Potremmo vivere in una simulazione. L'ipotesi originale.
Money quote: "There is, however, a related scenario that is more plausible and a serious line of reasoning that leads from the possibility of this scenario to a striking conclusion about the world we live in. I call this the simulation argument. Perhaps its most startling lesson is that there is a significant probability that you are living in computer simulation. I mean this literally: if the simulation hypothesis is true, you exist in a virtual reality simulated in a computer built by some advanced civilisation. Your brain, too, is merely a part of that simulation. What grounds could we have for taking this hypothesis seriously? Before getting to the gist of the simulation argument, let us consider some of its preliminaries. One of these is the assumption of “substrate independence”. This is the idea that conscious minds could in principle be implemented not only on carbon-based biological neurons (such as those inside your head) but also on some other computational substrate such as silicon-based processors."
https://simulation-argument.com/matrix/
Money quote: "There is, however, a related scenario that is more plausible and a serious line of reasoning that leads from the possibility of this scenario to a striking conclusion about the world we live in. I call this the simulation argument. Perhaps its most startling lesson is that there is a significant probability that you are living in computer simulation. I mean this literally: if the simulation hypothesis is true, you exist in a virtual reality simulated in a computer built by some advanced civilisation. Your brain, too, is merely a part of that simulation. What grounds could we have for taking this hypothesis seriously? Before getting to the gist of the simulation argument, let us consider some of its preliminaries. One of these is the assumption of “substrate independence”. This is the idea that conscious minds could in principle be implemented not only on carbon-based biological neurons (such as those inside your head) but also on some other computational substrate such as silicon-based processors."
https://simulation-argument.com/matrix/
Letture per la domenica.
Come si fa a cambiare idea di un chatbot? Quando l'articolo è uscito, questa estate, era un tema caldo. Ora ce lo siamo un po' dimenticato. Vale la pena invece di rileggerlo.
Money quote: "Today's AI may seem harmless, but these systems are being woven into society in ways that may be hard to untangle. It could be problematic for people if AI has somehow trained a bias against them, for example, a person whose name was associated with a negative event may be unfairly discriminated against by other chatbots. Chatbots are highly suggestible - if people add text on the internet and it gets memorized, it's memorialized in the language model."
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/technology/ai-chatbot-chatgpt-manipulation.html
Archivio: https://archive.is/vGVfL
Come si fa a cambiare idea di un chatbot? Quando l'articolo è uscito, questa estate, era un tema caldo. Ora ce lo siamo un po' dimenticato. Vale la pena invece di rileggerlo.
Money quote: "Today's AI may seem harmless, but these systems are being woven into society in ways that may be hard to untangle. It could be problematic for people if AI has somehow trained a bias against them, for example, a person whose name was associated with a negative event may be unfairly discriminated against by other chatbots. Chatbots are highly suggestible - if people add text on the internet and it gets memorized, it's memorialized in the language model."
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/technology/ai-chatbot-chatgpt-manipulation.html
Archivio: https://archive.is/vGVfL
NY Times
How Do You Change a Chatbot’s Mind?
When I set out to improve my tainted reputation with chatbots, I discovered a new world of A.I. manipulation.
"Dune: Prophecy" arriva tardi - questa volta su Fumettologica si parla di serie, di film
e di libri. Ovviamente di fantascienza
https://fumettologica.it/2024/12/dune-prophecy-serie-tv-recensione/
e di libri. Ovviamente di fantascienza
https://fumettologica.it/2024/12/dune-prophecy-serie-tv-recensione/
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Un progetto affascinante: fotografare tutti i quartieri di New York City, uno per uno. Sono 350, mica venti.
