learning – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Social Learning for the Introverted (and the shy)

2022-07-26 | Reading time: 1 minute

If you are introverted or shy, you can cut yourself off from a lot of learning. Some things you just have to see. So why not do it online?

Image: From a Tock Custom video on how to make a Messenger Bag.
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Circumstances for Creative Work over Time

2022-04-09 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Starting a new hobby has shown me just how different the world has become compared to when I was a child. The challenges of being creative are still there, but they are different.
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Free Vintage Cocktail Books Collection (and a shout-out to OpenCulture)

2021-09-22 | Reading time: 1 minute

Happy recommendation this morning via openculture.com — a collection of vintage cocktail books.
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Recommendation: Marty Lobdell – Study Less Study Smart

2021-08-03 | Reading time: 1 minute

Good video on how to study. Highly recommended.
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Great Sources on Data Visualization (with R)

2021-02-23 | Reading time: 1 minute

It's impressive what you can do with the right tools, well, with R. ;-)
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Recommendation: The Missing Semester of Your CS Education

2021-01-31 | Reading time: 1 minute

Something that many computer science students lack — command of the basic tools. This MIT course teaches the basics.
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Downloading Coursera Materials

2021-01-31 | Reading time: 4 minutes

If you like to watch videos offline and don't want to download each course video manually, this process might work.
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Getting yourself an Education

2021-01-30 | Reading time: 7 minutes

Looking at the schools today, this excerpt from «Have Space Suit will Travel» by Robert A. Heinlein is still very relevant. Not only due to Covid19-induced online «learning.»
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Turning mp3s into Podcast Episodes for iOS/iPhone/Apple iTunes

2020-09-18 | Reading time: Less than a minute

Sometimes the solution is just so ... easy, you overlook it.
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Great book about doing statistics with R

2020-09-07 | Reading time: 1 minute

Recently stumbled upon a great website/book on doing statistics with R.
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