Forwarded from MacchiaChannel
Secondo alcuni Nintendo, che è a una sola settimana dal lancio ufficiale di Switch, la sua nuova console, è arrivata quasi al traguardo senza essere preparata e sta ripetendo gli stessi errori che fece nel 2012, quando lanciò la fallimentare Wii U.
Link: http://42h.it/2lL54Lm
Link: http://42h.it/2lL54Lm
Polygon
Nintendo is already repeating the Wii U's mistakes with Switch
Two weeks from launch and I still have so many questions
Avete associato una email al vostro Apple ID in un momento diverso della storia rispetto a oggi? È arrivato il momento di cambiare l'associazione. Ma come si fa? Ecco qui le istruzioni.
Money quote: "First, a word of caution. When you do this, you risk disassociation of "unlock"-style in-app purchases from your account. Consumables don't seem to be affected, but in many cases, a one-time expense will be removed from the new account, never to return. Proceed with caution!"
http://iphone.appleinsider.com/articles/17/02/23/how-to-change-the-email-address-linked-to-your-apple-id
Money quote: "First, a word of caution. When you do this, you risk disassociation of "unlock"-style in-app purchases from your account. Consumables don't seem to be affected, but in many cases, a one-time expense will be removed from the new account, never to return. Proceed with caution!"
http://iphone.appleinsider.com/articles/17/02/23/how-to-change-the-email-address-linked-to-your-apple-id
AppleInsider
How to change the email address linked to your Apple ID
If you own an iPad, iPhone, iPod or Mac, your Apple ID is the gateway to accessing the App Store, iCloud and iTunes, making it a crucial part of your digital identity. If you ever need to change the email address associated with your Apple ID, AppleInsider…
Rosetta Code. La stele di Rosetta dei linguaggi di programmazione. Ce ne sono più di 600. Per ognuno, il codice di problemi complessi. Questa cosa se la trovano gli studenti di informatica poi sono a cavallo.
Money quote: "The truly awesome thing is that Rosetta Code goes beyond just giving a generic “Hello World!” example for each language. No, instead, it has a collection of over 800 assorted programming tasks, from some as simple as “Odd or Even”, through to more advanced problems, such as maze-solving and web-scraping. Each task page describes the problem to be solved, then gives solutions in a range of programming languages."
https://medium.freecodecamp.com/rosetta-code-unlocking-the-mysteries-of-the-programming-languages-that-power-our-world-300b787d8401#.zfdneblz8
Money quote: "The truly awesome thing is that Rosetta Code goes beyond just giving a generic “Hello World!” example for each language. No, instead, it has a collection of over 800 assorted programming tasks, from some as simple as “Odd or Even”, through to more advanced problems, such as maze-solving and web-scraping. Each task page describes the problem to be solved, then gives solutions in a range of programming languages."
https://medium.freecodecamp.com/rosetta-code-unlocking-the-mysteries-of-the-programming-languages-that-power-our-world-300b787d8401#.zfdneblz8
freeCodeCamp
Rosetta Code — unlocking the mysteries of the programming languages that power our world
It’s no secret that the tech world is dominated by a relatively small pool of programming languages. While exact figures are difficult to…
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I principali nove Gruppi editoriali italiani hanno ridotto il fatturato del 32,6% tra il 2011 e il 2015.
Sempre nel 2011-15 hanno ridotto la forza lavoro di oltre 4.500 unità, scendendo a 13.090 dipendenti a fine 2015.
Gli investimenti si sono più che dimezzati nel periodo 2011-15 (in cinque anni investiti 35 € mld in meno, -55%).
Vi segnaliamo questo interessante report di Mediobanca sull'editoria.
La diffusione dei quotidiani continua a calare in Italia (-33% nell’ultimo quinquennio e -9% rispetto al 2014), più che in Europa (-23,8% e -4,7%).
In sintesi
Editoria italiana, 2011-2015:
- Ricavi: -32.6%
- Occupazione: -24.8%
- Investimenti: -55%
- Diffusione: -33%
Sempre nel 2011-15 hanno ridotto la forza lavoro di oltre 4.500 unità, scendendo a 13.090 dipendenti a fine 2015.
