symmetrical beauty,
as well as a very beautiful formal name -- 窗棂.
Satya Nadella a Milano: “Siamo noi l’azienda del cambiamento digitale” - il mio articolo per La Stampa
https://www.lastampa.it/2019/05/30/tecnologia/satya-nadella-a-milano-siamo-noi-lazienda-del-cambiamento-digitale-uLOm0ukUAfPwaM0p7qB3nJ/premium.html
https://www.lastampa.it/2019/05/30/tecnologia/satya-nadella-a-milano-siamo-noi-lazienda-del-cambiamento-digitale-uLOm0ukUAfPwaM0p7qB3nJ/premium.html
LaStampa.it
Satya Nadella a Milano: “Siamo noi l’azienda del cambiamento digitale”
Il Ceo di Microsoft alla Bocconi di Milano davanti a docenti, imprenditori e studenti: «Ecco l’Ambizione Italia, il piano per aiutarvi trasformare il vostro Paese». Ma è cambiata anche l’azienda fondata da Bill Gates, oggi sempre più cool e giovanile
Salesforce salta sul carro della blockchain: più sicurezza per il cloud - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/tech-zone/salesforce-salta-sul-carro-della-blockchain-piu-sicurezza-per-il-cloud/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/tech-zone/salesforce-salta-sul-carro-della-blockchain-piu-sicurezza-per-il-cloud/
CorCom
Salesforce salta sul carro della blockchain: più sicurezza per il cloud - CorCom
La società mette a punto una serie di strumenti per fornire connessioni sicure ai clienti che lavorano con partner esterni. E aderisce alla "Blockchain in transport alliance" per il miglioramento della supply chain
Amazon Alexa, arriva la funzione per cancellare le registrazioni - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/privacy/amazon-alexa-arriva-la-funzione-per-cancellare-le-registrazioni/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/privacy/amazon-alexa-arriva-la-funzione-per-cancellare-le-registrazioni/
CorCom
Amazon Alexa, arriva la funzione per cancellare le registrazioni - CorCom
Dopo che la stampa internazionale ha scoperto che lo smart assistant “salva” i comandi pronunciati dagli utenti, l'azienda mette a disposizione degli utenti un modo semplice per toglierne ogni traccia. Ovviamente, con delle istruzioni vocali comandi vocali
Ecco le app spione: sfruttano gli aggiornamenti in background per tracciare l’iPhone - il mio articolo per La Stampa
https://www.lastampa.it/2019/05/31/tecnologia/ecco-le-app-spione-sfruttano-gli-aggiornamenti-in-background-delliphone-per-tracciare-i-melafonini-udxDMaocXWhhgiMkJgp9zK/pagina.html
https://www.lastampa.it/2019/05/31/tecnologia/ecco-le-app-spione-sfruttano-gli-aggiornamenti-in-background-delliphone-per-tracciare-i-melafonini-udxDMaocXWhhgiMkJgp9zK/pagina.html
Non so se avete idea di chi sia Magnus, secondo me uno dei più importanti autori di fumetti che abbiamo avuto in Italia. Lo adoro. E Andrea Fiamma racconta in maniera straordinaria la sua storia. Se leggerete un articolo sui fumetti, fate che sia questo.
Money quote: "Sulla tomba di Roberto Raviola, attaccato a fumetto come fosse una malattia, è incisa una frase tratta dall’introduzione de Le femmine incantate: «Il loro rimpianto mi annienta e poi mi consola»."
https://www.fumettologica.it/2019/05/roberto-raviola-magnus-fumetti/
Money quote: "Sulla tomba di Roberto Raviola, attaccato a fumetto come fosse una malattia, è incisa una frase tratta dall’introduzione de Le femmine incantate: «Il loro rimpianto mi annienta e poi mi consola»."
https://www.fumettologica.it/2019/05/roberto-raviola-magnus-fumetti/
Fumettologica
Magnus, il più grande - Fumettologica
Vita e opere di Roberto Raviola, in arte Magnus, tra i più importanti e influenti autori di fumetti italiani di tutti i tempi.
