Backdoor.OSX.Mokes.a è la variante Mac di un malware che già esiste per Windows e Linux. Brutto e cattivo. Non ci sono più zone franche?
Money quote:
“Backdoor.OSX.Mokes.a is the most recently discovered OS X variant of a cross-platform backdoor which is able to operate on all major operating systems (Windows,Linux,OS X). Please see also our analysis on the Windows and Linux variants.
- This malware family is able to steal various types of data from the victim’s machine (Screenshots, Audio-/Video-Captures, Office-Documents, Keystrokes)
- The backdoor is also able to execute arbitrary commands on the victim’s computer
- To communicate it’s using strong AES-256-CBC encryption”
https://securelist.com/blog/research/75990/the-missing-piece-sophisticated-os-x-backdoor-discovered/
Money quote:
“Backdoor.OSX.Mokes.a is the most recently discovered OS X variant of a cross-platform backdoor which is able to operate on all major operating systems (Windows,Linux,OS X). Please see also our analysis on the Windows and Linux variants.
- This malware family is able to steal various types of data from the victim’s machine (Screenshots, Audio-/Video-Captures, Office-Documents, Keystrokes)
- The backdoor is also able to execute arbitrary commands on the victim’s computer
- To communicate it’s using strong AES-256-CBC encryption”
https://securelist.com/blog/research/75990/the-missing-piece-sophisticated-os-x-backdoor-discovered/
Securelist
The Missing Piece – Sophisticated OS X Backdoor Discovered
Back in January this year we found a new family of cross-platform backdoors for desktop environments. After the discovery of the binaries for Linux and Windows systems, we have now finally come across the OS X version of Mokes.A.
Tra circa un’ora comincia l’evento Apple del 7 settembre. Come d’abitudine, sono seduto in prima fila: da qui la mia traduzione simultanea in italiano
https://www.macitynet.it/diretta/
https://www.macitynet.it/diretta/
macitynet.it
Keynote WWDC Apple 9 giugno, la diretta di Macitynet
Diretta dall'evento Apple California Streaming del 14 Settembre con la trascrizione in italiano degli annunci di Cupertino
La rivoluzione senza fili del chip W1 di Apple: mio pezzo per Macity
https://m.macitynet.it/la-rivoluzione-senza-fili-del-chip-w1-apple/
https://m.macitynet.it/la-rivoluzione-senza-fili-del-chip-w1-apple/
Macitynet.it
La rivoluzione senza fili del chip W1 di Apple
Una piccola novità nascosta delle Airpods e apparentemente secondaria è il chip W1 per il wireless. Ma è qui che si mostra che la casa di Cupertino ha ancora molte cose da dire in termini di innovazione.
La fiducia degli utenti la si conquista e costruisce anche con una buona interfaccia utente. Così, per quelli che non lo sapessero...
https://thenextweb.com/dd/2016/08/26/creating-trust-with-ux-design/
https://thenextweb.com/dd/2016/08/26/creating-trust-with-ux-design/
The Next Web
How to create trust with UX design
You may have an honest and authentic business, but if your content or design doesn't live up to expectations, users will think you're untrustworthy.
Attenzione ai vecchietti amanti del Cialis e del Viagra. L’antico adagio che una sana vita sessuale aiuti a mantenersi attivi e con un cuore in condizioni splendide nella terza età a quanto pare è semplicemente falsa.
Money quote: “Men in their late 50s to mid-80s who indulged in sexual activity once a week or more had twice the risk of heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular conditions over the next five years, compared with men who went without, the researchers found.”
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/sep/06/older-men-enjoying-frequent-sex-have-increased-risk-of-heart-problems
Money quote: “Men in their late 50s to mid-80s who indulged in sexual activity once a week or more had twice the risk of heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular conditions over the next five years, compared with men who went without, the researchers found.”
