Online Hackathon Care Package
We recently did an online hackathon. To create at least some feeling of presence, we did send out care packages, which were well-received.
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The Mind Parasite has Arrived in the German Student Population
I've been criticizing for years the attitude of making racism socially acceptable by being racist against people with white skin color. Unfortunately, the mind parasite has spread, and I recently had my first written exam with this kind of racism.
Image from a German book about nature, from a short excerpt about a person who ostensibly smelled some plants and ended up with a scorpion nest in his brain.
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Image from a German book about nature, from a short excerpt about a person who ostensibly smelled some plants and ended up with a scorpion nest in his brain.
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Supervising Written Exams with Classical Music
Something to do while supervising written exams
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How the Internet Times Have Changed
On the Internet, "you can state your views, but they have to be correct." (short comment)
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A different view on Black America: Larry Elder
A short recommendation of an interesting video concerning Larry Elder.
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Trump’s Mount Rushmore speech
As the usual media has its own spin (especially in Europe), how about watching the speech in original?
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Take Care of Your Education – Heinlein’s “Have Spacesuit, Will Travel”
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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Picture: Book cover found online.
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Obedience, for obedience’s sake
Darkly beautiful scene from "Pan's Labyrinth".
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People Filter
We all reject people, whom do you reject — and why?
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Danegeld (paid to outrage mobs by academic institutions)
An addendum to the posting about Science and the Hard Sciences: Why pay Danegeld?
Image: Vikings
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Image: Vikings
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