Una raccolta di detti e massime dal mondo del diritto angloamericano. Non sono brocardi, sono adagi legali di quelli che si raccontano al club per soli avvocati o per soli giudici.

Money quotE: "I call it “The Last Resort Rule.” It was taught to me by a great teacher at Columbia Law School named Jerome Michael, who taught a course in appellate advocacy. At the last moment in the last class of the course, when he had taught us everything he knew, he said: “These are my final words on advocacy. If you have the facts on your side, hammer the facts. If you have the law on your side, hammer the law. If you have neither the facts nor the law, hammer the table.”"

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/07/04/legal-adage/

Il grande dilemma del nostro tempo sta emergendo: l'aereo inquina. Come fare pace con questa idea e il nostro desiderio (e bisogno) di viaggiare, senza impattare in modo radicale il nostro stile di vita?

Money quote: "Et puis derrière les chiffres, il y a les situations humaines : ceux qui ne peuvent pas prendre le train pour aller voir leur famille, ceux qui volent pour le travail, les adeptes du week-end low-cost qui veulent voyager comme avant le Covid, les amateurs de destinations lointaines qui s’arrangent avec leur conscience écologique, ceux qui pensent aux générations futures et se demandent si nos enfants pourront encore découvrir le lointain…

Derrière les dilemmes individuels, il y a de vrais enjeux pour l’avenir : développer et rendre accessibles des transports plus sûrs pour l’environnement, repenser le voyage et notre rapport à ce dernier, étudier les solutions technologiques nécessaires, penser à la reconversion des travailleurs de ce secteur, mais surtout maîtriser et réduire ce trafic aérien qui a retrouvé son niveau d’avant la pandémie. Il y a là matière à réflexion. De quoi, au moins, occuper nos pensées le temps d’un long voyage en train."

https://www.liberation.fr/idees-et-debats/editorial/arreter-de-prendre-lavion-un-probleme-de-riche-mais-un-probleme-quand-meme-20240507_5YUBEGXOIJAWBNKIH3DQLGFXMI/

Il sommario, qui sotto nel money quote, dice tutto. La domanda rimane: come possiamo fare a rendere più informate le persone? Forse rendendo meno ignoranti i gioranlisti? Buona lettura...

Money quote: "A huge proportion of tech journalism is characterized by scandals, sensationalism, and shoddy research. Can we fix it?"

Money quote: "There is great technology journalism being done today, but it tends to appear in specialist publications that cater to tech-savvy audiences. If we want a well-informed public, we need to figure out how to raise the quality of journalism consumed by ordinary people — those who lack the expertise and financial means to identify and subscribe to specialist publications."

https://asteriskmag.com/issues/06/debugging-tech-journalism

Lo sapete: siamo a domenica, c'è Mostly Weekly, la mia newsletter gratuita. Con un sonetto di Pier Paolo Pasolini, tra le altre cose (il numero 15, per essere precisi). Enjoy

https://antoniodini.com/weekly/274/

Ho scoperto una fantastica, piccola rivista che si mette in tasca se vi piace far flanella nelle città del mondo e che mi piace tanto perché non è una guida. La metto nel pacchetto delle riviste che compro e leggo. Si chiama "Desiderd Landscapes", l'ha creata una architetta greca, Natassa Pappa, che è una persona estremamente curiosa e gentile. Fa la rivista, un po' di merchandising, visite guidate ad Atene e altri posti che poi sono delle camminate, e vive a una velocità molto diversa.

Qui di seguito, oltre a una intervista, il link anche a un altro paio di storie e ovviamente al loro sito. Se lei riesce a vivere facendo davvero tutto questo che segue, è un genio.

