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Downloading YouTube Videos (August 2021 Update)

2021-08-03

Hmmm, I thought the YouTube Download Site y2mate.com was broken (got an out of business message), so I look for a working way to download YouTube Videos. Seems it works, but given that I found another way, here it is.
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Let’s avoid digital stupidity

2021-04-24

Digital devices can help us immensely, but they shouldn't replace our intelligence and skills.
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Fuck Motivation, make behavior easier

2021-04-24

An observation about students designing apps — they seem to be preoccupied with motivation, instead of making things easier.
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Recommendation: The Missing Semester of Your CS Education

2021-01-31

Something that many computer science students lack — command of the basic tools. This MIT course teaches the basics.
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Example Writing Workflow (Academic Articles)

2021-01-30

Writing is hard — it might be a bit easier with Scrivener, Overleaf, a printer, and a whiteboard.
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External SSD for Quick Backups

2021-01-07

Backups, Backups, Backups. Early & Often. External. Good advice, but they can take some time. A reason to get an SSD for (some) backups.
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Removing tiny distractions

2021-01-06

Especially in creative sessions, it might be nice to remove those tiny distractions. The grain of sand in your eye, sabotaging your attention.
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Reading Setup Update

2020-12-09

An update on my reading setup, due to a question of what I would suggest.
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Evaluating Human-Computer-Interactions when Using Multiple Devices

2020-10-25

A comment on what you can do if you have to evaluate an interface when the user has to interact with multiple mobile devices at the same time.
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Digital Lifeboat

2020-09-26

You know the game of "If there was a fire in your building (apartment/house), what would be the five things you'd take with you?" Now imagine you would not have the time to get anything, because it's either "get out immediately or die". What would you still have with you?
An argument for "Digital Lifeboats".
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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.