Scrivere a mano non è la stessa cosa in culture e lingue diverse. Cambia proprio la forma e quindi la meccanica dell'atto della scrittura manuale. Questo è un corso per l'inglese britannico.
Money quote: "Improve Your Handwriting with Susie Deane
Over the course of eight lessons, we will diagnose your current handwriting and where you might want to improve. We will be looking at your pen hold and posture, as well as, what we write with, the shapes we make, plus the strokes that join letters. We’ll aim for a consistent, legible handwriting style that expresses you and your individuality. The course also includes a section to help left handers."
https://www.idler.co.uk/product/improve-your-handwriting-with-susie-deane/
Money quote: "Improve Your Handwriting with Susie Deane
Over the course of eight lessons, we will diagnose your current handwriting and where you might want to improve. We will be looking at your pen hold and posture, as well as, what we write with, the shapes we make, plus the strokes that join letters. We’ll aim for a consistent, legible handwriting style that expresses you and your individuality. The course also includes a section to help left handers."
https://www.idler.co.uk/product/improve-your-handwriting-with-susie-deane/
Idler
Improve Your Handwriting with Susie Deane | Idler
Over the course of eight lessons, we will diagnose your current handwriting and where you might want to improve. We will be looking at your pen hold and
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Una strana, a tratti lunare, certamente ortogonale meditazione sul giardino dei ciliegi, Anton Checov e le politiche dello zar Alessandro II, rispetto al territorio e il diritto alla città. Folli articoli della folle Treccani.
Money quote: "Al suo ritorno in Russia da Parigi, la nobildonna Ljubov´ Andreevna Ranevskaja (Ljuba) viene presto informata della ormai imminente asta per debiti della sua proprietà diletta: un giardino di ciliegi (višnëvyj sad), antico e fiorente, in cui rinverdisce la nostalgia dei ricordi; tanto conosciuto, in tutta la provincia, da guadagnare voce nel dizionario enciclopedico locale. Una soluzione è offerta dal mercante Lopachin, il cui padre aveva lavorato, proprio in quella tenuta, ai servigi dell’allora eminente famiglia. Egli propone, in particolare, di lottizzare e affittare il frutteto, per costruirci villini. Ma la rassegnazione, unita al senso di una forte impotenza, è tale in Ljuba da giungere al fatidico giorno sommersa nel gorgo di quella stagione."
https://www.treccani.it/magazine/atlante/societa/ciliegi-in-fiore-ed-epiche-della-proprieta.html
Money quote: "Al suo ritorno in Russia da Parigi, la nobildonna Ljubov´ Andreevna Ranevskaja (Ljuba) viene presto informata della ormai imminente asta per debiti della sua proprietà diletta: un giardino di ciliegi (višnëvyj sad), antico e fiorente, in cui rinverdisce la nostalgia dei ricordi; tanto conosciuto, in tutta la provincia, da guadagnare voce nel dizionario enciclopedico locale. Una soluzione è offerta dal mercante Lopachin, il cui padre aveva lavorato, proprio in quella tenuta, ai servigi dell’allora eminente famiglia. Egli propone, in particolare, di lottizzare e affittare il frutteto, per costruirci villini. Ma la rassegnazione, unita al senso di una forte impotenza, è tale in Ljuba da giungere al fatidico giorno sommersa nel gorgo di quella stagione."
https://www.treccani.it/magazine/atlante/societa/ciliegi-in-fiore-ed-epiche-della-proprieta.html
Letture per la domenica
Forse è arrivato il momento che ci chiediamo davvero come saremmo se non ci fosse stata la Commedia umana di Honoré de Balzac. Vivremmo un mondo povero, più piccolo, privo di realismo nello sguardo e nell'intenzione. Eppure, di tutta la sua opera, se anche ne abbiamo letto qualcosa è solo poca cosa. Peccato.