È tutto correlato (e il sito è fantastico)
Money quote: "The core idea here is that in any real-world dataset, it is exceptionally unlikely that any particular relationship will be exactly 0 for reasons of arithmetic (eg it may be impossible for a binary variable to be an equal percentage in 2 unbalanced groups); prior probability (0 is only one number out of the infinite reals); and because real-world properties & traits are linked by a myriad of causal networks, dynamics, & latent variables (eg the genetic correlations which affect all human traits, see heat maps in appendix for visualizations) which mutually affect each other which will produce genuine correlations between apparently-independent variables, and these correlations may be of surprisingly large & important size. These reasons are unaffected by sample size and are not simply due to ‘small n’. The claim is generally backed up by personal experience and reasoning, although in a few instances like Meehl large datasets are mentioned in which almost all variables are correlated at high levels of statistical-significance."
https://www.gwern.net/Everything
Money quote: "The core idea here is that in any real-world dataset, it is exceptionally unlikely that any particular relationship will be exactly 0 for reasons of arithmetic (eg it may be impossible for a binary variable to be an equal percentage in 2 unbalanced groups); prior probability (0 is only one number out of the infinite reals); and because real-world properties & traits are linked by a myriad of causal networks, dynamics, & latent variables (eg the genetic correlations which affect all human traits, see heat maps in appendix for visualizations) which mutually affect each other which will produce genuine correlations between apparently-independent variables, and these correlations may be of surprisingly large & important size. These reasons are unaffected by sample size and are not simply due to ‘small n’. The claim is generally backed up by personal experience and reasoning, although in a few instances like Meehl large datasets are mentioned in which almost all variables are correlated at high levels of statistical-significance."
https://www.gwern.net/Everything
gwern.net
Everything Is Correlated
Anthology of sociology, statistical, or psychological papers discussing the observation that all real-world variables have non-zero correlations and the implications for statistical theory such as ‘null hypothesis testing’.
Competenze, sarà l’Ai a far estinguere gli esperti informatici? - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/lavoro-carriere/competenze-sara-lai-a-far-estinguere-gli-esperti-informatici/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/lavoro-carriere/competenze-sara-lai-a-far-estinguere-gli-esperti-informatici/
CorCom
Competenze, sarà l’Ai a far estinguere gli esperti informatici? - CorCom
Quando i calcolatori impareranno “a fare da soli” la domanda di neolaureati in computer science calerà drasticamente. Secondo l'imprenditore miliardario Mark Cuban "sarà la creatività a diventare sempre più importante"
Morgan Stanley taglia le stime per Apple: “Situazione troppo variabile” - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/morgan-stanley-taglia-le-stime-per-apple-situazione-troppo-variabile/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/morgan-stanley-taglia-le-stime-per-apple-situazione-troppo-variabile/
CorCom
Morgan Stanley taglia le stime per Apple: "Situazione troppo variabile" - CorCom
La guerra commerciale tra Stati Uniti e Cina ha già fatto perdere il 15% al titolo dal primo maggio. L’analista Katy Huberty: “C’è il rischio di ulteriori misure commerciali restrittive”
La torinese Ovolab acquista Anobii, il social dei libri - Il mio articolo per La Stampa
https://www.lastampa.it/2019/06/01/tecnologia/la-torinese-ovolab-acquista-anobii-il-social-dei-libri-kE1EzzJN5xtVNxEDc2ZmSM/pagina.html
https://www.lastampa.it/2019/06/01/tecnologia/la-torinese-ovolab-acquista-anobii-il-social-dei-libri-kE1EzzJN5xtVNxEDc2ZmSM/pagina.html
LaStampa.it
La torinese Ovolab acquista Anobii, il social dei libri
Piovanelli: «Vogliamo rimetterlo a nuovo, riconquistare gli utenti perduti negli anni e creare assieme una nuova community che coinvolga anche gli autori, i piccoli editori e le librerie indipendenti»
A quanto pare l'industria del porno sta tovando, almeno negli Usa, il modo per ripartire in maniera economicamente sostenibile
Money quote: "The so-called “Golden Age of Porn,” which spanned the 1970s and 1980s, included the peak of Playboy and adult cinema — a time when you had to pay for your smut. As recently as the early 2000s, retired porn star Jesse Jane told GQ, fans “actually had to buy your product or DVDs.”
