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Una storia di Lego, bonsai e pandemia - il mio articolo tutto da leggere per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/una-storia-di-lego-bonsai-e-pandemia/
https://www.macitynet.it/una-storia-di-lego-bonsai-e-pandemia/
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Una storia di Lego, bonsai e pandemia
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Tutti i migliori libri per lo smart working - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/tutti-i-migliori-libri-per-lo-smart-working/
https://www.macitynet.it/tutti-i-migliori-libri-per-lo-smart-working/
Macitynet.it
Tutti i migliori libri per lo smart working
Viviamo un nuovo normale, generato dalla pandemia. Il telelavoro non se ne andrà neanche quando tornerà la normalità. E allora come gestirlo? Per fortuna ci sono alcuni ottimi libri che lo spiegano
Beata solitudo, sola beatitudo, diceva Seneca. In realtà non è vero: si tratta di un fake; la frase originale è del XVI secolo: compare in "Solitudo, sive vita solitaria laudata" una raccolta di poesie del sacerdote olandese Cornelis Musius pubblicata ad Anversa nel 1566. La forma originale è "O beata solitudo, o sola beatitudo". Considerando che New York è stata fondata dagli olandesi, il collegamento nel retro del mio cervello è casuale ma appropriato. Bravo Antonio!
Money quote: "That emptiness is what New York felt like this spring, not simply because the streets were so empty, but because the current crisis revealed an underlying truth that, in the isolation of cities, no matter how densely packed, one often experiences the reverse of what Serling noted: the evidence of people, but no real community. Our empty streets spoke of an existential loneliness that is a shadowy but ever-present aspect of contemporary urban life."
https://psyche.co/ideas/struths-unpeopled-photos-evoke-the-loneliness-of-urban-life
Money quote: "That emptiness is what New York felt like this spring, not simply because the streets were so empty, but because the current crisis revealed an underlying truth that, in the isolation of cities, no matter how densely packed, one often experiences the reverse of what Serling noted: the evidence of people, but no real community. Our empty streets spoke of an existential loneliness that is a shadowy but ever-present aspect of contemporary urban life."
https://psyche.co/ideas/struths-unpeopled-photos-evoke-the-loneliness-of-urban-life
Psyche
Struth’s unpeopled photos evoke the loneliness of urban life
Thomas Struth’s empty streets speak of an existential loneliness that is a shadowy but ever-present aspect of urban life
Altro che Information Age: siamo invece entrati nell'era della reputazione. E non è una bella cosa.
Money quote: "We are experiencing a fundamental paradigm shift in our relationship to knowledge. From the ‘information age’, we are moving towards the ‘reputation age’, in which information will have value only if it is already filtered, evaluated and commented upon by others. Seen in this light, reputation has become a central pillar of collective intelligence today. It is the gatekeeper to knowledge, and the keys to the gate are held by others. The way in which the authority of knowledge is now constructed makes us reliant on what are the inevitably biased judgments of other people, most of whom we do not know."
https://aeon.co/ideas/say-goodbye-to-the-information-age-its-all-about-reputation-now
Money quote: "We are experiencing a fundamental paradigm shift in our relationship to knowledge. From the ‘information age’, we are moving towards the ‘reputation age’, in which information will have value only if it is already filtered, evaluated and commented upon by others. Seen in this light, reputation has become a central pillar of collective intelligence today. It is the gatekeeper to knowledge, and the keys to the gate are held by others. The way in which the authority of knowledge is now constructed makes us reliant on what are the inevitably biased judgments of other people, most of whom we do not know."
https://aeon.co/ideas/say-goodbye-to-the-information-age-its-all-about-reputation-now
Aeon
Say goodbye to the information age: it’s all about reputation now
In the reputation age, we should rank the quality of information not by its the content but by the agenda of its source
Sappiamo che il Giappone invecchia e che sviluppa la robotica "carina" in chiave "assistenzialista" (per gli anziani bloccati a letto). Quanto segue perquanto datato ne è un esempio evidente.