Money quote: "Se Balzac è sconfinato dal punto di vista delle pagine scritte, il suo genere non è il poema bensì il romanzo di costume e la satira sociale. Per romanzo sociale s’intende quel romanzo dove la descrizione dei tipi umani di un ambiente diventa preminente rispetto a qualsiasi altro aspetto: non abbiamo, cioè, il grande affresco storico a entrare nelle pagine di Balzac, come per esempio nell’Ivanhoe o nei Miserabili; anche se in alcuni suoi romanzi, come il colonello Chabert, sono forti i richiami alla Rivoluzione e al periodo del terrore. Nell’arco della sua non lunga vita, Balzac scrisse oltre centrotrenta opere, ma non tutte sono narrativa; alcune sono studi filosofici e sociali che dovevano affiancare l’ambizioso progetto della Comedie humaine. La stesura dell’opera si estende per circa un ventennio, dal 1831 al 1850, e dà vita a non meno di novanta romanzi e a circa 2.200 personaggi, tanto che lo stesso Balzac ebbe ad affermare che il lavoro di uno scrittore fa concorrenza allo stato civile."
https://editingperscrittori.com/2022/06/02/la-commedia-umana-di-balzac/
https://www.einaudibologna.it/meridiani-mondadori/1383-balzac-la-commedia-umana-i-meridiani.html
Forse è arrivato il momento che ci chiediamo davvero come saremmo se non ci fosse stata la Commedia umana di Honoré de Balzac. Vivremmo un mondo povero, più piccolo, privo di realismo nello sguardo e nell'intenzione. Eppure, di tutta la sua opera, se anche ne abbiamo letto qualcosa è solo poca cosa. Peccato.
Money quote: "Se Balzac è sconfinato dal punto di vista delle pagine scritte, il suo genere non è il poema bensì il romanzo di costume e la satira sociale. Per romanzo sociale s’intende quel romanzo dove la descrizione dei tipi umani di un ambiente diventa preminente rispetto a qualsiasi altro aspetto: non abbiamo, cioè, il grande affresco storico a entrare nelle pagine di Balzac, come per esempio nell’Ivanhoe o nei Miserabili; anche se in alcuni suoi romanzi, come il colonello Chabert, sono forti i richiami alla Rivoluzione e al periodo del terrore. Nell’arco della sua non lunga vita, Balzac scrisse oltre centrotrenta opere, ma non tutte sono narrativa; alcune sono studi filosofici e sociali che dovevano affiancare l’ambizioso progetto della Comedie humaine. La stesura dell’opera si estende per circa un ventennio, dal 1831 al 1850, e dà vita a non meno di novanta romanzi e a circa 2.200 personaggi, tanto che lo stesso Balzac ebbe ad affermare che il lavoro di uno scrittore fa concorrenza allo stato civile."
https://editingperscrittori.com/2022/06/02/la-commedia-umana-di-balzac/
https://www.einaudibologna.it/meridiani-mondadori/1383-balzac-la-commedia-umana-i-meridiani.html
Editing per scrittori
La Commedia umana di Balzac
Scrivere della Commedia umana di Balzac non è difficile. Nell’approcciarsi al più grande tentativo, forse, mai provato da uno scrittore, si potrebbe, come fece Zweig nella biografia a lui dedicata,…
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Avete presente Sisifo? Lui non poteva mollare. Noi sì, però. Ma qual è il momento giusto? Ecco qui, si chiama "imperfezionismo" e dovremmo tutti farci un pensiero, penso.
Money quote: "When should you give up? You certainly don’t want to give up too soon on finding your way out of the woods, and call the ski patrol unnecessarily. Similarly, you don’t want to give up on your dreams before they’re realized, or on your relationships because they’re sometimes troublesome; you want to be a reliable, determined, heroic individual—someone with grit, who follows through. But, also, persevering can be a grave mistake: sometimes, either actually or metaphorically, you need to admit that you’re lost and call for rescue. How much effort is enough? And when does continued effort become unwise?"
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/open-questions/should-you-just-give-up
Archivio: https://archive.is/vwIE4
Money quote: "When should you give up? You certainly don’t want to give up too soon on finding your way out of the woods, and call the ski patrol unnecessarily. Similarly, you don’t want to give up on your dreams before they’re realized, or on your relationships because they’re sometimes troublesome; you want to be a reliable, determined, heroic individual—someone with grit, who follows through. But, also, persevering can be a grave mistake: sometimes, either actually or metaphorically, you need to admit that you’re lost and call for rescue. How much effort is enough? And when does continued effort become unwise?"
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/open-questions/should-you-just-give-up
Archivio: https://archive.is/vwIE4
The New Yorker
Should You Just Give Up?
Sisyphus couldn’t stop pushing his boulder—but you can.
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Tizio scommette un patrimonio (30 milioni) su un sito di scommesse basato su cripto e blockchain. Scommette tutto su Donald Trump presidente. Io ve l'ho detto.
