Non vado spesso a dei concerti. E ci sono molti artisti che non ascolterei dal vivo (se non per lavoro). Tuttavia, questa cosa del cosplay ai concerti è interessante. Cioè, lo sarebbe se ci andassi.
Money quote: "Dressing up for a live music event isn’t a new concept. If you’ve been to a festival, you’ve seen a few people dressed for the atmosphere, not the elements. Some fashion retailers have promoted curated apparel and accessories for “festival season,” whether Coachella or Glastonbury. The Beyhive and Swifties have now made the concept mainstream. "
https://www.licenseglobal.com/fashion/the-rise-of-concert-cosplay
Money quote: "Dressing up for a live music event isn’t a new concept. If you’ve been to a festival, you’ve seen a few people dressed for the atmosphere, not the elements. Some fashion retailers have promoted curated apparel and accessories for “festival season,” whether Coachella or Glastonbury. The Beyhive and Swifties have now made the concept mainstream. "
https://www.licenseglobal.com/fashion/the-rise-of-concert-cosplay
License Global
The Rise of Concert Cosplay
As more fans dress up for concerts, how will this affect the artists’ merch table?
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È la settimana di “Mai più antipatici con Mostly, I Write”.
Come funziona:
Condividi il link al canale con qualcuno che non sopporti e vedrai che, quando si iscriverà, in un attimo diventerà una persona migliore e più gradevole (per renderlo addirittura simpatico ci vuole la combo con la mia newsletter Mostly Weekly)
Provare per credere.
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Forwarded from Mostly Apple
Mostly Apple è il mio canale Telegram con flash news su Apple e il mondo tech. Un'immagine e poche righe di testo per sapere subito tutto l'essenziale
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Se uno poi fosse piu comodo con Whatsapp (?) c’è anche quella versione di Mostly Apple, con dentro la stessa roba però.
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va96LrWKAwEhVpKYvx0P
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va96LrWKAwEhVpKYvx0P
WhatsApp.com
Mostly Apple | WhatsApp Channel
Mostly Apple WhatsApp Channel. Notizie flash su Apple e il resto del mondo tech
Un canale di Antonio Dini antoniodini.com. 28 followers
Un canale di Antonio Dini antoniodini.com. 28 followers
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Quando un oggetto che appartiene alla fantascienza viene verificato con una simulazione numerica (e relativa visualizzazione con grafica 3D) si ottiene qualcosa di notevole e al tempo stesso spiazzante, perché molte cose non sono più possibili. Ad esempio, una stazione spaziale circolare che ruota su se stessa per creare la gravità artificiale.
Money quote: "Realistically - and admittedly somewhat reluctantly - I assume that while building a structure like this is very much possible, it would be quite impractical for human passengers.
Putting aside the perhaps most obvious problem with those wide windows being a security hazard, I believe that the perpetually spinning views would be extremely nauseating for most humans, even for short visits. Even worse, I suspect - when it comes to the comfort of the experience - would be the constantly moving light and shadows from the sun."
https://erikwernquist.com/one-revolution-per-minute
Money quote: "Realistically - and admittedly somewhat reluctantly - I assume that while building a structure like this is very much possible, it would be quite impractical for human passengers.
Putting aside the perhaps most obvious problem with those wide windows being a security hazard, I believe that the perpetually spinning views would be extremely nauseating for most humans, even for short visits. Even worse, I suspect - when it comes to the comfort of the experience - would be the constantly moving light and shadows from the sun."
https://erikwernquist.com/one-revolution-per-minute
Erikwernquist
Erik Wernquist - Short Film: "One Revolution Per Minute"
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Avete presente l'oggetto più kitsch della storia, cioè la palla con dentro il Babbo Natale e la finta neve? È stato declinato milioni di volte e in milioni di modi diversi da migliaia di piccole e non piccole aziende. Ma il primo che l'ha inventato è stato un produttore di strumenti chirurgici viennese, Erwin Perzy, che nel 1900 circa ha fondato la Original Snow Globe Factory, dopo aver modificato uno strumento per amplificare la luce delle lampade da tavolo operatorio.