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/sep/06/older-men-enjoying-frequent-sex-have-increased-risk-of-heart-problems
the Guardian
Older men enjoying frequent sex have increased risk of heart problems
Good news for women, however: older women with robust sex lives show no ill-effects, and those having enjoyable sex tend to have lower blood pressure
Avere figli è una decisione importante e ha tante implicazioni, anche e soprattutto morali. La scelta, ad esempio, di avere figli tardi, li prova di buona parte della loro relazione con i nonni. Questa potrebbe essere considerata una discriminazione. In questo articolo piuttosto notevole anche se a testi noioso la cosa viene vista in maniera non banale.
Money quote: "Given how valuable the grandparental relationship can be (both in itself and as a support to the parents), should prospective parents attempt, where possible, to increase the opportunity for these grandparental relationships? Is the child denied something valuable if parenthood is intentionally delayed?"
https://aeon.co/ideas/does-late-parenthood-deprive-children-of-grandparental-love
Money quote: "Given how valuable the grandparental relationship can be (both in itself and as a support to the parents), should prospective parents attempt, where possible, to increase the opportunity for these grandparental relationships? Is the child denied something valuable if parenthood is intentionally delayed?"
https://aeon.co/ideas/does-late-parenthood-deprive-children-of-grandparental-love
Aeon
Does late parenthood deprive children of grandparental love? – Hannah Maslen | Aeon Ideas
Many people have fond memories of their grandparents. Some are lucky enough to know them throughout their teenage years and beyond, learning about their lives, what they care about and, more fundamentally, who they are. Grandparents often play a v...
Ci sono vari modi per prendere la cosa migliore al supermercato. E il NYTimes ne ha di buoni.
Money quote: "Get behind a shopper who has a full cart"
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/08/business/how-to-pick-the-fastest-line-at-the-supermarket.html
Money quote: "Get behind a shopper who has a full cart"
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/08/business/how-to-pick-the-fastest-line-at-the-supermarket.html
NY Times
How to Pick the Fastest Line at the Supermarket (Published 2016)
Experts offer tips for reducing your time in the grocery store checkout line.
Un mio ragionamento sul fatto che Cupertino usi ancora la ricetta d’oro di Steve Jobs per le tecnologie Apple, scritto per Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/cupertino-usa-ancora-la-ricetta-doro-steve-jobs-le-tecnologie-apple/
https://www.macitynet.it/cupertino-usa-ancora-la-ricetta-doro-steve-jobs-le-tecnologie-apple/
Macitynet.it
Cupertino usa ancora la ricetta d’oro di Steve Jobs per le tecnologie Apple
Piccoli importanti segni che le tecnologie Apple facciano il giro e passino, una generazione dopo l’altra, tra computer, dispositivi mobile e indossabili della multinazionale di Cupertino. Come nell'era Steve Jobs
Parliamo di lati oscuri. Anzi, come diceva mia nonna, del fatto che "non sono tutte rose e fiori".
Il nomadismo digitale, che peraltro questo articolo inquadra storicamente molto bene, è un classico esempio. Sognate una vita da migrante digitale di lusso? Sognate meglio, perché forse vivere per scattare foto su Instagram porta alla depressione più che alla felicità. Per questo adesso c'è gente che molla.
Money quote: "“I was standing in my apartment in Medilla, Colombia looking out the window, and I realized I don’t know anyone here,” he recalled. “I was thinking this is not what I should be doing. Like, this looks really great if I take a photo, but I don’t feel any connection"
https://qz.com/775751/digital-nomad-problems-nomadlist-and-remoteok-founder-pieter-levels-explains-why-he-has-quit-the-nomadic-lifestyle/
Il nomadismo digitale, che peraltro questo articolo inquadra storicamente molto bene, è un classico esempio. Sognate una vita da migrante digitale di lusso? Sognate meglio, perché forse vivere per scattare foto su Instagram porta alla depressione più che alla felicità. Per questo adesso c'è gente che molla.
Money quote: "“I was standing in my apartment in Medilla, Colombia looking out the window, and I realized I don’t know anyone here,” he recalled. “I was thinking this is not what I should be doing. Like, this looks really great if I take a photo, but I don’t feel any connection"
https://qz.com/775751/digital-nomad-problems-nomadlist-and-remoteok-founder-pieter-levels-explains-why-he-has-quit-the-nomadic-lifestyle/
Quartz
Ditching the office to work in paradise as a “digital nomad” has a hidden dark side
Traveling the world and getting paid to do it seems like a dream job. But appearances can be deceiving.
