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?
Le istantanee di Fuji, le "Instax", sono una gallina dalle uova d'oro, visto che praticamente Polaroid non esiste più. E adesso che arriva Photokina, l'annuncio di una variante in bianco e nero - che segue l'estetica del momento - era quasi prevedibile. Se so ci fossero macchine fotografiche all'altezza...
https://www.fujifilm.com/news/n160906_02.html
https://www.fujifilm.com/news/n160906_02.html
Fujifilm Global
“instax mini film Monochrome” — a new film that expands the possibilities of photographic expression using instax film
PHOTOKINA 2016, COLOGNE, GERMANY, September 20, 2016—FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Kenji Sukeno) is pleased to announce the launch of the “instax mini film Monochrome”, which will be released worldwide in October 2016.
Caprotti vende, Esselunga passa di mano, quasi sicuramente allo straniero. Speriamo non ai francesi di Carrefour.
Però, che vita quella di Caprotti
Money quote;:"tra gli aspiranti ci sono il fondo di private equity Blackstone, interessato al 60% con un’opzione sulla quota rimanente, ma a quanto pare meno interessato agli stabili, per i quali si prospetterebbe lo scorporo; poi l’inglese Cvc, che sarebbe interessato all’acquisto del 100% di Esselunga, e probabilmente anche Walmart, che aveva sopndato il terreno addirittura nel 2004, e Carrefour."
https://www.mark-up.it/caprotti-vende/
Però, che vita quella di Caprotti
Money quote;:"tra gli aspiranti ci sono il fondo di private equity Blackstone, interessato al 60% con un’opzione sulla quota rimanente, ma a quanto pare meno interessato agli stabili, per i quali si prospetterebbe lo scorporo; poi l’inglese Cvc, che sarebbe interessato all’acquisto del 100% di Esselunga, e probabilmente anche Walmart, che aveva sopndato il terreno addirittura nel 2004, e Carrefour."
https://www.mark-up.it/caprotti-vende/
Mark Up
Caprotti vende | Mark Up
Lunedì 12 settembre Citygroup selezionerà le manifestazioni di interesse per l'acquisto dell'insegna italiana di Bernardo Caprotti
Una guida per chi usa o vorrebbe usare Scrivener per iOS
Money quote: "What I would like to do here is get you started using Scrivener for iOS. It’s much easier than you may expect"
https://feekwrites.com/2016/09/09/getting-started-with-scrivener-ios/
Money quote: "What I would like to do here is get you started using Scrivener for iOS. It’s much easier than you may expect"
https://feekwrites.com/2016/09/09/getting-started-with-scrivener-ios/
feekwrites.com
Getting Started with Scrivener iOS
On July 20th, 2016 Literature & Latte released their long awaited Scrivener for iOS. I’ve now had over a month to work with it and my review of the app is very easy. I love it! This is a …
Forwarded from macitynet.it
Utenti incalliti di Mac OS 9: per loro il Classic non è mai morto https://www.macitynet.it/gli-utenti-incalliti-mac-os-9-classic-non-mai-morto/
macitynet.it
Utenti incalliti di Mac OS 9: per loro il Classic non è mai morto
Apple, Apple Museum, Curiosità, Internet, Mac OS 9
Se siete cultori del "disco nero", cioè il vinile, questa è la vostra settimana su Amazon.it:
Vinyl Week: CD e Vinili
Money quote: "
Dal 12 al 18 settembre, sette giorni pensati per tutti i cultori del disco nero"
https://www.amazon.it/b/ref=s9_acss_gb_cg_itcross_1a1?node=10703739031&pf_rd_m=A2VX19DFO3KCLO&pf_rd_s=slot-3&pf_rd_r=K38XW4JJCHRYH22NA9YX&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_p=1072859607&pf_rd_i=UNKNOWN&tag=macitynet0d-21
Vinyl Week: CD e Vinili
Money quote: "
Dal 12 al 18 settembre, sette giorni pensati per tutti i cultori del disco nero"
https://www.amazon.it/b/ref=s9_acss_gb_cg_itcross_1a1?node=10703739031&pf_rd_m=A2VX19DFO3KCLO&pf_rd_s=slot-3&pf_rd_r=K38XW4JJCHRYH22NA9YX&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_p=1072859607&pf_rd_i=UNKNOWN&tag=macitynet0d-21
Amazon
Amazon.it: consumer electronics, books, music, fashion, video games, DVDs and much more
Wide choice, small prices. Discover digital cameras, MP3 players, books, music, DVDs, video games, home appliances and much more in our online stores. Free shipping on orders over 29 euros.
Il corpo delle donne. Oggetto centrale del patriarcato e merce di scambio, di attenzione, di attrazione. Ma è possibile considerate una forma di empowerment la nudità femminile, che è uno strumento comunicativo molto potente? Qui di seguito, una buona riflessione sul tema.
