Gli scienziati possono fare molte cose. Una di queste è torturare i bambini di otto mesi
Money quote: "Jenny Saffran and her colleagues had exposed infants to no more than two minutes of continuous speech that contained four three-syllable nonsense words, such as tupiro and padoti. These ‘words’ were repeated in random order by a monotone speech synthesizer that created a continuous sound sequence, such as bidakupadotigolabubidakupadotigolabubidakutupiro… The sequence contained no pauses, variations in stress or any other acoustic cues between word boundaries. The only cue available to the infants were the transitional probabilities (TPs) between syllables. Those within words were 1.0, because the first syllable was always followed by the second, and the second by the third, while the TPs of syllables between words was always 0.33. After a mere two minutes of listening, the infants were tested as to whether they differentiated between words (syllable strings that had TPs of 1.0) and non-words (syllable strings that contained TPs of 0.33). For this the infants were presented with words and non-words and found to have longer listening time for the nonwords. This indicated they had already become familiar with the words by listening to the continuous sequence of syllables within which they had been embedded. The only way that could have happened was by monitoring the TPs between syllables—the infants were capable of statistical learning."
Scherzi a parte, questo è un notevolissimo articolo su come nasce il linguaggio negli esseri umani, cioè come i bambini molto piccoli imparano a capire il linguaggio. Notevole davvero.
https://lithub.com/how-babies-and-young-children-learn-to-understand-language/
C'è anche il libro scritto sempre da Steven Mithen: The Language Puzzle: Piecing Together the Six-Million-Year Story of How Words Evolved.
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-language-puzzle-piecing-together-the-six-million-year-story-of-how-words-evolved-steven-mithen/20664602
Money quote: "Jenny Saffran and her colleagues had exposed infants to no more than two minutes of continuous speech that contained four three-syllable nonsense words, such as tupiro and padoti. These ‘words’ were repeated in random order by a monotone speech synthesizer that created a continuous sound sequence, such as bidakupadotigolabubidakupadotigolabubidakutupiro… The sequence contained no pauses, variations in stress or any other acoustic cues between word boundaries. The only cue available to the infants were the transitional probabilities (TPs) between syllables. Those within words were 1.0, because the first syllable was always followed by the second, and the second by the third, while the TPs of syllables between words was always 0.33. After a mere two minutes of listening, the infants were tested as to whether they differentiated between words (syllable strings that had TPs of 1.0) and non-words (syllable strings that contained TPs of 0.33). For this the infants were presented with words and non-words and found to have longer listening time for the nonwords. This indicated they had already become familiar with the words by listening to the continuous sequence of syllables within which they had been embedded. The only way that could have happened was by monitoring the TPs between syllables—the infants were capable of statistical learning."
Scherzi a parte, questo è un notevolissimo articolo su come nasce il linguaggio negli esseri umani, cioè come i bambini molto piccoli imparano a capire il linguaggio. Notevole davvero.
https://lithub.com/how-babies-and-young-children-learn-to-understand-language/
C'è anche il libro scritto sempre da Steven Mithen: The Language Puzzle: Piecing Together the Six-Million-Year Story of How Words Evolved.
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-language-puzzle-piecing-together-the-six-million-year-story-of-how-words-evolved-steven-mithen/20664602
Literary Hub
How Babies and Young Children Learn to Understand Language
How children learn language has long been of interest to those concerned with its evolution. The idea that ‘ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny’ has been promoted, which means the stages o…
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Far andare un Macintosh 128K su un Raspberry Pi Pico. Un'idea carina ma non particolarmente originale. Nel senso: sul MacBook Air con cui sto scrivendo adesso gira anche una emulazione di un Macintosh LC-III. Lui però rende il suo progetto più sexy perché oltre alla parte hardware ha scritto anche l'emulatore (io ovviamente no: ce ne sono vari in giro, perché perdere i prossimi 35 anni per imparare a programmare e poi magari non riuscirci?).
Comunque, chi sono io per giudicare? Potete bypassare tutta la parte hardware e far girare il primo Mac nel vostro browser preferito, se vi gusta, con un emulatore online che vi linko sotto.
Money quote: "The original Macintosh was released 40.5 years before this post, and is a pretty cool machine especially considering that the hardware is very simple. Insanely Great and folklore.org are fun reads, and give a glimpse into the Macintosh’s development. Memory was a squeeze; the original 128KB version was underpowered and only sold for a few months before being replaced by the Macintosh 512K, arguably a more appropriate amount of memory.
