L'economia, ce ne dimentichiamo tutti, è una scienza sociale. Nononstante usi un metodo massicciamente quantitativo e faccia ricorso a formalizzazioni matematiche, non è una scienza "dura", come la fisica. Non è cioè basata su principi verificabili con il metodo scentifico. La matematica, dopotutto, è un linguaggio e si può usare per descrivere anche la musica o la pittura, ma nessuno darebbe a queste due attività la valenza di scienze esatte. Bene, Paul Krugman lo ricorda a tutti e lo fa in termini non equivocabili durante la crisi che si sta mangiando gli Usa. E che si mangerà anche noi.
Money quote: "But the stock market isn’t the economy: more than half of all stocks are owned by only 1 percent of Americans, while the bottom half of the population owns only 0.7 percent of the market.
Jobs and G.D.P., by contrast, sort of are the economy. But they aren’t the economy’s point. What some economists and many politicians often forget is that economics isn’t fundamentally about data, it’s about people. I like data as much as, or probably more than, the next guy. But an economy’s success should be judged not by impersonal statistics, but by whether people’s lives are getting better.
And the simple fact is that over the past few weeks the lives of many Americans have gotten much worse."
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/07/opinion/trump-economy-jobs.html
Money quote: "But the stock market isn’t the economy: more than half of all stocks are owned by only 1 percent of Americans, while the bottom half of the population owns only 0.7 percent of the market.
Jobs and G.D.P., by contrast, sort of are the economy. But they aren’t the economy’s point. What some economists and many politicians often forget is that economics isn’t fundamentally about data, it’s about people. I like data as much as, or probably more than, the next guy. But an economy’s success should be judged not by impersonal statistics, but by whether people’s lives are getting better.
And the simple fact is that over the past few weeks the lives of many Americans have gotten much worse."
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/07/opinion/trump-economy-jobs.html
NY Times
Gross Domestic Misery Is Rising
The recovery is bypassing those who need it most.
Tanti anni dopo di nuovo la storia di Maxine Hong Kingston sul The New Yorker. E un altro libro da rileggere.
Money quote: “The characters tell one another stories drawn from Chinese lore and Chinatown gossip, imagining alternative time lines. The book is complex and captivating, a constant toggling between the mundane grit of the family’s laundry business and epic, surreal dreamscapes. By the end, you don’t know which, if any, of these stories are true, or whether they constitute a reliable depiction of Chinese-American life.”
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/06/08/maxine-hong-kingstons-genre-defying-life-and-work
Money quote: “The characters tell one another stories drawn from Chinese lore and Chinatown gossip, imagining alternative time lines. The book is complex and captivating, a constant toggling between the mundane grit of the family’s laundry business and epic, surreal dreamscapes. By the end, you don’t know which, if any, of these stories are true, or whether they constitute a reliable depiction of Chinese-American life.”
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/06/08/maxine-hong-kingstons-genre-defying-life-and-work
The New Yorker
Maxine Hong Kingston’s Genre-Defying Life and Work
The Asian-American literary pioneer, whose writing has paved the way for many immigrants’ stories, has one last big idea.
L’Antitrust Uk multa Amazon: ritardi sulla consegna del “fascicolo” Deliveroo - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/ecommerce/lantitrust-uk-multa-amazon-ritardi-sulla-consegna-del-fascicolo-deliveroo/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/ecommerce/lantitrust-uk-multa-amazon-ritardi-sulla-consegna-del-fascicolo-deliveroo/
CorCom
L'Antitrust Uk multa Amazon: ritardi sulla consegna del "fascicolo" Deliveroo - CorCom
L'Autorità procede con la sanzione: l'azienda non ha fatto pervenire per tempo la documentazione legata al merger necessaria a consentire le analisi di mercato facendo slittare in avanti l'esame del deal. Ma l'azienda puntualizza: "Abbiamo lavorato duramemte…
Crisi finanziaria, pandemia, scoppio del porto: il Libano, e Beirut in particolare, sono in ginocchio. La scuola, ad esempio, se la stanno facendo da casa con WhatsApp.
