La società invecchia e adesso emerge un'idea matta ma tutta da studiare: essere giovani non è la ricetta per il successo. Considerando i notevoli sforzi degli ultimi venti anni per affermare esattamente il contrario, direi che è uno sviluppo decisamente interessante.
Money quote: "A study, conducted by MIT in conjunction with the U.S. Census Bureau, analyzed 2.7 million people who started companies between 2007 and 2014 and found that among the fastest growing tech companies, the average founder was 45-years-old at the time of founding. The researchers also found that a 50-year-old is twice as likely to have a massive success—defined as a company that performs in the top 0.1 percent—than a 30-year-old. “These findings strongly reject common hypotheses that emphasize youth as a key trait of successful entrepreneurs,” write the authors of the study. “The view that young people produce the highest-growth companies is in part a rejection of the role of experience.”"
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/an-ode-to-being-old
Money quote: "A study, conducted by MIT in conjunction with the U.S. Census Bureau, analyzed 2.7 million people who started companies between 2007 and 2014 and found that among the fastest growing tech companies, the average founder was 45-years-old at the time of founding. The researchers also found that a 50-year-old is twice as likely to have a massive success—defined as a company that performs in the top 0.1 percent—than a 30-year-old. “These findings strongly reject common hypotheses that emphasize youth as a key trait of successful entrepreneurs,” write the authors of the study. “The view that young people produce the highest-growth companies is in part a rejection of the role of experience.”"
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/an-ode-to-being-old
Pocket
An Ode to Being Old
On the harder-to-measure benefits of age and experience.
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Trovo che fare le recensioni di prodotti tecnologici (ma di qualunque prodotto in generale) sia una specie di missione suicida. Da un lato è estremamente soggettiva, anche quando viene coperta di numeri, statistiche e benchmark. Dall'altro è indubitabilmente problematica per l'effetto sui consumi e quindi sui guadagni che può portare. È un tipo di responsabilità commerciale che sempre più diventa difficile da gestire. The Verge ha provato a rendere esplicito il processo di valutazione, facendo secondo me ancora più danni.
Money quote: "Product reviews can be a tricky thing. Every reviewer has a different style and different way of assessing a product, which is why no two reviews of the same product will ever read the same. At The Verge, we have built a reviews program that strives to standardize our reviews without abandoning the uniqueness of each of our reviewers. Below is a short guide to our methods and an explanation of our rating practices."
https://www.theverge.com/pages/how-we-rate
Money quote: "Product reviews can be a tricky thing. Every reviewer has a different style and different way of assessing a product, which is why no two reviews of the same product will ever read the same. At The Verge, we have built a reviews program that strives to standardize our reviews without abandoning the uniqueness of each of our reviewers. Below is a short guide to our methods and an explanation of our rating practices."
https://www.theverge.com/pages/how-we-rate
The Verge
How we rate
A primer on how we review products and score them
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Un settore tech dove la Cina guida? Quello dell'AI. Sul serio.
Money quote: "China has nurtured so much A.I. talent partly because it invested heavily in A.I. education. Since 2018, the country has added more than 2,000 undergraduate A.I. programs, with more than 300 at its most elite universities, said Damien Ma, the managing director of MacroPolo, though he noted the programs were not heavily focused on the technology that had driven breakthroughs by chatbots like ChatGPT.
“A lot of the programs are about A.I. applications in industry and manufacturing, not so much the generative A.I. stuff that’s come to dominate the American A.I. industry at the moment,” he said."
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/22/technology/china-ai-talent.html
Archivio: https://web.archive.org/web/20240406201044/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/22/technology/china-ai-talent.html
Money quote: "China has nurtured so much A.I. talent partly because it invested heavily in A.I. education. Since 2018, the country has added more than 2,000 undergraduate A.I. programs, with more than 300 at its most elite universities, said Damien Ma, the managing director of MacroPolo, though he noted the programs were not heavily focused on the technology that had driven breakthroughs by chatbots like ChatGPT.
“A lot of the programs are about A.I. applications in industry and manufacturing, not so much the generative A.I. stuff that’s come to dominate the American A.I. industry at the moment,” he said."
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/22/technology/china-ai-talent.html
Archivio: https://web.archive.org/web/20240406201044/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/22/technology/china-ai-talent.html
NY Times
In One Key A.I. Metric, China Pulls Ahead of the U.S.: Talent
China has produced a huge number of top A.I. engineers in recent years. New research shows that, by some measures, it has already eclipsed the United States.