But, the 128 still runs some real applications and, though it pre-dates MultiFinder/actual multitasking, I found it pretty charming. As a tourist. In 1984 the Mac cost roughly 1/3 as much as a VW Golf and, as someone who’s into old computers and old cars, it’s hard to decide which is more frustrating to use.
So back to this £3.80 RPi Pico microcontroller board: The RP2040’s 264KB of RAM gives a lot to play with after carving out the Mac’s 128KB – how cool would it be to do a quick hack, and play with a Mac on it?"
https://axio.ms/projects/2024/06/16/MicroMac.html
L'emulatore online
https://infinitemac.org
Comunque, chi sono io per giudicare? Potete bypassare tutta la parte hardware e far girare il primo Mac nel vostro browser preferito, se vi gusta, con un emulatore online che vi linko sotto.
Money quote: "The original Macintosh was released 40.5 years before this post, and is a pretty cool machine especially considering that the hardware is very simple. Insanely Great and folklore.org are fun reads, and give a glimpse into the Macintosh’s development. Memory was a squeeze; the original 128KB version was underpowered and only sold for a few months before being replaced by the Macintosh 512K, arguably a more appropriate amount of memory.
But, the 128 still runs some real applications and, though it pre-dates MultiFinder/actual multitasking, I found it pretty charming. As a tourist. In 1984 the Mac cost roughly 1/3 as much as a VW Golf and, as someone who’s into old computers and old cars, it’s hard to decide which is more frustrating to use.
So back to this £3.80 RPi Pico microcontroller board: The RP2040’s 264KB of RAM gives a lot to play with after carving out the Mac’s 128KB – how cool would it be to do a quick hack, and play with a Mac on it?"
https://axio.ms/projects/2024/06/16/MicroMac.html
L'emulatore online
https://infinitemac.org
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Domande esistenziali nel nuovo numero di Mostly Weekly, la mia newsletter: e se il il software tornasse a misura d'uomo?
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/282/
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/282/
Mostly Here
~282
E se il software tornasse a misura d'uomo?
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Non trovo link di nessuno, né del fotografo Lars Ohlson, né del negozio "Foto di Milano" né dell'articolo nella newsletter del Post che lo racconta. Per far prima copio tutto, tanto nessuno ci guadagna niente (se non il fotografo, immagino). Poi quando la gente ricomincerà a mettere link da qualche parte che non sia Facebook, tornerà a essere tutto più facile. Comunque: ecco il "money quote" senza link di Mostly, I Write. (Così potete dire di aver visto tutto).
Money quote: "In vicolo dei Lavandai, sul Naviglio Grande, una delle vie più conosciute di Milano e molto frequentata dai turisti, c'è un negozio piccolissimo che ha aperto da poco ma non è nuovo. Si chiama "Foto di Milano" e vende ed espone solo foto storiche della città: è molto frequentato dai turisti, ma non solo. Fino a una settimana fa era all'interno di un cortile, sempre in vicolo dei Lavandai, ma a parte un cartello con una freccia che ne indicava la presenza non era così facile da vedere. È di Lars Ohlson, ex giornalista svedese arrivato in Italia 12 anni fa, che dice di averlo aperto «per potersi mantenere mentre provava a diventare uno scrittore»".
"Inizialmente vendeva foto fatte da lui, poi ha cominciato a vendere quelle dei fotografi della nota agenzia Getty Images. «Ne ho comprate così tante che ormai ho una licenza speciale, perché il negozio è considerato come un museo» dice Ohlson. Le pareti sono ricoperte di fotografie storiche e celebri della città divise per decenni, come in una galleria. Ci sono per esempio i Beatles sul Duomo (quando vennero in città nel 1965, per il loro concerto), Moira Orfei che cammina per corso Buenos Aires fotografata da Mario De Biasi nel 1954, o Georges Simenon con pipa e cappello sulla Darsena nel 1957, di Mario Carrieri. Ma anche quelle che raccontano com'era Milano all'inizio del secolo scorso, quando ancora si lavavano i panni nel Naviglio, quando in piazza Duomo c'era il pizzardone (il vigile urbano sulla pedana) e quando l'Olona esondando allagò completamente piazza De Angeli nel 1917. Sui tavoli ci sono pile di fotografie stampate a 5, 10 o 20 euro".
