Apple sorpassa da destra: le 11 novità che vengono dritte dritte da Android - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/apple-sorpassa-da-destra-le-11-novita-che-vengono-dritte-dritte-da-android/
https://www.macitynet.it/apple-sorpassa-da-destra-le-11-novita-che-vengono-dritte-dritte-da-android/
Macitynet.it
Apple sorpassa da destra: le 11 novità che vengono dritte dritte da Android - Macitynet.it
le 11 novità di iOS 13 di Apple che vengono dritte dritte da Android. Quando Cupertino prende ispirazione dal robottino verde di Google
Hp, l’ex Ceo Whitman “sotto scacco” nel processo sulla fusione con Autonomy - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/hp-lex-ceo-whitman-sotto-scacco-nel-processo-sulla-fusione-con-autonomy/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/hp-lex-ceo-whitman-sotto-scacco-nel-processo-sulla-fusione-con-autonomy/
CorCom
Hp, l’ex Ceo Whitman "sotto scacco" nel processo sulla fusione con Autonomy - CorCom
Nella causa da 5,1 miliardi di dollari per l'acquisizione da parte di Hewlett-Packard finisce nel mirino la manager, testimone chiave dell’accusa: secondo la difesa avrebbe infangato la reputazione del cofondatore di Autonomy accusandolo di frode senza prove
Google si rafforza sui big data: takeover da 2,6 miliardi di dollari su Looker - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/over-the-top/google-si-rafforza-sui-big-data-takeover-da-26-miliardi-di-dollari-su-looker/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/over-the-top/google-si-rafforza-sui-big-data-takeover-da-26-miliardi-di-dollari-su-looker/
CorCom
Google si rafforza sui big data: takeover da 2,6 miliardi di dollari su Looker - CorCom
La società di analytics è la prima grande operazione di mercato del nuovo capo del cloud, Thomas Kurian, che ha preso il posto di Diane Greene all'inizio dell'anno
Susie Johnson, la prima ragazza a uscire fuori (nuda) da una torta di compleanno e lo spaccato di un'epoca selvaggia per quanto riguarda le donne ma per il resto apparentemente civile e vicina.
Money quote: "In the 1890s, New York was a city with a fever. The slip of island between the Hudson and East River was plush with cash. It poured in from shipyards, freight trains, and factories. It flooded the Manhattan streets. Carriages bounced, crowds pressed, electricity glittered. From Pittsburgh and Omaha, Secaucus and Cincinnati, young women flocked to the city, hoping to make it under the newly electrified lights of the Broadway stage. They ended up modeling for the burgeoning print advertisement industry or working in the chorus line, the factory line, or the line of sex workers on the streets."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-do-women-jump-out-pies
Money quote: "In the 1890s, New York was a city with a fever. The slip of island between the Hudson and East River was plush with cash. It poured in from shipyards, freight trains, and factories. It flooded the Manhattan streets. Carriages bounced, crowds pressed, electricity glittered. From Pittsburgh and Omaha, Secaucus and Cincinnati, young women flocked to the city, hoping to make it under the newly electrified lights of the Broadway stage. They ended up modeling for the burgeoning print advertisement industry or working in the chorus line, the factory line, or the line of sex workers on the streets."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-do-women-jump-out-pies
Atlas Obscura
The Girl Who Jumped Out of a Pie and Into a Gilded Age Morality Tale
Susie Johnson sparked America's obsession with erotic cake dancing.
Il “Pro”blema dei problemi - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/il-problema-dei-problemi/
https://www.macitynet.it/il-problema-dei-problemi/
Macitynet.it
Il "Pro"blema dei problemi - Macitynet.it
Apple sta ridefinendo la categoria degli utenti professionali, e facendo questo sta cambiando il suo mercato ma anche il mondo. Una breve considerazione sul perché le cose adesso non tornano
La spettacolare guerra tra gli asciugamanini e gli asciugatori. Violenza e disperazione nelle toilette
Money quote: "Public bathrooms offer three primary options to dry a pair of wet hands. First, there is the venerable crisp-pleated paper towel. Second, the old-style warm-air dryer: those indestructible metal carapaces that, through their snouts, breathe down upon our hands. And finally, the jet dryer sub-species of the sort Dyson makes, whose gale-force winds promise to shear away every drop of moisture rather than slowly evaporating it. In the quest to dominate the world’s restrooms, Campbell discovered, Dryer v Towel is a pitched contest of business strategy and public relations. “Expect to be lied to a lot,” Campbell told me. “It’s almost like the cola wars. You have Pepsi v Coke, and you have hand dryers v paper towels.”"
