Ci siamo! È pronta un'altra puntata di tilde, il podcast che faccio con Riccardo. E questa volta abbiamo preparato un numero bello denso di cose: "Dellavita e Dellamorte", si potrebbe dire. Ma anche dei libri, della blockchain, dei videogiochi e del sessismo nella lingua italiana. Buon ascolto!
https://tilde.show/podcast-12/
https://tilde.show/podcast-12/
Guardate, non è che uno ci nasce: bisogna studiare e diventarci. Ad esempio, quelli che sono buoni capi, buoni amministratori, buoni comandanti, buoni leader, non è che sono talenti naturali, hanno la personalità giusta e basta. Cioè, ce l'hanno probabilmente, ma poi ci hanno lavorato sopra e anche parecchio.
Money quote: "When I joined the Financial Times as Technical Director for FT.com, I inherited a team of around 50 engineers. One of the first things I did was meet each of them for a one-to-one. I was initially resistant, but it was extremely valuable, I’m glad I did it, and I would definitely do it again in a future role."
https://www.annashipman.co.uk/jfdi/meeting-everyone.html
Money quote: "When I joined the Financial Times as Technical Director for FT.com, I inherited a team of around 50 engineers. One of the first things I did was meet each of them for a one-to-one. I was initially resistant, but it was extremely valuable, I’m glad I did it, and I would definitely do it again in a future role."
https://www.annashipman.co.uk/jfdi/meeting-everyone.html
www.annashipman.co.uk
Anna Shipman
Strategic technology leader
La grande riorganizzazione digitale dello sport - il mio articolo per Anobii
https://blog.anobii.com/it/2021/03/31/la-grande-riorganizzazione-digitale-dello-sport/
https://blog.anobii.com/it/2021/03/31/la-grande-riorganizzazione-digitale-dello-sport/
Anobii
TS0133ea21
Un sito che tratta di dischi in vinile propone suggerimenti per gli acquisti: casse "serie" non grandi e con prezzo medio. Le mie non ci sono. Sorprendente che le casse "passive" (quelle che si attaccano all'amplificatore con un filo sennò non fanno niente) siano considerate un "cons". Tuttavia, il consiglio di base rimane: per ascoltare buona musica bene servono buone casse che suonino bene
Money quote: "No matter how detailed your audio set-up is, it will only sound as good as your speakers are. Choosing the right pair of speakers is an extremely integral part of making sure you get the utmost experience."
https://thevinylfactory.com/features/the-best-mid-range-speakers/
Money quote: "No matter how detailed your audio set-up is, it will only sound as good as your speakers are. Choosing the right pair of speakers is an extremely integral part of making sure you get the utmost experience."
https://thevinylfactory.com/features/the-best-mid-range-speakers/
The Vinyl Factory
The best mid-range speakers
Android invia a Google 20 volte i dati che iPhone manda ad Apple - il mio articolo per La Stampa
https://www.lastampa.it/tecnologia/idee/2021/04/02/news/android-invia-a-google-20-volte-i-dati-che-iphone-manda-ad-apple-1.40100574
https://www.lastampa.it/tecnologia/idee/2021/04/02/news/android-invia-a-google-20-volte-i-dati-che-iphone-manda-ad-apple-1.40100574
La Stampa
Ecco perché uno smartphone Android sa di te molte più cose di un iPhone
Il sistema operativo di Google e le app preinstallate raccolgono informazioni su posizione, funzionamento, attività e molto altro. Ma l’azienda di Mountain View contesta la ricerca del Trinity College: “Calcoli errati”
Tutta la galassia di contenuti curati attraverso Mostly, sia esso questo canale Telegram che la newsletter o il mio sito web, vengono aggregati per un motivo: liberare le tab del mio browser. Il quale soffoca sotto un peso che metterebbe in ginocchio un elefante. Se le infilo qua e là, dopo mi sento libero e posso chiuderle. Ecco, a quanto pare non sono il solo ad avere questo problema.
Money quote: "It's always surprised me how little I hear about browsers. Browsers are portals. They allow us to to tend to our internet acreage. A lot happens around new sites and apps on the internet but not much has happened to the browser itself. A common problem I have is how browser tabs work. I have a lot of tabs open all the time and I’m not the only one."
In realtà, se poi andate avanti, scoprite che questo articolo dice molto di più di quel che non sembra, e affonda i denti nell'accumulazione senza limite di informazioni paragonandola a quella di altri oggetti, e mostra il rapporto tra "seek circuit" e "reward circuit" nella nostra mente con l'informazione, la facilità di trovarla in rete (tipo Facebook) a prescindere dalla qualità, e lo "schizzo" di dopamine che è quello che crea veramente dipendenza dai nostri piccoli device. Altro che sigarette.
https://abuqader.substack.com/p/on-browser-tabs
Money quote: "It's always surprised me how little I hear about browsers. Browsers are portals. They allow us to to tend to our internet acreage. A lot happens around new sites and apps on the internet but not much has happened to the browser itself. A common problem I have is how browser tabs work. I have a lot of tabs open all the time and I’m not the only one."
