Se si vuole seguire la teoria che viviamo un nuovo medioevo, questo breve saggio introduce molto bene un argomento a favore della tesi: andare nei resort Disney è la forma contemporanea di un pellegrinaggio medioevale
Money quote: ““Appetites for direct contact with Disney’s creations have transformed the trek to Disney World into a genuine form of pilgrimage,” writes historian Cheryl Krause Knight, author of Power and Paradise in Walt Disney’s World. In the modern world, a trip to Disney has become a rite of passage that transforms those who make the trek, and the design of the park heightens that experience: Disney World resembles a medieval pilgrimage center, designed to connect pilgrims with the supernatural, represented by Mickey Mouse and company.”
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/visiting-disney-world-is-the-modern-version-of-making-a-medieval-pilgrimage
Money quote: ““Appetites for direct contact with Disney’s creations have transformed the trek to Disney World into a genuine form of pilgrimage,” writes historian Cheryl Krause Knight, author of Power and Paradise in Walt Disney’s World. In the modern world, a trip to Disney has become a rite of passage that transforms those who make the trek, and the design of the park heightens that experience: Disney World resembles a medieval pilgrimage center, designed to connect pilgrims with the supernatural, represented by Mickey Mouse and company.”
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/visiting-disney-world-is-the-modern-version-of-making-a-medieval-pilgrimage
Atlas Obscura
Visiting Disney World is the Modern Version of Making a Medieval Pilgrimage
According to anthropologists, religious studies experts, and art historians.
2001 Odissea nello Spazio e i nostri padri: storie di grandi promesse ed enormi tradimenti. (Era meglio Blade Runner)
Money quote: "He’d worked for IBM in Poughkeepsie, New York, a corporate labyrinth of beige cubicles and epochal breakthroughs; a world of punch cards and reel-to-reel magnetic tape, where at least some of the employees were deadly serious about making sure to wear the company tie clip and then, once they were off duty, to switch to their own personal tie clips."
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/01/09/hal-mother-and-father/
Money quote: "He’d worked for IBM in Poughkeepsie, New York, a corporate labyrinth of beige cubicles and epochal breakthroughs; a world of punch cards and reel-to-reel magnetic tape, where at least some of the employees were deadly serious about making sure to wear the company tie clip and then, once they were off duty, to switch to their own personal tie clips."
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/01/09/hal-mother-and-father/
The Paris Review
Seeing the Sixties and Seventies Through 2001 and Alien
The two classic sci-fi films reflected the spirit of their times: 2001 full of hope for an evolving humanity, and Alien full of fear about the Me Generation.
Sorpresa Kodak al CES2017 «Ricominciamo a produrre le pellicole Ektachrome» - il mio articolo per Macity
http://www.macitynet.it/kodak-al-ces2017-ricominciamo-produrre-la-ektachrome/
http://www.macitynet.it/kodak-al-ces2017-ricominciamo-produrre-la-ektachrome/
Macitynet.it
Sorpresa Kodak al CES2017 «Ricominciamo a produrre le pellicole Ektachrome» - Macitynet.it
Anni dopo la cancellazione della storica pellicola, l’azienda di Rochester la rilancia. Torna in produzione Ektachrome: l'analogico rinasce?
Dieci anni di iPhone: Phil Schiller spiega un po' di cose, tra le quali i motivi per cui l'apparecchio di Apple è solo all'inizio della sua traiettoria: ce ne sarà per almeno 50 anni ancora.
Money quote: "Schiller takes pains, however, to specify that Apple maintains, and will continue to maintain, a lead over its rivals, despite the fact that Android outsells iPhone in units — though not in profits — and iPhone sales themselves seem to be slowing. “The quality is unmatched. The ease of use is still unmatched. The integration of hardware software is unmatched. We’re not about the cheapest, we’re not about the most, we’re about the best.”"
