What is an hour of your life actually worth?
A cold-blooded calculation of a continuing human life.
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Finding out what you really want
Interesting commentary on ... well, life is long, and you might not immediately find out what you want.
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How NOT to tell stories
Lauren Chen goes through the new "Mulan" like a laser through butter.
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Light from above equals Hitler Beard
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
A very ... timely documentary about being black and living in the USA.
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Presentation: Persuasive Technology (and Gamification and Nudging) in the Context of Climate Change Apps (or rather: ecologically friendly behavior) [in German]
I was asked to do a presentation about said topic. It's in German, but might be interesting.
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Notability iPad Battery Drainage
It pays to keep an eye on battery usage — here regarding Notabilty.
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Standards
I was recently reminded of a scene from "Prelude to Axanar" about integrity in difficult circumstances.
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Tests, Exams, and the correlation between them
A comparison of three kinds of tests and its correlation with exam scores.
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Recommendation: Graham’s The Four Quadrants of Conformism
Paul Graham recently wrote a highly interesting essay on the four quadrants of conformism. Well worth reading.
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