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Money quote: "I can already hear the groans: “But I have to be online for my job.” I don’t care. Make time. I bet the thing that makes you valuable is not your ability to Google something but your ability to synthesize information. Do your research online; create offline."
https://chris.bolin.co/offline/
Money quote: "I can already hear the groans: “But I have to be online for my job.” I don’t care. Make time. I bet the thing that makes you valuable is not your ability to Google something but your ability to synthesize information. Do your research online; create offline."
https://chris.bolin.co/offline/
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Ora, non dico di mettere da parte le serie che stai già seguendo, ma dopo avere visto il finale di Game of Thrones (quest'ultima serie: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) ti consiglio caldamente di riprendere in considerazione una segnalazione che ho già fatto in passato.
Da quattro anni, ogni anno, Tom Hanks, Goetzman e Herzog producono per CNN una serie di documentari dedicata a una decade. Ci sono stati The Sixties (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️), The Seventies (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️), The Eighties (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) ed è appena uscito The Nineties (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️). Ogni serie ha un episodio dedicato alla televisione, uno alla politica, uno all'attualità, uno alla musica e, ovviamente, altri sono dedicati ad eventi particolari accaduti nel corso di quel decennio.
Il mio consiglio è di partire con il decennio in cui sei stato adolescente: poi non smetterai fino all'ultima puntata.
Se per caso la storia non ti ha mai affascinato, sin dai tempi della scuola, forse è perché non hai mai sentito nessuno raccontare la tua.
Link: http://edition.cnn.com/shows/the-nineties
Da quattro anni, ogni anno, Tom Hanks, Goetzman e Herzog producono per CNN una serie di documentari dedicata a una decade. Ci sono stati The Sixties (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️), The Seventies (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️), The Eighties (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) ed è appena uscito The Nineties (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️). Ogni serie ha un episodio dedicato alla televisione, uno alla politica, uno all'attualità, uno alla musica e, ovviamente, altri sono dedicati ad eventi particolari accaduti nel corso di quel decennio.
Il mio consiglio è di partire con il decennio in cui sei stato adolescente: poi non smetterai fino all'ultima puntata.
Se per caso la storia non ti ha mai affascinato, sin dai tempi della scuola, forse è perché non hai mai sentito nessuno raccontare la tua.
Link: http://edition.cnn.com/shows/the-nineties
CNN
The Nineties | CNN
CNN’s Original Series “The Nineties” explores the decade that gave us the Internet, DVDs, and other cultural and political milestones.
Quando invecchiano gli smartphone rallentano. Come mai? È colpa del software ma non solo.
Money quote: "There are several reasons smartphones get sluggish. According to Mike Gikas, who has covered and tested smartphones for more than a dozen years, “The main reason why phones slow down over time is that operating-system updates often leave older hardware behind. Companies also update apps to take advantage of faster processing speeds and more efficient architectures.”"
http://lifehacker.com/why-your-smartphone-seems-to-slow-down-as-it-ages-1798440451
Money quote: "There are several reasons smartphones get sluggish. According to Mike Gikas, who has covered and tested smartphones for more than a dozen years, “The main reason why phones slow down over time is that operating-system updates often leave older hardware behind. Companies also update apps to take advantage of faster processing speeds and more efficient architectures.”"
http://lifehacker.com/why-your-smartphone-seems-to-slow-down-as-it-ages-1798440451
Lifehacker
Why Your Smartphone Seems to Slow Down as it Ages
Most of us slow down as we age. We’re similar to conventional machines, like old cars or hairdryers that run less efficiently as they get on in years.
Un articolo molto educational/rieducational su cosa sia la compressione digitale, cioè in pratica cosa succede quando si zippa qualcosa. Didascalico e divulgativo un po' più del giusto, ma se non altro si impara qualcosa di cognitivamente rilevante. Anche perché la compressione è diventata pervasiva.