https://backchannel.com/phil-schiller-on-iphones-launch-how-it-changed-apple-and-why-it-will-keep-going-for-50-years-e4412ad2c8f5#.3ar7ntr41
Money quote: "Schiller takes pains, however, to specify that Apple maintains, and will continue to maintain, a lead over its rivals, despite the fact that Android outsells iPhone in units — though not in profits — and iPhone sales themselves seem to be slowing. “The quality is unmatched. The ease of use is still unmatched. The integration of hardware software is unmatched. We’re not about the cheapest, we’re not about the most, we’re about the best.”"
https://backchannel.com/phil-schiller-on-iphones-launch-how-it-changed-apple-and-why-it-will-keep-going-for-50-years-e4412ad2c8f5#.3ar7ntr41
Backchannel
Phil Schiller on iPhone’s Launch, How It Changed Apple, and Why It Will Keep Going for 50 Years
A reporter there for the creation gets Apple’s exclusive take on the “Jesus Phone”’s 10th birthday.
Dieci anni di iPhone: Phil Schiller spiega un po' di cose, tra le quali i motivi per cui l'apparecchio di Apple è solo all'inizio della sua traiettoria: ce ne sarà per almeno 50 anni ancora.
Money quote: "Schiller takes pains, however, to specify that Apple maintains, and will continue to maintain, a lead over its rivals, despite the fact that Android outsells iPhone in units — though not in profits — and iPhone sales themselves seem to be slowing. “The quality is unmatched. The ease of use is still unmatched. The integration of hardware software is unmatched. We’re not about the cheapest, we’re not about the most, we’re about the best.”"
https://backchannel.com/phil-schiller-on-iphones-launch-how-it-changed-apple-and-why-it-will-keep-going-for-50-years-e4412ad2c8f5#.3ar7ntr41
Money quote: "Schiller takes pains, however, to specify that Apple maintains, and will continue to maintain, a lead over its rivals, despite the fact that Android outsells iPhone in units — though not in profits — and iPhone sales themselves seem to be slowing. “The quality is unmatched. The ease of use is still unmatched. The integration of hardware software is unmatched. We’re not about the cheapest, we’re not about the most, we’re about the best.”"
https://backchannel.com/phil-schiller-on-iphones-launch-how-it-changed-apple-and-why-it-will-keep-going-for-50-years-e4412ad2c8f5#.3ar7ntr41
Backchannel
Phil Schiller on iPhone’s Launch, How It Changed Apple, and Why It Will Keep Going for 50 Years
A reporter there for the creation gets Apple’s exclusive take on the “Jesus Phone”’s 10th birthday.
Ansia e depressione materna: pare sia più forte se si è data alla luce una coppia di gemelli anziché fratelli e sorelle con gravidanze diverse
Money quote: “As it turns out, despite the exhaustion and feelings of overload during the infancy period, mothers experience a great deal of satisfaction and fulfilment in caring for their babies. But as puberty approaches, mothers find less and less positivity in interactions with their children, and the challenges of parenting become far more complex.”
https://aeon.co/ideas/why-mothers-of-tweens-not-babies-are-the-most-depressed
Money quote: “As it turns out, despite the exhaustion and feelings of overload during the infancy period, mothers experience a great deal of satisfaction and fulfilment in caring for their babies. But as puberty approaches, mothers find less and less positivity in interactions with their children, and the challenges of parenting become far more complex.”
https://aeon.co/ideas/why-mothers-of-tweens-not-babies-are-the-most-depressed
Aeon
Why mothers of tweens – not babies – are the most depressed
Mothers’ moods plummet during middle school years and are at their happiest during infancy and the empty nest
È il primo paese al mondo a fare uno switch-off radiofonico totale. La Norvegia gioca una carta pesante, via tutto e solo DAB, che rischia di creare più di un paio di problemi.
Money quote:
“The shutdown of the FM (Frequency Modulation) network, introduced in the 1950s, will begin in the northern city of Bodoe on Jan. 11.
By the end of the year, all national FM broadcasts will be closed in favor of DAB, which backers say carries less hiss and clearer sound throughout the large nation of 5 million people cut by fjords and mountains.”
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-norway-radio-idUSKBN14P1TH?il=0
Money quote:
“The shutdown of the FM (Frequency Modulation) network, introduced in the 1950s, will begin in the northern city of Bodoe on Jan. 11.