I diritti degli animali. Un articolo fulminante che cambierà per sempre la vostra prospettiva su questo argomento: di cosa parliamo quando parliamo di diritti degli animali?
https://aeon.co/essays/why-keeping-a-pet-is-fundamentally-unethical
https://aeon.co/essays/why-keeping-a-pet-is-fundamentally-unethical
Aeon
The case against pets
A morally just world would have no pets, no aquaria, no zoos. No fields of sheep, no barns of cows. That’s true animal rights
Om Malik ha scritto un discreto articolo per il New Yorker nel quale, parlando della rivoluzione che Apple sta facendo in ambito fotografico, in realtà spiega perché non solo il settore delle macchine fotografiche sia cambiato per sempre con l'arrivo dell'iPhone 7 e degli altri apparecchi simili. La Silicon Valley si sta mangiando il mondo.
Money quote: “The distinct business advantage that Apple has achieved thanks to its hardware is the sheer volume of iPhone sales, which justifies the big spending on the specialized chips that make that hardware so powerful. The new image processor is a perfect example. It can spread the cost of that investment in chips over hundreds of millions of iPhones. In comparison, the falling sales of stand-alone cameras have hampered the ability of camera companies to innovate and spend on core technologies. Given that hardware and software are equally important today, Apple’s advances in both areas makes it difficult for anyone to beat the company in photography for the masses. You can see why the camera companies are doomed.”
https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/with-the-iphone-7-apple-changed-the-camera-industry-forever
Money quote: “The distinct business advantage that Apple has achieved thanks to its hardware is the sheer volume of iPhone sales, which justifies the big spending on the specialized chips that make that hardware so powerful. The new image processor is a perfect example. It can spread the cost of that investment in chips over hundreds of millions of iPhones. In comparison, the falling sales of stand-alone cameras have hampered the ability of camera companies to innovate and spend on core technologies. Given that hardware and software are equally important today, Apple’s advances in both areas makes it difficult for anyone to beat the company in photography for the masses. You can see why the camera companies are doomed.”
https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/with-the-iphone-7-apple-changed-the-camera-industry-forever
The New Yorker
With the iPhone 7, Apple Changed the Camera Industry Forever
The iPhone 7 Plus uses circuitry, software, and algorithms to create images that look and feel as if they came out of high-end cameras.
Sembra che questa volta Apple abbia fatto filotto. E meno male che l’iPhone 7 “è troppo costoso, niente di nuovo, non ha il jack perl a cuffia”…
https://www.macitynet.it/sospesi-gli-ordini-iphone-7-ritiro-usa-uk-riprendono-17-settembre/
https://www.macitynet.it/sospesi-gli-ordini-iphone-7-ritiro-usa-uk-riprendono-17-settembre/
Macitynet.it
Sospesi gli ordini iPhone 7 con ritiro in USA e UK: riprendono il 17 settembre
In Italia iPhone 7 Plus e iPhone 7 nelle nuove colorazioni nere non risultano più disponibili. In USA e UK gli ordini iPhone 7 con ritiro negli Apple Store sono sospesi ma c’è ancora speranza: riapriranno sabato 17 settembre
Chi scrive durante il suo periodo universitario ha preparato quasi tutti gli esami studiando in biblioteca. La mitica biblioteca di via Laura (Scienze Politiche e Giurisprudenza di Firenze) e quella del Palagio di Parte Guelfa.
Niente di nuovo, quindi.
Mony quote: “These include borrowing printed books (64% of library visitors do this, down slightly from the 73% who did in 2012, but similar to the 66% who did so in 2015) or just sitting and reading, studying, or engaging with media (49%, identical to the share who did so in 2012).”
https://www.pewinternet.org/2016/09/09/library-usage-and-engagement/
Niente di nuovo, quindi.