Money quote: "Compression is everywhere. It's used to more efficiently store data on hard drives, send TV signals, transmit web pages like this one, stream Netflix videos, package up video games for distribution, the list is endless. Almost no significant area of modern computing exists that doesn't make use of compression technologies."
https://unwttng.com/compression-decompressed
Money quote: "Compression is everywhere. It's used to more efficiently store data on hard drives, send TV signals, transmit web pages like this one, stream Netflix videos, package up video games for distribution, the list is endless. Almost no significant area of modern computing exists that doesn't make use of compression technologies."
https://unwttng.com/compression-decompressed
unwttng.com
Compression Decompressed | The website of Juniper Preston, Computerer
Invece, se avete voglia di studiare qualcosa di potente ma semplice, almeno nei suoi elementi di base, ecco a voi le espressioni regolari, o regex. Qui sono spiegate piuttosto bene con una lunga ma ben costruita introduzione, in maniera esaustiva e soprattutto in varie lingue. Purtroppo, non in italiano. Ma cosa sono le espressioni regolari?
Money quote: "Regular expression is a pattern that is matched against a subject string from left to right. The word "Regular expression" is a mouthful, you will usually find the term abbreviated as "regex" or "regexp". Regular expression is used for replacing a text within a string, validating form, extract a substring from a string based upon a pattern match, and so much more."
Tra l'altro il mini-corso è un buon esempio di come si usa github per fare cose che non sono solo di github "computeroso".
https://github.com/zeeshanu/learn-regex
Money quote: "Regular expression is a pattern that is matched against a subject string from left to right. The word "Regular expression" is a mouthful, you will usually find the term abbreviated as "regex" or "regexp". Regular expression is used for replacing a text within a string, validating form, extract a substring from a string based upon a pattern match, and so much more."
Tra l'altro il mini-corso è un buon esempio di come si usa github per fare cose che non sono solo di github "computeroso".
https://github.com/zeeshanu/learn-regex
GitHub
GitHub - ziishaned/learn-regex: Learn regex the easy way
Learn regex the easy way. Contribute to ziishaned/learn-regex development by creating an account on GitHub.
La dura vita del personale di cabina, vista dall'Estremo Oriente.
Money quote: "Unreasonable passengers are not a flight attendant’s only concern, however. The three crew members interviewed by the Post all recalled experiencing violent turbulence while at high altitude"
http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2106390/why-hong-kong-passengers-are-flight-attendants-nightmare
Money quote: "Unreasonable passengers are not a flight attendant’s only concern, however. The three crew members interviewed by the Post all recalled experiencing violent turbulence while at high altitude"
http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2106390/why-hong-kong-passengers-are-flight-attendants-nightmare
South China Morning Post
Why flight attendants find Hong Kong passengers the most annoying
It might seem a dream job to many, but, as three Hong Kong flight attendants explain, along with the good comes the bad – long shifts, jet lag, constant tiredness, ill health ... and us, the pesky passengers
Gli antichi greci: un popolo di daltonici
Money quote: "Yellow, too, seems strangely absent from the Greek lexicon. The simple word xanthos covers the most various shades of yellow, from the shining blond hair of the gods, to amber, to the reddish blaze of fire. Chloros, since it’s related to chloe (grass), suggests the colour green but can also itself convey a vivid yellow, like honey."
https://aeon.co/essays/can-we-hope-to-understand-how-the-greeks-saw-their-world
Money quote: "Yellow, too, seems strangely absent from the Greek lexicon. The simple word xanthos covers the most various shades of yellow, from the shining blond hair of the gods, to amber, to the reddish blaze of fire. Chloros, since it’s related to chloe (grass), suggests the colour green but can also itself convey a vivid yellow, like honey."
https://aeon.co/essays/can-we-hope-to-understand-how-the-greeks-saw-their-world
Aeon
The sea was never blue
The Greek colour experience was made of movement and shimmer. Can we ever glimpse what they saw when gazing out to sea?
Volete piangere e ripensare a tutta la vostra vita? Ecco qua.
