Mostly, I Write

Un’Authority ad hoc per vigilare sulle web company. La mossa del Giappone - il mio articolo per CorCom https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/unauthority-ad-hoc-per-vigilare-sulle-web-company-la-mossa-del-giappone/

Se a qualcuno interessa, io preferirei proprio essere cremato. Il motivo è essenzialmente questo che segue. (E perdonate l’immodestia del paragone storico) Money quote: “When Alexander the Great died in Babylon in 323 B.C., his body didn’t begin to show signs of decomposition for a full six days, according to historical accounts” https://www.history.com/news/alexander-the-great-death-cause-discovery

Apple, scandalo certificato Enteprise: scaricabili dozzine di app con porno e gioco d’azzardo - Il mio articolo per La Stampa https://www.lastampa.it/2019/02/14/tecnologia/apple-scandalo-certificato-enteprise-scaricabili-dozzine-di-app-con-porno-e-gioco-dazzardo-SQtpL9SmmjegSQWxDxOEGP/premium.html

https://twitter.com/guyverhofstadt/status/1095639850999562242?s=12 Gira un po’ da tutte le parti. Decisamente vale la pena documentarsi e ascoltarlo.

Eugene Kaspersky: “C’è un nuovo livello di criminali informatici” - il mio articolo per Wired https://www.wired.it/internet/web/2019/02/13/eugene-kaspersky-intervista/

Problemi di security: password e codici di sicurezza personali Money quote: "“All credit card PIN numbers in the World leaked” The body of the message simply said 0000 0001 0002 0003 0004 …" http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/september32012/

Cybersecurity on cloud, Symantec si prende Luminate per 200 milioni di dollari - il mio articolo per CorCom https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/cloud/cybersecurity-on-cloud-symantec-si-prende-luminate-per-200-milioni-di-dollari/

I colossi hi-tech “congelano” i bond: colpa dei tassi di interesse e del fisco Usa - il mio articolo per CorCom https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/i-colossi-hi-tech-congelano-i-bond-colpa-dei-tassi-di-interesse-e-del-fisco-usa/

Logica inappuntabile: siamo finalmente arrivati alla fine del business dell'abbigliamento Money quote: "Who needs fashion these days when you can express yourself through social media?" https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/news-analysis/the-death-of-clothing

Dietro le quinte del business e della tecnologia ci sono dei tecnici di alto livello che pochi conoscono ma che in realtà sono fondamentali. Sono i generali degli eserciti che fanno vincere una ideologia rispetto all'altra, una posizione rispetto all'altra. Alla fine, sono le creature che possono fare la differenza, a prescindere che uno abbia "torto" o "ragione" (ammesso che tali concetti esistano nel mondo del business). Una di questi, forse la più brava, è una donna ch lavora per Goldman Sachs. Money quote: "Nearly 20 years into her career at Goldman Sachs, Kiely, the global head of semiconductor and automotive banking, has helped buy and sell multibillion-dollar companies, watched deals crumble over international trade wars, and fought on behalf of semiconductor giants like Qualcomm, Micron, and Nvidia. She's one of the most high-powered women in investment banking and the semiconductor industry, both known for having largely male C-suites and executive boards. And she happens to be well liked among the companies that hire her." https://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-banker-tammy-kiely-profile-1-19?IR=T

La nuova mossa di Trump: bloccare Huawei nei Paesi dell’Est Europa - il mio articolo per CorCom https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/cyber-security/la-nuova-mossa-di-trump-bloccare-huawei-nei-paesi-dellest-europa/

Reddit vale 3 miliardi di dollari. E ora punta a rubare quote a Facebook e Google - il mio articolo per CorCom https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/reddit-vale-3-miliardi-di-dollari-e-ora-punta-a-rubare-quote-a-facebook-e-google/

Privacy, Google: “Serve un codice globale della strada digitale” - il mio articolo per Corcom https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/privacy-google-serve-un-codice-globale-della-strada-digitale/

Copyright, la riforma al rush finale: editori vs etichette - il mio articolo per CorCom https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/copyright-la-riforma-al-rush-finale-editori-vs-etichette/

Quel mistero buffo del pelo pubico. Cioé: cos’è e a cosa serve? E soprattutto, toglierlo fa male? Money quote: “It’s that last part that’s key — removing pubic hair can cause abrasions, irritation, and even infection, but it’s the removal itself that does it, says Dr. Jen Gunter, an OB/GYN and author of the upcoming book ‘The Vagina Bible’. “There are a lot of studies that talk about the trauma of pubic hair removal,” she says. “We see burns from hot wax, we see injuries from razors, abscesses, things like that. There definitely are a fair number of visits to the emergency department every year, and also to the gynecologist’s office, related to the actual injuries from pubic hair removal.” But again — it’s not being without pubic hair that’s risky, but the removal itself.” https://www.thecut.com/2018/11/why-do-we-have-pubic-hair.html

Una delle attività ricreative meno costose della storia, se praticate correttamente, sta passando di moda tra i giovani. O tempora o mores. Money quote: “To the relief of many parents, educators, and clergy members who care about the health and well-being of young people, teens are launching their sex lives later. From 1991 to 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey finds, the percentage of high-school students who’d had intercourse dropped from 54 to 40 percent. In other words, in the space of a generation, sex has gone from something most high-school students have experienced to something most haven’t. (And no, they aren’t having oral sex instead—that rate hasn’t changed much.)” https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/573949/

Antico Egitto. Gli occhi delle statue. Lo scriba ubriaco. Che storia fantastica Money quote: “You may be thinking- So what if he’s drunk? Further proof he’s a scribe!” https://medium.com/the-philosophers-stone/the-statues-in-egypt-used-to-have-eyeballs-5ff7275afa3d

Inquinamento. Un thread interessante su Twitter. Partendo da un grafico le possibili interpretazioni e appropriazioni simboliche. L’inquinamento è una battaglia esistenziale https://twitter.com/noahpinion/status/1094130445313138689?s=21

Apple risolve il bug di Facetime e paga gli studi al ragazzo che lo ha scoperto - Il mio articolo per La Stampa https://www.lastampa.it/2019/02/08/tecnologia/apple-risolve-il-bug-di-facetime-e-paga-gli-studi-al-ragazzo-che-lo-ha-scoperto-ryEgtqPZMMQ1gUUtg9aFLL/pagina.html

Ho la vaga sensazione che questo libro scritto dall’informatico e saggista Cal Newport, intitolato “Why We'll Look Back at Our Smartphones Like Cigarettes”, sia giornalisticamente sensato ma contenutisticamente poca roba. L’uscita super-promozionale su GQ ne è quasi una prova del nove. Money quote: “The theory is that with thirty days of abstinence, you’ll be able to figure out when tech stops being useful and starts being problematic. With that extra time, you’ll not only re-discover the meaningful leisure activities you left behind when scrolling through Instagram became a national pastime; you'll also get a better sense of the values and goals that matter to you. Then, you can intentionally add back the digital tools that’ll enhance, rather than distract from, the things you want. (For instance, maybe Facebook is the most effective way to keep in touch with far-off family, or Twitter is the best, most up-to-the-moment source of news—but you should at least press pause long enough to reevaluate if that’s true.)” https://www.gq.com/story/cal-newport-digital-minimalism