Money quote: "In vicolo dei Lavandai, sul Naviglio Grande, una delle vie più conosciute di Milano e molto frequentata dai turisti, c'è un negozio piccolissimo che ha aperto da poco ma non è nuovo. Si chiama "Foto di Milano" e vende ed espone solo foto storiche della città: è molto frequentato dai turisti, ma non solo. Fino a una settimana fa era all'interno di un cortile, sempre in vicolo dei Lavandai, ma a parte un cartello con una freccia che ne indicava la presenza non era così facile da vedere. È di Lars Ohlson, ex giornalista svedese arrivato in Italia 12 anni fa, che dice di averlo aperto «per potersi mantenere mentre provava a diventare uno scrittore»".
"Inizialmente vendeva foto fatte da lui, poi ha cominciato a vendere quelle dei fotografi della nota agenzia Getty Images. «Ne ho comprate così tante che ormai ho una licenza speciale, perché il negozio è considerato come un museo» dice Ohlson. Le pareti sono ricoperte di fotografie storiche e celebri della città divise per decenni, come in una galleria. Ci sono per esempio i Beatles sul Duomo (quando vennero in città nel 1965, per il loro concerto), Moira Orfei che cammina per corso Buenos Aires fotografata da Mario De Biasi nel 1954, o Georges Simenon con pipa e cappello sulla Darsena nel 1957, di Mario Carrieri. Ma anche quelle che raccontano com'era Milano all'inizio del secolo scorso, quando ancora si lavavano i panni nel Naviglio, quando in piazza Duomo c'era il pizzardone (il vigile urbano sulla pedana) e quando l'Olona esondando allagò completamente piazza De Angeli nel 1917. Sui tavoli ci sono pile di fotografie stampate a 5, 10 o 20 euro".
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A quanto pare l'Fbi ha usato un nuovo software di Cellebrite per accedere al telefono Samsung del ragazzo che ha sparato a Trump.
Riportare la notizia nel modo che segue come fa Bloomberg, però, è come fare una pubblicità a Cellebrite. Che tipo di codice di accesso utilizzava Crooks sul suo telefono? Solo cifre o alfanumerico? Quanti caratteri? Hanno decifrato il codice di accesso o sono entrati in qualche altro modo?
Senza queste informazioni, tutto ciò che dovrebbe essere riportato è che l'Fbi è riuscita ad accedere al contenuto del telefono e che il telefono era di Samsung.
Tutto qui. Capisco perfettamente perché l'Fbi (e Cellebrite) non vogliano dire come sono riusciti a entrare, ma senza un contesto più approfondito non c'è motivo dal punto di vista giornalistico di lodarli per essere riusciti a "forzare" il telefono.
Money quote: "The local FBI bureau in Pittsburgh held a license for Cellebrite software, which lets law enforcement identify or bypass a phone’s passcode. But it didn’t work with Crooks’ device, according to the people, who said the deceased shooter owned a newer Samsung model that runs Android’s operating system.
The agents called Cellebrite’s federal team, which liaises with law enforcement and government agencies, according to the people.
Within hours, Cellebrite transferred to the FBI in Quantico, Virginia, additional technical support and new software that was still being developed. The details about the unsuccessful initial attempt to access the phone, and the unreleased software, haven’t been previously reported.
Once the FBI had the Cellebrite software update, unlocking the phone took 40 minutes, according to reporting in the Washington Post, which first detailed the FBI’s use of Cellebrite."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-18/fbi-used-new-cellebrite-software-to-access-trump-shooter-s-phone
Riportare la notizia nel modo che segue come fa Bloomberg, però, è come fare una pubblicità a Cellebrite. Che tipo di codice di accesso utilizzava Crooks sul suo telefono? Solo cifre o alfanumerico? Quanti caratteri? Hanno decifrato il codice di accesso o sono entrati in qualche altro modo?
Senza queste informazioni, tutto ciò che dovrebbe essere riportato è che l'Fbi è riuscita ad accedere al contenuto del telefono e che il telefono era di Samsung.
Tutto qui. Capisco perfettamente perché l'Fbi (e Cellebrite) non vogliano dire come sono riusciti a entrare, ma senza un contesto più approfondito non c'è motivo dal punto di vista giornalistico di lodarli per essere riusciti a "forzare" il telefono.
