Slightly Off-Topic Postings

Recommendation: Buffy – The Vampire Slayer

2015-02-07

Yeah, I admit it. I love that series. You might too ... just saying.
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A Litmus Test of Equality

2015-02-06

An IMO interesting scenario the evaluate equality.
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Recommendation: Extra Credits

2015-02-05

Very interesting and constructive series on YouTube about games.
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Allowing for excellence or enforcing sameness

2015-02-01

A (very) short comment on the tension between equality and excellence.
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Sex Work and Art

2015-01-29

A comment about a sex worker who tried to get her stage name legally recognized in her passport served as an interesting case about what art is -- or rather, what an artist is.

Image from "Dangerous Beauty" (1998).
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Finally a(nother) paper published

2015-01-27

So, even while (very likely) leaving Academia, some things do get through. A paper I liked very much is finally published.
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Looking back at three great games of 2014

2015-01-16

Three short reviews of the three best games I've played in 2014.
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2015-01-09

A comment on an interesting posting at LessWrong about the importance of sidekicks.
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Everyday (online) Sadism

2014-10-31

Some short remarks regarding a study about trolling. And a rant in the context of #GamerGate.
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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.

Recommendation: Buffy – The Vampire Slayer

Recommendation: Extra Credits

Looking back at three great games of 2014

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