Money quote: "The first snow globe Perzy sold held a tiny tin sculpture of the basilica in Mariazell, Austria, which was located across from where Perzy’s friend owned a souvenir shop. The connection with Christmas came during World War II. By then, Erwin Perzy II was running the family businesses. He was also a bicycle and typewriter mechanic, and while working for U.S. troops, he was told Americans would love snow globes if there were something more familiar than the basilica inside. “My father’s idea was to create something for Christmas, so he started working on three new designs—a Christmas tree, a Santa Claus, and a snowman,” says Erwin Perzy III, who, along with his daughter Sabine, owns the family business today."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/who-invented-snow-globe
Money quote: "The first snow globe Perzy sold held a tiny tin sculpture of the basilica in Mariazell, Austria, which was located across from where Perzy’s friend owned a souvenir shop. The connection with Christmas came during World War II. By then, Erwin Perzy II was running the family businesses. He was also a bicycle and typewriter mechanic, and while working for U.S. troops, he was told Americans would love snow globes if there were something more familiar than the basilica inside. “My father’s idea was to create something for Christmas, so he started working on three new designs—a Christmas tree, a Santa Claus, and a snowman,” says Erwin Perzy III, who, along with his daughter Sabine, owns the family business today."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/who-invented-snow-globe
Atlas Obscura
This Family Gave the World the Snow Globe
But did they create the famous one with a starring role in Citizen Kane?
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Sincronizziamo gli orologi (quelli meccanici, soprattutto)
Money quote "Il cambio dell'ora avverrà nella notte tra sabato 28 ottobre e domenica 29 ottobre, alle 3 di notte, che spostando le lancette dell'orologio 60 minuti indietro, si trasformeranno nelle 2 di notte."
https://www.wired.it/article/ora-solare-cambio-2023-quando/
Money quote "Il cambio dell'ora avverrà nella notte tra sabato 28 ottobre e domenica 29 ottobre, alle 3 di notte, che spostando le lancette dell'orologio 60 minuti indietro, si trasformeranno nelle 2 di notte."
https://www.wired.it/article/ora-solare-cambio-2023-quando/
WIRED.IT
Quando arriverà il cambio dell'ora solare nel 2023
Nell'ultimo fine settimana di ottobre saluteremo l'ora legale per ottenere 60 minuti di luce in più la mattina
È morto Matthew Perry, 54 anni. L'attore americano-canadese aveva interpretato il ruolo di Chandler Bing nel telefilm "Friends" della Nbc.
https://www.rainews.it/photogallery/2023/10/addio-a-matthew-perry-il-chandler-di-friends-che-voleva-essere-batman-3de3bff5-8b4f-487f-b3ef-5a0d7e85d305.html
https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/noticia/2023/10/28/matthew-perry-relembre-momentos-de-chandler-em-friends-fotos.ghtml
https://www.rainews.it/photogallery/2023/10/addio-a-matthew-perry-il-chandler-di-friends-che-voleva-essere-batman-3de3bff5-8b4f-487f-b3ef-5a0d7e85d305.html
https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/noticia/2023/10/28/matthew-perry-relembre-momentos-de-chandler-em-friends-fotos.ghtml
RaiNews
Addio a Matthew Perry, il Chandler di Friends che voleva essere Batman
Se ne va, all'età di 54 anni, uno dei protagonisti della serie tv più amata di sempre
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Anche questa domenica è uscita come al solito la mia newsletter Mostly Weekly. La trovate qui oppure vi potete abbonare (è una newsletter, dopotutto)
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/243/
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/243/
Mostly Here
~243
New York segreta, la fine di Ita e arriva Mostly Apple
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Editoriale Cosmo, che pubblica principalmente fumetti, anni fa aveva tentato la strada dei libri di genere, scegliendo un filone non comune in Italia: i libri western. Ottima idea, fallita purtroppo dopo quattro titoli. Che adesso però sono in forte sconto. A me ai tempi sono piaciuti.
Money quote: "Editoriale Cosmo presenta al pubblico italiano un nuovo progetto da edicola e libreria, con prezzo di copertina contenuto, destinato a tutti gli appassionati del genere western! Una collezione di romanzi western, realizzati da una posse formata dai migliori specialisti americani del genere e tutti vincitori del prestigioso Spur Award, il maggior riconoscimento mondiale per questo genere letterario. Genere che negli States non ha mai smesso di mietere consensi e produce, annualmente, un numero impressionante di romanzi. Nel primo numero, arriva questo romanzo violento e pieno di sarcasmo, firmato da JD Boggs, vincitore di 6 Spurs! La vicenda vede il conflitto totale fra il crudele capitano Hector Savage e il ranger Dave Chance, costretto a liberare un killer suo prigioniero per farsi aiutare a liberare il Wets Texas dalla tirrania di Savage!"
