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Psicopatologia di Donald Trump: sofferente di una condizione mentale legata al narcisismo, potenzialmente devastante, dai risvolti però interessanti, perché in questo caso si mette l’accento sulla prevedibilità dei comportamenti del presidente Usa. Tra i quali la possibilità che si dimetta. È la prima volta che lo leggo, ma vale la pena segnarselo.

Money quote: “Typically, when all else fails and narcissists are unable to get the attention and affirmation they need, they play the victim. If the investigations continue to intensify, and if Trump begins to lose the affection of his base, Fox News pundits, and Republican leaders, he may resign, Behary predicts, based on all the narcissists she has treated for decades. “He’ll point the finger and say, ‘I was making America great again, and the Democrats stopped me.’””

https://medium.com/s/reasonable-doubt/trump-is-a-mental-health-story-652c340f4503
Buon anno a tutti! E felice 2020!
Libri spettacolari e dimenticati

Money quote: “When Parrott’s Ex-Wife was published, anonymously, in 1929, it was an immediate sensation. It went on to sell over a hundred thousand copies in nine editions. The publisher billed it as a “sociological document,” suggesting that the twenty-eight-year-old narrator, Patricia, would provide readers with a glimpse into the rapidly changing sexual mores of the time. The fact that the novel was published anonymously gave it the aura of confession.”

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/02/12/the-racy-jazz-age-best-seller-youve-never-heard-of/
La svolta ecologica della energia in Germania: ci vorranno trent’anni, ok, però è già un passo avanti nella direzione “verde”. Sort of.

Money quote: “Germany, one of the world’s biggest consumers of coal, will shut down all 84 of its coal-fired power plants over the next 19 years to meet its international commitments in the fight against climate change, a government commission said Saturday.”

https://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-germany-coal-power-20190126-story.html
Nei film hanno sempre i piedi nudi, al limite nei sandali, perché dopotutto il deserto è caldo e poi si fa prima così. Ma in realtà gli antichi egizi avevano i calzini. Ed erano spettacolari. C’è chi li ha rifatti a mano.

Money quote: “To make these socks, she looped wool yarn around a single needle, and emulated the strategy of making one toe at a time. (This wasn’t Pointer’s first naalbinding rodeo, though, as she’s also used the technique to make ones in the style of the Viking Age.) The process of making one cup for the lone big toe, a larger one for the others, then joining them together “is the most practical way to make them,” she says. “Most early items like this show a very logical approach to construction when you look closely.”“

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/old-egyptian-socks
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Stanno inventando la città senza auto private.

Money quote: “When residents of the International Business District (IBD) in Songdo, South Korea go to work, pick up their kids from school, or shop for groceries, driving is optional.

That's because the $40 billion district— currently a work-in-progress about the size of downtown Boston — was designed to eliminate the need for cars.”

https://www.businessinsider.com/songdo-south-korea-design-2017-11
Il “darwinismo digitale” è agghiacciante

https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolis/2018/12/11/as-digital-darwinism-evolves-enterprise-organizations-must-learn-new-ways-to-adapt-and-innovate/amp/

money quote: “Increasingly complex ecosystems, in-demand expertise and talent and a growing list of competing and often confusing priorities are challenging CIOs, CDOs and business leaders at every turn. Yet, companies still have to adapt. Companies seeking to compete must double down on investments in disruptive and agile technologies and also disruptive and agile operational models. Those that don’t will find themselves on the other side of digital Darwinism.”
Il primo mega-thread dell’anno finisce sul New York Times. Il dibattito di quale sia il posto migliore sulla metro di NuC è appena cominciato.

Money quote: “Most riders may not have realized that they had a preference until Gabriel Bautista, a college student from the Bronx, posted a photo and a simple question on Twitter on New Year’s Eve: “All my New Yorkers, which is the best seat?”

In the photo, a group of seats on a D train, in a cascade of orange hues, is labeled with a number, from 1 to 5”

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/02/nyregion/best-subway-seat.html
Curiosi di mappare le aziende hi-tech di San Francisco? Non aspettate oltre, ecco qui: serve per mandare il vostro curriculum

Money quote: "Categories"

https://employbl.com