For a while now, though, web piracy has been eating the industry alive, and popular streaming “tube” sites for porn are viewed as parasites by many creators. In a digital landscape, conventional studio porn is all but dying. Platforms like OnlyFans and JustForFans, meanwhile, look to be on the upswing, with performers more than happy to rake in money with private, pay-only feeds: “I know people in the porn industry who have all of this content and they’re just churning it out to upwards of 5,000 fans making $40,000 a month,” Mackenroth told Gay Star News. He himself has several hundred followers on OnlyFans, which, after the site takes a 20 percent cut, means a monthly windfall of thousands. He’s putting it toward a nursing school program that starts in the fall. Once he has that degree, his sex videos “will be in the past.”"
https://melmagazine.com/these-new-sites-are-transforming-porn-stars-from-unattainable-sex-gods-into-your-naked-online-5ce4c2932b04
Money quote: "The so-called “Golden Age of Porn,” which spanned the 1970s and 1980s, included the peak of Playboy and adult cinema — a time when you had to pay for your smut. As recently as the early 2000s, retired porn star Jesse Jane told GQ, fans “actually had to buy your product or DVDs.”
For a while now, though, web piracy has been eating the industry alive, and popular streaming “tube” sites for porn are viewed as parasites by many creators. In a digital landscape, conventional studio porn is all but dying. Platforms like OnlyFans and JustForFans, meanwhile, look to be on the upswing, with performers more than happy to rake in money with private, pay-only feeds: “I know people in the porn industry who have all of this content and they’re just churning it out to upwards of 5,000 fans making $40,000 a month,” Mackenroth told Gay Star News. He himself has several hundred followers on OnlyFans, which, after the site takes a 20 percent cut, means a monthly windfall of thousands. He’s putting it toward a nursing school program that starts in the fall. Once he has that degree, his sex videos “will be in the past.”"
https://melmagazine.com/these-new-sites-are-transforming-porn-stars-from-unattainable-sex-gods-into-your-naked-online-5ce4c2932b04
MEL Magazine
These New Sites Are Transforming Porn Stars From Unattainable Sex Gods Into Your Naked Online… - MEL Magazine
How OnlyFans and JustForFans are shaking up the world of adult entertainment Sometimes, during truly awesome sex, a vain little thought will cross your filthy...
Lettura della domenica. Sesso, attrazione, relazioni e tradimenti. C'è una forma di neanche troppo sottile discriminazione di genere nella costruzione sociale dell'uomo impegnato ma traditore per la troppa fame di sesso e della donna impegnata invece disinteressata all'argomento per aver già portato a casa il risultato della vita di coppia (oltre a un grosso problema di logica: se gli uomini tradiscono, possibile lo facciano solo con donne libere?)
Money quote: "Even though we portray women as not interested in sex, we’ve culturally always positioned men as the long-suffering victims of monogamy — cheaters at heart, hemmed in by the bummer requirement to fuck only one person for the rest of their lives. That’s because we believe they are wired for extreme visual variety, a buffet of choices, fire-hose style seed-spraying in any and all directions, and always with as many women as possible.
