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Senza pericolo per la salute pubblica, almeno su larga scala, pare ci sia stato un incidente nucleare nel Mare Glaciale Artico. A conferma, i valori di radioattività rilevati un po' in tutta Europa, e il fatto che gli Stati Uniti abbiano inviato un aereo che viene utilizzato in caso di incidenti nucleari. L'ipotesi più probabile è che nella zona, utilizzata dalla Russia come cimitero per i sottomarini a propulsione nucleare (e in 4 caso anche per immergere in mare reattori nucleari in disuso), si sia verificato un incidente a un vecchio relitto.
Link: http://42h.it/2kYj417
Link: http://42h.it/2kYj417
The Drive
Has There Been A “Nuclear Incident” In The Arctic?
There have been increased levels of radioactive iodine isotopes detected across Europe and now the deployment of the Air Force’s WC-135 “Constant Phoenix” atmosphere-sniffing jet has deepened the mystery.
Quando vai a San Francisco ti stupisci per il numero piuttosto elevato di barboni. Il comune della città è molto tollerante e quindi tendono ad arrivare in buon numero. Pensavo fosse questo.
Invece, leggendo questo articolo, scopro che lo Stato del Nevada prende le persone malate di mente dalle sue cliniche, le mette sull'autobus con un biglietto di sola andata per San Francisco (e altre città) e ciao.
http://www.sfexaminer.com/sf-reaches-400k-settlement-proposal-in-nevada-patient-dumping-case/
Invece, leggendo questo articolo, scopro che lo Stato del Nevada prende le persone malate di mente dalle sue cliniche, le mette sull'autobus con un biglietto di sola andata per San Francisco (e altre città) e ciao.
http://www.sfexaminer.com/sf-reaches-400k-settlement-proposal-in-nevada-patient-dumping-case/
The San Francisco Examiner
SF reaches $400K settlement proposal in Nevada patient-dumping case
San Francisco’s more than two-year legal battle with Nevada over the state’s practice of sending psychiatric patients to The City has reached a conclusion in a $400,000 settlement pending approval »
Cayla, la bambola che spia i bimbi - il mio articolo per Macity
http://www.macitynet.it/cayla-la-bambola-spia-bimbi/
http://www.macitynet.it/cayla-la-bambola-spia-bimbi/
Macitynet.it
Cayla, la bambola che spia i bimbi
In Germania un giocattolo connesso rischia di diventare illegale: la bambola Cayla ascolta e guarda i bambini di nascosto
Il panoptikon creato dalla tecnologia nasce in ambienti nei quali la trasparenza è un dato acquisito. È il suo trasferimento in altri ambiti concettuali a creare dissonanze profonde. Tuttavia, se vogliamo vedere un esempio di perché e con quali scopi esiste la trasparenza assoluta, questo è un buon esempio: qualunque utente può indagare tutta la storia dei commit del kernel di Linux su git. Le conseguenze possono essere imbarazzanti per qualcuno. Diritto all’oblio?
Money quote:
Merge remote-tracking branches [65 remote branch names]
This broke some history visualization tools, provoking a reaction from Linus Torvalds:
I just pulled the sound updates from Takashi, and as a result got your merge commit 2cde51fbd0f3. That one has 66 parents.
[...]
It's pulled, and it's fine, but there's clearly a balance between "octopus merges are fine" and "Christ, that's not an octopus, that's a Cthulhu merge".”
https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/blog/2017/the-biggest-and-weirdest-commits-in-linux-kernel-git-history
Money quote:
Merge remote-tracking branches [65 remote branch names]
This broke some history visualization tools, provoking a reaction from Linus Torvalds:
I just pulled the sound updates from Takashi, and as a result got your merge commit 2cde51fbd0f3. That one has 66 parents.
[...]
It's pulled, and it's fine, but there's clearly a balance between "octopus merges are fine" and "Christ, that's not an octopus, that's a Cthulhu merge".”
https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/blog/2017/the-biggest-and-weirdest-commits-in-linux-kernel-git-history
Storia da paura: un reportage come nessun blogger potrà mai scrivere. La storia di Regie, dal suo villaggio nelle filippine sino alla sua ventennale vita a bordo delle navi da crociera. I filippini sono la spina dorsale della marineria mondiale: fanno la gran parte del personale di bordo delle navi da crociera, nelle posizioni più umili. E il loro è un lavoro spaventoso.