Money quote: "The local FBI bureau in Pittsburgh held a license for Cellebrite software, which lets law enforcement identify or bypass a phone’s passcode. But it didn’t work with Crooks’ device, according to the people, who said the deceased shooter owned a newer Samsung model that runs Android’s operating system.
The agents called Cellebrite’s federal team, which liaises with law enforcement and government agencies, according to the people.
Within hours, Cellebrite transferred to the FBI in Quantico, Virginia, additional technical support and new software that was still being developed. The details about the unsuccessful initial attempt to access the phone, and the unreleased software, haven’t been previously reported.
Once the FBI had the Cellebrite software update, unlocking the phone took 40 minutes, according to reporting in the Washington Post, which first detailed the FBI’s use of Cellebrite."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-18/fbi-used-new-cellebrite-software-to-access-trump-shooter-s-phone
Bloomberg.com
FBI Used New Cellebrite Software to Crack Trump Shooter’s Phone
The FBI was given access to unreleased technology to access the phone of the man identified as the shooter of former President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the investigation.
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In un discorso del 1983, appena pubblicato dallo Steve Jobs Archive, riemerge la genialità del fondatore di Apple, come spiega anche Jony Ive.
Money quote: "In the talk, Steve predicts that by 1986 sales of the PC would exceed sales of cars, and that in the following ten years, people would be spending more time with a PC than in a car. These were absurd claims for the early 1980s. Describing what he sees as the inevitability that this would be a pervasive new category, he asks the designers in the audience for help. He asks that they start to think about the design of these products, because designed well or designed poorly, they still would be made.
Steve remains one of the best educators I've ever met in my life. He had that ability to explain incredibly abstract, complex technologies in terms that were accessible, tangible and relevant. You hear him describe the computer as doing nothing more than completing fairly mundane tasks, but doing so very quickly. He gives the example of running out to grab a bunch of flowers and returning by the time you could snap your fingers -- speed rendering the task magical.
When I look back on our work, what I remember most fondly are not the products but the process. Part of Steve's brilliance was how he learned to support the creative process, encouraging and developing ideas even in large groups of people. He treated the process of creating with a rare and wonderful reverence."
https://stevejobsarchive.com/exhibits/objects-of-our-life
Money quote: "In the talk, Steve predicts that by 1986 sales of the PC would exceed sales of cars, and that in the following ten years, people would be spending more time with a PC than in a car. These were absurd claims for the early 1980s. Describing what he sees as the inevitability that this would be a pervasive new category, he asks the designers in the audience for help. He asks that they start to think about the design of these products, because designed well or designed poorly, they still would be made.
Steve remains one of the best educators I've ever met in my life. He had that ability to explain incredibly abstract, complex technologies in terms that were accessible, tangible and relevant. You hear him describe the computer as doing nothing more than completing fairly mundane tasks, but doing so very quickly. He gives the example of running out to grab a bunch of flowers and returning by the time you could snap your fingers -- speed rendering the task magical.
When I look back on our work, what I remember most fondly are not the products but the process. Part of Steve's brilliance was how he learned to support the creative process, encouraging and developing ideas even in large groups of people. He treated the process of creating with a rare and wonderful reverence."
https://stevejobsarchive.com/exhibits/objects-of-our-life
Steve Jobs Archive
Objects of Our Life | Steve Jobs Archive
Exclusive video footage of Steve Jobs talking about his design vision and philosophy and how design worked at Apple.
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Se l'estate è il momento per recuperare un po' di calma e fare quelle cose che durante il resto dell'anno non si riesce, perché non prendere una vecchia Hasselblad 500 C/M a pellicola e cominciare a fare foto?
Money quote: "The Hasselblad 500 C/M has been my go to film camera since, at my side everywhere from the streets of my hometown to the craggy peaks of Scotland.
While I've discovered, like any camera, even the Hasselblad isn't perfect, it's been an absolute joy to use."
https://shootitwithfilm.com/hasselblad-500-cm-film-camera-review/
Money quote: "The Hasselblad 500 C/M has been my go to film camera since, at my side everywhere from the streets of my hometown to the craggy peaks of Scotland.