Money quote: "This weekly newsletter is a not-so-deep dive into every neighborhood in NYC in an effort to create some sort of photographic document of modern-day New York, or at least a record of what I find interesting* on any particular day. I know I will be leaving out a ton of things that could be considered crucial to the understanding of a particular neighborhood and including stuff that will leave some scratching their heads, but this isn’t meant to be a complete or even accurate representation of a place, just my reaction to it. With a mix of old and new pictures and field recordings, I hope this project will add something to the substantial body of work that has already been made about the city."
https://theneighborhoods.substack.com/
Money quote: "This weekly newsletter is a not-so-deep dive into every neighborhood in NYC in an effort to create some sort of photographic document of modern-day New York, or at least a record of what I find interesting* on any particular day. I know I will be leaving out a ton of things that could be considered crucial to the understanding of a particular neighborhood and including stuff that will leave some scratching their heads, but this isn’t meant to be a complete or even accurate representation of a place, just my reaction to it. With a mix of old and new pictures and field recordings, I hope this project will add something to the substantial body of work that has already been made about the city."
https://theneighborhoods.substack.com/
Substack
The Neighborhoods | Rob Stephenson | Substack
Photographing and uncovering the stories of New York City, one neighborhood per week across all five boroughs. Click to read The Neighborhoods, by Rob Stephenson, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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Anche a Madrid ci sono i capsule-hotel. Solo che servono per arginare la crisi economica e sociale in corso nel Paese
Money quote: "La recepcionista es Eva, una universitaria de 22 años que atiende tras un mostrador en un vestíbulo que hace también las veces de comedor y cocina para uso de los huéspedes. Conduce al visitante al interior, donde abre la puerta de una sala de unos 150 metros cuadrados que alberga 36 cápsulas, 24 individuales y 12 dobles. En total aquí caben 48 personas. Es media tarde, no se oye a nadie y es difícil aventurar si estas cajas de madera “Nordic style” contienen seres humanos. Cuando cae la noche, llegan los ocupantes. Algunos vuelven de pasear. Otros, de trabajar."
https://elpais.com/espana/madrid/2024-12-03/ya-hay-gente-en-madrid-que-vive-en-capsulas-como-las-de-tokio-porque-no-pueden-pagar-un-alquiler.html
Archivio: https://archive.is/TmbC4
Money quote: "La recepcionista es Eva, una universitaria de 22 años que atiende tras un mostrador en un vestíbulo que hace también las veces de comedor y cocina para uso de los huéspedes. Conduce al visitante al interior, donde abre la puerta de una sala de unos 150 metros cuadrados que alberga 36 cápsulas, 24 individuales y 12 dobles. En total aquí caben 48 personas. Es media tarde, no se oye a nadie y es difícil aventurar si estas cajas de madera “Nordic style” contienen seres humanos. Cuando cae la noche, llegan los ocupantes. Algunos vuelven de pasear. Otros, de trabajar."
https://elpais.com/espana/madrid/2024-12-03/ya-hay-gente-en-madrid-que-vive-en-capsulas-como-las-de-tokio-porque-no-pueden-pagar-un-alquiler.html
Archivio: https://archive.is/TmbC4
El País
Ya hay gente en Madrid que vive en cápsulas como las de Tokio porque no puede pagar un alquiler
Las cajas para dormir al estilo nipón, en teoría concebidas para mochileros, están siendo usadas para largas estancias por profesores o estudiantes, incapaces de encontrar un alojamiento asequible
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Steven Sinofsky è stato uno dei massimi dirigenti di Microsoft. Adesso ha una pensione milionaria: credo che sia un tizio che si annoia molto e ha deciso di pompare contenuti in rete. Oltre a un megalitico libro a puntate (un feuilletton via mail intitolato "Hardcore Software") su Microsoft dal suo punto di vista, pubblica anche liste commentate di libri che legge. E ne legge un botto, santo cielo. Questa è gente che ha più energia di un toro imbufalito.
Money quote: "Here's a Books I Read in 2024 list. Some of them I enjoyed. Some of them drove me bonkers. I like that part of reading. Hope you enjoy this list.
This year I included some "thoughts" which in no way a full review but offer more than just the noscript and jacket (new this year... emojis). I enjoyed some long books this year that took two weeks 🙂 I have always liked to give books I've read to friends and to teams I've worked with. Each below is available print, kindle, and audio. Links are FYI and non revenue generating.
I'm not trying to make a statement with this list or thoughts. Just sharing how I felt after the read. Ordered in the order I read them"
https://hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com/p/224-books-to-read-and-gift-2024-eoy
Money quote: "Here's a Books I Read in 2024 list. Some of them I enjoyed. Some of them drove me bonkers. I like that part of reading. Hope you enjoy this list.
