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Re: [nexa] Rushkoff: “Survival of the Richest”

by Alberto Cammozzo

Condivido quello che dici sul marketing "marziano". Uno dei motivi per cui ha detto "Marte" può essere di (almeno parzialmente) poter sostenere di aver mantenuto una promessa:<https://money.cnn.com/2016/04/27/news/companies/spacex-mars-launch/index.ht…> E soprattutto, anche se la destinazione effettiva non è Marte, l'orbita "trans-mars injection" ha i suoi ottimi motivi: <https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a16571489/elon-musk-space-…> Infatti il progetto di SpaceX/NASA per una "navetta" per/da Marte è sulla carta dal 2013. In sostanza potrebbe essere un progetto pilota di logistica. We report the feasibility of a complete and closed MSR mission design using the following scenario that covers three synodic launch opportunities, beginning with the 2022 opportunity: A Falcon Heavy injects a SpaceX Red Dragon capsule and trunk onto a Trans Mars Injection (TMI) trajectory. The capsule is modified to carry all the hardware needed to return samples collected on Mars including a Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV); an Earth Return Vehicle (ERV); and hardware to transfer a sample collected in a previously landed rover mission to the ERV. Mars Sample Return Using Commercial Capabilities: Mission Architecture Overview <https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20140006933.pdf> A. On 20/07/2018 19:39, Stefano Quintarelli wrote: > mi sono chiesto una cosa... > > la tesla che fa rotta verso marte, veramente va verso marte ? > > c'e' gente che non crede che l'uomo sia andato sulla luna ma che > accetta acriticamente che una macchina vada su marte.. > > (BTW, cosa vuol dire fare rotta verso marte ? entrare in orbita di > marte o andare a schiantarsi su marte o atterrare su marte ?) > > in realta' secondo delle stime di astrofisici che ho trovato che hanno > osservato la traiettoria, passera' a 6,9 milioni di km da marte.. e > poi girera' e si avvicinera' a 45 milioni di km dalla terra, ecc. ecc. > > in definitva, una volta sfuggiti all'attrazione gravitazionale della > terra, essere in rotta verso marte o verso saturno e' la stessa cosa. > (se i miei studi di fisica di decenni or sono non mi tradiscono...) > > pero' hanno scelto di dire marte. > > "mettiamo una replica di una macchina fuori dall'attrazione > gravitazionale terrestre" vs. "mandiamo una macchina verso marte" > > l'effetto di comunicazione sarebbe stato maggiore o minore a dire > "verso saturno" ? > > probabilmlente inferiore, perche' (credo) nell'inconscio collettivo > marte e' una prossima grande frontiera umana. > > cosi' tutti i media del pianeta si sono sprecati su "l'auto su marte" > > sarebbe interessante fare dei conti stimando quanto potrebbe pesare > una tale replica e quanto costa mandare un chilo nello spazio > extra-stazionario e capire quanto e' stato il costo per impression di > questa operazione.. > > ciao!, s. > > On 20/07/2018 17:53, Giacomo Tesio wrote: >> Prospettiva interessante. >> >> Vi propongo un'altro pezzo del puzzle: >> https://media.ccc.de/v/34c3-9270-dude_you_broke_the_future >> >> >> Giacomo >> >> 2018-07-18 17:10 GMT+02:00 Alberto Cammozzo <ac+nexa(a)zeromx.net >> <mailto:ac+nexa@zeromx.net>>: >> >> Grazie, bellissima lettura! >> >> “The more committed we are to this view of the world, the more we >> come to see human beings as the problem and technology as the >> solution. The very essence of what it means to be human is treated >> less as a feature than bug." >> >> Quanto all'astronave per Marte di Musk, mi fa ossessivamente venire >> in mente un frammento della superlativa "Guida Galattica per >> Autostoppisti" di Doglas Adams: >> >> <http://hitchhikers.wikia.com/wiki/Golgafrincham >> <http://hitchhikers.wikia.com/wiki/Golgafrincham>> >> >> *Golgafrincham* was a planet, once home to the Great Circling Poets >> of Arium. The descendants of these poets made up tales of impending >> doom about the planet. The tales varied; some said it was going to >> crash into the sun, or the moon was going to crash into the planet. >> Others said the planet was to be invaded by twelve-foot piranha bees >> and still others said it was in danger of being eaten by an enormous >> mutant star-goat. >> >> These tales of impending doom allowed the Golgafrinchans >> <http://hitchhikers.wikia.com/wiki/Golgafrinchan >> <http://hitchhikers.wikia.com/wiki/Golgafrinchan>> to rid themselves >> of an entire useless third of their population. The story was that >> they would build three Ark ships. Into the A ship would go all the >> leaders, scientists and other high achievers. The C ship would >> contain all the people who made things and did things, and the B ark >> would hold everyone else, such as hairdressers and telephone >> sanitisers. They sent the B ship off first, but of course the other >> two-thirds of the population stayed on the planet and lived full, >> rich and happy lives until they were all wiped out by a virulent >> disease contracted from a dirty telephone. >> >> ciao!, >> Alberto >> >> >> On 18/07/2018 12:42, J.C. DE MARTIN wrote: >> >> Survival of the Richest >> <https://medium.com/@rushkoff/survival-of-the-richest-9ef6cddd0cc1?source=em… >> <https://medium.com/@rushkoff/survival-of-the-richest-9ef6cddd0cc1?source=em…>> >> by douglas rushkoff >> >> /The wealthy are plotting to leave us behind/ >> >> >> (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos >> (if any)) >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> nexa mailing list >> nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa@server-nexa.polito.it> >> https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa >> <https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> nexa mailing list >> nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa@server-nexa.polito.it> >> https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa >> <https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> nexa mailing list >> nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it >> https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa >>

