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Useful discussions

2014-07-23

Some thoughts on what makes a discussion ... useful.
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Cybermobbing is mobbing, not cyber

2014-07-23

Another short comment on cybermobbing -- and how blaming the media is stupid.
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Warning: Freedomain Radio

2014-07-14

I hate to eat my words. But after listening to more episodes, I can no longer recommend Freedomain Radio. It's not that the podcaster -- Stefan Molyneux -- is not brilliant at what he does. It's that he is severely biased and -- in my opinion -- projects his issues into the personal narratives of his callers.
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Time to Think

2014-07-12

I took three days off to think ... and man, are thoughts slippery bastards.
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(No longer a) Recommendation: Freedomain Radio

2014-07-11

An interesting podcast -- probably the best I have listened to so far. And it's about practical philosophy (meets child abuse and relationships and a couple other topics). Image screenshot from the Freedomain website. Update: No longer a recommendation.
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Creating Animated Gifs with GIF Brewery

2014-07-10

For some purposes (Twitter, Tumblr, even eMails) animated gifs are useful. GIF Brewery is a nice app to create animated gifs.
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A few comments about (visiting a) Ballet

2014-07-08

I fell in love with ballet performances -- and after viewing four performances it is time for some ... comments (semi-ironical rant and a few tips).
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Digitally naming, shaming and jailing

2014-06-26

New ideas often trigger criticism, sometimes even threats of violence or actual violent actions. But here the digital world can offer something the physical world is often short of: evidence. Also: threats vs. threatoids.
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Spirit of the Stairway — Measure of Violence of “Violent” Computer Games

2014-06-25

Addendum to a posting about violent computer games, specifically against a measure used to determine the "desensitization" effect of violent computer games (which I think produced measurement artifacts). [Image: Scene from Tomb Raider]
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Dealing with Fansites

2014-06-23

A look at how companies deal with fans, using IKEA and the Tomb Raider franchise as examples.
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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.