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Data Selfie

Thu, 16 Feb 2017 10:15:49 +0000

Un’estensione di Chrome che vi osserva mentre state su Facebook — per poi rivelarvi i dati che a sua volta Facebook colleziona su di voi, e come (in base a questi) vi classifica.

Planet of the Apps

Wed, 15 Feb 2017 14:27:56 +0000

Che orrore! Ma una cosa più down to earth ma realistica invece di un programma che letteralmente dice ‘gli sviluppatori sono le rockstar del momento’?

(Mi trova totalmente in disaccordo questa decisione di Apple di mettersi a produrre contenuti per Apple Music — in teoria, la trovo una distrazione, in pratica — visti i trailer dei primi risultati — direi che se ne faceva volentieri a meno. Sembra Sky.)

Internet, così com’era nel 1996

Fri, 10 Feb 2017 00:53:04 +0000

Qualcuno ha caricato su YouTube (partendo da un VHS) uno show del 1996 che insegna come accedere con il proprio computer a questo nuovo “internet” di cui si parla.

In this tutorial, we’ll take a look at the differences between The Internet and The World Wide Web, the differences between commercial OnLine Services such as the Microsoft Network, Prodigy, or America Online and the Internet, how to get connected to the Web, how to use something called a Web browser to navigate the Web, what a Web Page is, and how to search, locate, and download all types of files, from information files to video and audio files.

(via kottke)

Facebook accetta password leggermente sbagliate

Tue, 07 Feb 2017 10:42:29 +0000

Da Hacker News:

In addition to the original password, we also accept the password if a user inadvertently has caps lock enabled, if their mobile device automatically capitalises the first character of the password, or if an extra character is added to the end of the password.

Retro Patents: poster vintage di brevetti moderni

Fri, 20 Jan 2017 12:51:40 +0000

Posters di brevetti – c’è il mouse del primo Mac, l’iPhone e il Kindle fra cui scegliere. Bellissimi:

Discover limited edition vintage patent prints that helped shape the technology, design and gaming industries. From IBM’s vacuum tube computers to Nintendo’s first cartridge based gaming consoles.

The Art of Design: una nuova docuserie di Netflix sul design

Fri, 20 Jan 2017 12:49:08 +0000

8 episodi, arrivano il 10 Febbraio.

Tecniche di deep learning per capire quando il tuo capo si sta avvicinando alla scrivania

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 13:13:46 +0000

Un diabolico side project di Hironsan:

I feel awkward when my boss is creeping behind. Of course, I can switch the screen in a hurry, but such behavior is suspicious, and sometimes I don’t notice him. So, in order to switch the screen without being suspected, I create a system that automatically recognizes that he is approaching to me and hides the screen.

Il problema di Android con le emoji

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 13:06:36 +0000

La maggioranza dell’utenza Android non vede le emoji introdotte con Unicode 9, nonostante Google sia stata molto rapida nell’inserirle dentro l’ultima versione di Android. Al posto delle nuove emoji, vedono rettangoli vuoti. Jeremy Burge di Emojipedia spiega perché:

New emojis are bundled with system updates for iOS and Android, as emoji fonts and relevant Unicode support is provided at an OS level.

This system should work well, but the weak link is relying on manufacturers to provide updates in a timely manner.

Aggiornamenti che non arrivano mai, al punto da spingere WhatsApp ad utilizzare le emoji di Apple su qualsiasi piattaforma:

Snapchat, Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram and Slack all use emoji-replacement images on Android; in a trend started by Twitter with Twemoji which was released when the most popular browser on Windows (Chrome) didn’t include emoji support.

La nuova identità di Mozilla

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 01:48:16 +0000

Mozilla ha un nuovo logo (imho bellissimo) e una nuova famiglia tipografica (bellissima), Zilla, ispirata a Courier:

Our logo with its nod to URL language reinforces that the Internet is at the heart of Mozilla. We are committed to the original intent of the link as the beginning of an unfiltered, unmediated experience into the rich content of the Internet.

The font for the wordmark and accompanying copy lines is Zilla. Created for us by Typotheque in the Netherlands, Zilla is free and open to all.

Pesci nello smartphone

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 01:39:29 +0000

Retroscena di Ara, lo smartphone modulare e scomponibile nato come meme da un video caricato su YouTube, implementato da Motorola/Google, poi abbandonato senza conclusione poco dopo la nascita di Alphabet:

“One of the modules that we were working on was basically like a tiny aquarium for your phone,” said the source. “It was a little tiny biome that would go inside of a module and it would have a microscope on the bottom part, and it would have live tardigrades and algae — some people call them water bears. They are the tiniest living organism. We had this idea to build a tardigrade module and we’d build a microscope with it. So you’d have this app on your phone and you could essentially look at the tardigrades up close and watch them floating around.” Brooklyn-based art, design, and technology agency Midnight Commercial conceived the idea, and was commissioned by Google to build it, demonstrating the depth of what developers could create.

Consigli per una tipografia migliore

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 12:39:26 +0000

The Design Team:

After reading extensively on typography, and seeing what works (IRL), I developed the following list of guidelines that have consistently helped me with typographic design. Hopefully, you can apply these tips to start improving the your own typographic design process — without turning you into a snob.

Start by choosing a typeface for your body text.

Avoid using more than two typefaces.

Balance line spacing and font size.

Keep your line length around 45–90 characters.

Use a modular scale.

Pay special attention to proper punctuation.

Alexa: il sistema operativo di Amazon

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 12:36:23 +0000

Echo e Alexa sono due prodotti diversi: Echo è un device che sfrutta l’assistente di Amazon, Alexa è l’assistente in questione. Il recente CES ha visto una miriade di altri device che si integrano e sfruttano Alexa, alcuni in diretta competizione con Echo.

Amazon non ha bisogno di guadagnare un centesimo direttamente da Alexa, ma indirettamente guadagna con ciascun acquisto effettuato tramite Alexa. Alexa è più aperto di HomeKit – ciò va a discapito della sicurezza, ma aiuta nel creare un ecosistema interessante e vivace, nel velocizzare l’adozione.

Secondo Ben Thompson, il piano di Amazon è di trasformare Alexa nel sistema operativo della casa:

All kinds of hardware manufacturers are lining up to build Alexa-enabled devices, and will inevitably compete with each other to improve quality and lower prices.

Even more devices and appliances are plugging into Alexa’s easy-to-use and flexible framework, creating the conditions for a moat: appliances are a lot more expensive than software, and much longer lasting, which means everyone who buys something that works with Alexa is much less likely to switch

Ci sono monete nei MacBook?

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:05:10 +0000

Gizmodo:

Earlier this week, an Imgur user named Greatease uploaded some photos that explain the key difference between an Apple SuperDrive and a run-of-the-mill optical drive. Namely that his or her SuperDrive had a US penny wedged underneath the plastic cover.

As an isolated incident, finding money crammed into a rapidly-spinning computer part is of course strange. Did it fall in? Is it serving some crucial operational purpose? Thing is, Greatease is far from the only person to discover loose change in their optical drive.

Chiamami Adele

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:02:36 +0000

Wipawe Sirikolkarn ha analizzato i messaggi che si è scambiato per quattro anni durante una relazione a distanza – il risultato sono delle visualizzazioni molto minimaliste che raccontano la nascita (e la fine) di una relazione.