Last minute geek

1. Su Scientific Reports un importante contributo agli studi sull'alta quota
(Italiano/CNR)

11/01/2018 Una nuova ricerca di Ibfm-Cnr, Università di Milano, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo di Milano ed Agenzia Spaziale Europea (ESA) – pubblicata su Scientific Reports, rivista del gruppo ...

2. Why were people thinner in the 1970s?
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... more than we need, while their advertisers use the latest findings in neuroscience to overcome our resistance. Image: Evan-Amos - Own work, CC0, Link Read all  ...

3. Steve Bannon tries to sleaze his way into European far-right, they tell him to go home
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Poor Sloppy Steve. After losing his Rasputian status with Trump and the Mercers, he tried to peddle his off-brand fascism with nationalist Europeans. But it turns out even these unsavory characters think ...

4. What if English were phonetically consistent?
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... sounds like an American pretending to have a weird pan-European accent. Read all  ...

5. United Nations: ISIS is regrouping
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... ISIS in Syria and Iraq has come to a halt, they said, but "the reverse flow, although slower than expected, remains a serious challenge." While the rate of terrorist attacks has fallen in Europe, the ...

6. Heartbreaking documentary on London's North Korean enclave
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Little Pyongyang made the festival rounds and his been picked up by The Guardian. It tells the story of how one soldier made his way to Europe's largest community of North Korean nationals after escaping ...

7. Sony DMP-Z1, un lettore musicale da 7000 euro
(Italiano/webnews)

... euro appeared first on Webnews. Read all  ...

8. Unieuro, continua il fuoritutto
(Italiano/webnews)

Unieuro lancia il suo nuovo volantino valido dal 17 al 30 di agosto con sconti che possono raggiungere il 50%. The post Unieuro, continua il fuoritutto appeared first on Webnews. Read all  ...

9. Stephen Miller's uncle: "My nephew is an immigration hypocrite
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Dr. David S. Glosser is a retired neuropsychologist. His nephew is Stephen Miller, Trump's immigration policy advisor. In an essay published in Politico today, Glosser writes, "If my nephew’s ideas on ...

10. EU resolution aims to comprehensively limit "planned obsolescence"
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

The European Parliament has passed a resolution calling on the European Commission (the EU's civil service) to craft rules that will severely limit planned obsolescence in electronics by forcing manufacturers ...

11. FDA approves contraceptive app Natural Cycles
(English/engadget)

... app, called Natural Cycles, was approved in Euro... Read all  ...

12. Man charged $50 for two espressos and two bottles of water at a Venice cafe stirs up online mob
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... 1.25 euros. If they want to sit outside and enjoy the music of the orchestra, look at the bell tower and the Basilica of St Mark’s, then they are paying for an entirely different experience.” Caffe Lavena ...

13. Samsung Galaxy Note 9, supervalutazione dell’usato
(Italiano/webnews)

Samsung riconoscerà sino a 600 euro di rimborso per un vecchio smartphone usato a chi prenoterà il nuovo Galaxy Note 9. The post Samsung Galaxy Note 9, supervalutazione dell’usato appeared first ...

14. Wind Smart Top 30: 1000 minuti e 30 GB a 10 euro
(Italiano/webnews)

Wind Smart Top 30 è una nuova offerta tariffaria che può essere attivata online e che prevede 1000 minuti di chiamate a 30 GB di Internet 4G a 10 euro. The post Wind Smart Top 30: 1000 minuti e 30 GB ...

15. Good news: Facebook's web traffic has dropped by almost half in the last two years
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... quarter, and declined in Europe." Meanwhile, traffic growth on YouTube is booming and will overtake Facebook as the second most popular website. The top spot is held by Google, which also owns YouTube. Image: ...

16. Video Games Table for less than 100 euros
(English/ikeahacker)

... to be used both as a table and video game console too. I spent less […] The post Video Games Table for less than 100 euros appeared first on IKEA Hackers. Read all  ...

17. Major US news sites are still blocking Europeans due to GDPR
(English/engadget)

Months after GDPR privacy rules went into effect, over a thousand US news sites still aren't available in Europe. That includes outlets like WGN, the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune and publishers ...

18. Xiaomi Mi 8 disponibile in Italia
(Italiano/webnews)

Il nuovo Xiaomi Mi 8 con schermo AMOLED da 6,21 pollici, processore Snapdragon 845 e 6 GB di RAM è disponibile ad un prezzo base di 529,90 euro. The post Xiaomi Mi 8 disponibile in Italia appeared first ...

19. Antitrust, sanzione a Wind Tre, TIM e Vodafone
(Italiano/webnews)

L'Antitrust ha deciso di sanzionare per complessivi 3,2 milioni di euro Wind Tre, TIM e Vodafone per pratiche commerciali scorrette. The post Antitrust, sanzione a Wind Tre, TIM e Vodafone appeared first ...

20. Most businesses struggle to get value from operational data
(English/Betanews)

... their organization has so much data they struggle to make use of it all. The study of 400 US and European business and IT professionals for Devo Technology, carried out by Vanson Bourne, shows that getting ...

21. Europa verso il caricatore unico: che farà Apple?
(Italiano/webnews)

La Commissione Europea, dati i ritardi dei produttori, vuole vagliare la possibilità di norme specifiche sul caricatore unico: come reagirà Apple? The post Europa verso il caricatore unico: che farà Apple? ...

22. Washington Post made a good 17-minute video about the rise and fall of Paul Manafort
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... Post shows how well connected he was (he worked for Reagan and Bush), and how awful he is (he lobbied to arm murderous warlords and worked to change the image of thuggish Eastern European leaders). Is ...

23. TIM e Asphalt 9: bonus settimanale di 5 euro
(Italiano/webnews)

TIM offre un bonus di 5 euro a settimana da spendere in-game all'interno del nuovo ed avvincente gioco di auto Asphalt 9. The post TIM e Asphalt 9: bonus settimanale di 5 euro appeared first on Webnews. ...

24. Iliad, ancora attivabile l’offerta da 5,99 euro
(Italiano/webnews)

L'offerta di Iliad da 5,99 euro è oramai agli sgoccioli e può essere attivata solamente da ulteriori 50 mila clienti. The post Iliad, ancora attivabile l’offerta da 5,99 euro appeared first on Webnews. ...

25. EU pushes forward to unify mobile phone chargers
(English/Neowin)

The European Union has understood the phone chargers fragmentation problem for a decade. After voluntary solutions from manufacturers did not pan out, EU might enforce its own one. Read more... Read ...