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]
Day of Rest 2018-10-01 | Reading time: 3 minutes There's something to be said for a day without externally paced activities.[show the article]
Semi-intelligent Cookbooks with Numbers and Keynote 2018-09-18 | Reading time: 2 minutes Using Numbers (for ingredient calculation) and Keynote (for book creation) work really well for creating semi-intelligent cookbooks.[show the article]
Recommendation: Political correctness: A force for good? A Munk Debate 2018-05-22 | Reading time: 1 minute A short shout-out to a brilliant debate on political correctness.[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]
You can’t kill human creativity. 2017-06-21 | Reading time: Less than a minute Sometimes, there are just tiny things that make you smile. Especially when related to mankind's drive to be creative.[show the article]
Recommendation: Silenced. Our War On Free Speech (Movie) 2016-12-02 | Reading time: 2 minutes Censorship (by various means) is a recurring topic on this blog. I just watched the movie "Silenced" and can recommend it. It provides a nice overview.[show the article]
Yeah, humans :-) 2016-05-12 | Reading time: Less than a minute It's only a game trailer but it beautifully captures mankind's striving to become better. Beautifully done and very inspiring.[show the article]
Socially Accepted Gleeful Bullying 2016-04-10 | Reading time: 3 minutes There are people who actually want to improve the world. But there are also people who use activism as an excuse to bully others. This posting is about the later.[show the article]