Gli investimenti si sono più che dimezzati nel periodo 2011-15 (in cinque anni investiti 35 € mld in meno, -55%).
Vi segnaliamo questo interessante report di Mediobanca sull'editoria.
La diffusione dei quotidiani continua a calare in Italia (-33% nell’ultimo quinquennio e -9% rispetto al 2014), più che in Europa (-23,8% e -4,7%).
In sintesi
Editoria italiana, 2011-2015:
- Ricavi: -32.6%
- Occupazione: -24.8%
- Investimenti: -55%
- Diffusione: -33%
Buon compleanno Steve Jobs, oggi sarebbero 62 candeline: la dedica di Tim Cook
Il mio articolo sul grande niente digitale per Macity
http://www.macitynet.it/buon-compleanno-steve-jobs-oggi-sarebbero-state-62-candeline/
Il mio articolo sul grande niente digitale per Macity
http://www.macitynet.it/buon-compleanno-steve-jobs-oggi-sarebbero-state-62-candeline/
Macitynet.it
Buon compleanno Steve Jobs, oggi sarebbero 62 candeline: la dedica di Tim Cook
Un ricordo del cofondatore di Apple, che ha ricevuto un regalo postumo dalla sua azienda: lo Steve Jobs Theater
Il mondo è un po' più complesso di quel che si pensa. Prendere il terzo sesso del Messico meridionale. Non sono maschi, non sono femmine, e ci sono da più tempo degli europei.
Un bel documentario, dura 9 minuti, da guardare mentre si fa il pendolare verso casa o la sera dopocena.
Money quote: "The indigenous Zapotec communities of southern Mexico have long acknowledged ‘muxes’ as a third gender of people who are assigned as male at birth, but eventually become drawn to traditionally female roles. This can include dressing in feminine attire, taking on ‘women’s work’ and engaging in romantic relationships with men. Anthropologists believe the culture’s acceptance of gender-mixing predates European contact, and has survived the strict gender dichotomy imposed by Spanish Catholic colonisers"
https://aeon.co/videos/in-southern-mexico-a-long-acknowledged-third-gender-is-not-masculine-or-feminine
Un bel documentario, dura 9 minuti, da guardare mentre si fa il pendolare verso casa o la sera dopocena.
Money quote: "The indigenous Zapotec communities of southern Mexico have long acknowledged ‘muxes’ as a third gender of people who are assigned as male at birth, but eventually become drawn to traditionally female roles. This can include dressing in feminine attire, taking on ‘women’s work’ and engaging in romantic relationships with men. Anthropologists believe the culture’s acceptance of gender-mixing predates European contact, and has survived the strict gender dichotomy imposed by Spanish Catholic colonisers"
https://aeon.co/videos/in-southern-mexico-a-long-acknowledged-third-gender-is-not-masculine-or-feminine
Aeon
Muxes
In southern Mexico, a long-acknowledged ‘third gender’ is not masculine or feminine
Letture per il fine settimana. Una scrittura segreta conosciuta solo dalle donne: la Nüshu. Sta lentamente scomparendo, anche se un gruppo di donne antropologhe e linguiste occidentali sta cercando di recuperare quante più informazioni possibili prima che se ne perda la memoria.
È la scrittura con la quale per due secoli sono stati scritti racconti, poesie, storie, autobiografie da parte di donne della contea di Jiangyong, nella provincia dello Hunan.
Money quote: ““Out of the thousands of scripts that are gender-specific to men, here we have one that we know is gender-specific to women,” says Silber, who has been researching Nüshu since 1985. Yi was one of the last remaining writers of Nüshu, a fading script that only women knew how to write and read.”
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/nushu-chinese-script-women
È la scrittura con la quale per due secoli sono stati scritti racconti, poesie, storie, autobiografie da parte di donne della contea di Jiangyong, nella provincia dello Hunan.
Money quote: ““Out of the thousands of scripts that are gender-specific to men, here we have one that we know is gender-specific to women,” says Silber, who has been researching Nüshu since 1985. Yi was one of the last remaining writers of Nüshu, a fading script that only women knew how to write and read.”
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/nushu-chinese-script-women
Atlas Obscura
Remembering Nüshu, the 19th-Century Chinese Script Only Women Could Write
This gender-specific practice continues to fade with time.
