I dubbi, le tentazioni e le opportunità di quelli che stanno insieme vivendo in due case diverse non per la distanza ma per il gusto di vivere ognuno a casa propria.
Money quote: “Yet the romantic grey area that is living apart together, or inhabiting not just separate bedrooms but separate homes, still holds a guilty allure for many long-serving couples. Imagine, time alone! Even just a couple of nights a week, whether to flop exhausted on the sofa and not have to talk, or to go out and enjoy the bright lights a homebody partner won’t; to be master of the remote control, eat crisps and wine for dinner instead of cooking, catch up with friends she or he never got on with – but all within the blissful security of a committed relationship. If it didn’t come larded with sotto voce questions about whether one of you is secretly having an affair, how many more couples would want to follow suit?”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/17/jamie-louise-redknapp-marriage-living-apart-together
Money quote: “Yet the romantic grey area that is living apart together, or inhabiting not just separate bedrooms but separate homes, still holds a guilty allure for many long-serving couples. Imagine, time alone! Even just a couple of nights a week, whether to flop exhausted on the sofa and not have to talk, or to go out and enjoy the bright lights a homebody partner won’t; to be master of the remote control, eat crisps and wine for dinner instead of cooking, catch up with friends she or he never got on with – but all within the blissful security of a committed relationship. If it didn’t come larded with sotto voce questions about whether one of you is secretly having an affair, how many more couples would want to follow suit?”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/17/jamie-louise-redknapp-marriage-living-apart-together
the Guardian
Don’t mock the Redknapps. Living apart together can save a marriage
When it allows each partner room to be themselves, having separate homes can be a good idea, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
Le donne che fecero andare avanti la leggenda della Gibson e delle sue chitarre elettriche anche durante la guerra.
Money quote: “Although the classic Gibson guitar, used by such greats as Prince, Keith Richards, Johnny Cash, and B.B. King, might bring to mind its current Nashville home, the guitar’s roots are actually in the Michigan city of Kalamazoo. Built in 1917, the Gibson Factory there created some of the most iconic guitars ever made. But beyond the instruments, the factory was also home to the “Kalamazoo Gals,” a group of over 200 women who kept the guitar manufacturer going during World War II”
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-old-gibson-guitar-factory
Money quote: “Although the classic Gibson guitar, used by such greats as Prince, Keith Richards, Johnny Cash, and B.B. King, might bring to mind its current Nashville home, the guitar’s roots are actually in the Michigan city of Kalamazoo. Built in 1917, the Gibson Factory there created some of the most iconic guitars ever made. But beyond the instruments, the factory was also home to the “Kalamazoo Gals,” a group of over 200 women who kept the guitar manufacturer going during World War II”
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-old-gibson-guitar-factory
Atlas Obscura
The Old Gibson Guitar Factory
The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.
Come alcuni dei più attenti lettori del canale sapranno, sono appassionato di alcuni temi. I tabù sono una cosa che trovo molto interessante da studiare per capire meglio chi siamo, come funzioniamo. Un classico è l’incesto, che siamo tutti d’accordo a dire che non va bene ma poi spiegare perché o anche solo definire bene con chi sì e con chi no, non è per niente scontato.
Un altro tabù secondo me tutto esplorare è il cannibalismo. Vero e proprio concetto multiforme e quasi incomprensibile se non fosse che è una delle pratiche più antiche e diffuse del pianeta.
Money quote: “Cannibalism has no single, ubiquitous meaning. Rather, it is adapted to suit the spiritual framework of each culture in which it’s practised. For ancient Egyptian pharaohs, it guaranteed an eternal afterlife. For Druids, it might have been connected with agriculture and fertility. For others, cannibalism has served as a tool of empowerment, intimidation, and a way to honour the beloved dead. But most of all, cannibalism deals in taboo. “
https://aeon.co/ideas/eating-people-is-wrong-but-its-also-widespread-and-sacred
Un altro tabù secondo me tutto esplorare è il cannibalismo. Vero e proprio concetto multiforme e quasi incomprensibile se non fosse che è una delle pratiche più antiche e diffuse del pianeta.
