L’approccio di Donald Trump agli affari di stato americani, a partire dalla formazione del nuovo governo, lasciano presagire tempi “interessanti”
Money quote: “Very organized process taking place as I decide on Cabinet and many other positions. I am the only one who knows who the finalists are!”
Money quote: “Very organized process taking place as I decide on Cabinet and many other positions. I am the only one who knows who the finalists are!”
Non siamo onnipotenti e da millenni ci accapigliamo non solo con la nostra mortalità ma anche con la causalità/casualità dell'universo. Questa volta, come se duemila anni per l'intelletto non fossero mai passati, tocca a Bauman offrire le sue interpretazioni da credente.
Money quote: "Se ci chiediamo perché è così e perché così deve essere, la risposta è che Dio sta per la nostra insufficienza, l’insufficienza di noi esseri umani – secondo la memorabile formulazione del grande filosofo polacco Leszek Kolakowski: insufficienza del nostro pensiero e della nostra capacita pratica; insufficienza che e del tutto improbabile possa mai essere superata."
http://avvenire.ita.newsmemory.com/publink.php?shareid=34f8ae217
Money quote: "Se ci chiediamo perché è così e perché così deve essere, la risposta è che Dio sta per la nostra insufficienza, l’insufficienza di noi esseri umani – secondo la memorabile formulazione del grande filosofo polacco Leszek Kolakowski: insufficienza del nostro pensiero e della nostra capacita pratica; insufficienza che e del tutto improbabile possa mai essere superata."
http://avvenire.ita.newsmemory.com/publink.php?shareid=34f8ae217
C’è uno che, per salvare i villaggi tibetani che agonizzano dato che i ghiacciai perenni stanno scomparendo (una volta si diceva che era per il riscaldamento globale, adesso pare che non sappiamo più), dice di aver trovato un modo per ricrearli artificialmente
Money quote: “Indian scientist Sonam Wangchuk saw a way to bring relief to these villages. He created a method to spray water from nearby glacial streams into freezing air during colder months to create artificial glaciers.”
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-man-who-wants-to-make-artificial-glaciers-to-save-the-himalayas
Money quote: “Indian scientist Sonam Wangchuk saw a way to bring relief to these villages. He created a method to spray water from nearby glacial streams into freezing air during colder months to create artificial glaciers.”
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-man-who-wants-to-make-artificial-glaciers-to-save-the-himalayas
Motherboard
The Man Who Wants to Make Artificial Glaciers to Save the Himalayans
Indian scientist Sonam Wangchuk created a method to make artificial glaciers.
La fantascienza Made in China - Il mio articolo per Fumettologica
http://www.fumettologica.it/2016/11/fantascienza-cinese-cina/
http://www.fumettologica.it/2016/11/fantascienza-cinese-cina/
Fumettologica
L’avvento della fantascienza made in China
Oggi, la fantascienza cinese non solo sta crescendo molto velocemente, ma è anche abbastanza conosciuta fuori confine.
Google, la svolta hardware per la nuova sfida del mercato - Il mio articolo per CorCom
http://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital/44422_google-la-svolta-hardware-per-la-nuova-sfida-del-mercato.htm
http://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital/44422_google-la-svolta-hardware-per-la-nuova-sfida-del-mercato.htm
www.corrierecomunicazioni.it
Google, la svolta hardware per la nuova sfida del mercato
Una profonda ristrutturazione interna per la casa di Mountain View che dopo un processo di integrazione verticale si trova ora a competere non solo con Apple...