https://www.editorialecosmo.it/tag-prodotto/i-grandi-romanzi-western/
Money quote: "Editoriale Cosmo presenta al pubblico italiano un nuovo progetto da edicola e libreria, con prezzo di copertina contenuto, destinato a tutti gli appassionati del genere western! Una collezione di romanzi western, realizzati da una posse formata dai migliori specialisti americani del genere e tutti vincitori del prestigioso Spur Award, il maggior riconoscimento mondiale per questo genere letterario. Genere che negli States non ha mai smesso di mietere consensi e produce, annualmente, un numero impressionante di romanzi. Nel primo numero, arriva questo romanzo violento e pieno di sarcasmo, firmato da JD Boggs, vincitore di 6 Spurs! La vicenda vede il conflitto totale fra il crudele capitano Hector Savage e il ranger Dave Chance, costretto a liberare un killer suo prigioniero per farsi aiutare a liberare il Wets Texas dalla tirrania di Savage!"
https://www.editorialecosmo.it/tag-prodotto/i-grandi-romanzi-western/
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È domenica, tempo di backup.
Come tutti gli anni in questa stagione, vi consiglio il mio servizio di backup online che si chiama Backblaze. È ormai un'abitudine (lo uso da anni) e ci metto la faccia, perché non è una sponsorizzzione ma un servizio che pago di tasca mia.
La mia strategia di backup per il mio MacBook Air è un doppio sistema: backup locale con Time Machine su un disco che non esce mai di casa e backup continuo nel cloud con BackBlaze ovunque mi trovi. Ricordate che i servizi cloud (iCloud, Google Drive, Azure) non sono backup ma servizi di sincronizzazione.
Se usate il mio referral qui sotto avete tre mesi gratuiti sia voi che io. Lo consiglio a tutti, a prescindere. Magari fatelo anche solo per le vacanze, poi lo cancellate prima della fine della prova, perché no?
https://secure.backblaze.com/r/01ti3i
Come tutti gli anni in questa stagione, vi consiglio il mio servizio di backup online che si chiama Backblaze. È ormai un'abitudine (lo uso da anni) e ci metto la faccia, perché non è una sponsorizzzione ma un servizio che pago di tasca mia.
La mia strategia di backup per il mio MacBook Air è un doppio sistema: backup locale con Time Machine su un disco che non esce mai di casa e backup continuo nel cloud con BackBlaze ovunque mi trovi. Ricordate che i servizi cloud (iCloud, Google Drive, Azure) non sono backup ma servizi di sincronizzazione.
Se usate il mio referral qui sotto avete tre mesi gratuiti sia voi che io. Lo consiglio a tutti, a prescindere. Magari fatelo anche solo per le vacanze, poi lo cancellate prima della fine della prova, perché no?
https://secure.backblaze.com/r/01ti3i
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Un generoso tentativo di spiegare che il colonialismo anche in tempi moderni non è una pratica solo occidentale o solo europea. A parte il pippone iniziale contro il Giappone, poi diventa più bilanciato.
Money quote: "Indonesian settler colonialism in West Papua was not particularly unusual in the late 20th century. If we define settler colonialism as the coercive displacement of Indigenous peoples by settlers, then a wide range of cases fit this bill. To list just a few in Asia: China settled millions of Han Chinese to Xinjiang and Tibet in the 1960s and ’70s; Sri Lanka resettled hundreds of thousands of Sinhalese to formerly Tamil areas in the 1960s and ’70s; Thailand resettled more than 100,000 Buddhists to its southern Malay areas in the 1960s and ’70s; Bangladesh settled 400,000 Bengalis to the Chittagong Hills in the 1970s and ’80s; and Iraq resettled tens of thousands of Arabs to Kurdish areas in the 1980s and ’90s. More recently, in 2018 Myanmar began to attract Buddhists to formerly Muslim Rohingya areas, and in 2019 India controversially made it much easier for Hindus to emigrate to Kashmir"
https://aeon.co/essays/settler-colonialism-is-not-distinctly-western-or-european
Money quote: "Indonesian settler colonialism in West Papua was not particularly unusual in the late 20th century. If we define settler colonialism as the coercive displacement of Indigenous peoples by settlers, then a wide range of cases fit this bill. To list just a few in Asia: China settled millions of Han Chinese to Xinjiang and Tibet in the 1960s and ’70s; Sri Lanka resettled hundreds of thousands of Sinhalese to formerly Tamil areas in the 1960s and ’70s; Thailand resettled more than 100,000 Buddhists to its southern Malay areas in the 1960s and ’70s; Bangladesh settled 400,000 Bengalis to the Chittagong Hills in the 1970s and ’80s; and Iraq resettled tens of thousands of Arabs to Kurdish areas in the 1980s and ’90s. More recently, in 2018 Myanmar began to attract Buddhists to formerly Muslim Rohingya areas, and in 2019 India controversially made it much easier for Hindus to emigrate to Kashmir"
https://aeon.co/essays/settler-colonialism-is-not-distinctly-western-or-european
aeon.co
Settler colonialism is not distinctly Western or European | Aeon Essays
Displacing and destroying peoples by colonisation is not just a historical Western evil but a global and contemporary one
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Forwarded from Riccardo
🎙 Ciascuno dentro la sua bolla, a girare attorno al sole.
