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Se gli studenti sono bulli è perchĂŠ si sentono soli, abbandonati dai genitori, disistimati dai familiari. E sfogano le loro frustrazioni sui docenti e i coetanei. Parte da questa convinzione il progetto rivoluzionario messo in piedi a Pistoia dallâIstituto Professionale De Franceschi Pacinotti, dove gli alunni sospesi per bullismo e maleducazione, anzichĂŠ restare a casa per una settimana, scontano la âpenaâ andando ad assistere i disabili della Fondazione Maic, una struttura semiresidenziale per disabili anche gravissimi. In questo modo i giovani studenti si riscoprono importanti, prendono coscienza di se stessi attraverso la relazione con la persona disabile, si sentono valorizzati, amati, scoprono le loro potenzialitĂ . Vivono questâesperienza come unâopportunitĂ e spesso ne escono radicalmente trasformati, come racconta Jacopo Storni in questo bellissimo video. Prendetevi 5 minuti e guardatelo fino in fondo, vi farete un regalo prezioso.
Se gli studenti sono bulli è perchĂŠ si sentono soli, abbandonati dai genitori, disistimati dai familiari. E sfogano le loro frustrazioni sui docenti e i coetanei. Parte da questa convinzione il progetto rivoluzionario messo in piedi a Pistoia dallâIstituto Professionale De Franceschi Pacinotti, dove gli alunni sospesi per bullismo e maleducazione, anzichĂŠ restare a casa per una settimana, scontano la âpenaâ andando ad assistere i disabili della Fondazione Maic, una struttura semiresidenziale per disabili anche gravissimi. In questo modo i giovani studenti si riscoprono importanti, prendono coscienza di se stessi attraverso la relazione con la persona disabile, si sentono valorizzati, amati, scoprono le loro potenzialitĂ . Vivono questâesperienza come unâopportunitĂ e spesso ne escono radicalmente trasformati, come racconta Jacopo Storni in questo bellissimo video. Prendetevi 5 minuti e guardatelo fino in fondo, vi farete un regalo prezioso.
Video: ultime notizie - Corriere TV
ÂŤStudenti sospesi per bullismo? Li facciamo lavorare con i nostri disabili e si trasformanoÂť
il progetto rivoluzionario messo in piedi dallâIstituto Professionale De Franceschi Pacinotti di Pistoia, dove gli alunni sospesi per bullismo e maleducazione, anzichĂŠ restare a casa per una settimana, scontano la pena andando ad assistere i disabili dellaâŚ
Una lunga riflessione sul potere nelle coppie: cosa vuol dire essere una colpo alla pari? So toccano ambiti molto diversi e lâautrice riesce a pennellare aspetti differenti inclusa la pornografia. PerchĂŠ fa tutto parte della vita.
Money quote: âPorn is terrible for people in the way that self-help seminars and donuts are; sure, it feels good, but only in the worst kind of ways.â
https://medium.com/@krisgage/is-sex-always-a-power-struggle-38f86df6f768
Money quote: âPorn is terrible for people in the way that self-help seminars and donuts are; sure, it feels good, but only in the worst kind of ways.â
https://medium.com/@krisgage/is-sex-always-a-power-struggle-38f86df6f768
Medium
Is Sex Always A Power Struggle?
In many relationship models, probably
Ci siamo: annunciato ufficialmente il Neo Geo Mini, la piccola console dei sogni. La qualità arcade 2D dei giochi di SNK è leggendaria, e titoli come la serie Metal Slug valgono da soli il prezzo di una console (che tuttavia speriamo non sia esagerato...)
Money quote: "The console features a 3.5-inch LCD screen so you can play the titles on the go and comes in two versions: one for the Asian market and one for North America, Europe, and other regions. The Japanese version sports a black, white, and red design while the overseas region will feature a black, white, and blue design."
http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/05/10/snk-neo-geo-mini-officially-announced
Money quote: "The console features a 3.5-inch LCD screen so you can play the titles on the go and comes in two versions: one for the Asian market and one for North America, Europe, and other regions. The Japanese version sports a black, white, and red design while the overseas region will feature a black, white, and blue design."
http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/05/10/snk-neo-geo-mini-officially-announced
IGN
SNK Neo Geo Mini Officially Announced - IGN
The Neo Geo Mini comes pre-loaded with 40 games and features a 3.5-inch LCD screen.