Money quote: "On my right side, there is a console with four drawers including everything I need for distribution: folders, wrapping paper, stamps, scissors, tape, etc. Almost next to it, there is a bookshelf as a mini version of the warehouse, hosting all the products available on our e-shop. Across from my desk, there is my small collection of guidebooks found on flea markets and my trips abroad. This is where I go when I need inspiration for the magazine. Or, I go to the reading room, right behind me, where I keep favorite books and magazines. In the middle of my office room, there is a pole, for my dance breaks. (told you: ‘modular, to fit any creative process’)"

https://desired-landscapes.com

https://magculture.com/blogs/journal/natassa-pappa-desired-landscape

https://www.lifo.gr/culture/vivlio/neo-bibliopoleio-toy-kentroy-einai-krymmeno-se-mia-stoa-gemati-me-astikoys-mythoys

https://www.archisearch.gr/interviews/natassa-pappa-interview/

Craig Mod si è convertito all'eBook ultra-leggero (e costoso) per le sue camminate: il BOOX Palma. Dimensioni di un telefono con lo schermo da 6,13 pollici, solo WiFi, schermo eInk, sistema operativo Android (quindi con l'app funziona anche da Kindle), tantissima batteria e 400 euro se lo comprate online. Perché? Perché Amazon (e Rakuten-Kobo) hanno castrato gli eBook reader stoppandone lo sviluppo e l'evoluzione. Invece, altri modi di concepire questo tipo di dispositivi è possibile.

Money quote: "BOOX has a rather confusing lineup, but the two devices I grabbed are the BOOX Palma and the BOOX Tab Mini C. If I had to recommend one, it would be the Palma. It’s just too delightful to have a smartphone-sized E Ink device purely for reading joy and reading joy only. The Palma is ethereally light (167 grams by my scale), and yet feels well-made. I shove it in pockets and bags and never worry about it. (Mine came with a free case that felt so terrible I threw it away; and anyway, it’s nice unsheathed, nimble in hand.) The battery easily lasts … a week? (at least a few days) … despite reading on it for hours each day."

https://craigmod.com/roden/091/

Volete fare quella salsa al formaggio perfetta per i vostri taco o qualsiasi altra porcheria vogliate consumare? Liquida ma compatta, solida ma cremosa? Insomma, una vera schifezza? Basta un Alka-Seltzer e lo spirito dei pionieri del piccolo chimico (o essere americani)

Money quote: "What if I told you that there's a way to make a cheese sauce as smooth and creamy as a jar of Velveeta from just about any melting cheese with nothing more than a single innocuous ingredient that is possibly already in your medicine cabinet. That's right: no emulsifying salts that require a special order, no futzing with cornstarch and evaporated milk, and no floury roux. The secret ingredient is Aspirin-Free Alka-Seltzer and today is the day that I reveal its cheese-sauce-making superpower to the world. It's been hiding in plain sight all along, each tablet formulated with a few basic ingredients that drive a chemical reaction that, yes, can treat indigestion, but—as will be clear once you understand the science—are just as good at making the elusive perfect cheese sauce for nachos and mac and cheese."

https://www.seriouseats.com/alka-seltzer-cheese-sauce-recipe-8643844

Atlas, La mia recensione per Fumettologica.

https://fumettologica.it/2024/06/atlas-netflix-recensione-film-jennifer-lopez/

Signore e signori, ecco a voi "Landing". Meglio di Pinterest, meglio di Instagram. E molto più camp.

Money quote: "One site capitalizing on both Pinterest's popularity and faults that has exploded with its unfaithful is Landing. Landing’s creators even acknowledge the comparisons to Pinterest on their website, “Many Landing creators are active Pinterest users, and many of the creators on Landing actually discovered Landing through Pinterest!”

It was when I was scrolling through Instagram for more inspiration for my invitation that I came across an ad for Landing, pitching itself as my new “creative escape”. I signed up for the app and a bright, oxidized yellow landing page greeted me as I searched disco on their main page. I was able to collect over a dozen images that I then assembled into my disco invitation."

https://www.bylinebyline.com/articles/landing

Liberation in occasione degli ottanta anni dallo sbarco in Normandia racconta la storia del reportage radiofonico che si è dato per perso per quarant'anni.

Money quote: "A l'occasion du 80e anniversaire du Débarquement, «Libération» raconte l'histoire d'un reportage audio réalisé le 6 juin 1944. L'enregistrement, perdu durant des années, a été retrouvé dans une cave en 1994."

https://www.liberation.fr/sciences/histoire/on-dirait-que-nous-allons-avoir-une-sacree-nuit-ce-soir-le-debarquement-a-travers-un-reportage-radio-ressurgi-de-loubli-20240606_6ATORZ23NBCFFNJFNAMSS4NPIY/

Non stanno "barando" solo gli studenti, che copiano a man bassa e si fanno fare compiti, tesine ed esami dall'AI. Adesso salta fuori che anche gli insegnanti non sono da meno. Fantastico.