Money quote: "In Lebanon, where schools have been closed for over five months, WhatsApp has become an informal distance-learning app for students and teachers. The app allows educators to share their lessons using voice notes, videos, and photos in group chats that mimic a classroom structure. "
https://restofworld.org/2020/lebanon-schools-whatsapp-group
Money quote: "In Lebanon, where schools have been closed for over five months, WhatsApp has become an informal distance-learning app for students and teachers. The app allows educators to share their lessons using voice notes, videos, and photos in group chats that mimic a classroom structure. "
https://restofworld.org/2020/lebanon-schools-whatsapp-group
Rest of World
WhatsApp school is now in session
When 27-year-old Lebanese teacher Sara Mazbouh heard news of the Covid-19 stay-at-home order, her mind went straight to her students. Mazbouh, who has been teaching for nine years at a school in the…
In Europa boom di vendite dei tablet. Samsung ruba il trono a Apple. Ma l’outlook non è roseo - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/tech-zone/in-europa-boom-di-vendite-dei-tablet-samsung-ruba-il-trono-a-apple-ma-loutlook-non-e-roseo/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/tech-zone/in-europa-boom-di-vendite-dei-tablet-samsung-ruba-il-trono-a-apple-ma-loutlook-non-e-roseo/
CorCom
In Europa boom di vendite dei tablet. Samsung ruba il trono a Apple. Ma l'outlook non è roseo - CorCom
Il ricorso allo smart working e soprattutto alla didattica a distanza nella fase di lockdown ha fatto impennare gli acquisti nell'area Emea. Incremento del 23,8% dopo sei anni al ribasso. Sulla seconda metà dell'anno stime prudenti: la crisi economica potrebbe…
Giorno che vai, teoria che trovi
Money quote: “Lockdowns beyond two months impose massive economic costs without any real health benefits because they only delay an inevitable second wave of the virus, according to a new international COVID-19 study by former Reserve Bank of Australia economist Greg Kaplan.”
https://www.afr.com/policy/health-and-education/lockdowns-beyond-two-months-do-more-harm-than-good-20200909-p55ty9
Money quote: “Lockdowns beyond two months impose massive economic costs without any real health benefits because they only delay an inevitable second wave of the virus, according to a new international COVID-19 study by former Reserve Bank of Australia economist Greg Kaplan.”
https://www.afr.com/policy/health-and-education/lockdowns-beyond-two-months-do-more-harm-than-good-20200909-p55ty9
Australian Financial Review
Lockdowns beyond two months do more harm than good
The economic consequences of the virus also disproportionately hurt people working in socially exposed occupations, such as waiters and hairdressers, who are typically more financially vulnerable.
Nathan Tankus ha 28 anni, si deve laureare e la sua newsletter di economia sta facendo furore. Non l’ho mai letta quindi non so se è un genio o un fenomeno da baraccone (o entrambi). Però il suo approccio “social” rapace e veloce è noto ed è già stato usato per devastare altri ambiti culturali. In bocca al lupo all’economia.
Money quote: “Tankus understands his niche in the ecosystem of economics. Akin to journalism, it’s about writing the first draft of history. “I’m writing a lot when other people aren’t necessarily putting things out there,” he says. “You can be a great academic, but if you’re not writing all the time you’re not necessarily in people’s minds as someone they would want to ask a question to. I write so much that there’s always something for people to pick up.””
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-02/nathan-tankus-s-newsletter-subscribers-don-t-care-about-diplomas
Money quote: “Tankus understands his niche in the ecosystem of economics. Akin to journalism, it’s about writing the first draft of history. “I’m writing a lot when other people aren’t necessarily putting things out there,” he says. “You can be a great academic, but if you’re not writing all the time you’re not necessarily in people’s minds as someone they would want to ask a question to. I write so much that there’s always something for people to pick up.””
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-02/nathan-tankus-s-newsletter-subscribers-don-t-care-about-diplomas
Bloomberg.com
A 28-Year-Old With No Degree Becomes a Must-Read on the Economy
Subscribers to Nathan Tankus’s newsletter, Notes on the Crises, aren’t bothered by his lack of diplomas.
La rivisitazione fumettistica, quasi da albo dei supereroi, della vita dei romani e di Giulio Cesare in particolare. A saperlo che nel xxi secolo avrei letto blogger americani su Medium che straparlano di Roma, avrei preteso qualcosa di più di sei meno meno a Latino.
Money quote: “The Roman society promoted sexuality. Prostitution was legal and public. Houses had “pornographic” paintings. No moral punishment was directed at men who enjoyed sex with other women and men, even if they were of inferior status, as long as their actions weren’t deemed as excesses.”
https://medium.com/history-of-yesterday/julius-caesar-2cc2a509cd26
Money quote: “The Roman society promoted sexuality. Prostitution was legal and public. Houses had “pornographic” paintings. No moral punishment was directed at men who enjoyed sex with other women and men, even if they were of inferior status, as long as their actions weren’t deemed as excesses.”