Mony quote: “These include borrowing printed books (64% of library visitors do this, down slightly from the 73% who did in 2012, but similar to the 66% who did so in 2015) or just sitting and reading, studying, or engaging with media (49%, identical to the share who did so in 2012).”
https://www.pewinternet.org/2016/09/09/library-usage-and-engagement/
Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech
2. Library usage and engagement
Americans’ use of public libraries has fluctuated in recent years, and this survey shows that just under half of all those age 16 and older (48%) say they have visited a public library or bookmobile in person in the prior year. The high-water mark for library…
Il disturbante racconto della spia inglese che irretiva i nemici. E non solo. Comunque, la giovane donna ha portato a livelli di arte le tecniche di seduzione per ottenere informazioni dal nemico.
Money quote: "From an early age, Betty captivated many of the men she met. When she was only 11, an Italian diplomat named Alberto Lais became so infatuated with the child that he would disturbingly visit her at school, just to chat with his “golden girl.” Tall and willowy with blondish-auburn hair, huge green eyes and a soft, teasing voice, teenage Betty already possessed the sexual allure, heightened intelligence, and eye for detail that would make her such a successful spy"
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-brilliant-m16-spy-who-perfected-the-art-of-the-honey-trap
Money quote: "From an early age, Betty captivated many of the men she met. When she was only 11, an Italian diplomat named Alberto Lais became so infatuated with the child that he would disturbingly visit her at school, just to chat with his “golden girl.” Tall and willowy with blondish-auburn hair, huge green eyes and a soft, teasing voice, teenage Betty already possessed the sexual allure, heightened intelligence, and eye for detail that would make her such a successful spy"
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-brilliant-m16-spy-who-perfected-the-art-of-the-honey-trap
Atlas Obscura
The Brilliant MI6 Spy Who Perfected the Art of the ‘Honey Trap’
During WWII, Betty Pack used seduction to acquire enemy naval codes.
Lo so, è una pubblicità. Però la pagina è davvero dannatamente veloce. Un missile. Dovrebbero essere tutte così, no?
Money quote: "You want to be like me? Ha! Please, the things I do to be fast can not be understood by you baboons. You think you can understand how? Well isn't that adorable. I will even explain everything I do to be fast and you still won't get it."
Money quote: "You want to be like me? Ha! Please, the things I do to be fast can not be understood by you baboons. You think you can understand how? Well isn't that adorable. I will even explain everything I do to be fast and you still won't get it."
https://varvy.com/pagespeed/wicked-fast.html
Money quote: "You want to be like me? Ha! Please, the things I do to be fast can not be understood by you baboons. You think you can understand how? Well isn't that adorable. I will even explain everything I do to be fast and you still won't get it."
Money quote: "You want to be like me? Ha! Please, the things I do to be fast can not be understood by you baboons. You think you can understand how? Well isn't that adorable. I will even explain everything I do to be fast and you still won't get it."
https://varvy.com/pagespeed/wicked-fast.html
Alcune novità letterarie segnalate dal Post
Money quote: "Tuttavia stanno uscendo o stanno per uscire alcuni libri di cui si è parlato molto negli scorsi mesi e altri molto attesi per la popolarità dei loro autori, come il nuovo romanzo di Roberto Saviano e quello dello scrittore americano Don De Lillo. E c’è anche un “nuovo” libro di Luigi Serafini, l’autore del leggendario Codex Seraphinianus"
https://www.ilpost.it/2016/09/09/libri-settembre-ottobre-novembre-2016
Money quote: "Tuttavia stanno uscendo o stanno per uscire alcuni libri di cui si è parlato molto negli scorsi mesi e altri molto attesi per la popolarità dei loro autori, come il nuovo romanzo di Roberto Saviano e quello dello scrittore americano Don De Lillo. E c’è anche un “nuovo” libro di Luigi Serafini, l’autore del leggendario Codex Seraphinianus"
https://www.ilpost.it/2016/09/09/libri-settembre-ottobre-novembre-2016
Il Post
13 libri interessanti di questo autunno - Il Post
Il nuovo libro di Roberto Saviano, il nuovo romanzo di Don De Lillo e una versione di "Seta" di Baricco, tra gli altri
Cinquant'anni di Star Trek, in viaggio anche con Apple - mio pezzo pee Macity
https://www.macitynet.it/cinquantanni-star-trek-viaggio-anche-apple/
https://www.macitynet.it/cinquantanni-star-trek-viaggio-anche-apple/
macitynet.it
Cinquant’anni di Star Trek, in viaggio anche con Apple
Apple, Macintosh, Star Trek
Il tempo è denaro. Ma, potendo scegliere, meglio più tempo o più denaro? La risposta è semplice e la conseguenza è maggiore livello di felicità. L'approccio pragmatico del NYTimes in questo caso è molto appropriato.