Money quote: "If I get a soapbox, here’s my short shtick: We are all so fragile. Each day is precious. And the most important parts of our lives are the relationships we invest in. I certainly feel that way, as my friends and family—“Matt’s Army”—have Amy and me awash in love that feels like a mighty waterfall."
https://www.wired.com/story/the-day-i-found-out-my-life-was-hanging-by-a-thread/
Money quote: "If I get a soapbox, here’s my short shtick: We are all so fragile. Each day is precious. And the most important parts of our lives are the relationships we invest in. I certainly feel that way, as my friends and family—“Matt’s Army”—have Amy and me awash in love that feels like a mighty waterfall."
https://www.wired.com/story/the-day-i-found-out-my-life-was-hanging-by-a-thread/
WIRED
The Day I Found Out My Life Was Hanging by a Thread
Matt Bencke thought he’d thrown out his back. Then he received the most sobering news of his life.
Un indiano emigrato in Canada ha costruito nella sua tavernetta una software house che oggi vale un miliardo di dollari.
Money quote: "Technology journalist Martin Veitch who has followed Mr Rodrigues' career, says Soti has been so successful because of its specialised approach.
"I think Soti is an example of a company that has succeeded by being focused on a business niche," says Mr Veitch, who is contributing editor of website IDG Connect.
"A lot of its rivals are huge vendors that play in virtually every aspect of IT. That's fine for those customers that like 'one throat to choke', but for others a company that is a specialist represents a better fit.""
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40504764
Money quote: "Technology journalist Martin Veitch who has followed Mr Rodrigues' career, says Soti has been so successful because of its specialised approach.
"I think Soti is an example of a company that has succeeded by being focused on a business niche," says Mr Veitch, who is contributing editor of website IDG Connect.
"A lot of its rivals are huge vendors that play in virtually every aspect of IT. That's fine for those customers that like 'one throat to choke', but for others a company that is a specialist represents a better fit.""
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40504764
BBC News
The man who built a $1bn firm in his basement
How an IT worker quit his day job, and despite having no ideas to begin with, launched a firm from home that made him a multi-millionaire.
Alessandro Dal Lago, che è un sociologo italiano vicino alla pensione e piuttosto importante dalle nostre parti, ha scritto un libro su J.R.R. Tolkien (che non ho letto) che viene demolito da uno dei Wu Ming, quello appassionato studioso e conoscitore dello scrittore del Signore degli Anelli.
L'errore di ubris di Dal Lago starebbe nella sua mancanza di approfondimento, nel suo provincialismo italiota e, soprattutto, in una lettura ideologica e marxista che si sposa molto ma molto male con la sofisticata critica nata attorno a Tolkien negli ultimi trent'anni. Dal Lago insomma non ci avrebbe capito una beata mazza, secondo Wu Ming.
Money quote: " Per il cattolico Tolkien non c’era obbedienza dovuta in cui potesse annullarsi il libero arbitrio. Se c’è un problema sul quale ha riflettuto nell’arco di una vita è proprio l’eroismo nordico, guardandosi bene dall’esaltarlo acriticamente (tanto nella sua opera quanto nelle lettere), e anzi, cercando di indagarne la complessità sia contro lo stato della filologia corrente (E.V. Gordon) sia contro le semplificazioni politiche (Adolf Hitler)."
http://www.jrrtolkien.it/2017/07/13/eroi-e-mostri-di-dal-lago-ecco-la-recensione/
L'errore di ubris di Dal Lago starebbe nella sua mancanza di approfondimento, nel suo provincialismo italiota e, soprattutto, in una lettura ideologica e marxista che si sposa molto ma molto male con la sofisticata critica nata attorno a Tolkien negli ultimi trent'anni. Dal Lago insomma non ci avrebbe capito una beata mazza, secondo Wu Ming.