Money quote 1: “ In the past 20 years, cruising has become the fastest-growing category in the global tourism market; in 2016, more than 24 million passengers set off on cruise ships. During the same period, the industry consolidated, so now three companies — all headquartered in Miami — control nearly 77 percent of the $35 billion industry. Carnival Corporation, whose subsidiaries include Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, and Cunard, is the dominant player with a 42 percent share. It’s followed by Royal Caribbean Cruises (which owns Celebrity Cruises, among others) and Norwegian Cruise Line.”
Money quote 2: “Many of the dining managers were Indian, the casino dealers Eastern European, the dancers American, and the senior officers Italian. The bulk of the kitchen and housekeeping staff were Latin American, Caribbean, and Asian, like Regie. They ate meals in one mess hall, while those in higher positions dined in an adjacent cafeteria, which had fancier fixtures and offered more choices of food.
This ethnic stratification on cruise ships dates back, in part, to colonial ties.”
https://story.californiasunday.com/below-deck
Money quote 1: “ In the past 20 years, cruising has become the fastest-growing category in the global tourism market; in 2016, more than 24 million passengers set off on cruise ships. During the same period, the industry consolidated, so now three companies — all headquartered in Miami — control nearly 77 percent of the $35 billion industry. Carnival Corporation, whose subsidiaries include Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, and Cunard, is the dominant player with a 42 percent share. It’s followed by Royal Caribbean Cruises (which owns Celebrity Cruises, among others) and Norwegian Cruise Line.”
Money quote 2: “Many of the dining managers were Indian, the casino dealers Eastern European, the dancers American, and the senior officers Italian. The bulk of the kitchen and housekeeping staff were Latin American, Caribbean, and Asian, like Regie. They ate meals in one mess hall, while those in higher positions dined in an adjacent cafeteria, which had fancier fixtures and offered more choices of food.
This ethnic stratification on cruise ships dates back, in part, to colonial ties.”
https://story.californiasunday.com/below-deck
The California Sunday Magazine
Below Deck
Filipinos make up nearly a third of all cruise ship workers. It’s a good job. Until it isn’t.
Guardiamo un po’ di cose normali. Come il filmatino delle vostre vacanze. in questo caso di Dario e Lollo. Che hanno avuto la buona educazione di essere sobri e piacevoli: così si fa (prendetelo come template per quando fate voi il filmatino delle vacanze)
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Ciao raga, quest'estate io e Lollo abbiamo pedalato da Atene a Bucarest. Visto che siamo due persone abbastanza ok, Nilox - sport technology ci ha regalato una bellissima action cam con cui abbiamo fatto 4 ore e mezza di girato. Poi siamo arrivati a casa e ci siamo resi conto che a nessuno frega un cazzo di quello che facciamo, quindi, con l'aiuto di Alice Rotelli, abbiamo compresso tutto in un minuto e venti.
Questo video è il risultato e contiene: un mio taglio di capelli imbarazzante*, campi di cotone, le ali di pelo sulla schiena di Lollo, biciclette e trattori, nebbia, sudore, un incendio, animali sulla strada, mare, salite, il Ponte dell'Amicizia, discese, una base militare sul confine tra Grecia e Bulgaria con cui abbiamo sfiorato l'incidente diplomatico, un pizzico di bromance e un sentito omaggio ai Bluvertigo.
Come colonna sonora abbiamo scelto i Talking Heads, perché siamo abbastanza sicuri che pure un montaggio di filmati dalla trincea durante la Prima Guerra Mondiale sembrerebbe una bella cosa con in sottofondo i Talking Heads.
https://vimeo.com/195462115
Money quote:
Ciao raga, quest'estate io e Lollo abbiamo pedalato da Atene a Bucarest. Visto che siamo due persone abbastanza ok, Nilox - sport technology ci ha regalato una bellissima action cam con cui abbiamo fatto 4 ore e mezza di girato. Poi siamo arrivati a casa e ci siamo resi conto che a nessuno frega un cazzo di quello che facciamo, quindi, con l'aiuto di Alice Rotelli, abbiamo compresso tutto in un minuto e venti.
