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App Subscription to Use Models vs Update Support

2024-01-27

An argument against subscription to use model and for update support.
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ChatGPT Reflection Text

2024-01-26

Using a scene from a movie as seed, waow, interesting result.

Image from «Ralph Breaks the Internet» (cropped).
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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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Reformatting Books with Affinity Publisher

2023-12-03

If you have found texts, incl. books, online that are in a bad quality — why not reformat them for better reading?
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Photocopying Kindle Books?

2023-10-28

Well, not actually photocopying them, but a very similar approach.
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Digital Devices might kill Invisible Childhood Friends

2023-10-11

Wondering whether one consequence of digital devices for children is the elimination of invisible friends (or pretend companions).

Image: Edited Calvin and Hobbes Comic Strips (with apologies to Bill Watterson and Apple).
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Seeing half a year in advance for a digital-paper-like calendar

2023-10-11

Useful addition to a digital paper-like calendar: six-month overview page.
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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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Dual Tablet Holder Variants

2023-08-20

Trying out different options for having two tables usable in one holder.
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Digitizing books by photographing the pages with a smartphone

2023-08-20

Some books are just too large for a document scanner. An attempt to digitize them with the smartphone.
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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.