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/apr/25/hand-dryers-paper-towels-hygiene-dyson-airblade
Money quote: "Public bathrooms offer three primary options to dry a pair of wet hands. First, there is the venerable crisp-pleated paper towel. Second, the old-style warm-air dryer: those indestructible metal carapaces that, through their snouts, breathe down upon our hands. And finally, the jet dryer sub-species of the sort Dyson makes, whose gale-force winds promise to shear away every drop of moisture rather than slowly evaporating it. In the quest to dominate the world’s restrooms, Campbell discovered, Dryer v Towel is a pitched contest of business strategy and public relations. “Expect to be lied to a lot,” Campbell told me. “It’s almost like the cola wars. You have Pepsi v Coke, and you have hand dryers v paper towels.”"
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/apr/25/hand-dryers-paper-towels-hygiene-dyson-airblade
the Guardian
Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands
The long read: For a century, the humble paper towel has dominated public toilets. But a new generation of hand dryers has sparked a war for loo supremacy
È dal 1600 che alle Hawaii si pratica il surf. E soprattutto le donne
Money quote: "Prior to European arrival, surfing was a communal activity on the islands for men, women and children of all social classes. Stories about the mythical Maui Princess Kelea describe her as one of the best surfers in the Hawaiian kingdom. The demi-god Mamala is depicted as a half-woman, half-shark who rode the waves. The oldest known papa he’e nalu, or surfboard, dates to the 1600s and comes from Princess Kaneamuna’s burial cave in Ho’okena on the Big Island, according to the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center in San Clemente."
https://www.history.com/news/women-surfers-1600s-hawaii-princess-gidget
Money quote: "Prior to European arrival, surfing was a communal activity on the islands for men, women and children of all social classes. Stories about the mythical Maui Princess Kelea describe her as one of the best surfers in the Hawaiian kingdom. The demi-god Mamala is depicted as a half-woman, half-shark who rode the waves. The oldest known papa he’e nalu, or surfboard, dates to the 1600s and comes from Princess Kaneamuna’s burial cave in Ho’okena on the Big Island, according to the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center in San Clemente."
https://www.history.com/news/women-surfers-1600s-hawaii-princess-gidget
HISTORY
Hawai'ian Surfers Have Been Riding Waves Since the 17th Century
A Hawai'ian princess helped revive the ancient sport of surfing long before Gidget and Moondoggie hit the beach.
Cosa succede quando avviate il vostro Mac? Ecco una infografica che lo racconta
Money quote: "The sequence starts at the top, with user inputs in green at the left, processes in pink next, actions etc. to the right of the centre, and interactions in blue at the right. Key sources of data are shown in red. Macs equipped with T2 processors are rather different: their main differences are shown in boxes with heavy black outlines."
https://eclecticlight.co/2018/08/25/booting-the-mac-visual-summary/
Money quote: "The sequence starts at the top, with user inputs in green at the left, processes in pink next, actions etc. to the right of the centre, and interactions in blue at the right. Key sources of data are shown in red. Macs equipped with T2 processors are rather different: their main differences are shown in boxes with heavy black outlines."
https://eclecticlight.co/2018/08/25/booting-the-mac-visual-summary/
The Eclectic Light Company
Booting the Mac: Visual Summary
Single-diagram summary of how a modern Mac starts up in macOS 10.12 or 10.13, from pressing the Power button to running the kernel.