Money quote: "“My intent is just making money,” the man, who called himself Théo, said during a Zoom call with a reporter from The Wall Street Journal earlier this week. He described himself as a Frenchman who had previously lived in the U.S. and worked as a trader for banks."
https://www.wsj.com/finance/trump-odds-polymarket-election-betting-whale-3d94bed3
Money quote: "“My intent is just making money,” the man, who called himself Théo, said during a Zoom call with a reporter from The Wall Street Journal earlier this week. He described himself as a Frenchman who had previously lived in the U.S. and worked as a trader for banks."
https://www.wsj.com/finance/trump-odds-polymarket-election-betting-whale-3d94bed3
The Wall Street Journal
Exclusive | The Trump-Betting Whale Speaks Out: ‘I Have Absolutely No Political Agenda’
A self-described French trader says he bet more than $30 million on the U.S. election after analyzing polls.
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Alan Moore: «Il fandom ha avvelenato il mondo» - il mio articolo per Fumettologica (e lui ha una faccia che fa veramente paura)
https://fumettologica.it/2024/11/alan-moore-contro-fandom-editoriale-guardian/
https://fumettologica.it/2024/11/alan-moore-contro-fandom-editoriale-guardian/
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Apple si è appena blindata dai rischi di un attacco combinato coordinato da Elon Musk e dal suo servizio di internet via satellite.
Money quote: "With Apple's $1.5 billion investment, Globalstar will launch a new satellite constellation and expand ground infrastructure, which is grouped in a new "mobile satellite services" network, according to the company's recent SEC filing. It will also increase its global mobile services licensing as part of an "Extended MSS Network," and Apple will prepay for customers to use some of these services.
Globalstar allocates 85% of its network for Apple's use, the filing noted."
https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-will-invest-1-5-billion-in-globalstar-to-expand-satellite-services/
Money quote: "With Apple's $1.5 billion investment, Globalstar will launch a new satellite constellation and expand ground infrastructure, which is grouped in a new "mobile satellite services" network, according to the company's recent SEC filing. It will also increase its global mobile services licensing as part of an "Extended MSS Network," and Apple will prepay for customers to use some of these services.
Globalstar allocates 85% of its network for Apple's use, the filing noted."
https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-will-invest-1-5-billion-in-globalstar-to-expand-satellite-services/
CNET
Apple Will Invest $1.5B in Globalstar to Expand Satellite Services
The tech company is pledging more money for Globalstar's network of satellites, which power Emergency SOS and messaging.
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Il segnale con il divieto di fumare in aereo non è obsoleto: serve sempre
Mone quote: "Sebbene il segnale possa sembrare superfluo a molte persone, le regole che impongono di mostrarlo – indipendentemente dal fatto che sia fisso o attivabile a comando – hanno diverse ragioni. Una di queste è che il simbolo è un promemoria efficace, che scoraggia dal proposito di fumare anche le persone che sanno benissimo che è vietato farlo a bordo degli aerei. E un’altra è che ogni anno milioni di persone, di paesi diversi e culture diverse tra loro, viaggiano in aereo per la prima volta e potrebbero non conoscere le restrizioni sul fumo."
https://www.ilpost.it/2024/10/24/segnale-divieto-fumo-aerei/
Mone quote: "Sebbene il segnale possa sembrare superfluo a molte persone, le regole che impongono di mostrarlo – indipendentemente dal fatto che sia fisso o attivabile a comando – hanno diverse ragioni. Una di queste è che il simbolo è un promemoria efficace, che scoraggia dal proposito di fumare anche le persone che sanno benissimo che è vietato farlo a bordo degli aerei. E un’altra è che ogni anno milioni di persone, di paesi diversi e culture diverse tra loro, viaggiano in aereo per la prima volta e potrebbero non conoscere le restrizioni sul fumo."
https://www.ilpost.it/2024/10/24/segnale-divieto-fumo-aerei/
Il Post
Perché sugli aerei il segnale del divieto di fumare è del tipo che si può spegnere?