Sta prendendo corpo in maniera sempre più definita l’idea di andare offline. È il burn-out di una generazione (la mia, temo) ma anche l’effetto Donald Trump (fuga dal controllo digitale), il bisogno di recuperare una dimensione antropologica più normale, l’effetto nostalgia e altre cose del genere.
In questo caso ha fatto sboom Andrew Sullivan, che decisamente è stato uno degli alfieri della “onlife”. Lo racconta lui stesso in questo articolo non breve (che ovviamente leggerete online dopo averne trovata traccia sul mio canale Telegram: si percepisce l’ironia?)
Money quote: “I was, in other words, a very early adopter of what we might now call living-in-the-web. And as the years went by, I realized I was no longer alone. Facebook soon gave everyone the equivalent of their own blog and their own audience. More and more people got a smartphone — connecting them instantly to a deluge of febrile content, forcing them to cull and absorb and assimilate the online torrent as relentlessly as I had once. Twitter emerged as a form of instant blogging of microthoughts. Users were as addicted to the feedback as I had long been — and even more prolific. Then the apps descended, like the rain, to inundate what was left of our free time. It was ubiquitous now, this virtual living, this never-stopping, this always-updating. I remember when I decided to raise the ante on my blog in 2007 and update every half-hour or so, and my editor looked at me as if I were insane. But the insanity was now banality; the once-unimaginable pace of the professional blogger was now the default for everyone.
If the internet killed you, I used to joke, then I would be the first to find out. Years later, the joke was running thin. In the last year of my blogging life, my health began to give out. Four bronchial infections in 12 months had become progressively harder to kick. Vacations, such as they were, had become mere opportunities for sleep. My dreams were filled with the snippets of code I used each day to update the site. My friendships had atrophied as my time away from the web dwindled. My doctor, dispensing one more course of antibiotics, finally laid it on the line: “Did you really survive HIV to die of the web?””
http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/09/andrew-sullivan-technology-almost-killed-me.html
In questo caso ha fatto sboom Andrew Sullivan, che decisamente è stato uno degli alfieri della “onlife”. Lo racconta lui stesso in questo articolo non breve (che ovviamente leggerete online dopo averne trovata traccia sul mio canale Telegram: si percepisce l’ironia?)
Money quote: “I was, in other words, a very early adopter of what we might now call living-in-the-web. And as the years went by, I realized I was no longer alone. Facebook soon gave everyone the equivalent of their own blog and their own audience. More and more people got a smartphone — connecting them instantly to a deluge of febrile content, forcing them to cull and absorb and assimilate the online torrent as relentlessly as I had once. Twitter emerged as a form of instant blogging of microthoughts. Users were as addicted to the feedback as I had long been — and even more prolific. Then the apps descended, like the rain, to inundate what was left of our free time. It was ubiquitous now, this virtual living, this never-stopping, this always-updating. I remember when I decided to raise the ante on my blog in 2007 and update every half-hour or so, and my editor looked at me as if I were insane. But the insanity was now banality; the once-unimaginable pace of the professional blogger was now the default for everyone.
If the internet killed you, I used to joke, then I would be the first to find out. Years later, the joke was running thin. In the last year of my blogging life, my health began to give out. Four bronchial infections in 12 months had become progressively harder to kick. Vacations, such as they were, had become mere opportunities for sleep. My dreams were filled with the snippets of code I used each day to update the site. My friendships had atrophied as my time away from the web dwindled. My doctor, dispensing one more course of antibiotics, finally laid it on the line: “Did you really survive HIV to die of the web?””
http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/09/andrew-sullivan-technology-almost-killed-me.html
New York
I Used to Be a Human Being
An endless bombardment of news and gossip and images has rendered us manic information addicts. It broke me. It might break you, too.
