Questa serie di profili di attori realizzata da GQ mi piace molto. Dopo Harrison Ford, è tempo di cambiare e parlare di Jackie Chan, 63 anni, più scatenato che mai. E, leggendo del centro sportivo che ha creato, della sua storia, di come vive, si scopre che è anche un personaggio abbastanza inquietante. Molto inquietante.
Money quote: "He hasn't been idle this decade. Idle is not one of the speeds in Jackie Chan's gearbox. "Sometimes I look at some other actors, famous actors," he says incredulously. "They're so comfortable! After filming, just holiday! With a girlfriend or the family." After filming, Jackie tends to an ever-expanding portfolio of business interests, and then he makes more films."
https://www.gq.com/story/jackie-chans-gq-profile-2017
Money quote: "He hasn't been idle this decade. Idle is not one of the speeds in Jackie Chan's gearbox. "Sometimes I look at some other actors, famous actors," he says incredulously. "They're so comfortable! After filming, just holiday! With a girlfriend or the family." After filming, Jackie tends to an ever-expanding portfolio of business interests, and then he makes more films."
https://www.gq.com/story/jackie-chans-gq-profile-2017
GQ
Jackie Chan’s Plan to Keep Kicking Forever
GQ sent Alex Pappademas to Beijing to interview the king in his castle—a vast martial-arts complex as awesome and over-the-top as Jackie Chan himself.
Rimanendo in argomento: adoro anche Pierce Brosnan. L'ho sempre adorato. Non per i film di 007, ma per la serie Remington Steele, che per me è stato un telefilm stupendo, come Moonlightning con Bruce Willis (all'epoca dotato di capelli). Questo ritratto di Brosnan su GQ di sette anni fa è una meraviglia.
Money quote: His father, Tom, had taken off soon after his birth and Brosnan met him only once, when Remington Steele was shooting in Ireland and there was a knock on the door of his hotel room.
"I opened the door and there was this flinty-eyed man, hair like this gray snow white, chiseled features, not as tall as me. He walked in and said, 'Ahh you're a good lookin' man,'" says Brosnan, lapsing into a brogue. "I said, 'Well I get it from you, Tom. Like a cup a tea?'"
https://www.gq.com/story/pierce-brosnan-suit-guide
Money quote: His father, Tom, had taken off soon after his birth and Brosnan met him only once, when Remington Steele was shooting in Ireland and there was a knock on the door of his hotel room.
"I opened the door and there was this flinty-eyed man, hair like this gray snow white, chiseled features, not as tall as me. He walked in and said, 'Ahh you're a good lookin' man,'" says Brosnan, lapsing into a brogue. "I said, 'Well I get it from you, Tom. Like a cup a tea?'"
https://www.gq.com/story/pierce-brosnan-suit-guide
GQ
Man On The Street
How is it that **Pierce Brosnan** keeps getting cooler with age? Well, part of it is that the guy knows how to wear a suit (and shirt and tie) like no one else, whether he's on the big screen or the streets of Los Angeles
State usando il vostro nuovo Raspberry Pi per un interessante progetto ma non potete spegnerlo seguendo la maniera corretta. E rischiate tutte le volte di corrompere la scheda SD con la memoria del sistema (dovete formattarla e reinstallarla dall'ultimo backup). Non è il modo più semplice. Possibile che non esistano altre soluzioni? Beh, l'idea è quella di una modalità read only per il piccoletto, in maniera tale che non ci siano problemi in caso di spegnimento improvviso.
Money quote: "But what if it’s not as easy as selecting shutdown, because your Raspberry Pi is embedded deep inside the belly of a project? Maybe you’ve hot-glued your Zero W into a pumpkin which is now screwed to the roof of your porch, or your store has a bank of Pi-powered monitors playing ads and the power is set to shut off every evening. Without the ability to shut down your Pi via the menu, you risk the SD card’s contents every time you power down your project."
