La tecnologia abilita il lavoro a distanza? Forse no.
Money quote: "At the same time, work has also become more team-based. Only 38 percent of companies are "functionally" organized today with workers grouped together by job type, a 2016 Deloitte survey found. Most comprise collaborative groups that shift depending on the work. Deloitte found that one California organization was made up of over 30,000 constantly shifting teams. "I think that’s why we’re seeing remote work come back in," said Erica Volini, a U.S. Human Capital Leader at Deloitte. "In order to work in teams, you need a higher level of collaboration." "
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-10/the-rise-and-fall-of-working-from-home
Money quote: "At the same time, work has also become more team-based. Only 38 percent of companies are "functionally" organized today with workers grouped together by job type, a 2016 Deloitte survey found. Most comprise collaborative groups that shift depending on the work. Deloitte found that one California organization was made up of over 30,000 constantly shifting teams. "I think that’s why we’re seeing remote work come back in," said Erica Volini, a U.S. Human Capital Leader at Deloitte. "In order to work in teams, you need a higher level of collaboration." "
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-10/the-rise-and-fall-of-working-from-home
Bloomberg.com
The Rise and Fall of Working From Home
The permanent telecommuter is going extinct.
La prossima, eccezionale rivoluzione? Interfaccia neuronale e dintorni. Usare (quasi) la mente per controllare gli apparecchi. Altro che Siri.
Money quote: “You could be blasting a hundred words a minute on your smart phone with your hands in your pockets. In fact, just before Reardon did his mind-fuck demo, I watched his cofounder, Patrick Kaifosh, play a game of Asteroids on his iPhone. He had one of those weird armbands sitting between his wrist and his elbows. On the screen you could see Asteroids as played by a decent gamer, with the tiny spaceship deftly avoiding big rocks and spinning around to blast them into little pixels. But the motions Kaifosh was making to control the game were barely perceptible: little palpitations of his fingers as his palm lay flat against the tabletop. It seemed like he was playing the game only with mind control. And he kind of was.”
https://www.wired.com/story/brain-machine-interface-isnt-sci-fi-anymore/
Money quote: “You could be blasting a hundred words a minute on your smart phone with your hands in your pockets. In fact, just before Reardon did his mind-fuck demo, I watched his cofounder, Patrick Kaifosh, play a game of Asteroids on his iPhone. He had one of those weird armbands sitting between his wrist and his elbows. On the screen you could see Asteroids as played by a decent gamer, with the tiny spaceship deftly avoiding big rocks and spinning around to blast them into little pixels. But the motions Kaifosh was making to control the game were barely perceptible: little palpitations of his fingers as his palm lay flat against the tabletop. It seemed like he was playing the game only with mind control. And he kind of was.”
https://www.wired.com/story/brain-machine-interface-isnt-sci-fi-anymore/
WIRED
The Brain-Machine Interface Isn't Sci-Fi Anymore | Backchannel
This startup lets you control machines with your mind—no implants required.
Non lo sapevo, ma esiste una versione solo testuale del sito della Cnn. Dovrebbero farla tutti i siti di informazione, magari aggiungendo anche qualche immagine piccola piccola, che non pesi tanto. E azzerare quei baracconi pieni di pubblicità, pannelli, tracker, video che partono da soli e tutto il resto
Money quote: “Breaking News, Latest News and Videos”
http://lite.cnn.io/en
Money quote: “Breaking News, Latest News and Videos”
http://lite.cnn.io/en
La sorpresa del Keynote Apple? Non è stata rovinata dal solito guastafeste - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/la-sorpresa-non-stata-rovinata-dal-solito-guastafeste/
https://www.macitynet.it/la-sorpresa-non-stata-rovinata-dal-solito-guastafeste/
Macitynet.it
La sorpresa del Keynote Apple? Non è stata rovinata dal solito guastafeste - Macitynet.it
La fuga di notizie dell’Ape Operaia non basta a mandare a pallino la festa dei dieci anni di iPhone e l’inaugurazione dello Steve Jobs Theatre
iTunes addio vecchie amiche app - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/itunes-addio-alle-app-si-scaricano-solo-ios/
https://www.macitynet.it/itunes-addio-alle-app-si-scaricano-solo-ios/
Macitynet.it
iTunes addio vecchie amiche app - Macitynet.it
Apple elimina la sezione App Store da iTunes: ora per il software jukebox tuttofare per Mac e PC inizia una nuova esistenza
Volete mollare per sempre Facebook, cancellando il vostro account “once and forever”? Qui c’è spiegato tutto e il link per andare nella pagina giusta, più un po’ di info su cosa in realtà succeda dietro le quinte e cosa veramente venga cancellato.