Se in Italia il Sole 24 Ore annaspa a quanto pare anche per la cattiva amministrazione, il suo modello americano, il Wall Street Journal, non se la cava meglio. Anzi, cura da cavallo per sopravvivere: meno sezioni sul cartaceo, pochissimi contenuti gratis su web e Facebook, più video per il mobile, decine di licenziamenti e prepensionamenti. Tutto pur di tagliare i costi mentre crolla la pubblicità (-21%)
Money quote: “As part of the restructuring, the Journal laid off the Greater New York Staff, which reportedly included at least 19 union employees. Last month, the paper also offered voluntary buyouts. Four hundred and fifty union-represented employees were offered the buyout, and 48 accepted the offer, according to the union.”
http://www.niemanlab.org/2016/11/why-the-wall-street-journal-is-cutting-print-sections-and-refocusing-on-its-core-coverage/
Money quote: “As part of the restructuring, the Journal laid off the Greater New York Staff, which reportedly included at least 19 union employees. Last month, the paper also offered voluntary buyouts. Four hundred and fifty union-represented employees were offered the buyout, and 48 accepted the offer, according to the union.”
http://www.niemanlab.org/2016/11/why-the-wall-street-journal-is-cutting-print-sections-and-refocusing-on-its-core-coverage/
Nieman Lab
Why The Wall Street Journal is cutting print sections and refocusing on its core coverage
Editor-in-chief Gerard Baker says the paper, which confronted a 21 percent decrease in advertising revenue in the most recent quarter, is trying to attract subscribers.
La gioventù fascista è ner e ama i videogiochi.
Money quote: "Today’s American fascist youth is neither the strapping Aryan jock-patriot nor the skinheaded, jackbooted punk: The fascist millennial is a pasty nerd watching shitty meme videos on YouTube, listening to EDM, and harassing black women on Twitter. Self-styled “nerds” are the core youth vanguard of crypto-populist fascist movements. And they are the ones most likely to seize the opportunities presented by the Trump presidency."
http://reallifemag.com/what-was-the-nerd/
Money quote: "Today’s American fascist youth is neither the strapping Aryan jock-patriot nor the skinheaded, jackbooted punk: The fascist millennial is a pasty nerd watching shitty meme videos on YouTube, listening to EDM, and harassing black women on Twitter. Self-styled “nerds” are the core youth vanguard of crypto-populist fascist movements. And they are the ones most likely to seize the opportunities presented by the Trump presidency."
http://reallifemag.com/what-was-the-nerd/
Real Life
What Was the Nerd? — Real Life
The myth of the bullied white outcast loner is helping fuel a fascist resurgence
Ok, questi si sono bevuti il cervello anche senza bisogno di prosecco. A quanto pare la Gran Bretagna è sull’orlo dell’abisso e ha una classe dirigente populista che proprio non ce la fa, non ci arriva.
Money quote:
“Boris Johnson’s approach to Brexit has been ridiculed by European ministers after he told Italy it would have to offer tariff-free trade in order to sell its prosecco in the UK.
Carlo Calenda, an Italian economics minister, said it was insulting that Johnson had told him during a recent meeting that Italy would grant Britain access to the EU’s single market “because you don’t want to lose prosecco exports”.
“He basically said: ‘I don’t want free movement of people but I want the single market,’” he told Bloomberg. “I said: ‘No way.’ He said: ‘You’ll sell less prosecco.’ I said: ‘OK, you’ll sell less fish and chips, but I’ll sell less prosecco to one country and you’ll sell less to 27 countries.’ Putting things on this level is a bit insulting.””
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/nov/16/european-ministers-boris-johnson-prosecco-claim-brexit
Money quote:
“Boris Johnson’s approach to Brexit has been ridiculed by European ministers after he told Italy it would have to offer tariff-free trade in order to sell its prosecco in the UK.
Carlo Calenda, an Italian economics minister, said it was insulting that Johnson had told him during a recent meeting that Italy would grant Britain access to the EU’s single market “because you don’t want to lose prosecco exports”.
“He basically said: ‘I don’t want free movement of people but I want the single market,’” he told Bloomberg. “I said: ‘No way.’ He said: ‘You’ll sell less prosecco.’ I said: ‘OK, you’ll sell less fish and chips, but I’ll sell less prosecco to one country and you’ll sell less to 27 countries.’ Putting things on this level is a bit insulting.””
