People – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

An UN Controlled Earth makes for really scary Sci-Fi in “The Expanse”

2020-11-23 | Reading time: 1 minute

Fuck Aliens, there is something much, much worse than "In Space No One Can Hear You Scream" — when you scream, and you're just one of millions. A mere statistic.
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Screw Optimists and Pessimists, be a Possibilist

2020-11-23 | Reading time: 3 minutes

An interesting quotation from Hans Rosling's "Factufulness".
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Confirmation Bias when Doing an Analysis in HCD

2020-11-23 | Reading time: 1 minute

Look, we are all at least somewhat intelligent and creative. And that can be a bane, not a blessing, when you develop something. Because it can bias how you look for new information.
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Natural Exit Games

2020-11-23 | Reading time: 2 minutes

A comment on the rather popular "Exit" games.

Image: From an "Exit" game.
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Since when is Sloth a Virtue?

2020-11-20 | Reading time: 4 minutes

Apparently we now live in a land in which sloth is a virtue, not a deadly sin. Time to break out and use that life ... better.
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Killing Ones Voice with Paid Endorsements

2020-10-25 | Reading time: 1 minute

YouTube and other channels allow people to contribute with their unique perspectives — but if they get successful, they can easily kill their own voices.

Image: Screencapture of Lauren Chen doing a paid endorsement.
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Your Mileage Might Vary (YMMV)

2020-09-30 | Reading time: 1 minute

One thing you should always keep in mind when you are developing something — your view of the world might not be the view of (many) others.
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Tortured Souls

2020-09-30 | Reading time: 4 minutes

Where does the drive to create come from? The need to ... help other people? And how do you manage to ... not kill yourself?
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Well, that actually did work out.

2020-09-26 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Trying out a lot, some things do work out long term, others don't. Here's a list of a few things that did work out ... long term.
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Thank you (you know who you are)

2020-09-23 | Reading time: 1 minute

I recently received two PayPal donations. It's still a bit surreal for me, but a heartfelt thank you.
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