Money quote: “Cannibalism has no single, ubiquitous meaning. Rather, it is adapted to suit the spiritual framework of each culture in which it’s practised. For ancient Egyptian pharaohs, it guaranteed an eternal afterlife. For Druids, it might have been connected with agriculture and fertility. For others, cannibalism has served as a tool of empowerment, intimidation, and a way to honour the beloved dead. But most of all, cannibalism deals in taboo. “
https://aeon.co/ideas/eating-people-is-wrong-but-its-also-widespread-and-sacred
Ho conosciuto questo sviluppatore dell'Est che vive in Germania, Jovica Ilic. Un tipo giovane e simpatico, che preso dall'entusiasmo ha scritto un libro dedicato al mio editor preferito: VIM. Si intitola "Mastering Vim Quickly", sottotitolo: "From WTF to OMG in no time".
Sto recensendo il libro - circa cento pagine che verranno arricchite nel tempo, più vari esercizi e video esemplificativi - ed è roba davvero buona.
Il libro si trova qui: https://jovicailic.org/mastering-vim-quickly/
Se vi interessa, potete avere uno sconto del 25% con il codice: vimrules
Le (altre) recensioni sono molto positive.
Money quote: "Mastering Vim Quickly is a great tour through the most important aspects and concepts of Vim. It starts beginner friendly and quickly advances to show more involved text editing techniques. Throughout the book I especially liked the focus on large scale operations. With numerous realistic examples it teaches how various simple commands can be combined in different ways to achieve powerful transformations across multiple files. And even if you already know all the topics covered in the book, it will refresh your knowledge and fuel your curiosity about the depths of Vim once again."
Sto recensendo il libro - circa cento pagine che verranno arricchite nel tempo, più vari esercizi e video esemplificativi - ed è roba davvero buona.
Il libro si trova qui: https://jovicailic.org/mastering-vim-quickly/
Se vi interessa, potete avere uno sconto del 25% con il codice: vimrules
Le (altre) recensioni sono molto positive.
Money quote: "Mastering Vim Quickly is a great tour through the most important aspects and concepts of Vim. It starts beginner friendly and quickly advances to show more involved text editing techniques. Throughout the book I especially liked the focus on large scale operations. With numerous realistic examples it teaches how various simple commands can be combined in different ways to achieve powerful transformations across multiple files. And even if you already know all the topics covered in the book, it will refresh your knowledge and fuel your curiosity about the depths of Vim once again."
Jovica Ilic
Mastering Vim Quickly - Jovica Ilic
Exiting Mastering Vim Quickly From WTF to OMG in no time
I robot rimpiazzeranno le persone? La politica non conta più niente? Il talento serve ancora?
Ora, sto sicuramente mescolando discorsi diversi e che non c’entrano niente né tantomeno si ritrovano esplicitati in quel che segue. Però l’idea concedetemela: le singole persone fanno la differenza. Trovare il regista giusto vuol dire azzeccare il risultato finale. Per questo adesso, dopo un bagno di sangue di registi, stanno pianificando la quarta trilogia di Star Wars.
Money quote: “Instead, the series has seen a series of missteps and public reversals. Director Josh Trank was originally signed on to make a standalone Star Wars film, before being fired in the wake of concerns with his performance on Fox’s Fantastic Four. Gareth Edwards directed Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but additional filmmakers were brought on in the final months before release to help rework the film. Perhaps most infamously, filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller were nearing the end of principal photography on the Han Solo standalone film, before they were fired and replaced by director Ron Howard. To top it all off, Jurassic World’s Colin Trevorrow had previously been set to direct Star Wars: Episode IX — before Abrams replaced him in September.”
https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/9/16630902/star-wars-new-trilogy-rian-johnson-disney-lucasfilm
Ora, sto sicuramente mescolando discorsi diversi e che non c’entrano niente né tantomeno si ritrovano esplicitati in quel che segue. Però l’idea concedetemela: le singole persone fanno la differenza. Trovare il regista giusto vuol dire azzeccare il risultato finale. Per questo adesso, dopo un bagno di sangue di registi, stanno pianificando la quarta trilogia di Star Wars.