This year I included some "thoughts" which in no way a full review but offer more than just the noscript and jacket (new this year... emojis). I enjoyed some long books this year that took two weeks 🙂 I have always liked to give books I've read to friends and to teams I've worked with. Each below is available print, kindle, and audio. Links are FYI and non revenue generating.
I'm not trying to make a statement with this list or thoughts. Just sharing how I felt after the read. Ordered in the order I read them"
https://hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com/p/224-books-to-read-and-gift-2024-eoy
Learningbyshipping
224. Books to Read and Gift (2024 EoY Edition)
A Books I Read in 2024 list. Some of them I enjoyed. Some of them drove me bonkers. I like that part of reading. Hope you enjoy this list.
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Paul Rudolph è l'incarnazione di un futuro che non c'è stato: un'architettura che allude, sulla carta o nel mondo, a quello che avrebbe potuto essere, o forse a quello che avremmo voluto che fosse.
Money quote: "For Paul Rudolph, the architect of both of these buildings, a key design goal was a return to monumentality, a deliberate shift away from the ethereal soaring steel and glass structures that dominated mid-century America. Twenty-seven years after Rudolph’s death, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is presenting the first museum show dedicated to his life and work, largely organized around his renowned presentation drawings, with supporting ephemera. His legacy is decidedly mixed; his works are endlessly litigated, both in the realm of public reception and also frequently in courts, with many under threat of demolition or redevelopment. But the conspicuously monumental concrete buildings for which he is primarily known today are a fraction of the output of this vanguard architect, who was regarded by Walter Gropius as the star student among future luminaries Philip Johnson and I.M. Pei."
https://hyperallergic.com/964419/paul-rudolph-visions-of-a-future-past/
Money quote: "For Paul Rudolph, the architect of both of these buildings, a key design goal was a return to monumentality, a deliberate shift away from the ethereal soaring steel and glass structures that dominated mid-century America. Twenty-seven years after Rudolph’s death, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is presenting the first museum show dedicated to his life and work, largely organized around his renowned presentation drawings, with supporting ephemera. His legacy is decidedly mixed; his works are endlessly litigated, both in the realm of public reception and also frequently in courts, with many under threat of demolition or redevelopment. But the conspicuously monumental concrete buildings for which he is primarily known today are a fraction of the output of this vanguard architect, who was regarded by Walter Gropius as the star student among future luminaries Philip Johnson and I.M. Pei."
https://hyperallergic.com/964419/paul-rudolph-visions-of-a-future-past/
Hyperallergic
Visions of a Future Past
Architect Paul Rudolph’s unbuilt projects live on as unborn dreams, specters of progress that, even when confined to vellum, widen our vision.
A proposito di futuri che non ci sono stati: per ventuno anni il Minidisc, il formato di dischetti magneto-ottici che dovevano sostutuire le nastrocassette, ha regnato sovrano, anche se praticamente solo in Giappone. Dal 1992 al 2013 sono stati prodotti centinaia di apparecchi diversi prevalentemente da Sony (che ha inventato il formato) e da alcuni licenziatari: soliti noti giapponesi, cioè Kenwood, Aiwa, Jvc, Pioneer, Sharp, Denon, Onkyo, Yamaha e Panasonic/Technics.
Meno nota è la varietà di colore e addobbi dei supporti, cioè dei dischi magneto-ottici. Qui ci sono tutti quelli prodotti da Sony.
Money quote: "Sony's journey with MiniDisc media began in November 1992 with the introduction of the Basic MiniDiscs. The initial lineup included the MDW-60 and MDW-74 models. The MDW-60 offered 60 minutes of recording time, while the MDW-74 extended this to 74 minutes. These Basic MiniDiscs were distinguished from later models by their straightforward design and labeling, marking Sony’s first steps into the MiniDisc market."
https://obsoletesony.substack.com/p/complete-visual-guide-to-sony-minidisc
Meno nota è la varietà di colore e addobbi dei supporti, cioè dei dischi magneto-ottici. Qui ci sono tutti quelli prodotti da Sony.