Sto usando da un po’ di tempo le cuffie AirPods di Apple. Le trovo fantastiche. Funzionano molto bene, le trovo comode, suonano più che dignitosamente (come le EarPods, sostanzialmente, anche se hanno un filo più di bassi e medi). Da un punto di vista ingegneristico sono praticamente dei blocchi di plastica con annegate dentro le componenti. Adesso ho trovato su Fixit, il sito che fa lo smontaggio delle cose elettroniche, questo servizio sull’analisi 3D con i raggi X di uno dei due auricolari. Parte lento ma è notevole, da guardare (dura 6 minuti)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4whJvVYarc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4whJvVYarc
YouTube
AirPods CT Scans with Bill Cardoso of Creative Electron
You’ve probably seen the awesome x-rays that Creative Electron provided us for some recent teardowns. From iPads to the Apple Watch, Creative Electron has given us a glimpse of what we were tearing down before we actually did it. Now, Bill Cardoso is visiting…
Donald Trump si sta mettendo nei guai da solo. Ogni giorno un po' di più. Resta da capire perché fa così, dato che certamente se ne rende conto. Qual è il piano?
Money quote: "“It’s unconstitutional when President Trump has said he doesn’t like CNN and the New York Times and then excludes them from a press conference. It’s a content-based ban and the government generally cannot enact laws or restrictions that punish speech based or restrict public access based on content. Courts have held that a government press conference is a public forum generally open to the media, and any restrictions must be based on reasons other than content,” First Amendment attorney and LawNewz columnist Susan Seager said."
http://lawnewz.com/high-profile/trumps-ban-of-reporters-at-press-briefing-isnt-just-wrong-its-unconstitutional/
Money quote: "“It’s unconstitutional when President Trump has said he doesn’t like CNN and the New York Times and then excludes them from a press conference. It’s a content-based ban and the government generally cannot enact laws or restrictions that punish speech based or restrict public access based on content. Courts have held that a government press conference is a public forum generally open to the media, and any restrictions must be based on reasons other than content,” First Amendment attorney and LawNewz columnist Susan Seager said."
http://lawnewz.com/high-profile/trumps-ban-of-reporters-at-press-briefing-isnt-just-wrong-its-unconstitutional/
Lawnewz
Trump's Ban of Reporters at Press Briefing Isn't Just Wrong, It's Unconstitutional
CNN and The New York Times have not indicated that they plan to take legal action, but as you can see, if they did they very well may have a winning case. Sean Spicer better take notice.
La strategia del padrone cinese: Tcl alla conquista del mercato smartphone con Alcatel e Blackberry
Il mio articolo per La Stampa
Money quote: “Marchi occidentali per l’azienda di Stato di Pechino, nata nel 1981 come clone delle cassette giapponesi TDK. Oggi è una potenza mondiale da 20 miliardi di dollari che produce telefoni smart ma anche televisori, tablet, lavatrici, frigoriferi, condizionatori d’aria”
http://www.lastampa.it/2017/02/25/tecnologia/news/la-strategia-del-padrone-cinese-tcl-alla-conquista-del-mercato-smartphone-con-i-marchi-alcatel-e-blackberry-5IrY72Xa54ALG5qzSMcfcO/pagina.html
Il mio articolo per La Stampa
Money quote: “Marchi occidentali per l’azienda di Stato di Pechino, nata nel 1981 come clone delle cassette giapponesi TDK. Oggi è una potenza mondiale da 20 miliardi di dollari che produce telefoni smart ma anche televisori, tablet, lavatrici, frigoriferi, condizionatori d’aria”
http://www.lastampa.it/2017/02/25/tecnologia/news/la-strategia-del-padrone-cinese-tcl-alla-conquista-del-mercato-smartphone-con-i-marchi-alcatel-e-blackberry-5IrY72Xa54ALG5qzSMcfcO/pagina.html
LaStampa.it
La strategia del padrone cinese: Tcl alla conquista del mercato smartphone con Alcatel e Blackberry
Marchi occidentali per l’azienda di Stato di Pechino, nata nel 1981 come clone delle cassette giapponesi TDK. Oggi è una potenza mondiale da 20 miliardi di dollari che produce telefoni smart ma anche televisori, tablet, lavatrici, frigoriferi, condizionatori…
Pensieri per il fine settimana.
Abbiamo per la prima volta l'opportunità di avere accesso a moltissima conoscenza in maniera estremamente facile e rapida. Questo può essere un problema per il paradosso dell'abbondanza che paralizza la nostra capacità di scelta da un lato e per il bombardamento di cose inutili a cui siamo sottoposti nell'era digitale dall'altro.