Money quote: “Instead, the series has seen a series of missteps and public reversals. Director Josh Trank was originally signed on to make a standalone Star Wars film, before being fired in the wake of concerns with his performance on Fox’s Fantastic Four. Gareth Edwards directed Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but additional filmmakers were brought on in the final months before release to help rework the film. Perhaps most infamously, filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller were nearing the end of principal photography on the Han Solo standalone film, before they were fired and replaced by director Ron Howard. To top it all off, Jurassic World’s Colin Trevorrow had previously been set to direct Star Wars: Episode IX — before Abrams replaced him in September.”
https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/9/16630902/star-wars-new-trilogy-rian-johnson-disney-lucasfilm
The Verge
Star Wars is getting an all-new trilogy from Rian Johnson
I’ve got a good feeling about this
Repetita iuvant: come fa Facebook a sapere così tante cose su di noi? L’articolo non è eccezionale, ma è la cosa più simile a una inchiesta giornalistica sull'argomento uscita negli ultimi anni
Money quote: “Facebook warns users to be judicious about using all this data. “You may have business or personal contacts in your phone,” the Learn More screen admonishes the reader. “Please only send friend requests to people you know personally who would welcome the invite.”
Having issued this warning, and having acknowledged that people in your address book may not necessarily want to be connected to you, Facebook will then do exactly what it warned you not to do. If you agree to share your contacts, every piece of contact data you possess will go to Facebook, and the network will then use it to try to search for connections between everyone you know, no matter how slightly—and you won’t see it happen.”
https://gizmodo.com/how-facebook-figures-out-everyone-youve-ever-met-1819822691
Money quote: “Facebook warns users to be judicious about using all this data. “You may have business or personal contacts in your phone,” the Learn More screen admonishes the reader. “Please only send friend requests to people you know personally who would welcome the invite.”
Having issued this warning, and having acknowledged that people in your address book may not necessarily want to be connected to you, Facebook will then do exactly what it warned you not to do. If you agree to share your contacts, every piece of contact data you possess will go to Facebook, and the network will then use it to try to search for connections between everyone you know, no matter how slightly—and you won’t see it happen.”
https://gizmodo.com/how-facebook-figures-out-everyone-youve-ever-met-1819822691
Gizmodo
How Facebook Figures Out Everyone You've Ever Met
In real life, in the natural course of conversation, it is not uncommon to talk about a person you may know. You meet someone and say, “I’m from Sarasota,” and they say, “Oh, I have a grandparent in Sarasota,” and they tell you where they live and their name…
Un'immagine, una sola immagine, vista ogni giorno per anni da un miliardo di persone. Io non sono tra questi, ma il fotografo che ha scattato la foto della collina diventata lo sfondo dello schermo di Windows Xp (si intitola “bliss”) secondo me la sua soddisfazione se l'è tolta. Anche economica.
Money quote: “In 2000, Microsoft called to see if they could use his picture for its new operating system. O’Rear sold all the rights for an undisclosed sum—but a sum large enough that no one was willing to insure the negatives to be shipped. O’Rear flew to Seattle and delivered them in person. Since the release of Windows XP in 2001, the image has graced the screens of over a billion computers all over the world.”
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/location-of-the-microsoft-windows-xp-wallpaper
Qui ci sono le coordinate per andare a vedere la suddetta collina. Spoiler: non è affatto così sexy. La fotografia come arte di rendere belle le cose normali.
Money quote: “In 2000, Microsoft called to see if they could use his picture for its new operating system. O’Rear sold all the rights for an undisclosed sum—but a sum large enough that no one was willing to insure the negatives to be shipped. O’Rear flew to Seattle and delivered them in person. Since the release of Windows XP in 2001, the image has graced the screens of over a billion computers all over the world.”