While I've discovered, like any camera, even the Hasselblad isn't perfect, it's been an absolute joy to use."
https://shootitwithfilm.com/hasselblad-500-cm-film-camera-review/
Shoot It With Film
Hasselblad 500 C/M Film Camera Review » Shoot It With Film
Hasselblad 500 CM in-depth camera review. Learn all about the Hasselblad medium format film camera system, including its unique functions and lens options.
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A differenza dei cento migliori libri di sempre con la Ferrante al top della categoria, questa lista dei 75 migliori libri di fantascienza fatta da Esquire non ha sorprese italiofone. Ma non per questo non va sfogliata per cercare spunti di lettura.
Money quote: "Sci-fi brings out the best in our imaginations and evokes a sense of wonder, but it also inspires a spirit of questioning. Through the enduring themes of sci-fi, we can examine the zeitgeist's cultural context and ethical questions. Our favorite works in the genre make good on this promise, meditating on everything from identity to oppression to morality. As the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Doris Lessing said, "Science fiction is some of the best social fiction of our time.""
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/g39358054/best-sci-fi-books/
Money quote: "Sci-fi brings out the best in our imaginations and evokes a sense of wonder, but it also inspires a spirit of questioning. Through the enduring themes of sci-fi, we can examine the zeitgeist's cultural context and ethical questions. Our favorite works in the genre make good on this promise, meditating on everything from identity to oppression to morality. As the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Doris Lessing said, "Science fiction is some of the best social fiction of our time.""
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/g39358054/best-sci-fi-books/
Esquire
The 75 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time
See if your favorites made our expanded list.
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Prendo la notizia da un sito australiano, quindi è letta con il punto di vista di quel Paese. Ma il punto risuona perfettamente anche da noi: mentre traccheggiamo e pensiamo a quanto sia bello il ritorno al nucleare (sarebbe un disastro), la Cina sta mettendo fuori una potenza enorme tutta fatta con il solare.
Money quote: "New figures show the pace of its clean energy transition is roughly the equivalent of installing five large-scale nuclear power plants worth of renewables every week."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-07-16/chinas-renewable-energy-boom-breaks-records/104086640
Money quote: "New figures show the pace of its clean energy transition is roughly the equivalent of installing five large-scale nuclear power plants worth of renewables every week."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-07-16/chinas-renewable-energy-boom-breaks-records/104086640
www.abc.net.au
'Winning the race': How China plans to meet its 2030 renewables target by the end of this month
While Australia debates the merits of going nuclear and frustration grows over the slower-than-needed switch to solar and wind power, China's renewables rollout is breaking all the records.
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A quanto pare il concetto di menopausa è stato inventato dai francesi. Si potrebbe fare una battuta dicendo "oh, how appropriate" ma in realtà questo articolo è davvero molto interessante per gli spunti e le prospettive che apre.
Money quote: "The concept of menopause did not come from women themselves but rather from medical men for whom it served as a useful and generative case-example. It was a tool for biomedical reformulations of treatment practices and for the conceptual separation of morbidity from mortality; it was a teaching device for male medical students learning the new mechanistic approach to women's health; it was a weapon with which to fight other doctors, medical faculties and rival health traditions, as well as a pathway for new medical disciplines such as hygiene, psychiatry, gynaecological surgery and emergent endocrinology -- to expand patient markets, develop theoretical precepts and refine clinical skills."
https://psyche.co/ideas/menopause-was-a-french-invention-at-a-time-of-revolution
Money quote: "The concept of menopause did not come from women themselves but rather from medical men for whom it served as a useful and generative case-example. It was a tool for biomedical reformulations of treatment practices and for the conceptual separation of morbidity from mortality; it was a teaching device for male medical students learning the new mechanistic approach to women's health; it was a weapon with which to fight other doctors, medical faculties and rival health traditions, as well as a pathway for new medical disciplines such as hygiene, psychiatry, gynaecological surgery and emergent endocrinology -- to expand patient markets, develop theoretical precepts and refine clinical skills."
https://psyche.co/ideas/menopause-was-a-french-invention-at-a-time-of-revolution
Psyche
Menopause was a French invention at a time of revolution
French doctors of the 1800s had a vested interest in pathologising women’s ageing, as do many commercial entities today
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Agosto no stop. Mostly Weekly non si ferma e va dritta come un Frecciarossa senza freni attraverso l'estate, fra giardini romani a Manhattan e pensieri stupendi di Gianbattista Vico.