July 20, 2018

Re: [nexa] Rushkoff: “Survival of the Richest”

by Giacomo Tesio

2018-07-20 19:39 GMT+02:00 Stefano Quintarelli <stefano(a)quintarelli.it>: > sarebbe interessante fare dei conti stimando quanto potrebbe pesare una > tale replica e quanto costa mandare un chilo nello spazio extra-stazionario > e capire quanto e' stato il costo per impression di questa operazione.. > Osi dubitare dell'efficienza del mercato? :-o Sacrilegio! :-D Giacomo

July 20, 2018

Re: [nexa] Rushkoff: “Survival of the Richest”

by Stefano Quintarelli

mi sono chiesto una cosa... la tesla che fa rotta verso marte, veramente va verso marte ? c'e' gente che non crede che l'uomo sia andato sulla luna ma che accetta acriticamente che una macchina vada su marte.. (BTW, cosa vuol dire fare rotta verso marte ? entrare in orbita di marte o andare a schiantarsi su marte o atterrare su marte ?) in realta' secondo delle stime di astrofisici che ho trovato che hanno osservato la traiettoria, passera' a 6,9 milioni di km da marte.. e poi girera' e si avvicinera' a 45 milioni di km dalla terra, ecc. ecc. in definitva, una volta sfuggiti all'attrazione gravitazionale della terra, essere in rotta verso marte o verso saturno e' la stessa cosa. (se i miei studi di fisica di decenni or sono non mi tradiscono...) pero' hanno scelto di dire marte. "mettiamo una replica di una macchina fuori dall'attrazione gravitazionale terrestre" vs. "mandiamo una macchina verso marte" l'effetto di comunicazione sarebbe stato maggiore o minore a dire "verso saturno" ? probabilmlente inferiore, perche' (credo) nell'inconscio collettivo marte e' una prossima grande frontiera umana. cosi' tutti i media del pianeta si sono sprecati su "l'auto su marte" sarebbe interessante fare dei conti stimando quanto potrebbe pesare una tale replica e quanto costa mandare un chilo nello spazio extra-stazionario e capire quanto e' stato il costo per impression di questa operazione.. ciao!, s. On 20/07/2018 17:53, Giacomo Tesio wrote: > Prospettiva interessante. > > Vi propongo un'altro pezzo del puzzle: > https://media.ccc.de/v/34c3-9270-dude_you_broke_the_future > > > Giacomo > > 2018-07-18 17:10 GMT+02:00 Alberto Cammozzo <ac+nexa(a)zeromx.net > <mailto:ac+nexa@zeromx.net>>: > > Grazie, bellissima lettura! > > “The more committed we are to this view of the world, the more we > come to see human beings as the problem and technology as the > solution. The very essence of what it means to be human is treated > less as a feature than bug." > > Quanto all'astronave per Marte di Musk, mi fa ossessivamente venire > in mente un frammento della superlativa "Guida Galattica per > Autostoppisti" di Doglas Adams: > > <http://hitchhikers.wikia.com/wiki/Golgafrincham > <http://hitchhikers.wikia.com/wiki/Golgafrincham>> > > *Golgafrincham* was a planet, once home to the Great Circling Poets > of Arium. The descendants of these poets made up tales of impending > doom about the planet. The tales varied; some said it was going to > crash into the sun, or the moon was going to crash into the planet. > Others said the planet was to be invaded by twelve-foot piranha bees > and still others said it was in danger of being eaten by an enormous > mutant star-goat. > > These tales of impending doom allowed the Golgafrinchans > <http://hitchhikers.wikia.com/wiki/Golgafrinchan > <http://hitchhikers.wikia.com/wiki/Golgafrinchan>> to rid themselves > of an entire useless third of their population. The story was that > they would build three Ark ships. Into the A ship would go all the > leaders, scientists and other high achievers. The C ship would > contain all the people who made things and did things, and the B ark > would hold everyone else, such as hairdressers and telephone > sanitisers. They sent the B ship off first, but of course the other > two-thirds of the population stayed on the planet and lived full, > rich and happy lives until they were all wiped out by a virulent > disease contracted from a dirty telephone. > > ciao!, > Alberto > > > On 18/07/2018 12:42, J.C. DE MARTIN wrote: > > Survival of the Richest > <https://medium.com/@rushkoff/survival-of-the-richest-9ef6cddd0cc1?source=em… > <https://medium.com/@rushkoff/survival-of-the-richest-9ef6cddd0cc1?source=em…>> > by douglas rushkoff > > /The wealthy are plotting to leave us behind/ > > > (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos > (if any)) > > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa@server-nexa.polito.it> > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > <https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa> > > > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it <mailto:nexa@server-nexa.polito.it> > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > <https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa >

