August 2020 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Presentation: Persuasive Technology (and Gamification and Nudging) in the Context of Climate Change Apps (or rather: ecologically friendly behavior) [in German]

2020-08-29 | Reading time: 1 minute

I was asked to do a presentation about said topic. It's in German, but might be interesting.
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Method to Make Sense of Your Data: Build the Wall

2020-08-25 | Reading time: 1 minute

A frequent problem in analyzing a situation is to make sense of your data, esp. when you have an abundance of information. In these senses it makes sense to build the wall.
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Notability iPad Battery Drainage

2020-08-24 | Reading time: 1 minute

It pays to keep an eye on battery usage — here regarding Notabilty.
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New Standing Desk Setup: Mod #1

2020-08-23 | Reading time: 1 minute

Finding a safe place for my notebook.
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New Standing Desk Setup

2020-08-22 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Trying out building something with wood. Haven't done so before. Worked out ... within acceptable parameters.
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Painting: It does’t have to start perfect

2020-08-14 | Reading time: Less than a minute

Some things you can develop for yourself, but when it comes to painting ... it pays to watch a master. It's hard to think about drawing this way.
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Standards

2020-08-13 | Reading time: 4 minutes

I was recently reminded of a scene from "Prelude to Axanar" about integrity in difficult circumstances.
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Citing R and RStudio

2020-08-11 | Reading time: 2 minutes

The software is great — well worth giving credit for. And damn, they make it easy.
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Microsoft Word Advanced Search and Replace

2020-08-10 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Word, can't live with it, can't delete it. But if you have to use it, have a closer look at the search and replace feature.
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Tests, Exams, and the correlation between them

2020-08-05 | Reading time: 3 minutes

A comparison of three kinds of tests and its correlation with exam scores.
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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.)

ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

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

Month: August 2020