Qui si lavora alacremente (insomma Riccardo lavora alacremente, io sto finendo altre cose). Comunque, c’è una tilde che si sta avvicinando
La livella per l’accessibilità secondo Apple - il mio articolo per Il Post
https://www.ilpost.it/antoniodini/2020/12/03/la-livella-per-laccessibilita-secondo-apple/
https://www.ilpost.it/antoniodini/2020/12/03/la-livella-per-laccessibilita-secondo-apple/
Il Post
La livella per l’accessibilità secondo Apple
Non ci sono solo l'uomo e la donna vitruviani, perfetti nella mente e nel corpo. L'uso delle tecnologie deve servire anche per l'inclusione e livellare una volta per tutte differenze che un tempo lo erano ma che oggi non dovrebbero più esserlo
Storia di Choc, il font che ha conquistato New York
Money quote: "Typefaces are characterized by redundancies. Notice how often the “d” and “b” can be rotated to make a “p” or a “q,” or how a capital “Z” is so plainly a grown-up version of its lowercase counterpart. But Choc is full of irregularity. Its lowercase “r” resembles a “z.” Its “g” looks like a capital “S.” And its “h” crouches forward as though in starting position for a race, whereas its more heavyset uppercase incarnation is on the verge of rolling backward.
“Choc expresses a certain violence,” said Sandra Chamaret, a French designer and publisher, and a co-author of a 2010 monograph on Excoffon. “It seems spattered on the page, the letters going in all directions.” (“Choc” — the ‘ch’ is soft, as in ‘sh’ — is French for “shock” or “crash.”)"
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/21/nyregion/new-york-storefronts-mystery-font.html
Money quote: "Typefaces are characterized by redundancies. Notice how often the “d” and “b” can be rotated to make a “p” or a “q,” or how a capital “Z” is so plainly a grown-up version of its lowercase counterpart. But Choc is full of irregularity. Its lowercase “r” resembles a “z.” Its “g” looks like a capital “S.” And its “h” crouches forward as though in starting position for a race, whereas its more heavyset uppercase incarnation is on the verge of rolling backward.
“Choc expresses a certain violence,” said Sandra Chamaret, a French designer and publisher, and a co-author of a 2010 monograph on Excoffon. “It seems spattered on the page, the letters going in all directions.” (“Choc” — the ‘ch’ is soft, as in ‘sh’ — is French for “shock” or “crash.”)"
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/21/nyregion/new-york-storefronts-mystery-font.html
Nytimes
The Mystery Font That Took Over New York (Published 2018)
How did Choc, a quirky calligraphic typeface drawn by a French graphic designer in the 1950s, end up on storefronts everywhere?
Apple, nel 2021 due MacBook Pro con nuovo schermo e design - il mio articolo per La Stampa
https://www.lastampa.it/tecnologia/news/2020/12/04/news/apple-nel-2021-due-macbook-pro-con-nuovo-schermo-e-design-1.39615065
https://www.lastampa.it/tecnologia/news/2020/12/04/news/apple-nel-2021-due-macbook-pro-con-nuovo-schermo-e-design-1.39615065
La Stampa
Apple, nel 2021 due MacBook Pro con nuovo schermo e design
L'analista più attendibile che studia il mondo Apple, Ming-Chi Kuo, ha aggiornato le sue stime: display mini Led per MacBook (in forte crescita) e iPad Pro dell'anno prossimo e MacBook Air rinnovato nel 2022
Pochi giorni dopo averne scritto quasi per caso in un articolo dedicato alle altre forme di calcolo possibili (i calcolatori analogici), ho trovato questo articolo sui computer ad acqua dell'era sovietica. Sublime.
Money quote: "Built in 1936, this machine was “the world's first computer for solving [partial] differential equations,” which “for half a century has been the only means of calculations of a wide range of problems in mathematical physics.” Absolutely its most amazing aspect is that solving such complex equations meant playing around with a series of interconnected, water-filled glass tubes. You “calculated” with plumbing."
https://pruned.blogspot.com/2012/01/gardens-as-crypto-water-computers.html
Money quote: "Built in 1936, this machine was “the world's first computer for solving [partial] differential equations,” which “for half a century has been the only means of calculations of a wide range of problems in mathematical physics.” Absolutely its most amazing aspect is that solving such complex equations meant playing around with a series of interconnected, water-filled glass tubes. You “calculated” with plumbing."
https://pruned.blogspot.com/2012/01/gardens-as-crypto-water-computers.html
Blogspot
Gardens as Crypto-Water-Computers
A blog on landscape architecture and related fields
Tutto per il bene della scienza: una bella scansione del cervello di bambini che leggono/ascoltano/vedono una storia. Cosa succede nella testa dei bambini? La risposta è alquanto letterale.
