Earlier this month, Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes published an opinion piece in The New York Times, outlining why Facebook should be broken up. Now, Mark Zuckerberg has responded to that piece, and as you might expect, he’s not too fond of the idea.
https://9to5mac.com/2019/05/12/break-up-facebook-zuckerberg-response/
Já falamos sobre diversos tipos de auditoria (internas, externas, de cliente, de certificação) e, independente de sua natureza, todas devem seguir certos critérios e uma estrutura comum, visando o objetivo de testar a eficácia e a conformidade dos controles avaliados.
No caso de auditorias internas, é comum vermos dificuldades de aceitação e de engajamento do público, uma vez que os executores do processo são pessoas conhecidas, com relações pessoais e que podem levar a um certo descrédito e, consequentemente, os resultados comprometidos.
Uma auditoria que se preze deve levar em conta a cultura da organização, mas manter o distanciamento necessário para que a imparcialidade seja igualmente mantida.
Sua organização, planejamento, comunicação, foco, execução, alinhamento, reporte e suporte são fundamentais e devem ser feitos com precisão e assertividade pelos seus responsáveis.
Desta forma, para uma boa experiência, vamos detalhar estes quesitos:
Antes mesmo dos trabalhos serem iniciados, a organização da equipe quanto ao que deve ser gerado é o pilar inicial. Ter à mão os recursos (pessoas, processos, tecnologia, logística e outros), conhecimento (pessoas capazes de realizarem) e condições (disponibilidade e engajamento do público-alvo) para todo o processo está localizado nesta etapa dos trabalhos.
Uma vez definidos os recursos, conhecimentos e condições, devemos seguir para a fase de planejamento, que precisa ser simples, clara e eficaz.
É aqui onde toda a logística, alinhamentos e agendamentos, itens de suporte ao processo, ferramentas de trabalho e toda a visão de como o processo se dará é concretizado, tornando visível seu fluxo e seus entregáveis.
Tendo todo o planejamento realizado e as questões resolvidas, deve-se realizar a comunicação do processo, deixando claro o que é, para que serve (àquelas pessoas e à organização, e não à área que a executa), como será feito, quem será impactado e os próximos passos após sua finalização, de modo intuitivo e contínuo, e não institucional.
São as regras do jogo. Não se pode determinar uma auditoria sem delimitar o que será avaliado, pois devemos pender para a objetividade e não à subjetividade.
Um auditado conscientizado se sente respeitado e tende à colaborar de forma natural – O oposto gera revolta e resistência, levando a prejuízos.
De nada adianta um belo planejamento, uma excelente comunicação e foco definido sem que a execução não reflita tudo isso.
Portanto, atenção a esta parte do processo, pois aqui deve-se seguir o plano à risca, com excelência, com pessoas competentes e de modo que os auditados se sinta à vontade, porém, com distanciamento e imparcialidade pelos auditores.
Realizada a auditoria em si, é de bom tom que seja alinhado, antes da divulgação final, os pontos identificados, evitando assim surpresas e eventuais mal-entendidos.
Porém, é uma linha muito tênue entre alinhar e ceder, onde os auditores devem manter-se firmes em sua posição (baseado no que a auditoria pede), não considerando pressões ou argumentos fracos para remoção de itens.
A forma de relatar diz muito sobre uma auditoria, não sendo nada útil apenas divulgar os resultados, mas sim explicando cada etapa e como se chegou até aquela situação, sempre procurando por conformidades, e nunca por não-conformidades.
Porém, quando elas (as não-conformidades) existem, devemos justificá-las tal como um matemático explicando uma equação, garantindo a lisura e a transparência do processo, sem exageros e sem displicência.
Após a divulgação dos resultados e demais informações, o time de auditoria deve manter-se ativo e disponível para suportar os impactados no entendimento dos problemas para que estes (e não os auditores) possam ser os agentes solucionadores.
