July 2013 – Page 2 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

PRISM – A Bug On Every Person, A Camera In All Places

2013-07-20

Let's look at an analogy of what PRISM would mean in the offline world -- which gets smaller and smaller now that most people have smartphones. Also: The real problems of surveillance states.
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Where the heck did I find that image? (also: uh-oh, Cyberstalking)

2013-07-19

If you want to use an image but don't know where you found it (so you cannot cite it and thus should not use it), there's a simple solution for it. Which also works wonders in cyberstalking.
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Reading Digitally (Videos)

2013-07-17

Two videos showing my reading workflow -- how everything I highlight is exported and how it ends up in my topic notebooks. Very comfortable way in dealing with notes.
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Fresh Air — well, fresher air.

2013-07-16

If you need a change of air in the office, but cannot open the window. It involves a fan -- and tea.
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The more things change, the more …

2013-07-15

It's strange when you look at an old video and realize: Hey, that's exactly how things are today. Also: Pixar and the NSA.
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Recommendation: TED Talk by Zara Swindells-Grose: “The Epidemic of Over-Seriousness”

2013-07-10

And another highly recommended TED talk :-)
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What teaching should also be about

2013-07-10

Reducing my teaching statement into one sentence shouldn't be controversial. And I still stand by it.
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“Slap your adviser (and I hope, s/he slaps you back).”

2013-07-10

You do your best in writing a peer-review and then you realize that this person should have a serious conversation with his/her adviser. A very serious one. Best bring a cattle-prod.
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Eating at Work

2013-07-09

Suggestion for eating healthily at work. A very good one, actually.
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I’m a digital squirrel — what are you?

2013-07-05

My animal totem is a crazed squirrel that went digital, and I love it. Seriously, an information infrastructure that not only works but works very well.
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This is a private blog showing my opinions. If you have an issue with what I write here, either don’t read it or talk to me directly. Don’t waste your time — or mine — dragging my employer into matters where they hold no authority.

The institution I work for, or rather the people officially representing it, have already distanced themselves from this blog. I find this unnecessary, as I’ve clearly stated in the «About this Blog» section that this is a personal blog.

Frankly, I have nothing but contempt for those who lack the backbone to address their concerns directly and instead resort to passive-aggressive tattling to others. Such behavior strikes me as not only cowardly, but also spineless, gutless, and wholly unprincipled. Moreover, these efforts are as pathetic as they are futile.

That said, I might listen if you present compelling arguments and evidence, as constructive feedback is always welcome. Who knows? We might even both gain something valuable from the interaction.

A comment for those seeking to use this site for personal gain: Given the increase in requests, let me be clear. I write on this blog because I want to. It’s my hobby, my playground. Sometimes people point me to interesting products/services and I write about them. But any request regarding ads or sponsored placements ends up the trash without a reply. And if you think something would be of interest, differentiate yourself from the spammers by referring to a posting — in an intelligent way. (I get enough auto-generated mails to identify them immediately.)

BTW, posts can get updated after I published them if I spot spelling errors (not a native speaker) or think a different wording might improve precision and clarity.

This blog is not focused on a single topic, or method. As long as it is relevant to improving creativity (or allowing it in the first place), it's fair game.
Some postings on this blog deal with freedom, as I think that we need freedom of thought, of speech, of association, etc. pp. to solve mankind's problems. Thus, some postings may seem a bit remote when it comes to organizing creativity. Freedom is, however, the bedrock of creativity.
The heterogeneity of the postings can make reading this blog a bit cumbersome, at least if you are only interested in one topic. You can either use the search function (above), or use the categories or the tags to narrow down the postings you see.

ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

How to generate, capture, and collect ideas to realize creative projects.

Month: July 2013

Where the heck did I find that image? (also: uh-oh, Cyberstalking)

Reading Digitally (Videos)

Fresh Air — well, fresher air.

The more things change, the more …

What teaching should also be about

“Slap your adviser (and I hope, s/he slaps you back).”

Eating at Work

I’m a digital squirrel — what are you?