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/adafruits-read-only/
Money quote: "But what if it’s not as easy as selecting shutdown, because your Raspberry Pi is embedded deep inside the belly of a project? Maybe you’ve hot-glued your Zero W into a pumpkin which is now screwed to the roof of your porch, or your store has a bank of Pi-powered monitors playing ads and the power is set to shut off every evening. Without the ability to shut down your Pi via the menu, you risk the SD card’s contents every time you power down your project."
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/adafruits-read-only/
Raspberry Pi
Adafruit’s read-only Raspberry Pi
Perfect for passive projects and hard-to-reach Pis, Adafruit's read-only Raspberry Pi script allows you to pull the plug without corrupting your SD card.
Il gioco che nessuno riuscirà mai a completare (perché lo allungano tutte le volte...)
https://www.nevercompletedgame.com/
https://www.nevercompletedgame.com/
Tutti gli screensaver di Apple TV in un video - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/tutti-gli-screensaver-apple-tv-un-video/
https://www.macitynet.it/tutti-gli-screensaver-apple-tv-un-video/
Macitynet.it
Tutti gli screensaver di Apple TV in un video - Macitynet.it
Tutti ora possono ammirare gli spettacolari video Aerial in slow motion che Apple ha prodotto come screensaver Apple TV. Una compilation fenomenale
Foto di macchinette per distribuire bevande (spesso calde) nel nord del Giappone, sepolte tra le nevi dell'Okkaido. Poetico.
Money quote: "Outdoor vending machines, especially the ones in remote locations, buried in snowfall, became not only a photographic subject for Ohashi but also a welcome oasis from the harsh winters of Hokkaido. The deep snows can become inconvenient “but even then I can get warm drinks from the vending machines. When I hold a warm bottle that I buy from the vending machine, my feelings relax.”"
http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2017/10/04/japanese-vending-machines-at-night-juxtaposed-with-a-wintry-hokkaido-landscape/
Money quote: "Outdoor vending machines, especially the ones in remote locations, buried in snowfall, became not only a photographic subject for Ohashi but also a welcome oasis from the harsh winters of Hokkaido. The deep snows can become inconvenient “but even then I can get warm drinks from the vending machines. When I hold a warm bottle that I buy from the vending machine, my feelings relax.”"
http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2017/10/04/japanese-vending-machines-at-night-juxtaposed-with-a-wintry-hokkaido-landscape/
Spoon & Tamago
Japanese Vending Machines at Night Juxtaposed with a Wintry Hokkaido Landscape
“In Hokkaido where I live, winters are harsh and snows are deep,” says photographer Eiji Ohashi. “Every day can become rather inconvenient” due to the constant snowfall. But heavy snows also bring wintry wonderlands and the discovery of small pleasures. …
Microsoft: addio alla produzione di nuovi Surface entro il 2019 - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/nuovi-surface/
https://www.macitynet.it/nuovi-surface/
Macitynet.it
Microsoft: addio alla produzione di nuovi Surface entro il 2019 - Macitynet.it
Secondo il Ceo di Canalis, Satya Nadella si prepara ad abbandonare il mercato hardware: difficoltà e margini troppo ridotti che impattano negativamente sul resto del business
Quelli di Dropbox stanno un po' esagerando. Super lancio per un restyling grafico minore, ma che "interpreta" la nuova mission aziendale. Bah
Money quote: "As our mission has evolved from keeping files in sync to helping keep teams in sync, we realized our brand needs to change, too. Our new brand system shows that Dropbox isn’t just a place to store your files—it’s a living workspace that brings teams and ideas together. The look is expressive, with vibrant colors, rich imagery, a versatile typeface, and playful illustrations."
https://dropbox.design
Money quote: "As our mission has evolved from keeping files in sync to helping keep teams in sync, we realized our brand needs to change, too. Our new brand system shows that Dropbox isn’t just a place to store your files—it’s a living workspace that brings teams and ideas together. The look is expressive, with vibrant colors, rich imagery, a versatile typeface, and playful illustrations."
https://dropbox.design
Dropbox
Dropbox Brand Guidelines
At Dropbox, our Brand Guidelines help us infuse everything we make with identity. From icons to illustration, logos to language, this collection is the foundation for how Dropbox looks, feels, and sounds like Dropbox.