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/location-of-the-microsoft-windows-xp-wallpaper
Qui ci sono le coordinate per andare a vedere la suddetta collina. Spoiler: non è affatto così sexy. La fotografia come arte di rendere belle le cose normali.
Atlas Obscura
Location of the Microsoft Windows XP Default Wallpaper in Sonoma
The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.
Sempre nella repubblica di Weimar, a Berlino, ci sono storie e angoli da esplorare. Quello dell'identità, del travestitismo, del genere, è intrigante. Buona lettura per la domenica.
Money quote: "Hirschfeld was one of a few doctors in the city who helped people with minority sexual identities. Meanwhile, other people became increasingly aware of the issues they faced. A 1906 German newspaper report, quoted in Robert Beachy’s Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity, tells the story of a person who was assigned female at birth**, but only appeared “unsuspicious” if allowed to wear men’s clothing. The paper chastises city officials: “There are men with the faces of women, and women with the faces of men. If necessary, police officials need to be schooled by Dr. Hirschfeld. Such mistrust as in this case should not be based on ignorance.” This was typical of a certain segment of Weimar society, Beachy says. “You can sort of see that there was, at least in some quarters, a liberal tolerance that was clearly visible.”"
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/trans-id-passes-weimar-germany-marcus-hirschfeld
Money quote: "Hirschfeld was one of a few doctors in the city who helped people with minority sexual identities. Meanwhile, other people became increasingly aware of the issues they faced. A 1906 German newspaper report, quoted in Robert Beachy’s Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity, tells the story of a person who was assigned female at birth**, but only appeared “unsuspicious” if allowed to wear men’s clothing. The paper chastises city officials: “There are men with the faces of women, and women with the faces of men. If necessary, police officials need to be schooled by Dr. Hirschfeld. Such mistrust as in this case should not be based on ignorance.” This was typical of a certain segment of Weimar society, Beachy says. “You can sort of see that there was, at least in some quarters, a liberal tolerance that was clearly visible.”"
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/trans-id-passes-weimar-germany-marcus-hirschfeld
Atlas Obscura
The Early 20th-Century ID Cards That Kept Trans People Safe From Harassment
The radical days of the Weimar Republic, just before the rise of Nazism.
Questa cosa di Twitter e dei 280 caratteri spazi inclusi (anziché 140) non sta proprio andando giù alle folle della rete.
Money quote: “Twitter is like a modern-day version of a letter to the editor. Have you ever read a letter to the editor that wouldn’t have been better shorter?”
https://medium.com/@davepell/twitters-character-assassination-62e549ff89e8
Money quote: “Twitter is like a modern-day version of a letter to the editor. Have you ever read a letter to the editor that wouldn’t have been better shorter?”
https://medium.com/@davepell/twitters-character-assassination-62e549ff89e8
Medium
Twitter’s Character Assassination
Dear Twitter,
Perché Apple non fa più i prodotti come una volta - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/perche-apple-non-piu-prodotti-volta/
https://www.macitynet.it/perche-apple-non-piu-prodotti-volta/
Macitynet.it
Perché Apple non fa più i prodotti come una volta - Macitynet.it
Tracotanza o strategia, fatto sta che Apple annuncia sempre nuovi prodotti che poi escono in ritardo. Cos’è cambiato a Cupertino?
A quanto pare il web sta andando un po' a ramengo. Lo sostiene Tim Berners-Lee, che l'ha creato
Money quote: "“The system is failing. The way ad revenue works with clickbait is not fulfilling the goal of helping humanity promote truth and democracy. So I am concerned,” said Berners-Lee, who in March called for the regulation of online political advertising to prevent it from being used in “unethical ways”."
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/15/tim-berners-lee-world-wide-web-net-neutrality
Money quote: "“The system is failing. The way ad revenue works with clickbait is not fulfilling the goal of helping humanity promote truth and democracy. So I am concerned,” said Berners-Lee, who in March called for the regulation of online political advertising to prevent it from being used in “unethical ways”."