By the end of the year, all national FM broadcasts will be closed in favor of DAB, which backers say carries less hiss and clearer sound throughout the large nation of 5 million people cut by fjords and mountains.”
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-norway-radio-idUSKBN14P1TH?il=0
A me questa cosa che Yahoo se la compra Verizon e gli cambia nome in Altaba mi pare una cosa poco smart, per usare un eufemismo. Il nome non era un asset da poco! Marissa Mayer intanto verrà giubilata.
Money quote: “Yahoo said that the new company -- which consists of Yahoo's remaining investment in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Yahoo Japan, as well as cash and a few other assets -- will only need five board members, and Mayer as well as Yahoo cofounder David Filo will not be among them.”
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/yahoo-leftovers-will-be-called-altaba-mayer-will-not-be-on-board-2017-01-09
Money quote: “Yahoo said that the new company -- which consists of Yahoo's remaining investment in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Yahoo Japan, as well as cash and a few other assets -- will only need five board members, and Mayer as well as Yahoo cofounder David Filo will not be among them.”
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/yahoo-leftovers-will-be-called-altaba-mayer-will-not-be-on-board-2017-01-09
MarketWatch
Yahoo leftovers will be called Altaba, Mayer will not be on board
Forwarded from Social&Positive News - L'informazione che fa bene
😀 #Felicità #Bauman
“Non è vero che la felicità significhi una vita senza problemi. La vita felice viene dal superamento dei problemi”. Apriamo le notizie di oggi con un frammento del discorso di Zygmunt Bauman sulla felicità in un brevissimo video di Rai3.
https://goo.gl/GzD5bZ
“Non è vero che la felicità significhi una vita senza problemi. La vita felice viene dal superamento dei problemi”. Apriamo le notizie di oggi con un frammento del discorso di Zygmunt Bauman sulla felicità in un brevissimo video di Rai3.
https://goo.gl/GzD5bZ
YouTube
Discorso sulla Felicità - Zygmunt Bauman
Il famoso discorso di Bauman sulla Felicità. Bauman ha focalizzato le sue ricerche sui temi della stratificazione sociale e del movimento dei lavoratori, pri...
Un inquietante viaggio nella mente di Donald Trump: questa volta siamo alla psicanalisi del mostro. A me sta venendo un dubbio, però. Se continuano a scrivere articolo così, i giornali americano fanno ancora peggio di quelli italiani con Silvio Berlusconi: possibile non lo capiscano?
Money quote: “I might have phrased Singer’s question this way: Who are you, Mr. Trump, when you are alone? Singer never got an answer, leaving him to conclude that the real-estate mogul who would become a reality-TV star and, after that, a leading candidate for president of the United States had managed to achieve something remarkable: “an existence unmolested by the rumbling of a soul.””
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/06/the-mind-of-donald-trump/480771/
Money quote: “I might have phrased Singer’s question this way: Who are you, Mr. Trump, when you are alone? Singer never got an answer, leaving him to conclude that the real-estate mogul who would become a reality-TV star and, after that, a leading candidate for president of the United States had managed to achieve something remarkable: “an existence unmolested by the rumbling of a soul.””
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/06/the-mind-of-donald-trump/480771/
The Atlantic
The Mind of Donald Trump
A psychologist’s guide to an extraordinary personality—and Donald Trump’s possible presidency
A quanto pare c’è una nuova serie di fantascienza “tosta” (navi nello spazio, battaglie, corse contro il tempo, asteroidi, Marte...) che sta rinverdendo i tempi di Battlestar Galactica. Era l’ora. Si chiama “The Expanse” ed è l’adattamento di una serie di libri di un certo successo. Spacca duro.