In autunno arriveranno i nuovi telefoni di Apple. L'anno prossimo però ci potrebbe essere anche un'altra sorpresa: la quarta generazione di iPhone SE. Che potrebbe diventare un apparecchio low cost molto interessante: schermo più grande, niente pulsante home, Usb-C, fotocamera "tosta".
(Attenzione, le generazioni precedenti non sono state annunciate e commercializzate a settembre ma marzo).
Money quote: "While the iPhone 16 garners most of the attention, Apple also has another new iPhone model in the works. The iPhone SE 4 is expected to be a dramatic update to Apple’s most affordable iPhone, with an all-new design, USB-C for charging, and more.
Here are four things to expect from the iPhone SE 4."
https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/12/iphone-se-4-new-features/
(Attenzione, le generazioni precedenti non sono state annunciate e commercializzate a settembre ma marzo).
Money quote: "While the iPhone 16 garners most of the attention, Apple also has another new iPhone model in the works. The iPhone SE 4 is expected to be a dramatic update to Apple’s most affordable iPhone, with an all-new design, USB-C for charging, and more.
Here are four things to expect from the iPhone SE 4."
https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/12/iphone-se-4-new-features/
9to5Mac
Four things to expect from the next-generation iPhone SE - 9to5Mac
While the iPhone 16 garners most of the attention, Apple also has another new iPhone model in the works. The...
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Come i rocker indie di una volta, sono live al Salone del Libro di Torino per parlare di un po' di innovazione in un settore alquanto statico. I libri? No, meglio, i libri digitali. Infatti, ebook, epub, kindle, pdf rappresentano un primo tentativo di digitalizzazione del libro realizzato più di vent’anni fa. Oggi stanno nascendo nuovi strumenti.
Domani al Salone del Libro di Torino con l'editore fahrenheit451.it e il suo progetto di libro che diventa sito web e app
Sala Cobalto Pad.2
Venerdì 10 Maggio 2024 Ore 13.30
Fabio D’ambrosio (Autore del Progetto)
Antonio Dini (Giornalista)
Alessandro Gagliardi (Sviluppatore)
Massimo Marabese (Esperto Tecnologie)
Domani al Salone del Libro di Torino con l'editore fahrenheit451.it e il suo progetto di libro che diventa sito web e app
Sala Cobalto Pad.2
Venerdì 10 Maggio 2024 Ore 13.30
Fabio D’ambrosio (Autore del Progetto)
Antonio Dini (Giornalista)
Alessandro Gagliardi (Sviluppatore)
Massimo Marabese (Esperto Tecnologie)
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Video da ominett per rilassarsi guardando persone che fanno cose. In questo caso, che fabbricano candele. Cosa che mi fa pensare: esistono delle fabbriche di candele! (o di ceri, come a dire il vero sembra di vedere qui) Ed è stranissimo guardarle lavorare.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHOzUDG8Upg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHOzUDG8Upg
YouTube
Mass Production Process of Candle. A day in a Candle Factory.
Mass Production Process of Candle. A day in a Candle Factory.
*This video does not contain any paid promotion*
📌Product in Video: https://bit.ly/3JlhGCc (E-JOEUN CANDLES)
📌Contact: factorymonster2021@gmail.com
📌Copyrightⓒ 2021. Factory Monster. All Rights…
*This video does not contain any paid promotion*
📌Product in Video: https://bit.ly/3JlhGCc (E-JOEUN CANDLES)
📌Contact: factorymonster2021@gmail.com
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Vilfredo Pareto e Mario Kart. Una coppia incredibile.
Money quote: "In Mario Kart 8, choosing your driver, kart's body, tires, and glider isn't just about style — it's as crucial as your racing skills to win a race. Ever wondered how to truly find the best ones?"
https://www.mayerowitz.io/blog/mario-meets-pareto
Money quote: "In Mario Kart 8, choosing your driver, kart's body, tires, and glider isn't just about style — it's as crucial as your racing skills to win a race. Ever wondered how to truly find the best ones?"
https://www.mayerowitz.io/blog/mario-meets-pareto
www.mayerowitz.io
Mario meets Pareto
Discover how to find the best Mario Kart 8 build using the Pareto frontier method. This interactive guide explores multi-objective optimization of speed, acceleration, and other key stats to help you beat your friends on the race track.
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Facciamo un salto nel mondo degli orologi.
