[nonostantement #58] - the attention economy is dead / eagles attacking drones / breaking up facebook google and amazon
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New York's Hudson Yards is an ultra-capitalist Forbidden City
"Hudson Yards, the biggest private real estate development in US history, may be slightly less offensive to the memory of Jane Jacobs than a freeway running through Greenwich Village, but not by much."Huawei: The story of a controversial company
"Huawei is a pioneer but is accused of being a gateway for China to spy on Western nations.
Is the firm guilty? Or the victim of unfair rumours?"What If You Can’t Afford “A Room of One’s Own”?
"I still think of anyone with no realistic fear of homelessness as rich.
But I’ve written eight books."I Cured My Social Media Addiction by Reading Books
"It’s now nearly 11:15 a.m., and nothing in this vortex of irrelevance has helped me pay my rent."The attention economy is dead
"[...] there is only so much time in the day to pay attention to things, and we as a society have reached the limit. (By things I mean ads.) Fortnite, though, has managed to stay culturally relevant and even grow since its 2017 launch — which is unusual."[In Italian] - Tutto quello che so sulle community l’ho imparato cucinando il filetto di maiale a bassa temperatura
"E infatti, quando l’utente Renato posta una fiorentina alta sei centimetri, scatena un putiferio di commenti acidi della fazione opposta. Utenti sicuramente barbari, che vengono prontamente BANNATI dal maestro."[Video] - World's first for Dutch police using eagles to attack drones
"Despite concerns raised by animal rights group, the police say the birds are not in any danger."Workism Is Making Americans Miserable
"For the college-educated elite, work has morphed into a religious identity—promising transcendence and community, but failing to deliver."Elizabeth Warren is right – we must break up Facebook, Google and Amazon
"The combined wealth of Zuckerberg ($62.3bn), Bezos ($131bn), Brin ($49.8bn) and Page ($50.8bn) is larger than the combined wealth of the bottom half of the American population."[Video] - Techniques for how to properly camouflage the human face
"Facial camo e.g face paint is also not applied randomly. It is applied in such a way that it distorts the national contours of one's face. You basically use camo cream to 'pull' dark areas, like around the eyes, over your nose and down the cheek. This will break the pattern and a human looking won't immediately recognize you as a human face"
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