Zettelkasten PKM. Learning how to learn in a VUCA World
Knowldege workers in a VUCA world should refine their skills are musicians and athletes do. Zettelkasten PKMs can support you with a flexible, yet structured, approach
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Learning how to learn. The new Knowledge Activism
In a fast-changing world, the skills, knowledge, and competencies of individuals and organizations must evolve fast. Connecting the dots on ideas from different domains is more and more required at any role and hierarchical level. Learning must change from an ad-hoc event to a continuous, lifelong process. Bottom-up, pull-like knowledge creation must support and complement …
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How many planets do we need, if everybody lives like you?
Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. So, basically, it is the day of the year, we -the human race- start to consume more resources than we have. The year 2021 recorded a +6.6% y/y in …
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Is there life in space?
Here we are again, facing a new incoming red-area-lockdown month(s). We have no choice, the damn virus is spreading faster than ever, so… What can I do? l decided to take it easy and thus went today for a relaxed “hilly” run session at the Monte Stella in Milan. Once back, I read an article …
DeepFake Tom Cruise
High-Quality deepfake like the one in the video below, with a fake Tom Cruise (from the TikTok account @deeptomcruise), are easily created in few minutes, with just a basic programming knowledge and publicly available tools. We should all be aware of the existence of the deepfake technologies and their availability to the general public. It’s …
The mindset and the agile organization
“I have no data yet. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts” The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – A Scandal in Bohemia, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle System 1 and System 2 thinking We use two …
Detecting if Python is running as a 64-bit application
How to check if Python version is 32-bit or 64-bit. Pyhton version We all know how to check the Python version. Just input python –version at the command line and, depending on your OS, you’ll see an output like this: But the version keyword does not show the 32-bit or 64-bit version of your python. …
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Improve your User Stories with Gherkin: Given, When, Then
Use Gherkin to improve communication between Business and Tech, writing better acceptance criteria and business stories
Automated Face Mask Detection
Face Masks are, even the cheaper ones, a fundamental tool in avoiding out-spreading of droplets included in your breathe, thus slowing down the COVID19 diffusion. In Lombardy (Italy), as we entered phase 2, they are now mandatory in public spaces. But here’s the theme. Sunday morning I went for a walk and I noticed that …
Queues Tracking and Customer Satisfaction
In times of Coronavirus lockdown, you’ve probaly experienced, like me (and the 55% of the world population living in a city), long, painful queues at the supermarket just to satisfy the basic need of feeding yourself and your family. Or, if you attended the Expo Milan in 2018 you remember incredibly long lines of people, …