Lobby, Google è big spender: investimenti in crescita del 38% - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/lobby-google-e-big-spender-investimenti-in-crescita-del-38/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/lobby-google-e-big-spender-investimenti-in-crescita-del-38/
CorCom
Lobby, Google è big spender: investimenti in crescita del 38% - CorCom
Seguono Facebook e Amazon. Le big tech sono tra i primi venti colossi aziendali Usa. L'incremento di spesa arriva a seguito della decisione dell'amministrazione Usa di aumentare i controlli e le tasse
Web tax, il G20 stringe i tempi: norme entro il 2020 - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/web-tax-il-g20-stringe-i-tempi-norme-entro-il-2020/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/web-tax-il-g20-stringe-i-tempi-norme-entro-il-2020/
CorCom
Web tax, il G20 stringe i tempi: norme entro il 2020 - CorCom
Intesa politica tra i ministri delle Finanze in occasione del summit a Fukuoka: Google & co saranno tassati in base alle entrate dei mercati in cui operano e non alla sede legale. Sarà meno facile per Paesi come Irlanda e Lussemburgo applicare aliquote troppo…
Un bell’aneddoto zen (perché questo è indubitabilmente un aneddoto zen, anche se ha la morale fin troppo esplicita su come sconfiggere il proprio ego) nel mondo del codice, ma si applica in molti altri contesti. “Stattene lontano dal codice degli altri”, dice il capo indignato al giovane programmatore che ha risolto un problema notevole al tempo stesso “rompendo” gli equilibri politici dell’azienda.
Un ottimo esempio di “reverse psichology” applicata a sé stessi: impara il contrario di quel che ti viene insegnato. E questo, beh, come direbbe un vecchio saggio buddista mio amico, è proprio tipico della filosofia zen. Illuminatevi.
Money quote: “In later years, as I found myself building and managing software teams, I've realized that there were probably a dozen programmers on that ancient project who knew why the system was so slow and how to fix it. They knew, but they kept it to themselves because in that organization, there were some things that were more important than making the system better. In the future, “stay the Hell out of other people's code” assumes there will be a future. But the best way to have a future is to be part of a team that values progress over politics, ideas over territory and initiative over decorum.”
http://russolsen.com/articles/2012/08/09/the-best-programming-advice-i-ever-got.html
Un ottimo esempio di “reverse psichology” applicata a sé stessi: impara il contrario di quel che ti viene insegnato. E questo, beh, come direbbe un vecchio saggio buddista mio amico, è proprio tipico della filosofia zen. Illuminatevi.
Money quote: “In later years, as I found myself building and managing software teams, I've realized that there were probably a dozen programmers on that ancient project who knew why the system was so slow and how to fix it. They knew, but they kept it to themselves because in that organization, there were some things that were more important than making the system better. In the future, “stay the Hell out of other people's code” assumes there will be a future. But the best way to have a future is to be part of a team that values progress over politics, ideas over territory and initiative over decorum.”
http://russolsen.com/articles/2012/08/09/the-best-programming-advice-i-ever-got.html
È facile pensare che, a parte la monetizzazione predatoria dei dati degli utenti, Facebook sia sostanzialmente un posto per stupidi. Che tutti i social lo siano, perché era meglio avere strumenti personali e su misura. Home page ed email, insomma. E il ragionamento avrebbe in parte anche senso, ma a condizione che ci ricordiamo cos’è stata la blogsfera se non altro dalle nostre parti: un posto esclusivo, non inclusivo. E il grafo dei social è molto più ampio ed efficiente, la cosa è dimostrabile matematicamente (e pragmaticamente, semplicemente Facebook funziona meglio delle reti di home page).
Detto questo, uscire dai social non sarebbe una brutta cosa però. Anche solo rileggendo com’è andata.
Money quote: “I updated the site regularly and obsessively for about three months, and then never returned to it. The site was embarrassing then and is embarrassing now, but abandoning it was a terrible mistake.
When I stopped updating my website, I didn’t stop posting online. I just found other places to do it”
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/vbanny/we-should-replace-facebook-with-personal-websites
Detto questo, uscire dai social non sarebbe una brutta cosa però. Anche solo rileggendo com’è andata.
Money quote: “I updated the site regularly and obsessively for about three months, and then never returned to it. The site was embarrassing then and is embarrassing now, but abandoning it was a terrible mistake.
When I stopped updating my website, I didn’t stop posting online. I just found other places to do it”
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/vbanny/we-should-replace-facebook-with-personal-websites
Vice
We Should Replace Facebook With Personal Websites
Personal websites and email can replace most of what people like about Facebook—namely the urge to post about their lives online.
Il giudice robot è realtà in Estonia - Intervista radio a Antonio Dini - IusLaw Web Radio
https://webradioiuslaw.it/il-giudice-robot-e-realta-in-estonia-intervista-ad-antonio-dini/
https://webradioiuslaw.it/il-giudice-robot-e-realta-in-estonia-intervista-ad-antonio-dini/
IusLaw Web Radio
IL GIUDICE ROBOT E’ REALTA’ IN ESTONIA – Intervista ad Antonio Dini
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L’oggetto: saltare da un aereo con o senza il paracadute a posteriori non ha significative differenze per la persona. Metodologia estremamente accurata, con tanto di randomizzazione, gruppo di controllo, etc.