Google Duplex: dovrebbe esserci un avvertimento quando parliamo con una macchina? - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/google-duplex-dovrebbe-esserci-un-avvertimento-quando-parliamo-con-una-macchina/
https://www.macitynet.it/google-duplex-dovrebbe-esserci-un-avvertimento-quando-parliamo-con-una-macchina/
Macitynet.it
Google Duplex: dovrebbe esserci un avvertimento quando parliamo con una macchina? - Macitynet.it
Le interfacce intelligenti e naturali fanno miracoli e sembrano persone, come dimostra Google Duplex. Ma è etico non informare gli utenti che stanno parlando con un computer?
Continua il macello dei giornalisti delle testate locali capitanate dal Denver Post.
Money quote: âThis is not why I got into journalismâ
https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/560186/
Money quote: âThis is not why I got into journalismâ
https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/560186/
Questo tizio è in cerca di guai. Ridefinire due secoli di pensiero femminile cosÏ, come niente fosse, porta conseguenze.
Money quote: âOnce our ancestors understood not only that specific acts were potentially procreative but also that only certain individuals â at precise stages of life â were able to bear children, a socially significant division between the genders took hold, in the form of restrictions placed upon women. The patriarchal oppression of women, I suggest, stems not from any âwill to dominate womenâ (as de Beauvoir maintained) nor from the âarbitraryâ attribution of the gender woman to the female body (as Judith Butler has argued), but from our ancestorsâ grasp of sexual reproductionâ
https://aeon.co/ideas/the-sexual-origins-of-patriarchy-and-the-radical-power-of-love
Money quote: âOnce our ancestors understood not only that specific acts were potentially procreative but also that only certain individuals â at precise stages of life â were able to bear children, a socially significant division between the genders took hold, in the form of restrictions placed upon women. The patriarchal oppression of women, I suggest, stems not from any âwill to dominate womenâ (as de Beauvoir maintained) nor from the âarbitraryâ attribution of the gender woman to the female body (as Judith Butler has argued), but from our ancestorsâ grasp of sexual reproductionâ
https://aeon.co/ideas/the-sexual-origins-of-patriarchy-and-the-radical-power-of-love
Aeon
The sexual origins of patriarchy and the radical power of love
The origins of patriarchy, the radical agency of lovemaking and why contraception must change everything
Nirvana, causalitĂ e meditazione. Un capitolo del libro chive per capiresti nuova passione tutta occidentale per la meditazione mindfulness
Money quote: âIn ancient texts, nirvana is often described with a word that is commonly translated as âthe unconditionedâ. For years I heard this strange-sounding term and wondered what it meant, but I figured that understanding it without actually reaching nirvana was probably hopeless and, for my purposes, not all that important. It turns out that I was wrong on both counts. The question âWhat is the unconditioned?â has a pretty clear answer and a very important one, an answer that forms a kind of intersection between the exotically metaphysical and the naturalisticâ
https://aeon.co/essays/nirvana-can-seem-an-exotic-metaphysical-idea-until-you-look-closer
Money quote: âIn ancient texts, nirvana is often described with a word that is commonly translated as âthe unconditionedâ. For years I heard this strange-sounding term and wondered what it meant, but I figured that understanding it without actually reaching nirvana was probably hopeless and, for my purposes, not all that important. It turns out that I was wrong on both counts. The question âWhat is the unconditioned?â has a pretty clear answer and a very important one, an answer that forms a kind of intersection between the exotically metaphysical and the naturalisticâ
https://aeon.co/essays/nirvana-can-seem-an-exotic-metaphysical-idea-until-you-look-closer
Aeon
What is nirvana?
Liberating oneself from rebirths might seem irrelevant to the non-believer. But nirvana is also a profound psychological goal
Letture per il fine settimana. La storia (eccezionale; io lo adoro) di Paul Simon âcontro il resto del mondoâ).
https://www.theringer.com/music/2018/5/10/17338512/paul-simon-career-songs-life-biography-robert-hilburn
https://www.theringer.com/music/2018/5/10/17338512/paul-simon-career-songs-life-biography-robert-hilburn
The Ringer
Paul Simon vs. the World
As the legendary singer-songwriter and musical icon winds down his career with a farewell tour, a new book examines his life, career, and complicated relationship to creation, his collaborators, and other cultures
La vita di Jackie Coogan, da The Kid di Charlie Chaplin allo zio Fester della famiglia Addams e nel mezzo i guadagni da attore prodigio evaporati per la visita della madre e del patrigno: quattro milioni di dollari. Che storia!