Tudor, il marchio fondato nel 1926 da Hans Wilsdorf dopo Rolex (che è del 1905), per anni è stato il "fratellino povero" del grande produttore di segnatempo da polso per le classi medie e affluenti. Adesso che Rolex è entrato nel segmento dei beni di super-lusso e diventa per molti potenziali clienti quasi impossibile da comprare (o ingiustificabile per il livello di prezzo di un orologio), ecco che Tudor cambia marcia e si fa avanti. Pronta a occupare il posto che fu di Rolex dagli anni Cinquanta a tutto gli anni Novanta.
Per riuscirci gli servono tre cose: il marketing giusto ovviamente, il livello di prezzi corretto e infine i prodotti fatti bene da mettere sul mercato. Ecco qua tutto quanto, spiegato bene.
Money quote: "Grande nouveauté chez Tudor présentée à Genève : un GMT plus petit et plus fin tant attendu par les amateurs de la marque. Après l'introduction du Black Bay GMT en 2018 et du Black Bay Pro en 2022, Tudor répond enfin à la demande pour un modèle plus adapté aux poignets fins avec le Black Bay 58 GMT, une version innovante qui marque un tournant dans la collection."
https://www.montres-seven.fr/la-revolution-chez-tudor-lancement-dun-nouveau-gmt-coke-et-dun-black-bay-entierement-en-or/
Tudor, il marchio fondato nel 1926 da Hans Wilsdorf dopo Rolex (che è del 1905), per anni è stato il "fratellino povero" del grande produttore di segnatempo da polso per le classi medie e affluenti. Adesso che Rolex è entrato nel segmento dei beni di super-lusso e diventa per molti potenziali clienti quasi impossibile da comprare (o ingiustificabile per il livello di prezzo di un orologio), ecco che Tudor cambia marcia e si fa avanti. Pronta a occupare il posto che fu di Rolex dagli anni Cinquanta a tutto gli anni Novanta.
Per riuscirci gli servono tre cose: il marketing giusto ovviamente, il livello di prezzi corretto e infine i prodotti fatti bene da mettere sul mercato. Ecco qua tutto quanto, spiegato bene.
Money quote: "Grande nouveauté chez Tudor présentée à Genève : un GMT plus petit et plus fin tant attendu par les amateurs de la marque. Après l'introduction du Black Bay GMT en 2018 et du Black Bay Pro en 2022, Tudor répond enfin à la demande pour un modèle plus adapté aux poignets fins avec le Black Bay 58 GMT, une version innovante qui marque un tournant dans la collection."
https://www.montres-seven.fr/la-revolution-chez-tudor-lancement-dun-nouveau-gmt-coke-et-dun-black-bay-entierement-en-or/
Montres Seven .fr
La révolution chez Tudor : lancement d'un nouveau GMT "Coke" et d'un Black Bay entièrement en or - Montres Seven .fr
Grande nouveauté chez Tudor présentée à Genève : un GMT plus petit et plus fin tant attendu par les amateurs de la marque.
Sul mio canale Telegram di news su Apple e il mondo della tecnologia continuo a pubblicare brevi flash di quel che succede durante la settimana
@mostlyapple
@mostlyapple
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Sapete che cos'è uno "Slop"? Avete mai letto Herzog di Saul Bellow? L'AI cambia veramente il modo di insegnare a programmare?
È uscita Mostly Weekly, la mia newsletter. Se vi abbonate (tanto è gratuita) non devo ricordarvelo tutte le volte
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/271/
È uscita Mostly Weekly, la mia newsletter. Se vi abbonate (tanto è gratuita) non devo ricordarvelo tutte le volte
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/271/
Mostly Here
~271
Brevity is the soul of wit
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Leica ha presentato la terza generazione dei "suoi" smartphone. Sì, suoi: hardware Android di terze parti ma sua ingegnerizzazione. E pare sia davvero buono, però lo vendono solo in Giappone.
