Music & other Art – Page 13 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Quickly Downloading YouTube Videos via a JavaScript Bookmark

2020-05-19

Given how quickly YouTube Videos disappear nowadays, it makes sense to download each and every video you find interesting. Here's a quick way to do it.
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Having too few and too structured options in a Game

2020-05-16

Recently tried out "Pathfinder: Kingmaker". Very nice game, but in a way too limited, even when having lots of options.
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Loving to Solve Problems — like a Cat seeing a Ball of Wool

2020-05-16

One of the perks of a university job — solving problems.
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Recommendation: 9 Chickweed Lane Comic Strip

2020-01-14

A brilliant comic strip which celebrates art and life.
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Downloading Comic Strips

2019-12-30

If you like online comics, you might want to have them available offline. Instead of saving them one at a time, why not download them with an R script.
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Call of Cthulhu Character Sheet Passport (PDF)

2019-10-05

Seems like I forgot to upload the passport-like character sheet I did create a while ago for a Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game session. Well, here it is.
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How about a few mirror neurons for AIs/neural networks?

2019-09-17

AIs could be psychopaths — capable of understanding emotions but not being affected by it. Or they could be condemned to feel.

Image: "Detroit -- Become Human" walkthrough.
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Comic Recommendation: Hack/Slash

2019-07-28

An interesting comic series that is more than skin deep.
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Beautiful graphic novel by Scott McCloud: «The Sculptor»

2019-04-06

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.
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Watching a Master paint

2019-03-04

Ah, Internet. It allows you access to the world of creeps without having to smell them (to quote someone I have just forgotten), but it also allows you to watch masters at work. Here's a video of a great artist just ... warming up.
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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.