Money quote: "Sony's journey with MiniDisc media began in November 1992 with the introduction of the Basic MiniDiscs. The initial lineup included the MDW-60 and MDW-74 models. The MDW-60 offered 60 minutes of recording time, while the MDW-74 extended this to 74 minutes. These Basic MiniDiscs were distinguished from later models by their straightforward design and labeling, marking Sony’s first steps into the MiniDisc market."
https://obsoletesony.substack.com/p/complete-visual-guide-to-sony-minidisc
Substack
Complete Visual Guide to Sony MiniDisc Blank Media (1992-2004)
Sony’s MiniDisc era brought a variety of blank media options designed to cater to different recording needs and preferences.
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La fine della crescita esponenziale delle AI.
Money quote: “The wall has been the topic du jour for the past few weeks,” Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, whose company helps OpenAI, Meta, and others train their models, told the conference’s host, Eric Newcomer, during the morning’s first session. “Have we hit a wall? Yes and no.”
While the next AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and others may not be significantly smarter than what exists today, the people building with AI think there is plenty of room to create better experiences with what exists today. And while the “reasoning” capability OpenAI showed with its most recent o1 model is prohibitively expensive and slow to use right now, it signals a shift everyone seemed to agree on: the next breakthrough will be making the LLMs of today smarter.
“There’s a very real shift in what being a frontier lab means,” Wang said onstage. Much of the investment going into AI has been based on the belief that the scaling law “would hold,” he said. Now, “it’s the biggest question in the industry.”
https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/22/24303470/ai-model-llm-progress-hitting-scaling-wall
Money quote: “The wall has been the topic du jour for the past few weeks,” Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, whose company helps OpenAI, Meta, and others train their models, told the conference’s host, Eric Newcomer, during the morning’s first session. “Have we hit a wall? Yes and no.”
While the next AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and others may not be significantly smarter than what exists today, the people building with AI think there is plenty of room to create better experiences with what exists today. And while the “reasoning” capability OpenAI showed with its most recent o1 model is prohibitively expensive and slow to use right now, it signals a shift everyone seemed to agree on: the next breakthrough will be making the LLMs of today smarter.
“There’s a very real shift in what being a frontier lab means,” Wang said onstage. Much of the investment going into AI has been based on the belief that the scaling law “would hold,” he said. Now, “it’s the biggest question in the industry.”
https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/22/24303470/ai-model-llm-progress-hitting-scaling-wall
The Verge
Is AI hitting a wall?
Now, the buzz is turning to ‘reasoning’ and AI agents.
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Letetura per la domenica.
Forse abbiamo sottovalutato la complessità della colonizzazione di Marte (ammesso che qualcuno voglia colonizzare Marte sul serio).
Money quote: "The more we got into it — by year two out of the four-year research process, we were like, OK, there’s a lot of stuff we don’t know that we still need to figure out," Kelly told the broadcaster. "And if we do this soon, it could be an ethical catastrophe."
"No way that you could scale up to a million people on Mars without something catastrophic happening," she continued, "either in terms of it turns out we can’t have babies up there, and moms and babies are dying or getting cancer."
"If you want to do this, it’s got to be the slow work of generations to build up to a point where we could be self-sustaining on Mars," she added.
https://futurism.com/elon-musk-city-mars-death-catastrophe
Forse abbiamo sottovalutato la complessità della colonizzazione di Marte (ammesso che qualcuno voglia colonizzare Marte sul serio).
Money quote: "The more we got into it — by year two out of the four-year research process, we were like, OK, there’s a lot of stuff we don’t know that we still need to figure out," Kelly told the broadcaster. "And if we do this soon, it could be an ethical catastrophe."
"No way that you could scale up to a million people on Mars without something catastrophic happening," she continued, "either in terms of it turns out we can’t have babies up there, and moms and babies are dying or getting cancer."
"If you want to do this, it’s got to be the slow work of generations to build up to a point where we could be self-sustaining on Mars," she added.
https://futurism.com/elon-musk-city-mars-death-catastrophe
Futurism
Elon Musk's Plans for a City on Mars Will Likely End in Horrifying Mass Death
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has long promised to make humanity interplanetary by establishing a permanent outpost on Mars.