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/283/
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/283/
Mostly Here
~283
Un giardino romano nel cuore di New York
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È un po’ un sermone della domenica, però Alberto Puliafito, il fondatore di Slow News, dice cose molto sensate sull’Olimpiade in corso e in generale su questo "evento" non sempre sportivo.
Money quote: "È difficile spiegare ai bambini il doppio standard occidentale -- perché la bandiera di Israele c'è, con quello che fanno a Gaza? Perché la bandiera russa non c'è?
È difficile spiegare ai bambini che, sì, abbiamo tante libertà ma a che prezzo per noi e per gli altri. Perché sono così pochi, gli atleti del Congo?
È difficile spiegare ai bambini che ci sono persone che pensano solo alla vittoria, a essere di più, meglio. Perché quello ha detto che i secondi non vengono ricordati?
Ma la cosa più difficile è rendersi conto che loro, tutto sommato, sono già immuni dal pensiero dominante se non glie l'hai inculcato. E che non hai bisogno di spiegare troppo."
https://www.slow-news.com/sport/decolonizzare-le-olimpiadi
Money quote: "È difficile spiegare ai bambini il doppio standard occidentale -- perché la bandiera di Israele c'è, con quello che fanno a Gaza? Perché la bandiera russa non c'è?
È difficile spiegare ai bambini che, sì, abbiamo tante libertà ma a che prezzo per noi e per gli altri. Perché sono così pochi, gli atleti del Congo?
È difficile spiegare ai bambini che ci sono persone che pensano solo alla vittoria, a essere di più, meglio. Perché quello ha detto che i secondi non vengono ricordati?
Ma la cosa più difficile è rendersi conto che loro, tutto sommato, sono già immuni dal pensiero dominante se non glie l'hai inculcato. E che non hai bisogno di spiegare troppo."
https://www.slow-news.com/sport/decolonizzare-le-olimpiadi
Slow News. Il primo progetto italiano di slow journalism.
Decolonizzare le Olimpiadi - Slow News
Come possiamo approfittare di un evento sportivo mondiale per provare ad aggiustare le cose
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A me come attore Fred Dryer non era dispiaciuto: personaggio da piccolo schermo, certo, e di "genere" (azione poliziesco) ma bravo e con un gran fisico. Che poi avesse non solo un passato ma proprio un record con la NFL che ancora dura è notevole.
Money quote: "So rare is it for players to record safeties that Dryer's two in that game were the only two of his career -- and that still ties him for the most safeties in a single season. (Jared Allen, Doug English, and Ted Hendricks share the record for most safeties in a career, with four apiece.)"
https://www.sbnation.com/2018/6/29/17483638/fred-dryer-actor-hunter-cheers-sam-malone-nfl-record-safeties-game
Money quote: "So rare is it for players to record safeties that Dryer's two in that game were the only two of his career -- and that still ties him for the most safeties in a single season. (Jared Allen, Doug English, and Ted Hendricks share the record for most safeties in a career, with four apiece.)"
https://www.sbnation.com/2018/6/29/17483638/fred-dryer-actor-hunter-cheers-sam-malone-nfl-record-safeties-game
SBNation.com
Fred Dryer holds the NFL record for most safeties in a game — and, oh yeah, he was almost Sam Malone on ‘Cheers’
Dryer’s place in the NFL record books might be the least interesting thing about him.
Assumereste quest'uomo come parte del vostro team di cybersicurezza da remoto? Forse, ma se poi scopriste che viene in realtà dalla Corea del Nord? Ah, i problemi del lavoro a distanza.
Money quote: "The subject has demonstrated a high level of sophistication in creating a believable cover identity, exploiting weaknesses in the hiring and background check processes, and attempting to establish a foothold within the organization's systems.
This is a well-organized, state-sponsored, large criminal ring with extensive resources. The case highlights the critical need for more robust vetting processes, continuous security monitoring, and improved coordination between HR, IT, and security teams in protecting against advanced persistent threats. Left is the original stock picture. Right is the AI fake submitted to HR.
https://blog.knowbe4.com/how-a-north-korean-fake-it-worker-tried-to-infiltrate-us
Money quote: "The subject has demonstrated a high level of sophistication in creating a believable cover identity, exploiting weaknesses in the hiring and background check processes, and attempting to establish a foothold within the organization's systems.
