Forwarded from Scrivere zen
Un uomo felice 🚣♀️https://www.corriere.it/liberitutti/18_dicembre_14/camilleri-sono-stato-fascista-ho-detto-no-troppo-tardi-che-rabbia-24bd8e66-fd69-11e8-84b7-ff9bf5ee4344.shtml
Corriere della Sera
Camilleri: «Fascismo? Avrei dovuto dire un no più convinto. Da quando non vedo più sogno a colori: mi mancano»
Lo scrittore si racconta. «Da quando non vedo più sogno solo a colori. Ho fatto in tempo a vedere il volto della mia nipotina»
Privacy, affondo di Tim Cook: "Le big tech si assumano le proprie responsabilità" - Il mio scomposto articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/privacy-affondo-di-tim-cook-le-biog-tech-si-assumano-le-proprie-responsabilita/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/privacy-affondo-di-tim-cook-le-biog-tech-si-assumano-le-proprie-responsabilita/
CorCom
Privacy, affondo di Tim Cook: "Le big tech si assumano le proprie responsabilità" - CorCom
In un durissimo nel suo discorso all'università di Stanford, il ceo di Apple ribadisce la necessità di regole serie: "Non si possono prendere solo i vantaggi del business"
Cloud security, si apre l'era del DevSecOps - Il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/cloud-security-si-apre-lera-del-devsecops/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/cloud-security-si-apre-lera-del-devsecops/
CorCom
Cloud security, si apre l'era del DevSecOps - CorCom
Secondo Rik Turner, analista di Ovum, assieme alla crescita dei rischi e degli attacchi deve anche crescere la consapevolezza di quali siano le responsabilità e le possibili contromisure
La resa di Pichai: “YouTube è troppo grande, impossibile filtrare i contenuti” - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/media/la-resa-di-pichai-youtube-e-troppo-grande-impossibile-filtrare-i-contenuti/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/media/la-resa-di-pichai-youtube-e-troppo-grande-impossibile-filtrare-i-contenuti/
CorCom
La resa di Pichai: "YouTube è troppo grande, impossibile filtrare i contenuti" - CorCom
Il ceo di Google ammette: "La dimensione dell'archivio rende impossibile eliminare i video offensivi e violenti. Avremmo dovuto correre ai ripari molto prima, ma continueremo a fare del nostro meglio"
Amazon vs Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez: gli stipendi dei lavoratori al centro dello scontro - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/ecommerce/amazon-vs-alexandra-ocasio-cortez-gli-stipendi-dei-lavoratori-al-centro-dello-scontro/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/ecommerce/amazon-vs-alexandra-ocasio-cortez-gli-stipendi-dei-lavoratori-al-centro-dello-scontro/
CorCom
Amazon vs Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez: gli stipendi dei lavoratori al centro dello scontro - CorCom
Botta e risposta via Twitter tra la deputata democratica Usa che punta il dito contro i salari troppo bassi. Ma il colosso del'e-commerce rivendica: "Paghiamo meglio di altri player del settore"
Se state negli Usa e avete Comcast, potete cambiare canale sbattendo gli occhi. Anche così, chi è che guarda ancora la tv?
Money quote: "Wlodkowski says that channel surfing is just the beginning. Soon Comcast’s eye-gaze technology will be integrated with the company’s smart home services, allowing customers to turn on lights, control the thermostat, or open the door with their eyes. He says that Comcast isn’t collecting user data from its accessibility programs. “Entertainment should be enjoyable by everyone without having to disclose their disabilities” he tells Quartz. No data is kept unless customers specifically request that their preferences be logged on their file, he says."
https://qz.com/1645590/comcast-remote-control-lets-viewers-change-channel-with-their-eyes/
Money quote: "Wlodkowski says that channel surfing is just the beginning. Soon Comcast’s eye-gaze technology will be integrated with the company’s smart home services, allowing customers to turn on lights, control the thermostat, or open the door with their eyes. He says that Comcast isn’t collecting user data from its accessibility programs. “Entertainment should be enjoyable by everyone without having to disclose their disabilities” he tells Quartz. No data is kept unless customers specifically request that their preferences be logged on their file, he says."
https://qz.com/1645590/comcast-remote-control-lets-viewers-change-channel-with-their-eyes/
Quartz
Comcast’s new remote control feature allows viewers to change the channel with their eyes
Developed by Comcast's accessibility lab, the interface is primarily for people with spinal cord injuries or ALS.