Questo video è il risultato e contiene: un mio taglio di capelli imbarazzante*, campi di cotone, le ali di pelo sulla schiena di Lollo, biciclette e trattori, nebbia, sudore, un incendio, animali sulla strada, mare, salite, il Ponte dell'Amicizia, discese, una base militare sul confine tra Grecia e Bulgaria con cui abbiamo sfiorato l'incidente diplomatico, un pizzico di bromance e un sentito omaggio ai Bluvertigo.
Come colonna sonora abbiamo scelto i Talking Heads, perché siamo abbastanza sicuri che pure un montaggio di filmati dalla trincea durante la Prima Guerra Mondiale sembrerebbe una bella cosa con in sottofondo i Talking Heads.
https://vimeo.com/195462115
Vimeo
★ BICI PAZZE 666 ★ GREECE // BULGARIA // ROMANIA
Jodi & Dadi took a bike trip across Greece, Bulgaria and Romania. That was fun. Made with ❤ by Alice Rotelli INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alicerotelli/
Addio ditale. La spietata multinazionale del gioco da tavolo che possiede il Monopoli, la Hasbro, ha deciso di far fuori il dolce e romantico avatar, dopo aver giubilato anche il ferro da stiro (sostituito dal gattino di acciaio).
Nessuno di voi spero vorrà credere alla favoletta che si sia trattato veramente del voto degli appassionati, eh? SVEGLIA GENTE!1!!1!
Money quote: “The company hasn’t yet announced which game piece will replace it among contenders like sunglasses, a typewriter, a hashtag, computer, rubber ducky, and an array of other random (and modern) household items. That result will be announced on March 19, and the newly-updated game will be sold in stores starting this August.”
https://consumerist.com/2017/02/16/monopoly-fans-vote-the-thimble-off-the-game-board/
Nessuno di voi spero vorrà credere alla favoletta che si sia trattato veramente del voto degli appassionati, eh? SVEGLIA GENTE!1!!1!
Money quote: “The company hasn’t yet announced which game piece will replace it among contenders like sunglasses, a typewriter, a hashtag, computer, rubber ducky, and an array of other random (and modern) household items. That result will be announced on March 19, and the newly-updated game will be sold in stores starting this August.”
https://consumerist.com/2017/02/16/monopoly-fans-vote-the-thimble-off-the-game-board/
Consumerist
Monopoly Fans Vote The Thimble Off The Game Board
Although it was once a common sight around many American homes, odds are, unless you're an avid sewer, the only thimble you've come into contact with recently is the Monopoly…
In Mongolia abitano 2,8 milioni di persone. Di queste quasi un milione sono nomadi. Vivono nelle tende, pascolano gli yak, girano in moto. Oggi però hanno cominciato a usare i pannelli solari, piccoli e trasportabili. Il risultato sono i cellulari e la televisione. "Ed è come vivere in città", anche se sei nell'oceano verde della steppa.
Money quote: "The availability of electricity has, of course, improved the quality of life of the herder communities," he told Al Jazeera. Seventy percent of the herders reported "increased productivity" as a result of access to electricity, with 90 percent using mobile phones (compared with a pre-project level of 0 percent). Seventy percent own a colour TV, which have become the most widely used source of information."
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/12/mongolia-nomads-warm-solar-power-201312813468350849.html
Money quote: "The availability of electricity has, of course, improved the quality of life of the herder communities," he told Al Jazeera. Seventy percent of the herders reported "increased productivity" as a result of access to electricity, with 90 percent using mobile phones (compared with a pre-project level of 0 percent). Seventy percent own a colour TV, which have become the most widely used source of information."
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/12/mongolia-nomads-warm-solar-power-201312813468350849.html
Aljazeera
Mongolia's nomads warm to solar power
Portable solar panels are helping the sunny country's nomads - without disrupting their way of life.
Horizon Zero Dawn è un gioco notevole per PS4, ambientato in una terra del futuro con i resti della nostra civiltà, robot animaleschi che popolano la giungla e le praterie, pochi esseri umani che lottano con archi e frecce. Sopratutto, però, è un gigantesco mash-up di altri giochi. Una gigantesca macchina per le citazioni.