Money quote: "Teachers are turning to AI tools and platforms — such as ChatGPT, Writable, Grammarly and EssayGrader — to assist with grading papers, writing feedback, developing lesson plans and creating assignments. They’re also using the burgeoning tools to create quizzes, polls, videos and interactives to up the ante” for what’s expected in the classroom."

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/06/tech/teachers-grading-ai/

Nelle stories Instagram del mio account (@gianlucaneri) sta andando avanti ormai da tempo un torneo tra le migliori serie tv. L’elenco dei titoli partecipanti è stato ottenuto dando in pasto a ChatGPT vari articoli (soprattutto stranieri) contenenti classifiche delle migliori serie degli ultimi anni. Siamo partiti da 64 titoli. Ora siamo ai quarti di finale e ne sono rimasti 8.

Questo è il thread per commentare (durante e dopo) il risultato di Modern Family vs. Scrubs (si vota qui: https://www.instagram.com/stories/gianlucaneri/3384028948394692604?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=MXBkMWhhZnZ3NjJ0eA==).

Un resoconto del Guardian sulla prima conferenza dedicata allo AI Warfare. Lo Schmidt citato è Eric Schmidt, ex ceo di Google (nonché prima cofondatore di Sun) e adesso lobbysta per la corsa ai cyberamarmenti intelligenti. Quello che emerge è uno di quegli articoli da ritagliare e conservare, per ritrovare tra qualche anno le conseguenze di quanto qui scritto.

Money quote: "Swarms of people migrated across the hall to see the main panel, where Karp and Schmidt spoke alongside the CIA deputy director, David Cohen, and Mark Milley, who retired in September as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, where he advised Joe Biden and other top officials on war matters. When Schmidt tried to introduce himself, his microphone didn’t work, so Cohen lent him his own. “It’s always great when the CIA helps you out,” Schmidt joked. This was about as light as things got for the next 90 minutes."

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/17/ai-weapons-palantir-war-technology

Non sapevo neanche che questa collezione esistesse, figuriamoci che fosse gratuita e open. Sono icone per il web (ma non solo) molto belle, se piace lo stile.

Money quote: "Welcome to Hugeicons React Icons, your premier destination for free React icons. Our expansive collection features over 3,800 stroke React icons, available at no charge and crafted to meet a diverse array of design requirements. These icons are perfect for devs and designers seeking top-quality, customizable options for enhancing their digital product.

Hugeicons Pro is trusted and utilized by thousands of designers, devs, and content creators for unlimited personal and commercial projects, establishing it as one of the most versatile and user-friendly React icons libraries in the market."

https://github.com/hugeicons/hugeicons-react

Qui il sito del progetto

https://hugeicons.com

Letture per la domenica. Una storia del mondo anglosassone che nel sud dell'Europa non è stata neanche intravista sia perché precedente alla guerra sia perché tagliata su quel pubblico: cento libri di 100 pagine ciascuno che spiegava tutto, dalla monogamia alla religione e alla scienza, passando per società e cultura. È iniziato con "Daedalus, or Science and the Future" ed è andato avanti con la collana "To-day and To-morrow".

Money quote: "Following Daedalus's success, its publisher Kegan Paul ended up publishing more than 100 additional volumes about the future of anything and everything, in a series called "To-day and To-morrow". Running until the early 1930s, an array of writers, thinkers and intellectuals imagined the future of science and technology, but also so much else: women, religion, clothes, family, humour, justice, censorship, leisure, sleep, alcohol and even swearing. Anything that seemed to have a future was eligible.
On the 100-year-anniversary of Haldane's Daedalus, what can we learn from his influential work, as well as the ambitious To-day and To-morrow series that it inspired?"

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20231212-to-day-and-to-morrow-the-100-year-old-series-that-predicted-a-wild-and-wonderful-future

Supplemento culturale della domenica.
È uscito il nuovo romanzo di Michael Crichton, che però è morto da 16 anni. Era a metà, poi l'ha finito James Patterson, altro esperto di best seller. Lo stanno pompando tanto, forse non è un capolavoro però (Patterson è uno che tira molto via quando scrive e Crichton invece riscriveva le sue cose più volte, quindi ci sta che sia un mezzo limone).