Clarissa Ward, l'inviata speciale della CNN, entra in una prigione segreta di Bashar al-Assad, situata in un edificio dell'aeronautica militare siriana a Damasco. Tutte le celle sono vuote, tranne una. I ribelli che lo accompagnano fanno saltare la serratura. All'interno, la giornalista nota una presenza. Nascosto sotto una coperta scura, un uomo barbuto e dal cranio calvo alza le mani in aria. «Sono un civile», assicura. La giornalista, la sua squadra e le guardie le informano che il regime di Bashar al-Assad è caduto da quattro giorni. Il prigioniero, che avrebbe trascorso diversi giorni né acqua né cibo, è quindi l'ultimo ad essere liberato.
"Penso che sia una delle cose più straordinarie di cui ho assistito nel corso della mia carriera", dice Clarissa Ward della liberazione dell'uomo, presentato come Adil Hurbal, un siriano originario di Homs, sballottato di prigione in prigione da tre mesi.
In parecchi pensano però che si tratti di una messa in scena.
Money quote: "Peu après sa diffusion, le reportage spectaculaire de CNN, mis en avant par de nombreux médias occidentaux (dont Libération), fait l’objet de critiques semant le doute sur son authenticité. Plusieurs commentateurs, dont des journalistes syriens, dénoncent une mise en scène."
https://www.liberation.fr/checknews/liberation-en-direct-dun-prisonnier-en-syrie-clarissa-ward-journaliste-star-de-cnn-a-t-elle-ete-dupee-20241216_Q7Q737P5NZGM3BFQSBMOHOE5SY/
"Penso che sia una delle cose più straordinarie di cui ho assistito nel corso della mia carriera", dice Clarissa Ward della liberazione dell'uomo, presentato come Adil Hurbal, un siriano originario di Homs, sballottato di prigione in prigione da tre mesi.
In parecchi pensano però che si tratti di una messa in scena.
Money quote: "Peu après sa diffusion, le reportage spectaculaire de CNN, mis en avant par de nombreux médias occidentaux (dont Libération), fait l’objet de critiques semant le doute sur son authenticité. Plusieurs commentateurs, dont des journalistes syriens, dénoncent une mise en scène."
https://www.liberation.fr/checknews/liberation-en-direct-dun-prisonnier-en-syrie-clarissa-ward-journaliste-star-de-cnn-a-t-elle-ete-dupee-20241216_Q7Q737P5NZGM3BFQSBMOHOE5SY/
Libération
Libération d’un prisonnier en Syrie : Clarissa Ward, journaliste star de CNN, a-t-elle été dupée ?
Le reportage de la reporter de guerre dans une prison de Damas a suscité des doutes sur son authenticité. Des fact-checkers syriens affirment que l’ex-détenu est un ancien officier corrompu de l’armée de Bachar al-Assad.
Forse è arrivato il momento di smettere di guardare in faccia il vostro terapista: bentornato lettino.
Money quote: "A person who is “on the couch” is known to be in therapy, but most therapists these days don’t ask their clients to lie down. The first time mine did, I resisted. I didn’t want to be on display or unable to see her reactions. Plus, the idea seemed antiquated. Sigmund Freud was inspired to use the couch more than a century ago after observing dramatic hypnotherapy demonstrations by his teacher Jean-Martin Charcot. In psychoanalysis, Freud thought a therapist being out of view would help people access emotions or memories that might be repressed. (He also said that he could not “put up with being stared at by other people for eight hours a day.”)"
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/11/therapy-couch-lie-down-freud/680676/
Archivio: https://archive.is/MzHqc
Money quote: "A person who is “on the couch” is known to be in therapy, but most therapists these days don’t ask their clients to lie down. The first time mine did, I resisted. I didn’t want to be on display or unable to see her reactions. Plus, the idea seemed antiquated. Sigmund Freud was inspired to use the couch more than a century ago after observing dramatic hypnotherapy demonstrations by his teacher Jean-Martin Charcot. In psychoanalysis, Freud thought a therapist being out of view would help people access emotions or memories that might be repressed. (He also said that he could not “put up with being stared at by other people for eight hours a day.”)"