Money quote: "But while Horizon’s setting feels exciting and new, actually playing it is a startlingly familiar experience. As I explored Horizon’s massive landscape of fauna growing atop a previous civilization, I was reminded of the other games upon which Horizon builds. Everything from the combat to the missions to the map you use to find your way echoes another blockbuster of the genre. Horizon is, in practically every way, the video game as mashup. Different settings clash, while gameplay elements cribbed from other titles are jammed together. It has survival elements culled from Far Cry, with story and missions reminiscent of The Witcher. The role-playing features call to mind everything from Diablo to Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor"
http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/20/14665114/horizon-zero-dawn-review-ps4
Money quote: "But while Horizon’s setting feels exciting and new, actually playing it is a startlingly familiar experience. As I explored Horizon’s massive landscape of fauna growing atop a previous civilization, I was reminded of the other games upon which Horizon builds. Everything from the combat to the missions to the map you use to find your way echoes another blockbuster of the genre. Horizon is, in practically every way, the video game as mashup. Different settings clash, while gameplay elements cribbed from other titles are jammed together. It has survival elements culled from Far Cry, with story and missions reminiscent of The Witcher. The role-playing features call to mind everything from Diablo to Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor"
http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/20/14665114/horizon-zero-dawn-review-ps4
The Verge
Horizon Zero Dawn review: a greatest hits collection of open-world games
Prehistoric meets futuristic
Come si fa giornalismo e si copre la gente di potere che mente? Reuters institute ha lanciato una ricerca in crowdsourcing. Risultati notevoli. In Italia dovremmo tenerla presente.
Money quote: "Inspired by Eli Pariser’s crowdsourced efforts to find effective responses to fake news, we created an open Google Document and invited people from all over the world to share their thoughts and suggestions on how journalists should cover powerful people who lie.
Over two weeks from January 26 to February 9, more than a hundred people from all over the world have contributed with ideas as the document has been shared widely on social media and covered by news organisations in many countries and grown to more than 50 pages.
The full document is available here."
http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/we-asked-people-all-over-world-how-journalists-should-cover-powerful-people-who-lie-here-what
Money quote: "Inspired by Eli Pariser’s crowdsourced efforts to find effective responses to fake news, we created an open Google Document and invited people from all over the world to share their thoughts and suggestions on how journalists should cover powerful people who lie.
Over two weeks from January 26 to February 9, more than a hundred people from all over the world have contributed with ideas as the document has been shared widely on social media and covered by news organisations in many countries and grown to more than 50 pages.
The full document is available here."
http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/we-asked-people-all-over-world-how-journalists-should-cover-powerful-people-who-lie-here-what
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
We asked people from all over the world how journalists should cover powerful people who lie. Here is what they said
By Alan Rusbridger, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, and Heidi Skjeseth Shortly after Kellyanne Conway defended White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's false statement about attendance at Trump's inauguration as “alternative facts”, we asked a seemingly simple question:…
Italia, al via il piano nazionale per la cybersicurezza - il mio articolo per Macity
http://www.macitynet.it/italia-al-via-piano-nazionale-la-cybersicurezza/
http://www.macitynet.it/italia-al-via-piano-nazionale-la-cybersicurezza/
Macitynet.it
Italia, al via il piano nazionale per la cybersicurezza
Il governo Gentiloni vara la nuova normativa per la cybersicurezza: strutture ad hoc, contatto con imprese ad eccellenze in ambito accademico
Casi di malasanità che vengono dagli Stati Uniti (e da Ibm con il suo Watson) tanto per cambiare
Money quote: "According to a blistering audit by the University of Texas System, the cancer center grossly mismanaged its splashy program with IBM, which started back in 2012. The program aimed to teach Watson how to treat cancer patients and match them to clinical trials. Watson initially met goals and impressed center doctors, but the project hit the rocks as MD Anderson officials snubbed their own IT experts, mishandled about $62 million in funding, and failed to follow basic procedures for overseeing contracts and invoices, the audit concludes."
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/02/ibms-watson-proves-useful-at-fighting-cancer-except-in-texas/
Money quote: "According to a blistering audit by the University of Texas System, the cancer center grossly mismanaged its splashy program with IBM, which started back in 2012. The program aimed to teach Watson how to treat cancer patients and match them to clinical trials. Watson initially met goals and impressed center doctors, but the project hit the rocks as MD Anderson officials snubbed their own IT experts, mishandled about $62 million in funding, and failed to follow basic procedures for overseeing contracts and invoices, the audit concludes."
