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Desk Side Table

May 22, 2018 | Reading time: 1 minute

Sometimes a small change can make a huge difference — like a side table for your desk.
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Recommendation: Political correctness: A force for good? A Munk Debate

May 22, 2018 | Reading time: 1 minute

A short shout-out to a brilliant debate on political correctness.
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Really Bad Food

May 12, 2018 | Reading time: 1 minute

Just a short comment on really bad food.
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Withheld Twitter Accounts

March 22, 2018 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Just a short comment on Twitter accounts which are withheld in certain countries.
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Learning R during your PhD

March 13, 2018 | Reading time: 2 minutes

The time during your PhD is probably the best and worst time to learn R. I did start to learn R in earnest later, but dang, I wish I had started then.
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«What is Viewpoint Diversity?» by Heterodox Academy

March 10, 2018 | Reading time: Less than a minute

Heterodox Academy put a beautiful online showing the importance of viewpoint diversity.
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Recommendation: «Blood Stain» by Linda Sejic

March 10, 2018 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Just a short shout-out to a beautiful comic by Linda Sejic.
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User Centered Design — Don’t Ignore or Believe, but be the Midwife or the one who does some Artificial Insemination

February 15, 2018 | Reading time: 3 minutes

A few comments on the problem of developing something for a user group, and a suggestion.

Image: https://www.pexels.com/photo/grayscale-photography-of-baby-holding-finger-208189/
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A (down-voted) comment on dealing with troublesome social situations

February 15, 2018 | Reading time: 6 minutes

If others are in bad situations, people are quick in wanting to help directly. But there's something to be said for encouraging people to develop the competency to deal with current and future situations on their own.

Image: academia.stackexchange.com
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Dystopian Story and Movie Recommendation: “Harrison Bergeron” and “2081”

February 4, 2018 | 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.
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