In realtà, se poi andate avanti, scoprite che questo articolo dice molto di più di quel che non sembra, e affonda i denti nell'accumulazione senza limite di informazioni paragonandola a quella di altri oggetti, e mostra il rapporto tra "seek circuit" e "reward circuit" nella nostra mente con l'informazione, la facilità di trovarla in rete (tipo Facebook) a prescindere dalla qualità, e lo "schizzo" di dopamine che è quello che crea veramente dipendenza dai nostri piccoli device. Altro che sigarette.
https://abuqader.substack.com/p/on-browser-tabs
brainwork
On Browser Tabs
It's always surprised me how little I hear about browsers. Browsers are portals. They allow us to to tend to our internet acreage. A lot happens around new sites and apps on the internet but not much has happened to the browser itself. A common problem I…
Non solo Windows: in prova il computer portatile Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano - il mio test per La Stampa
https://www.lastampa.it/tecnologia/prove/2021/04/03/news/non-solo-windows-in-prova-il-computer-portatile-lenovo-thinkpad-x1-nano-1.40107401
https://www.lastampa.it/tecnologia/prove/2021/04/03/news/non-solo-windows-in-prova-il-computer-portatile-lenovo-thinkpad-x1-nano-1.40107401
La Stampa
Non solo Windows: in prova il computer portatile Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
Abbiamo testato l'ultraleggero top di gamma dell’azienda cinese: pensato per manager e nomadi digitali, ha una marcia in più, il sistema operativo Linux in aggiunta a quello di Microsoft
Raccontate così sembrano quasi delle Scimmie di mare: signore e signori ecco il misterioso popolo del mare che 2500 anni fa è arrivato e ha tagliato in due le civiltà del mediterraneo, portando all'estinzione di intere civilizzazioni e città. Una roba da Novella 3000 dell'archeologia
Money quote: "The truth is probably a combination of all three of these things or it could be something else entirely. The collapse was so utterly complete that getting any information from this time period is nearly impossible. What we have left are scraps of evidence that can be used to try and piece together plausible theories. But that is all they will ever be, theories.
Who were the Sea People? No one knows and we are likely never to find out."
https://medium.com/history-of-yesterday/what-destroyed-all-of-the-major-bronze-age-cities-c07cd434aeaf
Money quote: "The truth is probably a combination of all three of these things or it could be something else entirely. The collapse was so utterly complete that getting any information from this time period is nearly impossible. What we have left are scraps of evidence that can be used to try and piece together plausible theories. But that is all they will ever be, theories.
Who were the Sea People? No one knows and we are likely never to find out."
https://medium.com/history-of-yesterday/what-destroyed-all-of-the-major-bronze-age-cities-c07cd434aeaf
Medium
What Destroyed All of the Major Bronze Age Cities?
A mysterious apocalypse brought down nearly all of human civilization three thousand years ago
Qui si lavora alacremente al prossimo numero di Mostly Weekly, che uscirà la domenica di Pasqua, cioè domani, se tutto va bene. Casomai ci si abbona qui
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C'è un piccolo scrigno dal passato, una "time capsule" con una serie di interventi audio di Steve Jobs finora inediti. Tanta roba. Buona Pasqua.
Money quote: ""If you want to make a revolution, you've got to raise the lowest common denominator in every single machine," says Jobs, describing how designers create programs to run on entry level computers and that consumers won't pay extra for accessories. "You can not use features that are not built into every computer.""
https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/New-Steve-Jobs-recordings-from-the-80s-released-15572216.php
https://www.fastcompany.com/90541084/this-unheard-steve-jobs-tape-is-part-of-an-amazing-trove-of-tech-history
Money quote: ""If you want to make a revolution, you've got to raise the lowest common denominator in every single machine," says Jobs, describing how designers create programs to run on entry level computers and that consumers won't pay extra for accessories. "You can not use features that are not built into every computer.""
https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/New-Steve-Jobs-recordings-from-the-80s-released-15572216.php
https://www.fastcompany.com/90541084/this-unheard-steve-jobs-tape-is-part-of-an-amazing-trove-of-tech-history
SFGATE
New Steve Jobs recordings from the '80s released
Steve Jobs is now known for revolutionizing just about every part of the tech world, but...
Ma siamo sicuri che questa storia che i signori del tech tengano i propri figli ben lontani dalla tecnologia sia propria vera?
Money quote: "To Pamela Paul, editor of The New York Times Book Review, the top takeaway of the recent stories was that “the people who know the most about tech are the ones who want the least tech for their kids. Think about that.”