Money quote: âSix months later, Jackie turned 21 and expected to come into his celluloid earnings, which his father had carefully managed over the years. Only instead of receiving the expected $4 million, Jackie discovered that the money was gone. His mother and her new husband, Hollywood attorney Arthur Bernstein, had spent it all, on furs, diamonds, and expensive cars. Furthermore, they never had any intention of giving Jackie his money.
âYou havenât got a cent,â Jackie recalled his mother saying, as reported by the Associated Press in 1938. âThere never has been a cent belonging to you. Itâs all mine and Arthurâs, and so far as we are concerned, you will never get a cent.ââ
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/03/16/jackie-coogan/
Money quote: âSix months later, Jackie turned 21 and expected to come into his celluloid earnings, which his father had carefully managed over the years. Only instead of receiving the expected $4 million, Jackie discovered that the money was gone. His mother and her new husband, Hollywood attorney Arthur Bernstein, had spent it all, on furs, diamonds, and expensive cars. Furthermore, they never had any intention of giving Jackie his money.
âYou havenât got a cent,â Jackie recalled his mother saying, as reported by the Associated Press in 1938. âThere never has been a cent belonging to you. Itâs all mine and Arthurâs, and so far as we are concerned, you will never get a cent.ââ
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/03/16/jackie-coogan/
The Vintage News
The Tragic Real-Life Story of Jackie Coogan, Uncle Fester From âThe Addams Familyâ
Before he starred in 'The Addams Family,' Jackie Coogan's real life was full of its own rocky drama, notably the loss of $4 million to his greedy guardians.
Storia dei tatuaggi di una tribĂš delle Filippine. Interessanti storie di tribalismo
Money quote: "Thousands of years ago the tribe was involved in bloodthirsty battles for land and honor with neighboring villages. At night, their victorious battles were celebrated with rice liqueur, drunk out of the skulls of enemies, and dancing to the beat of gongs made out of human jaw bones."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/fang-od-oggay-kalinga-tattoo-philippines
Money quote: "Thousands of years ago the tribe was involved in bloodthirsty battles for land and honor with neighboring villages. At night, their victorious battles were celebrated with rice liqueur, drunk out of the skulls of enemies, and dancing to the beat of gongs made out of human jaw bones."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/fang-od-oggay-kalinga-tattoo-philippines
Atlas Obscura
A 105-Year-Old Tattoo Artist Is Teaching Girls to Ink for Independence
Filipino tribal tattooist Fang-od Oggay has built an economy on the back of skin art.
Hanno tutti - giornalisti, guru, profeti, testimoni, apostoli e angeli delle tecnologie digitali - parlato, straparlato e predicato di quanto sia bella e utile l'intelligenza artificiale nelle sue numerose e sempre sorprendenti manifestazioni. Ecco, adesso pare che tanto seminare stia pagando
Money quote: "One of AIâs main effects will be a dramatic drop in the cost of making predictions, says Ajay Agrawal of the University of Toronto and co-author of a new book, âPrediction Machinesâ. Just as electricity made lighting much more affordableâa given level of lighting now costs around 400 times less than it did in 1800âso AI will make forecasting more affordable, reliable and widely available."
https://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21739431-artificial-intelligence-spreading-beyond-technology-sector-big-consequences
Money quote: "One of AIâs main effects will be a dramatic drop in the cost of making predictions, says Ajay Agrawal of the University of Toronto and co-author of a new book, âPrediction Machinesâ. Just as electricity made lighting much more affordableâa given level of lighting now costs around 400 times less than it did in 1800âso AI will make forecasting more affordable, reliable and widely available."
https://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21739431-artificial-intelligence-spreading-beyond-technology-sector-big-consequences
The Economist
Non-tech businesses are beginning to use artificial intelligence at scale
Artificial intelligence is spreading beyond the technology sector, with big consequences for companies, workers and consumers, says Alexandra Suich Bass
Quest'uomo è un genio
Money quote: "When I was on MySpace I had 20 friends. And I liked it.
Then Facebook happened.
Then Twitter happened.
Then Instagram happened.
And we all lost our fucking minds."
https://medium.com/redoubtable/why-you-should-be-a-curator-not-a-collector-22c959bb2073
Money quote: "When I was on MySpace I had 20 friends. And I liked it.
Then Facebook happened.
Then Twitter happened.
Then Instagram happened.
