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A Critical Look at Scientific Writing Courses

2015-05-04

There are a lot of courses on scientific writing. Unfortunately, some focus on the least important aspects: the words.
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Tiny House Building

2015-05-03

An impressive video showing how quickly a tiny house frame can be build -- with the right design, the right material, and the right crew.
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Creating custom T-Shirts, Stickers, Buttons and the like

2015-05-02

An update to the last posting. I finally decided which design I want to use for T-Shirts, stickers, buttons, and, yeah, the like.
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Commissioning Artworks

2015-04-30

If you can't draw (that well), there are plenty of really good artists available who draw impressive images for a reasonable price.
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A Different Social Media Strategy

2015-04-27

Way too often, organizations overreact to criticism on social media. However, occasionally there are companies who focus on what is important: Their actual customers.
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How about a Geeks’ Day?

2015-04-18

Finding a profession that suits you isn't easy, and it's easy to overlook interesting jobs if you never hear about them, or consider them fitting for your interests. For more introverted geeks, perhaps a Geeks' Day is something to think about.
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Post-It Graffiti

2015-04-17

A nice way to leave non-destructive graffiti ... and perhaps cheer a couple of people up.
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Wet and slimy and full of critters

2015-04-15

Some comments on perspective taking.
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Tips for Doing Presentations with Apple’s Keynote: Templates

2015-04-10

A few comments on creating your own presentation templates with Apple Keynote.
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Recommendation: Free Speech On Campus

2015-03-12

Recommendation of an interesting video about free speech. Well thought out rant that is worth listening too -- and thinking about.
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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.