A experiência diz que também é de bom tom, após a finaliação de todo o ciclo, solicitar feedback aos participantes, com questões simples e que representem como (e se) o processo foi útil e também a avaliação de todos os quesitos colocados aqui (organização, planejamento, comunicação, foco, execução, alinhamento, reporte e suporte).
Com estas informações pode-se melhorar a forma de trabalho e atender de modo qualitativo à organização e às pessoas envolvidas.
Portanto, um bom processo de auditoria interna integra todos os quesitos e deixa claro à organização (às pessoas que fazem parte dela) que se trata de uma ferramenta de melhoria, e não um instrumento de caça às bruxas.
Fonte: Blog do Rodrigo Magdalena
I’m one of those terrible people who opt for Mac instead of Windows, iPhone instead of Android. I have an excuse—I’ve been using Apple devices since the Mac Plus, back in the 1980s—and I’ll argue the advantages, but I know the costs too. As much as Apple devices tend to be reliable and enjoyable to use, they’re not cheap. So if I’m going to add to my collection, I don’t do it without a lot of thought.
I’ve been eyeing the Apple Watch for years now. Partly because I like having new shiny technology to play with, and partly because of my mini-ecosystem of Apple devices that it can interact with. However, the earlier versions suffered the limitations of new technology in such a small form factor, and I had cheaper options available to me. It was only with the release of the Apple Watch Series 4 a while ago that I decided the time had come. I broke open my piggy bank and availed myself of some new wrist decoration.
My resulting purchase is the 44mm Apple Watch Series 4 with a Space Grey Aluminium Case and a black Sports Loop wristband. The Series 4 represents a step up in screen quality and device speed over previous iterations, but the basic functions are essentially the same: it’s a combination of fitness tracker, mobile phone adjunct, and, well, watch.
All of these things my previous smartwatch, the late, lamented Pebble Time, also did to some degree, and its colour e-ink screen provided allowed around five days of battery life, at the cost of much slower responsiveness. However, Fitbit’s buyout of Pebble has finally led to support being cut off. Given that the Pebble Time no longer works with my favoured fitness app, Runkeeper, moving to the new platform was an idea whose time had come.
Initial impressions of the Apple Watch were as favourable as they usually are for Apple Products. Out of the box, it paired with my phone and set about downloading watch apps to match those on my phone. The build quality is good too—a month in, and there are no signs of any scratches or damage, which is something that the plastic-bodied Pebble couldn’t boast for as long. Battery life testing revealed that it wouldn’t match the Pebble, but I get two days out of it without struggling, which feels pretty solid.
As for what it’s like in use, the responsiveness that Apple’s custom silicon provides means that simply raising your wrist (it asks during the setup procedure which hand you wear your watch on) brings it to life. Tapping the screen will do the same, and both of these actions will also wake Siri (of which more later). You can pick and choose among a wide range of watch faces, most of which are customisable in terms of look and utility. I opted for the Infographic watch face, which makes a scattering of commonly used apps and functions available through on-face “complications.”
Fitness tracking has become a major feature of the Apple Watch because that’s what people wanted. Not only does it use Apple’s three-ring system to track calories burned, exercise duration, and hourly activity, but it also regularly reminds you to keep up a constant level of activity. I can see how these reminders (which can be turned off through the companion watch app) might become annoying, but as someone who has a tendency towards laziness, especially in the winter months, it’s a useful goad to avoid couch potato status.
Whereas the Pebble Time offered only a step tracker, the Apple Watch adds GPS and heart rate tracking. (There’s even an ECG function, though that hasn’t been enabled in the software yet and may not be outside the U.S.) Both GPS and heart rate tracking work well and consistently, and the battery life is good enough to use it as a sleep tracker one day out of two. One minor issue is that the glass back of the watch irritates the skin on my wrist a little—so it’s best not too wear it too tight or too consistently.