È una funzione superflua, visto che non ci sono momenti in cui si può fumare, ma dipende da come sono cambiati i regolamenti nel tempo
Ho tradotto in italiano un libro: si tratta di Sistemi nascosti di Dan Nott. Mi ha insegnato un sacco di cose sui grandi sistemi che sono diventati la piattaforma delle nostre vite. È un libro a fumetti fatto molto bene e notevole, davvero. Ne parlo anche in Mostly Weekly che esce domani.
https://www.quintoquartoedizioni.it/libro/sistemi-nascosti-acqua-elettricita-internet/
https://antoniodini.com/iscrizione/
https://www.quintoquartoedizioni.it/libro/sistemi-nascosti-acqua-elettricita-internet/
https://antoniodini.com/iscrizione/
QUINTO QUARTO EDIZIONI
Sistemi nascosti. Acqua, elettricità, Internet.
NOVITÀ – I giganti che alimentano le nostre vite
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Insomma, com'è questa Apple Intelligence?
Money quote: "Of course, these updates represent only the first set of Apple Intelligence powered tools. The second wave, including Apple’s image-focused features, is already rolling out in developer betas, and are likely to arrive as public betas in the not too distant future. It’s probably fair to say that the features get more ambitious as they go; Apple was slow to ramp up its generative AI efforts, and this first set is more about table stakes than anything truly transformative.
The other big question is about how Apple Intelligence will improve over time. Rivals like OpenAI have made a point of regularly rolling out better models; it seems reasonable to assume Apple would do the same, though that the ultimately depends on how important they truly consider these features. So there is certainly every possibility that our results for these features are in the earliest of days. But just as you should never buy hardware based on the promise of future software updates, you should never trust software updates to improve software either: there’s always the chance that what you see now is what you get."
https://sixcolors.com/post/2024/10/apple-intelligence-1-review-a-small-start-of-something-big/
Money quote: "Of course, these updates represent only the first set of Apple Intelligence powered tools. The second wave, including Apple’s image-focused features, is already rolling out in developer betas, and are likely to arrive as public betas in the not too distant future. It’s probably fair to say that the features get more ambitious as they go; Apple was slow to ramp up its generative AI efforts, and this first set is more about table stakes than anything truly transformative.
The other big question is about how Apple Intelligence will improve over time. Rivals like OpenAI have made a point of regularly rolling out better models; it seems reasonable to assume Apple would do the same, though that the ultimately depends on how important they truly consider these features. So there is certainly every possibility that our results for these features are in the earliest of days. But just as you should never buy hardware based on the promise of future software updates, you should never trust software updates to improve software either: there’s always the chance that what you see now is what you get."
https://sixcolors.com/post/2024/10/apple-intelligence-1-review-a-small-start-of-something-big/
Six Colors
Apple Intelligence .1 Review: A small start of something big?
With the release of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, Apple is hopping aboard the generative AI train. Apple Intelligence is a suite of disparate features, first announced earlier this…
Letture per la domenica
Usare Tinder per andare alle feste.
Money quote: "Prior to the party, I attempted to secure a platonic Tinder date. Using Tinder Platinum’s Passport feature—which the app provided for this story—I was able to browse Miami’s Tinder pool long before I arrived. I was also able to impart more rigid standards than regular users do, narrowing my options to include only those with a bio and indicating that my interest was only in friendship. If I wanted, I could have been even choosier, selecting for, among other things, zodiac signs, sleeping habits, and communication style. I was mainly hoping, though, to discover what Tinder had to offer on its own, freed from my preordained constraints."
https://slate.com/life/2024/10/tinder-bumble-dating-app-singles-events.html
Usare Tinder per andare alle feste.
Money quote: "Prior to the party, I attempted to secure a platonic Tinder date. Using Tinder Platinum’s Passport feature—which the app provided for this story—I was able to browse Miami’s Tinder pool long before I arrived. I was also able to impart more rigid standards than regular users do, narrowing my options to include only those with a bio and indicating that my interest was only in friendship. If I wanted, I could have been even choosier, selecting for, among other things, zodiac signs, sleeping habits, and communication style. I was mainly hoping, though, to discover what Tinder had to offer on its own, freed from my preordained constraints."
https://slate.com/life/2024/10/tinder-bumble-dating-app-singles-events.html
Slate Magazine
I Went to One of Tinder’s In-Person Dating Events. What I Saw Will Haunt All My Days.
I went to one of Tinder’s in-person dating events to find out for myself.