Money quote: "The Leitz Phone 3's allure has, I admit, been enhanced by its Leica red dot and the fact that it's also only available in Japan. This has naturally made me want it more, but even from a distance, I can see it's packed with little touches that make me wish smartphones weren't all functional, grey rectangles that take technically 'perfect' photos."
https://www.techradar.com/phones/im-a-photographer-and-leicas-new-smartphone-makes-my-iphone-look-painfully-dull
Money quote: "The Leitz Phone 3's allure has, I admit, been enhanced by its Leica red dot and the fact that it's also only available in Japan. This has naturally made me want it more, but even from a distance, I can see it's packed with little touches that make me wish smartphones weren't all functional, grey rectangles that take technically 'perfect' photos."
https://www.techradar.com/phones/im-a-photographer-and-leicas-new-smartphone-makes-my-iphone-look-painfully-dull
TechRadar
I’m a photographer and Leica’s new smartphone makes my iPhone look painfully dull
The only downside is I'll have to move to Japan to buy one
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Due considerazioni preliminari: utilizzare strumenti di collaborazione collaborativi in ambienti mix (sia che si stia tutti nello stesso posto sia che ci si trovi in uffici e case diverse) è un modo molto potente per potenziare e migliorare il flusso di lavoro. Ma, seconda considerazione, anche qui si sta assistendo alla solita guerra tra piattaforme. Solo che, grazie al cloud, ci sono piattaforme meno note e più interessante rispetto ai "soliti".
Quindi, la domanda: meglio Coda o meglio Notion per collaborare tutti assieme ai progetti?
Money quote: "In project management, efficiency, collaboration and organization are paramount — choosing the right tool can make all the difference. Both Coda and Notion have gained significant traction among professionals across various industries. We evaluated each tool’s strengths, weaknesses and unique selling points to provide a comprehensive analysis to help individuals and teams select the best product for their use cases."
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/coda-vs-notion/
Quindi, la domanda: meglio Coda o meglio Notion per collaborare tutti assieme ai progetti?
Money quote: "In project management, efficiency, collaboration and organization are paramount — choosing the right tool can make all the difference. Both Coda and Notion have gained significant traction among professionals across various industries. We evaluated each tool’s strengths, weaknesses and unique selling points to provide a comprehensive analysis to help individuals and teams select the best product for their use cases."
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/coda-vs-notion/
TechRepublic
Coda vs. Notion: Which Will Revolutionize Your Workflow in 2024?
Find out if Coda or Notion win for workflow optimization in 2024. Get a clear comparison to enhance your productivity and team collaboration, and make a decision with our expert research now.
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L'industria della bellezza è alla conquista della Silicon Valley e degli spazi solitamente lasciati alla tecnologia. Detto in un altro modo: l'evoluzione dei prodotti per il beuaty è sempre più tech e sta facendo atterrare la tecnologia sulla nostra pelle.
Money quote: "Pour stimuler les effets de leurs soins, les marques ont bien compris l’intérêt de développer ce type d’équipement. Le 8 janvier, à Las Vegas, Nicolas Hieronimus, directeur général du Groupe L’Oréal, prononçait le discours d’ouverture du Consumer Electronics Show (CES), le plus grand salon mondial consacré à l’innovation technologique en électronique grand public, une première pour un label de beauté. Le géant des cosmétiques investit aujourd’hui un peu plus d’un milliard d’euros par an dans le secteur – soit un budget légèrement supérieur à celui de la recherche – et affiche ainsi son intention de se positionner également en géant des nouvelles technologies.
Et dans son domaine, il est loin d’être le seul. « Le CES de 2023 a marqué une rupture, avec une présence très forte des marques de beauté, commente Brune Ouakrat, directrice du planning stratégique du bureau de style Peclers. Alors que, depuis quelques années, ces dernières s’étaient concentrées sur les idées de “clean” [sans composants controversés et respectueux de l’environnement] et de naturel, la science et la technologie font leur retour avec le culte de la jeunesse, la promesse de reverse aging” [inverser le vieillissement]. »"
https://www.lemonde.fr/m-styles/article/2024/04/27/l-envol-de-la-beaute-high-tech-la-beauty-tech-trouve-son-sens-dans-l-optimisation-de-nos-rituels_6230183_4497319.html
Archivio: https://archive.is/Fv4lA
Money quote: "Pour stimuler les effets de leurs soins, les marques ont bien compris l’intérêt de développer ce type d’équipement. Le 8 janvier, à Las Vegas, Nicolas Hieronimus, directeur général du Groupe L’Oréal, prononçait le discours d’ouverture du Consumer Electronics Show (CES), le plus grand salon mondial consacré à l’innovation technologique en électronique grand public, une première pour un label de beauté. Le géant des cosmétiques investit aujourd’hui un peu plus d’un milliard d’euros par an dans le secteur – soit un budget légèrement supérieur à celui de la recherche – et affiche ainsi son intention de se positionner également en géant des nouvelles technologies.