Ciò non toglie però che abbiamo l'accesso.
Potendo scegliere, mi sento di sottoscrivere il consiglio dell'articolo di the open culture e dare un'occhiata al corso di ragionamento critico disponibile gratuitamente online. Se possiamo fare un piccolo investimento per migliorare noi stessi, perché non farlo in qualcosa di così strategico? La nostra epoca richiede sempre di più una capacità critica di analisi che viene quotidianamente tormenterà da mille meccanismi distorsivi. Attrezzarsi per la bisogna non è poi così male. No?
Money quote: "After I was exposed to critical thinking in high school and university, I learned to recognize problematic arguments, whether they be a straw man, an appeal to authority, or an ad hominem attack. Faulty arguments are all-pervasive, and the mental biases that underlie them pop up in media coverage, college classes, and armchair theorizing. Want to learn how to avoid them? Look no further than Critical Reasoning For Beginners, the top rated iTunesU collection of lectures led by Oxford University’s Marianne Talbot."
http://www.openculture.com/2014/02/oxfords-critical-reasoning-for-beginners-will-teach-you-to-argue-like-a-philosopher.html
Abbiamo per la prima volta l'opportunità di avere accesso a moltissima conoscenza in maniera estremamente facile e rapida. Questo può essere un problema per il paradosso dell'abbondanza che paralizza la nostra capacità di scelta da un lato e per il bombardamento di cose inutili a cui siamo sottoposti nell'era digitale dall'altro.
Ciò non toglie però che abbiamo l'accesso.
Potendo scegliere, mi sento di sottoscrivere il consiglio dell'articolo di the open culture e dare un'occhiata al corso di ragionamento critico disponibile gratuitamente online. Se possiamo fare un piccolo investimento per migliorare noi stessi, perché non farlo in qualcosa di così strategico? La nostra epoca richiede sempre di più una capacità critica di analisi che viene quotidianamente tormenterà da mille meccanismi distorsivi. Attrezzarsi per la bisogna non è poi così male. No?
Money quote: "After I was exposed to critical thinking in high school and university, I learned to recognize problematic arguments, whether they be a straw man, an appeal to authority, or an ad hominem attack. Faulty arguments are all-pervasive, and the mental biases that underlie them pop up in media coverage, college classes, and armchair theorizing. Want to learn how to avoid them? Look no further than Critical Reasoning For Beginners, the top rated iTunesU collection of lectures led by Oxford University’s Marianne Talbot."
http://www.openculture.com/2014/02/oxfords-critical-reasoning-for-beginners-will-teach-you-to-argue-like-a-philosopher.html
Open Culture
Oxford’s Free Course Critical Reasoning For Beginners Will Teach You to Think Like a Philosopher
When I was younger, I often found myself disagreeing with something I’d read or heard, but couldn't explain exactly why. Despite being unable to pinpoint the precise reasons, I had a strong sense that the rules of logic were being violated.
È uno messaggi di Donald Trump di oggi. Lo spot del New York Times è invece questo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY0Fdz350GE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY0Fdz350GE
YouTube
The Truth Is Hard | The New York Times
The New York Times has a new marketing campaign: "The truth is more important now than ever."
For the version that aired during the Oscars: https://youtu.be/y64d2HUvnRo
For the version that aired during the Oscars: https://youtu.be/y64d2HUvnRo
L'unica donna islamica con il velo che entrava nello studio ovale della Casa Bianca con Barack Obama non ci sta più dentra. E se ne va.
Money quote: "Some colleagues and community leaders encouraged me to stay, while others expressed concern for my safety. Cautiously optimistic, and feeling a responsibility to try to help them continue our work and be heard, I decided that Trump's NSC could benefit from a colored, female, hijab-wearing, American Muslim patriot."
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/rumana-ahmed-trump/517521/
Money quote: "Some colleagues and community leaders encouraged me to stay, while others expressed concern for my safety. Cautiously optimistic, and feeling a responsibility to try to help them continue our work and be heard, I decided that Trump's NSC could benefit from a colored, female, hijab-wearing, American Muslim patriot."