Ascoltate Tilde ~ 32, la puntata (ritardataria) di ottobre!
→ tilde ~ su Spotify
→ tilde ~ su Apple Podcast
→ tilde ~ sul sito ufficiale (con Antonio's stuff & links)
Un viaggio veloce attraverso modi differenti di pensare i libri, le app per la radio e le traduzioni dei libri. Buon ascolto, buon mercoledì, e tanti grazie preventivi per stelline e recensioni.
Ascoltate Tilde ~ 32, la puntata (ritardataria) di ottobre!
→ tilde ~ su Spotify
→ tilde ~ su Apple Podcast
→ tilde ~ sul sito ufficiale (con Antonio's stuff & links)
Un viaggio veloce attraverso modi differenti di pensare i libri, le app per la radio e le traduzioni dei libri. Buon ascolto, buon mercoledì, e tanti grazie preventivi per stelline e recensioni.
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E così, secondo uno studio britannico, essere in affitto accorcia la vita. Proprio come fumare o non avere un lavoro fisso. L'idea di fondo è sensata (lo stress derivante dall'insicurezza e dall'ansia, cioè una generica paura del futuro, logora) però le trasformazioni quantitative lasciano un po' il tempo che trovano.
Money quote: "Una de las encuestas más grandes del mundo, "Understanding Society", el estudio de hogares del Reino Unido (UKHLS), que sigue a más de 100.000 británicos durante lustros, ha llegado a la conclusión de que el reloj biológico de los ingleses que pagan un alquiler privado corre más rápido que el de los propietarios, o el de los que pagan el alquiler de una vivienda pública. En concreto, cada poco más de siete años reales se sumaría uno extra. Una variable que además estaría afectando mucho más al envejecimiento que no tener empleo o haber fumado durante algunos años."
https://www.elmundo.es/ciencia-y-salud/ciencia/2023/10/11/65255245fdddff86468b456d.html
Money quote: "Una de las encuestas más grandes del mundo, "Understanding Society", el estudio de hogares del Reino Unido (UKHLS), que sigue a más de 100.000 británicos durante lustros, ha llegado a la conclusión de que el reloj biológico de los ingleses que pagan un alquiler privado corre más rápido que el de los propietarios, o el de los que pagan el alquiler de una vivienda pública. En concreto, cada poco más de siete años reales se sumaría uno extra. Una variable que además estaría afectando mucho más al envejecimiento que no tener empleo o haber fumado durante algunos años."
https://www.elmundo.es/ciencia-y-salud/ciencia/2023/10/11/65255245fdddff86468b456d.html
ELMUNDO
La gente que vive de alquiler envejece más rápido que los propietarios
Quién no se ha cruzado nunca por la calle, se ha encontrado en Facebook, o incluso ha visto por la tele a ese compañero del cole que parece haber envejecido mucho peor que...
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La spiegano così: i matrimoni che hanno successo, cioè che funzionano, sono un po’ come startup, non come fusioni tra grandi aziende. Una perla di mansplaining intergenere di Arthur C. Brooks. Mai più senza metafore come queste...
Money quote: “The sweet spot for a durable romantic partnership is a new venture between two mature co-founders who are not so set in their ways that they act like entrenched corporations”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/10/happiness-marriage-startups-mergers/675611/
Money quote: “The sweet spot for a durable romantic partnership is a new venture between two mature co-founders who are not so set in their ways that they act like entrenched corporations”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/10/happiness-marriage-startups-mergers/675611/
The Atlantic
Why the Most Successful Marriages Are Start-Ups, Not Mergers
The business world turns out to have a very useful metaphor for people thinking about how to find happiness in a romantic partnership.