And we all lost our fucking minds."
https://medium.com/redoubtable/why-you-should-be-a-curator-not-a-collector-22c959bb2073
Medium
Why You Should Be a Curator, Not a Collector
Fu*k Follow for Follow
Sta iniziando l'era delle PWA, Progressive Web Applications. Anche nel giardino militarizzato di Apple: ne sentiremo parlare alla WWDC a giugno.
Money quote: "If you came here and you still donât know what a PWA is, letâs start saying there is no unique or precise definition. But itâs an app created with Web technologies that âwithout packaging or signingâ can work offline and can optionally be installed in the operating system where it will look and act like any other app."
https://medium.com/@firt/progressive-web-apps-on-ios-are-here-d00430dee3a7
Money quote: "If you came here and you still donât know what a PWA is, letâs start saying there is no unique or precise definition. But itâs an app created with Web technologies that âwithout packaging or signingâ can work offline and can optionally be installed in the operating system where it will look and act like any other app."
https://medium.com/@firt/progressive-web-apps-on-ios-are-here-d00430dee3a7
Medium
Progressive Web Apps on iOS are here đ
With iOS 11.3, Apple has silently added support for the basic set of new technologies behind the idea of âProgressive Web Appsâ (PWAs)âŚ
Storia di uno hippie che si credeva GesĂš Cristo (e ha fatto la storia del rock, letteralmente). Con un finale amaro e la sensazione che certe volte, per caritĂ mica lo auguro a nessuno, ma morire da giovani come James Dean sia meglio, almeno ai fini della propria leggenda.
Money quote: "It was probably the following June, the day after Jellettâs twenty first birthday, at a Blind Faith gig in Hyde Park, that Jeff Dexter, the DJ from Middle Earth, looked out from the stage and saw Jellett dancing, spotting his long, flowing, white shirt. A cameraman filming the gig noticed him too. Photographs show Jellettâs head bowed, having removed his shirt, with thousands seated around him, some on deck chairs. Blind Faith played âPresence of the Lordâ. Eric Clapton, who had been nicknamed âGodâ, sang and played guitar. Through the microphone, possibly for the first time and certainly the most publicly, Dexter called Jellett âJesusâ."
https://medium.com/@JPRobinson/the-mystery-of-jesus-the-naked-hippie-dancer-9822c0da8765
Money quote: "It was probably the following June, the day after Jellettâs twenty first birthday, at a Blind Faith gig in Hyde Park, that Jeff Dexter, the DJ from Middle Earth, looked out from the stage and saw Jellett dancing, spotting his long, flowing, white shirt. A cameraman filming the gig noticed him too. Photographs show Jellettâs head bowed, having removed his shirt, with thousands seated around him, some on deck chairs. Blind Faith played âPresence of the Lordâ. Eric Clapton, who had been nicknamed âGodâ, sang and played guitar. Through the microphone, possibly for the first time and certainly the most publicly, Dexter called Jellett âJesusâ."
https://medium.com/@JPRobinson/the-mystery-of-jesus-the-naked-hippie-dancer-9822c0da8765
Medium
The mystery of Jesus, the naked hippie dancer
For decades, William Jellett danced at gigs and festivals, and told people he was the Son of God. Then, it seemed, he disappeared.
Praticamente ci stanno spiegando che è come se fosse già morto. E lo trasformano in un monumento nazionale: benvenuti al videomuseo di Warren Buffett, gestito dalla CNBC
Money quote: "CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, today announced the launch of the Warren Buffett Archive, the digital home to the world's largest video collection of Warren Buffett speaking about business, investing, money and life. The exclusive content from the site, which is built around 24 years of Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting footage as well as CNBC interviews, curated short-form videos and more, is being made available to the public for the first time ever."
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/05/cnbc-launches-the-warren-buffett-archive.html
Se volete condividere questa storia o altre qui su Telegram o sui social, ricordate che l'indirizzo di Mostly, I Write è https://t.me/mostlyiwrite
Money quote: "CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, today announced the launch of the Warren Buffett Archive, the digital home to the world's largest video collection of Warren Buffett speaking about business, investing, money and life. The exclusive content from the site, which is built around 24 years of Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting footage as well as CNBC interviews, curated short-form videos and more, is being made available to the public for the first time ever."