The Apple Watch also integrates well with whatever fitness apps you might be using. Not only can I activate Runkeeper within the watch, but it will also pay attention to what you’re doing at any given moment and ask you if you want to track your activity if you’ve been walking or running for ten minutes or more. As a GPS tracker, it’s great, but in Ireland the LTE version isn’t available yet, as no mobile providers support them. Which brings us to the next subject—the watch’s relationship with your phone.
One of the reasons that I got the Pebble, and later the Pebble Time, in the first place was to reduce my habit of spending time looking at my phone and its notifications. That effort was … questionably successful, because while you could read the notifications on your wrist, you couldn’t respond to them. The Apple Watch actually allows that, within limits.
One of the big surprises with the Apple Watch for me is how well Siri works. Simply raise your wrist and talk and it’ll respond. This makes simple actions like setting a timer or a reminder much quicker. You can even use Siri to dictate responses to messages, which again works much better than I expected. Certainly more quickly than the other Watch-specific option of drawing each letter out on the screen. The Apple Watch does provide canned responses to messages too, which are even quicker, if more limited (and easy to accidentally send).
The Apple Watch does a fine job of having some basic phone functions handed off to it. It’s not going to cure your Twitter addiction—thankfully for both you and its battery life, Twitter doesn’t work at all with the watch, beyond delivering notifications. However, if you’re looking for a way to reduce the number of times you take your phone from your pocket or bag, this could help a lot.
As for its most basic function, the Apple Watch is a fine watch. It’s not much to ask, and the WatchOS doesn’t get in the way of that simplest of jobs. In fact, WatchOS is largely solid across the board, with some odd quirks that are the result of the device’s history. The field of icons that used to be how the Apple Watch’s apps were navigated is still there, just a press of the Digital Crown away, and it’s still hard to find the app that you’re looking for in the field.
For the most part though, WatchOS does a good job of easing you into using the Apple Watch, teaching you the basics of the interface in your first few minutes of use, then leaving you to play, as is standard with Apple devices. It’s not the free-standing computer on your wrist that you might want it to be, at least not in the LTE-lacking version, but it’s as close as you can get right now, and if you can forget that your phone is somewhere nearby, there’s little difference. I’ve even indulged in a few Dick Tracy moments of phone calls made through the Apple Watch, though the otherwise solid built-in speakers struggle to overcome traffic and crowd noise. My main regret is that my much-loved AirPods suffered a washing machine-related incident from which they’ve never recovered, as they seem very much designed to work with the Apple Watch.
In short and in summary, if you’ve just skipped to the end to find out, I’m pretty happy with my Apple Watch. It wasn’t cheap, but that’s why I have a piggy bank in the first place—and it’s a lot cheaper than replacing any of my existing Apple devices. A month in and I’m comfortable with having it on my wrist, with the fabric Sport Loop keeping it sat snugly there. I haven’t even played with many of the apps and functions yet, and every few days I find another advantage or two to it. Thus far I’ve had few regrets buying Apple products, and while the Apple Watch might seem like it might be the most frivolous of those purchases yet, it sees as much use in everyday life as any of them.
Falta pouco para o Dia das Mães. E com a data, uma das mais importantes para o varejo, vêm também muitos golpes de cibercriminosos. Um dos casos mais comuns é o phishing, que lançam links de páginas falsas com supostas promoções, com o objetivo de instalar arquivos maliciosos, roubar informações pessoais ou até obter lucro de produtos que não existem.
Com a intenção de alertar os internautas e garantir a segurança nas transações, a Tempest Security Intelligence listou algumas dicas de cuidados que os usuários devem ter ao realizar suas compras virtuais.
Cupons de desconto são muito atraentes. Na busca por ofertas especiais, os consumidores são atraídos por cibercriminosos com ofertas e descontos mirabolantes fora dos canais oficiais das empresas. Não confie em promoções de empresas nas quais você não solicitou cadastro, e procure verificar a veracidade do anúncio sempre no site oficial da empresa.