Money quote: " Per il cattolico Tolkien non c’era obbedienza dovuta in cui potesse annullarsi il libero arbitrio. Se c’è un problema sul quale ha riflettuto nell’arco di una vita è proprio l’eroismo nordico, guardandosi bene dall’esaltarlo acriticamente (tanto nella sua opera quanto nelle lettere), e anzi, cercando di indagarne la complessità sia contro lo stato della filologia corrente (E.V. Gordon) sia contro le semplificazioni politiche (Adolf Hitler)."
http://www.jrrtolkien.it/2017/07/13/eroi-e-mostri-di-dal-lago-ecco-la-recensione/
Tutto su J.R.R. Tolkien
Eroi e mostri di Dal Lago: c'è la recensione - Tutto su J.R.R. Tolkien
Riceviamo e volentieri pubblichiamo la recensione ad opera di Wu Ming 4 al volume di Alessandro Dal Lago Eroi e mostri Il fantasy come macchina mitologica (2017, €18), appena pubblicato da Il Mulino e che rappresenta, come scrive il recensore, «un salto indietro…
Il giornalismo fatto con le ricerche epocali che spiegano tutto e il contrario di tutto non c'è solo in Italia. Ovvero, nasce negli Usa e poi percola da noi.
Questa volta, un vero scoop. La vita sedentaria fa male. Ma va?! Chi vincerà un premio per averlo scritto?
Money quote: "Cut sitting time to less than three hours a day, one group of researchers found, and you could lengthen your life expectancy by two years. Some researchers have found connections between sitting too long and disease even in runners and other active people. But contradictory research — also well conducted — has found that sitting is bad only for total couch potatoes, that vigorous exercise, even if it’s only for a couple of hours on the weekend, actually can eliminate the risk of death associated with sitting. Researchers also disagree on whether standing desks do anything to help workers burn more calories, or boost their productivity"
https://www.bloomberg.com/quicktake/dangers-of-sitting
Questa volta, un vero scoop. La vita sedentaria fa male. Ma va?! Chi vincerà un premio per averlo scritto?
Money quote: "Cut sitting time to less than three hours a day, one group of researchers found, and you could lengthen your life expectancy by two years. Some researchers have found connections between sitting too long and disease even in runners and other active people. But contradictory research — also well conducted — has found that sitting is bad only for total couch potatoes, that vigorous exercise, even if it’s only for a couple of hours on the weekend, actually can eliminate the risk of death associated with sitting. Researchers also disagree on whether standing desks do anything to help workers burn more calories, or boost their productivity"
https://www.bloomberg.com/quicktake/dangers-of-sitting
Bloomberg.com
Get the QuickTake
Many health experts think the most dangerous thing most of us do every day is sit down. Like smoking, they believe, prolonged sitting is deleterious, and not something that can be balanced out by vigorous exercise when sitting time is done. Dozens of studies…
Forwarded from Fumettologica
Oggi, 100 anni fa, nasceva Jack Kirby, visionario creatore di universi fantastici. Da Capitan America ai Fantastici Quattro, dagli X-Men ai Vendicatiori, Kirby ha creato i più famosi supereroi Marvel, entrando di prepotenza nella cultura popolare.
L'articolo di Andrea Fiamma: http://www.fumettologica.it/2017/08/jack-kirby-re-comics-fumetti-marvel/
L'articolo di Andrea Fiamma: http://www.fumettologica.it/2017/08/jack-kirby-re-comics-fumetti-marvel/
Fumettologica
Jack Kirby, il Re dei comics
100 anni fa nasceva Jack Kirby. Creatore della maggior parte dei supereroi Marvel che oggi sbancano al cinema, Kirby è considerato il re dei comics.
