worst_cases – Page 47 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Finally a(nother) paper published

2015-01-27

So, even while (very likely) leaving Academia, some things do get through. A paper I liked very much is finally published.
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Joking about Religion

2015-01-24

Stumbled upon a video of author Philip Pullman defending freedom of speech which lead to a short comment about Joking about Religion
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Scanning the Bible (or other books with thin pages)

2015-01-19

How do you scan books with very thin paper? I don't know either, but I have a few suggestions.
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Outsourcing a Thesis

2015-01-17

I recently had a comment to the thesis writing with outlines posting. The person wrote about her unique method of outsourcing the draft. A comment/rant.
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The Power of Silence (and the little green (wo)man)

2015-01-14

The Thesis Whisperer has a beautiful posting about an anything-but-beautiful situation: A person working for a prof is being exploited and goes (almost) crazy due to the seriously impaired communication. Two short comments.
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Splitting Folder Contents into DVD-sized Amounts of Data

2015-01-11

If you want to use DVDs as backup, you might end up with folders that contain more than 4.7 GB. Thus, you have to split them up into DVD sized contents. While not being able to split files directly, Folder Splitter is a useful tool for OS X.
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Fuck Censorship and Draw On!

2015-01-08

A rant about the cowardly attack on Charlie Hebdo.
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Using the Computer’s Text-to-Speech Feature as Proofreading Support

2014-11-01

It's hard to proof-read what you have written. You know what it should say, but will you notice when you have written something else? Or whether a construction is too complicated to be readable? The computer's text-to-speech feature can be helpful here.
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Everyday (online) Sadism

2014-10-31

Some short remarks regarding a study about trolling. And a rant in the context of #GamerGate.
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When geeks get some support

2014-10-29

If you are a geek, you might have heard that "it get's better". Here's why.
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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.