Money quote:
Your account will be ‘deactivated’ for two weeks. After this period it will be permanently deleted.
Do not login to your account during this time. It will cancel the deletion request.
Do not be fooled into switching to a deactivation request. Deactivation is NOT deletion.
Consider an account deletion epitaph to notify friends of your departure.
http://www.deletefacebook.com/
Money quote:
Your account will be ‘deactivated’ for two weeks. After this period it will be permanently deleted.
Do not login to your account during this time. It will cancel the deletion request.
Do not be fooled into switching to a deactivation request. Deactivation is NOT deletion.
Consider an account deletion epitaph to notify friends of your departure.
http://www.deletefacebook.com/
Delete Facebook
Delete Facebook. Permanent Account Deletion.
How to permanently delete a Facebook account. Clear instruction and official deletion page link. Deactivation is NOT deletion. #deletefacebook
Avete presente Winnie The Pooh? La foresta che ha ispirato la sua storia si trova poco fuori Londra ed è visitabile
Money quote: "Five Hundred Acre Wood is the place that inspired the Hundred Acre Wood, the magical place in which a fictionalized version of A. A. Milne’s son, Christopher Robin, had adventures with Winnie the Pooh and friends."
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/five-hundred-acre-wood
Money quote: "Five Hundred Acre Wood is the place that inspired the Hundred Acre Wood, the magical place in which a fictionalized version of A. A. Milne’s son, Christopher Robin, had adventures with Winnie the Pooh and friends."
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/five-hundred-acre-wood
Atlas Obscura
The Forest That Inspired 'Winnie-the-Pooh's' Hundred Acre Wood
Forty miles south of London, the forest is just as enchanting as it was in the days of Christopher Robin.
Harrison Ford intervistato da GQ: photoshooting con i suoi stessi vestiti anziché con abiti di scena, e già questo fa storia a sé. Ma sappiamo che Ford anche a 75 anni è una leggenda, no? E l'intervista è davvero notevole.
Money quote: "“It's always better,” he says, over a breakfast frittata in Boston, “not to talk about it, I think. Just fucking do it. Don't ’splain it. Especially if you're getting away with it.”
As I am his breakfast companion today, and as he's here to be interviewed, this doesn't seem like a promising trajectory. I feel obliged to remind him that I am in the ’splain business.
“Yeah,” he says, with that gravelly drawl. “I know.”"
https://www.gq.com/story/harrison-ford-gq-cover-story-2017
Money quote: "“It's always better,” he says, over a breakfast frittata in Boston, “not to talk about it, I think. Just fucking do it. Don't ’splain it. Especially if you're getting away with it.”
As I am his breakfast companion today, and as he's here to be interviewed, this doesn't seem like a promising trajectory. I feel obliged to remind him that I am in the ’splain business.
“Yeah,” he says, with that gravelly drawl. “I know.”"
https://www.gq.com/story/harrison-ford-gq-cover-story-2017
GQ
Harrison Ford on ‘Star Wars’, ‘Blade Runner’, and Punching Ryan Gosling in the Face
Since the dawn of Hollywood, no movie star has seemed to need stardom—or movies—less than Harrison Ford.
La fenomenale storia di Bort, l’autore delle “Ultime parole famose” della Settimana Enigmistica su Fumettologica
http://www.fumettologica.it/2017/07/bort-ultime-parole-famose-settimana-enigmistica/
http://www.fumettologica.it/2017/07/bort-ultime-parole-famose-settimana-enigmistica/
Fumettologica
Bort, l’autore delle "Ultime parole famose" della Settimana Enigmistica
Forse il nome non vi dice niente, ma è molto probabile che almeno una volta abbiate letto le sue vignette sulla Settimana Enigmistica.