Et dans son domaine, il est loin d’être le seul. « Le CES de 2023 a marqué une rupture, avec une présence très forte des marques de beauté, commente Brune Ouakrat, directrice du planning stratégique du bureau de style Peclers. Alors que, depuis quelques années, ces dernières s’étaient concentrées sur les idées de “clean” [sans composants controversés et respectueux de l’environnement] et de naturel, la science et la technologie font leur retour avec le culte de la jeunesse, la promesse de reverse aging” [inverser le vieillissement]. »"
https://www.lemonde.fr/m-styles/article/2024/04/27/l-envol-de-la-beaute-high-tech-la-beauty-tech-trouve-son-sens-dans-l-optimisation-de-nos-rituels_6230183_4497319.html
Archivio: https://archive.is/Fv4lA
Le Monde.fr
L’envol de la beauté high-tech : « La “beauty tech” trouve son sens dans l’optimisation de nos rituels »
Des masques LED pour soigner l’acné, des logiciels de réalité augmentée pour choisir le bon fond de teint… de nouvelles technologies envahissent le marché des soins de la peau. En vogue notamment auprès de la jeune génération, ces outils de lutte contre la…
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La versione "seria" di Aranzulla: Popular Science che spiega come fare a capire se il nostro computer sta lentamente (e inesorabilmente) rallentando ed eventualmente che cosa fare per rimediare.
Money quote: "There’s nothing wrong with going slightly more basic with your tech: Get your stopwatch out (or the stopwatch on your phone), and time how long it takes for your computer to start up and shut down. These processes are both good barometers of how healthy your Windows or macOS machine is, and how much strain it’s under.
Of course, you’re going to have to do this over several days or weeks to spot if there’s a reduction in performance. Once you’ve got a few data points built up though—in a spreadsheet, maybe—you should have a useful indicator of how your computer’s performing and in which direction that performance is headed."
https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-check-if-computer-is-slowing-down/
Money quote: "There’s nothing wrong with going slightly more basic with your tech: Get your stopwatch out (or the stopwatch on your phone), and time how long it takes for your computer to start up and shut down. These processes are both good barometers of how healthy your Windows or macOS machine is, and how much strain it’s under.
Of course, you’re going to have to do this over several days or weeks to spot if there’s a reduction in performance. Once you’ve got a few data points built up though—in a spreadsheet, maybe—you should have a useful indicator of how your computer’s performing and in which direction that performance is headed."
https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-check-if-computer-is-slowing-down/
Popular Science
How to check if your computer is slowing down over time
Is your computer getting slower, or are you imagining it? We'll walk you through the ways to check your computer's speed.
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Forwarded from Non c'era una volta
Un contributo, uscito la settimana scorsa su Il Foglio, a mio avviso interessante di Ester Viola sulla pubblicità di Apple e sulla vera sfida rappresentata dai media che usiamo oggi: non un attentato alla creatività, ma alla capacità di rafforzare la memoria e la concentrazione.
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La storia (fantastica) della serie di film *Kung Fu Panda* e del loro straordinario successo anche in Cina, dove hanno avuto un ruolo fondamentale per far decollare l'industria dell'animazione locale. Molto interessante davvero.
Money quote: "This success was commercial as well as critical. Chinese audiences praised DreamWorks’ treatment of Chinese culture, landscape and architecture. Many members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) asked themselves the same question: “The film’s protagonist is China’s national treasure and all the elements are Chinese,” Wu Jiang, president of the China National Peking Opera Company in Beijing, told the state-owned Xinhua News Agency, “but why didn’t we make such a film?”
Although the original “Kung Fu Panda” came out over a decade ago, its legacy has never been more relevant. In addition to shaping the strategies Hollywood employs to infiltrate the Chinese market, it has also motivated China to improve its animation industry, in the hope of extending its soft power to other regions of the globe. With the fourth installment currently in theaters, this process is still ongoing."
https://newlinesmag.com/spotlight/how-kung-fu-panda-conquered-china-and-china-conquered-hollywood/
Money quote: "This success was commercial as well as critical. Chinese audiences praised DreamWorks’ treatment of Chinese culture, landscape and architecture. Many members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) asked themselves the same question: “The film’s protagonist is China’s national treasure and all the elements are Chinese,” Wu Jiang, president of the China National Peking Opera Company in Beijing, told the state-owned Xinhua News Agency, “but why didn’t we make such a film?”