Forwarded from Scrivere zen
Mo' te lo dico parlare con gli sconosciuti non è così male, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-48459940?utm_source=Gmi+Mailchimp+Integration+Prod+List&utm_campaign=b0c67448af-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_08_04_14_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ff3735a749-b0c67448af-56999793, a me è capitato la settimana scorsa al cinema: 💬 ho fatto due chiacchiere parlando di film e Banderas con una signora che mi ha salutato dicendo "scusa, ma non sono timida". Ah io fossi in te Almodovar andrei a vederlo.
Bbc
The surprising benefits of talking to strangers
We consistently underestimate the benefits of interacting with strangers, research suggests.
"Toy Story 4", la recensione - Il mio articolo per Fumettologica
https://www.fumettologica.it/2019/06/toy-story-4-recensione-pixar/
https://www.fumettologica.it/2019/06/toy-story-4-recensione-pixar/
Fumettologica
"Toy Story 4", la recensione
Recensione di "Toy Story 4", il nuovo capitolo cinematografico della saga di Woody, Buzz Llghtyear e gli altri giocattoli della Pixar.
Modaioli ma ambientalmente responsabili. È possibile. E non parlo di abiti riciclabili brutti come la fame. Bensì, abbigliamento con moderazione ma gusto e attenzione ai dettagli.
Money quote: "It’s becoming clear that frequent consumption of anything—especially overly trendy, seasonal, or fleeting fashion—is environmentally damaging, unnecessary, and irresponsible.
As we begin to eliminate or discourage all the plastic bags, containers, straws, and other temporary items used in food service and grocery, so too are the excesses of unsustainable apparel becoming apparent.
How does one reconcile the seemingly opposed motivations of being stylish and excited by fashion while also living a small-footprint lifestyle?
There are a number of strategies and practices that can help."
https://medium.com/s/notes-on-changing-your-life/how-to-be-a-style-loving-minimalist-75e9dc1ad3c2
Money quote: "It’s becoming clear that frequent consumption of anything—especially overly trendy, seasonal, or fleeting fashion—is environmentally damaging, unnecessary, and irresponsible.
As we begin to eliminate or discourage all the plastic bags, containers, straws, and other temporary items used in food service and grocery, so too are the excesses of unsustainable apparel becoming apparent.
How does one reconcile the seemingly opposed motivations of being stylish and excited by fashion while also living a small-footprint lifestyle?
There are a number of strategies and practices that can help."
https://medium.com/s/notes-on-changing-your-life/how-to-be-a-style-loving-minimalist-75e9dc1ad3c2
Medium
How to Be a Fashion-Loving Minimalist
Style and sustainable living aren’t as incompatible as you might think
Non li uso, ma sono curioso. Vita, morte e anche qualche miracolo degli RSS
Money quote: "About a decade ago, the average internet user might well have heard of RSS. Really Simple Syndication, or Rich Site Summary—what the acronym stands for depends on who you ask—is a standard that websites and podcasts can use to offer a feed of content to their users, one easily understood by lots of different computer programs. Today, though RSS continues to power many applications on the web, it has become, for most people, an obscure technology.
The story of how this happened is really two stories. The first is a story about a broad vision for the web’s future that never quite came to fruition. The second is a story about how a collaborative effort to improve a popular standard devolved into one of the most contentious forks in the history of open-source software development."
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/a3mm4z/the-rise-and-demise-of-rss
Money quote: "About a decade ago, the average internet user might well have heard of RSS. Really Simple Syndication, or Rich Site Summary—what the acronym stands for depends on who you ask—is a standard that websites and podcasts can use to offer a feed of content to their users, one easily understood by lots of different computer programs. Today, though RSS continues to power many applications on the web, it has become, for most people, an obscure technology.
The story of how this happened is really two stories. The first is a story about a broad vision for the web’s future that never quite came to fruition. The second is a story about how a collaborative effort to improve a popular standard devolved into one of the most contentious forks in the history of open-source software development."
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/a3mm4z/the-rise-and-demise-of-rss
Vice
The Rise and Demise of RSS
Before the internet was consolidated into centralized information silos, RSS imagined a better way to let users control their online personas.