Muitos usuários acabam recebendo e-mails supostamente de promoções, que aparentam ser de empresas idôneas, mas não passam de golpes. Ao clicar no link, ou responder a qualquer solicitação, o usuário poderá ter seus dados pessoais e senhas roubados.
Sites com erros gramaticais ou com imagens de baixa resolução geralmente são iscas para phishing. Fuja destes sites, mesmo que a oferta pareça muito tentadora.
Passe o cursor do mouse sobre o link antes de clicar sobre o site da loja. A URL verdadeira aparecerá e você pode ver exatamente para onde será redirecionado. Na dúvida, delete o e-mail e abra um novo navegador para ir até o site oficial da loja.
Redobre a atenção em ofertas que surgem nas redes sociais. Criminosos costumam criar perfis semelhantes aos de grandes varejistas nas redes sociais com o objetivo de persuadir o usuário a acessar um site falso ou a instalar software malicioso em seu computador. Vale a pena desconfiar dos links e acessar o site da loja diretamente.
Compre em sites criptografados, ou seja, aqueles que têm “https” na barra de endereços do navegador. Assim, as informações do cartão de crédito ou débito permanecerão criptografadas e dificilmente serão interceptadas por cibercriminosos.
Se o e-mail recebido apresenta uma compra desconhecida não clique, a chance de ser falso é grande. Abra um novo navegador e vá diretamente para o site do seu banco ou cartão de crédito para verificar as últimas despesas.
Tenha sempre um antivírus no seu computador capaz de bloquear as possíveis ameaças. Desconfie das ofertas com valores muito abaixo do mercado.
O Procon-SP tem uma lista com centenas de lojas virtuais que não cumprem a entrega ou não oferecem canais de atendimento para os clientes, por isso devem ser evitados. A lista é atualizada sempre que o órgão recebe uma reclamação do consumidor, e as queixas ocorrem principalmente por falta de entrega do produto. Quando o Procon tenta contato para solucionar o problema e estes fornecedores não são localizados, eles são incluídos na lista. As tentativas de localização são feitas por meio de um rastreamento no banco de dados de órgãos como Junta Comercial, Receita Federal e Registro BR – responsável pelo registro de domínios no Brasil.
Fonte: PCWorld
Tidings Terrific Television Tune-in’ers!
(Today’s post is sponsored by the letter “T”)
Were you excited to see a new episode of The Simpsons again last week? Can’t wait for another new The Simpsons episode? Well you won’t have to wait too long for the next such episode as The Simpsons is back this Sunday, with an all new episode! Woohoo!
So here’s your official TSTO Addicts reminder…all new episode, the season’s twenty third and final episode, this Sunday, May 12th, on FOX (no longer half an hour earlier on Global in Canada, but at the same time on City TV)….“Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion”!
So what do The Simpsons have in store for us this week?
Here’s the episode information released from FOX:
“After Homer’s work cuts children’s healthcare benefits, Marge turns to buying healing crystals as a cheaper solution for Bart’s ADD. Bart begins to succeed in school, prompting Marge to open her very own crystals empire and sell to the naive mothers at school.”
Here is a preview clip from Fox Animation:
Be sure to tune in tomorrow night to see all the fun!
As always, after the episode airs we’ll have a full episode recap!
Are you excited for the new episode? Are you disappointed it’s already the season finale? Were you excited by the new The Simpsons episode last week? Looking forward to The Simpsons thirteenth episode of 2019? Looking forward to see a Marge-centric episode? What’s been your favourite season finale episode of our favourite family over the past 29 seasons? Sound off in the comments below, you know we love hearing from you!
Well, I’m back in Japan yet again! This time for the annual Wekfest Japan event in Nagoya. I usually like to head out there a few days before the event takes place to see what Yasu and the guys from Exceed Japan are up to, and this year, they had quite the task. It’s been about a year now but Yasu has been working on this EK9 Civic Type R for a customer and the planned deadline was for the 2019 Wekfest Japan show. It’s been a work in progress for the past 365 days or so and if you pay close attention in the older videos, you’ll probably spot it in the background. By the time I flew in, the CTR was already painted and on its way to reassembly. Watch as the boys tackle the task of completing the EK9 CTR and see if we meet our goal.