Although the original “Kung Fu Panda” came out over a decade ago, its legacy has never been more relevant. In addition to shaping the strategies Hollywood employs to infiltrate the Chinese market, it has also motivated China to improve its animation industry, in the hope of extending its soft power to other regions of the globe. With the fourth installment currently in theaters, this process is still ongoing."
https://newlinesmag.com/spotlight/how-kung-fu-panda-conquered-china-and-china-conquered-hollywood/
New Lines Magazine
How ‘Kung Fu Panda’ Conquered China – And China Conquered Hollywood
Over a decade on, the film’s franchise continues to gain an audience, and its impact has been profound
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Me lo sono sempre chiesto: perché non abbiamo fatto denti che ricrescono con le cellule staminali, o vaccini per le carie, o sistemi per trasformare la bocca delle persone. Perché non abbiamo lavorato di più sui denti, che sono sì un mercato straordinariamente ricco per chi se ne occupa professionalmente (i dentisti) ma che costituiscono anche una delle cause di salute e sanità di chi li ha ben in ordine rispetto a chi no.
Poi, ho letto questo articolo.
Money quote: "About seven years ago, Aaron Silverbook and his then-girlfriend, a biologist, were perusing old scientific literature online. “A romantic evening,” joked Silverbook. That night, he came across a study from 2000 that surprised him. Scientists had genetically engineered an oral bacterium that they said could possibly prevent tooth decay: “I read it and sort of boggled at it and said, ‘Wow, this is a cavity vaccine. Why don’t we have this?’”"
https://www.inverse.com/health/cure-for-cavities-inside-decades-long-scientific-quest
Poi, ho letto questo articolo.
Money quote: "About seven years ago, Aaron Silverbook and his then-girlfriend, a biologist, were perusing old scientific literature online. “A romantic evening,” joked Silverbook. That night, he came across a study from 2000 that surprised him. Scientists had genetically engineered an oral bacterium that they said could possibly prevent tooth decay: “I read it and sort of boggled at it and said, ‘Wow, this is a cavity vaccine. Why don’t we have this?’”"
https://www.inverse.com/health/cure-for-cavities-inside-decades-long-scientific-quest
Inverse
Why Don’t We Have A Cure For Cavities? Inside the Decades-Long Scientific Quest
Scientists have been trying to manipulate the way our oral microbes interact with our teeth to prevent cavities for decades — they might be closer than ever.
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Il grande cambiamento nel settore della tecnologia dietro le quinte, cioè dei produttori di hardware, è questa grande novità, un profondo cambiamento di paradigma: siamo passati da un mondo in cui una archittettura veniva usata per tutto (x86, grazie a Microsoft e Linux) a uno in cui invece si fa un chip ad hoc per ogni esigenza. Siamo nella Golden Age del "silicio su misura".
Money quote: "Several global megatrends impact the development of microelectronics. They include 5G and edge computing (we would rather call it explosive growth of connected devices), autonomous and software defined vehicles (SDVs), AI, cloud computing and high-performance computing (HPC)."
https://www.eetimes.com/the-golden-age-of-custom-silicon-draws-near/
Money quote: "Several global megatrends impact the development of microelectronics. They include 5G and edge computing (we would rather call it explosive growth of connected devices), autonomous and software defined vehicles (SDVs), AI, cloud computing and high-performance computing (HPC)."
https://www.eetimes.com/the-golden-age-of-custom-silicon-draws-near/
EE Times
The Golden Age of Custom Silicon Draws Near
More and more companies are opting to design their own custom SoCs to differentiate themselves from their rivals.
La storia della Queen Elizabeth 2, la seconda nave a chiamarsi Regina Elisabetta, di proprietà di Canard, varata nel 1967. Oggi è un hotel galleggiante a Dubai e niente male, se devo dire la verità. Ma i suoi giorni migliori sono ovviamente quelli in cui ha navigato per i sette mari, sia come velocissima e compatta nave da crociera durante la jet-age che come trasporto militare durante la guerra delle isole Falklands/Malvinas.
Money quote: "A year after the Falklands War, the QE2 found herself back in the shipyard with major mechanical problems following her annual refit. Boiler problems and an electrical fire which caused a ship wide power loss forced Cunard to pull her for a significant overhaul. Pumping $162 million into her, this would be the biggest refit yet. Her entire power plant would be replaced. No longer steam/oll powered, she would be diesel powered. Nine diesel engines and new screws would replace her steam boilers and oil tanks. This conversion would add another 20 years to the QE2's life. In addition, all passenger cabins and lounges were modernized and the ship received all new electrical systems.