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/02/ibms-watson-proves-useful-at-fighting-cancer-except-in-texas/
Ars Technica
IBM’s Watson proves useful at fighting cancer—except in Texas
Despite early success, MD Anderson ignored IT, broke protocols, spent millions.
Ecco il certificato SPID per l’identità digitale emesso da Aruba - il mio articolo per Macity
http://www.macitynet.it/certificato-spid-emesso-aruba/
http://www.macitynet.it/certificato-spid-emesso-aruba/
Macitynet.it
Ecco il certificato SPID per l'identità digitale emesso da Aruba
Aruba presenta il sistema di certificazione per l'identità digitale SPID con cui cittadini e professionisti possono interagire con i servizi PA
Mettiamola così: la speranza dei giornali americani adesso è che emerga il fancazzista dentro Donald Trump e che questi, giocando a golf e cazzeggiando in Florida, faccia meno danni di quanti non se ne stiano temendo.
Money quote: "On Sunday, the administration claimed that he’d only played “a few holes” both days this weekend. That was revealed as untrue thanks to a blog post indicating that Trump was joined by professional golfer Rory McIlroy for 18 holes two days ago. (The administration’s response to the truth coming out? “He intended to play a few holes and decided to play longer.” The White House spokesman then added, “He also had a full day of meetings.”)"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/politics/wp/2017/02/21/how-donald-trump-spent-his-first-month-in-office-by-the-numbers/
Money quote: "On Sunday, the administration claimed that he’d only played “a few holes” both days this weekend. That was revealed as untrue thanks to a blog post indicating that Trump was joined by professional golfer Rory McIlroy for 18 holes two days ago. (The administration’s response to the truth coming out? “He intended to play a few holes and decided to play longer.” The White House spokesman then added, “He also had a full day of meetings.”)"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/politics/wp/2017/02/21/how-donald-trump-spent-his-first-month-in-office-by-the-numbers/
Washington Post
Analysis | How Trump spent his first month in office, by the numbers
Trump has spent a quarter of his first month in office at Mar-a-Lago.
Al concerto australiano di Bruce Springsteen un ragazzino sale sul palco e ruba la scena al Boss. Spettacolo notevole, una vera lezione di rock and roll, letteralmente.
Money quote:
"“When I was your age, I brought my first guitar, and I realized, it wasn’t how well you played it, but how good you looked doing it,” the 67-year-old musician said. “So I go in front of the mirror trying out different poses.”
For the full effect, he then struck several of his iconic rock and roll poses in front of the enthusiastic crowd."
http://variety.com/2017/music/news/bruce-springsteen-teenager-on-stage-concert-1201992229/
Money quote:
"“When I was your age, I brought my first guitar, and I realized, it wasn’t how well you played it, but how good you looked doing it,” the 67-year-old musician said. “So I go in front of the mirror trying out different poses.”
For the full effect, he then struck several of his iconic rock and roll poses in front of the enthusiastic crowd."
http://variety.com/2017/music/news/bruce-springsteen-teenager-on-stage-concert-1201992229/
Variety
Bruce Springsteen Invites Teenager on Stage Who Steals the Show
One teenager found a very good excuse for missing school: playing on-stage with Bruce Springsteen.
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Negozi, ristoranti, addirittura fabbriche. Nella mia top ten di posti da visitare adesso ci sono i tunnel di Chongqing
Money quote: “Chongqing, one of China’s fastest growing municipalities, is home to an array of tunnels built to defend the city—then known as Chung-King—from the hundreds of Japanese air raids that took place from 1939 to 1941. These raids usually targeted residential areas or other non-military marks. It was a campaign designed to terrify the local population into submission.”
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/chongqing-tunnel-workers
Money quote: “Chongqing, one of China’s fastest growing municipalities, is home to an array of tunnels built to defend the city—then known as Chung-King—from the hundreds of Japanese air raids that took place from 1939 to 1941. These raids usually targeted residential areas or other non-military marks. It was a campaign designed to terrify the local population into submission.”
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/chongqing-tunnel-workers
Atlas Obscura
The Hidden Tunnel Workers of Chongqing
In bomb shelters beneath the Chinese city, restaurants and factories thrive.