Money quote: "Eruption is based on an unfinished manunoscript left by Michael Crichton. The Chicago-born writer, who died of cancer in 2008 at the age of 66, was one of the most successful novelists of all time, selling 200m books, among them noscripts that became blockbuster franchises, from Jurassic Park to Westworld and ER. The manunoscript was discovered by his widow Sherri and has now been completed by the no-less-successful writer James Patterson, renowned for several thriller series of his own, from Alex Cross to Women’s Murder Club.

Patterson challenges readers of Eruption to spot where he took over. “There is a definite moment,” he says. “Wonder if your readers can spot it?” Is it when hunky Mac and sexy demolition expert Rebecca Cruz start flirting? “I’m not going to tell you!” snaps Patterson".

https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jun/03/michael-crichton-eruption-jurassic-park-westworld-james-patterson

Javanoscript, il linguaggio che ha praticamente creato un modo per sviluppare applicazioni alternativo a quelli tradizionali, è notoriamente un po' bastardo, almeno rispetto ad altri linguaggi di noscripting come Lua (semplice, pulito, potente). Beh, se vi consola, una volta era anche peggio.

Money quote: "However, I’m also very fortunate because while there’s been a lot of improvements made to JavaScript since then, the fundamental way the language works is still the same, so having a deeper understanding of the new syntax (sans sugar) is useful when it comes to debugging, working with legacy projects, or digging deeper into lower-level code. I’m also able to better appreciate just how good us JS devs have it these days."

https://jonbeebe.net/2024/05/javanoscript-got-good/

Un sito che fa fare un viaggio nella storia del Macintosh e del modo con il quale si possono organizzare le informazioni. Usando la metafora del vecchio Finder, c'è da rinfrescarsi gli occhi. È un uso intelligente di un template che fa sentire noi vecchi utenti un po' più a casa.

Money quote: "I was inspired by Stuart Brown‘s Retro MacOS Theme, and modified it for my use. Brown’s original design magnifies pixel elements 2x, for a post-modern take on the original look-and-feel. For this project, I wanted to see what the original artwork would look like on a 1:1 scale."

https://32by32.com

Il precedente non più in linea:

https://web.archive.org/web/20110706075807/http://retromactheme.modernlifeisrubbish.co.uk:80/
fatto da
https://web.archive.org/web/20140327135059/http://stua.rtbrown.org/

Aurora è un'azienda americana che vuole trasportare merci su gomma usando camion senza autisti. Volvo è uno dei partner di questa idea. Cosa potrebbe mai andare male?

Money quote: "The reveal of the Volvo VNL Autonomous truck comes as Aurora continues to push towards its stated goal to commercialize self-driving trucks by the end of 2024. The company initially plans to carry freight between Dallas and Houston using up to 20 driverless Class 8 trucks — this time with no human behind the wheel. Aurora declined to share whether trucks made by Volvo, or its other partner Paccar, would be in that inaugural driverless fleet."

https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/20/aurora-volvo-unveil-self-driving-truck-driverless-future/

Ma i tecno-boss sognano davvero pecore elettriche? - la mia rubrica per Fumettologica

https://fumettologica.it/2024/06/ma-i-tecno-boss-sognano-davvero-pecore-elettriche/

Milano aspira disperatamente a diventare una meta turistica e rompere il triangolo "Roma-Firenze-Venezia". Al tempo stesso, non vuole pagare il prezzo di chi trasforma una città in Disneyland.

Money quote: "When Milan’s authorities embarked years ago on plans to promote the city as a buzzy destination by building on its reputation as Italy’s hip fashion and design capital, the resulting noise and rowdy overcrowding were perhaps not quite what they had in mind.
Now, after years of complaints and a series of lawsuits, the city has passed an ordinance to strictly limit the sale of takeaway food and beverages after midnight — and not much later on weekends — in “movida” areas, a Spanish term that Italians have adopted to describe outdoor nightlife. It will go into effect next week and be in force until Nov. 11."

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/09/world/europe/milan-nightlife-crowd-control.html

Archivio: https://archive.is/PaiOO#selection-7073.0-7077.353

Articolo di Elisabetta Povoledo

https://www.nytimes.com/by/elisabetta-povoledo