But as juicy as the setup of these pieces was, I see them as howling missed opportunities. They were lacking relevant research, they drew misleading conclusions, and some of the anecdotal evidence they cited contradicted the central hooks of the stories."
https://www.cjr.org/criticism/times-silicon-valley-kids.php
Money quote: "To Pamela Paul, editor of The New York Times Book Review, the top takeaway of the recent stories was that “the people who know the most about tech are the ones who want the least tech for their kids. Think about that.”
But as juicy as the setup of these pieces was, I see them as howling missed opportunities. They were lacking relevant research, they drew misleading conclusions, and some of the anecdotal evidence they cited contradicted the central hooks of the stories."
https://www.cjr.org/criticism/times-silicon-valley-kids.php
Columbia Journalism Review
What the Times got wrong about kids and phones
Anyone who’s spent time digging into a specific beat knows the feeling: You’re never going to be thrilled to see a big package on “your” topic in a major outlet. You’re going to have quibbles, at the very least. I cover education and tech for NPR, and I’m…
I migliori libri per social media manager - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/i-migliori-libri-per-social-media-manager/
https://www.macitynet.it/i-migliori-libri-per-social-media-manager/
macitynet.it
I migliori libri per social media manager
ebook, Libri, Social
C’è un movimento nelle Chiese cristiane, #ChurchToo, che sta portando a un profondo ripensamento non solo del ruolo e della dignità delle donne ma anche di dogmi e interpretazioni. Come l’idea della purità. Una forma, mi viene da dire, di cultura patriarcale e sessista: era ora che la coscienza venisse presa, soprattutto all’interno delle Chiese. Si potrebbe aprire una nuova stagione culturale della quale stiamo vedendo solo i primi bagliori?
Money quote: “I eventually learned to embrace different ways of interpreting the Bible that considered and centered the viewpoint of women. I focused on Ruth’s loyalty and solidarity with her mother-in-law. I wondered if John the Revelator was misogynistic in his choice to classify women as objects of purity or destruction, and learned how to contrast him with Jesus, who valued all sorts of complicated women in his life and ministry. I sought out churches that let women minister and lead without depending on male models of leadership, and I called out injustices when I saw them, by trusting my God-given body and believing what it felt, instead of trying to transcend it to escape ugly realities.
When I recently gathered on Zoom with Asian American female leaders in the Christian world to mourn the deaths of the women in Atlanta, I felt soothed as they sang the songs of our ancestors and prayed. I am thankful that the #MeToo movement prompted #ChurchToo and a whole new canon of resources for Christian women seeking to flourish outside the harmful effects of purity culture. By disentangling myself from the ideals of purity, I am creating new ways of being with others in my community. I feel much closer to God already.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/03/purity-culture-evangelical-church-harms-women/618438/
Money quote: “I eventually learned to embrace different ways of interpreting the Bible that considered and centered the viewpoint of women. I focused on Ruth’s loyalty and solidarity with her mother-in-law. I wondered if John the Revelator was misogynistic in his choice to classify women as objects of purity or destruction, and learned how to contrast him with Jesus, who valued all sorts of complicated women in his life and ministry. I sought out churches that let women minister and lead without depending on male models of leadership, and I called out injustices when I saw them, by trusting my God-given body and believing what it felt, instead of trying to transcend it to escape ugly realities.
When I recently gathered on Zoom with Asian American female leaders in the Christian world to mourn the deaths of the women in Atlanta, I felt soothed as they sang the songs of our ancestors and prayed. I am thankful that the #MeToo movement prompted #ChurchToo and a whole new canon of resources for Christian women seeking to flourish outside the harmful effects of purity culture. By disentangling myself from the ideals of purity, I am creating new ways of being with others in my community. I feel much closer to God already.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/03/purity-culture-evangelical-church-harms-women/618438/
The Atlantic
The Flaw at the Center of Purity Culture
The rules don’t apply equally to everyone.
La fotografia lasciatela fare al computer. Voi al massimo pensate ad inquadrare, alla menopeggio, qualcosa. Per adesso, almeno.
Money quote: "Computational photography is the only real battleground now.
The reason for this shift is pretty simple: Cameras can’t get too much better than they are right now, or at least not without some rather extreme shifts in how they work. Here’s how smartphone makers hit the wall on photography, and how they were forced to jump over it."
https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/22/the-future-of-photography-is-code/
Money quote: "Computational photography is the only real battleground now.