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/05/cnbc-launches-the-warren-buffett-archive.html
Se volete condividere questa storia o altre qui su Telegram o sui social, ricordate che l'indirizzo di Mostly, I Write è https://t.me/mostlyiwrite
CNBC
CNBC Launches the Warren Buffett Archive
Un giallo americano su un biglietto milionario della lotteria: lungo e gustoso.
Money quote: "The file landed on Rob Sandâs desk with something less than a thud. Despite holding the contents of an investigation still open after more than two years, the file was barely half an inch thick. âHappy birthday,â his boss said."
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/03/magazine/money-issue-iowa-lottery-fraud-mystery.html
Se volete condividere questa storia o altre qui su Telegram o sui social, ricordate che l'indirizzo di Mostly, I Write è https://t.me/mostlyiwrite
Money quote: "The file landed on Rob Sandâs desk with something less than a thud. Despite holding the contents of an investigation still open after more than two years, the file was barely half an inch thick. âHappy birthday,â his boss said."
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/03/magazine/money-issue-iowa-lottery-fraud-mystery.html
Se volete condividere questa storia o altre qui su Telegram o sui social, ricordate che l'indirizzo di Mostly, I Write è https://t.me/mostlyiwrite
Nytimes
The Man Who Cracked the Lottery (Published 2018)
When the Iowa attorney generalâs office began investigating an unclaimed lottery ticket worth millions, an incredible string of unlikely winners came to light - and a trail that pointed to an inside job.
Forwarded from MacchiaChannel
Ci sono soprattutto due cose, tra quelle messe online da Netflix recentemente, che non dovresti perdere, e sono entrambe prodotte dai fratelli Duplass. Una è âEvil Geniusâ: per chi è appassionato di crime, una storia che sembra un romanzo partorito da uno scrittore che ha un filo esagerato con la complessitĂ e lâassurditĂ del piano di una rapina in banca, e invece è tutto vero. Della seconda avrai sentito parlare: âWild Wild Countryâ, il documentario che narra la storia di Osho e di quel che succede quando una comunitĂ di arancioni dexide di trasferirsi armi e bagagli dallâIndia nel poco ospitale Oregon. A chi lo ha giĂ visto ed è rimasto incuriosito dalla storia Roberta Lippi ha dedicato un e-book intitolato âWild Wild Sheelaâ, e per descriverlo è sufficiente il sottotitolo: âLe 100 cose che Wild Wild Country non ha vi detto e che state cercando su Googleâ.
Link: http://bit.ly/2IpiZiy
Link: http://bit.ly/2IpiZiy
www.ibs.it
eBook Religioni orientali | IBS
Ebook Religioni orientali: risparmia online con le offerte IBS!
Salone del libro anche da noi. Ma una riflessione sulla materia oscura dell'editoria, anzi la materia laterale, ci sta sempre bene. Quando viene dall'argentina, poi, è deliziosa.
Money quote: "La Biblioteca Vigil, desde 2015 cuando se relanzĂł la editorial con El fusilamiento de Penina de Aldo Oliva, lanzĂł 7 tĂtulos. âEsta Feria nos sirve para hacernos algunas preguntas sobre quĂŠ significa editar libros. Como editora de poesĂa, no me gusta hablar en tĂŠrminos de resistencia porque es ponerte en un lugar de vĂctima, un lugar pasivo o dĂŠbil. Nosotros hacemos libros donde lo primero es la literatura; nuestros libros son objetos muy cuidados. Nos gusta pensar el catĂĄlogo, los textos, como integrados en una conversaciĂłn sobre literatura contemporĂĄnea -plantea Henderson-. Nos gusta pensar que cada texto tiene un sentido. Publicar poesĂa en este contexto es algo muchas veces irracional, sumamente intuitivo y muy necesario. Editar libros de poesĂa es casi una vocaciĂłn. No podrĂamos no hacerloâ."
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/112374-nosotros-trabajamos-desde-la-periferia-del-mundo-del-libro
Money quote: "La Biblioteca Vigil, desde 2015 cuando se relanzĂł la editorial con El fusilamiento de Penina de Aldo Oliva, lanzĂł 7 tĂtulos. âEsta Feria nos sirve para hacernos algunas preguntas sobre quĂŠ significa editar libros. Como editora de poesĂa, no me gusta hablar en tĂŠrminos de resistencia porque es ponerte en un lugar de vĂctima, un lugar pasivo o dĂŠbil. Nosotros hacemos libros donde lo primero es la literatura; nuestros libros son objetos muy cuidados. Nos gusta pensar el catĂĄlogo, los textos, como integrados en una conversaciĂłn sobre literatura contemporĂĄnea -plantea Henderson-. Nos gusta pensar que cada texto tiene un sentido. Publicar poesĂa en este contexto es algo muchas veces irracional, sumamente intuitivo y muy necesario. Editar libros de poesĂa es casi una vocaciĂłn. No podrĂamos no hacerloâ."