Ha perso un motore e, se fossimo stati su quel volo, sarebbe stata l'avventura di una vita (di quelle che per fortuna si possono raccontare). Ma a parte questo, è interessante non solo leggere la dinamica dell'incidente dell'A380 di Air France, che ha perso un motore mentre volava sull'Atlantico, ma soprattutto guardare le foto. Spettacolari...
Money quote: "An Air France Airbus A380-800, registration F-HPJE performing flight AF-66 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Los Angeles,CA (USA) with 497 passengers and 24 crew, was enroute at FL370 about 200nm southeast of Nuuk (Greenland) when the fan and inlet of the #4 engine (GP7270, outboard right hand) separated from the engine. The crew descended the aircraft to FL310 and diverted to Goose Bay,NL (Canada) for a safe landing about 2 hours later at 12:41L (15:41Z). Emergency services reported hydraulic fluid leaking from the engine."
https://avherald.com/h?article=4af15205
Money quote: "An Air France Airbus A380-800, registration F-HPJE performing flight AF-66 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Los Angeles,CA (USA) with 497 passengers and 24 crew, was enroute at FL370 about 200nm southeast of Nuuk (Greenland) when the fan and inlet of the #4 engine (GP7270, outboard right hand) separated from the engine. The crew descended the aircraft to FL310 and diverted to Goose Bay,NL (Canada) for a safe landing about 2 hours later at 12:41L (15:41Z). Emergency services reported hydraulic fluid leaking from the engine."
https://avherald.com/h?article=4af15205
Avherald
Accident: France A388 over Greenland on Sep 30th 2017, uncontained engine failure, fan and engine inlet separated
Aviation Herald - News, Incidents and Accidents in Aviation
La nuova strategia dei big della tecnologia: integrare tutto - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/la-nuova-strategia-dei-big-della-tecnologia-integrare/
https://www.macitynet.it/la-nuova-strategia-dei-big-della-tecnologia-integrare/
Macitynet.it
La nuova strategia dei big della tecnologia: integrare tutto - Macitynet.it
Dal silicio ai servizi nella nuvola digitale, il futuro è fare tutto in casa, come insegna Apple e come Microsoft e Google stanno copiando
Ma voi, in questo infinito peana dell’Alta velocità sia nel servizio video (molto ben confezionato) che nell’articolo, una nota negativa (avrei detto: si avvicinano le lontananze ma si allontanano le vicinanze, perché diminuiscono i treni economici a medio e lungo raggio) oppure un fotogramma con Italo l’avete mica visto? Per non parlare poi della concorrenza dei treni “stranieri” (tedeschi, svizzeri, francesi, austriaci) che fanno servizio in Italia? Bah. Comunque, ottima lettura e visione per il fine settimana.
http://www.corriere.it/video-articoli/2017/10/07/alta-velocita-manager-30-mila-punti-cartafreccia-professionista-sempre-viaggio-da-citta-all-altra-come-le-stanze-stesso-studio/e9561a72-ab3f-11e7-b201-3d87a5727083.shtml
http://www.corriere.it/video-articoli/2017/10/07/alta-velocita-manager-30-mila-punti-cartafreccia-professionista-sempre-viaggio-da-citta-all-altra-come-le-stanze-stesso-studio/e9561a72-ab3f-11e7-b201-3d87a5727083.shtml
Corriere della Sera
Alta velocità, il manager da 30 mila punti Cartafreccia e il professionista sempre in viaggio: «Da una città all’altra come tra…
Il «corridoio» Roma-Milano sulla cosiddetta «Metropolitana d’Italia» dei treni veloci: così si accorcia la Penisola La tecnologia digitale mette in contatto le persone, ma non riduce gli spostamenti, anzi li incrementa
Da pull a push. Da Google a Facebook. Cambiano le ragioni per le quali ci si collega a Internet, cambiano le abitudini, cambiano le strategie e cambiano i contenuti. In buona sostanza, cambia la rete e cambiamo noi. E non in meglio, a quanto pare. Una spiegazione piuttosto sensata e condivisibile del devastante e distruttivo passaggio dal "search" al "social".