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/11/therapy-couch-lie-down-freud/680676/
Archivio: https://archive.is/MzHqc
The Atlantic
Stop Looking at Your Therapist
The couch is there for a reason.
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È uno spot per la società che ha fornito il modello di intelligenza artificiale, lo so. Un publiredazionale. Però è anche una bella vista su come i giornali stiano cominciando a usare l'AI sul serio.
Money quote: "Marion Souzeau, in charge of digital editorial projects and tools at Le Parisien, and Stanislas de Livonnière, head of the data and innovation department, shared their experiences with integrating AI into their workflows. Marion noted that automation in the newsroom isn’t entirely new. In fact, Le Parisien has a strong history of using automation to power newsroom efficiency.
With the emergence of GenAI tools, Le Parisien, a customer of Arc XP since December 2017, sought new ways to help their journalists save time and concentrate on their core mission of gathering and sharing important stories. When Arc XP introduced AI-powered tools to streamline content creation and distribution, Le Parisien eagerly joined the beta program for Arc Intelligence, a new suite of GenAI-powered tools designed to support journalists."
https://www.arcxp.com/2024/07/22/incorporating-ai-in-the-newsroom-le-parisiens-journey-to-innovation-and-efficiency/
Money quote: "Marion Souzeau, in charge of digital editorial projects and tools at Le Parisien, and Stanislas de Livonnière, head of the data and innovation department, shared their experiences with integrating AI into their workflows. Marion noted that automation in the newsroom isn’t entirely new. In fact, Le Parisien has a strong history of using automation to power newsroom efficiency.
With the emergence of GenAI tools, Le Parisien, a customer of Arc XP since December 2017, sought new ways to help their journalists save time and concentrate on their core mission of gathering and sharing important stories. When Arc XP introduced AI-powered tools to streamline content creation and distribution, Le Parisien eagerly joined the beta program for Arc Intelligence, a new suite of GenAI-powered tools designed to support journalists."
https://www.arcxp.com/2024/07/22/incorporating-ai-in-the-newsroom-le-parisiens-journey-to-innovation-and-efficiency/
Arc XP
Incorporating AI in the Newsroom: Le Parisien’s Journey to Innovation and Efficiency
Learn how Le Parisien, one of France's largest newspapers, embraced AI to enhance content production and streamline workflows with Arc XP's AI Editor.
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Avete la vostra mail nel cloud, giusto? Non è una buona idea: qualcosa potrebbe andare male. Tecniche per fare un back locale.
Money quote: "Backing up your emails, no matter what provider you use, is important because access to your digital collection of messages is less permanent than you might initially think. There are multiple points of failure to consider—what happens if something in the cloud breaks, or your connection to the internet does? What if your account gets banned or closed for whatever reason, and all of your email gets zapped with it?
Those are only a few of the potential problems. You might accidentally delete a bunch of emails you didn't mean to; someone else could access your account and wipe everything they find; or your email provider might suddenly decide to lock you out, permanently."
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-back-up-email-gmail-outlook-icloud/
Money quote: "Backing up your emails, no matter what provider you use, is important because access to your digital collection of messages is less permanent than you might initially think. There are multiple points of failure to consider—what happens if something in the cloud breaks, or your connection to the internet does? What if your account gets banned or closed for whatever reason, and all of your email gets zapped with it?
Those are only a few of the potential problems. You might accidentally delete a bunch of emails you didn't mean to; someone else could access your account and wipe everything they find; or your email provider might suddenly decide to lock you out, permanently."
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-back-up-email-gmail-outlook-icloud/
WIRED
How to Back Up Your Emails in Gmail, Outlook, and iCloud
Yes, you should back up your most important emails. Here’s how to do it, whether you use Google, Microsoft, or Apple.
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La fine dei SUV è vicina?