Il cimitero delle app, vortice dei nostri desideri - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/cimitero-delle-app-vortice-dei-nostri-desideri/
https://www.macitynet.it/cimitero-delle-app-vortice-dei-nostri-desideri/
Macitynet.it
Il cimitero delle app, vortice dei nostri desideri - Macitynet.it
Si chiama Product Graveyard e ricorda servizi e prodotti digitali morti e defunti. Un viaggio nella memoria
Fuga di notizie, il “male” antico di Apple è nato nel 1988 - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/fuga-notizie-male-antico-apple/
https://www.macitynet.it/fuga-notizie-male-antico-apple/
Macitynet.it
Fuga di notizie, il “male” antico di Apple è nato nel 1988 - Macitynet.it
Le anticipazioni non sono una novità. Anzi, si torna indietro di trent’anni per scoprire la madre di tutte le fughe di notizie sulle novità di Cupertino
Una tazza di the in hotel? Forse è meglio pensarci due volte: c'è gente che usa il bollitore per pulire le mutande. E possono passare le malattie.
Money quote: "Experts are warning people not to boil their underwear in hotel kettles in case it spreads potentially deadly toxins.
It's a revelation that’s bound to have you regretting every cup of tea you’ve ever had in a hotel room; the act of underwear-boiling is apparently a practice that exists."
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/underwear-boil-hotel-kettles-spread-bacteria-health-risk-heather-hendrickson-hostels-a7909941.html
Money quote: "Experts are warning people not to boil their underwear in hotel kettles in case it spreads potentially deadly toxins.
It's a revelation that’s bound to have you regretting every cup of tea you’ve ever had in a hotel room; the act of underwear-boiling is apparently a practice that exists."
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/underwear-boil-hotel-kettles-spread-bacteria-health-risk-heather-hendrickson-hostels-a7909941.html
The Independent
Never use a hotel kettle. Ever
'It’s super, super, super, super gross'
Come si fa ad essere felici? Ecco un altro neuroscienziato che ce lo spiega... personalmente in questo momenti rimpiango il riposante buio del medioevo.
Money quote: "From those two premises, Cerf's conclusion is that if people want to maximize happiness and minimize stress, they should build a life that requires fewer decisions by surrounding themselves with people who embody the traits they prefer. Over time, they'll naturally pick up those desirable attitudes and behaviors. At the same time, they can avoid the mentally taxing low-level decisions that sap the energy needed for higher-stakes decisions."
http://www.businessinsider.com/neuroscientist-most-important-choice-in-life-2017-7?IR=T
Money quote: "From those two premises, Cerf's conclusion is that if people want to maximize happiness and minimize stress, they should build a life that requires fewer decisions by surrounding themselves with people who embody the traits they prefer. Over time, they'll naturally pick up those desirable attitudes and behaviors. At the same time, they can avoid the mentally taxing low-level decisions that sap the energy needed for higher-stakes decisions."
http://www.businessinsider.com/neuroscientist-most-important-choice-in-life-2017-7?IR=T
Business Insider
A neuroscientist who studies decision-making reveals the most important choice you can make
Neuroscientist Moran Cerf has found people's brain activity aligns when they're in each other's company. The finding can be used to maximize happiness.
Per tutti quelli che non hanno fatto il linguistico e non sanno scrivere una lettera commerciale in inglese, 69 modi diversi di salutare, alla fine. (Serve anche ai madrelingua, mi dicono)
Money quote: "Yes, there are. And, as a matter of fact, there's a lot of them. Fortunately for you (and for me!) I pulled a huge selection into this list right here. Of course, not all of them will be suitable for every sort of situation or office. But, with so many options, you're bound to find one that fits the bill."
https://www.inc.com/the-muse/email-sign-offs-for-every-occasion.html
Money quote: "Yes, there are. And, as a matter of fact, there's a lot of them. Fortunately for you (and for me!) I pulled a huge selection into this list right here. Of course, not all of them will be suitable for every sort of situation or office. But, with so many options, you're bound to find one that fits the bill."
https://www.inc.com/the-muse/email-sign-offs-for-every-occasion.html
Inc.com
Tired of Ending Your Emails With 'Regards'? Here Are 69 Other Options
In case you're tired of your same old email sign-off, this list provides many alternatives.
