Writing – Page 2 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Bypassing Ethical Constraints in ChatGPT

2024-01-26

Playing around with the ethical limitations of ChatGPT 3.5.

Image from «System Shock».
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Automatically Transcribing Audio to Text on Your Computer with Whisper Transcription

2023-12-04

Extremely impressive app that turns audio/video/whatever-files-with-audio into text transcripts.
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Sentence Numbering with Microsoft Word for Texts in Law

2023-10-11

For some texts, e.g. for some laws, the sentences have to be numbered, e.g., with superscript numbers. It's possible to do this relatively quickly with Microsoft Word.
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e-ink Tablet Experiences (Notebook, Book Reader, Day Page)

2023-05-06

A few comments on a small e-ink tablet for use as notebook, book reader, and day page.
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Onyx BOOX Tab X e-Ink Tablet for reading (and note-taking)

2023-03-06

Trying out a rather large (13.3 inch, or roughly DIN A4 size) e-ink Tablet. Turns out it is very well suited for reading (b/w only) and note-taking.
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Using Obsidian and R for a Blogging Workflow

2023-02-05

A way to make the overhead when blogging a bit less sucky (if you do not trust APIs).
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Dissertation Time — It’s a marathon, not interval training

2022-12-15

Short comment why «one day in the week for the dissertation/PhD thesis» likely will not work (well).
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Hemingway Test

2022-07-31

Using a template with a link to the Hemingway App for some style feedback.
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Frontiers in Journal Series

2022-06-27

How to make a bad impression as a journal (series).
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Recommendation Larry McEnerney: The Craft of Writing Effectively

2022-06-08

Damn, I know that you start any text answering «Why should I care?», but he makes a couple of interesting points when it comes to effective writing.
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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.