worst_cases – Page 9 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Digital Devices might kill Invisible Childhood Friends

2023-10-11

Wondering whether one consequence of digital devices for children is the elimination of invisible friends (or pretend companions).

Image: Edited Calvin and Hobbes Comic Strips (with apologies to Bill Watterson and Apple).
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Sentence Numbering with Microsoft Word for Texts in Law

2023-10-11

For some texts, e.g. for some laws, the sentences have to be numbered, e.g., with superscript numbers. It's possible to do this relatively quickly with Microsoft Word.
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If you ARE recorded, DO a recording

2023-08-20

Just a tip when it comes to being recorded for an interview.
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Undelete on the Mac

2023-05-31

One way to possibly restore deleted files with a Mac. (No warranty.)
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Brought to you by the same company …

2023-05-29

Becoming a bit blackpilled about public health campaigns — at least if one specific company is involved.
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Heat Curtains (Part II)

2023-05-19

Still not sure whether the heat curtains actually did help to keep the apartment warm, but judging from the gas bill, they might have.
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Sobering Up

2023-05-06

Trying to stop drinking alcohol worked out — for over a year now.
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The End of the Silent Protagonist in Computer Games

2023-05-04

There was a time in which you had to buy an expensive sound card to have audio on the computer. We likely soon think the same about the so-called silent protagonist in computer games — thanks to AI and deep fakes for voice.
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Recommendation: Kipling’s If—

2023-05-04

Beautiful poem well-suited for our times. (Yeah, it's poetry, but hell, it doesn't suck.)
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Intellectual Humility in Science

2023-04-02

Science cannot work without intellectual humility. If we «know» the answer, it's not science, it's religion.

Image: Meme
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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.