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Me lo sono sempre chiesto: ma perché i supereroi si mettono le tutine in Spandex? Ecco finalmente qualcuno che pensa a darmi una risposta. Anche se non è quella che avrei voluto
Money Quote: ”In the year 2000, superhero movies were at the precipice of a mainstream revolution, and leading that charge were the X-Men. But this was a new millennium and a new format. The tight, stretchy outfits worn by the team in their comics and iconic '90s cartoon wouldn't do. Instead, these X-Men donned black leather bodysuits. And yet, even that wasn't cool enough for the most badass X-Man of them all. … When Hugh Jackman's Wolverine first joins the X-Men and sees those bodysuits for himself, he says, 'You actually go outside in these things?' Cyclops (James Marsden) replies, 'Well, what would you prefer? Yellow spandex?"
https://www.inverse.com/culture/spandex-superheroes-history
Money Quote: ”In the year 2000, superhero movies were at the precipice of a mainstream revolution, and leading that charge were the X-Men. But this was a new millennium and a new format. The tight, stretchy outfits worn by the team in their comics and iconic '90s cartoon wouldn't do. Instead, these X-Men donned black leather bodysuits. And yet, even that wasn't cool enough for the most badass X-Man of them all. … When Hugh Jackman's Wolverine first joins the X-Men and sees those bodysuits for himself, he says, 'You actually go outside in these things?' Cyclops (James Marsden) replies, 'Well, what would you prefer? Yellow spandex?"
https://www.inverse.com/culture/spandex-superheroes-history
Inverse
Why Do Superheroes Wear Spandex?
From Batman to the X-Men, superheroes and spandex were synonymous for decades. Then, everything changed.
Perché l'umanità è fatta per vivere fuori e non nelle città (dove invece stiamo finendo tutti quanti) spiegato con calma e partendo da cosa sono i ritmi circadiani.
Money quote: "People in industrialised societies spend up to 88% of time in enclosed buildings, resulting in 4-fold less natural light exposure during the day. To give you some perspective on this, light is measured in 'lux', and natural daytime light can be anywhere between 2,000 to 10,000 lux while average indoor lighting can be less than 500 lux, which lacks the minimum level of intensity for circadian entrainment. Recent associative studies have found that greater morning light exposure correlates to lower body fat levels and better appetite regulation"
https://biolayne.com/articles/research/primer-circadian-rhythms/
Money quote: "People in industrialised societies spend up to 88% of time in enclosed buildings, resulting in 4-fold less natural light exposure during the day. To give you some perspective on this, light is measured in 'lux', and natural daytime light can be anywhere between 2,000 to 10,000 lux while average indoor lighting can be less than 500 lux, which lacks the minimum level of intensity for circadian entrainment. Recent associative studies have found that greater morning light exposure correlates to lower body fat levels and better appetite regulation"
https://biolayne.com/articles/research/primer-circadian-rhythms/
Biolayne
A Primer on Circadian Rhythms
Everything you need to know about the impact of circadian rhythm on your eating patterns and metabolism. Read more for the latest research.
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Ma voi non avete fame? Ecco qui, con la farina d'avena (tipo porridge per capirsi o come lo chiamano gli inglesi "oatmeal"), si può fare anche il salato che sembra una pizza o un risotto. Sapete cosa? È pure buono.
Money quote: "It can also be transformed into savory porridge—and one so reminiscent of pizza, it'll make you rethink what "oatmeal" can be. The first time I made it, its creamy consistency and ability to marry together all the flavors I threw into the pot made me think that it was a "poor man's risotto." But when I caught myself eating down the whole pot—that yields 4 very hearty servings, by the way—I realized that this, this was better than risotto."
https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a35131982/pizza-oatmeal-recipe/
Ma non è l'unico piatto possibile!
https://www.theoatmealartist.com/savory-butternut-squash-oatmeal/
https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/dashi-oats-with-crunchy-veg
Money quote: "It can also be transformed into savory porridge—and one so reminiscent of pizza, it'll make you rethink what "oatmeal" can be. The first time I made it, its creamy consistency and ability to marry together all the flavors I threw into the pot made me think that it was a "poor man's risotto." But when I caught myself eating down the whole pot—that yields 4 very hearty servings, by the way—I realized that this, this was better than risotto."
https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a35131982/pizza-oatmeal-recipe/
Ma non è l'unico piatto possibile!
https://www.theoatmealartist.com/savory-butternut-squash-oatmeal/
https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/dashi-oats-with-crunchy-veg
Delish
Change Your Oat Game Forever With Savory Pizza Oatmeal
Oats McGoats.