Money quote: "The Paris Council has formally requested the French government to prohibit the use of SUVs in urban environments, citing safety concerns associated with these heavy vehicles. Socialist Mayor Anne Hidalgo highlighted the risks they pose, particularly in dense city spaces. This move comes following a fatal incident in October when a cyclist was struck and killed by an SUV in Paris."
https://eutoday.net/paris-calls-for-government-ban-on-suvs-in-urban-areas/
Money quote: "The Paris Council has formally requested the French government to prohibit the use of SUVs in urban environments, citing safety concerns associated with these heavy vehicles. Socialist Mayor Anne Hidalgo highlighted the risks they pose, particularly in dense city spaces. This move comes following a fatal incident in October when a cyclist was struck and killed by an SUV in Paris."
https://eutoday.net/paris-calls-for-government-ban-on-suvs-in-urban-areas/
EU Today
Paris Calls for Government Ban on SUVs in Urban Areas
Senator Ian Brossat, a communist co-leader in the Paris Council, described the incident as a stark reminder of "traffic violence" in the capital. He has also
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Un progetto fotografico enorme per documentare la produzione del cibo nel mondo. Nel link ci sono le foto.
Money quote: "Since the domestication of plants began some 11,000 years ago, humans have converted 40% of the earth’s surface into farmland. With the global population expected to reach 9.7 billion by the year 2050, combined with the rising standard of living in rapidly developing nations, it is estimated that we will have to increase the global food supply by 60%. The Feed the Planet project is an examination of how the world can meet the rapidly expanding challenge of feeding humanity without putting more natural lands under the plow. Most of us only come into contact with raw food in the supermarket, and are unaware of the methods used to raise it. In many cases, the food industry goes to significant lengths to prevent us from seeing how our food is produced. Access to this information is central to the personal decisions we make about what we eat, which cumulatively have huge environmental impact. This project seeks to show how our food is produced, so that we can make more informed decisions."
https://www.georgesteinmetz.com/index/G0000lrER6EZBBQA
Money quote: "Since the domestication of plants began some 11,000 years ago, humans have converted 40% of the earth’s surface into farmland. With the global population expected to reach 9.7 billion by the year 2050, combined with the rising standard of living in rapidly developing nations, it is estimated that we will have to increase the global food supply by 60%. The Feed the Planet project is an examination of how the world can meet the rapidly expanding challenge of feeding humanity without putting more natural lands under the plow. Most of us only come into contact with raw food in the supermarket, and are unaware of the methods used to raise it. In many cases, the food industry goes to significant lengths to prevent us from seeing how our food is produced. Access to this information is central to the personal decisions we make about what we eat, which cumulatively have huge environmental impact. This project seeks to show how our food is produced, so that we can make more informed decisions."
https://www.georgesteinmetz.com/index/G0000lrER6EZBBQA
PhotoShelter
Feed the Planet
Since the domestication of plants began some 11,000 years ago, humans have converted 40% of the earth’s surface into farmland. With the global population expected to reach 9.7 billion by the year 2050, combined with the rising standard of living in rapidly…
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"Mufasa - Il re leone": poteva essere un grande film ma è solo "troppo".
https://fumettologica.it/2024/12/mufasa-film-disney-recensione/
https://fumettologica.it/2024/12/mufasa-film-disney-recensione/
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Arriva la domenica e arriva Mostly Weekly, che parla della musica jazz e Charlie Brown, fra le altre cose. E vi fa gli auguri perché mercoledì è Natale
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/303/
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/303/
Mostly Here
~303
Buon Natale, Charlie Brown
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Troll o minority report? Letture per la domenica
Money quote: "Fare-free transit is not an environmental policy. The reason is simple: It doesn't reduce driving.
"We find no evidence that low-cost or free-of-charge public transportation financing schemes have improved air quality.""
https://bsky.app/profile/davidzipper.bsky.social/post/3ld4fjoecm225
Money quote: "Fare-free transit is not an environmental policy. The reason is simple: It doesn't reduce driving.
"We find no evidence that low-cost or free-of-charge public transportation financing schemes have improved air quality.""
https://bsky.app/profile/davidzipper.bsky.social/post/3ld4fjoecm225
Bluesky Social
David Zipper (@davidzipper.bsky.social)
Fare-free transit is not an environmental policy. The reason is simple: It doesn't reduce driving.