Cybersecurity, il 2019 è l'anno dell'e-crime pilotato dagli Stati - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/cyber-security/cybersecurity-il-2019-e-lanno-delle-crime-pilotato-dagli-stati/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/cyber-security/cybersecurity-il-2019-e-lanno-delle-crime-pilotato-dagli-stati/
CorCom
Cybersecurity, il 2019 è l'anno dell'e-crime pilotato dagli Stati - CorCom
Dopo gli exploit dei ransomware e del cryptomining, nel 2019 le offensive emergenti sono quelle architettate dai Paesi. Ma resistono le tecniche già collaudate come i ransomware, il phishing e il cryptomining
Streaming, Amazon punta su Imdb: parte la sfida a Hulu e Roku - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/media/streaming-amazon-punta-su-imdb-parte-la-sfida-a-hulu-e-roku/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/media/streaming-amazon-punta-su-imdb-parte-la-sfida-a-hulu-e-roku/
CorCom
Streaming, Amazon punta su Imdb: parte la sfida a Hulu e Roku - CorCom
La società di Jeff Bezos vede nella crescita in Europa un’opportunità importante per non finire accerchiata dai nuovi colossi di Apple e Disney che stanno nascendo negli Usa. E decide di potenziare il suo servizio basato sulla pubblicità per rafforzarsi nel…
Videogames in volata: mercato a quota 152 miliardi di dollari - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/videogames-in-volata-mercato-a-quota-152-miliardi-di-dollari/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/videogames-in-volata-mercato-a-quota-152-miliardi-di-dollari/
CorCom
Videogames in volata: mercato a quota 152 miliardi di dollari - CorCom
Newzoo stima una crescita del 9,6% nel 2019: la spinta determinata dalla trasformazione del settore da mero intrattenimento ludico a strumento per veicolare contenuti e formazione
Google Calendar offline, ecco cosa è successo - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/google-calendar-offline-ecco-cosa-e-successo/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/google-calendar-offline-ecco-cosa-e-successo/
CorCom
Google Calendar offline, ecco cosa è successo - CorCom
Per alcune ore il servizio di BigG ha smesso di funzionare. Due le ipotesi al vaglio dei tecnici: un errore di sistema che ha causato una modifica alla Url dell’applicativo web oppure problemi infrastrutturali
Fotografi che vogliono essere "leggeri"
Money quote: "After much deliberation and experimentation, I settled on Adobe Lightroom CC with their cloud service as my main image storage and editing platform. The scaled down desktop app provides everything I need for my editing. Over the course of a week or so, I uploaded all of my images into the Adobe cloud. Prior to beaming everything up, I did a good bit of Spring cleaning, ruthlessly deleting a lot of old work. As of this writing, I have 32,000 images in the Adobe cloud. My subnoscription is for both Lightroom Classic CC and the CC cloud only app. When it comes time for renewal, I expect to move to CC cloud exclusively. That will cost me a mere $10 a month for the cloud storage I need."
https://medium.com/@mdconnell/ecosystems-c93864b870fc
Money quote: "After much deliberation and experimentation, I settled on Adobe Lightroom CC with their cloud service as my main image storage and editing platform. The scaled down desktop app provides everything I need for my editing. Over the course of a week or so, I uploaded all of my images into the Adobe cloud. Prior to beaming everything up, I did a good bit of Spring cleaning, ruthlessly deleting a lot of old work. As of this writing, I have 32,000 images in the Adobe cloud. My subnoscription is for both Lightroom Classic CC and the CC cloud only app. When it comes time for renewal, I expect to move to CC cloud exclusively. That will cost me a mere $10 a month for the cloud storage I need."
https://medium.com/@mdconnell/ecosystems-c93864b870fc
Medium
Ecosystems
I’m sure I’m somewhat of an oddity among photographers. While I enjoy making photographs, i.e. using my camera to capture images, I don’t…
Libra Facebook, la Banca d'Inghilterra: "La finanza non è un Far West" - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/libra-la-banca-dinghilterra-a-facebook-la-finanza-non-e-un-far-west-come-i-social/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/libra-la-banca-dinghilterra-a-facebook-la-finanza-non-e-un-far-west-come-i-social/
CorCom
Libra, la Banca d'Inghilterra a Facebook: la finanza non è un Far West come i social - CorCom
Il governatore Mark Carney interviene dopo l'annuncio di Mark Zuckerberg sul lancio della propria moneta virtuale: "La differenza - sottolinea – è che qui bisogna stabilire prima le regole del gioco"
Privacy, YouTube corre ai ripari: tutti i contenuti per bambini migrano nella sezione Kids - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/media/youtube-corre-ai-ripari-tutti-i-contenuti-per-bambini-andranno-nella-sezione-kids/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/media/youtube-corre-ai-ripari-tutti-i-contenuti-per-bambini-andranno-nella-sezione-kids/
CorCom
YouTube corre ai ripari: tutti i contenuti per bambini andranno nella sezione Kids - CorCom
Dopo le numerose critiche e l'ammissione di non poter controllare tutto quel che viene caricato sul sito principale, è attesa a breve la decisione dell'azienda. Che prova così a smarcarsi dall’inchiesta della Fcc Usa
Test: un iMac in famiglia come hub dello stile di vita digitale e multiutente - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/test-un-imac-in-famiglia-come-hub-dello-stile-di-vita-digitale-e-multiutente/
https://www.macitynet.it/test-un-imac-in-famiglia-come-hub-dello-stile-di-vita-digitale-e-multiutente/
Macitynet.it
Test: un iMac in famiglia come hub dello stile di vita digitale e multiutente - Macitynet.it
Abbiamo messo il modello con schermo 4K da 21.5 al centro del soggiorno per vedere cosa succede in una famiglia tutta MacBook e iPad. E le sorprese sono state molte
Padre e figlio lasciano New York e vanno a vivere per un periodo in Alaska. Illustratore e autore, lui crea un libro fantastico, dimenticato per decenni. Signore e signori, riscopriamo Wilderness".
