Music & other Art – Page 23 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Recommendation: The Last of Us Game Walkthrough

2013-10-13

A very well made game with a great story -- which you can watch like a movie on YouTube.
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Books and their movies

2013-09-28

A heartfelt compliment to a beautiful movie realization of a book series -- or at least part of a book series.
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The Incompetent Whore Strikes Again (Gilmour posting 2)

2013-09-28

Having people to pay for art that does nothing for them is bad enough. But it can get worse -- being told you should like bad art. Since when does political correctness triumph over aesthetics, or even worse, over personal preference?
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Scientific Misconduct: Truth and Power (& Stupidity)

2013-08-27

Scientific misconduct does not happen here. Really? You're in good company then ... Some comments about a typical replay to scientific misconduct. Also: A serial killer.
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Recommendation – Tim Minchin – If I Didn’t Have You

2013-08-22

Tim Minchin is not only a great comedian-musician, he also chose this profession as his niche.
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Background Music at Work

2013-07-25

A suggestion for having nice background music at work.
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The more things change, the more …

2013-07-15

It's strange when you look at an old video and realize: Hey, that's exactly how things are today. Also: Pixar and the NSA.
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Non-Destructive Graffiti

2013-07-03

Three ways to leave messages for the public without destroying property. Well, the second one does, but in a "natural" way.
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Hogwarts Address Book (2013 version)

2013-07-01

I revisited an old project and created a new version of an address book in Harry Potter style. This time using real leather.
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Skills

2013-06-18

Beautiful music video and some thoughts on the importance of skills.
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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.