Se vinci i milioni alla lotteria hai sconfitto la probabilità di non vincerli. Ma i problemi iniziano adesso: come gestire il nuovo patrimonio? La maggior parte delle persone che diventa ricca con le lotterie infatti finisce in mutande molto rapidamente. Come evitarlo? Alcuni saggi consigli, just in case.
Money quote: "• Lottery winnings are not what they seem: Let’s start with that $759 million prize. Wanczyk, like most lottery winners, decided to take a lump sum rather than equal annual payments for 30 years. Her lump sum comes out to about $480 million, or $336 million after taxes. That's still a huge amount of money. Often, taking annual payments is safer. There's no guarantee that you will invest the lump sum wisely and the annual payments reduce the likelihood that you'll squander the money as so many lottery winners have in the past"
How to Deal With a $759 Million Lottery Jackpot - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-08-25/how-to-deal-with-a-759-million-lottery-jackpot
Money quote: "• Lottery winnings are not what they seem: Let’s start with that $759 million prize. Wanczyk, like most lottery winners, decided to take a lump sum rather than equal annual payments for 30 years. Her lump sum comes out to about $480 million, or $336 million after taxes. That's still a huge amount of money. Often, taking annual payments is safer. There's no guarantee that you will invest the lump sum wisely and the annual payments reduce the likelihood that you'll squander the money as so many lottery winners have in the past"
How to Deal With a $759 Million Lottery Jackpot - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-08-25/how-to-deal-with-a-759-million-lottery-jackpot
Bloomberg.com
How to Deal With a $759 Million Lottery Jackpot
The odds of winning were long; so are the odds of keeping those winnings.
Ti pagano 100 dollari per stare otto-nove ore su una sedia di aeroplano (una volta si chiamavano poltrone, ma il termine oggi mi pare esagerato) e consentire diabolici esperimenti per spremere fino all'ultimo minuto da posti sempre più fitti su velivoli sempre più scomodi.
Money quote: "The seat factory in Winston-Salem is at the center of testing the physical limits of human tolerance. One part of its live studies involves giving only some participants Wi-Fi access, an exercise that typically reveals a direct relationship between distraction and seat-staying power. “You can easily see the difference in ratings for the exact same seat if you have entertainment,” says Pozzi."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-08-17/what-s-stopping-airlines-from-making-your-seat-more-miserable
Money quote: "The seat factory in Winston-Salem is at the center of testing the physical limits of human tolerance. One part of its live studies involves giving only some participants Wi-Fi access, an exercise that typically reveals a direct relationship between distraction and seat-staying power. “You can easily see the difference in ratings for the exact same seat if you have entertainment,” says Pozzi."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-08-17/what-s-stopping-airlines-from-making-your-seat-more-miserable
Bloomberg
The Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat
“Our concern is that it will take a Titanic-type disaster to make a change if we don’t get regulation.”
Storie di reduci americani. Sembra un romanzo.
Money quote: "In Iraq, I nicknamed him “Superman” because he turned out to be one of the toughest sons of bitches I’d ever met. First Sergeant Greg Shanahan found out two months into our tour of duty he had testicular cancer, only to fly home, start chemo, beat cancer, and then fly back to Ramadi, Iraq and ensure his soldiers survived."
https://psiloveyou.xyz/the-beautiful-awful-of-grief-and-loss-8a2708272763
Money quote: "In Iraq, I nicknamed him “Superman” because he turned out to be one of the toughest sons of bitches I’d ever met. First Sergeant Greg Shanahan found out two months into our tour of duty he had testicular cancer, only to fly home, start chemo, beat cancer, and then fly back to Ramadi, Iraq and ensure his soldiers survived."
https://psiloveyou.xyz/the-beautiful-awful-of-grief-and-loss-8a2708272763
Medium
The Beautiful Awful of Grief and Loss
“So we’re setting up this ambush, but every fifteen minutes one of us is vomiting or crapping our pants!” He says over the roar of…