But such a drive also means they’ll take it where they can get it, so if a man can at least be guaranteed regular sex in a relationship, we presume him to be happy and satisfied. Moreso than women, we seem to think, who would rather fondle a bridal magazine than a man, much less herself. Women only put out to get security, so as soon as they lock down the guy, the sex vanishes."
https://melmagazine.com/both-men-and-women-get-bored-with-monogamy-just-for-different-reasons-23d37a29af70
Money quote: "Even though we portray women as not interested in sex, we’ve culturally always positioned men as the long-suffering victims of monogamy — cheaters at heart, hemmed in by the bummer requirement to fuck only one person for the rest of their lives. That’s because we believe they are wired for extreme visual variety, a buffet of choices, fire-hose style seed-spraying in any and all directions, and always with as many women as possible.
But such a drive also means they’ll take it where they can get it, so if a man can at least be guaranteed regular sex in a relationship, we presume him to be happy and satisfied. Moreso than women, we seem to think, who would rather fondle a bridal magazine than a man, much less herself. Women only put out to get security, so as soon as they lock down the guy, the sex vanishes."
https://melmagazine.com/both-men-and-women-get-bored-with-monogamy-just-for-different-reasons-23d37a29af70
MEL Magazine
Both Men and Women Get Bored With Monogamy—Just For Different Reasons - MEL Magazine
Who gets bored with monogamy faster in a relationship: men, with their roaring libidos, or women, with their faithful, low-sex-drives? Though new research suggests it’s...
Vi ricordate American Graffiti? Oppure prima, i film in bianco e nero ambientati a New York? Una volta negli Usa le piste di pattinaggio erano una cosa importante. Talmente importanti da avere spille e adesivi che raccontavano storie e definivano ambiti.
Money quote: "In the early 1940s, at the dawn of what’s sometimes referred to as the “Golden Age” of roller-skating, rink operators struck upon a simple means of promotion: stickers. Designed in a range of shapes and colors, each sticker acted as a kind of calling card for a particular rink. Skaters would plaster them on their roller skate cases, collect them when they traveled, and even swap them with fellow enthusiasts."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/roller-skating-rink-stickers
Money quote: "In the early 1940s, at the dawn of what’s sometimes referred to as the “Golden Age” of roller-skating, rink operators struck upon a simple means of promotion: stickers. Designed in a range of shapes and colors, each sticker acted as a kind of calling card for a particular rink. Skaters would plaster them on their roller skate cases, collect them when they traveled, and even swap them with fellow enthusiasts."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/roller-skating-rink-stickers
Atlas Obscura
When Local Roller Rinks Had Their Own Collectible Stickers
Distinctive designs from the "Golden Age" of roller-skating.
Anche Facebook e Google avevano cominciato così: una ti mette in contatto con gli amici di scuola dopo il diploma, l'altra ti fa trovare le pagine web che cerchi. E poi all'improvviso diventi tu il prodotto. Questi dei denti oggi ti promettono lo sconto sull'assicurazione se ti spazzoli i denti tutti i giorni, domani contribuiranno a identificare chi non si spazzola bene e a fargli pagare cifre record.
Io ve lo dico chiaramente: la tecnologia (mica solo le AI, anche la IoT e la raccolta dati in generale) è qualcosa di più di un grosso grosso grosso problema. È anche una ipotesi (molto concreta) di mondo nel quale non voglio vivere.
Money quote: "In the 27 states where Beam’s plans are available, the company uniquely sells a semiannual subnoscription service that consists of a Bluetooth-enabled sonic toothbrush — the eponymous Beam Brush — along with paste, floss, and refill heads. Customers optionally sync after each brush with Beam’s companion smartphone app, which spits out a grade from “A” to “D” depending on how consistently they’ve kept up with their good hygiene routines. The better a group performs overall, the greater the cost savings on their monthly premiums; top brush scorers earn just over 10% off.
It’s a clever business model; presumably, policyholders who brush and floss more often are less likely to require costly dental work and emergency visits down the line. But those who opt not to share their brushing habits with Beam aren’t penalized in any way. All payers and dependents can visit any care provider in- or out-of-network and take advantage of expedited, automated enrollments and claims processing."
https://venturebeat.com/2019/05/29/beam-raises-50-million-for-a-connected-toothbrush-that-lowers-dental-premiums/
Io ve lo dico chiaramente: la tecnologia (mica solo le AI, anche la IoT e la raccolta dati in generale) è qualcosa di più di un grosso grosso grosso problema. È anche una ipotesi (molto concreta) di mondo nel quale non voglio vivere.
