Slightly Off-Topic Postings

Nothing to Hide

2022-05-07

Living in a «nothing to hide» world would be devastating.

Image: The Thinker.
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1-Star-Ratings

2022-05-07

Effects of writing a one-star-review.
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Recommendation: Dr. Aaron Kheriaty: The Rise of the Biomedical Security State

2022-05-06

Interesting interview.
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The Woke Short

2022-04-22

If «go woke, go broke» is a thing and you can make money by shorting shares, can you deliberately crash a company to make money?
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Lyrics and MP3 Sing-Along Keynote Book

2022-04-09

Using Keynote to create a personal best-of collection of song lyrics and the music files.
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An over-emphasis on Utilitarianism in Ethics, esp. in so-called «extraordinary situations»

2022-04-09

When it comes to ethics, Utilitarianism seems to be the main focus. But there’s something to be said for principles.

Image: Skyrim
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And just like that, Covid is … gone?

2022-03-29

Covid regulations seems to be going down, but what remains? Who remains? And what comes next?
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«Myths That Conceal Reality» by Milton Friedman

2022-03-25

Old presentation, but still timely (well, so much for progress).
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Recommendation: Epoch Times Podcast with Laura Dodsworth

2022-03-21

As a psychologist, I like behavioral science. As an ethical person, I want people to be informed about things that influence them. Laura Dodsworth's interview with Epoch Times give a very good insight into how behavioral science (esp. so-called «nudging» is used to influence people without their knowledge.
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Costly Signals

2022-03-21

Just a short comment about actions you can trust.

Image: Noble House
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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.

ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

How to generate, capture, and collect ideas to realize creative projects.