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E-Voting

2021-04-24

E-Voting is a really bad idea ... and yeah, there is something to be said for paper.

Image: A very interesting book on electronic voting.
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“No, thank you.” is a full sentence.

2021-04-24

When there is a good reason to say no, and no is enough.
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Do you actually realize you are free?

2021-04-24

It's strange, but do you realize that you are free? Took me a while, and still takes effort for me to realize it.
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Human Flourishing (and fossil fuels)

2021-04-24

A presentation on "The New Moral Case for Fossil Fuels" pointed to a useful view on underlying frameworks.
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Let’s avoid digital stupidity

2021-04-24

Digital devices can help us immensely, but they shouldn't replace our intelligence and skills.
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Is it really that easy to turn a democracy into a socialist dictatorship?

2021-04-24

A short comment about Germany's (re-)descent into a socialist dictatorship. More for me as a reminder than for readers.
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The end of the continuum

2021-04-24

A short comment questioning whether some people actually know the full range of possible options.
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Fuck Motivation, make behavior easier

2021-04-24

An observation about students designing apps — they seem to be preoccupied with motivation, instead of making things easier.
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Displacement Activities

2021-04-24

Perhaps there are alternatives to sinking countless hours into shifting bits and bytes.

Image: Skyrim Map.
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Creativity and the Military

2021-04-24

A short comment about a "civil clause" of some German universities.

Image: "Ghost in the Shell"
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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.