Emerging from her eight month refit state of the art once again, the QE2's sea trials revealed a new top speed of 34 knots and was far more fuel efficient. She reentered service in April 1987."
https://owlcation.com/humanities/QE2
Money quote: "A year after the Falklands War, the QE2 found herself back in the shipyard with major mechanical problems following her annual refit. Boiler problems and an electrical fire which caused a ship wide power loss forced Cunard to pull her for a significant overhaul. Pumping $162 million into her, this would be the biggest refit yet. Her entire power plant would be replaced. No longer steam/oll powered, she would be diesel powered. Nine diesel engines and new screws would replace her steam boilers and oil tanks. This conversion would add another 20 years to the QE2's life. In addition, all passenger cabins and lounges were modernized and the ship received all new electrical systems.
Emerging from her eight month refit state of the art once again, the QE2's sea trials revealed a new top speed of 34 knots and was far more fuel efficient. She reentered service in April 1987."
https://owlcation.com/humanities/QE2
Owlcation
Whatever Happened to the QE2?
She was the small cruise ship that gained both fame and infamy during her 40 years as the Cunard Flagship. But after being replaced by Queen Mary 2 in 2008, where has she gone? Answer: Exile.
È possibile fare le cose in maniera diversa? Questa inchiesta giornalistica portata avanti da The Verge in collaborazione con delle altre associazioni è molto interessante non solo per la fonte ma anche per la prospettiva che apre. Ci sono altri modi per fare le cose.
Money quote: "Switch to renewable energy. Stop deforestation. Restore ecosystems. They’re lofty goals that more and more corporations and governments are setting for themselves. If it seems too ambitious, just look to Costa Rica. It’s the first tropical country to have reversed deforestation, and it generates nearly 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources of energy.
There’s a lot to learn from those successes and even more to gain from the challenges the country now has to tackle. Seasons are increasingly unpredictable. Could climate change upend past victories? Meanwhile, Indigenous leaders face violence from people trying to stop their campaigns to reclaim and reforest Indigenous territories. Can the country undo a history of land grabbing?"
https://www.theverge.com/24146299/costa-rica-forest-restoration-renewable-energy-lessons
Money quote: "Switch to renewable energy. Stop deforestation. Restore ecosystems. They’re lofty goals that more and more corporations and governments are setting for themselves. If it seems too ambitious, just look to Costa Rica. It’s the first tropical country to have reversed deforestation, and it generates nearly 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources of energy.
There’s a lot to learn from those successes and even more to gain from the challenges the country now has to tackle. Seasons are increasingly unpredictable. Could climate change upend past victories? Meanwhile, Indigenous leaders face violence from people trying to stop their campaigns to reclaim and reforest Indigenous territories. Can the country undo a history of land grabbing?"
https://www.theverge.com/24146299/costa-rica-forest-restoration-renewable-energy-lessons
The Verge
Costa Rica restored its forests and switched to renewable energy — what can the world learn from it?
Lessons learned here hold solutions that can cross borders.
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Victorinox, l'azienda che è sinonimo di coltellino svizzero, si prepara a dire addio alla lama come dotazione standard. E allora noi come lo chiameremo?
Money quote: "We're concerned about the increasing regulation of knives due to the violence in the world," said Carl Elsener, the fourth-generation CEO of the family-run company.
"In some markets, the blade creates an image of a weapon. I have in mind creating a tool that would be useful for cyclists. Cyclists have a need for specific tools but not necessarily a blade," he said. "We already have a tool specifically for golfers.""
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/07/swiss-army-knife-maker-to-produce-version-without-a-blade?
Money quote: "We're concerned about the increasing regulation of knives due to the violence in the world," said Carl Elsener, the fourth-generation CEO of the family-run company.
"In some markets, the blade creates an image of a weapon. I have in mind creating a tool that would be useful for cyclists. Cyclists have a need for specific tools but not necessarily a blade," he said. "We already have a tool specifically for golfers.""
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/07/swiss-army-knife-maker-to-produce-version-without-a-blade?
the Guardian
Swiss army knife maker to produce range without a blade
Victorinox, producer of the celebrated pocket tool, responds to ‘plague of knife crime’ with new variations