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Oliver è molto intelligente e fa una prova delle capacità di scrittura (per adesso solo in inglese) della Apple Intelligence che è in realtà una riflessione su cosa sia l'autorialità e come usare l'AI per aiutarla, non per sostituirla (o donarla a chi non l'ha mai esercitata)
Money quote: "While we understand and share the common general reservations about AI, we do not think that it’s up to us to parent you in their use. We strongly advise everyone to never let a machine replace your feelings and thoughts. Never let it speak or write in your place. Whether you use ChatGPT or Apple’s Writing Tools, use them in a playful way to better understand your intent and improve your own writing. Whether it’s advanced or lagging technology, use it with care. But we won’t stand in your way if you absolutely want to use it."
https://ia.net/topics/how-to-stay-in-control-of-apples-ai-writing-tools
Money quote: "While we understand and share the common general reservations about AI, we do not think that it’s up to us to parent you in their use. We strongly advise everyone to never let a machine replace your feelings and thoughts. Never let it speak or write in your place. Whether you use ChatGPT or Apple’s Writing Tools, use them in a playful way to better understand your intent and improve your own writing. Whether it’s advanced or lagging technology, use it with care. But we won’t stand in your way if you absolutely want to use it."
https://ia.net/topics/how-to-stay-in-control-of-apples-ai-writing-tools
iA
Stay in control of Apple’s AI Writing Tools
iA Writer highlights the additions made by Apple's AI
L'obiettivo è creare un universo virtuale persistente in cui praticamente andremo tutti ad abitare. Il piano di Epic fa paura.
Money quote: "Unreal Engine 6 is meant to let developers “build an app once and then deploy it as a standalone game for any platform,” Sweeney says. Developers will be able to deploy the work that they do into Fortnite or other games that “choose to use this technology base,” which would allow for interoperable content."
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/5/24262376/epic-unreal-engine-6-fortnite-metaverse-plans
Money quote: "Unreal Engine 6 is meant to let developers “build an app once and then deploy it as a standalone game for any platform,” Sweeney says. Developers will be able to deploy the work that they do into Fortnite or other games that “choose to use this technology base,” which would allow for interoperable content."
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/5/24262376/epic-unreal-engine-6-fortnite-metaverse-plans
The Verge
Epic has a plan for the rest of the decade
“We have a very, very long runway,” says Epic’s CEO.
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Intanto, una riflessione: Joe Biden e Kamala Harris sono sconfitti. I Clinton sono in pensione da molto tempo. La coalizione di Barack Obama è morta. Per la prima volta da quando John Kerry ha perso contro George W. Bush, il Partito Democratico non ha una leadership evidente. Mentre la seconda amministrazione Trump sta per iniziare, chi riempirà il vuoto?
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Lo sto provando ma ancora non ho deciso come va. Invece il Guardian ha un'idea molto chiara: l'iPhone 16 Pro è una piccola bomba.
Money quote: "The iPhone 16 Pro strikes the best balance of size and capability with a big-enough screen and all the high-end trimmings squeezed into a relatively small frame.
The addition of the 5x optical zoom brings Apple’s smaller Pro up to parity with its monster 16 Pro Max, so the choice for iPhone buyers is now simply about size and price, not capability. The faster chip and camera upgrades, such as the fun photographic styles, are welcome."
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/08/iphone-16-pro-review-apple-levels-up-its-smaller-pro-phone-screen-camera-zoom
Money quote: "The iPhone 16 Pro strikes the best balance of size and capability with a big-enough screen and all the high-end trimmings squeezed into a relatively small frame.
The addition of the 5x optical zoom brings Apple’s smaller Pro up to parity with its monster 16 Pro Max, so the choice for iPhone buyers is now simply about size and price, not capability. The faster chip and camera upgrades, such as the fun photographic styles, are welcome."
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/08/iphone-16-pro-review-apple-levels-up-its-smaller-pro-phone-screen-camera-zoom
the Guardian
iPhone 16 Pro review: Apple levels up its smaller ‘pro’ phone
Bigger screen, new camera control button, 5x optical zoom and faster chips squeeze flagship features into smaller frame
Tizio scrive libro per dire: il buddhismo ha ragione.
