Alla fine, sono terroristi solo quelli la cui rivoluzione ha fallito

Money quote: “Generally, we agree that it’s wrong to lie, cheat, steal, deceive, manipulate, destroy property or attack people. But few of us think that the prohibitions against such actions are absolute. Commonsense morality holds that such actions are permissible in self-defence or in defence of others (even if the law doesn’t always agree). You may lie to the murderer at the door. You may smash the windows of the would-be kidnapper’s car. You may kill the would-be rapist”

https://aeon.co/ideas/when-the-state-is-unjust-citizens-may-use-justifiable-violence

Amazon-Deliveroo, fusione mascherata? - il mio articolo per CorCom

https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/amazon-deliveroo-fusione-mascherata/

Netflix nel guado: fuga di utenti in caso di ricorso alla pubblicità - il mio articolo per CorCom

https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/netflix-nel-guado-fuga-di-utenti-in-caso-di-ricorso-alla-pubblicita/

Riassuntoni dei migliori paperi sull'intelligenza artificiale del 2018

Money quote: “To help you catch up, we’ve summarized 10 important AI research papers from 2018 to give you a broad overview of machine learning advancements this year. There are many more breakthrough papers worth reading as well, but we think this is a good list for you to start with.”

https://www.topbots.com/most-important-ai-research-papers-2018/

E se le auto che si guidano da sole fossero solo propaganda?

Money quote: “there are some who believe that the autonomous future has been oversold—that even if driverless cars are coming, it won’t be as fast, or as smooth, as we’ve been led to think. The skeptics come from different disciplines inside and out of the technology and automotive industries, and each has a different bear case against self-driving cars. Add them up and you have a guide to all the ways our autonomous future might not materialize.”

7 Arguments Against the Autonomous-Vehicle Utopia - The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/578638

Sito agghiacciante, logica delle liste, ma la riflessione di fondo è corretta a mio avviso: la bellezza non è né oggettiva né soggettiva, ma connotata socialmente.

Money quote: “The differences between the late 1960s and today go beyond the obvious, such as the astonishing technological advances that have been made since then. Beauty standards were also shockingly different, reflecting the turbulence of the era.”

https://www.thelist.com/105405/surprising-things-men-found-attractive-50-years-ago/

44 fumetti da leggere questa estate, consigliati e commentati dalla redazione e dai collaboratori di Fumettologica che ne hanno scelti due a testa: una novità pubblicata di recente e un recupero dai loro scaffali 👉 https://bit.ly/2JMRi5l.

Il MacBook Retina 12 non c'è (quasi) più: addio a un'ottima idea che poteva essere implementata meglio - il mio articolo per Macity

https://www.macitynet.it/mac-book-12-retina-addio/

Data Breach, sanzione da 110 milioni per Marriott - il mio articolo per CorCom

https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/privacy/data-breach-sanzione-da-110-milioni-per-marriott/

5G, Cisco punta su Acacia: sul piatto 2,8 miliardi di dollari - il mio articolo per CorCom

https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/telco/5g/5g-cisco-punta-su-acacia-sul-piatto-28-miliardi-di-dollari/

Malware, Deep Web, hackers, violazioni. In realtà, se vi ricordate anche nei "Tre giorni del Condor" (sei nel libro) con Robert Redford, il grande gioco delle spie è raccogliere informazioni che sono già pubbliche

Money quote: "he case exemplifies the way insider trading has been quietly revolutionized by the internet. Traders no longer need someone inside a company to obtain inside information. Instead, they can turn to hackers, who can take their pick of security weaknesses: a large corporation or bank may have good in-house security, but the entities it works with — such as financial institutions, law firms, brokerages, smaller investment advisories, or, in this case, newswires — might not."

https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/22/17716622/sec-business-wire-hack-stolen-press-release-fraud-ukraine

La Fed "blocca" Libra: " Progetto non può andare avanti" - il mio articolo per CorCom

https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/finance/e-payment/powell-blocca-libra-progetto-non-puo-andare-avanti/

Apple punta sugli sviluppatori cinesi e tenta il "rilancio" a Est - il mio articolo per CorCom

https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/apple-punta-sugli-sviluppatori-cinesi-e-tenta-il-rilancio-a-est/

Grande Fratello? Facebook? Le telecamere del centro di Londra? I cinesi stanno portando il gioco a un altro livello. E la sua libreria fa paura, in senso letterale, non letterario.