Money quote: “ Women’s bodies have long been machines of capitalism; but now that machine is driven by the glossy, toned and tanned bodies of miscellaneous sex tapes, swimwear shoots and near-naked selfies. Perhaps this is only feminism happily squared with free market economics. But can the naked female form really claim to be free from the exploitative and unequal logic of capitalism?”
https://aeon.co/ideas/female-nudity-is-powerful-but-not-necessarily-empowering
Money quote: “ Women’s bodies have long been machines of capitalism; but now that machine is driven by the glossy, toned and tanned bodies of miscellaneous sex tapes, swimwear shoots and near-naked selfies. Perhaps this is only feminism happily squared with free market economics. But can the naked female form really claim to be free from the exploitative and unequal logic of capitalism?”
https://aeon.co/ideas/female-nudity-is-powerful-but-not-necessarily-empowering
Aeon
Female nudity is powerful – but not necessarily empowering
Can the naked female body ever be free? Is stripping off the ultimate expression of a woman’s emancipation? Or is her bared body always subject to sexual objectification? In a foreword to The Female Eunuch (1970), Germaine Greer imagined a feminis...
I dieci lavori più strapagati in America. Un vecchio pezzo del 2003 che è sempre divertente rileggere: probabilmente la maggior parte sono ancora buoni...
Money quote: "For a 35-hour workweek, orthodontists earn a median $350,000 a year, according to the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics. General dentists, meanwhile, earn about half as much working 39 hours a week on average, in a much dirtier job."
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-10-most-overpaid-jobs-in-the-us
Money quote: "For a 35-hour workweek, orthodontists earn a median $350,000 a year, according to the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics. General dentists, meanwhile, earn about half as much working 39 hours a week on average, in a much dirtier job."
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-10-most-overpaid-jobs-in-the-us
MarketWatch
Ten most overpaid jobs in the U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Almost no one in America would admit to being overpaid, but many of us take home bloated paychecks far beyond what we deserve.
Non tutti sono come i grandi di WIRED e delle altre testate americane. C'è anche chi si arrabatta. Però, se hai trovato un buon angolo, vale la pena lo stesso.
In questo caso il parallelo hardware e software con la rete come fattore di livellamento è interessante.
Money quote: "Production culture here points at a world of networked manufacturing, as physical objects become as internetworked as our digital ones. Already, makers can develop and ship hardware products almost as quickly as they can develop and ship ideas. And this time frame is expected to shorten dramatically in coming years"
https://fusion.net/story/338939/created-in-china-shenzhen-hardware-startups/
In questo caso il parallelo hardware e software con la rete come fattore di livellamento è interessante.
Money quote: "Production culture here points at a world of networked manufacturing, as physical objects become as internetworked as our digital ones. Already, makers can develop and ship hardware products almost as quickly as they can develop and ship ideas. And this time frame is expected to shorten dramatically in coming years"
https://fusion.net/story/338939/created-in-china-shenzhen-hardware-startups/
Sono rientrato da Los Angeles circa una settimana fa. Ecco qui il pezzo che racconta cosa ci sono andato a fare: c’era la finale del campionato mondiale di Call of Duty.
Mettetevi comodi perché non è una cosa breve.
Money quote: “Inglewood è una cittadina a nordovest di downtown LA che fa parte della Grande Los Angeles: circa 100mila abitanti, una reputazione di violenza e criminalità che negli ultimi tempi parrebbero essersi stemperate. In compenso, non c’è assolutamente niente se non vialoni con lunghissime palme, case e casette solo in legno di non più di due piani, motel, appartamenti arredati, negozi di automobili all’aperto, supermercati, ditte per la disinfestazione, l’infinito rumore degli aeroplani che atterrano. Perché Inglewood (e in particolare The Forum) sono sotto il tratto terminale dell’aerovia delle quattro piste di LAX.”
https://www.ilpost.it/antoniodini/2016/09/12/call-of-duty/
Mettetevi comodi perché non è una cosa breve.
Money quote: “Inglewood è una cittadina a nordovest di downtown LA che fa parte della Grande Los Angeles: circa 100mila abitanti, una reputazione di violenza e criminalità che negli ultimi tempi parrebbero essersi stemperate. In compenso, non c’è assolutamente niente se non vialoni con lunghissime palme, case e casette solo in legno di non più di due piani, motel, appartamenti arredati, negozi di automobili all’aperto, supermercati, ditte per la disinfestazione, l’infinito rumore degli aeroplani che atterrano. Perché Inglewood (e in particolare The Forum) sono sotto il tratto terminale dell’aerovia delle quattro piste di LAX.”
https://www.ilpost.it/antoniodini/2016/09/12/call-of-duty/
Il Post
Il campionato del mondo di Call of Duty
Si scrive "videogioco" ma si pronuncia "eSport"