Money quote: "One hundred years after Rockwell Kent, father and son, went to Fox Island, their own lonely, snowy paradise, discovering Kent’s book feels like uncovering a secret. Now little-known, Wilderness makes going off to the wilds of Alaska—as long as they’re not so remote, not as Into the Wild as the places Christopher McCandless sought—seem like an excellent idea. The book counts as forgotten classic of nature writing, with striking illustrations by Kent, that paints a picture of people settled in lonely landscapes, a dream that seems impossible a century later."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/alaska-wilderness-rockwell
Money quote: "One hundred years after Rockwell Kent, father and son, went to Fox Island, their own lonely, snowy paradise, discovering Kent’s book feels like uncovering a secret. Now little-known, Wilderness makes going off to the wilds of Alaska—as long as they’re not so remote, not as Into the Wild as the places Christopher McCandless sought—seem like an excellent idea. The book counts as forgotten classic of nature writing, with striking illustrations by Kent, that paints a picture of people settled in lonely landscapes, a dream that seems impossible a century later."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/alaska-wilderness-rockwell
Atlas Obscura
The Wild Alaskan Island That Inspired a Lost Classic
A century later, “Quiet Adventure in Alaska” still sounds pretty good.
Letture della domenica. Daniel Fireside ha un hobby del quale è uno dei massimi esponenti planetari: fare le foto ai coperchi dei tombini. Dio mio, averci pensato prima!
Money quote: "Fireside is one of the Boston area’s most prolific and celebrated manhole cover photographers. While most people step around manhole covers—or on top of them, taking advantage of their textured, anti-slip surfaces—Fireside is pulled toward them, zigzagging from one to the next as though he is magnetic."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/massachusetts-manhole-photography-drainspotting
Money quote: "Fireside is one of the Boston area’s most prolific and celebrated manhole cover photographers. While most people step around manhole covers—or on top of them, taking advantage of their textured, anti-slip surfaces—Fireside is pulled toward them, zigzagging from one to the next as though he is magnetic."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/massachusetts-manhole-photography-drainspotting
Atlas Obscura
The Marvelous Manholes of Massachusetts
An afternoon with Daniel Fireside, one of the Boston area's most dedicated drainspotters.
Alla fine del 1800 Edison, conosciuto per invenzioni "elettriche" ma in realtà creatore industrioso e industriale di molte altre cose, ebbe l'idea di fondare un'azienda che realizzasse dei prefabbricati in cemento da un'unica colata: si costruiva la gabbia in legno a forma di casa, si colava il cemento dentro e voilà, ecco la vostra brown stone monofamiliare di cemento. "Stranamente" questa non gli è andata molto bene. Comunque in New Jersey un po' di casette di cemento stampato ci sono...
Money quote: "In theory, this would result in a whole new kind of home with various benefits: fireproof, insect-proof, easy to clean, and at a very affordable $1,200 per house. Edison saw this as a potential solution for cities with housing shortages, allowing people to move from slums to cheap new residential areas of poured concrete houses. To help with this, he chose to donate the patented information, completely free of charge, to qualified builders."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/thomas-edisons-concrete-houses
Money quote: "In theory, this would result in a whole new kind of home with various benefits: fireproof, insect-proof, easy to clean, and at a very affordable $1,200 per house. Edison saw this as a potential solution for cities with housing shortages, allowing people to move from slums to cheap new residential areas of poured concrete houses. To help with this, he chose to donate the patented information, completely free of charge, to qualified builders."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/thomas-edisons-concrete-houses
Atlas Obscura
Thomas Edison's Concrete Houses
Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.