Money quote: "I buddhisti occidentali avevano capito ancora prima di vedere Matrix che il mondo da loro conosciuto era una sorta di illusione: non un’allucinazione vera e propria, ma una versione deformata della realtà che, a sua volta, deformava il loro approccio alla vita, con conseguenze negative per loro e per le persone che li circondavano. Grazie alla meditazione e alla filosofia buddhista, invece, avevano l’impressione di vedere le cose con più chiarezza. Matrix sembrava un’allegoria perfetta per il cambio di prospettiva che avevano attraversato, e divenne ai loro occhi un «film dharma». La parola dharma ha diversi significati, che comprendono gli insegnamenti del Buddha e il percorso che i buddhisti dovrebbero seguire per metterli in atto. Dopo Matrix, invece di «seguo il dharma», si cominciò a dire: «Ho preso la pillola rossa»."
https://www.ilpost.it/2018/10/19/buddhismo-ha-ragione/
Money quote: "I buddhisti occidentali avevano capito ancora prima di vedere Matrix che il mondo da loro conosciuto era una sorta di illusione: non un’allucinazione vera e propria, ma una versione deformata della realtà che, a sua volta, deformava il loro approccio alla vita, con conseguenze negative per loro e per le persone che li circondavano. Grazie alla meditazione e alla filosofia buddhista, invece, avevano l’impressione di vedere le cose con più chiarezza. Matrix sembrava un’allegoria perfetta per il cambio di prospettiva che avevano attraversato, e divenne ai loro occhi un «film dharma». La parola dharma ha diversi significati, che comprendono gli insegnamenti del Buddha e il percorso che i buddhisti dovrebbero seguire per metterli in atto. Dopo Matrix, invece di «seguo il dharma», si cominciò a dire: «Ho preso la pillola rossa»."
https://www.ilpost.it/2018/10/19/buddhismo-ha-ragione/
Il Post
Perché il buddhismo ha ragione
Un libro americano ha provato a spiegarlo a profani e razionalisti e ha ottenuto grandi attenzioni: ora è uscito in Italia
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Stanno spendendo di più per le AI che non per la fame nel mondo, la pace e per salvare l'ambiente. La speranza è che l'AI permetta di risolvere il problema della fame nel mondo, della pace e salvi l'ambiente, ovviamente.
Money quote: "The capital expenditures of the four largest internet and software companies — Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc. — are set to total well over $200 billion this year, a record sum for the profligate collective. Executives from each company warned investors this week that their splurge will continue next year, or even ramp up.
The spree underscores the extreme costs and resources consumed from the worldwide boom in AI ignited by the arrival of ChatGPT. Tech giants are racing to secure the scarce high-end chips and build the sprawling data centers the technology demands. To do so, the companies have cut deals with energy providers to power these facilities, even reviving a notorious nuclear plant."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-01/tech-giants-are-set-to-spend-200-billion-this-year-chasing-ai
Archivio: https://archive.is/7M6PX
Money quote: "The capital expenditures of the four largest internet and software companies — Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc. — are set to total well over $200 billion this year, a record sum for the profligate collective. Executives from each company warned investors this week that their splurge will continue next year, or even ramp up.
The spree underscores the extreme costs and resources consumed from the worldwide boom in AI ignited by the arrival of ChatGPT. Tech giants are racing to secure the scarce high-end chips and build the sprawling data centers the technology demands. To do so, the companies have cut deals with energy providers to power these facilities, even reviving a notorious nuclear plant."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-01/tech-giants-are-set-to-spend-200-billion-this-year-chasing-ai
Archivio: https://archive.is/7M6PX
Bloomberg.com
Tech Giants Are Set to Spend $200 Billion This Year Chasing AI
Three months ago, Wall Street punished the world’s largest technology firms for spending enormous amounts to develop artificial intelligence, only to deliver results that failed to justify the costs.
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Il sapore delle razioni militari. Una breve storia di come il cibo ha cambiato gusto a causa delle gavette dei militari durante la Seconda guerra mondiale. Prospettiva americana ma poi ci riguarda tutti anche in Europa. Fa parte di una serie di articoli decisamente interessanti.
Money quote: "World War II brought several changes to what and how we eat. For example, members of the military traveled the globe during World War II, encountering different cuisines. When they returned, they brought back memories of those dishes. French, Italian, and Chinese food soon became popular in America beyond immigrant neighborhoods like Chinatowns and Little Italys.[1]
Other changes were spurred by foods included in military rations and food produced using technologies developed during the war. There are also recipes born from rationing and Victory gardens that “stuck.”"
https://www.nps.gov/articles/post-wwii-food.htm
Money quote: "World War II brought several changes to what and how we eat. For example, members of the military traveled the globe during World War II, encountering different cuisines. When they returned, they brought back memories of those dishes. French, Italian, and Chinese food soon became popular in America beyond immigrant neighborhoods like Chinatowns and Little Italys.[1]
Other changes were spurred by foods included in military rations and food produced using technologies developed during the war. There are also recipes born from rationing and Victory gardens that “stuck.”"
https://www.nps.gov/articles/post-wwii-food.htm
www.nps.gov
Post World War II Food (U.S. National Park Service)
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Letture per la domenica
Perché gli Usa sono contro l'ambiente? Ha a che fare con i coloni e il modo con il quale i figli degli europei vedono la natura: un bene da conquistare.