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/nov/16/european-ministers-boris-johnson-prosecco-claim-brexit
the Guardian
Boris Johnson ridiculed by European ministers after prosecco claim
Italian minister Carlo Calenda says UK foreign secretary’s Brexit approach insulting after exports claim
Come hanno già fatto anche altre università americane, adesso anche il MIT di Boston lancia il suo fondo di investimenti. L’obiettivo però è leggermente diverso da quello degli altri: finanziare un certo numero di startup (60 all’anno) che hanno bisogno di tempi lunghi per il tipo di ricerca che fanno e che quindi non attraggono il classico venture capitalis. La maggior parte saranno spin-off del MIT stesso.
Money quote: “The initiative aims to support startups working in biotech, robotics, energy, and other complex technologies that take more time and money than most venture capitalists are willing to invest, especially at an early stage. It will provide young firms with funding, as well as access to affordable office and lab space, specialty equipment, shared legal and business services, and connections to mentors and potential business partners. The plan is for The Engine to support 60 startups per year, with each participating in an incubator program for up to 12 months.”
http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2016/11/04/mits-venture-fund-gains-support-but-raises-questions-from-vcs/?single_page=true#
Money quote: “The initiative aims to support startups working in biotech, robotics, energy, and other complex technologies that take more time and money than most venture capitalists are willing to invest, especially at an early stage. It will provide young firms with funding, as well as access to affordable office and lab space, specialty equipment, shared legal and business services, and connections to mentors and potential business partners. The plan is for The Engine to support 60 startups per year, with each participating in an incubator program for up to 12 months.”
http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2016/11/04/mits-venture-fund-gains-support-but-raises-questions-from-vcs/?single_page=true#
Xconomy
MIT’s Venture Fund Gains Support, But Raises Questions from VCs | Xconomy
Krishna Gupta was still an undergraduate student at MIT when he started his early-stage venture capital firm Romulus Capital in 2008. Seeking mentorship, h
Una passeggiata nella diversità della diversità. In Giappone gli Onabe sono uomini nati donna, cioè la comunità transgender giapponese.
Money quote: “The term onabe literally means a type of pot commonly used to cook stews in. Unsurprisingly, many consider it an offensive term. A sentiment that has grown significantly as transgender men have begun to become more visible and accepted within the country — after a hard-won struggle, the Supreme Court set a precedence when they ruled on December 10, 2013 that a transgender man can legally be the adoptive father of a child born to his wife through artificial insemination, and the rise in popularity of boy band Secret Guyz and comedian Yukichi. Though the term onabe was coined not that long ago as the female equivalent of the older and more established expression, okama — which is a blanket word for everything from gay man to transgender woman to female impersonator — most people now prefer the term FTM, or “female to male.””
http://savvytokyo.com/theyre-men-born-women-yes-can-call-onabe/
Money quote: “The term onabe literally means a type of pot commonly used to cook stews in. Unsurprisingly, many consider it an offensive term. A sentiment that has grown significantly as transgender men have begun to become more visible and accepted within the country — after a hard-won struggle, the Supreme Court set a precedence when they ruled on December 10, 2013 that a transgender man can legally be the adoptive father of a child born to his wife through artificial insemination, and the rise in popularity of boy band Secret Guyz and comedian Yukichi. Though the term onabe was coined not that long ago as the female equivalent of the older and more established expression, okama — which is a blanket word for everything from gay man to transgender woman to female impersonator — most people now prefer the term FTM, or “female to male.””
http://savvytokyo.com/theyre-men-born-women-yes-can-call-onabe/
Savvy Tokyo
They’re Men Born As Women, And Yes, You Can Call Them Onabe
Once “invisible,” onabe bars are now putting transgender men front and center. Some of the oldest of these bars are right here in Tokyo and they’re only growing in popularity. Here’s why you should visit one.
Si chiama TITANPOINTE ed è un grattacielo brutalista, struttura di cemento armato a vista, senza neanche una finestra, nato negli anni Sessanta. Capace di resistere a un attacco nucleare e dare ricovero e da mangiare a 1500 persone per due settimane, contiene tonnellate di apparecchiature di AT&T, per il quale è uno snodo fondamentale. E dentro c’è uno dei più grandi centri di intercettazione della NSA al mondo.