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/112374-nosotros-trabajamos-desde-la-periferia-del-mundo-del-libro
PAGINA12
Una recorrida por las editoriales independientes: âNosotros trabajamos desde la periferia del mundo del libroâ
Aprovechan en la Feria âpara llegar a gente a la que nunca podrĂamos llegarâ. Muchos de estos sellos se agrupan en colectivos para tener mayor visibilidad. Por ejemplo, NuevoBarrio, que en esta ediciĂłn incluye a doce expositores que debutan en La Rural.
Insomma, possiamo anche ripensare la vecchiaia, adesso
Money quote: "It is not ageing that causes a decline in fitness; rather, that a decline in fitness causes ageing. This is the simple thesis of Play On: How to Get Better with Age by the American journalist and sports fan Jeff Bercovici."
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/apr/29/extra-time-how-smart-exercise-can-keep-you-younger-for-longer
Money quote: "It is not ageing that causes a decline in fitness; rather, that a decline in fitness causes ageing. This is the simple thesis of Play On: How to Get Better with Age by the American journalist and sports fan Jeff Bercovici."
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/apr/29/extra-time-how-smart-exercise-can-keep-you-younger-for-longer
the Guardian
Extra time: how smart exercise keeps you younger for longer
Creaking knees, stiff back, dodgy shoulders⌠Age is no friend to the human body. So how are veteran athletes like Roger Federer and Jo Pavey still at the top of their game? And what can you do to keep up?
Visto che sono in Giappone... Com'è per un programmatore occidentale andare a lavorare in Giappone? Brevi note di un Gaijin
Money quote: "You will often find that many engineers have no Computer Science degree, which on its face is not so unusual even in Silicon Valley companies, but you may find people who had virtually no experience programming before joining a company. This is most likely a result of the Japanese university system, whereby your major and your future job often have little correlation. Typically one year before graduation, you apply for jobs and run around the city in a suit trying to convince a company that does virtually anything to hire you. If youâre lucky, you get in, and in the best of cases, you get training before starting whatever job you now find yourself in. Sometimes, this doesnât happen.
As a result, you will find many people who are self-taught (impressive!), but often self-teaching yields less than ideal programming practices: copy+paste over refactoring, happy-path coding, odd variable naming, strong coupling, etc. This will often reflect itself in the code you will be working with, and the discussions you will have, so brace yourself.
Typically engineering organizations will survive thanks to a few great engineers who are often self-taught, but who are also overworked. "
https://medium.com/@xevix/gaijin-engineer-in-tokyo-aaa9be8919b2
Se volete condividere questa storia o altre qui su Telegram o sui social, ricordate che l'indirizzo di Mostly, I Write è:
https://t.me/mostlyiwrite
Money quote: "You will often find that many engineers have no Computer Science degree, which on its face is not so unusual even in Silicon Valley companies, but you may find people who had virtually no experience programming before joining a company. This is most likely a result of the Japanese university system, whereby your major and your future job often have little correlation. Typically one year before graduation, you apply for jobs and run around the city in a suit trying to convince a company that does virtually anything to hire you. If youâre lucky, you get in, and in the best of cases, you get training before starting whatever job you now find yourself in. Sometimes, this doesnât happen.
As a result, you will find many people who are self-taught (impressive!), but often self-teaching yields less than ideal programming practices: copy+paste over refactoring, happy-path coding, odd variable naming, strong coupling, etc. This will often reflect itself in the code you will be working with, and the discussions you will have, so brace yourself.
Typically engineering organizations will survive thanks to a few great engineers who are often self-taught, but who are also overworked. "
https://medium.com/@xevix/gaijin-engineer-in-tokyo-aaa9be8919b2
Se volete condividere questa storia o altre qui su Telegram o sui social, ricordate che l'indirizzo di Mostly, I Write è:
https://t.me/mostlyiwrite
Medium
Gaijin Engineer in Tokyo
Being a foreign software engineer in Tokyo has its ups and downs. If you work in a company of foreigners youâre mostly shielded from theâŚ