Money quote: "For the study, 27 children around age 4 went into an FMRI machine. They were presented with stories in three conditions: audio only; the illustrated pages of a storybook with an audio voiceover; and an animated cartoon. All three versions came from the Web site of Canadian author Robert Munsch.
While the children paid attention to the stories, the MRI, the machine scanned for activation within certain brain networks, and connectivity between the networks."
https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/51281/whats-going-on-in-your-childs-brain-when-you-read-them-a-story
Money quote: "For the study, 27 children around age 4 went into an FMRI machine. They were presented with stories in three conditions: audio only; the illustrated pages of a storybook with an audio voiceover; and an animated cartoon. All three versions came from the Web site of Canadian author Robert Munsch.
While the children paid attention to the stories, the MRI, the machine scanned for activation within certain brain networks, and connectivity between the networks."
https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/51281/whats-going-on-in-your-childs-brain-when-you-read-them-a-story
www.kqed.org
What's Going On In Your Child's Brain When You Read Them A Story? | KQED
There are many ways young children encounter stories. A new study finds a "Goldilocks effect," where a cartoon may be "too hot" and audiobooks "too cold" for learning readers.
Consigli su come comprare regali che le persone vogliono veramente. Anche quello della nonna: "cerca di ascoltare, ogni tanto" (mia nonna era prolifica; era il nonno la pecora nera della famiglia). Anche perché ogni anno devastiamo tonnellate di soldi in regali francamente inutili. L'ideale sarebbe non farli, o farne di tipo non materiale (e anche quelli: parliamone). Qui, comunque, qualche idea.
Money quote: "How to Buy Gifts People Actually Want
All hope is not lost. You shall buy gifts that people will actually want! Here's how.
Be Realistic About Your Relationship With The Recipient
In Waldfogel's 1993 study, there's a chart of gift effectiveness that more or less screams at aunts, uncles and grandparents to simply not bother with material gifts and to give cash instead"
https://www.willpatrick.co.uk/articles/how-to-buy-gifts-that-people-actually-want
Money quote: "How to Buy Gifts People Actually Want
All hope is not lost. You shall buy gifts that people will actually want! Here's how.
Be Realistic About Your Relationship With The Recipient
In Waldfogel's 1993 study, there's a chart of gift effectiveness that more or less screams at aunts, uncles and grandparents to simply not bother with material gifts and to give cash instead"
https://www.willpatrick.co.uk/articles/how-to-buy-gifts-that-people-actually-want
www.willpatrick.co.uk
How to Buy Gifts That People Actually Want - Will Patrick
Every year, we buy more bad gifts than we realise and nobody tells us about it. Here's how to avoid the most common pitfalls and use psychology to drastically improve your gift-giving game.
Un divertente esempio di analisi di dati non troppo big: cosa vede Google quando guarda dove uno è stato (con un telefono Android). Ci sono parti facili e parti più difficili, come ogni buon data scientist sa.
Money quote: "Like most data science problems, data pre-processing was definitely the pain point. The data was in a JSON format where the meaning of different attributes wasn’t very clear."
https://towardsdatascience.com/analyzing-my-google-location-history-d3a5c56c7b70
Se non siete affascinati dal racconto o dall'obiettivo, invece questo altro articolo (che è stato l'ispirazione del lavoro precedente) spiega con chiarezza come fare una "heat map" con i dati delle posizioni presi da Google.
https://towardsdatascience.com/create-a-heat-map-from-your-google-location-history-in-3-easy-steps-e66c93925914
Money quote: "Like most data science problems, data pre-processing was definitely the pain point. The data was in a JSON format where the meaning of different attributes wasn’t very clear."
https://towardsdatascience.com/analyzing-my-google-location-history-d3a5c56c7b70
Se non siete affascinati dal racconto o dall'obiettivo, invece questo altro articolo (che è stato l'ispirazione del lavoro precedente) spiega con chiarezza come fare una "heat map" con i dati delle posizioni presi da Google.
https://towardsdatascience.com/create-a-heat-map-from-your-google-location-history-in-3-easy-steps-e66c93925914
Medium
Analyzing my Google Location History
I recently read this article on how to create a heat-map from your Google Location History data. Trying it out myself, I got some amazing…
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Poche ore e finirò questo. I testi e le immagini sono posticce - come chi le ha messe! Abbiamo già registrato due episodi e sono, anche loro, quasi finalizzati.
