Beautiful graphic novel by Scott McCloud: «The Sculptor» 2019-04-06 | Reading time: 1 minute A graphic novel about an artist who wants what every artist wants, not being forgotten, and the last 201 days of his life. Beautifully told.[show the article]
Kanboard and DEVONthink 2019-03-16 | Reading time: 2 minutes Yep, that's DEVONthink. One of the few apps that continues to surprise me ... positively. Today: How nice it is to have DEVONthink working together with a (seemingly) equally nice Kanban App.[show the article]
Watching a Master paint 2019-03-04 | Reading time: Less than a minute Ah, Internet. It allows you access to the world of creeps without having to smell them (to quote someone I have just forgotten), but it also allows you to watch masters at work. Here's a video of a great artist just ... warming up.[show the article]
Gab.ai releases Dissenter — A tool to free comments on the Internet 2019-02-28 | Reading time: 2 minutes Gab.ai introduced Dissenter, a tool (website/browser plugin) to comment on websites (incl. tweets, news stories, etc.). Practically anything with an URL. So, all that closed comments on news sites ... they're open again.[show the article]
Great Introduction to R (esp when you come from SPSS or the like) 2019-02-05 | Reading time: Less than a minute The audio is terrible but Hadley Wickham's presentation gives a very good introduction into R — and why it's better than using a GUI based software like SPSS or Excel.[show the article]
Recommendation: The Rubin Report (esp. Dr. Everett Piper Interview) 2019-02-05 | Reading time: 1 minute Can't say I'm a fan of religious institutions, but Dr. Everett Pipers Interview on "The Rubin Report" is worth watching.[show the article]
A shout-out to a great App: Post-it(R) Plus 2019-02-05 | Reading time: 2 minutes Companies who are famous for their paper products can go digital. A very good example is this app, which allows you to use the best of both worlds: Start with paper (Post-it(R)s) and continue digitally. Cool.[show the article]
Mixed Media 2019-01-17 | Reading time: Less than a minute You can easily combine a projector and a blackboard.[show the article]
There (likely) is no single best reading position 2019-01-05 | Reading time: 1 minute Reading positions are dear to my heart — but I still haven't found one in which I can read for more than a couple of hours. But perhaps variability is the key.[show the article]
Maladaptive Communication with Masks 2019-01-05 | Reading time: 2 minutes A short comment an an issue when it comes to communicating ideas and giving feedback.[show the article]