Money quote: "Developed by Ory, a startup that specializes in robotics for disabled people, the OriHime-D is a 120 cm (4-foot) tall robot that can be operated remotely from a paralyzed person’s home. Even if the operator only has control of their eyes, they can command OriHime-D to move, look around, speak with people, and handle objects."
https://soranews24.com/2018/11/29/cafe-opens-in-tokyo-staffed-by-robots-controlled-by-paralyzed-people/
Money quote: "Developed by Ory, a startup that specializes in robotics for disabled people, the OriHime-D is a 120 cm (4-foot) tall robot that can be operated remotely from a paralyzed person’s home. Even if the operator only has control of their eyes, they can command OriHime-D to move, look around, speak with people, and handle objects."
https://soranews24.com/2018/11/29/cafe-opens-in-tokyo-staffed-by-robots-controlled-by-paralyzed-people/
SoraNews24 -Japan News-
Cafe opens in Tokyo staffed by robots controlled by paralyzed people
Dawn is an inspirational marriage of technology and humanity.
Microsoft tempo addietro fece una rivoluzione nei colloqui di lavoro: quando hanno cominciato a chiedere se sanno fare cose che effettivamente i candidati dovranno fare
Money quote: "Microsoft in 2016 started working on the "Alternative Interview Framework," a new way of conducting how it does interviews in its developer division to reduce bias and do a better job of testing candidates for the skills they'd actually need on the job."
https://www.businessinsider.fr/us/microsoft-new-developer-interview-process-2018-12
Money quote: "Microsoft in 2016 started working on the "Alternative Interview Framework," a new way of conducting how it does interviews in its developer division to reduce bias and do a better job of testing candidates for the skills they'd actually need on the job."
https://www.businessinsider.fr/us/microsoft-new-developer-interview-process-2018-12
Business Insider
Microsoft totally changed how it does interviews in its developer division to make sure candidates have the actual skills to do…
Microsoft's new PM interview process is more inclusive, the company says, while also meaning that you need to have less esoteric technical knowledge.
Com’è fatto e come va il nuovo iMac di Apple: la prova in anteprima - la mia recensione per La Stampa
https://www.lastampa.it/tecnologia/prove/2021/05/18/news/com-e-fatto-e-come-va-il-nuovo-imac-di-apple-la-prova-in-anteprima-1.40286220
https://www.lastampa.it/tecnologia/prove/2021/05/18/news/com-e-fatto-e-come-va-il-nuovo-imac-di-apple-la-prova-in-anteprima-1.40286220
La Stampa
Com’è fatto e come va il nuovo iMac di Apple: la prova in anteprima
Abbiamo testato il computer tutto in uno di Cupertino, appena ridisegnato e dotato di processore M1. Leggero e potente, è disponibile in sette colori
L'industria della seduzione. Che poi è come dire: il mondo che si muove attorno al bisogno carnale del maschio. Ma che senso ha? Beh, nella nuova era del # metoo diventa più interessante esplorare il ragionamento di chi vende la seduzione come un prodotto: la nuova bibita (costosa) per i maschi assetati.
Money quote: "Unsurprisingly for an industry that promises men ‘mastery’ with women, seduction has attracted a good deal of feminist commentary and criticism. Websites such as Jezebel publish articles challenging its underlying assumptions and raising concerns about the propensity of its teachings to promote sexual harassment, coercion and violence. Prominent seduction trainers are subject to campaigns seeking to restrict the availability of their products and services, and to limit their ability to travel internationally to teach.
Feminists and others have good reasons for attacking the industry. Yet much existing commentary tends to parcel it off as anomalous – a subcultural oddity that, already contained, can be easily eliminated. In this way, those who participate in this sphere are framed as readily recognisable and uniquely deplorable – an ‘army of sleazebags, saddos and weirdos’, in the words of Hadley Freeman at The Guardian."
https://aeon.co/essays/pickuptm-turns-romance-into-a-commodity-for-male-consumption
Money quote: "Unsurprisingly for an industry that promises men ‘mastery’ with women, seduction has attracted a good deal of feminist commentary and criticism. Websites such as Jezebel publish articles challenging its underlying assumptions and raising concerns about the propensity of its teachings to promote sexual harassment, coercion and violence. Prominent seduction trainers are subject to campaigns seeking to restrict the availability of their products and services, and to limit their ability to travel internationally to teach.
