know_yourself – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Light from above equals Hitler Beard

2020-09-10 | Reading time: 1 minute

Ooookay, let's move the desk with the webcam a bit, only to have it directly under the main light. Which, when on, creates a Hitler beard (okay, toothbrush moustache).
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Recommendation: Uncle Tom

2020-09-06 | Reading time: 4 minutes

A very ... timely documentary about being black and living in the USA.
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New Standing Desk Setup: Mod #1

2020-08-23 | Reading time: 1 minute

Finding a safe place for my notebook.
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New Standing Desk Setup

2020-08-22 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Trying out building something with wood. Haven't done so before. Worked out ... within acceptable parameters.
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Recommendation: Graham’s The Four Quadrants of Conformism

2020-08-01 | Reading time: 3 minutes

Paul Graham recently wrote a highly interesting essay on the four quadrants of conformism. Well worth reading.
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That Ballmer Peak

2020-07-25 | Reading time: 1 minute

I wonder ... does alcohol — in moderation — have a function?
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Blast from the Past #3 – A Book of Life

2020-07-25 | Reading time: Less than a minute

Just a book of quotations. A curated one, that is.
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Blast from the Past #2 – Ainran

2020-07-25 | Reading time: Less than a minute

A different view on C. S. Lewis's Narnia.
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Ditch the Man Cave, Bring Back the Study

2020-07-25 | Reading time: 1 minute

Just a very interesting meme that is worth thinking about ...
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Take Care of Your Education – Heinlein’s “Have Spacesuit, Will Travel”

2020-07-06 | Reading time: 7 minutes

An eye-opening moment in Heinlein's "Have Spacesuit, Will Travel". Worthwhile to read, especially if you are currently in school.

Picture: Book cover found online.
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