This is a well-organized, state-sponsored, large criminal ring with extensive resources. The case highlights the critical need for more robust vetting processes, continuous security monitoring, and improved coordination between HR, IT, and security teams in protecting against advanced persistent threats. Left is the original stock picture. Right is the AI fake submitted to HR.
https://blog.knowbe4.com/how-a-north-korean-fake-it-worker-tried-to-infiltrate-us
Knowbe4
How a North Korean Fake IT Worker Tried to Infiltrate Us
L'amore che James Hetfield, il frontman dei Metallica, ha per Brian May, il chitarrista dei Queen, è qualcosa che non si può dire.
Money quote: "“Queen fue una gran inspiración en mis primeros años como guitarrista, especialmente Brian May. Solo con mirar a Brian May, en un momento del show durante ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, fue como mirar un sueño de rock and roll. Yo estaba justo ahí, justo en la mesa de sonido mirándolo. Saltó al medio, justo antes de su solo, había humo, una luz detrás de él. Su pelo blanco, ya sabes, este gran aura blanco que lo rodeaba”."
https://indiehoy.com/noticias/james-hetfield-de-metallica-cuenta-como-conocio-a-brian-may/
Money quote: "“Queen fue una gran inspiración en mis primeros años como guitarrista, especialmente Brian May. Solo con mirar a Brian May, en un momento del show durante ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, fue como mirar un sueño de rock and roll. Yo estaba justo ahí, justo en la mesa de sonido mirándolo. Saltó al medio, justo antes de su solo, había humo, una luz detrás de él. Su pelo blanco, ya sabes, este gran aura blanco que lo rodeaba”."
https://indiehoy.com/noticias/james-hetfield-de-metallica-cuenta-como-conocio-a-brian-may/
Indie Hoy
James Hetfield de Metallica cuenta cómo conoció a Brian May
En 2017 Hetfield contó en el canal de YouTube de Metallica que pudo conocer al guitarrista de Queen y relató que la situación se dio luego de un show en el cual se había quedado completamente impactado con el desempeño del artista. Enterate de todo acá. James…
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"Borderlands" è un gran pasticcio - la mia recensione mica tanto positiva scritta per Fumettologica
https://fumettologica.it/2024/08/borderlands-film-recensione/
https://fumettologica.it/2024/08/borderlands-film-recensione/
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Lo so che l'ho già citata da qualche parte, ma è veramente affascinante: la più ricca collezione online di moschettoni.
Money quote: This page allows you to browse themed exhibits, as well as view carabiners by catagory.
By their very nature and purpose, carabiners are designed to be handled - one of the reasons I enjoy collecting them. While not as fun or educational as directly handling these items, I hope these virtual exhibits provide an opportunity to explore various aspects of carabiner design and use."
https://www.carabinercollection.com/exhibits.html
Money quote: This page allows you to browse themed exhibits, as well as view carabiners by catagory.
By their very nature and purpose, carabiners are designed to be handled - one of the reasons I enjoy collecting them. While not as fun or educational as directly handling these items, I hope these virtual exhibits provide an opportunity to explore various aspects of carabiner design and use."
https://www.carabinercollection.com/exhibits.html
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Questo mi fa semplicemente uscire di testa: un cristallo che se ci guardi attraverso trasforma tutto a pixel art. Ovviamente made in Japan.
Money quote: "The wearable Pixel Mirror, developed by Hakusi Katei aka Monoli, a Japanese material designer and Ph.D. in engineering, is a crystal that reduces the resolution of what’s behind it – regardless of distance and movement – leaving you with a pixel art of what you are looking at."
https://www.yankodesign.com/2024/07/04/this-crystal-fragment-turns-everything-you-see-into-8-bit-pixel-art-and-its-fascinating/
Money quote: "The wearable Pixel Mirror, developed by Hakusi Katei aka Monoli, a Japanese material designer and Ph.D. in engineering, is a crystal that reduces the resolution of what’s behind it – regardless of distance and movement – leaving you with a pixel art of what you are looking at."
https://www.yankodesign.com/2024/07/04/this-crystal-fragment-turns-everything-you-see-into-8-bit-pixel-art-and-its-fascinating/
Yanko Design
This Crystal Fragment turns everything you see into 8-bit Pixel Art, and it’s FASCINATING
There is no denying that modern graphic resolutions have reached unachievable heights. Yet, there are many with an emotional connect to pixelated style: an art form that rekindles memories of early computers and video game graphics. If you’re one of them…
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Rimane uno dei più grandi miti del fumetto quotidiano mondiale. Sia le daily strip che le sunday pages. Bill Watterson nella introduzione alla raccolta delle tavole domenicali fatta nel 2001 spiegava molte cose. Una più interessante dell'altra.