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/15/tim-berners-lee-world-wide-web-net-neutrality
the Guardian
Tim Berners-Lee on the future of the web: 'The system is failing'
The inventor of the world wide web remains an optimist but sees a ‘nasty wind’ blowing amid concerns over advertising, net neutrality and fake news
Il mantra è che tutte le aziende sono entrate nel business del software, intendendo dire con questo che non solo tutte devono comprare software, ma che spesso e volentieri, per riuscire a fare quel che vogliono, devono scriverselo. Il Washington Post l'ha presa letteralmente (forse per merito anche del suo proprietario, Jeff Bezos) e adesso non solo ha scritto il codice del suo sistema editoriale multimediale, ma lo vende come servizio anche ad altre testate.
Money quote: "Since 2014, a new Post operation now called Arc Publishing has offered the publishing system the company originally used for WashingtonPost.com as a service. That allows other news organizations to use the Post’s tools for writers and editors. Arc also shoulders the responsibility of ensuring that readers get a snappy, reliable experience when they visit a site on a PC or mobile device. It’s like a high-end version of Squarespace or WordPress.com, tailored to solve the content problems of a particular industry."
Money quote 2: "Among the publications that have moved to Arc are the Los Angeles Times, Canada’s Globe and Mail, the New Zealand Herald, and smaller outfits such as Alaska Dispatch News and Oregon’s Willamette Week. In aggregate, sites running on Arc reach 300 million readers; publishers pay based on bandwidth, which means that the more successful they are at attracting readers, the better it is for Arc Publishing. The typical bottom line ranges from $10,000 a month at the low end up to $150,000 a month for Arc’s biggest customers."
https://www.fastcompany.com/40495770/the-washington-post-is-a-software-company-now
Money quote: "Since 2014, a new Post operation now called Arc Publishing has offered the publishing system the company originally used for WashingtonPost.com as a service. That allows other news organizations to use the Post’s tools for writers and editors. Arc also shoulders the responsibility of ensuring that readers get a snappy, reliable experience when they visit a site on a PC or mobile device. It’s like a high-end version of Squarespace or WordPress.com, tailored to solve the content problems of a particular industry."
Money quote 2: "Among the publications that have moved to Arc are the Los Angeles Times, Canada’s Globe and Mail, the New Zealand Herald, and smaller outfits such as Alaska Dispatch News and Oregon’s Willamette Week. In aggregate, sites running on Arc reach 300 million readers; publishers pay based on bandwidth, which means that the more successful they are at attracting readers, the better it is for Arc Publishing. The typical bottom line ranges from $10,000 a month at the low end up to $150,000 a month for Arc’s biggest customers."
https://www.fastcompany.com/40495770/the-washington-post-is-a-software-company-now
Fast Company
The Washington Post Is A Software Company Now
The newspaper created a platform to tackle its own challenges. Then, with Amazon-like spirit, it realized there was a business in helping other publishers do the same.
Compie 90 anni la vettura tra iconica di Milano: la Carrelli. Atm pubblica un pdf: non lamentiamoci, è già un inizio...
https://www.atm.it/it/AtmNews/Documents/Lineadiretta.pdf
https://www.atm.it/it/AtmNews/Documents/Lineadiretta.pdf
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Una premessa: in casa non abbiamo automobili o motorini: usiamo i servizi del comune di milano (abbonamento) e i vari sharing: auto e bici. Ci piace così.
Detto questo, da tempo combatto una battaglia contro l’inciviltà degli abitanti di Milano sia per il parcheggio selvaggio che per quelli che vanno in bici sui marciapiedi. Al riguardo, il comune a quanto pare “tollera”. Io, nel mio piccolo, mi oppongo.