Ci sono veramente molti modi per leggere questo studio, effettuato in realtà con tutti i crismi.
Le considerazioni. Umorismo nerd degli scienziati (questi perditempo. Tentativo di attirare l’attenzione (carrieristi). Bisogno di aumentare il fattore di impatto (carrieristi smart). Genio (smart e basta). Chiarissima dimostrazione che leggere un paper di per sé non deve portare a una credenza dogmatica e acritica dei risultati, se non si è del ramo o quantomeno in grado di esercitare forme di pensiero scientifico critico.
Il trucco? Nella ricerca chi salta dall’aereo senza paracadute lo fa da un’altezza di mezzo metro, con l’aereo fermo sulla pista.
Money quote: “Participants 92 aircraft passengers aged 18 and over were screened for participation. 23 agreed to be enrolled and were randomized.
Intervention Jumping from an aircraft (airplane or helicopter) with a parachute versus an empty backpack (unblinded).
Main outcome measures Composite of death or major traumatic injury (defined by an Injury Severity Score over 15) upon impact with the ground measured immediately after landing.
Results Parachute use did not significantly reduce death or major injury (0% for parachute v 0% for control; P>0.9). This finding was consistent across multiple subgroups”
https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k5094
Ci sono veramente molti modi per leggere questo studio, effettuato in realtà con tutti i crismi.
Le considerazioni. Umorismo nerd degli scienziati (questi perditempo. Tentativo di attirare l’attenzione (carrieristi). Bisogno di aumentare il fattore di impatto (carrieristi smart). Genio (smart e basta). Chiarissima dimostrazione che leggere un paper di per sé non deve portare a una credenza dogmatica e acritica dei risultati, se non si è del ramo o quantomeno in grado di esercitare forme di pensiero scientifico critico.
Il trucco? Nella ricerca chi salta dall’aereo senza paracadute lo fa da un’altezza di mezzo metro, con l’aereo fermo sulla pista.
Money quote: “Participants 92 aircraft passengers aged 18 and over were screened for participation. 23 agreed to be enrolled and were randomized.
Intervention Jumping from an aircraft (airplane or helicopter) with a parachute versus an empty backpack (unblinded).
Main outcome measures Composite of death or major traumatic injury (defined by an Injury Severity Score over 15) upon impact with the ground measured immediately after landing.
Results Parachute use did not significantly reduce death or major injury (0% for parachute v 0% for control; P>0.9). This finding was consistent across multiple subgroups”
https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k5094
The BMJ
Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma when jumping from aircraft: randomized controlled trial
Objective To determine if using a parachute prevents death or major traumatic injury when jumping from an aircraft.
Design Randomized controlled trial.
Setting Private or commercial aircraft between September 2017 and August 2018.
Participants 92 aircraft…
Design Randomized controlled trial.
Setting Private or commercial aircraft between September 2017 and August 2018.
Participants 92 aircraft…
Privacy, Facebook ancora sotto accusa: Zuckerberg sapeva delle violazioni - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/privacy/privacy-facebook-ancora-sotto-accusa-zuckerberg-sapeva-delle-violazioni/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/privacy/privacy-facebook-ancora-sotto-accusa-zuckerberg-sapeva-delle-violazioni/
CorCom
Privacy, Facebook ancora sotto accusa: Zuckerberg sapeva delle violazioni - CorCom
Secondo il Wall Street Journal, durante l’inchiesta della Federal Trade Commission sono emerse numerose email secondo cui il ceo era a conoscenza dell'inotteperanza dell'accordo fatto con l'agenzia in tema di tutela dei dati. Attesa una multa record
Ford rilancia sulla guida autonoma: via ai test per la quinta flotta di veicoli - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/ford-rilancia-sulla-guida-autonoma-via-ai-test-per-la-quinta-flotta-di-veicoli/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/ford-rilancia-sulla-guida-autonoma-via-ai-test-per-la-quinta-flotta-di-veicoli/
CorCom
Ford rilancia sulla guida autonoma: via ai test per la quinta flotta di veicoli - CorCom
Sensori potenziati, radar e videocamere ad alta risoluzione, con capacità di “vedere” meglio e più lontano, sono le novità della piattaforma. Sperimentazione in cinque città Usa
Ecco, adesso scopriamo che anche i pesci sono consapevoli di sé stessi, di esistere. E io adesso cosa mangio?
