worst_cases – Page 18 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Video Recommendation: MASS PSYCHOSIS – How an Entire Population Becomes MENTALLY ILL

2022-01-02

Stumbled upon a nicely animated and interesting video with relevance to today's society.
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Mind the cable you use for backups

2021-12-26

Not sure whether I have identified the problem correctly, but it would make sense — and explain how a backup can take 20 hours longer than it needs to take.
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No

2021-12-26

Wondering whether an interesting 2012 movie — about an ad campaign to stop a dictator — can be useful 10 years later.
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Book (semi-)recommendation: Ordinary Men

2021-12-16

Finally read a book about a police reserve battalion during WW2 that turned into killers for an inhumane state. Some interesting insights.
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Recommendation: Frank Sinatra

2021-12-15

Hmm, that music has got ... something.
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The meaning of the word «dialogue»

2021-12-10

I recently read that the dialogue with the unvaccinated was a failure. Well, that shows a very strange definition of the word «dialogue».
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Look at the content, not the author

2021-12-05

Even — and especially — with emotionally charged topics, it pays to look at the content, not the messenger.

Image: Interesting German article about Covid vaccinations via https://www.tichyseinblick.de/gastbeitrag/diskussionsbeitrag-corona-impfung/
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Fun with R: The Tarkin Effect

2021-12-03

Saw it as a meme somewhere and recreated it with R.
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Ex-libertarian parties

2021-12-03

Well, another prediction worked out. Unfortunately.
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Once more with foresight — using a Plague

2021-12-02

Not sure whether the quote about Newton is true or invented — it might still fit.
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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.