July 20, 2018

Re: [nexa] Rushkoff: “Survival of the Richest”

by Giacomo Tesio

Prospettiva interessante. Vi propongo un'altro pezzo del puzzle: https://media.ccc.de/v/34c3-9270-dude_you_broke_the_future Giacomo 2018-07-18 17:10 GMT+02:00 Alberto Cammozzo <ac+nexa(a)zeromx.net>: > Grazie, bellissima lettura! > > “The more committed we are to this view of the world, the more we come to > see human beings as the problem and technology as the solution. The very > essence of what it means to be human is treated less as a feature than bug." > > Quanto all'astronave per Marte di Musk, mi fa ossessivamente venire in > mente un frammento della superlativa "Guida Galattica per Autostoppisti" di > Doglas Adams: > > <http://hitchhikers.wikia.com/wiki/Golgafrincham> > > *Golgafrincham* was a planet, once home to the Great Circling Poets of > Arium. The descendants of these poets made up tales of impending doom about > the planet. The tales varied; some said it was going to crash into the sun, > or the moon was going to crash into the planet. Others said the planet was > to be invaded by twelve-foot piranha bees and still others said it was in > danger of being eaten by an enormous mutant star-goat. > > These tales of impending doom allowed the Golgafrinchans < > http://hitchhikers.wikia.com/wiki/Golgafrinchan> to rid themselves of an > entire useless third of their population. The story was that they would > build three Ark ships. Into the A ship would go all the leaders, scientists > and other high achievers. The C ship would contain all the people who made > things and did things, and the B ark would hold everyone else, such as > hairdressers and telephone sanitisers. They sent the B ship off first, but > of course the other two-thirds of the population stayed on the planet and > lived full, rich and happy lives until they were all wiped out by a > virulent disease contracted from a dirty telephone. > > ciao!, > Alberto > > > On 18/07/2018 12:42, J.C. DE MARTIN wrote: > >> Survival of the Richest <https://medium.com/@rushkoff/ >> survival-of-the-richest-9ef6cddd0cc1?source=emailShare- >> 2f596871c5de-1531910455> by douglas rushkoff >> >> /The wealthy are plotting to leave us behind/ >> >> >> (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any)) >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> nexa mailing list >> nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it >> https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa >> > > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa >

July 20, 2018

Borse di studio Fondazione Feltrinelli

by Luigi Scorca

La Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli ha lanciato un bando per due borse di studio: - “Lavoro, competenze e politiche industriali nell’era digitale”; -“Regole, pratiche, innovazioni sociali e nuove economie per un futuro sostenibile”. Le trovate qui: http://fondazionefeltrinelli.it/eventi/ Luigi

July 20, 2018

Re: [nexa] PwC: Artificial intelligence will create as many jobs as it destroys

by M. Fioretti

On 2018-07-19 17:19, Giacomo Tesio wrote: > Forecast a 20 anni. Senza accuratezza dichiarata. e quello è il problema minore. Seguiamoli, ammettiamo che l'accuratezza sia del 100%, e che andrà, numericamente, esattamente così: >> Ma siamo sul filo di lana: p.es [1]. in UK nel 2037: "In absolute >> terms, around 7 million existing jobs are projected to be displaced, >> but around 7.2 million are projected to be created, giving a net >> jobs boost of around 0.2 million." Rimanebbe il fatto che almeno il 90% delle persone che perderanno quei 7 milioni di posti di lavoro "vecchi" non sarà mai in grado, nemmeno se scendesse ad aiutarli il padreterno, di "riqualificarsi" a) abbastanza per quasi tutti quei nuovi 7.2 milioni di posti, e b) abbastanza in fretta per non ritrovarsi in mezzo a una strada. boh. Marco -- http://mfioretti.com

July 19, 2018

Re: [nexa] PwC: Artificial intelligence will create as many jobs as it destroys - Business Insider

by Giacomo Tesio

Forecast a 20 anni. Senza accuratezza dichiarata. A chi li prende sul serio, offro divinazioni a lungo termine a prezzi modici. :-) Giacomo 2018-07-19 12:51 GMT+02:00 gabriele elia <gabriele.elia(a)live.com>: > > vexata questio > Ma siamo sul filo di lana: p.es. in UK nel 2037: "In absolute terms, > around 7 million existing jobs are projected to be displaced, but around > 7.2 million are projected to be created, giving a net jobs boost of around > 0.2 million." > > > > http://uk.businessinsider.com/pwc-artificial-intelligence- > wont-destroy-all-jobs-2018-7?IR=T > > Artificial intelligence will create as many jobs as it destroys, according > to a PwC analysis > > • Shona Ghosh > > • > • Jul. 17, 2018, 8:06 AM > • Billionaires including Bill Gates and Elon Musk have argued that robots > will basically replace humans at work. > • People are now worried about vast swathes of unemployment where a few > wealthy people own the robots and the rest survive on government handouts. > • But a new PwC forecast suggests artificial intelligence will create as > many jobs as it destroys. > • AI will disproportionately affect certain sectors negatively such as > manufacturing and transport, but will create jobs in healthcare and > education. > ________________________________________ > > The likes of Elon Musk and Bill Gates have made repeated doomsday warnings > about artificial intelligence becoming more skilled at humans at just about > everything. > So it's little surprise that people are scared about a post-AI future > where a mostly jobless population subsists on universal basic income while > rich people own and operate all the robots. > But a new report from consultancy firm PwC joins a growing chorus of more > cautious economic forecasts that suggest the future is brighter than we > might think. > Looking at the UK, PwC found that it's true that robots will replace some > jobs, especially in sectors like transport or manufacturing. AI will > "displace" 38% of transport jobs, and 30% of manufacturing jobs, according > to the report. > But other sectors will actually see greater job creation thanks to AI, > evening out the balance. Only 12% of jobs in healthcare will be displaced > by AI, while 34% will be created, PwC predicts. > The upshot is that AI will create as many jobs as it destroys, when evened > out across different sectors. > The report said: "Our estimates suggest that AI will not lead to > technological unemployment as we project that it will displace around 20% > of existing UK jobs by 2037, but create a similar number. > "In absolute terms, around 7 million existing jobs are projected to be > displaced, but around 7.2 million are projected to be created, giving a net > jobs boost of around 0.2 million." > The OECD was even more conservative about job displacement in a report > earlier this year. The economic organisation concluded that just 14% of > jobs in its member countries were at risk of automation. > Both PwC and the OECD suggested that sectors that would benefit the most > from AI, or are at least risk from automation, are those that involve > complex, specialised tasks and people. This includes: > • Education > • Scientific and technical work > • Information and communication > • Accommodation and food services > Sectors that will do badly include those that involve repetitive, > administrative tasks such as: > • Finance and insurance > • Retail > • Construction > • Public administration > • Construction > • Transport > • Manufacturing > Here are the full UK numbers from PwC showing AI job creation and > displacement in different sectors: > PwC > > > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > >

July 19, 2018

PwC: Artificial intelligence will create as many jobs as it destroys - Business Insider

by gabriele elia

vexata questio Ma siamo sul filo di lana: p.es. in UK nel 2037: "In absolute terms, around 7 million existing jobs are projected to be displaced, but around 7.2 million are projected to be created, giving a net jobs boost of around 0.2 million." http://uk.businessinsider.com/pwc-artificial-intelligence-wont-destroy-all-… Artificial intelligence will create as many jobs as it destroys, according to a PwC analysis • Shona Ghosh • • Jul. 17, 2018, 8:06 AM • Billionaires including Bill Gates and Elon Musk have argued that robots will basically replace humans at work. • People are now worried about vast swathes of unemployment where a few wealthy people own the robots and the rest survive on government handouts. • But a new PwC forecast suggests artificial intelligence will create as many jobs as it destroys. • AI will disproportionately affect certain sectors negatively such as manufacturing and transport, but will create jobs in healthcare and education. ________________________________________ The likes of Elon Musk and Bill Gates have made repeated doomsday warnings about artificial intelligence becoming more skilled at humans at just about everything. So it's little surprise that people are scared about a post-AI future where a mostly jobless population subsists on universal basic income while rich people own and operate all the robots. But a new report from consultancy firm PwC joins a growing chorus of more cautious economic forecasts that suggest the future is brighter than we might think. Looking at the UK, PwC found that it's true that robots will replace some jobs, especially in sectors like transport or manufacturing. AI will "displace" 38% of transport jobs, and 30% of manufacturing jobs, according to the report. But other sectors will actually see greater job creation thanks to AI, evening out the balance. Only 12% of jobs in healthcare will be displaced by AI, while 34% will be created, PwC predicts. The upshot is that AI will create as many jobs as it destroys, when evened out across different sectors. The report said: "Our estimates suggest that AI will not lead to technological unemployment as we project that it will displace around 20% of existing UK jobs by 2037, but create a similar number. "In absolute terms, around 7 million existing jobs are projected to be displaced, but around 7.2 million are projected to be created, giving a net jobs boost of around 0.2 million." The OECD was even more conservative about job displacement in a report earlier this year. The economic organisation concluded that just 14% of jobs in its member countries were at risk of automation. Both PwC and the OECD suggested that sectors that would benefit the most from AI, or are at least risk from automation, are those that involve complex, specialised tasks and people. This includes: • Education • Scientific and technical work • Information and communication • Accommodation and food services Sectors that will do badly include those that involve repetitive, administrative tasks such as: • Finance and insurance • Retail • Construction • Public administration • Construction • Transport • Manufacturing Here are the full UK numbers from PwC showing AI job creation and displacement in different sectors: PwC [cid:344390ae-969b-4b6b-b34d-3333ef5461dd]

July 19, 2018

Open source, software libero e altre libertà - Un'introduzione alle libertà digitali

by Giovanni Battista Gallus

Care amiche e amici nexiani, mi permetto di segnalare, dato che si tratta di temi strettamente attinenti a Nexa, l'ultima fatica dell'amico e Collega in Array Carlo Piana, il libro "Open source, software libero e altre libertà - Un'introduzione alle libertà digitali", con prefazione di Roberto Di Cosmo e postfazione di Simone Aliprandi. Il libro è rilasciato con licenza CC. Maggioni informazioni su http://www.copyleft-italia.it/libri/open-source-software-libero.html. Saluti cari G.Battista Gallus

July 19, 2018

The cashless society is a con – and big finance is behind it | Brett Scott | Opinion | The Guardian

by Alberto Cammozzo

<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/19/cashless-society-con-…> All over the western world banks are shutting down cash machines and branches. They are trying to push you into using their digital payments and digital banking infrastructure. Just like Google wants everyone to access and navigate the broader internet via its privately controlled search portal, so financial institutions want everyone to access and navigate the broader economy through their systems. Another aim is to cut costs in order to boost profits. Branches require staff. Replacing them with standardised self-service apps allows the senior managers of financial institutions to directly control and monitor interactions with customers. [...]

July 19, 2018