"We find no evidence that low-cost or free-of-charge public transportation financing schemes have improved air quality."
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecotra.2024.100380
"We find no evidence that low-cost or free-of-charge public transportation financing schemes have improved air quality."
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecotra.2024.100380
Milano si trasforma nella prima città educata d'Italia: divieto di fumo in strada vicino alle altre persone. Ma verrò rispettato?
Money quote: "Milano punta a diventare una città libera dal fumo di sigaretta. Con l’anno nuovo la vita sarà più difficile per i fumatori, anche all’aria aperta, perché dal primo gennaio 2025 il divieto di fumo sarà esteso a tutte le aree pubbliche o ad uso pubblico, incluse le strade, i dehors, i tavolini dei bar all’aperto. Si potrà fumare quindi in luoghi isolati dove sia possibile il rispetto della distanza di almeno 10 metri da altre persone. Lo ha deciso il Comune nel Regolamento per la qualità dell’aria e per chi non rispetterà il divieto sono previste multe che vanno dai 40 ai 240 euro. La stretta riguarda solo il fumo da tabacco, precisa Palazzo Marino, quindi è ammesso l’uso di sigarette elettroniche."
https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/dal-primo-gennaio-divieto-fumo-all-aperto-milano-AGHCA3mB
Money quote: "Milano punta a diventare una città libera dal fumo di sigaretta. Con l’anno nuovo la vita sarà più difficile per i fumatori, anche all’aria aperta, perché dal primo gennaio 2025 il divieto di fumo sarà esteso a tutte le aree pubbliche o ad uso pubblico, incluse le strade, i dehors, i tavolini dei bar all’aperto. Si potrà fumare quindi in luoghi isolati dove sia possibile il rispetto della distanza di almeno 10 metri da altre persone. Lo ha deciso il Comune nel Regolamento per la qualità dell’aria e per chi non rispetterà il divieto sono previste multe che vanno dai 40 ai 240 euro. La stretta riguarda solo il fumo da tabacco, precisa Palazzo Marino, quindi è ammesso l’uso di sigarette elettroniche."
https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/dal-primo-gennaio-divieto-fumo-all-aperto-milano-AGHCA3mB
Il Sole 24 ORE
Dal primo gennaio divieto di fumo all’aperto a Milano
Ammessi i luoghi isolati dove sia possibile il rispetto della distanza di almeno dieci metri da altre persone
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Come si correggono i temi di italiano (o qualsiasi altro compito con gli studenti)
Money quote: "Una valutazione per essere definita autentica non può soffermarsi esclusivamente sulla prestazione finale o su un test oggettivo – che verifica solo l’accumularsi delle conoscenze – ma deve valutare il processo di apprendimento, enfatizzare l’autovalutazione, e quando lavora con i prodotti finali – tema, questionario, esposizione eccetera – deve raccoglierli e tenerli sottomano nell’ottica di un portfolio.
Come ci spiegò la formatrice, qualsiasi docente dotato di buon senso prima di assegnare una produzione scritta è tenuto a stilare e a condividere con gli alunni una rubrica di valutazione."
https://www.ilpost.it/2024/12/11/nativo-come-do-i-voti-ai-temi/
Money quote: "Una valutazione per essere definita autentica non può soffermarsi esclusivamente sulla prestazione finale o su un test oggettivo – che verifica solo l’accumularsi delle conoscenze – ma deve valutare il processo di apprendimento, enfatizzare l’autovalutazione, e quando lavora con i prodotti finali – tema, questionario, esposizione eccetera – deve raccoglierli e tenerli sottomano nell’ottica di un portfolio.
Come ci spiegò la formatrice, qualsiasi docente dotato di buon senso prima di assegnare una produzione scritta è tenuto a stilare e a condividere con gli alunni una rubrica di valutazione."
https://www.ilpost.it/2024/12/11/nativo-come-do-i-voti-ai-temi/
Il Post
Come do i voti ai temi
In base a griglie di indicatori e descrittori, ma va sempre più forte il metodo “WRW: Writing Reading Workshop” che tende a valutare più il processo del risultato. Ah, poi c'è il gusto