Effetto nostalgia: la console Nes di Nintendo fa vendite record trent’anni dopo - il mio articolo per La Stampa
http://www.lastampa.it/2017/02/22/tecnologia/giochi/effetto-nostalgia-la-console-nes-di-nintendo-fa-vendite-record-trentanni-dopo-wl6oZiBC8gw1dwD1VpB4JL/pagina.html
http://www.lastampa.it/2017/02/22/tecnologia/giochi/effetto-nostalgia-la-console-nes-di-nintendo-fa-vendite-record-trentanni-dopo-wl6oZiBC8gw1dwD1VpB4JL/pagina.html
LaStampa.it
Effetto nostalgia: la console Nes di Nintendo fa vendite record trent’anni dopo
Solo negli Stati uniti l’hanno acquistata 300 mila persone in un mese: nella top ten delle console è terza, subito dopo le più potenti e costose PlayStation 4 e Xbox One
In italiano non c’è neanche la parola: “jaywalking” lo potremmo tradurre come “attraversamento distratto” ma in realtà nel codice della strada degli Stati Uniti è la parola che indica il reato di “camminare sulla strada”. Perché la strada appartiene alle auto. Ma non è sempre stato così. Anzi: le strade fino agli anni Dieci-Venti erano un commons delle persone a piedi, a cavallo, sui carretti, in bicicletta (pardon: velocipede). Si facevano le marachelle e si giocava tra bambini, si correva o si passeggiava, soprattutto con il bel tempo e man mano che diminuiva lo sporco dei cavalli per l’entrata in circolazione delle prime automobili.
Già, le automobili. Le grandi espansioni dei mercati (come quello dell’automobile) non sono figlie della mano invisibile o accidenti della storia. Sono state pianificate e perseguite con determinazione. Infatti, ad esempio i lobbysti spingono per vedere approvate alcune norme, poche ma mirate, che consentono poi di scalare senza problemi. Per le automobili? Basta bloccare le linee ferroviarie a lunga percorrenza da una parte, multare i pedoni che camminano in strada all’interno delle città dall’altra, e in quattro e quattr’otto hai fatto quanto necessario per consentire la “crescita naturale”. E per evitare che la nuova arrivata della strada, l’automobile, venisse vista come un mostro assassino di vecchi e bambini, cioè dei principali “utenti” della strada.
Money quote:
"In the early days of the automobile, it was drivers' job to avoid you, not your job to avoid them," says Peter Norton, a historian at the University of Virginia and author of Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City. "But under the new model, streets became a place for cars — and as a pedestrian, it's your fault if you get hit."
One of the keys to this shift was the creation of the crime of jaywalking. Here's a history of how that happened.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-forgotten-history-of-how-automakers-invented-the-crime-of-jaywalking-816728195
Già, le automobili. Le grandi espansioni dei mercati (come quello dell’automobile) non sono figlie della mano invisibile o accidenti della storia. Sono state pianificate e perseguite con determinazione. Infatti, ad esempio i lobbysti spingono per vedere approvate alcune norme, poche ma mirate, che consentono poi di scalare senza problemi. Per le automobili? Basta bloccare le linee ferroviarie a lunga percorrenza da una parte, multare i pedoni che camminano in strada all’interno delle città dall’altra, e in quattro e quattr’otto hai fatto quanto necessario per consentire la “crescita naturale”. E per evitare che la nuova arrivata della strada, l’automobile, venisse vista come un mostro assassino di vecchi e bambini, cioè dei principali “utenti” della strada.
Money quote:
"In the early days of the automobile, it was drivers' job to avoid you, not your job to avoid them," says Peter Norton, a historian at the University of Virginia and author of Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City. "But under the new model, streets became a place for cars — and as a pedestrian, it's your fault if you get hit."
One of the keys to this shift was the creation of the crime of jaywalking. Here's a history of how that happened.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-forgotten-history-of-how-automakers-invented-the-crime-of-jaywalking-816728195
Pocket
The forgotten history of how automakers invented the crime of "jaywalking" - Vox - Pocket
Today, if there's traffic in the area and you want to follow the law, you need to find a crosswalk. And if there's a traffic light, you need to wait for it to change to green. Fail to do so, and you're committing a crime: jaywalking.