25 maggio 2011 - 23:41
Nella chiosa a una vignetta sull'utilizzo di Wikipedia, trovo su xkcd.com un curioso giochino da provare su Wikipedia. Lo svolgimento è molto semplice: scegliere una pagina a caso da wikipedia, e cliccare sul primo link che sia né in caratteri... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Creatività, Scienza, Tecnologia, Web/Tecnologia
6 gennaio 2011 - 19:12
What could a digital city be? Around twelve years ago, I've been working a few months with Marc Canter on this side of the Ocean, trying to build a digital city in Trieste. Perhaps that was just a visionary trip Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Dal mondo, Innovazione, Tecnologia, Web/Tecnologia
18 ottobre 2010 - 23:25
Colpito dall'incontro ravvicinato, avevo segnalato pochi giorni fa il fatto che, molto probabilmente, Trieste sarebbe da qui a un po' apparsa su Google Street View. In arrivo anche Gorizia ed il Carso, stando agli avvistamenti segnalati dai lettori. Ma se... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Tecnologia
27 settembre 2010 - 23:07
Today I discovered an annoying fact about Firefox 3: when I misspell a site name in the address bar, it performs an "I'm feeling lucky" search on Google. No, not in the "search" filed, but right in the place where you would type an url and expect to be taken there. Perhaps it might seem helpful, but it is something that I definitely do not want to happen. Why? Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Tecnologia, Web/Tecnologia, Weblog
TAGS: address bar, addresses, dns, fellation, firefox 3, gaffes, Google, I'm feeling lucky, inflation, keywords, opendns, privacy, Rachida Dati, redirect, typing mistakes, url
19 novembre 2009 - 18:01
Basic knowledge about online security is a cornerstone of digital citizenship, so I welcome any initiative in this sense. Today I learned about the Get Safe Online Week - an initiative founded by UK institutions and a few business partners... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Opinioni brevi, Rischi e opportunità, Tecnologia
TAGS: get safe online
11 novembre 2009 - 18:13
Besides 3D avatars, one thing that intrigued me about Second Life was virtual money - and the ability to buy it and convert it back to real money. I guess this was one of the main reasons for the success... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Tecnologia
TAGS: Brooklin Art Project, Ning, Virtual Gifts
29 ottobre 2009 - 18:02
Last Saturday, the White House announced the launch of Recovery.org, the U.S. government's official website providing access to information on how the Recovery Act money is spent and allowing for the report of potential fraud, waste, and abuse. As if it were meant to set an example, the site is built with Drupal - an Open Source, therefore license-free solution. Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Economia, Opinioni brevi, Tecnologia
TAGS: Barack Obama, Drupal, recovery.org
16 ottobre 2009 - 8:08
Nokia bought Dopplr, so what? I didn't even spend much time updating my dopplr profile with dates and destinations of my travels, so why bother? Yet, I feel there's something relevant in it - but it took me a while... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Identity, Tecnologia, Viaggi
27 agosto 2009 - 22:48
Use a section of your online identity to obtain a personalized artwork, centered around the way the web sees you (or, to be more precise, your name and surname): have a look at Personas, a component of the Metropath(ologies) exhibit... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Identity, Tecnologia, Web/Tecnologia
TAGS: identity, information graphics, internet, MIT Media Lab, Personas, Web
13 agosto 2009 - 0:04
One month to create an Opera, libretto and musical score, and perform it - starting from just an opening scene: One morning, very early, a man and a woman were standing, arm-in-arm, in London’s Covent Garden. The man turned to... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Creatività, Dal mondo, Musica, Tecnologia, Web/Tecnologia
