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Prima che finisca il primo d'aprile, la madre di tutti i pesci d'aprile. Su Sport Illustrated, la storia di un lanciatore mistico talmente una supercazzola prematurata che avrebbero dovuto mandare tutti a casa e abolire i pesci d'aprile per sempre.

Money quote: ""I never dreamed a baseball could be thrown that fast. The wrist must have a lot to do with it, and all that leverage. You can hardly see the blur of it as it goes by. As for hitting the thing, frankly, I just don't think it's humanly possible. You could send a blind man up there, and maybe he'd do better hitting at the sound of the thing.""

https://www.si.com/mlb/2014/10/15/curious-case-sidd-finch
Amore per i videogame. Letteralmente.

Money quote: “Love and Producer is a mobile game that follows the story of a young TV producer who is dedicated to reviving her late father’s TV show that explored mysterious incidents and anomalies revolving around Evols (humans with special powers, think X-Men but different). In the game you explore the main plot and produce shows, making tough decisions by selecting the right crew and guest stars, according to their strengths, for each episode.

But it’s her four love interests that have captured female gamers’ imaginations. “I’ve been playing nonstop for a year,” says Zhao Xueyue, 29, who works in marketing in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. “There are four types of boys who I can choose to talk to. When a girl is single, she likes that type of thing.”

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/china-love-games
Il Dipartimento della Giustizia americano scrive all'Academy degli Oscar: se cambiate le regole in maniera tale da escludere Netflix dalle prossime edizioni, indagheremo sulle vostre pratiche per appurare se vanno contro il libero mercato. Tra l'altro, quanto segue spiega perché Steven Spielberg fosse l'ospite d'onore della presentazione di Apple Tv+: guerra aperta contro Netflix.

Money quote: "The letter came in response to reports that Steven Spielberg, an Academy board member, was planning to push for rules changes to Oscars eligibility, restricting movies that debut on Netflix and other streaming services around the same time that they show in theaters. Netflix made a big splash at the Oscars this year, as the movie “Roma” won best director, best foreign language film and best cinematography."

https://variety.com/2019/politics/news/doj-oscar-rules-changes-netflix-1203178413/
Ops. Microsoft ha chiuso il suo store dei libri. E i libri già comprati? Ehm...

Money quote: "“The books category is closing,” a Microsoft email to ebook customers reads. “Thanks for buying or downloading an ebook from the Microsoft Store. Starting April 2, 2019, the books category will be closing. Unfortunately, this means you will no longer have access to your current ebooks as of July 2019, but you’ll get a full refund if you paid for your ebook download.”"

https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/204207/microsoft-is-closing-its-ebook-store-edge-support
La guerriglia casa per casa, ospite per ospite, di AirBnB per non far pagare le tasse ai suoi affiliati

Money quote: "Airbnb is engaged in “a city-by-city, block-by-block guerrilla war” against local governments, says Ulrik Binzer, CEO of Host Compliance, which helps cities draft and enforce rules for short-term rentals, sometimes putting it at odds with hosting platforms. “They need to essentially fight every one of these battles like it is the most important battle they have.”"

https://www.wired.com/story/inside-airbnbs-guerrilla-war-against-local-governments/