Money quote: " Whereas the 2006 Internet was used to find specific information, the 2017 Internet is more used to see what’s out there to entertain you. You don’t go to Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, or Instagram because you’re looking for something, rather, you want to see what it has found for you."
https://medium.com/the-mission/the-destructive-switch-from-search-to-social-250289992e30
Money quote: " Whereas the 2006 Internet was used to find specific information, the 2017 Internet is more used to see what’s out there to entertain you. You don’t go to Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, or Instagram because you’re looking for something, rather, you want to see what it has found for you."
https://medium.com/the-mission/the-destructive-switch-from-search-to-social-250289992e30
Medium
The Destructive Switch from Search to Social
2006 wasn’t a great year for our brains. In July, Twitter launched to the world, and in September, Facebook added the News Feed. But…
Sono anni che uso questo software gratuito e meraviglioso per visualizzare il contenuto del disco del Mac: Disk Invetory X. Ma da quando sono passato a macOS High Sierra non va più (crasha appena ha finito di caricare i dati).
Avete da suggerire alternative con una rappresentazione dei dati uguale o molto simile? Come al solito: @antoniodini
http://www.derlien.com
Avete da suggerire alternative con una rappresentazione dei dati uguale o molto simile? Come al solito: @antoniodini
http://www.derlien.com
Derlien
Disk Inventory X
Disk Inventory X, disk usage utility for Mac OS X
C'è un piccolo gruppo di programmatori che vorrebbe cambiare il modo con il quale si scrive il codice. Prima che sia troppo tardi. L'articolo dell'Atlanthic è godibile, ma totalmente inutile a mio avviso.
Money quote: "It’s been said that software is “eating the world.” More and more, critical systems that were once controlled mechanically, or by people, are coming to depend on code. This was perhaps never clearer than in the summer of 2015, when on a single day, United Airlines grounded its fleet because of a problem with its departure-management system; trading was suspended on the New York Stock Exchange after an upgrade; the front page of The Wall Street Journal’s website crashed; and Seattle’s 911 system went down again, this time because a different router failed. The simultaneous failure of so many software systems smelled at first of a coordinated cyberattack. Almost more frightening was the realization, late in the day, that it was just a coincidence."
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/09/saving-the-world-from-code/540393/
Money quote: "It’s been said that software is “eating the world.” More and more, critical systems that were once controlled mechanically, or by people, are coming to depend on code. This was perhaps never clearer than in the summer of 2015, when on a single day, United Airlines grounded its fleet because of a problem with its departure-management system; trading was suspended on the New York Stock Exchange after an upgrade; the front page of The Wall Street Journal’s website crashed; and Seattle’s 911 system went down again, this time because a different router failed. The simultaneous failure of so many software systems smelled at first of a coordinated cyberattack. Almost more frightening was the realization, late in the day, that it was just a coincidence."
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/09/saving-the-world-from-code/540393/
The Atlantic
The Coming Software Apocalypse
A small group of programmers wants to change how we code—before catastrophe strikes.
Ok, mi correggo e lo faccio apertamente. È un articolo della Madonna. Magari non sono d'accordo, magari penso altre cose, ma in reaktà c'è molto più di quanto non pensassi in un primo momento. Cibo per la mente. E guardate che non lo dico molto spesso... Se ci sono programmatori là fuori, non vedo l'ora di avere il vostro feedback!
Un’altra anima bella che si chiede: i social media sono nocivi? Diventeranno come è stata la passione-ossessione per le sigarette, spinta dai big del tabacco e subita da generazioni di persone che si sono stroncate la salute una Marlboro alla volta?