Money quote: "In our pursuit of happiness, we are constantly faced with decisions both big and small that force us to pit time against money. Of course, sometimes it’s not a choice at all: We must earn that extra pay to make ends meet. But when it is a choice, the likelihood of choosing more time over more money — despite the widespread tendency to do the opposite — is a good sign you’ll enjoy the happiness you seek"
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/11/opinion/sunday/what-should-you-choose-time-or-money.html
Money quote: "In our pursuit of happiness, we are constantly faced with decisions both big and small that force us to pit time against money. Of course, sometimes it’s not a choice at all: We must earn that extra pay to make ends meet. But when it is a choice, the likelihood of choosing more time over more money — despite the widespread tendency to do the opposite — is a good sign you’ll enjoy the happiness you seek"
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/11/opinion/sunday/what-should-you-choose-time-or-money.html
NY Times
Opinion | What Should You Choose: Time or Money? (Published 2016)
If you picked time, chances are, you’re a happier person for it.
Parliamo di iPhone 7 e della decisione di Apple di eliminare il jack audio. Una decisione che Phil Schiller ha definito “coraggiosa”. Ma in che senso? Guardiamo il coraggio di Steve Jobs e il coraggio di Phil Schiller.
Money quote: “When we think of controversial decisions, we tend to think of both sides as creating controversy. Choose A and the B proponents will be angry; choose B and the A proponents will be angry. But when it comes to controversial change of the status quo, it’s not like that. Only the people who are opposed to the change get outraged. Leave things as they are and there is no controversy. The people who aren’t outraged by the potential change are generally ambivalent about it, not in a fervor for it. Strong feelings against change on one side, and widespread ambivalence on the other. That’s why the status quo is generally so slow to change, in fields ranging from politics to technology.”
https://daringfireball.net/2016/09/courage
Money quote: “When we think of controversial decisions, we tend to think of both sides as creating controversy. Choose A and the B proponents will be angry; choose B and the A proponents will be angry. But when it comes to controversial change of the status quo, it’s not like that. Only the people who are opposed to the change get outraged. Leave things as they are and there is no controversy. The people who aren’t outraged by the potential change are generally ambivalent about it, not in a fervor for it. Strong feelings against change on one side, and widespread ambivalence on the other. That’s why the status quo is generally so slow to change, in fields ranging from politics to technology.”
https://daringfireball.net/2016/09/courage
daringfireball.net
‘Courage’
Choosing to do what you *know* will be unpopular in the short run but you *believe* will prove correct in the long run takes courage.
Quando parliamo di tecnologie "Smart", di cosa parliamo? Forse di una nuova ondata di privatizzazioni del settore pubblico, welfare incluso. Interessante pezzo di Evgeny Morozov.
Money quote: "Uber’s foray into public services is part of a broader trend of technology firms pitching their services to cast-strapped municipalities and governments. They do so in the hope of convincing local authorities that the company’s superior ability to gather, analyse and act on data would yield tremendous savings for the public sector, while stimulating innovation and entrepreneurship"
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/10/only-public-sector-finds-smart-technology-sexy
Money quote: "Uber’s foray into public services is part of a broader trend of technology firms pitching their services to cast-strapped municipalities and governments. They do so in the hope of convincing local authorities that the company’s superior ability to gather, analyse and act on data would yield tremendous savings for the public sector, while stimulating innovation and entrepreneurship"
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/10/only-public-sector-finds-smart-technology-sexy
the Guardian
Only a cash-strapped public sector still finds ‘smart’ technology sexy
The Silicon Valley giants have got public services in their sights. But is innovation just a euphemism for privatisation?