Money quote: "In short, the Sunday page offered unique opportunities, and I deliberately tried to come up with ideas that could take advantage of them.
I usually wrote the Sunday strips separately from the dailies. For the daily strips, I tried to write an entire month's worth of ideas before inking any of them. This allowed a long period for editing and rewriting. I was less able to do this for the Sunday strips because the Sundays need to be drawn weeks further in advance and because the strips took so much longer to draw. If at all possible, however, I would try to keep two or three Sunday ideas ahead of the deadlines. I always wanted to reserve the option of abandoning an idea that didn't stand up to a few weeks of scrutiny."
http://timhulsizer.com/cwords/cintro.html
Money quote: "In short, the Sunday page offered unique opportunities, and I deliberately tried to come up with ideas that could take advantage of them.
I usually wrote the Sunday strips separately from the dailies. For the daily strips, I tried to write an entire month's worth of ideas before inking any of them. This allowed a long period for editing and rewriting. I was less able to do this for the Sunday strips because the Sundays need to be drawn weeks further in advance and because the strips took so much longer to draw. If at all possible, however, I would try to keep two or three Sunday ideas ahead of the deadlines. I always wanted to reserve the option of abandoning an idea that didn't stand up to a few weeks of scrutiny."
http://timhulsizer.com/cwords/cintro.html
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Lettura della domenica
Il problema dell'attenzione sta diventato veramente grave per Millennials e Gen Z. Ma non c'è soluzione, se non forse qualche pratica faticosa che crei attrito e rimetta i neuroni in fila. Ad esempio, un "diario di lavoro".
Money quote: "Like everyone, I sometimes struggle to maintain focus. This was particularly true when I was a manager switching context all day long, this is also true as a dev working on three antagonistic projects, including one that’s very consultory in nature, and working with processes that sometimes take hours to complete."
https://fev.al/posts/work-journal/
Il problema dell'attenzione sta diventato veramente grave per Millennials e Gen Z. Ma non c'è soluzione, se non forse qualche pratica faticosa che crei attrito e rimetta i neuroni in fila. Ad esempio, un "diario di lavoro".
Money quote: "Like everyone, I sometimes struggle to maintain focus. This was particularly true when I was a manager switching context all day long, this is also true as a dev working on three antagonistic projects, including one that’s very consultory in nature, and working with processes that sometimes take hours to complete."
https://fev.al/posts/work-journal/
fev.al
Use A Work Journal To Recover Focus Faster And Clarify Your Thoughts
You’re working on the most complex problem in computer science: fixing permissions on a deployment pipeline. It’s been 4 days you started on that simple task...
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Lunedì Linux - Linux Monday
Se vi siete mai chiesti come fare a leggere gli ebook "per bene" su macchine con Linux, ecco, non chiedetevelo più: c'è Foliate.
Money quote: "Read e-books in style. Open EPUB, Mobipocket, Kindle, FB2, CBZ, and PDF files. Read in paginated or scrolled mode. Adjust the font, spacing, margins, and color scheme. Window controls hide automatically to minimize distraction.
Navigate with ease. Turn the page with 1:1 touchpad and touchscreen gestures. View the table of contents, or use the find in book feature in the sidebar. Find your way through the book with the reading progress slider and navigation history."
https://johnfactotum.github.io/foliate/
Se vi siete mai chiesti come fare a leggere gli ebook "per bene" su macchine con Linux, ecco, non chiedetevelo più: c'è Foliate.
Money quote: "Read e-books in style. Open EPUB, Mobipocket, Kindle, FB2, CBZ, and PDF files. Read in paginated or scrolled mode. Adjust the font, spacing, margins, and color scheme. Window controls hide automatically to minimize distraction.
Navigate with ease. Turn the page with 1:1 touchpad and touchscreen gestures. View the table of contents, or use the find in book feature in the sidebar. Find your way through the book with the reading progress slider and navigation history."
https://johnfactotum.github.io/foliate/
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