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Stupid Software: Excel

2019-07-16

Apparently Excel likes my students, it changes the scope of formulas without warning, resulting in very different results.
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Oxford Unions Debate about No Platforming

2019-07-14

Oxford Union recently had a debate about no platforming. Given many students and universities like the idea (hey, it's not censorship, just ... you know ... something different), it might be worth a watch.
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Affinity Publisher is available

2019-06-20

Affinity has just released it's InDesign Killer — Affinity Publisher. Worth a look.
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Legal Side Effects of Logging User Behavior (esp. when driving)

2019-06-15

A group of master students presented their app to help people drive more energy efficiently. It raised an interesting legal aspect when you turn a drivers smartphone into a black box.

(And yeah, the image is actually an external hard drive, but, hey, it's black.)
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The Lure of the Screen in App Development

2019-06-15

If you are developing an app for a smartphone, think less in terms of visuals, and more in terms of other senses.
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Making the Use of Access Cards less sucky

2019-06-15

If you are forced to use a mixture of keycards and keys, there are at least ways to make using the access card less sucky.
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Regulating citizens to the mean (with an SD of 0)

2019-06-05

There are currently a few ... interesting developments that cast a deep shadow on future creativity. At least, that how it appears to me. It’s not that the situation is a problem now, but there is a trend, and I don’t like where it leads.
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Necrophilic Teaching

2019-06-05

Teaching dead bodies.
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Knight Forks

2019-06-05

A short parallel between a move in chess and a situation in life in which there is no good choice, but you still have to make choice. Image: Wikipedia
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Beautiful graphic novel by Scott McCloud: «The Sculptor»

2019-04-06

A graphic novel about an artist who wants what every artist wants, not being forgotten, and the last 201 days of his life. Beautifully told.
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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.