Money quote: "In the 27 states where Beam’s plans are available, the company uniquely sells a semiannual subnoscription service that consists of a Bluetooth-enabled sonic toothbrush — the eponymous Beam Brush — along with paste, floss, and refill heads. Customers optionally sync after each brush with Beam’s companion smartphone app, which spits out a grade from “A” to “D” depending on how consistently they’ve kept up with their good hygiene routines. The better a group performs overall, the greater the cost savings on their monthly premiums; top brush scorers earn just over 10% off.
It’s a clever business model; presumably, policyholders who brush and floss more often are less likely to require costly dental work and emergency visits down the line. But those who opt not to share their brushing habits with Beam aren’t penalized in any way. All payers and dependents can visit any care provider in- or out-of-network and take advantage of expedited, automated enrollments and claims processing."
https://venturebeat.com/2019/05/29/beam-raises-50-million-for-a-connected-toothbrush-that-lowers-dental-premiums/
VentureBeat
Beam raises $55 million for a connected toothbrush that lowers dental premiums
Ohio-based Dental insurer Beam has rasied $55 million in venture capital to expand the availability of its novel plans nationwide.
La trade war si sposta in Messico: a rischio import da 25 mld di dollari di pc - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/la-trade-war-si-sposta-in-messico-a-rischio-import-da-25-mld-di-dollari-di-pc/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/la-trade-war-si-sposta-in-messico-a-rischio-import-da-25-mld-di-dollari-di-pc/
CorCom
La trade war si sposta in Messico: a rischio import da 25 mld di dollari di pc - CorCom
L'annuncio di Trump di imporre un prelievo fiscale alla produzione proveniente dal Paese sudamericano preoccupa Dell e Hp che lì hanno parecchi stabilimenti. In vista un aumento dei prezzi al consumatore finale
Google nel mirino dell’Antitrust Usa: maxi-inchiesta sui servizi di shopping - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/google-nel-mirino-dellantitrust-usa-maxi-inchiesta-sui-servizi-di-shopping/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/google-nel-mirino-dellantitrust-usa-maxi-inchiesta-sui-servizi-di-shopping/
CorCom
Google nel mirino dell'Antitrust Usa: maxi-inchiesta sui servizi di shopping - CorCom
Sotto la lente del Dipartimento di Giustizia americano il motore di BigG darebbe la preferenza ai risultati di ricerca che portano alle sue attività commerciali a scapito dei competitor. Sotto scacco anche Amazon sui cui indaga la Federal Trade Commission.…
Apple presenta Catalina - il mio articolo per La Stampa
https://www.lastampa.it/2019/06/04/tecnologia/apple-presenta-catalina-il-futuro-del-mac-NqhLiLUqVopmfbLo849gBI/pagina.html
https://www.lastampa.it/2019/06/04/tecnologia/apple-presenta-catalina-il-futuro-del-mac-NqhLiLUqVopmfbLo849gBI/pagina.html
LaStampa.it
Apple presenta Catalina, il futuro del Mac
Il nuovo sistema operativo in arrivo in autunno abbraccia il software prodotto per iPadOS, oltre a soluzioni software per la privacy e consente anche di usare l’iPad come un secondo schermo
Addio iTunes: chiude il jukebox/store delle app e finisce un'epoca - Il mio articolo per Wired
https://www.wired.it/mobile/app/2019/06/04/addio-itunes-chiude/
https://www.wired.it/mobile/app/2019/06/04/addio-itunes-chiude/
Wired
Addio iTunes: chiude il jukebox/store delle app e finisce un'epoca
Al suo posto tre app dedicate per la musica, i podcast e la Apple tv. Si chiude un'era guidata dal player musicale, sincronizzatore, store di musica, film e app