Il palazzo si trova nel centro di Manhattan, nascosto in uno dei punti più visibili e guardati del pianeta. Un documentario tra poco ne racconterà la storia
Money quote: “This article is the product of a joint reporting project between The Intercept and Field of Vision. “Project X,” a Field of Vision documentary directed by Henrik Moltke and Laura Poitras, will screen at IFC Center starting November 18.”
https://theintercept.com/2016/11/16/the-nsas-spy-hub-in-new-york-hidden-in-plain-sight/
Il palazzo si trova nel centro di Manhattan, nascosto in uno dei punti più visibili e guardati del pianeta. Un documentario tra poco ne racconterà la storia
Money quote: “This article is the product of a joint reporting project between The Intercept and Field of Vision. “Project X,” a Field of Vision documentary directed by Henrik Moltke and Laura Poitras, will screen at IFC Center starting November 18.”
https://theintercept.com/2016/11/16/the-nsas-spy-hub-in-new-york-hidden-in-plain-sight/
The Intercept
The NSA’s Spy Hub in New York, Hidden in Plain Sight
The NSA has placed top-secret surveillance equipment inside an AT&T building in Manhattan, documents reveal.
La capacità anche della stampa di qualità di trattare argomenti pruriginosi montando e rimontando la storia per vendere di più è incredibile. Prendete questo "serio" articolo dello Scientific American, ad esempio: si va a letto più facilmente con partner generosi.
Money quote: "From this research, it seems clear that people tend to report preferring altruistic partners. However, preferences do not always translate into real-world mating decisions, and we wanted to know if altruists also happen to experience more mating success."
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/altruistic-people-have-more-sexual-partners/
Money quote: "From this research, it seems clear that people tend to report preferring altruistic partners. However, preferences do not always translate into real-world mating decisions, and we wanted to know if altruists also happen to experience more mating success."
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/altruistic-people-have-more-sexual-partners/
Scientific American
Altruistic People Have More Sexual Partners
We are drawn to those who do good deeds
Un genio dei meme: si è photoshoppato ovunque. Fantastico.
http://designyoutrust.com/2016/11/this-man-photoshops-himself-into-series-of-hilarious-scenarios-with-celebrities/
http://designyoutrust.com/2016/11/this-man-photoshops-himself-into-series-of-hilarious-scenarios-with-celebrities/
a sideways glance
Date retta a me: questo è uno bravo.
http://flyfishertc.tumblr.com/post/96845499833
Date retta a me: questo è uno bravo.
http://flyfishertc.tumblr.com/post/96845499833
a sideways glance
tony cearns looking at photography
iA Writer 4, il coltellino svizzero del markdown ora gestisce immagini e tabelle - il mio articolo per Macity
http://www.macitynet.it/ia-writer-4/
http://www.macitynet.it/ia-writer-4/
macitynet.it
iA Writer 4, il coltellino svizzero del markdown ora gestisce immagini e tabelle
App Android, App iPad, App iPhone, App Mac, App Produttività, Mac App a Pagamento
A Richard Stallman, il papà del free software, non piace Uber. Per niente
Money quote: “Uber's clever policy of not being directly responsible for anything that goes wrong extends to harassment by drivers, and its practice of identifying passengers enables drivers to find out who the passenger is. This makes some women scared to use Uber.”
https://stallman.org/uber.html
Money quote: “Uber's clever policy of not being directly responsible for anything that goes wrong extends to harassment by drivers, and its practice of identifying passengers enables drivers to find out who the passenger is. This makes some women scared to use Uber.”
https://stallman.org/uber.html
La capacità di innovare di Apple è in crisi? Se lo chiede su Medium , che la mette giù dura: se tornasse dalla tomba Steve Jobs e vedesse la sua azienda oggi, sarebbe molto arrabbiato.
In realtà, a parte l’attacco a effetto, l’articolo tocca aspetti interessanti e solleva dubbi legittimi. La creazione di un libro come prodotto che è una brochure bellissima e costosa (300 euro) che celebra i prodotti passati potrebbe essere la data simbolica dell’inizio della fine di Apple. Il suo salto dello squalo. insomma.