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Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack has made its Nintendo Switch debut through the Nintendo eShop. To celebrate the recent launch, the sci-fi puzzle-platformer is currently 30 percent off of its original price — or 40 percent off if you own any other DrinkBox Studios-developed game on Switch. Mutant Blobs Attack lets you take control of a blob that grows in size by swallowing everything in its path. You can see this in action by watching the official launch trailer below:
There’s a new event kicking off tomorrow in Animal Crossing Pocket Camp on iOS and Android. Nintendo teased on Twitter that there will be a returning character who is none other than Kingly Gyroidite and the Gyroidite-themed rewards.
Our gyroid friend’s spotted something interesting again. The crown and cape seem familiar, but I can’t quite place it. What do you think it could be? Take a guess, and we’ll see if you’re right when the gyroidite scavenger hunt starts tomorrow!
#PocketCamp
Head of Sonic Team, Takashi Iizuka, was recently asked about a return to the Nights franchise by Lad Bible. Mr. Iizuka told the site that it’s something he would very much like to revisit as Nights is very important to him as it was a big part of his career at Sonic Team.
“So right now, Sonic is my main focus,” he begins. “But at some point, I’d love to return to Nights, as that was such a big part of my career. Sonic is very important to me, but Nights is very important to me, too. I really enjoy the game, so maybe in the future I can bring Nights back to people.”
Takashi Iizuka, head of Sonic Team
Thank Grog It’s Firday!
I don’t know about you, but the weather has been amazing in Eugene, Oregon (and the same in the REAL Springfield a few miles away). I admittedly have not been following the comments on a daily basis, as I have been distracted by trying to get some form of my golf game back, after two and a half years of wedding planning, a new grandson, and a huge fund-raising event for my local Rotary Club. My golf game is still struggling, but not nearly as much as TSTO.
But, when I do read the comments, I am perplexed by the fact that so many readers apparently don’t read what Alissa and others post, regarding Disney’s role in “The Great Lull of 2019.”
But, to put things in perspective…I will attempt to put this issue to bed…once and for all. Maybe. Hopefully.
Everyone wants to blame Disney. I accept my role in this, as I postulated that there could be some connection between Disney taking over FOX Entertainment back in late November, and placing The Simpsons on their corporate site masthead, while announcing the acquisition of a mobile game design company. It was all speculation…and a bit of fun, preying on rampant player paranoia.
From the looks of the masthead…Disney is now the ruler of all things Simpsons…and by proxy, should also be calling the shots in TSTO.
Except…they aren’t.
The deal that Fox had with EA, which Disney owns by proxy, is a LICENSING DEAL. They are simply giving the rights to EA, to produce the game, using the materials and intellectual property of “The Simpsons.” But, in no way, do they have any control, say, or for that matter opinion about the day-to-day. They just collect the check from EA. That’s it.
Could they at some point do their own Simpson’s game? Possible. But, not likely until TSTO is done. Which it isn’t.
The real questions about the “Life of EA coming to an end” have more to do with defining the word “Life,” as well as the ongoing role of the “Parent” that gave it life…EA (Electronic Arts).
When everyone whines that “we aren’t getting anything back from EA! Why don’t they write? We deserve to know!” I get it. But, when I think about the place TSTO holds in the vast holdings of both Disney and EA, I am reminded of a funny camp song we used to sing with the girls when they were little, called Hole in the Bottom of the Sea.
We used to sing a version that made the final verse so long, with repetition, that it would often take us miles and miles during a car trip. to complete.
There’s a speck in they eye of a flea on the wing of a fly on the leg of the frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea… (repeat three times with the final refrain), “There’s a hole, there’s a hole, there’s a hole in the bottom of the sea!”