Money quote: “Just before the series aired, I wrote a post pleading to the gods of science fiction to please, please, please not let television destroy this thing of beauty I love so dearly. With the final credits rolled up, it's time to answer that all-important question.”
http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/03/10/469626620/the-expanse-best-science-fiction-show-in-a-decade
Money quote: “Just before the series aired, I wrote a post pleading to the gods of science fiction to please, please, please not let television destroy this thing of beauty I love so dearly. With the final credits rolled up, it's time to answer that all-important question.”
http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/03/10/469626620/the-expanse-best-science-fiction-show-in-a-decade
La nascita del nomade digitale, del road warrior che sfrutta la tecnologia per spostarsi ovunque. Vivere il sogno oppure precariato all’ennesima potenza? Il mio articolo per Link
Money quote: “Il punto è che, se si vive lo stesso anno per 75 volte, questa non possiamo chiamarla vita”
http://www.linkideeperlatv.it/nomadi-digitali/
Money quote: “Il punto è che, se si vive lo stesso anno per 75 volte, questa non possiamo chiamarla vita”
http://www.linkideeperlatv.it/nomadi-digitali/
Link
Nomadi digitali - Link
Cos’è il fenomeno del digital nomadism, come si è evoluto e perché esistono i nomadi digitali.
AirPods, per Apple è un successo che vale 10 miliardi di dollari - il mio articolo per Macity
http://www.macitynet.it/airpods-un-successo-vale-10-miliardi-dollari/
http://www.macitynet.it/airpods-un-successo-vale-10-miliardi-dollari/
Macitynet.it
AirPods, per Apple è un successo che vale 10 miliardi di dollari
Secondo le previsioni Apple venderà 22 milioni di auricolari AirPods nel 2017. È il primo, grande successo dell’era Tim Cook
Forwarded from macitynet.it
Tutto merito di AirPods: Apple domina il 40% delle cuffie wireless http://www.macitynet.it/merito-airpods-apple-domina-40-del-mercato-cuffie-wireless/
Macitynet.it
Tutto merito di AirPods: Apple domina il 40% delle cuffie wireless
le cuffie wireless di Apple sono un successo planetario: insieme Beats e airpods rappresentano il 40% mercato delle cuffie wireless
Ci sono le notizie, i commenti, le fake news e le strunzate. Indovinate a quale genere appartiene quella che segue. Si vince un neurone in più.
Money quote: "Isao Echizen, a professor at Japan’s National Institute of Informatics, has no problem with the selfie phenomenon. However, if you’re using one hand to take the picture, he says it’s wise to keep the fingertips of the other out of frame. That’s because consumer camera technology and image quality has now progressed to the level, Echizen says, where your fingerprint data can be derived from a photo of your fingertips."
http://en.rocketnews24.com/2017/01/10/skip-the-peace-sign-security-researcher-cautions-against-striking-japans-favorite-picture-pose/
Money quote: "Isao Echizen, a professor at Japan’s National Institute of Informatics, has no problem with the selfie phenomenon. However, if you’re using one hand to take the picture, he says it’s wise to keep the fingertips of the other out of frame. That’s because consumer camera technology and image quality has now progressed to the level, Echizen says, where your fingerprint data can be derived from a photo of your fingertips."
http://en.rocketnews24.com/2017/01/10/skip-the-peace-sign-security-researcher-cautions-against-striking-japans-favorite-picture-pose/
RocketNews24
Skip the peace sign – Security researcher cautions against striking Japan’s favorite picture pose
Saying cheese is fine, but flashing the peace sign could be inviting not just social media attention, but identity theft too.
C’è voluto il duro lavoro di uno stagista estivo per fare in modo che Ulysses potesse importarsi dentro tutto il contenuto di Evernote. E se voi, come me, avete abbandonato la morente e poco efficiente piattaforma nata sotto Windows per l’organizzazione in rete degli appunti, è arrivato il momento di salvare il salvabile.
Money quote: “Albeit a writing app at heart, Ulysses is well-suited for organizing notes, and therefore considered an appropriate Evernote alternative by many of our users. The much requested Evernote importer was built by Marcel Voss during his summer internship with Ulysses. Applause! In this post Marcel explains how to use it.”
https://ulyssesapp.com/blog/2017/01/evernote-importer-ulysses/
Money quote: “Albeit a writing app at heart, Ulysses is well-suited for organizing notes, and therefore considered an appropriate Evernote alternative by many of our users. The much requested Evernote importer was built by Marcel Voss during his summer internship with Ulysses. Applause! In this post Marcel explains how to use it.”
https://ulyssesapp.com/blog/2017/01/evernote-importer-ulysses/
Due giorni fa è morta a Hong Kong la giornalista britannica Claire Hollingworth, decana della stampa mondiale, su piazza dal 1939 (fu lei a fare lo scoop dell’invasione nazista della Polonia) e donna vitale e attiva sino alla fine.