Feminists and others have good reasons for attacking the industry. Yet much existing commentary tends to parcel it off as anomalous – a subcultural oddity that, already contained, can be easily eliminated. In this way, those who participate in this sphere are framed as readily recognisable and uniquely deplorable – an ‘army of sleazebags, saddos and weirdos’, in the words of Hadley Freeman at The Guardian."
https://aeon.co/essays/pickuptm-turns-romance-into-a-commodity-for-male-consumption
Aeon
Pickup™ turns romance into a commodity for male consumption | Aeon Essays
The pickup industry mates market logic with the arts of seduction – turning human intimacy into hard labour
Anobii, il social dei libri, rilancia con nuovo sito e nuove app - Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/anobii-social-dei-libri/
https://www.macitynet.it/anobii-social-dei-libri/
macitynet.it
Anobii, il social dei libri, rilancia con nuovo sito e nuove app
È online la nuova versione di Anobii, il portale della community italiana dei lettori con 2.5 milioni di persone e decine di milioni di libri
La stessa storia la potevano scrivere pari pari venti o trent'anni fa, sostituendo allo schermo dello smartphone quello del televisore. Solo che il televisore lo usiamo molto meno, e addirittura oggi lo stiamo nostalgicamente rivalutando come forma di intrattenimento costruttivo.
Money quote: "More than three-quarters of all Americans own a smartphone. In 2018 those 253 million Americans spent $1,380 and 1,460 hours on their smartphone and other mobile devices. That’s 91 waking days; cumulatively, that adds up to 370 billion waking American hours and $349 billion.
In 2019, here’s what we could do instead."
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/opinion/smartphones-screen-time.html
Ps: poi tutto ovviamente si traduce nella solita minchiata sull'econometria dell'attenzione. Sapete come la penso: l'attenzione non è una commodity trattaibile come una entità economica, è invece la parte della nostra vita psichica che ci definisce come individui. Altrimenti si commette un grande errore. Senza contare che il covid si è portato via tutto.
Money quote: "More than three-quarters of all Americans own a smartphone. In 2018 those 253 million Americans spent $1,380 and 1,460 hours on their smartphone and other mobile devices. That’s 91 waking days; cumulatively, that adds up to 370 billion waking American hours and $349 billion.
In 2019, here’s what we could do instead."
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/opinion/smartphones-screen-time.html
Ps: poi tutto ovviamente si traduce nella solita minchiata sull'econometria dell'attenzione. Sapete come la penso: l'attenzione non è una commodity trattaibile come una entità economica, è invece la parte della nostra vita psichica che ci definisce come individui. Altrimenti si commette un grande errore. Senza contare che il covid si è portato via tutto.
NY Times
Opinion | In Search of Lost Screen Time (Published 2019)
Imagine what we could do with our money, and hours, if we set our phones aside for a year.
La prova di Nixev N400, la Smart TV italiana che non paga il canone - il mio articolo per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/nixev-n400-recensione/
https://www.macitynet.it/nixev-n400-recensione/
macitynet.it
La prova di Nixev N400, la Smart TV italiana che non paga il canone
Android, Android TV, Recensioni, Smart TV, Streaming, Televisori
La Cina è sull'orlo di una rivoluzione commerciale. La cosa non ci è indifferente. Ma non ne sappiamo quasi niente.
Money quote: "The new law will apply to three types of operators. These include e-commerce platform operators like Taobao, third-party merchants who sell goods and services on the e-commerce platform of others, and online vendors operating their own websites or which do business via other network channels, such as social media sites.
The addition of non-traditional e-commerce platforms means that merchants who sell goods through the Moments feed of Tencent Holdings’ WeChat social messaging service or ByteDance video-sharing app Tik Tok – known as Douyin on the mainland – fall under the new law. These sellers will now need to file their business registration and pay the relevant taxes."
https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/2180194/heres-how-chinas-new-e-commerce-law-will-affect-consumers-platform
Money quote: "The new law will apply to three types of operators. These include e-commerce platform operators like Taobao, third-party merchants who sell goods and services on the e-commerce platform of others, and online vendors operating their own websites or which do business via other network channels, such as social media sites.
The addition of non-traditional e-commerce platforms means that merchants who sell goods through the Moments feed of Tencent Holdings’ WeChat social messaging service or ByteDance video-sharing app Tik Tok – known as Douyin on the mainland – fall under the new law. These sellers will now need to file their business registration and pay the relevant taxes."
https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/2180194/heres-how-chinas-new-e-commerce-law-will-affect-consumers-platform
South China Morning Post
How China’s new e-commerce law will affect consumers, operators
E-commerce platform operators are jointly liable with merchants for selling counterfeit and copycat merchandise on their websites
Cisco, piano per tornare nell'Olimpo della tecnologia - il mio articolo per Wired
https://www.wired.it/economia/business/2021/05/19/cisco-italia-futuro/
https://www.wired.it/economia/business/2021/05/19/cisco-italia-futuro/
WIRED.IT
Il piano di Cisco per tornare nell'Olimpo della tecnologia
Dal 5G al cloud, da Webex all'edge computing: ecco la strategia del colosso statunitense per tornare protagonista della scena tech mondiale
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Vi scrivo direttamente molto di rado (e uso il vocativo ancora più raramente). Però c’è per un motivo serio, almeno per chi è ossessionato dai numeri come me.