This song is a weird little ditty that teaches the meaning of every element of life. It starts with “there’s a hole in the bottom of the sea, there’s a hole in the bottom of the sea, there’s a hole, there’s a hole, there’s a hole in the bottom of the sea!”
What could be more strangely insignificant than a hole, in something as vast and expansive as the ocean?? It takes a bunch of time to figure out…but, way, way, way down the hole is the “speck in the eye of the flea.” And that, my dear TSTO friends, is about where we stand on the “flow chart of importance” with EA.
This has nothing to do with Disney…and everything to do with EA and their issues with keeping their company’s gaming offerings vital and earning money. And, when you look at the number of games that EA currently has up and running, TSTO again seems like the speck, or at best the fly.
EA currently supports more than 350 games…of which TSTO is one of 21 that are Mobile/Freemium games.
How important is TSTO to EA?
In the most recent Q4/Fiscal Year report to shareholders, here are the projected earnings for EA…These Numbers are in MILLIONS… so, the projected Net Income before expenses, is $5.3 Billion. That’s Billion…with a B.
By all estimates…TSTO has brought in a bit more than $130 Million since its launch in 2012. That’s million…with an M…over almost 7 years. Like I said. We MIGHT be a flea, but are most likely a speck. I am guessing that any “pressure” to keep the game alive, and producing content, comes from the “labor of love” that is done by the writers on the Simpson’s staff.
We recently saw that Matt Selman, promised that the “game isn’t over.” But, then we get into the semantics of deciding what “over” means.
As long as the servers are on…and we can play…it isn’t over. As long as players are able to earn currency, including donuts which give us premium content, the game isn’t over. As long as we are able to design, and acquire new/old content from the Year Book, while grinding for free donuts through farming…the game isn’t over.
The primary argument for the game remaining in this state of “suspended hospice mode,” is that it costs EA next to nothing to keep it “alive.” If development teams have been reallocated to other games which bring in more money (even just up the ladder to “fly” status), but the servers are left on (but without patching, and updates, which can cause the strings of disconnection issues we experience), this could go on for a very, very, very long time.
But, that brings us to the “Quality of Life-vs-Quantity of Life” argument. “Being on life support” is technically being alive…but is it living a life of quality?
As those of us who are well past “Middle Age” have to question, “do I want to be on life support if the quality of life is so depleted as to be more of a bother than a reward?” For me the answer is no. But since my NDE in the mid-1990s, I have always had a more pragmatic view of the “end of this life.” People will do their best to survive, even in the worst physical conditions possible. It’s natural to not believe “the end” is actually upon oneself for most, until it is indeed the final breath.
WHOA…LIGHTEN UP!!…It’s WAY TOO EARLY TO PRONOUNCE THE PATIENT DEAD!
If you want my real guess at this point…I was more confident of the “prognosis” a couple of weeks ago. But, no updates…for weeks on end…is pretty much an indicator of where we stand in pecking order of the hole in the bottom of the sea that is EA.
I do think we will get more updates. But, they could very well be quarterly…which means we are DUE. Four big ones a year would be fine with me. Hope spring eternal…even from the viewpoint of a flea.
However… I DO have hope that we will finish our Fundraiser for the Summer Term for Books and Supplies for our school in Uganda. We are getting REALLY CLOSE... Please consider supporting this important TSTO Addicts Sanctioned Cause. And as I promised…I won’t bug you again for at least a YEAR! (how’s that for optimism?).
A Final Thought…
As has been stated, and restated, over and over again…we can’t know how long any individual life is going to be. We can only determine the QUALITY of that life. For me...the community we have here, and playing TSTO as long as it is still available, adds to that quality.
By all indications…we will be around as long as you are around. I can’t promise that. I’m old. But, I can promise that we will keep this community alive, as long as people keep showing up. There’s still life in this here old flea!