Money quote: “After watching a man almost wander into the street while browsing his phone, my wandered a bit; will social media become the new smoking? Will browsing your phone anticipating the next notification become a dirty habit that others will shun you for?”
https://theroamingmind.com/2017/03/06/social-media-is-the-new-smoking/
Money quote: “After watching a man almost wander into the street while browsing his phone, my wandered a bit; will social media become the new smoking? Will browsing your phone anticipating the next notification become a dirty habit that others will shun you for?”
https://theroamingmind.com/2017/03/06/social-media-is-the-new-smoking/
The Roaming Mind
Social Media Is The New Smoking
After watching a man almost wander into the street while browsing his phone, my wandered a bit; will social media become the new smoking? Will browsing your phone anticipating the next notification…
Intanto il sottoscritto è sul treno per Malpensa. Si va a San Diego (via new York) e si torna in settimana. Il flusso qui non si interrompe ma diventa un po’ meno massivo. Pensatemi mentre saetto fra i cieli.
I segreti hi-tech dietro le partite della NFL - il mio articolo per La Stampa
http://www.lastampa.it/2017/10/07/tecnologia/news/i-segreti-hitech-dietro-le-partite-della-nfl-d79EjVSf4ShVTK0pI4nlTN/pagina.html
http://www.lastampa.it/2017/10/07/tecnologia/news/i-segreti-hitech-dietro-le-partite-della-nfl-d79EjVSf4ShVTK0pI4nlTN/pagina.html
LaStampa.it
I segreti hi-tech dietro le partite della NFL
Sensori wireless di movimento su ogni giocatore permettono di acquisire dati in tempo reale per grafiche televisive spettacolari, nuove misurazioni della performance ed elaborazioni tattiche del gioco in tempo reale
I non informatici magari ignorano anche chi sia. Ma Claude Shannon è una delle figure scientifiche più importanti del nostro tempo. Come pensava, lavorava, viveva? Qui la risposta.
Money quote: “Within engineering and mathematics circles, Shannon is a revered figure. Claude Shannon’s work in the 1930s and 1940s earned him the title of “father of the information age.” At the age of 21, he published what’s been called the most important master’s thesis of all time, explaining how binary switches could do logic. It laid the foundation for all future digital computers.
He wasn’t done. At the age of 32, he published “A Mathematical Theory of Communication,” which has been called “the Magna Carta of the information age.” Shannon’s masterwork invented the bit, or the objective measurement of information, and explained how digital codes could allow us to compress and send any message with perfect accuracy.
But that’s not all he did.”
https://medium.com/the-mission/10-000-hours-with-claude-shannon-12-lessons-on-life-and-learning-from-a-genius-e8b9297bee8f
Money quote: “Within engineering and mathematics circles, Shannon is a revered figure. Claude Shannon’s work in the 1930s and 1940s earned him the title of “father of the information age.” At the age of 21, he published what’s been called the most important master’s thesis of all time, explaining how binary switches could do logic. It laid the foundation for all future digital computers.
He wasn’t done. At the age of 32, he published “A Mathematical Theory of Communication,” which has been called “the Magna Carta of the information age.” Shannon’s masterwork invented the bit, or the objective measurement of information, and explained how digital codes could allow us to compress and send any message with perfect accuracy.
But that’s not all he did.”
https://medium.com/the-mission/10-000-hours-with-claude-shannon-12-lessons-on-life-and-learning-from-a-genius-e8b9297bee8f
Medium
11 Life Lessons From History’s Most Underrated Genius
Insights on work and creativity from the life of mathematician Claude Shannon, the most influential figure you’ve never heard of
Tra parentesi, questo che ho appena pubblicato è il primo messaggio che spedisco mentre sono in volo (sopra le Alpi, con un Airbus A330 scintillante). Di solito non compro la connessione in volo, ma Delta Air Lines dal primo ottobre permette di mandare messaggi (senza immagini) gratuitamente. E quindi, perché non approfittarne? :-)