Money quote: “If a fish passes the mirror test, Jordan said, “either you have to accept that the fish is self-aware, or you have to accept that maybe this test is not testing for that.” The correct explanation may be a little of both.”
https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-self-aware-fish-raises-doubts-about-a-cognitive-test-20181212/
Money quote: “If a fish passes the mirror test, Jordan said, “either you have to accept that the fish is self-aware, or you have to accept that maybe this test is not testing for that.” The correct explanation may be a little of both.”
https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-self-aware-fish-raises-doubts-about-a-cognitive-test-20181212/
Quanta Magazine
A ‘Self-Aware’ Fish Raises Doubts About a Cognitive Test
A report that a fish can pass the “mirror test” for self-awareness reignites debates about how to define and measure that elusive quality.
Intelligenza artificiale, ecco i 21 nuovi lavori del futuro - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/intelligenza-artificiale-ecco-i-21-nuovi-lavori-del-futuro/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/intelligenza-artificiale-ecco-i-21-nuovi-lavori-del-futuro/
CorCom
Intelligenza artificiale, ecco i 21 nuovi lavori del futuro - CorCom
Una guida alle nuove occupazioni non ancora apparse ma che, secondo Cognizant, diventeranno possibili sbocchi professionali in un orizzonte più lungo. Dal Data Trash Engineer al Tidewater Architect al Virtual Identity Defender
Hacker contro Telegram, il ceo Durov dà la colpa alla Cina - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/cyber-security/hacker-contro-telegram-il-ceo-durov-da-la-colpa-alla-cina/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/cyber-security/hacker-contro-telegram-il-ceo-durov-da-la-colpa-alla-cina/
CorCom
Hacker contro Telegram, il ceo Durov dà la colpa alla Cina - CorCom
Secondo il manager e fondatore del servizio di messaggistica criptato l’attacco, di tipo Ddos, ha coinciso con le proteste a Hong Kong ed è stato “delle dimensioni di quelli operati dagli Stati”
Le meraviglie gastronomiche di Llhasa, in pieno Queens. Ma piccole però.
Money quote: "For lovers of momos, Tibetan dumplings filled with pork or beef and heaps of chives or cilantro, Lhasa has been an open secret. Its walls, the color of creamsicle, are adorned with the American flag and a framed photograph of Bourdain with the restaurant’s owner and chef, Sang Jien Ben. The laminated menus are frayed, the daily specials are stuck to the wall, scrawled on green printer paper. The open kitchen is a fog of boiling stew pots, steam baskets, and the constant swish and thwack of freshly-rolled dough for dumplings and noodles. The Dalai Lama gazes beatifically over the proceedings from another framed portrait on a perch above the kitchen."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lhasa-fast-food
Money quote: "For lovers of momos, Tibetan dumplings filled with pork or beef and heaps of chives or cilantro, Lhasa has been an open secret. Its walls, the color of creamsicle, are adorned with the American flag and a framed photograph of Bourdain with the restaurant’s owner and chef, Sang Jien Ben. The laminated menus are frayed, the daily specials are stuck to the wall, scrawled on green printer paper. The open kitchen is a fog of boiling stew pots, steam baskets, and the constant swish and thwack of freshly-rolled dough for dumplings and noodles. The Dalai Lama gazes beatifically over the proceedings from another framed portrait on a perch above the kitchen."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lhasa-fast-food
Atlas Obscura
Lhasa Fast Food
A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.
Noi in viaggio con iPad: ecco perché ci vuole iPadOS - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/in-viaggio-con-ipad-prima-di-ipados/
https://www.macitynet.it/in-viaggio-con-ipad-prima-di-ipados/
Macitynet.it
Noi in viaggio con iPad: ecco perché ci vuole iPadOS - Macitynet.it
Cosa succede a portare l’attuale iPad Pro 11 con iOS 12 in un viaggio di lavoro come unico computer? Un breve test per prepararci a vedere come cambierà con l’arrivo di iPadOS nella beta pubblica tra qualche settimana