Qui c’è l’obituary della BBC (più appropriato n questo caso di quello del NYTimes)
Money quote: “Although she lost her sight later in life, Clare Hollingworth, a true journalist's journalist, retained an acute interest in world affairs right to the end. She was once asked where she would want to go if the phone rang with a new assignment. "I would look through the papers," she said, "And say, 'Where's the most dangerous place to go?', because it always makes a good story."”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13960347
Bisogna però fare anche un cenno alla macchina da scrivere che la donna pare abbia utilizzato per la maggior parte della sua carriera dal dopoguerra in avanti: una svizzera Hermes modello Baby (prodotta dal 1955, più piccola ancora della sua contemporanea Lettera 22 di Olivetti)
http://oztypewriter.blogspot.nl/2016/10/scoop-clare-hollingworth-turns-105.html
Qui c’è l’obituary della BBC (più appropriato n questo caso di quello del NYTimes)
Money quote: “Although she lost her sight later in life, Clare Hollingworth, a true journalist's journalist, retained an acute interest in world affairs right to the end. She was once asked where she would want to go if the phone rang with a new assignment. "I would look through the papers," she said, "And say, 'Where's the most dangerous place to go?', because it always makes a good story."”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13960347
Bisogna però fare anche un cenno alla macchina da scrivere che la donna pare abbia utilizzato per la maggior parte della sua carriera dal dopoguerra in avanti: una svizzera Hermes modello Baby (prodotta dal 1955, più piccola ancora della sua contemporanea Lettera 22 di Olivetti)
http://oztypewriter.blogspot.nl/2016/10/scoop-clare-hollingworth-turns-105.html
BBC News
Obituary: Clare Hollingworth
Celebrated war correspondent who broke the news of Germany's invasion of Poland.
Cosa sta succedendo nel mercato del turismo? Una piccola (neanche tanto) rivoluzione. È una condizione permanente, da quindici anni a questa parte, però non accenna a rallentare. Skift analizza i megatrend del settore
Money quote:
“The list of 15 Megatrends this magazine expands on:
- Humanity Returns to Travel, in an Age of Digital Overload
- Overtourism Goes Mainstream, Destinations Get Smarter About Solving It
- The Fifties Are the New Target Demographic For Travel Brands
- Festivalization of Meetings and Events”
https://skift.com/2017/01/12/the-megatrends-defining-travel-in-2017/
Money quote:
“The list of 15 Megatrends this magazine expands on:
- Humanity Returns to Travel, in an Age of Digital Overload
- Overtourism Goes Mainstream, Destinations Get Smarter About Solving It
- The Fifties Are the New Target Demographic For Travel Brands
- Festivalization of Meetings and Events”
https://skift.com/2017/01/12/the-megatrends-defining-travel-in-2017/
Skift
The Megatrends Defining Travel in 2017
Last night we released our annual travel industry trends forecast, Skift Megatrends 2017. You can download a copy of our magazine here. This is our
Ci siamo: il tre di marzo arriva Nintendo Switch, il nuovo sistema ibrido della casa di Kyoto che permette di giocare sia davanti al televisore che in mobilità, con una soluzione piuttosto originale dei controller. Se avete la passione del videogame, vi suggerisco di vedere questo keynote di ieri, in cui è spiegato tutto. Sarà una console per grandi e per piccini: basterà a rimettere in pista Nintendo?
https://youtu.be/uuC4YLLkqME
https://youtu.be/uuC4YLLkqME
YouTube
Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017
Pre-Order Nintendo Switch Here! http://www.nintendo.com/switch/buy-now/
#NintendoSwitch
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#NintendoSwitch
ESRB Rating Info: RP-Everyone 10+. Rating Pending game(s) may contain content inappropriate for children.
Subscribe for more Nintendo fun! https://goo.gl/HYYsot
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