The Problem with Functional Fixedness in Creativity 2019-10-21 | Reading time: 1 minute Lots of creative problems can be solved when we see what is really there, instead of seeing what we see.[show the article]
Looking at a Shadowrun Future — By political parties delegating censorship powers to corporations 2019-09-17 | Reading time: 1 minute We are weary of censorship by the state. But unfortunately, censorship got delegated to private companies. Unfortunately for us ... and the state.Image: Shadowrun Rulebook Cover Image.[show the article]
Why Creativity is Incompatible with Collectivism/Socialism 2019-07-30 | Reading time: 16 minutes A short comment on creativity and collectivism/socialism with a few (longer) quotations.[show the article]
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]
R Stats results with a bit more annotation 2018-06-13 | Reading time: 1 minute R is still really, really cool. Esp. if you start to write functions for yourself and create your own package. The amount of annotation you can provide is cool and makes you wonder — why doesn't statistic software usually provide this?[show the article]
Really Bad Food 2018-05-12 | Reading time: 1 minute Just a short comment on really bad food.[show the article]
Yet another Bento Update 2018-02-05 | Reading time: 1 minute Yep, another posting about Bento boxes. They just work (for me).[show the article]
Dystopian Story and Movie Recommendation: “Harrison Bergeron” and “2081” 2018-02-04 | Reading time: 1 minute A while ago I stumbled upon a story by Kurt Vonnegut titled: "Harrison Bergeron". There is also a movie titled "2081" that really nails the story. Both are highly recommended in a world that confused equality of opportunity with equality of outcome.[show the article]
A few remarks on Gamification 2017-09-06 | Reading time: 3 minutes Last semester I did a seminar on Gamification. While it was lots of work, it was also very interesting. Not only for the students. A few things that became clearer to me about Gamification, esp. in relation to psychological theories.[show the article]
Eating Well in Times of Stress or Bad Food at Work 2017-06-21 | Reading time: 1 minute If you don't have the opportunity to eat well at work, why not prepare a Bento box? It doesn't take long and it doesn't have to be Japanese. Any content works.[show the article]