Il comune di Atene mi dà ragione e aumenta le multe a chi va sui marciapiedi con la bici da veri a trenta euro. Da noi non c’è neanche la multa...
http://www.thepostathens.com/article/2017/11/athens-court-street-bicycle-skateboard
Detto questo, da tempo combatto una battaglia contro l’inciviltà degli abitanti di Milano sia per il parcheggio selvaggio che per quelli che vanno in bici sui marciapiedi. Al riguardo, il comune a quanto pare “tollera”. Io, nel mio piccolo, mi oppongo.
Il comune di Atene mi dà ragione e aumenta le multe a chi va sui marciapiedi con la bici da veri a trenta euro. Da noi non c’è neanche la multa...
http://www.thepostathens.com/article/2017/11/athens-court-street-bicycle-skateboard
The Post
How Athens City Council could change fines for bikes on sidewalks Uptown | The Post
Athens' traffic code currently bans bicycle and skateboard use on sidewalks Uptown, and the penalty for doing so could soon rise.
Toccare il fondo. A chi non è capitato? E come si fa ad evitarlo? Anzi, ad accelerarlo, perché no. Dopottutto, abbiamo paura del cambiamento, ma quest’ultimo di per sé è la cosa buona, no?
Money quote: “As a therapist, I see people who need to change to avoid catastrophe. Some of them want to. Some of them don’t. You might find this also in your own life. You know you need to make a change, but you in some ways you enjoy your bad habit. Unaddressed this bad habit will force a “rock bottom” on you and then change will be easier. Obviously, it would be healthier if you could change right now.
The good news is that a person’s “bottom” can be influenced and changed”
https://betterhumans.coach.me/how-to-break-bad-habits-by-simulating-rock-bottom-8e46b5acb027
Money quote: “As a therapist, I see people who need to change to avoid catastrophe. Some of them want to. Some of them don’t. You might find this also in your own life. You know you need to make a change, but you in some ways you enjoy your bad habit. Unaddressed this bad habit will force a “rock bottom” on you and then change will be easier. Obviously, it would be healthier if you could change right now.
The good news is that a person’s “bottom” can be influenced and changed”
https://betterhumans.coach.me/how-to-break-bad-habits-by-simulating-rock-bottom-8e46b5acb027
Medium
How to Break Bad Habits by Simulating Rock Bottom
You decide where you make your turn-around. Here’s how to do it sooner.
“Quaderni giapponesi 2”. Igort, vagabondo del manga e del viaggio - il mio articolo per Fumettologica
http://www.fumettologica.it/2017/11/igort-quaderni-giapponesi-2-recensione/
http://www.fumettologica.it/2017/11/igort-quaderni-giapponesi-2-recensione/
Fumettologica
"Quaderni giapponesi 2". Igort, vagabondo del manga e del viaggio - Fumettologica
Recensione di Quaderni giapponesi 2: il vagabondo del manga, il nuovo graphic novel di Igort, in cui l'autore continua a raccontare il Sol Levante.
Cosa ce meglio del sesso, preliminari inclusi? Le coccole che seguono.
Money quote: “Muise, who studies how sexuality impacts on relationships, set out with colleagues to learn which part of sex made people feel more connected to their partners. In a study published in 2014 in the Archives of Sexual Behavior, they reported that it was what followed intercourse itself. The length of ‘post-sex affection’ ranged from zero minutes to several hours, the researchers learned. And those who spent more time snuggling were more satisfied with their relationships”
https://aeon.co/essays/why-post-sex-cuddles-and-pillowtalk-count-for-more-than-orgasm
Money quote: “Muise, who studies how sexuality impacts on relationships, set out with colleagues to learn which part of sex made people feel more connected to their partners. In a study published in 2014 in the Archives of Sexual Behavior, they reported that it was what followed intercourse itself. The length of ‘post-sex affection’ ranged from zero minutes to several hours, the researchers learned. And those who spent more time snuggling were more satisfied with their relationships”
https://aeon.co/essays/why-post-sex-cuddles-and-pillowtalk-count-for-more-than-orgasm
Aeon
Afterglow
The intensity of orgasm is sublime, but the gentle love cocktail that follows is what helps relationships to endure