Money quote: "Since becoming general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012, Xi has laid out a raft of ambitious plans for the country, many of them rooted in technology—including a goal to become the world leader in artificial intelligence by 2030. Xi has called for “cyber sovereignty” to enhance censorship and assert full control over the domestic internet. In May, he told a meeting of the Chinese Academy of Sciences that technology was the key to achieving “the great goal of building a socialist and modernized nation.” In January, when he addressed the nation on television, the bookshelves on either side of him contained both classic noscripts such as Das Kapital and a few new additions, including two books about artificial intelligence: Pedro Domingos’s The Master Algorithm and Brett King’s Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane."

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611815/who-needs-democracy-when-you-have-data/

Self-driving car, il Wef: "Va trovato un modello di business" - il mio articolo per CorCom

https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/smart-city/self-driving-car-il-wef-va-trovato-un-modello-di-business/

Home smart home, i colossi del Web "padroni" di casa - il mio articolo per CorCom

https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/e-google-la-regina-della-casa-smart/

È un po' come ai dadi: quando te ne viene bene una, probabilmente te ne vengono bene anche altre due o tre. Peccato non se ne sia occupato Malcom Gladwell: con molto meno ci scrive un libro (anche se da un po' pare abbia finito la sua serie buona).

Money quote: "Looking at the career histories of thousands of scientists, artists, and film directors, the team found evidence that hot streaks are both real and ubiquitous, with virtually everyone experiencing one at some point in their career. While the timing of an individual’s greatest successes is indeed random, their top hits are highly likely to appear in close proximity."

https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/career-hot-streaks

Il software per tracciare le persone tramite le email. Una bella lezione di cosa succede nella sfera pubblica se la notizia diventa conosciuta

Money quote: "It is disappointing then that one of the most hyped new email clients, Superhuman, has decided to embed hidden tracking pixels inside of the emails its customers send out. Superhuman calls this feature “Read Receipts” and turns it on by default for its customers, without the consent of its recipients. You’ve heard the term “Read Receipts” before, so you have most likely been conditioned to believe it’s a simple “Read/Unread” status that people can opt out of. With Superhuman, it is not. If I send you an email using Superhuman (no matter what email client you use), and you open it 9 times, this is what I see..."

https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2019/06/superhuman-is-spying-on-you

Come ogni domenica (all'incirca) è uscita Mostly Weekly, la newsletter settimanale di questo canale. Per riceverla ci si iscrive qui: https://tinyletter.com/MostlyIWrite

Cos'è Costco e come funziona. Un pezzetto di storia del retail che da noi (per fortuna) non esiste.

Money quote: "On first impression, Costco makes no sense.

It is a place where you can buy, in the course of one trip, a 27-pound bucket of mac and cheese, a patio table, a wedding dress, a casket, a handle of gin, a tank of gas, a passport photo, a sheepskin rug, a chicken coop, prenoscription medications, life insurance, a $1.50 hotdog, and a $250,000 diamond ring.

Items sit on wooden pallets in dark, unmarked aisles. Brand selection is limited. And you pay a $60 annual membership fee just to get in the door.

The end goal: To cut the “fat” out of traditional retail and pass on the savings to loyal customers and employees."

https://thehustle.co/costco-membership-economics/

Segnatevi questo post: tra un annetto o giù di lì anche a Milano e in qualche altra città storica italiana parleranno di "foreste urbane". Scommettete?

Money quote: "Paris is what’s called an “urban heat island.” When there’s a heatwave, the city is typically much hotter than its suburban surroundings, or the French countryside. The mayor’s plan to plant “isles of coolness” will create natural shade over or around many of Paris’s iconic architectural sites, including the Eiffel Tower."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/paris-climate-change-urban-forests-landmarks