Intanto che avete fame da ieri, una ricetta per fare pane un po' casual. Tutte in inglese, come tradizione di Mostly, così intanto flettete il muscolo linguistico
Money quote: "But if all you want is a casual, small loaf of bread, less is more. Breads created to be made the same day can skip the pre-ferment the night before, and use a higher dose of instant, or active dry yeast, to make more gas in less time. (More bubbles make for a faster proof time.) Would some bread-heads say this is “bad bread”? Maybe. But they’re wrong. I have had bad bread, and this is not it."
https://lifehacker.com/make-a-mini-loaf-of-bread-with-a-single-cup-of-flour-1850950863
Money quote: "But if all you want is a casual, small loaf of bread, less is more. Breads created to be made the same day can skip the pre-ferment the night before, and use a higher dose of instant, or active dry yeast, to make more gas in less time. (More bubbles make for a faster proof time.) Would some bread-heads say this is “bad bread”? Maybe. But they’re wrong. I have had bad bread, and this is not it."
https://lifehacker.com/make-a-mini-loaf-of-bread-with-a-single-cup-of-flour-1850950863
Lifehacker
Make a Mini Loaf of Bread With a Single Cup of Flour
Make just enough bread with this five-ingredient recipe.
Quelli che hanno scoperto l'AI per primi e l'hanno usata per barare al lavoro
Money quote: "Berlin-based business consultant Matt and his colleague were among the first at their workplace to discover ChatGPT, mere weeks after its release. He says the chatbot transformed their workdays overnight. "It was like discovering a video game cheat," says Matt. "I asked a really technical question from my PhD thesis, and it provided an answer that no one would be able to find without consulting people with very specific expertise. I knew it would be a game changer."
Day-to-day tasks in his fast-paced environment – such as researching scientific topics, gathering sources and producing thorough presentations to clients – suddenly became a breeze. The only catch: Matt and his colleague had to keep their use of ChatGPT a closely guarded secret. They accessed the tool covertly, mostly on working-from-home days."
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20231017-the-employees-secretly-using-ai-at-work
Money quote: "Berlin-based business consultant Matt and his colleague were among the first at their workplace to discover ChatGPT, mere weeks after its release. He says the chatbot transformed their workdays overnight. "It was like discovering a video game cheat," says Matt. "I asked a really technical question from my PhD thesis, and it provided an answer that no one would be able to find without consulting people with very specific expertise. I knew it would be a game changer."
Day-to-day tasks in his fast-paced environment – such as researching scientific topics, gathering sources and producing thorough presentations to clients – suddenly became a breeze. The only catch: Matt and his colleague had to keep their use of ChatGPT a closely guarded secret. They accessed the tool covertly, mostly on working-from-home days."
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20231017-the-employees-secretly-using-ai-at-work
Bbc
The employees secretly using AI at work
Some employers are either tacitly or outright banning access to generative AI tools like ChatGPT. But employees who love them are finding ways to discreetly backchannel.
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Si può imparare a essere fotogenici? Senza chirurgia estetica, intendo dire, o Photoshop? A quanto pare, sì, perché l'idea stessa che ci siano persone che vengono meglio in foto di altre è una pura e semplice invenzione.
Money quote: "In 1925, a new, highly desirable trait was invented. Press reports hailed a new Hollywood star: Count Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten, an Austrian noble and tennis champion, who was rumored to be appearing in a film from the megaproducer Samuel Goldwyn. What made the 39-year-old Hollywood material? “He is photogenic,” Goldwyn told a reporter. Newspapers quickly credited the producer with coining a new word."
https://archive.ph/FRTdT
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2023/10/how-to-be-photogenic/675705/
Money quote: "In 1925, a new, highly desirable trait was invented. Press reports hailed a new Hollywood star: Count Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten, an Austrian noble and tennis champion, who was rumored to be appearing in a film from the megaproducer Samuel Goldwyn. What made the 39-year-old Hollywood material? “He is photogenic,” Goldwyn told a reporter. Newspapers quickly credited the producer with coining a new word."
https://archive.ph/FRTdT
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2023/10/how-to-be-photogenic/675705/