A cosa serve un Apple Watch 3 LTE? - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/cosa-serve-un-apple-watch-3-lte/
https://www.macitynet.it/cosa-serve-un-apple-watch-3-lte/
Macitynet.it
A cosa serve un Apple Watch 3 LTE? - Macitynet.it
Sempre connessi, per telefonare anche mentre si nuota in mare? Dubbi e opportunità di un apparecchio del quale non sappiamo ancora chi sentiva la mancanza (e che in Italia per adesso non c’è)
La cappella degli Scrovegni a nuova luce restituita - il mio articolo per La Stampa
http://www.lastampa.it/2017/09/14/tecnologia/news/la-cappella-degli-scrovegni-a-nuova-luce-restituita-RBjJIfqLgVb6TUMlRPw7AK/pagina.html
http://www.lastampa.it/2017/09/14/tecnologia/news/la-cappella-degli-scrovegni-a-nuova-luce-restituita-RBjJIfqLgVb6TUMlRPw7AK/pagina.html
LaStampa.it
La cappella degli Scrovegni a nuova luce restituita
Con un sistema di illuminazione LED variabile basata sulla Internet of Things il comune di Padova e iGuzzini hanno ridato luminosità e tono agli affreschi trecenteschi del capolavoro di Giotto
In un esercizio di speculazione che ha più buchi logici di un pezzo di emmental, si ragiona sul bisogno di un accordo di genitorialità oltre a quello matrimoniale. L'esigenza di partenza, cioè il disagio e la frammentazione di ruoli e famiglie americane, cosa che qui da noi nessuno affronta quando si parla di Stati Uniti, è forte. Il percorso che ne nasce però è delirante e figlio di un solipsismo mal cresciuto.
Money quote: "My mother was in a similar position, even when she was married to my father. In the US at the time, it was common for fathers not to be involved in raising the children. What we would now call a ‘traditional marriage’ never really spelled out any principles for shared parenting, except to assign all basic childcare to wives. A father might be called upon occasionally to back up a mother’s disciplinary rules, but I felt somewhat lucky that my mine was never enlisted for this role. When my parents separated, there was no question about who would get the kids: the wife, my mother. Once my parents divorced, my father was around even less, and never got to know my children (my eldest was 12 years old when he died)."
https://aeon.co/ideas/we-need-a-contract-for-co-parenting-not-just-for-marriage
Money quote: "My mother was in a similar position, even when she was married to my father. In the US at the time, it was common for fathers not to be involved in raising the children. What we would now call a ‘traditional marriage’ never really spelled out any principles for shared parenting, except to assign all basic childcare to wives. A father might be called upon occasionally to back up a mother’s disciplinary rules, but I felt somewhat lucky that my mine was never enlisted for this role. When my parents separated, there was no question about who would get the kids: the wife, my mother. Once my parents divorced, my father was around even less, and never got to know my children (my eldest was 12 years old when he died)."
https://aeon.co/ideas/we-need-a-contract-for-co-parenting-not-just-for-marriage
Aeon
We need a contract for co-parenting, not just for marriage
Why the rights and responsibilities of co-parents should be defined and protected by a contract, just like marriage
Per gli amanti della fotografia che poi sembrano più che altro amanti della tecnlogia e si perdono in infinite discussioni se questo sia meglio di quello e così via: il ragionamento di un fotografo basato sull’esperienza e il buon senso.
Money quote: “I’m not saying that just getting a different camera will make you a better photographer, far from it, but if you have a camera that has features that compliment your working style, you’re improving the odds of creating special images”
https://petapixel.com/2017/02/25/camera-matters-not-way-youre-thinking/
Money quote: “I’m not saying that just getting a different camera will make you a better photographer, far from it, but if you have a camera that has features that compliment your working style, you’re improving the odds of creating special images”
https://petapixel.com/2017/02/25/camera-matters-not-way-youre-thinking/
PetaPixel
Why The Camera Matters, But Not in The Way You’re Thinking
For as long as I’ve been photographing, I’ve always had a soft spot for gear and the technical side of photography. In the beginning, I was obsessed with g
Negli Usa l’eolico guadagna spazio e si propone come alternativa vincente rispetto alle altre rinnovabili. Uno studio pubblicato dallo Scientific American che dice tutto, ma proprio tutto sull’argomento
Money quote: “This post will review a few of the major U.S. wind energy trends tracked in the DOE report. For a full rundown, I suggest you check out the full report and associated slide deck.”
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/wind-energy-is-one-of-the-cheapest-sources-of-electricity-and-its-getting-cheaper
Money quote: “This post will review a few of the major U.S. wind energy trends tracked in the DOE report. For a full rundown, I suggest you check out the full report and associated slide deck.”