Money quote: "For many Indigenous peoples, gathering firewood is central to their livelihoods, identities, and survival. On some parts of tribal lands in the U.S. Four Corners region—where present-day Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico meet—around 90 percent of people surveyed depend on wood harvested from nearby forests for ceremonial use, to generate household energy, and for building materials. Many Diné people, for example, live in remote areas where basic utilities, including clean water and electricity, are inaccessible. In addition to providing needed heat, wood-hauling practices are an essential part of cultural identity.
However, Indigenous practices do not always fit neatly with U.S. conservation techniques because of the settler-colonial values that underpin environmental and land management policies. These values rest on the belief that humans are apart from natural systems rather than a part of these systems, creating tensions for federal land managers and residents."
https://www.sapiens.org/culture/bears-ears-comanagement-tribal-sovereignty-justice/
Perché gli Usa sono contro l'ambiente? Ha a che fare con i coloni e il modo con il quale i figli degli europei vedono la natura: un bene da conquistare.
Money quote: "For many Indigenous peoples, gathering firewood is central to their livelihoods, identities, and survival. On some parts of tribal lands in the U.S. Four Corners region—where present-day Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico meet—around 90 percent of people surveyed depend on wood harvested from nearby forests for ceremonial use, to generate household energy, and for building materials. Many Diné people, for example, live in remote areas where basic utilities, including clean water and electricity, are inaccessible. In addition to providing needed heat, wood-hauling practices are an essential part of cultural identity.
However, Indigenous practices do not always fit neatly with U.S. conservation techniques because of the settler-colonial values that underpin environmental and land management policies. These values rest on the belief that humans are apart from natural systems rather than a part of these systems, creating tensions for federal land managers and residents."
https://www.sapiens.org/culture/bears-ears-comanagement-tribal-sovereignty-justice/
SAPIENS
Gathering Firewood—and Redefining Land Stewardship—at Bears Ears
At Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, a new co-management plan brings federal agencies and a consortium of Native tribes together.
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È domenica! E come sempre, Mostly Weekly, la mia newsletter. Questa volta con una domanda facile facile: a cosa serve l'arte?
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/298/
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/298/
Mostly Here
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Perché l'arte ci salverà e un volo pindarico
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Praticamente, per via della legge sul copyright americana non era possibile riparare le macchine che fanno il gelato nei negozi McDonald. Adesso si può, ed è una grande vittoria per il movimento Right to Repair.
Money quote: "We’ve been fighting for years to challenge the digital locks that manufacturers like Taylor (which makes McDonald’s ice cream machines) use to keep repair information out of reach, forcing expensive service calls for simple fixes. Digital locks blocking repair come from an archaic 1998 copyright law, and every three years, we get a chance to ask the Copyright Office to give us exemptions to that law. Last time, we won exemptions for basically all consumer equipment, vehicles, and medical devices. The time before that, we won smartphones and home appliances. This time, the FTC and DOJ even weighed in to support our petition."
https://it.ifixit.com/News/102368/victory-is-sweet-we-can-now-fix-mcdonalds-ice-cream-machines
Money quote: "We’ve been fighting for years to challenge the digital locks that manufacturers like Taylor (which makes McDonald’s ice cream machines) use to keep repair information out of reach, forcing expensive service calls for simple fixes. Digital locks blocking repair come from an archaic 1998 copyright law, and every three years, we get a chance to ask the Copyright Office to give us exemptions to that law. Last time, we won exemptions for basically all consumer equipment, vehicles, and medical devices. The time before that, we won smartphones and home appliances. This time, the FTC and DOJ even weighed in to support our petition."
https://it.ifixit.com/News/102368/victory-is-sweet-we-can-now-fix-mcdonalds-ice-cream-machines
iFixit
Victory Is Sweet: We Can Now Fix McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines
The Copyright Office just handed down a big Right to Repair win: we can now legally repair commercial food preparation equipment, including McDonald’s machines.
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