https://medium.com/history-of-yesterday/julius-caesar-2cc2a509cd26
Medium
The Curious Sex Life of Julius Caesar
Every woman’s man, every man’s woman
Connected car in pista, nel 2030 saranno oltre 350 milioni - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/connected-car-al-galoppo-nel-2030-saranno-oltre-350-milioni/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/connected-car-al-galoppo-nel-2030-saranno-oltre-350-milioni/
CorCom
Connected car in pista, nel 2030 saranno oltre 350 milioni - CorCom
Secondo il rapporto di Capgemini Invent si tratta di un fattore di crescita fondamentale per lo sviluppo del settore automobilistico. Ma i brand tradizionali devono accelerare sugli investimenti in innovazione per non essere scalzati dai nuovi player digitali
Se la California sta male, San Francisco sta anche peggio
https://twitter.com/AirDistrict/status/1303746736414883840
https://twitter.com/AirDistrict/status/1303746736414883840
Twitter
Bay Area Air Quality
The orange skies this morning are a result of wildfire smoke in the air. Strong winds over the past few days transported ash from fires in northern California and the Sierra Nevada into the region. (1/2)
https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/9/21429437/san-francisco-sky-fire-drone-photographs-west-coast-wildfires
https://kottke.org/20/09/the-apocalyptic-red-western-skies-caused-by-climate-change-fueled-wildfires
https://kottke.org/20/09/the-apocalyptic-red-western-skies-caused-by-climate-change-fueled-wildfires
The Verge
The sky is on fire in San Francisco, and we flew a drone through it
The smoke is so bad, it’s messing with weather models.
Ma sarà proprio vero che i Mac non sono buoni per installarci Linux? Riccardo la pensa così
La vita è così breve che non riusciremo mai a fare tutto: dobbiamo imparare a guardarla dall’alto e, per ogni si, dire cento no.
Forwarded from MacchiaChannel
Dirlo qui sopra è l’equivalente di salire sul palco e cantare “Bella ciao” alla festa di “Fratelli d’Italia”, ma ti consiglio veramente di trovare un’ora e mezza di tempo per vedere “The Social dilemma” su Netflix. Non sto a dirti perché: lo scoprirai. Ti dico solo che è importante. E urgente.
Link: https://www.netflix.com/title/81254224
Link: https://www.netflix.com/title/81254224
Netflix
Watch The Social Dilemma | Netflix Official Site
This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.
Oliver Burkeman, un grande, ha chiuso la sua rubrica sul Guardian "This column will change your life". È una delle poche voci sensate da ascoltare. Dice otto cose mentre saluta tutti, e se volete tenervi qualcosa da leggere per il fine settimana, tenetevi questo.
Money quote: "Humanity is divided into two: on the one hand, those who are improvising their way through life, patching solutions together and putting out fires as they go, but deluding themselves otherwise; and on the other, those doing exactly the same, except that they know it. It’s infinitely better to be the latter (although too much “assertiveness training” consists of techniques for turning yourself into the former)."
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/sep/04/oliver-burkemans-last-column-the-eight-secrets-to-a-fairly-fulfilled-life
Money quote: "Humanity is divided into two: on the one hand, those who are improvising their way through life, patching solutions together and putting out fires as they go, but deluding themselves otherwise; and on the other, those doing exactly the same, except that they know it. It’s infinitely better to be the latter (although too much “assertiveness training” consists of techniques for turning yourself into the former)."
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/sep/04/oliver-burkemans-last-column-the-eight-secrets-to-a-fairly-fulfilled-life
the Guardian
Oliver Burkeman's last column: the eight secrets to a (fairly) fulfilled life
After more than a decade of writing life-changing advice, I know when to move on. Here’s what else I learned
Cresce il mercato delle app per il fitness: nel 2024 utenti a quota un miliardo - il mio articolo per CorCom
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/cresce-il-mercato-delle-app-per-il-fitness-nel-2024-utenti-a-quota-un-miliardo/
https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/cresce-il-mercato-delle-app-per-il-fitness-nel-2024-utenti-a-quota-un-miliardo/
CorCom
Cresce il mercato delle app per il fitness: nel 2024 utenti a quota un miliardo - CorCom
Secondo Stock Apps il settore crescerà del 48% all'anno e il fatturato passerà dagli attuali 3,55 miliardi di dollari a 5,72 miliardi
Le 80 migliori newsletter (in inglese) gestite ognuna da una persona sola.
Money quote: “it's a good, eclectic list, and it's good to support the indies. That used to be what the internet was all about.”
https://www.insidehook.com/feature/internet/best-single-operator-email-newsletters-internet
Money quote: “it's a good, eclectic list, and it's good to support the indies. That used to be what the internet was all about.”
https://www.insidehook.com/feature/internet/best-single-operator-email-newsletters-internet
InsideHook
The 80 Best Single-Operator Newsletters on the Internet
These are entrepreneurial folks going at it alone, independent of larger media organizations
Recensione Working Copy l’App iPad per scrittura e sviluppo in collaborazione - la mia recensione per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/recensione-working-copy-lapp-ipad-per-scrittura-e-sviluppo-in-collaborazione/
https://www.macitynet.it/recensione-working-copy-lapp-ipad-per-scrittura-e-sviluppo-in-collaborazione/
macitynet.it
Recensione Working Copy l’App iPad per scrittura e sviluppo in collaborazione
App iPad