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/wind-energy-is-one-of-the-cheapest-sources-of-electricity-and-its-getting-cheaper
Scientific American Blog Network
Wind Energy Is One of the Cheapest Sources of Electricity, and It's Getting Cheaper
A comprehensive survey of the wind industry shows wind energy is routinely purchased in bulk for just two cents per kilowatt-hour—and turbines are only getting cheaper, bigger, and better
Avreste voluto esserci anche voi, al lancio di iPhone X che coincide con l’apertura ufficiale per la stampa e il pubblico VIP della nuova sede Apple Park? Beh, il reportage fotografico di Recode risolve buona parte del vostro problema. È quasi come esserci stati.
Money quote: “Approaching Apple Park really does feel more like a real park than an office park — especially on the hill leading up to the Steve Jobs Theater and the grounds surrounding it. The theater is a 20-foot-tall glass cylinder, 165 feet in diameter, with a metallic carbon-fiber roof and a wide path completely surrounding it.”
https://www.recode.net/2017/9/13/16299086/apple-park-steve-jobs-theater-iphone-event-photos
Money quote: “Approaching Apple Park really does feel more like a real park than an office park — especially on the hill leading up to the Steve Jobs Theater and the grounds surrounding it. The theater is a 20-foot-tall glass cylinder, 165 feet in diameter, with a metallic carbon-fiber roof and a wide path completely surrounding it.”
https://www.recode.net/2017/9/13/16299086/apple-park-steve-jobs-theater-iphone-event-photos
Recode
Photos: What it was like to attend Apple’s iPhone X event — its first at the Steve Jobs Theater
Welcome to Apple Park.
La prima volta di Angela Ahrendts sul palco del Keynote Apple - il mio articolo pr Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/la-volta-angela-sul-palco/
https://www.macitynet.it/la-volta-angela-sul-palco/
Macitynet.it
La prima volta di Angela Ahrendts sul palco del Keynote Apple - Macitynet.it
La responsabile retail di Apple per la prima volta parla al keynote. Angela Ahrendts spiega perché gli Apple Store sono il più grande prodotto di Cupertino
Storia della macchina per fare il sushi, dell'uomo che l'ha creata e di chi si è sempre molto opposto
Money quote: “And that’s when it came to him: he would use his firm’s knowledge of candy-packaging machines to develop the robot. The idea, while off-the-wall in the mid-1970s, had a simple premise. If he could lower the cost of making sushi by mechanizing parts of the process and reducing the need for highly paid chefs, he could bring the previously elite Japanese dish to the masses, and in doing so increase demand for rice.
Four decades later, Suzumo Machinery Co.’s robots are used by about 70,000 customers around the world, ranging from sushi chains to factories, and account for about 70 percent of the market for the equipment at restaurants, according to Suzumo’s estimates. Kaiten sushi, also known as conveyor-belt sushi, has become a $6 billion industry in Japan alone, partly thanks to Suzuki’s invention.”
https://www.bloombergquint.com/pursuits/2017/08/30/how-an-angry-candy-man-revolutionized-the-modern-sushi-industry
Money quote: “And that’s when it came to him: he would use his firm’s knowledge of candy-packaging machines to develop the robot. The idea, while off-the-wall in the mid-1970s, had a simple premise. If he could lower the cost of making sushi by mechanizing parts of the process and reducing the need for highly paid chefs, he could bring the previously elite Japanese dish to the masses, and in doing so increase demand for rice.
Four decades later, Suzumo Machinery Co.’s robots are used by about 70,000 customers around the world, ranging from sushi chains to factories, and account for about 70 percent of the market for the equipment at restaurants, according to Suzumo’s estimates. Kaiten sushi, also known as conveyor-belt sushi, has become a $6 billion industry in Japan alone, partly thanks to Suzuki’s invention.”
https://www.bloombergquint.com/pursuits/2017/08/30/how-an-angry-candy-man-revolutionized-the-modern-sushi-industry
Bloomberg Quint
How an Angry Candy Man Revolutionized the Modern Sushi Industry
Creator of world’s first sushi robot developed the idea on his previous job.
Se vi siete mai chiesti come sia la vita di un ingegnere del software, che fatica a realizzare i suoi prodotti ma poi, contento del risultato, li vende con una certa soddisfazione, per fortuna c’è il mini documentario-verità di Yves Saint Laurent che vi spiega tutto. Scusatelo per il crudo realismo, ma si sa che i documenti storici sono fatti così, senza alcuna mediazione.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU09j2gGHYg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU09j2gGHYg