Monthly Archives: October 2009

Local maxima – Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

Local maximum

Today i’d like to give a flash about an Artificial Intelligence concept wich is, in my opinion, very Zen.

Say you’re on the top of the hill (or near it), but if you can’t afford it, cope with it, it’s like watching tv on your sofa while a fire is burning down the house.

Well, maybe you are likely to be on the wrong hill!

Think about Steve Jobs’ Commencement address delivered on June 12, 2005.

You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life

In computer science, hill climbing is a mathematical optimization technique which belongs to the family of local search. It is relatively simple to implement, making it a popular first choice. Although more advanced algorithms may give better results, in some situations hill climbing works just as well. read more »

How To Build a Winning Team

Inc.com reports a very interesting post on their company blog.

Here are some of the ways that we have promoted a winning team at Insight and at our clients’ workplaces:

  • Be available. The management team should be visible and accessible–walking around the office, meeting with employees, soliciting their input and truly listening. It’s also up to top executives to communicate the vision and culture of your business through their own example as well as through formal communications. read more »

Flight to London Gatwick.

gatwick_express_logo

If you need to fly to London Gatwick here are some very useful infos. The best solution in my opinion.

London Victoria Station

London Victoria Station

Hint. Even if you are a EU citizen always keep your passport with you. It’s quicker and safer.

Apple Final Cut: first timid attempts…

Here is the first video produced with Apple Final Cut Pro 5.0.1

The “Fake sidewalk” effect.

Here is a picture taken and photoshopped in order to have the same “fake sidewalk” effect (i defined it after the scene of Matrix Reloaded below).

I don’t know how’s the result but i like it.

"Fake sidewalk" effect: the Matrix

"Fake sidewalk" effect: the Matrix

"Fake sidewalk" effect: Bobbio

"Fake sidewalk" effect: Bobbio

Works: GlassEmery brochure.

Cover Glass Emery

A 6 pages brochure made for Glass Emery with Adobe InDesign CS4 on Mac.

If you like it you can download it here.

Works: Crossrail A4 special insert.

copertina_crossrail A special insert made for CrossRail (4 pages, .pdf file) with Adobe Indesign CS4 on Mac.

If you like it you can download it here.

When is something worth doing?

0921-worklist

David Seah had a pretty simple idea: every time you complete something on the “worth doing” task list, you award yourself points. ONLY things you’ve done that produce tangible benefits are worth points, and the point scale is weighted so the most goal-directed criteria earn the most. Read the article…

Blu Express and Twitter.

logoupleftBlu Panorama on Twitter (and they answer to you too!)

Take a look

ENPI CBCMED Programme PortIntegra project proposal submitted!

logo_enpi_cbcmedToday is a good day. I’ve finally been noticed that Tecla has completed all the PortIntegra project proposal documents and  submitted them yesterday to the Joint Managing Authority of ENPI CBCMED Programme. A special thanks to ms. Valeria Vivarelli and ms. Alessandra Butera.