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.[show the article]
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]