The reason for this shift is pretty simple: Cameras can’t get too much better than they are right now, or at least not without some rather extreme shifts in how they work. Here’s how smartphone makers hit the wall on photography, and how they were forced to jump over it."
https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/22/the-future-of-photography-is-code/
TechCrunch
The future of photography is code | TechCrunch
What's in a camera? A lens, a shutter, a light-sensitive surface and, increasingly, a set of highly sophisticated algorithms. While the physical
C'è gente che ha avuto successo da grande. Da molto grande. E si possono imparare molte cose, studiando com'è andata. (oltre a pensare che magari c'è ancora speranza)
Money quote: "There’s Alan Rickman, whose first movie role came at 46; Ray Kroc, who joined the McDonald’s franchise at 53; Nelson Mandela, who emerged after 27 years in jail and became his country’s president at 76. There’s Julia Child, who was 50 when she hosted her first TV show."
https://ideas.ted.com/what-can-we-learn-from-people-who-succeed-later-in-life/
Money quote: "There’s Alan Rickman, whose first movie role came at 46; Ray Kroc, who joined the McDonald’s franchise at 53; Nelson Mandela, who emerged after 27 years in jail and became his country’s president at 76. There’s Julia Child, who was 50 when she hosted her first TV show."
https://ideas.ted.com/what-can-we-learn-from-people-who-succeed-later-in-life/
ideas.ted.com
What can we learn from people who succeed later in life?
As a society, we tend to focus on prodigies — the young stars in their fields. But what if we looked at the people at the opposite end of the timeline instead? By studying them, network scien…
Senza i cookie il futuro della pubblicità online è nell'Identity - il mio articolo per La Stampa
https://www.lastampa.it/tecnologia/idee/2021/04/08/news/senza-i-cookie-il-futuro-della-pubblicita-online-e-nell-identity-1.40124731
https://www.lastampa.it/tecnologia/idee/2021/04/08/news/senza-i-cookie-il-futuro-della-pubblicita-online-e-nell-identity-1.40124731
La Stampa
Senza i cookie il futuro della pubblicità online è nell'Identity
«Google sta eliminando i cookie di terze parti, ma bisogna innovare e credere nell'open internet», dice Ilaria Zampori, gm Italia e Spagna di Quantcast. Che vede un futuro in cui privacy e approccio identity possono coesistere
Un po' di tempo fa una persona che ho intervistato mi diceva: "La cosa importante oggi non è capire se una persona riesce a distinguere una AI da un'altra persona, ma addestrare nuove AI a distinguere le AI dalle persone. Insomma, tempi nuovi di fronte a noi.
Money quote: "But there is a downside: On social media services like Twitter, this new research could also lead to more convincing bots designed to fool us into thinking they are human, Mr. Howard said.
Researchers have already shown that rapidly improving A.I. techniques can facilitate the creation of fake images that look real. As these kinds of technologies move into the language field as well, Mr. Howard said, we may need to be more skeptical than ever about what we encounter online."
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/18/technology/artificial-intelligence-language.html
Money quote: "But there is a downside: On social media services like Twitter, this new research could also lead to more convincing bots designed to fool us into thinking they are human, Mr. Howard said.
Researchers have already shown that rapidly improving A.I. techniques can facilitate the creation of fake images that look real. As these kinds of technologies move into the language field as well, Mr. Howard said, we may need to be more skeptical than ever about what we encounter online."
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/18/technology/artificial-intelligence-language.html
NY Times
Finally, a Machine That Can Finish Your Sentence (Published 2018)
Completing someone else’s thought is not an easy trick for A.I. But new systems are starting to crack the code of natural language.
Forwarded from Riccardo
Tilde ~ 13 è in anteprima su Patreon, per i patrons. Domani mattina per tutti!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/tilde-13-in-per-49782813
https://www.patreon.com/posts/tilde-13-in-per-49782813
Forwarded from Riccardo
Tilde ~ 13 è in onda! Carne sintetica, web design e saggi sull’Expo.
Nella tredicesima puntata del podcast: c'è la coda dell'inverno e ci fa freddino, ma non ci fermiamo. Impavidi parliamo di Wix, WordPress, carne sintetica e della regina Vittoria. Potete ascoltare tilde da Spotify, Google Podcast o Apple Podcast, oppure dal sito: tilde.show.
- tilde ~ su Spotify
- tilde ~ su Apple Podcast
- tilde ~ su Google Podcast
Grazie mille per le recensioni, i messaggi, le email e tutta la benevolenza di queste settimane. Come sempre, a buon rendere.
Nella tredicesima puntata del podcast: c'è la coda dell'inverno e ci fa freddino, ma non ci fermiamo. Impavidi parliamo di Wix, WordPress, carne sintetica e della regina Vittoria. Potete ascoltare tilde da Spotify, Google Podcast o Apple Podcast, oppure dal sito: tilde.show.
- tilde ~ su Spotify
- tilde ~ su Apple Podcast
- tilde ~ su Google Podcast
Grazie mille per le recensioni, i messaggi, le email e tutta la benevolenza di queste settimane. Come sempre, a buon rendere.