The World – 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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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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How the Internet Times Have Changed

2020-07-25 | Reading time: 1 minute

On the Internet, "you can state your views, but they have to be correct." (short comment)
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Real Time Virtual Reality Travel (VR plus 360° Camera-Pole)

2020-06-19 | Reading time: 1 minute

Looking at my webcam on a pointer, how about virtual travel?
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Things Filter

2020-06-16 | Reading time: 1 minute

Your time is valuable — take care what you take in.

Image: Windows hourglass.
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The Problem of Thinking Outside the Box

2020-03-22 | Reading time: 1 minute

Analyzing a failure to open a Japanese Puzzle Box -- due to looking for a too complicated solution.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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