I was just looking at yet another vacuous presentation graphic, this one purporting to illustrate the SMART test for defining objectives. It looked something like this: This is of course rubbish. Infographics guru Edward Tufte would object … [Continue reading] about We Need to Teach Visual Critical Thinking
Dawn of the Software Comedian
Microsoft Songsmith, designed to be a software aide for musical composition, has instead proved to be a great tool for comedy, as early adopters have exploited its bent for generating … [Continue reading] about Dawn of the Software Comedian
More Creativity in a Can: When Thomas Dolby Met the Rhinestone Cowboy
Microsoft Songsmith has been stuck in my mind lately like, well, a bad song (follow that link at your own risk). It's got me reflecting about the long trend towards using music technology to increase productivity, but not creativity. And that reminds … [Continue reading] about More Creativity in a Can: When Thomas Dolby Met the Rhinestone Cowboy
Creativity in a Can
Microsoft Songsmith promises to make it easier to write music. But the results it produces have given rise to all kinds of unforeseen (by Microsoft, anyway) hilarity, such as this. I'm not going to join the gleeful pile-on about Microsoftian … [Continue reading] about Creativity in a Can
Back online after a rebuild
Now that the presidential election is over (and worked out so well!), I've been rebuilding this site. Mostly done now... … [Continue reading] about Back online after a rebuild