La prova: con router e satellite Orbi il wi-fi di casa arriva fino all’ufficio - il mio articolo per La Stampa
https://www.lastampa.it/tecnologia/prove/2020/12/07/news/la-prova-con-router-e-satellite-orbi-il-wi-fi-di-casa-arriva-fino-all-ufficio-1.39628357
https://www.lastampa.it/tecnologia/prove/2020/12/07/news/la-prova-con-router-e-satellite-orbi-il-wi-fi-di-casa-arriva-fino-all-ufficio-1.39628357
La Stampa
La prova: con router e satellite Orbi il wi-fi di casa arriva fino all’ufficio
Il top di gamma di Netgear testato per creare una rete mesh triband che copra non solo l’abitazione ma anche l'home-office nel condominio di fronte
Ti hanno licenziato, e adesso? Lo so che è totalmente alieno alla cultura italiana, secondo la quale quando ti licenziano si fa causa e si mette il sindacato in mezzo (quello stesso sindacato che uno ignorava bellamente fino al giorno prima) e magari si sciopera e si protesta in piazza. Però esistono anche altri modi. Soprattutto quando uno pensa di avere un valore che va al di là dell'azienda in cui gli capita di lavorare. Così, faccio per dire. Inoltre, a maggior ragione, questo tutorial su cosa fare secondo me si applica anche per le "partite iva" che collaborano in realtà fisso fisso.
Money quote: "One of the hardest things to do when you are laid off is to write to your friends and family seeking help. But if there's ever a time to swallow your pride, then this is it. I reached out to everyone I knew, and told them plainly about my situation, and asked to be recommended to specific roles at their companies, or to tell their friends who may be hiring. I am extremely grateful to the help I got from my network, and the kind messages that I received. So many friends wrote to make sure I was okay, and kept checking in throughout the interview process, and they all have my immense gratitude."
https://bharathpbhat.github.io/2020/09/19/laid-off-now-what.html
Money quote: "One of the hardest things to do when you are laid off is to write to your friends and family seeking help. But if there's ever a time to swallow your pride, then this is it. I reached out to everyone I knew, and told them plainly about my situation, and asked to be recommended to specific roles at their companies, or to tell their friends who may be hiring. I am extremely grateful to the help I got from my network, and the kind messages that I received. So many friends wrote to make sure I was okay, and kept checking in throughout the interview process, and they all have my immense gratitude."
https://bharathpbhat.github.io/2020/09/19/laid-off-now-what.html
Bharath's notes
Laid off, now what?
As an immigrant on an H1B, you have exactly 60 days to find a new job when you are laid-off. This is a very short window of time to explore and land any job, let alone a job that matches your skills and interests. I found myself in this situation along with…
Donna single, settant'anni, niente figli. Guardando l'insiemistica dei cluster demografici trattati dalla rete dovrebbe essere il meno del meno. E invece...
Money quote: "If you are a woman, you have no kids, you have been single all your life, and you are in your 70s — well, mythologically speaking, you have four strikes against you. Men, people with kids, people who are married or have married, and young people are more often celebrated, respected, valued, and privileged. Some people will even call you names designed to evoke pity, such as elder orphans."
https://medium.com/@BellaDePaulo/women-who-stayed-single-no-kids-in-their-70s-how-are-they-doing-3d8052bd502a
Money quote: "If you are a woman, you have no kids, you have been single all your life, and you are in your 70s — well, mythologically speaking, you have four strikes against you. Men, people with kids, people who are married or have married, and young people are more often celebrated, respected, valued, and privileged. Some people will even call you names designed to evoke pity, such as elder orphans."
https://medium.com/@BellaDePaulo/women-who-stayed-single-no-kids-in-their-70s-how-are-they-doing-3d8052bd502a
Medium
Women Who Stayed Single, No Kids, in Their 70s: How Are They Doing?
They are the women of the quadruple whammy, and they are doing great
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La prima puntata di tilde ~ è online per i ragazzi di Patreon! Sarà pubblica domani per tutti gli altri. Non vedo vediamo l'ora.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/la-prima-puntata-44810205
https://www.patreon.com/posts/la-prima-puntata-44810205
Uno dei problemi del nostro Paese è la profonda ipocrisia: immaginatevi una notizia di questo genere in Gran Bretagna o in Francia:
“Ansa: Mattarella si sottoporrà quando sarà possibile alla vaccinazione contro il Covid senza ovviamente scavalcare l'ordine delle precedenza delle categorie a rischio, secondo le disposizioni delle competenti autorità.”
“Ansa: Mattarella si sottoporrà quando sarà possibile alla vaccinazione contro il Covid senza ovviamente scavalcare l'ordine delle precedenza delle categorie a rischio, secondo le disposizioni delle competenti autorità.”
Un wiki per pensare meglio. Cioè, boh
Money quote: "his wiki is a collaborative environment for exploring ways to become a better thinker. Topics that can be explored here include MemoryTechniques, MentalMath, CriticalThinking, BrainStorming, ShorthandSystems, NotebookSystems, and SmartDrugs. Other relevant topics are also welcome."
http://www.ludism.org/mentat/
Money quote: "his wiki is a collaborative environment for exploring ways to become a better thinker. Topics that can be explored here include MemoryTechniques, MentalMath, CriticalThinking, BrainStorming, ShorthandSystems, NotebookSystems, and SmartDrugs. Other relevant topics are also welcome."
http://www.ludism.org/mentat/