Money quote: “This past week, Apple spent 82 minutes unveiling a new app, a computer screen made by another company, and three laptops with the same name. They weren’t exactly the major overhauls that many were hoping for, and the event comes not too long after the company released a new iPhone that looked much like the last two it put out, and its other notable innovations of late have been making its products in different sizes and unleashing a sea of dongles on the world.”
http://qz.com/822818/steve-jobs-would-probably-very-upset-with-what-apple-aapl-has-become/
In realtà, a parte l’attacco a effetto, l’articolo tocca aspetti interessanti e solleva dubbi legittimi. La creazione di un libro come prodotto che è una brochure bellissima e costosa (300 euro) che celebra i prodotti passati potrebbe essere la data simbolica dell’inizio della fine di Apple. Il suo salto dello squalo. insomma.
Money quote: “This past week, Apple spent 82 minutes unveiling a new app, a computer screen made by another company, and three laptops with the same name. They weren’t exactly the major overhauls that many were hoping for, and the event comes not too long after the company released a new iPhone that looked much like the last two it put out, and its other notable innovations of late have been making its products in different sizes and unleashing a sea of dongles on the world.”
http://qz.com/822818/steve-jobs-would-probably-very-upset-with-what-apple-aapl-has-become/
Quartz
Steve Jobs would probably be rather upset with what Apple has become today
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
A gennaio una pattuglia di giornalisti di tutto il mondo è andata in Giappone su invito di Fujifilm a partecipare al lancio della nuova macchina fotografica X-Pro 2 e a vedere dove vengono prodotti obiettivi e apparecchi. Questo, che ho ripescato adesso, è il reportage di uno di quei giornalisti. Vale la pena perché le foto sono belle oltre che buone.
Money quote: “"Made in Japan." It's seen as a badge of quality inside and outside the country, as well as an indicator that you're probably paying a bit more. But what does it actually mean? When Fujifilm, a company that proudly etches "Made in Japan" onto almost all of its mirrorless cameras, invited me to its Taiwa factory in Sendai last week, that was the main thing I wanted to find out.”
http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/18/10785038/fujifilm-x-pro-2-lens-factory-manufacturing-photos
Money quote: “"Made in Japan." It's seen as a badge of quality inside and outside the country, as well as an indicator that you're probably paying a bit more. But what does it actually mean? When Fujifilm, a company that proudly etches "Made in Japan" onto almost all of its mirrorless cameras, invited me to its Taiwa factory in Sendai last week, that was the main thing I wanted to find out.”
http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/18/10785038/fujifilm-x-pro-2-lens-factory-manufacturing-photos
The Verge
How Fujifilm's cameras and lenses are Made in Japan
"Made in Japan." It's seen as a badge of quality inside and outside the country, as well as an indicator that you're probably paying a bit more. But what does it actually mean? When Fujifilm, a...
Per la serie: problemi che dalle nostre parti non riusciamo a porci: quali regole seguire per la grafia dei titoli e degli altri testi nei sistemi operativi, nei menu e nei dialoghi? Tutto alto-basso? Alto-basso-basso? Tutto basso? E cosa significa, che effetto fa?
Ne parlava un po’ di tempo fa John Saito
Money quote:
“In most products and websites today, there are two ways to capitalize words:
- Title case: Capitalize every word. This Is Title Case.
- Sentence case: Capitalize the first word. This is sentence case.”
https://medium.com/@jsaito/making-a-case-for-letter-case-19d09f653c98#.thsog6n2b
Ne parlava un po’ di tempo fa John Saito
Money quote:
“In most products and websites today, there are two ways to capitalize words:
- Title case: Capitalize every word. This Is Title Case.
- Sentence case: Capitalize the first word. This is sentence case.”
https://medium.com/@jsaito/making-a-case-for-letter-case-19d09f653c98#.thsog6n2b
Medium
Making a case for letter case
A little thing like capitalization can be a big deal