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Vi scrivo direttamente molto di rado (e uso il vocativo ancora più raramente). Però c’è per un motivo serio, almeno per chi è ossessionato dai numeri come me.
Quel numerino in alto (adesso è “1955”) che segnala ineluttabilmente gli abbonati al canale mi sta facendo impazzire. È come i prezzi e le tariffe sa 5,95 euro: insopportabile!
Aiutatemi a renderlo un numero tondo, superiamo insieme la soglia dei duemila iscritti e lasciate che il mio povero cervello si rilassi! Mi aiutate a fare 45 proseliti piu uno? Grazie!!
Il link buono per far iscrivere gli amici è questo: https://t.me/mostlyiwrite
Ps: andarsene in massa per fare cifra tonda a zero non vale e probabilmente mi costerebbe un patrimonio di psicoterapia, quindi niente scherzi, eh!
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Quando Natalie Portman ci mette la faccia - il mio articolo per Anobii
https://blog.anobii.com/it/2021/05/21/quando-natalie-portman-ci-mette-la-faccia/
https://blog.anobii.com/it/2021/05/21/quando-natalie-portman-ci-mette-la-faccia/
Anobii Blog
Quando Natalie Portman ci mette la faccia - Anobii Blog
L'attrice interpreterà la protagonista di un romanzo di Elena Ferrante, I giorni dell'abbandono. Ma anche altro bolle in pentola per quanto riguarda la scrittrice napoletana
Ne ho già parlato in passato, ma repetita iuvant: non esiste una sola filosofia morale. E cambiare punto di vista è molto utile per vedere meglio la nostra stessa prospettiva. Ad esempio: prendiamo gli Aztechi...
Money quote: "When I speak about the Aztecs – the people dominant in large parts of central America prior to the 16th-century Spanish conquest – even professional philosophers are often surprised to learn that the Aztecs were a philosophical culture. They’re even more startled to hear that we have (many volumes of) their texts recorded in their native language, Nahuatl. While a few of the pre-colonial hieroglyphic-type books survived the Spanish bonfires, our main sources of knowledge derive from records made by Catholic priests, up to the early 17th century. Using the Latin alphabet, these texts record the statements of tlamatinime, the indigenous philosophers, on matters as diverse as bird-flight patterns, moral virtue, and the structure of the cosmos."
https://aeon.co/essays/aztec-moral-philosophy-didnt-expect-anyone-to-be-a-saint
Money quote: "When I speak about the Aztecs – the people dominant in large parts of central America prior to the 16th-century Spanish conquest – even professional philosophers are often surprised to learn that the Aztecs were a philosophical culture. They’re even more startled to hear that we have (many volumes of) their texts recorded in their native language, Nahuatl. While a few of the pre-colonial hieroglyphic-type books survived the Spanish bonfires, our main sources of knowledge derive from records made by Catholic priests, up to the early 17th century. Using the Latin alphabet, these texts record the statements of tlamatinime, the indigenous philosophers, on matters as diverse as bird-flight patterns, moral virtue, and the structure of the cosmos."
https://aeon.co/essays/aztec-moral-philosophy-didnt-expect-anyone-to-be-a-saint
Aeon
Life on the slippery Earth
Aztec moral philosophy has profound differences from the Greek tradition, not least its acceptance that nobody is perfect
iMac 24 M1, unboxing e dettagli del gioiello sottile di Apple - la prima parte di due, scritte per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/imac-24-m1-unboxing/
https://www.macitynet.it/imac-24-m1-unboxing/
macitynet.it
iMac 24 M1, unboxing e dettagli del gioiello sottile di Apple
Apple, iMac, iMac 2021, Mac ARM
È arrivato iMac 24 M1, prime impressioni d'uso - la seconda parte del mio articolo per Macity: buona lettura
https://www.macitynet.it/e-arrivato-imac-24-m1-recensione/
https://www.macitynet.it/e-arrivato-imac-24-m1-recensione/
macitynet.it
È arrivato iMac 24 M1, prime impressioni d’uso
Apple, iMac, iMac 2021