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/rumana-ahmed-trump/517521/
The Atlantic
I Was a Muslim in the Trump White House—and I Lasted Eight Days
When President Obama left, I stayed on at the National Security Council in order to serve my country.
È arrivato, hanno mantenuto la promessa: la Nokia di HMD ha presentato tre telefoni Android e soprattutto il “nuovo” Nokia 3310.
Money quote 1: “The Nokia 3310 will be sold worldwide as a “digital detox” phone.”
Pesa 79 grammi (la metà del suo avo), ha anche un mini-browser Opera per fare qualcosa ed ha dieci ore di talk time e un mese di standby. Si riuscisse a tenere Telegram e Whatsapp lo prendo subito! Anche perché costa 49 euro.
Money quote 2: “Available in gloss red and yellow and matte blue and grey, the Nokia 3310 has a 2.4-inch colour screen, Bluetooth 3.0, an FM radio, LED torch, microSD card support up to 32GB and a two megapixel camera. The 2.5G connection even lets you go online – albeit very slowly – to access Twitter, Facebook and other services through the Opera Mini browser.”
http://www.wired.co.uk/article/nokia-3310-and-nokia-6-global-launch
È il Nes Mini per i fan della Nokia
Money quote 1: “The Nokia 3310 will be sold worldwide as a “digital detox” phone.”
Pesa 79 grammi (la metà del suo avo), ha anche un mini-browser Opera per fare qualcosa ed ha dieci ore di talk time e un mese di standby. Si riuscisse a tenere Telegram e Whatsapp lo prendo subito! Anche perché costa 49 euro.
Money quote 2: “Available in gloss red and yellow and matte blue and grey, the Nokia 3310 has a 2.4-inch colour screen, Bluetooth 3.0, an FM radio, LED torch, microSD card support up to 32GB and a two megapixel camera. The 2.5G connection even lets you go online – albeit very slowly – to access Twitter, Facebook and other services through the Opera Mini browser.”
http://www.wired.co.uk/article/nokia-3310-and-nokia-6-global-launch
È il Nes Mini per i fan della Nokia
WIRED UK
Nokia 3310 is coming to the UK on May 24
The new Nokia 3310 is smaller and lighter than the original and has some more up-to-date features
Il ritorno del Nokia 3310 e degli altri “slow phone” - il mio articolo per Macity
http://www.macitynet.it/ritorno-del-nokia-3310-degli-altri-slow-phone/
http://www.macitynet.it/ritorno-del-nokia-3310-degli-altri-slow-phone/
Macitynet.it
Il ritorno del Nokia 3310 e degli altri “slow phone”
Dopo le foto in pellicola, il vinile e la Vespa 50 con il faro tondo adesso è la volta dei telefoni vintage. Un mondo che ha voglia di tornare a giocare con gli atomi e non solo con i bit
Quale modo migliore di affrontare il lunedì ricordando i fondamentali?
Money quote: "“Un uomo è incline a badare ai suoi affari quando ne vale la pena. In caso contrario, distoglie la mente dai suoi affari insignificanti, iniziando a farsi quelli degli altri” – Eric Hoffer"
http://m.huffpost.com/it/entry/13878246
Money quote: "“Un uomo è incline a badare ai suoi affari quando ne vale la pena. In caso contrario, distoglie la mente dai suoi affari insignificanti, iniziando a farsi quelli degli altri” – Eric Hoffer"
http://m.huffpost.com/it/entry/13878246
L'universo è spaventosamente enorme. Ci manca la scala per comprenderlo anche perché le narrazioni fantascientifiche non sono all'altezza.
Money quote: "When astronomers made the first definitive measurements of the scale of our Galaxy a century ago, they were overwhelmed by the size of the Universe they had mapped."
https://aeon.co/ideas/our-universe-is-too-vast-for-even-the-most-imaginative-sci-fi
Money quote: "When astronomers made the first definitive measurements of the scale of our Galaxy a century ago, they were overwhelmed by the size of the Universe they had mapped."
https://aeon.co/ideas/our-universe-is-too-vast-for-even-the-most-imaginative-sci-fi
Aeon
Our Universe is too vast for even the most imaginative sci-fi
Conveying the huge size of our Universe via small-scale human perspective is a challenge for sci-fi writers and astronomers