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      13 Mar 2010

      A digital Googlenaissance

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      txt: A digital renaissance: partnering with the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage
      The Renaissance, Europe's period of cultural, political and scientific rebirth, began in Florence around 600 years ago. At Google we're interested in a (small “r”) renaissance of a different kind — a digital one. Since the launch of Google Books, we’ve been working with libraries and publishers around the globe to bring more of the world's books to more readers around the globe. Any school child should be able to access the works of Petrarch, Dante or Vico (or, if they're so inclined, Machiavelli). In the case of these more famous authors, this is already largely possible, but what about the work of Guglielmo il Giuggiola or Coluccio Salutati? We want all of the great literature and writings of Italy to be accessible to the general public.
      links: - MiBAC / Google: Conferenza Stampa di presentazione di uno storico accordo - Europeana
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      13 Mar 2010

      Internet as a tool (of freedom)

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      txt: March 11, 2010: Lawrence Lessig speech at Italian Parliament: Internet is Freedom [blip.tv ?posts_id=3351759&dest=-1]
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      12 Mar 2010

      A random place in the world: Carnarvon Rd, Hong Kong

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      Google maps is an impressive way to look the world. Like when the childs point a finger random on the globe, and dream about it. [googlemaps http://maps.google.it/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=it&geocode=&q=...,12.392578&sspn=16.458104,39.506836&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Hong+Kong&layer=c&cbll=22.298978,114.173659&panoid=wzNIV23efnG8MhKFy6dKEw&cbp=13,203.24,,0,6.9&ll=22.396428,114.109497&spn=0,359.951763&z=14&output=svembed&w=500&h=400]
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      12 Mar 2010

      Pop Venice (in Las Vegas)

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      video: THE VENETIAN LAS VEGAS - vladi49 on youtube.com [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nNO-xXoZY0]
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      9 Mar 2010

      Seize the day, trusting as little as possible in the future

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      [tweetmeme] txt: Carpe diem - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
      In Horace, the phrase is part of the longer Carpe diem quam minime credula postero – "Seize the day, trusting as little as possible in the future", and the ode says that the future is unknowable, and that instead one should scale back one's hopes to a brief future, and drink one's wine. Compare with the Biblical "eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die", a conflation, with emphasis on making the most of current opportunities because life is short and time is fleeting – an existential caution.
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      6 Mar 2010

      Though there are some disagreeable things in Venice there is nothing so disagreeable as the visitors

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      txt: Not So Great Expectations - blog.nzatvenice.com
      Venice is synonymous with tourism. It has been a destination sought out and romanticised about for centuries and remains at the top of many a ‘bucket’ list. It is a city that has positioned itself to benefit from its historical and cultural significance but this may in many ways have contributed to its current state of decay by oversubscription. “Though there are some disagreeable things in Venice there is nothing so disagreeable as the visitors.” As the American expatriate writer Henry James pointed out the expectations of Venice often differ somewhat from the actual experience. As I work my way through the hundred plus pavilions and exhibitions associated with this year's Biennale I ponder how many artists have used these ideas as a catalyst for their work.
      img: Food, got food? - Tjflex2 on flickr.com
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      5 Mar 2010

      About intelligence, and life

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      txt: Your high IQ will kill your startup
      Being intelligent is like having a knife. If you train every day in using the knife, you will be invincible. If you think that just having a knife will make you win any battle you fight, then you will fail. This believe in your own inherent ability is what will kill your startup. Success comes from the work and ability you put in becoming better than the others, and not from some brilliance you feel you may have within you. So don't believe that the brilliance of your idea is what will make you successful. What will make you successful is when you are out there every day, doing something new, challenging yourself, trying new methods, studying new ways, having a lot of small failures, then getting better every day.
      video: REM _ until the day is done (official music video) by vincent moon / temporary areas on vimeo [vimeo http://vimeo.com/9888956]
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      27 Feb 2010

      OECD study about Venice and climate change

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      txt: OECD Regional development Working Papers: Competitive Cities and Climate Change (pdf, 2Mb, English)
      Cities are part of the climate change problem, but they are also a key part of the solution. This report offers a comprehensive analysis of how cities and metropolitan regions can change the way we think about responding to climate change. Cities consume the vast majority of global energy and are therefore major contributors of greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, the exposed infrastructure and prevalent coastal location of many cities makes them common targets for climate change impacts such as sea level rise and fiercer storms. This report illustrates how local involvement through “climate-conscious” urban planning and management can help achieve national climate goals and minimise tradeoffs between environmental and economic priorities. Six main chapters analyse the link between urbanisation, energy use and CO2 emissions; assess the potential contribution of local policies in reducing global energy demand and the trade-offs between economic and environmental objectives at the local scale; discuss complementary and mutually reinforcing policies such as the combination of compact growth policies with those that improve mass transit linkages; and evaluate a number of tools, including the “greening” of existing fiscal policies, financing arrangements to combat climate change at the local level, and green innovation and jobs programmes. One of the main messages of this report is that urban policies (e.g. densification or congestion charges) can complement global climate policies (e.g. a carbon tax) by reducing global energy demand, CO2 emissions and the overall abatement costs of reducing carbon emissions. To inform the groundswell of local climate change action planning, the report highlights best practices principally from OECD member countries but also from certain non-member countries.
      video: Sigur Ros - Hljomalind on youtube.com [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMEE9AW94Hs]
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      27 Feb 2010

      Like a customer (with rights that are respected)

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      txt: Big change in the tech world - Dave Winer www.scripting.com
      Think about how you're treated by airlines. By insurance companies. If you have to go to a hospital. That's the kind of relationship you have with Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, etc. Sooner or later there will be a massive oil spill or a massive network-wide security breach. Expect these companies to be every bit as bad as the ones in other industries. Probably worse because they've come so far without much oversight or scrutiny. Recently Google was given permission to trade energy. Who are these companies? We have no idea. If you want to know what you can do, great -- there are things you can do. Buy your own services and put your content in places where you are treated like a customer with rights that are respected. That's still possible. In many industries it's no longer possible, but you can get that kind of service on the Internet now, but you have to pay for it.
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      22 Feb 2010

      Cold ironing: how to electrify (cruise) ships in port

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      link: Italians to Electrify Cruise Ships in Port - nytimes.com txt: Cold Ironing - From Wikipedia
      Cold Ironing (or AMP - Alternative Maritime Power) is the process of providing shore-side electrical power to a ship at berth while its main and auxiliary engines are turned off. Cold ironing permits emergency equipment, refrigeration, cooling, heating, lighting, and other equipment to receive continuous electrical power while the ship loads or unloads its cargo. [...] As ships traditionally were not subject to emissions control, since the days of diesel powered ships, research was largely focused on using cheaper forms of fuel to run their engines. As a result, internationally, ships have been using Heavy Furnace Oil – residual petroleum – as the optimal choice of fuel. This fuel, the reverse of gas oils (which are derived through distillation of crude oil), is high on particulate matter and studies show that one ship can pollute as much as 50 million cars annually. The fuel used by ships is called bunker fuel. Further research indicates 60,000 of cardio-pulmonary mortalities due to Particulate Matter from ship emissions. These deaths have been detected far inland due to prevailing wind conditions from seaward. Total world trading fleet stands at 50,000+ merchant ships (Lloyds data as of Jan-2008). Each ship spends approximately 100 days in port in a year. For every kilowatt-hour (kW h) electricity, about 200 grams of bunker fuel is consumed. Each 1 kilo of bunker oil =3.125 kilos of Carbon dioxide. It is assessed that globally ships use 411,223,484 tonnes of fuel annually.
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